We also saw a Tree Swallow at Reifel this morning, and Black-capped Chickadees. They don't see the Chestnut-backed that are so common in Blaine and on Vancouver Island. I was also told of a whimbrel near the Tsawwassen Ferry Landing and a reliable site for long-eared owls. If you're interested send a note and I'll repeat their directions.

John Ireland, the resident naturalist, said that a few years ago they'd see a Northern Goshawk for a couple of days while it moved through. "Now,"
he said," we've seen this pair - a mature and an immature - every day for three months."

We found the tour this morning to be very informative but quite crowded. The nesting pair of Sandhill Cranes had two eggs, raised the surviving chick successfully, and has just expelled it from their nest, so there are four wandering around the area, including the parents and the chick and another that's imprinted on John. He has been attacked often enough by this individual that he's considering relocating it.