Greetings:
Hearing Charlie Wright's report of a TENNESSEE WARBLER, seen on Friday, on the WA RBA (why don't more people use this magnifcent tool to get and send info REAL TIME about bird sightings, BTW), Henry Gilmore and I went to the locale on Paulson Rd., arriving around 1:30PM. The trees along Paulson Rd. were fairly dead, but around the corner along Airport Way going towards the restaurant, we located a large and very active flock of mostly warblers. Perhaps 20 Black-thr. Grays, 15 Yellows, 10 Orange Crowns, 2 Wilson's, and one Townsend's were observed, as well as 7 Warbling Vireos and ~15 Cedar Waxwings. This spot is approx. 10 yards before you reach the first fire hydrant.
We did not find a Tennessee Warbler, but a great consolation was an adult female MAGNOLIA WARBLER. The bird was observed from approx. 2:00pm to 2:30pm. We were at the locale again this morning (Sunday) but the spot was pretty dead. However, an immense amount of bird activity, so much more than yesterday that we gave up trying to keep count, was taking place along Paulson Rd. from about 7:00am to 8:00am, when things slowed down quite a bit. We did not refind either rarity, unfortunately, but had a marvelous time sorting thru the many warblers et. al. Other than several Spring migrations in Texas, I have never witnessed such a large number of warblers being so active in one locale!
Apologies for the late report but no computer access till tonight. A detailed description will be submitted to WOS.

Good birding, Mike

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Michael Marsh
Portland, OR
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The nightingale's a feather of a bird:
nature's breath can knock it head to tail
A poet should be tougher Some have heard
the mockingbird scaling like a nightingale
I know a woman hasn't wept for years:
and every syllable she writes sheds tears
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