Subject: [Tweeters] wandering junco
Date: Jun 26 17:09:38 2008
From: Robert Pisano - pisano at nwlink.com


They lingered here, too, Dennis.

My last record this year was May 12th, a full month later than usual
for my locale. Then again, it's been a cold Spring with snow levels in
the mountains at (by one estimate) "February levels"

Cheers,

Robert Pisano / Ravenna



On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:04 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> Hello, tweets.
>
> I don't suppose many people would consider this a cosmic bird
> sighting, but it excited me.
>
> A male Dark-eyed Junco was just at our feeder for a few minutes. Here
> it is June 26, and I have never seen a junco here in the summer in 17
> years. My latest-ever spring date is May 5, earliest-ever fall date
> September 3. They breed here and there in Seattle, but not in my
> neighborhood.
>
> Would birds be so interesting if they didn't fly?
>
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> Dennis Paulson
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