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> From: Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washigton.edu
> Subject: Birds but NO DRAGONFLIES:
> Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 4:55 PM
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> Hello tweeters,
> After such good finding of 9 species of Dragonflies on 10-6 AND 10- 7
> including a pair of Aeshna Anax junius, common name COMMON GREEN
DARNER(our
> biggest Dragonflie in the state) i was looking forward on this weekend
to
> get some late records.But the weather condition was not in my favour. i
> went from Kitsop Co. to Thurston Co.So i had no luck this to find some, i
> did find new places where there going to be some next year. Today i took
my
> scope in case. and sure enough i had high counts on some species:
> Madrona beach Rd. 82 Greater Yellowlegs
> Mud BAY 13 Greater Yellowlegs and 79 Boneparte Gulls with few Mew Gulls,
> and Ring-billed Gulls
> Kennedy Creek 75 Northern Pintails, 75 Boneparte Gulls and 6 Greater
> Yellowlegs.
> Other species where;
> Ruby -crowned Kinglet
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> Swainson's Thrush
> Varied Thrush
> High numbers of American Robin
> Yellow -rumped Warblers(Audubon)
> 3 Townsend's Warbler
> Foxsparrow
> Songsparrow
> White -Crowned Sparrow
> Lincoln's Sparrow
> American Goldfinch
> But comming home i was treaded to a beautifull didplay :A Townsent's
> Warbler and a Golden-cowned Kinglet together in the Bithbath. I reached
for
> my camera what was still in the car and captured this display on film.
> While i was taken photos of this birds, a Racoon was going slowly by me.
I
> know we have Racoons here in Fircrest, but you usual dont see them in
> daytime in the open. This Racoon looked real stragly and thin, i wonder
if
> he was sick. We also have Opossum here i trapped one by mistake setting
the
> trap for this bad quirls we havig to many of.
> Ruth Sullivan
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