Subject: Snoqualmie Valley
Date: Feb 6 18:07:20 1999
From: McBrdwchr at aol.com - McBrdwchr at aol.com


Hi Tweets:

A bad case of Cabin Fever, a sudden burst of sunshine and I'm outta' here -
this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. But by the time I got to Fall City the drear
had descended again, along with the "intermittent and "occasional"
downpours. Not to notice - I came to bird, and by dark had a respectable
list of 34 species! All from the car. I feel great. Birding is a wonderful
renewer.

Highlights: A four-raptor afternoon - 1 im. Rough-legged hawk, 5 Bald
eagles, 1 Sharp-shinned hawk, 2 red-taileds.

2 Eurasian wigeon in a flock of two hundred (at least) American wigeon in the
lake near Nestles; formerly Carnation Farm. Nothing ever stays the same!

6 Trumpeters and 4 White-fronteds. Oh, and one beauteous male kingfisher at
Sykes lake.

Thanks for listenin' -

Amy McQuade
Mercer Island
McBrdwchr at aol.com