Subject: [Tweeters] Bohemian Waxwing continues at Magnuson Park, Seattle
Date: Jan 4 15:16:11 2008
From: mattxyz at earthlink.net - mattxyz at earthlink.net


Hi Tweets -
This morning, Ryan Merrill & I were able to relocate the Bohemian
Waxwing at Magnuson Park in Seattle. As previously reported, the BOWA
was hanging out with a huge flock of Cedar Waxwings. When we found
it, it was hanging out towards the north part of the park, north of
Kite Hill & the airplane tail fin sculpures.

We watched it for over an hour. Notably, Michael Hobbs came a little
while later, after we had left, and almost all the Waxwings were
gone. He eventually succeeded in finding the Bohemian, in a group of
5 Cedar's.

The keys to finding this bird, which seems to be lingering, is to
find the big flock of waxwings and then start sorting through them --
Magnuson has many good berries on hawthorn trees that seems likely to
keept the waxwings around longer.

Thanks to earlier folks who kept reporting this bird -- nice start for 2008.

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA