Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. The good news is that there were
four Canvasbacks on Andrew's Bay today. It also appears that winter
populations are relatively steady away from my count area, especially on the northern
portions of Lake Washington. The bad news is that in Snohomish County
populations appear to have crashed over the past years .

I did get a private note from another counter who reported over 100 last
weekend on the Everett Sewage Ponds.

I'll continue to monitor the birds on south Lk Washington, and look forward
to the counts on this year's CBC.

good birding all,

Catherine Alexander
Lakewood Neighborhood
South Seattle