Subject: Kent Ponds (GRNRA)
Date: Dec 10 21:58:22 1999
From: Rahne Kirkham - rahne at mindspring.com


Is there a map or any material on the layout of the Kent ponds (whatever the
new name is)? I have been to the observation tower but would like to get a
better idea of how big the area is and what's there? I don't walk very well
and have to choose my goals.
Rahne Kirkham
Federal Way, Washington
rahne at mindspring.com
"Joy is the serious business of Heaven"
C.S.Lewis
----- Original Message -----
From: <Hughbirder at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:49 PM
Subject: Kent Ponds (GRNRA)


> The East Lake WA AS did its monthly survey of the Kent & Tukwila Ponds.
Only
> three showed up which is too bad since its was a relatively nice day,
cool,
> windy, but no rain and some sunshine. We saw a total of 27 species at Kent
> Ponds and 22 species at Tukwila Pond Park with six not seen at Kent Ponds.
> The totals shown are for Kent Ponds.
>
> Pied-billed Grebe
> Double-crested Cormorant - 6
> Ruddy Duck - 20+
> Canada Goose - 100+
> American Wigeon - 100+
> Gadwall - 20+
> Green-winged Teal - 30+
> Mallard
> Northern Pintail - 20+
> Northern Shoveler - 50+
> Bufflehead - 30+
> Hooded Merganser - 10+
> Common Merganser - 6
> Great Blue Heron - 4
> Cooper's Hawk - 2
> Red-tailed Hawk - 2
> Peregrine Falcon - 1
> American Coot - 100+
> Glaucous-winged Gull
> Barn Owl - 1 at Anderson Park
> American Crow
> European Starling
> Bewick's Wren
> House Finch
> Song Sparrow
> White-crowned Sparrow
> Dark-eyed Junco
>
> Six additional species seen at Tukwila Pond Park;
> Ring-billed Gull
> Belted Kingfisher
> Northern Flicker
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Red-winged Blackbird
>
> Hugh Jennings
> Bellevue, WA
> hughbirder at aol.com
>