To my knowledge, Western Scrub Jays "colonized" Olympia probably 10 to 15
years ago. It is uncommon, but not too hard to find. It is in the Seattle
area ,that considering all recent reports, that they are becoming more
widespread.

Cheers,

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA.
thefedderns at gmail.com

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Teresa Michelsen <
teresa at avocetconsulting.com> wrote:

> At the time I didn?t think much of it, but since no-one?s mentioned
> Olympia that I?ve noticed I?ll throw in my 2c to the larger distribution
> patterns ? saw a Western Scrub Jay in west Oly about a month ago, perched on
> a fence of a yard adjacent to a main street (Division). No luck getting them
> added to my yard bird list yet :)
>
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> Teresa Michelsen
>
> Olympia
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