*sigh* I'm starting to feel deprived shorebird-wise, every time I get to
the main pond it's bereft of shorebirds, save a stray Killdeer or so. Again
there was only one (1) peep there today at around 5 or so. Saw the Green
Heron huddling on a log near the cattails amidst the dying lily pads on the
lake, though, so that was a happy consolation!

Mary Klein
Seattle WA
BassClef at aa.net

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Sgd24 at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2001 4:25 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Montlake Fill
>
>
> Hi all,
> Not to beat a dead horse about the fill shorebirds, but we had a
> very good one on the Saturday morning AOU birdwalk that I thought
> it should be mentioned. A Black-bellied Plover was observed
> flying over the fill calling about 7:00 am Saturday morning. It
> never landed but was loosely associating with a flock of 12-15
> smaller shorebirds, likely peeps that also flew from the south to
> the north without stopping. These birds were at a height of
> 100-150 feet up.
>
> Scott Downes
> sgd24 at aol.com
> Ellensburg WA
>