Hello Tweeters:
CORRECTION - I apologize. I sent the wrong DATES for the sightings in the msg. called Des Moines - W. Tanager & More, sent Feb 21 at 6:27am.
The correct dates of the sightings were all a week later, running from Tue, Feb 16 to Sat, Feb 20. Here is the Corrected msg w/ the correct dates.
I was in a hurry that morning to go birding, and goofed up badly! I'm very sorry.
Yours, Carol Schulz
Des Moines
carol.schulz50 at gmail.com


Message: 9 [Corrected Dates for sightings.]
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:27:45 -0800
From: "Lynn & Carol Schulz" <carol.schulz50 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Des Moines - W. Tanager & more
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

Hi Tweets:
Some interesting behavior and sightings the last few days in Des Moines (south of Seatac Airport):
Tue, Feb 16. Cathea S in Seatac (just north of Des Moines) had a COMMON RAVEN perched near her yard.
Thur, Feb 18. Mid day. Very sunny. Des M Creek woods. Heard two different HUTTON'S VIREO'S singing a short version of their repetitive vreet, vreet, vreet song.
Fri, Feb 19. Mid day. Very sunny. 60 degrees. I was walking my son's two small dogs into the woods of Des Moines Crk. Park, and an ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD started to do display dives right next to us. It would go up in the air about 35 feet, and dive down making the loud chirp sound. It did this 9!! times. The loud chirp sounds like someone scuffing rubber-soled shoes on a wooden floor. Their "song" or call when perched sounds to me like a hiss, w/ "t" sounds made during it. I'm practicing my hummer sound. Hope to get as good as Amy Schillinger making their call.
Fri, Feb 19. The neighbor across the street had 2 COMMON RAVENS perched and calling by her yard.
Sat, Feb 20. Mid day. Neighbor saw and then got binocs on a male WESTERN TANAGER perched up in a fir tree across the street from my house. She said it had red on its head already.
Yours, Carol Schulz
Des Moines, WA
carol.schulz50 at gmail.com