Just a minor correction: Stillwater WMA is in Snohomish Co. I sometimes
wish it were in King Co. as it would pad my county list with such things
as Least Flycatchers, Rusty Blackbird, etc.

Gene Hunn.

On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Nunnallee, Dave wrote:

>
> Yesterday at the Stillwater wildlife area between Duvall and Carnation (King
> Co, WA, USA for our out-of-town friends), I saw an osprey carrying a fish,
> in the usual head-first manner. Nothing special, until I checked closer
> with my binocs and saw that the fish was a bright orange color! I always
> thought those introduced goldfish, basking at the surface of ponds, looked
> like an easy mark; apparently the osprey thought so, too.
>
> BTW, regarding Band-tailed Pigeons vs. Rock Doves, no one has mentioned the
> RODO's inevitable habit of flying in seemingly useless and endless tight
> circles, a habit I virtually never see in BTPI's.
>
> Dave Nunnallee
> dnun461 at ecy.wa.gov
> Bellevue, WA
>