I went birding with Rose Stogsdill yesterday and would like to report an
amazing day of Skagit sightings. I am new to this, but felt lucky to have
an expert guide in Rose. We saw

Trumpeter swans
3000-4000 Snow Geese
Four Snowy Owls
Northern Harrier Hawk
Common Loon
A tree full of Black-Crowned Night Herons
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
Gyrfalcon (Perhaps two!)

The three falcons were together near the West 90. We saw so many eagles we
stopped counting them. What a day!

Joan Burton
jburton at u.washington.edu