VERY encouraging!  Thank you!  Janet Ray and Dave Grainger... have you been birding a long time?
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 12:15:33 PM PDT, Janet Ray <janetlaura at earthlink.net> wrote:

We live just east of Seattle at 1300' and can see W Tanagers any time from now until mid-August.  So there's plenty of time to find one.
Jan Ray
Preston


> On May 5, 2020, at 1:12 PM, dgrainger at birdsbydave.com wrote:

>

> Last year they were about this time in the year, I checked my photo date on one in the website and it was May 19th last year, the one splashing in our birdbath was May 15th.

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>> On 2020-05-05 12:58, M. Nakamura wrote:

>> Thank you for the great tips!  How long during the spring are they

>> usually around these areas?

>> : )

>> On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, 09:43:21 AM PDT, <dgrainger at birdsbydave.com>

>> wrote:

>> Hi,And welcome!

>> I know that it might be a bit far given the restrictions, but fur

>> future

>> reference, there is an Audubon visitor center in Sequim at what is

>> also

>> a park called Railroad. Ridge Park. They have a nice visitor center

>> plus

>> miles of the trail which was pRt of the Rails to Trails program.

>> I have frequently seen Western Tanagers there. I have also had them in

>> our backyard, splashing in the bird bath here in Port Townsend. I have

>> some photos both in our yard and at RRBridge Park of Tanagers posted

>> on

>> my webpage birdsbydave.com

>>> On 2020-05-05 07:27, M. Nakamura wrote:

>>> Hi, my name is Melissa and I'm new to Tweeters.  Many thanks to

>> friend

>>> Rex T. who has been on this list for some time and has shared items

>>> with me.

>>> I live in south Seattle, near the New Holly area, and would

>> appreciate

>>> any leads on good spots (and time of day) to see Western Tanagers.

>> I

>>> work and am limited by that schedule when I can get out.

>>> There was a recent message from Doug Plummer about Tanagers in

>> Ravenna

>>> Park but I wasn't sure what time of day was good and am not familiar

>>> with the park.  I think he said there were quite a few there last

>>> Saturday, would they come back to that same area or are they moving

>>> through?

>>> Still quite new (last year or two) to birding -- many thanks.

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