My students are creating a bio-diversity list of all the organisms in Bob

Heirman-Thomas Eddy and Lord Hill parks. If you are a person who keeps

lists, have visited these two Snohomish County Parks, and would like to

assist in this work, I would love your bird, or other critter sitings.

Having a date of the visit would be extra helpful. Once this work is more or

less organized, we will be posted the entire list to our website.


Rob Sandelin
South Snohomish County at the headwaters of Ricci Creek
Sky Valley Environments <http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm>
Field skills training for student naturalists
Floriferous at msn.com


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From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 2:35 PM
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Bob Heirman, Et. Al.


Hi Tweets:

There were good bird sightings on Tuesday at the Bob Heirman Wildlife
area, Snohomish County. Swainson's Thrush was heard and seen along with
Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo, American Goldfinch,
Western Wood-pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Mourning Dove, and Red-breasted
Sapsucker. There were Wood Duck, American Bittern and Pied-billed Grebe on
the large lake. Two juvenile Northern Harrier sat quietly in the field,
then soared and softly called. A deer was on the island and Common
Merganser and Spotted Sandpiper were seen on the river.

Moving along to south of Monroe, an Osprey was fishing at the lake at the
Monroe Honor Farm. Just as the bird took a dive, a male American Kestrel
flew and perched on a power pole. Waterfowl included breeding-plummaged
Ruddy Duck, Cinnamon Teal, Great Blue Heron, and American Coot. The
leucistic Red-winged Blackbird can be seen at nearby Two Rivers, Crescent
Lake, where an adult Killdeer guards one very tiny youngster in the parking
lot.

On Saturday, East Lake Washington Audubon had a field trip that covered
areas between Stampede Pass and the Trendwest property. 67 species were
seen/heard, including 7 warbler and 3 flycatcher species. Five active bird
nests were found, all with parents tending young. At Snoqualmie Pass, Fox
Sparrow and Lincoln's Sparrow sang conspicuously. More than 40 bird species
were observed in the first four hours of the trip.

I've talked with the property manager for the Mountain Star/Trendwest
property and it may be that the lower gate into the property will be closed
for the season this coming weekend due to the extreme fire danger. If not
this weekend, very soon thereafter.

Joyce Meyer
Woodinville, WA
www.elwas.org
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