Subject: [Tweeters] Blog Post on Recent Rarities and the MANY Birders Who
Date: Jan 26 22:36:45 2017
From: B B - birder4184 at yahoo.com


January 2017 has had a lot of really great birds - rare and even rarer. ?The Red Flanked Bluetail in Idaho, the Common Eider at Purdy, the Purple Sandpiper at Kitty Islet in B.C., the Falcated Duck at Padilla Bay, a Yellow Billed Loon in near breeding plumage at Rosario Beach, a Northern Mockingbird in Kirkland and a Swamp Sparrow at the Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union. ?I have seen them all and been lucky to get photos. ?I have not been alone. ?There Sure Are Lots of Birders Out There. ?As I recount in my most recent blog post, hundreds of birders have seen these welcomed visitors and have filed hundreds of reports on Ebird and elsewhere. ?I wonder what will show up next... ?Includes some photos of the Swamp Sparrow from this afternoon and the Northern Mockingbird from Tuesday.

It can be seen at blairbirding.wordpress.com