Tweets,
The following are a few highlights from 2+ hours birding around the Kent
Ponds this morning.
1 Green Heron fly over.
1 BARN SWALLOW cruising over the ponds
1 Spotted Sandpiper
1 Greater Yellowlegs
A pair of western grebes on the ponds. I checked my records and have not
seen Western Grebes on the Kent Ponds before. Is this unusual or am I just
there at the wrong times, I must admit I only bird the ponds 10-12 times a
year.
A Red-tail that was doing a very odd display. The bird would glide in
sinusodial occilations, with most of the downward gliding being with its
wings folded. So the hawk would fold its wings drop 15-20 feet, glide back
up and fold the wings again and drop the 15-20 feet again. This went on
for about 5 minutes or so.
Speaking of Savanna sparrows, they were out in force singing
from the fence railing, estimated 15-20.
Total species count for the ponds area was 44 species. This was all from
outside the fence as the gates are not open on Sunday.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood