Minette,

Thanks for this posting. I lived in Madison Valley (31st and E. Harrison)
from 2000-2003 and noted these birds as well. I have some photos of the
scrub-jays with young ? although that was with my old film camera, so the
shots are merely functional/documentary rather than artistic.

I?m glad they seem to have settled happily in Madison Valley!

Trileigh

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Trileigh Tucker
Lincoln Park, West Seattle




From: Minette Layne <minette.layne at comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:11:23 -0800
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] Madison Valley Scrub Jays

Hello Tweets,

It?s likely that someone has already reported this, so I apologize if this
is old news, but it?s new and exciting to me?

There is a pair of Western Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma californica) in Madison
Valley (around the area of the intersection of E Denny Way and 25th Avenue
East). I?ve been seeing them off and on for about three weeks now, but today
I finally got photographic evidence and was able to absolutely confirm their
ID. They seem to be around quite frequently, so it wouldn?t surprise me if
they were residents of the neighborhood.

Best,
Minette Layne