We found the Black-headed Sparrow working both the described upper area and
the lower arroyo or ravine area. It flew back and forth and never vocalized
although we did here it in the ravine sing on the 25th once.

Sherry Hagen
Vancouver, WA
littlebirder at gmail.com
On Jun 3, 2012 9:32 AM, "Walter Szeliga" <walter.szeliga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Tweeters,
> I've noticed that some folks seem to be missing the Black-throated
> Sparrow(s) along Recreation Dr. in Vantage. After much searching, I was
> able to find two of them on 20 May and thought I'd post more specific
> directions. To look for the Sparrow, I drove 0.4 miles down Recreation Dr.
> from Vantage Hwy, and parked near a gated trailhead on the west side of the
> road. At that trailhead, there are two paths, one that heads downhill, to
> a very birdy patch along the arroyo, and one that heads uphill, to
> seemingly less birdy habitat. The Black-throated Sparrows were along the
> upper path, about 300 yards from Recreation Dr. The birds were especially
> difficult to find, since they were silent. An odd contrast to their very
> vocal Amphispiza cousins on the east side of Recreation Dr., the Sage
> Sparrows. If you have a GPS, the location of the birds was 46.9543N
> 120.0011W. I'm not sure if the birds have a large roaming territory, but
> perhaps this will help some folks find the birds.
>
> Cheers,
> Walter Szeliga
> Ellensburg, WA
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