Don et al.,

I haven't done a careful survey but hear frequently of pairs and family
groups at your Queen Anne location, in Ballard, in West Seattle (two
locations), on Capitol Hill (two locations), in Renton, Kent (two
locations), and Issaquah, with less consistent reports of possible
pioneering individuals in Lake Forest Park, Maple Leaf, the University
District, Duvall, and elsewhere. The total King County population is now
several dozen at least. The first county record was in West Seattle in
December 1977. They are slowly but steadily increasing here.

Gene.

-----Original Message-----
From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Don McVay
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:40 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Western Scrub Jays

Hi Tweets,

As a follow up to yesterdays post on Tweeters about Western Scrub
Jays on Queen Anne: "We've been observing Western Scrub Jays between
Blaine and Galer and 1st and 2nd Avenues West on Queen Anne in Seattle
for the last couple of years. Other posts on tweeters have reported
the same locations for these birds on previous posts to tweeters. Our
last observation earlier this week was of a bird with a beak full of
food and wonder if anyone has seen nesting Jays in this area"?

This morning, in the same general location as above, a pair of Western
Scrub were observed feeding a fledgling. This confirms that the
birds are breeding on Queen Anne! We have been observing Western
Scrub Jays in numerous different locations on the hill as others have
also reported for the last few years. Now we wonder how large is the
population of Western Scrub Jays on Queen Anne and in Seattle and are
they all successfully breeding?

Don and Sandi McVay
Queen Anne
dmcvay at cmc.net
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