Date: 12/31/25 1:59 pm From: Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Harris’ Sparrow, Port Gamble
I haven’t seen this mentioned here so I thought I’d pass it along. There’s
a continuing Harris’ Sparrow being seen in Port Gamble. The eBird hotspot
is here: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L296606
The bird seems to be sticking to a fairly small area; if you drive through
town and down towards the kayak place on the water, when you hit the flat
to the right is a jumble of boulders. Beyond that is the hill area back up
towards the town, and the bird is hanging out in that area with White- and
Golden-crowned sparrows.
It’s fairly reliable, when I went down there it came out after about ten
minutes, but also rather furtive. You’ll see an orange traffic cone in the
scrub, it seems to be in and around that area most of the time. It’s an
easy ID once you see it among the sparrows as well (even for me). It looks
like it’ll be sticking for a bit, since I think it’s been seen for almost a
week.
(And if you’re looking for refreshment, strongly recommend Butcher and
Baker, back on the main road across from the main town area, for
coffee/pastry and interesting foods while you’re there)
Also take some time looking around the water near the Kayak place and along
the shore, there have been Black Scoters there along with the more common
and fun birds you might expect. Also, perhaps, Long-Tailed Duck since I had
two a couple of weeks ago
Chuq
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Chuq Von Rospach (http://www.chuq.me)
Silverdale, Washington
Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer
