Gene and tweeters,

No luck with an Indigo Bunting yesterday, although we encountered probably five singing Lazuli Bunting males. As Gene mentioned, the Gray Catbird was not far from the small parking lot near the off-leash area. We heard a Least Flycatcher, but didn't wait for it to come out from cover. It was in the densely wooded swale where you drop down to cross the stream before you enter the furthest east grass and thistle meadow. Also in the area: a pair of Bullock's Orioles, lots of singing Red-eyed Vireos, a pair of Red-breasted Sapsuckers, and female Wood Ducks(with 9 ducklings) and Hooded Mergansers (with 4 ducklings) in the wide lily-pad covered stream near the parking area.

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Eugene and Nancy Hunn
To: 'Tweeters'
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:37 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] catbird still there this morning


Tweets,



As no one else posted I can affirm that the Gray Catbird was hanging out along the west edge of the first meadow just to the left of the parking lot in Three Forks Natural Area just opposite Centennial Park this morning, Wednesday, June 17, at 7:30 AM. According to my records this is the first confirmed catbird sighting in King County since 1931!



I ran into Bob Sundstrom with an eager crew of birders heading in the direction of the Indigo Bunting and they pointed me to where they had heard the catbird singing. I don't know if they found the bunting and least flycatchers or not.



Gene Hunn

18476 47th Pl NE

Lake Forest Park, WA

enhunn323 at comcast.net



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