ML295793861
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First state record!!! First located by wooden rattle calls in response to my pishing. Hanging out in vegetation along a small creek where 188th crosses the creek at 47.0851500, -122.2254311. It moved around quite a bit, hanging out in bushes on both sides of the creek and always staying low. The wren was best located by call, which it did frequently, but it would sometimes fall silent for 5-10 minutes. When I left it had moved further south down the creek where it was harder to locate, but I understand it showed again after I left. I spoke to the homeowner whose property borders the creek and she said she didn't have a problem with birders being around. However, the person who lives two doors down to the West is not birder friendly. It seems like parking along the road is fine. The bird was initially identified by call. The agitated call was a wooden rattle, deeper and smoother than a pacific wren. The normal call was similar to a song sparrow, but a little pluckier. The plumage was also distinct, overall grayer, with white spots on upperparts, gray barring on flanks, and a clearer supercilium.
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