Hi Penny and Tweeters,

Not a longevity report, but another hint at their increase, on the 1/1/19
CBC one group reported 5 White-throated Sparrows all from a small stretch
of roadside ditch south of Kelso. Curious, I went to the spot the next day
and found 4 mixed in with other sparrows along a 50 foot stretch and at one
point had 3 in one binocular field. Not something I expected from this
normally sparsely distributed winter species.

Russ Koppendrayer
Longview, WA

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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