Tacoma's Ruston Way between the Old Asarco site and the Les Davies fishing
pier. Need directions?

Glenn


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ilene Samowitz" <ilenesamowitz at home.com>
To: "Glenn" <hansengr2 at home.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: Tacoma Loon


> Can you be more specific about the location. Thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn" <hansengr2 at home.com>
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:32 AM
> Subject: Tacoma Loon
>
>
> > Spent an hour Saturday watching the Albino Loon in Tacoma. We parked at
> the
> > Les Davies fishing pier and were treated to the loon surfacing right in
> > front of us next to the pier. We went out on the pier and watched him
> feed.
> > His dives have stretched from the average 50 second dives of a month ago
> to
> > 75 second dives. What I found interesting was there were divers in the
> water
> > near by and instead of scaring the loon away he seemed to shadow them. I
> > wonder now if he is using them to scare up food. When we arrived the
> divers
> > were near the pier. As they moved off toward the direction of Asarco the
> > loon also went in that direction. We also noticed him dining on what
look
> to
> > be eel. I took some more pictures (I'm getting better) and will post
them
> > today or tomorrow.
> >
> > Glenn Hansen
> > Tacoma, Wa
> >
> >
>