Subject: On the Duwamish
Date: Jun 19 13:31:51 2003
From: Desilvis, Denis J - denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com


Tweeters,
A very quick scan of the river produced one surprise: a MUSCOVY DUCK (probable escape, but no bands, etc.). I'd only seen one in Seattle, and that many years ago at Green Lake. Here's the list for this 20-minute (12:45-1:05pm) look:

Great Blue Heron (1)
Canada Goose (16: two family parties-one with three still-downy goslings; one with five goslings molting into adult plumage; four other adults w/o young. The Muscovy Duck was in attendance with the Canada geese.)
Mallard (3)
Osprey (2: one on the nest and one on the nearby powerline tower)
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull (4)
Rock Dove (8)
American Crow (6)
Barn Swallow (1)
Bushtit (2)
Song Sparrow (1)
Red-winged Blackbird (3)
House Finch (2)
American Goldfinch (2)

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
Seattle, WA
denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com