Subject: [Tweeters] Crossbills continue in North Seattle
Date: Jun 11 22:28:44 2009
From: John Puschock - g_g_allin at hotmail.com



Howdy all,

I've been continuing to hear and occasionally see the Red Crossbills in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle, which I first mentioned in April or thereabouts. Now that the weather is nice and I'm outside more, I've been having more or less daily encounters with them. Normally when I see them, it's only a few, one to three or so, but today during an afternoon run, I saw over 20 fly north over the intersection of N. 75th St. and 31st Ave. NE. I apparently caught up with them around 87th St. and 32nd Ave. (yes, I'm that fast), though it could have been another flock.

Two days ago it was the 'Afternoon of the _Contopus_' with a Western Wood-Pewee singing from my yard around noon and then an Olive-sided Flycatcher heard singing and then seen while running (me, not the flycatcher).

John Puschock
Wedgwood, Seattle
g_g_allin at hotmail.com
http://www.birdtreks.com & http://www.zbirdtours.com

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