Subject: Hawkin at the Fill
Date: Nov 26 17:42:05 1999
From: William Rietveld - w_rietveld at hotmail.com
Tweeters -
We spent a few hours this afternoon at the Montlake Fill. It was a great
day for raptors. Shortly after arriving we spotted what at first we thought
was a Merlin, and when we got a little closer, it turned out to be a
Peregrine. While watching the Peregrine, a Kestrel landed higher up in the
tree. The Peregrine became agitated, left the tree and went after the
Kestrel, chasing it away. Later on a Cooper's Hark landed in the top of a
large bush on Shoveler pond, and spent 1/2 hour there giving us great scope
views. We had a difficult time deciding whether to put the scope on the
Peregrine or the Coop. A Sharp-Shinned Hawk also flew over, as did several
Red Tailed Hawks. There was also a Bald Eagle around reported by someone
else, but not seen by us. All in all a great afternoon!
Bill and Kate
Lake Sammamish
W_rietveld at hotmail.com
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