Up on the Flats today I finally got my five falcon day for this year. A
Kestrel was in its same spot South of Mt. Vernon on the East Frontage
Road. The Gyr was next in a field between Sunset and Field Roads. A
Peregrine flew after a large flock of Dunlin and then zoomed over a
flock of ducks but still came up short and I saw another one from the
East 90. At the West 90 the Prairie was posing from a fence post. That
left a Merlin to find and after driving around for awhile I found two in
Edison and another one at Bayview State Park.

I wasn't really looking for falcons today but instead was trying to
locate the Snowy Owl that was seen between Sunset and Field over the
weekend. I didn't locate it but I'm not too disappointed.

Yvonne Bombardier
Ravenn at premier1.net
Everett, Wa
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Charles A Pell wrote:

> On the way toward Fir Island I find about thirty Trumpeter Swans in a
> field, and then find a big flock of Snow Geese, ironically on Skagit Gun
> Club No Trespassing property. Walking the dikes I see quite a few more
> Meadowlarks, more Harriers, Bald Eagles, and finally four Short-eared Owls.
> At this point, I finally get an overfly from a Peregrine Falcon, but my
> hopes for a multi-falcon day grow dim as the rain sets in. Good to be
> back, anyway.
>
> Chuck Pell
> Seattle, WA
> jettran at halcyon.com