This spring (May/June) there was a Dark-eyed Junco nest in Montlake (a block or two from the play fields, Seattle) - it is occurring to me I don't see as many around my home, a couple blocks from Lk. Wash., during the summer, but do see them year-round -

Clarke O'Reilly
Seattle, WA
cfor at uw.edu, CFOReilly at mac.com
cforjnr at msn.com, oreic at spu.edu

On Mon, 27 Sep 2010, johntubbs at comcast.net wrote:

>
> Dark-eyed Juncos are common year-round residents in western WA (Birds of Washington, p. 338).? My experience (800 ft. elevation,
> Snoqualmie) is that there are typically higher numbers (sometimes much higher numbers) in the winter, probably due to some downslope movement of birds that spend the summer at higher elevations.? I would venture a guess that those who do not see the juncos in the summer are in more urban locations which get some of the winter birds but for whatever combination of location and available habitat don't see them in the summer months.? They are definitely around, however. ?
>
> John Tubbs
> Snoqualmie, WA
> johntubbs at comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "haas joel" <haas.joel at mindspring.com>
> To: "willie peters" <willielad at yahoo.com>, tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:33:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] first juncos
>
> Maybe I need to be educated.? If so, don't hesitate.
>
> What do these "first fall Junco" messages mean in the context of the Dark Eyed Juncos I have had in East Redmond all year long for
> the past three years?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joel Haas
> haas.joel at mindspring.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: willie peters
> Sent: Sep 27, 2010 10:13 AM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] first juncos
>
> Got my first backyard juncos of the season this morning. Good to have them back, though we all know what they herald!
> Northgate ,seattle
>
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