On November 4, 2004 I had not one but two Palm Warblers right where Richard descirbes them. I thing just on more convention year sighting at this site and it should be designated pine warbler convention conclave.

Rob Conway
SW Portland
45.46?N 122.68?W (Elev. 473ft)
robin_birder at hotmail.com



From: Pterodroma at aol.com
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:23:58 -0400
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
CC: h2ouzel at comcast.net; maruthruff at yahoo.com
Subject: [Tweeters] PALM WARBLER -- Lake Hills Greenbelt, Bellevue






Nice brisk walk and pace this morning and some nice birds too.

Winner take all, a 'western' PALM WARBLER along the
bark/mulch path through the blueberries, SE side of Larsen Lake and maybe a
bird that might stick around for awhile. Sighted at 0940hrs, the Palm
Warbler was seen flitting about on the ground and lower branches of the
blueberries associated with a loose scattering of juncos. Very
accommodating ...and photogenic too had I a camera. Easiest
access point if anyone wants to give it a shot, park in the "Lake Hills
Blueberry Farm" parking lot just north of the SE 8th Street traffic light on
148th Ave SE (east side). A bark/mulch path goes straight east from there,
makes a 90 degree left, goes north then veers northeast. The Palm Warbler
was seen a few feet off the path to the east in the
blueberries between where the path veers northeast and the west end of a
fence line meant I think to discourage folks and their dogs from running
around through the blueberries. Walk time from the parking lot to that
spot, maybe 5 minutes.

Elsewhere, up to three White-throated Sparrows
continue at the 'sparrow corner', 156th Ave SE and SE 16th Street, SE corner
especially, alternatively NE corner, and sometimes NW corner, or worse case
scenario, could be anywhere out in the field and brush lines to the
SE. This morning's walk concluded with a nice runner up to the Palm
Warbler, 62 Snow Geese to bid me farewell as they were
noisily heading south over Phantom Lake. 2.3 hrs, 44 species, 51 for
the month.

Richard Rowlett
Bellevue (Eastgate), WA
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