[Tweeters] White-crowned Sparrows.

[Steve Hampton]

Port Townsend definitely had an influx to Gambel's White-crowned Sparrows
last week, in addition to all the resident pugetensis WCSP, which are now
singing on territory everywhere around town. Gambell's are en route from CA
and OR to Alaska. They have a more coral pink colored bill and more white
and dark striped back, rather than brown and dark. I've got photos of both
Gambel's and pugetensis at https://ebird.org/checklist/S107917593.

Golden-cr Sparrow numbers are also declining.

You'll also see a cute female Slate-colored Junco there. My army of juncos
has migrated, replaced by just this bird, who is now also gone. Only a
local pair of juncos remain.

I've stopped putting out seed now, as it was attracting a disproportionate
share of undesirables (e.g. House Sparrows, starlings, and jays and
crows).  I've just got some suet, which is only bringing in chickadees,
Song Sparrow, and Downy Woodpecker.

good birding,



On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 12:16 AM Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com>
wrote:


> I have up to four White-crowned Sparrows in my backyard in Federal Way and

> up to six Golden-crowned. It is fun having both species in the same

> binocular view!

>

> Hans

>

> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:16 PM Gene Beall <gene.beall at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> Lots of goldfinches and juncos, a few Red-breasted Nuthatches, Cassin's

>> finches, kestrels, Western Meadowlarks, Ravens, robins, Rufous

>> Hummingbirds, grouse, a flicker, etc.  No sandhill cranes...and sorry I

>> don't know if they are still around Othello.

>>

>> Gene

>>

>>

>> On 4/30/22 18:00, Ronda Stark wrote:

>>

>> But what else did you see? I especially would like to know if the

>> Sandhill Cranes are still near Othello. I had hoped to go see them about a

>> month ago and then there were snowstorms in the pass and I did not get a

>> chance to go there.

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Ronda

>>

>>

>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 1:13 PM Gene Beall <gene.beall at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>> We've been seeing at least 5 times as many White-crowned Sparrows this

>>> spring on the shoulder of the Teanaway Valley (Kittitas County) as we've

>>> ever seen in the last 12 years of visiting this area.

>>>

>>> Gene Beall

>>> Sammamish, WA

>>> gene.beall at gmail.com

>>>

>>>

>>> On 4/30/22 13:06, Philip Dickinson wrote:

>>>

>>> They were everywhere on Guemes Island this past Tuesday. Many in the

>>> Stillaguamish Valley, too.

>>>

>>>

>>> Phil Dickinson

>>>

>>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 12:15 PM mark girling <markgirling at yahoo.com>

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>>

>>>> I've just returned from a day and a half birding from Snoqualmie Summit

>>>> to Othello to Wenas Campground and back via Umptanum rd and Ellensburg.

>>>> Everywhere I went 9 times out of 10 it would be a White-crowned Sparrow.

>>>> Good they are doing well but spent way to much time sighting tracking a

>>>> bird to finally see that tell tale white stripe. Am I alone in this

>>>> opinion.

>>>>

>>>> markgirling at yahoo.com

>>>> Woodridge

>>>>

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​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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