Todd Thornton and I saw at least 6 TREE SWALLOWS at
Warrenton Sewage Ponds. 6 birds seems like a movement
rather than overwintering. Previous earliest arrival
from my records in Clatsop Co. is Feb 15 (twice).

We did not find the TUFTED DUCK, though a RING-NECKED
DUCK in bright sunlight had us going for a bit.

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Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
you must also be right.
---Robert Park
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