Last year I had two White Crowned Sparrows (WCSP) that fledged in my yard (assume nest is nearby) a parent (or two) was around for a while but left before the hatch years did. I've been thinking that it is about time to start seeing them again...

Christine Southwick
N Seattle/Shoreline
clsouthwick at comcast.net


On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, carenp wrote:

> fyi -- i have had a few WCSPs at my feeder the past week; i'm on the
> sammamish plateau above marymoor, and i was more than a bit surprised to see
> them around, and then to find them around every day since...
>
> 00 caren
> http://www.parkgallery.org
> george davis creek, north fork
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Michael
> Hobbs
> Sent: Thursday, 2007 June 21 20:35
> To: Tweeters (E-mail)
> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA)
> 2007-06-21
>
> This late June period is characterized by the presence of our breeding
> birds, with just a hint of post-breeding dispersal beginning. Today we had
> our first WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW after six weeks without. The Pea Patch
> featured a couple of sightings of an immature bird, still retaining juvenal
> plumage. For whatever reason, WCSP seem to prefer to breed in the parking
> lots at Microsoft (and other similar places) over the verdant green of
> Marymoor; we usually have only distant heard-only WCSP during the peak of
> breeding season. The rest of the year, though, they like Marymoor just
> fine. Today marked the first sign of their return.
>
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