I'm just an armchair birder anymore. But, it looks to me that two Whatcom County rarities, Lewis Woodpecker and Spruce Grouse (Mt. Baker area) can (only?) be seriously looked for during September. The former drift down from the Fraser Valley, B.C.; and the latter individually stake out berry patches up in the Mt. Baker rain shadow (NE side of the peak).

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 4:55:15 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Lewis's Woodpeckers near Deming, Whatcom Co.




Tweeters,



In case anyone was wondering about my cryptic reference to Lewis?s Woodpeckers in Whatcom County, 2 of them were reported to be flycatching near a barn along Truck Road (just off the Mount Baker Highway east of Deming) by a person called Fanter Lane on September 24 (message to the Whatcom Birds group). I looked for the birds the next day, as did Bellingham birders Phil Wegener and Barry Ulman, but we could not find them. However, there were several raptors in the area including a TURKEY VULTURE, COOPER?S HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, and 2 BALD EAGLES.



If we add these to other recent reports, there have been sightings in the last week of Lewis?s Woodpeckers in Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, and King Counties, at least. There were also one or two seen in the Vancouver, BC area earlier in September.



Wayne C. Weber

Delta, BC

contopus at telus.net


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