I went out today looking for the Night-heron, but had no luck. I entered
via 133rd St, and went straight to the Old Pond (Sock Lake). The area is
interesting, with a lot of forested wetland, curtesy of the topography and
some beavers. Looks like good Sora habitat. In order to see more of the
pond, I ended up bushwacking half-way around the pond. All except the
Bewick's were in or around the pond itself:

Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Green-winged Teal MF 5
Mallard MFP 16
Gadwall MFP 4
American Wigeon MF 4
Ring-necked Duck M 1
Bufflehead MFP 2
Hooded Merganser MFP 2
American Coot 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Hairy Woodpecker M 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Bewick's Wren 1
Winter Wren 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 50
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Spotted Towhee 3
Song Sparrow 3

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From: MEYER2J at aol.com <MEYER2J at aol.com>
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 8:20 AM
Subject: Redmond Watershed


>Hi Tweets:
>
>For those who asked and for those who are interested, the kingfisher is a
>female and has been see in each of the Redmond Watershed Preserve surveys.
> The kingfisher and Black-crowned Night Heron were on Sock Lake. This is
the
>first sighting of the heron. If you enter the watershed from the main
>entrance off of Novelty Hill Road, off of Avondale Rd. in Redmond, you
follow
>the Trillium Trail for about 2 miles until it intersects with the Old Pond
>Trail. Go left and you'll come to Sock Lake. The ducks here are very
>skittish. A shorter route, is to go down Avondale Rd., turn onto 132nd,
>follow the road to 133rd. Follow 133rd until you see the Watershed signage
>on the right-hand side. You'll have to park on the street. A short path
>leads to another section of the Trillium Trail (maps are available at both
>entrances), go right onto the Old Pond Trail. This walk will be about 1
mile
>to Sock Lake. Following the trail past the pond, there's a foot-bridge.
Off
>of the left end of the bridge, there is a small foot path (probably not an
>approved path) in the trees and along the edge of the pond for a short
>distance. It's from this viewing point that I saw the heron.
>
>Joyce Meyer
>Woodinville, WA
>MEYER2J at aol.com
>