Hi Jeff (and Tweets),

After reading about your Townsend's Warbler experience, I opened the
Baikal Teal and, after an hour, I have had nothing, not even a single
waterfowl species, come past my office window. :)

BirdWeb was the result of thousands of volunteer hours, most of which
were donated by fellow Tweets (especially on birding site descriptions).
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank those who contributed and to
remind others to please enjoy the fruits of their labor. You can read
the credits by visiting here:
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/acknowledgments.aspx

Peruse the birding sites of WA state here:
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/birding_sites.aspx

Cheers,



Adam Sedgley | Science Associate

206-985-6993 adams at seattleaudubon.org



Seattle Audubon Society | for birds and nature

8050 35th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115

P: 206-523-8243 F: 206-528-7779

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of jeff
gibson
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 8:17 PM
To: tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Birdweb Miracle


Oh sure, you can subscribe to Cornell and all them other sites, but our
local Seattle Audubon's Birdweb really delivers.

Just last week I was looking up info on our 'winter warblers' as I'd
seen a beautiful Orange- Crowned Warbler here in Everett and was boning
up on some of the others we see here in winter.

I was checking out Birdweb's info on Townsends Warbler when I noticed a
movement outside the office window here at my home in north Everett.
Looking out the window at my only bird feeder I was amazed to see a
bright male Townsend's Warbler ! The first one I've seen here in our
eight years at the place.

Townsend's Warbler is a creature that I've previously associated with
neck pain, as they're usually way up in a tall conifer. How wonderfull
to see at eye level ! He was hanging around the feeder for quite a
while, feeding on , I presume, cracked sunflower seed in my bird mix -
the only thing small enough for them to eat. (Bushtits also eat that
here). Then he swooped over to my windowsill and gobbled down a big fat
bluebottle fly that, until that point, had also been enjoying the wee
bit of February sunshine on the south side of my house.

So I give Birdweb full credit for delivering a Townsend's Warbler to my
home.

Seriously folks, Birdweb is a great basic resource for info on our
local birds, with with good detailed maps and more and more recordings
of song and calls. I also enjoy checking out the Bent Life Histories on
Birdzilla, which is free. Though 'dated' the information is very
detailed , and it is interesting to hear about what 'was' as compared to
what 'is' - everything being subject to change. And some things don't
change too much or too fast.



Jeff Gibson

Everett Wa























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