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> From: Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: tweeters at u.washingtonedu
> Subject: GOSHAWK and Dragonflies:
> Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 8:23 PM
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> Hello Tweeters,
> This trip was to find the LAST of the Dragonflies. Starting out on Wicks
> Lake what is in Kitsop Co. of Glenwood Drive.It was already noon,the sun
> was out, but there was no Dragonflies.Wicks Lake is not verry much used
by
> the public, and surrounded by verry tall fir-trees, what is only used on
> one side.So i took a hike around and found access to the other side of
this
> Lake, kind of scouting for next years findings on Dragonflies. So i
walked
> along this dirt road, i coulnd missed this big of a Hawk, close to the
> road, i did have my binocular with me ( i wish it was my camera) and
> identified it as a immature Goshawk.One dont run in to this birds to
often.
> Ken Brown lives in port Orchard and he had one in his yard. This was my
> clostes encounter ever of this species, and NO PHOTO.I also had a
> Red-brested Sapsucker and a couple of Hairy Woodpeckers.
> After i got back from this hike around 2.1/2 miles, the Dragonflies where
> out in full force.There where so many Sympetrum Vicinum there where every
> where, in the mud on the bark of trees on bushes there also landed
several
> times on me, and there paired up breeding. It was like an invasion. There
> also was still three species of Aeshna, Umbrosa interrupta and palmata.
> Only one female i saw and catched out of 20 males
> It was a good day for Dragonflies, also seeing Goshawk when least
expected.
> Ruth
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