Small correction--meant I covered areas EAST of Hwy 9 chiefly--SA


>From: "Scott Atkinson" <scottratkinson at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: scottratkinson at hotmail.com
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Everett CBC: area 5 highlights
>Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:12:01 -0800
>
>Tweeters:
>
>On Sat, Dec. 20, birded til noon on the Everett CBC from 108th St NE (north
>Marysville) up to 172nd Street (running over to I-5 and east near Arlington
> Airport to the east edge of the circle just past Hwy 9). Greg Toffic and
>his daughter Alicia covered the western areas mostly, while I was chiefly
>west of Hwy 9 in the wooded uplands, the exception being a walk along the
>RR tracks from 152nd to 172nd from about 1030-1130, which turned out to be
>the hot spot. Had only 43 species but there were some notable highlights:
>
>Wood Duck 2 (McElroy Rd at low marshy area, north end)
>Bald Eagle 1a (Hwy 9 x 172nd)
>GOLDEN EAGLE 1a (adult soaring over 172nd/Arlington airport)
>N. Harrier 1 (near 172nd)
>Peregrine Falcon 1 (G. Toffic spotted near 152nd RR tracks chasing GW Teal)
>LONG-EARED OWL 1 (flushed three times from willowy thickets along RR
>tracks, roughly midway between 152nd and 172nd)
>Hutton's Vireo 1 (uplands)
>N. Shrike 2 (near RR tracks)
>Brown Creeper 4 (uplands)
>Townsend's Warbler 1 (N. McElroy Rd)
>Lincoln's Sparrow 1 (near 172nd/RR tracks)
>W. Meadowlark 25 (field west of RR tracks)
>
>Greg had 50 cowbirds in a large blackbird flock along 67th, and several Am.
>Goldfinches also. Between 1130-12 he and Alicia tried to relocate the LE
>Owl but were unsuccessful, unfortunately.
>
>Scott Atkinson
>Lake Stevens
>mail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com
>
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