>From Russell Rogers, Seattle WA, rrogers at halcyon.com


Gene and all,


Yes, You can get in contact with the Dept of Engineering for the city of
Kent. Contact Richard Chase, Water Quality Engineer at 859-3950. He told
me that the keep out signs were to keep out remote controled sail boaters
that might truck out into the mud.

Russell


On Mon, 12 Sep 1994, Eugene Hunn wrote:

> Hi, (from hunn at u.washington.edu)
>
> I spent a couple of hours at the Kent ponds yesterday afternoon (ignoring
> the no trespassing signs, I must admit) and found a fine Great Egret
> there, as well as 5 Greater White-fronted Geese that flew in while I
> watched, 3 Greater Yellowlegs, and 9 Long-billed and 1 Short-billed
> Dowitchers (all juveniles, seen at close range). I tried to turn a
> female Blue-=winged Teal into a Garganey without success. There was just
> one BWT among the numerous eclipsed Green-winged Teals, Mallards,
> Pintails, N. Shovelers, Gadwalls, and American Wigeons, plus 5 juv.
> Hooded Mergansers. The northern small ponds are all dry but the main
> ponds are now shallow enough that they may be good for shorebirds during
> the next few weeks. Does anyone know if permissions might be requested
> for birding. The only reason for the no trespassing signs, it seems to
> me, is to protect the government from law suits.
>
> Gene Hunn.
>