Subject: Today at the Samish Flats
Date: Dec 10 18:36:26 1996
From: Penelope or Brian Bell - bellasoc at isomedia.com


Today, 10 Nov, at 12:15 at the west 90 there were:

7 Snowy Owls, 4 along the fence south of the barn, 2 in the field west
of the barn, and 1 in the field northwest of the shed. The 4 along the
fence included the one marked with green paint (released by Seattle Zoo)
for which I managed to get pictures.
4 Bald Eagles
3 Northern Harriers
4 Rough-legged Hawks
2 Red-tailed Hawks
5 Short-eared Owls - flying and perching
1 Northern Shrike
about 20 Black-bellied Plovers
200+ Dunlin

At 1315 along Field Road about 100 yards from where it turns to the east
just south of the Norm Nelson Potato operation was a grey morph
Gyrfalcon. It was perched on the cross-arm on one of the poles along the
road, and then flew to the southeast and landed in on of the bare
cottonwood trees across the field.

Earlier in the day, about 1030, there were approximately 2-3,000 Snow
Geese along Fir Island Road in the field south of the road and east of
the tree where the Black-crowned Night Herons perch.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville
(206) 485-8058