This morning in the rain I saw 18 Common Snipe north of the boardwalk in the
Lake Hills Greenbelt. They were feeding in the buttercup mudflats. I had seen
10 COSN there on Jan. 28 on another rainy morning. I checked the same area out
three times after that when it wasn't raining and I didn't see any. They seem
to be more willing to feed out in the open when it is raining. I noticed this
last winter also.

There also are about 15 Common Merganser, male and female, at Larsen L. as
well as numerous other waterfowl.

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com