Subject: More on Duwamish . . .
Date: Apr 22 19:40:25 2002
From: DidjKid at aol.com - DidjKid at aol.com


Tweeters -

In coordination with People for Puget Sound, I (as part of BirdWatch -
the Seattle Audubon Society Youth Group) assist in leading a monitoring
project of three sites on the Duwamish with Martha Taylor, the adult
supervisor. Other students from BirdWatch come and help out. We do our
monitoring on the first Saturday of each month (usually), at Hamm Creek, the
Turning Basin, and Herring's House. In the midst of concrete valleys and
mountains, it is wonderful to see birds at these near-pristine locations.
Hamm Creek has the potential to be the next Montlake Fill (if the power
company stops draining the field). We've had great birds at these sites,
including snipe, merlin, cooper's and red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, nesting
osprey and purple martins, and lots of sparrows (lincoln's, fox, song,
white-crowned, golden-crowned in winter, and savannah in summer) . . . just a
few that come to mind. Lots of ducks, too. These sites along the Duwamish
are essential the survival of many individuals and species of birds and other
flora and fauna. We've also seen otters in the stream at Hamm Creek, and sea
lions in the Duwamish itself. It's a fairly unbirded yet productive area. I
highly suggest checking the sites out - with our help, the area has a very
prosperous future.

Good Birding!

Tyler Davis, 17
Mercer Island, WA
didjkid at aol.com
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