Subject: Re: BirdBox Transcription 11/15 - 11/16
Date: Nov 17 05:47:49 1997
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net




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> From: Jane Hadley <jhadle at halcyon.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: BirdBox Transcription 11/15 - 11/16
> Date: Sunday, November 16, 1997 10:42 PM
>
> Transcribed by Jane Hadley
> jhadle at halcyon.com
> phone: (206) 328-7605
>
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> Sunday, 11/16/97 12:06 p.m. Gary Bletsch 360-853-7203.
> On 11/11 there was a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER flock at
> the East 90 in Skagit County, and with them was one
> PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER.
>
> Saturday, 11/15/97 10:35 p.m. Hi, this is Dave Beaudette.
> 206-365-2083. November 15th hiked along the Pacific
> Crest Trail north of Stevens Pass. Had a flock of 12
> BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in trees above the Pacific Crest
> Trail along the Snohomish-Chelan county line north of Lake
> Valhalla on the mountain at the southwest corner of Section
> 26, Township 27 North, Range 13 East. The area can be
> reached from U.S. 2 east of Stevens Pass. Go up Forest
> Service Road 6700 to Trail 5090, then hike up to Union Gap
> and the Pacific Crest Trail. Head south from Union Gap to
> this area. The waxwings were at elevation about 5,700 feet.
> And in the afternoon went to Green Lake and saw the
> CATTLE EGRET on the lawn behind the Bathhouse
> Theater. The bird was seen from 4:20 to 4:29 p.m. Thank
> you.
>
> Saturday, 11/15/97 1:55 p.m. Hi, this is Greg Toffic. Today
> maybe, oh, half an hour ago, 45 minutes perhaps, one of
> the keepers at Woodland Park Zoo reported an egret, a
> small egret, crow-sized, flying and being harassed by
> crows and gulls. It crossed over the zoo and headed down
> towards Ballard being pursued by crows and gulls. I wasn't
> on grounds at the time and didn't get a look at it, but from
> the description, the suggestion was that it was a CATTLE
> EGRET, so anyone who's birding in the area might keep
> your eyes open west of Phinney Ridge at about the zoo or
> down into Ballard. Good luck.
>
> Saturday, 11/15/97 1:32 p.m. Hello, this is Eugene Hunn
> Seattle 206-524-8112 and there's a CATTLE EGRET that
> was first spotted about 11 o'clock this afternoon at Green
> Lake, near the Bathhouse Theater on the north end by
> Martin Muller and independently by myself at about 1 p.m.
> It seems to be foraging in that area, and it's quite
> approachable. Also of interest, at the Kent Ponds, there
> were two immature TUNDRA SWANS this morning. In the
> general vicinity, about 400 CANADAS, including at least a
> couple of hundred CACKLING. And at Alki Beach, just
> south of the lighthouse, there were nine SURFBIRDS, four
> BLACK TURNSTONES, 55 SANDERLINGS foraging on
> the beach at low tide at about noon today. Thank you.
> Good birding.
>
> [Messages last checked Sunday, November 16, 10:25 p.m.]
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> Jane Hadley
> jhadle at halcyon.com
> Seattle, WA