Subject: Tundra swans and assorted birdies
Date: Nov 9 19:44:01 1998
From: "Mary Schlarbaum" - mary at localaccess.com


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I went out to check the settlement ponds by the Centralia Steam =
Plant on Big Hanaford Road. Saw enough to know I needed my spotting =
scope. We went back out today. There was a large flock of American =
Widgeons in the large pond behind the steam plant, with a few Canada =
geese and others thrown in for good measure. The next pond (by the =
health clinic) held only two male Hooded mergansers. The next pond, =
across from the huge coal mining machine, had quite an assortment of =
birds. There were two Tundra swans. One clearly showed the yellow mark =
on one side on the bill. The other had a smaller yellow mark, again =
only on one side of the bill. There were numerous ring necked ducks, =
coots, mallards, a few shovelers, and at least 6 Eurasian widgeons in =
with the American widgeons, a few lesser scaup, and two mystery ducks I =
couldn't id. Dark backs and heads with white breasts. Two immature =
bald eagles flew over. On Sunday, there was a herd of 50-60 elk with at =
least 5 bulls on top of the hill across from the pond. They were really =
spectacular highlighted on the ridge of the hill. They bedded down. We =
didn't see them today. We also saw a red-shafted flicker, several =
kestrels, and two hawks I couldn't id. Only feature I could see was =
long tails. They were probably Northern Harriers, as that is what I see =
the most out there.

Mary Schlarbaum
Chehalis, WA

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Road.&nbsp; Saw=20
enough to know I needed my spotting scope.&nbsp; We went back out =
today.&nbsp;=20
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the steam=20
plant, with a few Canada geese and others thrown in for good =
measure.&nbsp; The=20
next pond (by the health clinic) held only two male Hooded =
mergansers.&nbsp; The=20
next pond, across from the huge coal mining machine, had quite an =
assortment of=20
birds.&nbsp; There were two Tundra swans.&nbsp; One clearly showed the =
yellow=20
mark on one side on the bill.&nbsp; The other had a smaller yellow mark, =
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only on one side of the bill.&nbsp; There were numerous ring necked =
ducks,=20
coots, mallards, a few shovelers, and at least 6 Eurasian widgeons in =
with the=20
American widgeons, a few lesser scaup, and two mystery ducks I couldn't=20
id.&nbsp; Dark backs and heads with white breasts.&nbsp; Two immature =
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eagles flew over.&nbsp; On Sunday, there was a herd of 50-60 elk with at =
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bulls on top of the hill across from the pond.&nbsp; They were really=20
spectacular highlighted on the ridge of the hill.&nbsp; They bedded =
down.&nbsp;=20
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several=20
kestrels, and two hawks I couldn't id.&nbsp; Only feature I could see =
was long=20
tails.&nbsp; They were probably Northern Harriers, as that is what I see =
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Mary Schlarbaum</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Chehalis, =
WA</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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