I doubt it was freeway. If I remember correctly a young bird from the San
Juans supplanted freeway last year. It was frequently seen flying around
the campus area too.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood


On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Jim Elder wrote:
> Also of interest, at 8:30 this morning (10/26/99) a peregrine falcon was
> sitting on the top of the south transmission line tower next to the I-5
> bridge over the ship canal in Seattle. Personally I couldn't say whether
> it was "Freeway" but it was the usual place. This is the first time this
> year I have seen a falcon there.