Penny and all, am posting this for Janeanne:

Hi everyone,

WTSPs, and this is no April Fool's Joke, have been with us this year in
West Seattle's Gatewood neighborhood since October 2019. We had two until
shortly before the CBC count in Seattle, and have had one since. The
White-Striped one has stayed, and I just saw it this morning. Last year
and this year, we have photo-journaled the stay of this bird, and many
things about it have been interesting. Last year, the tan-striped left
about the same time as it did this year, late Dec, with the White-striped
remaining. Last year White-striped bird left on April 21. (Easter)
We'll see how long our favorite visitor stays this year.



I have never heard them sing here, and though I saw the bird walking around
with a bunch of dry grass in its beak last week, I think it will leave
soon. I noted that grass collection behavior last spring, too.
Practicing???



Happy April. When,



…all the pretty birds frolic as high as can fly, all the little fish gambol
as glad as can be, and the mountains are dancing, are dancing….it's
spring. E.E. Cummings….



Janeanne Houston and Mark Ahlness

West Seattle

houstojc at plu.edu

On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 5:28 PM <plkoyama at comcast.net> wrote:


> Tweets,

> It's the last day of March, and it looks as though the White-throated

> Sparrow that has been below our feeders since 12/5/19 will make it into

> April. We've been in this Bothell condo, which is at the end of the

> development facing a wet wood lot, for 16 years. This is the 6th year

> we've had a visit from a WT Sparrow, most often for just a few days. In

> 2013, though, one stayed from 1/2-4/7. This year's sparrow has broken that

> record.

>

> We also had one in Kenmore for the Edmonds CBC, and learned that rare-bird

> reports are no longer required for this species. Curious, last month I

> e-mailed Matt Bartels to inquire about the probable increasing appearance

> of the sparrow. Matt replied that Birds of WA reported 6 sightings in 1953

> statewide and 15 yrs. ago, 30. Now, he wrote, 30 per winter in King Co is

> not unusual, and they are often seen at feeders. So, yes, they are

> increasing. Has anyone else had one maintain such a long stretch as a yard

> bird? If it's here tomorrow, it'll have been seen in 5 consecutive months,

> almost daily!

> Penny Koyama, Bothell

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Mark Ahlness
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Seattle, WA
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