Hi all,
Just a post to note that the Blue Jay in Bow on the road toward Edison continues and showed up this mid morning (after a 10 minute wait) looking very dapper as usual for Brian and Darschelle Pendleton and Delia and I. A Varied Thrush was present there also, and Mourning Doves which seem worth noting in the era of Eurasian Collareds.
Growing up birding in PA, I never looked twice at a Blue Jay.  Man are they gorgeous.
We all owe a tremendous thank you to Blue Jay Host Barry, a wonderful guy who we met on another occasion.


We had the usual 60% of a Five Falcon Day! and had the usual trouble this year of not finding Short-eared Owls in the Samish or Skagit until a kind birder pointed us to a distant female at Hayton.  Brian alerted us to a flock of American Pipits at Hayton also.

Oddly we encountered no Tree Swallows but at least one Barn Swallow in Samish and at least 5 at Wiley Slough, seemingly chirping happily and foraging over a slough.
Good luck buddies!!!

Ed Newbold residential Beacon Hill Seattle ednewbold1 at yahoo.com








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