Do the herons nest in the Deodora Cedar? If they do, that may be a first for Washington.

I was out in the mud today too but I had 5mm neoprene chest waders on (and a wool coat).
Tough little girl! I've been hearing Virginia Rails virtually every day in the swamps
where I have about 44 funnel traps.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Cliff Drake wrote:

> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:00:36 -0800
> From: Cliff Drake <cliff at cliffdrake.net>
> To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Herons and White-crowned Sparrows
>
> Hi Tweets
>
> Fifteen Great Blue Herons in the big Deodora Cedar this morning at the
> locks, no others visible.
>
> I saw two White-crowned Sparrows near the Golden Gardens pond this morning
> and realized I haven't seen any since fall, do they winter in Seattle at
> all? They nest all around the area. No songs yet.
>
> As far as spring goes, Julia, my little 4 year old neighbor was playing in
> the mud this afternoon wearing a bathing suit and cowboy boots. The fact
> that it was only about 46 F didn't faze her.
>
> Cliff Drake
> Seattle WA
> cliff at cliffdrake.net
>
>