> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 23:59:21 -0500
> Reply-To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sender: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> Precedence: bulk
> From: JLRosso at aol.com
> X-Listprocessor-Version: 7.2 -- ListProcessor by CREN
>
> One of the treats of my morning commute now is going along E. Lake Sammamish
> down through Marymoor Park. Twice this week we have seen a pair of adult Bald
> Eagles sitting up one of their favorite trees along E. Lake. They sit with
> such typical hawk togetherness. Which means they are in the same tree but
> facing in opposite directions. (Read A. C. Bent's account of the mating of a
> pair of Red-shouldered Hawks in his LIfe Histories of North American Birds) I
> assume that they will be nesting in Marymoor park. Its great to see them.
>
> Jim Rosso
> Issaquah
> 206-392-8440
>

Idlewook park, which is south of Marymoor along W. Lake Sammamish, has a great
perch where these birds can often be seen. The tree is visible from the road
and the parking area (the N. area which is on the lake-side of the road).
The perch tree is a tall cedar (?) near the water which is bare at the top.

During the week of Christmas, I saw at least four bald eagles from this park
flying or perching around the Lake. You often see Red Tails, and Northern
Harriers, too (other people have seen owls and accipiters).

Dean dean at amc.com