Subject: Re: Vashon Island Great Horned Owl
Date: Jan 4 11:33:13 1995
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


Tracee,

Unfortunately the area you describe is in neither Seattle nor Kent-Auburn
(nor Tacoma) circles. The orcas were spotted off Alki for the Seattle
CBC, however.

Gene Hunn.

On Tue, 3 Jan 1995 TRACEE at kaf.iphc.washington.edu wrote:

> I spent New Years with some friends who live on Vashon and heard a Great Horned
> Owl both Sat/Sun nights. I'm unfamiliar with the Christmas Bird Count
> boundaries so I'm not sure if would fall into Seattle or Kent? The bird was
> on Maury Island close to the King Radio towers. It was calling both nights
> before and after midnight. We also walked around the newly acquired (but not
> public yet) King County park on Maury Island. It was part of a gravel pit
> and has an incredible view of Mt. Rainer south towards Tacoma. The access road
> meanders through a large pure stand of Arbutus (Madrona) that was full of
> robins and ends up on a large beach with a pier. I'm pretty sure I saw a
> flock of Bohemian Waxwings fly over as well. A pod of Orcas were travelling up
> the sound as we walked down the hill. A great way to start off 1995.
>
> Tracee Geernaert
> IPHC
> Seattle, WA 989145
> tracee at hal.iphc.washington.edu
>
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