Not sure whether you were flying or the bird was flying or both <G> but Great Blue Heron comes to
mind, Lydia.

Roger Craik
Maple Ridge BC

Lydia wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
>
> Today, flying over the flooded cow pastures near Smith Bros. Dairy I spied
> flying quite high in the air a large bird, very back lit, that had what
> looked like a "Cupid's Bow" shape as it flew. It never soared, just flapped
> long slow deep beats. Any idea what this could have been?
>
> I've also noticed there isn't much in the way of water fowl in the flooded
> pastures these days. Today I parked at the north end of the flooded fields
> and spied:
> BUSHTITS fluttering and softly cheeping amidst the dry weeds
> COOTS, coots, and more coots
> NORTHERN PINTAILS on the east side of the West Valley Road
> WIGEONS in with the Pintails
> CANADA GEESE with a few feral domestics hanging out with them
>
> Where have the swans gone?
>
> I also checked out Lake Fenwick.
>
> COMMON GOLDENEYE (female)
> BELTED KINGFISHER (male) Announced itself boldly!
> GADWALLS (pair)
> PIED BILL GREBE
> Another sort of small grebe, perhaps an eared grebe.
> RING NECKED DUCK or LESSER SCAUP??? (female - ugly mud colored little duck
> with a pale smudge at base of bill!)
> HOODED MERGANSERS (males and females)
> BUFFLEHEADS (males and females)
> GADWALLS (one pair)
> MALLARDS.....oh wow.
> AMERICAN WIGEONS (one for sure male AM., one perhaps a hybrid....not much
> green on it)
> No former governors sighted today.
>
> That's it for now....Have a great week folks!
>
> Lydia Gaebe In Kent, WA USA
> lgaebe at msn.com
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