Andrea Wuenschel wrote:
> Hi Tweets,
>
> Don asked me to query Tweeters:
>
> Are there any birds in the Sound that are likely to
> mimic a Scrub Jay call? Has anyone heard a Steller's
> imitate a scrub jay?
>
> The Monday the 17th Don was inside his house at
> Richmond Beach and heard the call of a scrub jay once.
> He ran outside but saw and heard nothing again.
>
> Have there been any sightings of scrub jays in the
> North Seattle area or in Snohomish county?
>
> Thanks,
> Andrea Wuenschel
> North Seattle
>
A friend of mine, Dianne Hulscher, told me that she saw what appeared to
be a scrub jay in the Ballard area earlier this week. She's familiar
with the species, having observed it in California and Nevada. I didn't
know they came to this area.

Dale

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Dale Chase
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Seattle, Washington
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