Yesterday I was eating some lunch shortly after 1:00 pm when I noted a
sparrow in the Raspberry patch and garden area right next to our trailer.
The bird left the patch four times and was out on the lawn for easy viewing
10-15 feet from our sliding glass doors. This allowed for great views of a
first year AMERICAN TREE SPARROW still showing juvenile plumage. This was
an unexpected yard bird. I have never had such great looks at a first year
tree sparrow showing some rusty coloration on the crown, sides, scapulars
and tertials. It was a very beautiful sparrow. It flew when I went for my
camera.

I have had one to four EVENING GROSBEAK in the yard the last several days.
Over 200 high flying CACKLING GEESE flew over the trailer this morning.
Yesterday there was a minima CACKLING GOOSE on Discovery Bay just below our
back yard. A PILEATED WOODPECKER landed in a tree right next to me
yesterday for some great views.

John F. Gatchet
Gardiner, WA
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