Hi Tweeters,

I hit the the trails on Cougar Mountain with the Mountaineers yesterday.
What a perfect day for an eight mile round trip hike.

We were hiking at a pretty fast pace so I couldn't do much birding. At
one stop we did see three CHICKADEES. I think they may have been the
Chestnut Backed variety. At the Anti-Aircraft site a streak of yellow
with a touch of black flew past us at the north end picnic area. Also
soaring VERY high in the air north of us was a raptor of some sort.

What are the common birds one could see at Cougar Mountain? I'd like to
bird the area. I heard lots of birds, now I want to SEE the birds.

Oh, and the gross, ugly slugs were ozzzzzzing acros the trails. Is there
such a thing as a "Leopard Slug"? One of the slugs had big black spots
on the back half. The front half is a very pale greenish-clear color.

Lydia In Kent

Lydia Gaebe In Kent, WA/lydia at wizards.net
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