Subject: [Tweeters] More migrants on Bainbridge Island
Date: Mon May 7 08:49:23 PDT 2018
From: Daniel Lipinski - dano135 at hotmail.com

Another awesome weekend in my Bainbridge Island yard. Saturday had great looks at a bright male Western Tanager landing in my yet to be leafed out walnut tree. It appeared near the same date as last year (around the spot shrimp season). While straining my neck to locate the seemingly constant calls of the black-throated gray warbler, the pair flew down, landed a few feet in front of me and mated. One flew back up into the trees while the other gathered some dried grass before heading off. Right place- right time. Had all 5 of my regular summer warblers in the yard. Wilson's, orange crowned, yellow rumped, black-throated gray, and townsends. One unidentified flycatcher- i took poor photos and posted to "what's this bird". My first impression was olive sided- then western wood pewee. I had one reply with a "looks good for western wood pewee" but I think the pics are unclear for a positive ID. No tail bobing, returning to the same dead-top cedar perch while silently fly-catching, larger than the more common pacific slopes. Though I had a light rump patch but could have been sun-glare. I have bad photos if anyone is interested and can send directly.

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