Hello Ken and Tweeters Community,



Thanks for your post and assistance in ? finding the? Indigo Bunting. Although approximatley 90 Mosquitoes dipped on me (a state record for me), I had a great time observing this very vocal and active bird. It appears to be establishing a territory and moves in a counter- clockwise pattern.
I was at first confused, then doubtful and finally pleasantly surprised to hear (X3), then view (2X) a second male IB near the same location (400 feet South). The birds were heard seconds apart, repeatedly from the same (each stationary) locations and seen about 400 feet apart. The second male was well outside the other bird's territorial call and flight patterns. I was able to approach the second bird for identification. There was no doubt that there were two Males.


Best regards,
Dan Reiff
Mercer Island




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Subject: [Tweeters] Indigo Bunting? in Snoqualmie




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This morning around 9am, I saw what I think was an Indigo Bunting.? The bird is all dark blue with a gray bill( not light blue like Mountain Bluebird).? I have never seen this bird and don?t know what else it could be.? It was at 3 Forks Park ?across from Centennial Park.

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Directions:?

Park in small parking area on SE Park St across from Centennial Field, take trail through off leash dog area and across the Snoqualmie trail.? Follow tire track trail through tall grass to the far side of this field.

You will follow trail(parallel to river) and take it till it dips down to small creek.? The trail is still parallel to creek( don?t take trails that lead to river).

The trail before the creek with have blackberries on both sides and cottonwoods behind.? Turn with your back to creek and the bird was flying back and forth between cottonwoods.

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I hope someone else will see this bird to confirm ID.? I have to go to work(outside) and will not be back on e-mail till later, if someone wants to call me for help finding bird. My # is 425-802-5586

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Ken Grant

North Bend WA

kenandtina at comcast.net

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