Hi Tweets,

Interesting to compare Dennis' records with our own. We have had only a few sightings
of LINCOLN'S SPARROW here in West Seattle in just over two years. They fit fairly well
into Dennis' time-frame with the notable exception of some winter records. Our sightings are:

5/9/07 (just a bit later than Dennis's last spring record)
11/24/07
1/13/08 (Perhaps the same bird as in November?)
4/30 and 5/1/08

Not surprisingly all of the sightings are from Wednesdays (my day off) or the
weekend. A little observer bias for you...

As far as FOX SPARROW goes, they don't seem to be winter residents in our
neighborhood. All of the records we have are presumably migrants:

4/29/06
Absent in 2007
4/13/08 (two birds)
4/28 and 4/30/08

Interesting that they have the same migration time-frame as Lincoln's. I normally
think of sparrows as "early migrants" in comparison to neotropicals like warblers
and vireos - seems I may need to adjust my mind-set.

Anyone else have urban migration records of either species?

good birding,
--
Jim Flynn
merlinmania at comcast.net
Seattle, WA

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
> Hello, tweets.
>
> I just watched a Lincoln's Sparrow briefly drink and bathe from the
> fountain in your back yard. The end of April seems to be the time to
> watch for this species. Here are the records in our yard:
>
> 13-27 Apr 94
> 30 Apr-1 May 95
> 29 Apr 96
> 24 Apr 97
> 25-30 Apr 99
> 22 Apr 00
> 27 Apr 02
> 27 Aug 04 (only fall record)
> 1 May 08
>
> While I was watching this lovely little migrant, an Osprey flew over
> the yard, only the sixth time I've seen that species overhead.
> -----
> Dennis Paulson
> 1724 NE 98 St.
> Seattle, WA 98115
> 206-528-1382
> dennispaulson at comcast.net
>
>
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