Speaking of Ospreys, the pair was perched near the nest at the Carnation
Marsh Sunday. I also heard a Barred Owl calling there at midday.

Gene Hunn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Taylor" <rutht at seanet.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: West Seattle Ospreys


> Hi All:
>
> Yesterday afternoon, I spotted two female ospreys having a territorial
> interaction over the nest south of the West Seattle bridge, on West
Marginal
> Way just south of the Grayline place. A bit later, a male showed up, and
> all three were in the air. It was quite a sight - the three feathered
> fishers in flight in bright sunshine, with the brilliant colors of the
> Harbor Island cranes, the buildings of downtown Seattle, and a sky piled
> high with thunderheads as a backdrop. Talk about your classic urban
wildlife
> shot!
>
> This morning was less dramatic and more straightforward - a pair of
ospreys
> perched on the nest and then close together on one of the adjacent light
> standards. I'm not sure what birds nest in the understory of the osprey
nest
> (house sparrows?), but they were already checking it out. At the same
time,
> there was an adult bald eagle perched on some type of perch pole (?) on
> Kellogg Island.
>
> BTW, what is the new wildlife and shoreline access place across from
Kellogg
> Island called? It looks like it will be a very nice area once the new
native
> plantings grow up.
>
> Ruth Taylor
> Seattle/Ballard
> rutht at seanet.com
>