Dear Tweeters,

I don't know much about sewage treatment. I do know there are often great numbers and variety of birds on sewage treatment ponds.

I have often wondered whether newer facilities tend to favor birds or not. Some facilities are roofed over, and offer nothing to birds. These facilities seem modern to me, but I don't know. Are they still building sewage ponds today, or must it all go underneath a cover?

One question I have often asked myself--has any municipality ever considered birds in the decision-making process connected with construction or renovation of such facilities? It is not inconceivable that a good sewage plant could bring birders' tourist dollars to local businesses.

On a non-sewage note, I found two Savannah Sparrows on Cockreham Island today, loosely associating with six Western Meadowlarks.

Good birding,

Gary Bletsch

near Lyman, WA

garybletsch at yahoo.com





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