Many Brant (perhaps several hundred) also in Edmonds, a bit north of the
ferry terminal, feeding along the shoreline Sunday afternoon.

Roger Olstad

On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Maureen Ellis wrote:

> The BIG bird of the day is the Brant goose. I saw between 50 & 60
> flying and landing along the private beach below the Normandy Park bluff
> just north of the Marina/Beach Park area. The were swimming and feeding
> just off shore. I didn't see any that were banded (a scope would have
> been better for this kind of viewing.) Perhaps a different bunch of geese
> from the ones I reported on Tues?, or rather, a few days ago.
>
> There were also a small scattering of Surf scoters, American wigeon, and
> two pairs of Gadwall ducks. I saw one swallow (a Tree or Violet-green)
> flying over; we do not yet have our locally nesting swallow (both
> Violet-green and Barn) populations . A gambelii White-crowned sparrow was
> singing at the entrance to the condo complex where I live.
>
> Waiting to count the Barn swallows, whenever they arrive, that will nest
> under the public boat launch at the Marina,
>
> and cheers,
> Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA
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> "Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of
> confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication, and courage."
> -Carl Sagan-
>
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