At 10:26 PM 6/21/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>I was at Spencer Island THursday night. We had the pleasure of seeing
>plenty of barn swallows, tree swallows, red wing blackbirds, gold finches,
>etc. We were there for only a short time within an hour of sunset. Saw
>the silhouette of a smallish sort of bird with a crest on its head. What
>do you suppose it could have been?
>
>
Sounds like the Lesser-crested Silhouette Bird to me. I've seen them quite
frequently over the years. I also have lots of sightings of the Great-crested
Silhouette Bird, and the Lesser and Greater Un-crested Silhouette Birds.

Osprey