-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Purcell [mailto:kevinpurcell at pobox.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 6:25 PM
To: eileen maloney





On May 12, 2009, at 1:02 PM, eileen maloney wrote:



> Yesterday a small flock of brilliant Western Tanagers visited my

> yard on the eastern slope of Capitol Hill. They were in the

> conifers, jumping around and one flew down to my bird bath for a

> drink. The males whose heads are bright red are stunning. I also

> have a pair of nesting crested Jays busily foraging for

> construction material.

>

> I'm new, so is this good birding for us, or just ho-hum stuff?





crested Jays -> Stellar's Jays

--

Kevin Purcell

kevinpurcell at pobox.com



"crested Jays" -> "Stellar's Jays" -> Steller's Jays (named after Georg
Wilhelm Steller, the major naturalist on Bering's expedition to Alaska in
the 1740's).



Fran Wood (male)

fbwood at u.washington.edu




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