On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Burton Guttman wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the condition of roads and birding in the Skagit area
> now? I was hoping to take some friends and relations up there for a day,
> but then the storms hit. I have visions of flooded and blocked roads,
> snow all over, and many birds missing. What are the facts? Thanks in
> advance.

Hi Burt,

Janet and I visited the West 90 on New Years Eve after 4pm. The roads
were fine, no snow, a little water in places.

We saw 5 Snowy Owls in the W. 90 region with just our bins and in low
light.

On New Years Day we headed back to Seattle via Fir Island. Thousands of
Snow Geese and many Trumpeter Swans visible from the road. The Skagit
River was high and there was quite a bit of water on the fields, but the
roads were good.

Hope this helps,

Dan Victor, Seattle, WA <dvictor at u.washington.edu>
Snowy Owl = http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dvictor/snowy.html