Tweets,

I am just sitting at my home computer which is temporarily in a living
room window because of some remodeling. I had tacked up a little piece of
lath to the window sill so that it would hold some sunflower seeds.

Houses Sparrows, House Finches, and Chickadees accompany me as I take care
of Tweeters error messages. Just now I heard a louder than usual rapping
there and turned to see a NORTHERN FLICKER (yellow shafts clearly visible)
not 4 feet from where I'm sitting. What a kick!

Also this morning at the Montlake Fill Tom Wallace and I saw an AMERICAN
BITTERN sitting out on a small island in the Dime Lot Pond as listed on
Fred Birds Map.
http://www.ktsweb.com/tweeters/images/Montlake.jpg

It's the first one I've ever been able to see in good light sitting in the
open. Usually only see them flying away.

Good birding,

--Dan

Dan Victor, Seattle, WA mailto:dcv at scn.org
Tweeters = http://www.scn.org/tweeters/