Subject: Skagit Saturday.
Date: Dec 15 18:10:17 1996
From: Ted Becker - monroe at accessone.com


On a short trip on Saturday afternoon to the West 90:

South of the road,=20
3 Snowy Owls=20
Red-tailed Hawk

West of the road, north of the sheds lots of activity in the air:
2 (or more) Short-eared Owls perched and patrolling in the air.
3 (or more) N. Harriers perched and patrolling in the air.
3 (or more) Red-tailed hawks
4 Bald Eagles
1 Rough-legged Hawk

In the field to the northeast was a hawk on the ground that seemed to be =
a RTHA but it seemed to have a white patch on top of its head and the =
light part of the breast seemed very white. I might have thought it was =
an Osprey but the bib seemed way too dark, the bird too bulky and =
they're out of season. It could only be seen through a scope and not =
very well at that.

Several Great Blue Herons in the area.

Several eagles were around the Brezeal(sp?) Center.

Padilla Bay Dike Trail, in the tallest of the evergreen trees across =
from the building on the water:
Gyrfalcon I took a couple photos.

Ted Becker Monroe, WA