Hi Tweets,

Coming home from another #!!&% meeting a few minutes ago.

At 9:10 p.m., I drove past Capitol Lake park in downtown Olympia. As my
headlights swept the children's play area, I noted several domestic geese and
ducks (as well as a few semi-wild Mallards, Coots and Am. Wigeon) bathing in
a rainwater puddle near the "jungle gym" contraption.

Also, there were reflected back at me the white bellies of 75 Dunlin in a
pretty good little feeding frenzy all along the 'shore' of this puddle.
There is some light from street lights, etc around, but the site is dark
enough that I don't think I could 'read a newspaper' in what light is
available. I watched them for several minutes, until my wife pointed out
that I was blocking traffic.

I wonder just how much we're missing by not getting in on "night-time
birding". I have a hard time just getting out and owling, but I know that
the critters we love to watch spend a lot of time foraging, etc at night.
Must be why they're always loafing with their heads over their backs, just
when I'm sure I've found that rare straggler.....

Thought I'd share,

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
JAnder6788 at aol.com (temp. address)