<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">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 <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S107917593">https://ebird.org/checklist/S107917593</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">Golden-cr Sparrow numbers are also declining. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">good birding, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 12:16 AM Hans-Joachim Feddern <<a href="mailto:thefedderns@gmail.com">thefedderns@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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!<div><br></div><div>Hans</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:16 PM Gene Beall <<a href="mailto:gene.beall@gmail.com" target="_blank">gene.beall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Gene</p>
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<div dir="ltr">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.
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Gene Beall<br>
Sammamish, WA<br>
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past Tuesday. Many in the Stillaguamish Valley, too.
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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.
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