Hi,

I just wanted to say that I birded the Kent Ponds Saturday morning as
well, and around 11:30 the Ross' Goose flew north over the ponds in a
flock of Lesser Canada Geese (might have been cackling in there too, I
was just so excited that I concentrated on the Ross'!)

Michael Dossett
Bothell, Washington
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Hello Tweets,
>
> I birded the Kent Ponds today from 4:15pm-6pm with
> 54 species including the
> near resident PEREGRINE FALCON chasing an OSPREY
> over the "ponds", then
> perching on a nearby snag, while the OSPREY left the
> area. Other highlights
> included:
>
> 1 ROSS' GOOSE(first observed in the grassy field
> between 208th and 212th
> St. on Boeing property with both "Cackling" and
> Lesser Canada Geese at
> 4:30pm, then observed the geese flock flying over
> the Kent Ponds at 5:15pm
> heading south)
>
> 2 AM.KESTRELS
> 2 WOOD DUCKS
> 1 BARN SWALLOW
> 2+ CLIFF SWALLOWS
>
> I birded the Clay Street Marsh at 6:20pm-6:45pm, and
> observed 28
> Ring-necked Ducks, and good numbers of both Tree and
> Violet-green Swallows,
> and one CLIFF SWALLOW.
>
> Good Birding!
>
> Patrick Sullivan
> GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
>
>

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