I also recorded my largest ever count of White-Crowned sparrows in my backyard yesterday. Five birds feeding simultaneously. I have been in my house for 10 years and have never seen more than two or three at a time previously.

Doug Santoni
Ph 305-962-4226
DougSantoni at gmail.com
Seattle/Madison Park


> On May 8, 2024, at 11:23 AM, Patricia Quyle Grainger via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> My yard, too, has had an extraordinary number of white-crown sparrows this spring. I haven't tried to count them, but they're all around-;under the feeders, foraging on the lawn, and flitting in the trees. Right now, except for robins, I think they're outnumbering everything. They are fun to watch!

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> Pat Grainger

> Port Townsend

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>>> On May 8, 2024, at 9:22 AM, Joan Miller via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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>> Hi Tweets,

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>> Yesterday was a record for my yard! I counted seven white-crowned sparrows feeding under my seed feeder at the same time. I have never seen more than a single one, maybe once a year, in my yard in 17 years. Then I spotted a Wilson's Warbler, who flitted around my small tree briefly. Anyone else experiencing a bounty of white crowns? They are a delight to see.

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>> Joan Miller

>> West Seattle

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