Yesterday between 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. I counted at least 60 Turkey Vultures headed south between 124th Street and Woodinville along the Woodinville Redmond Road (hwy 202). Some were high but many were very low. It was a treat seeing them above me through the sunroof. The largest group was about 25 birds kettling just south of the Columbia Winery and Redhook. Most were in groups of 4 or 8 with several pairs noted.

Further north, on highway 9, I saw another 8 very low above a group of trees on 164th in Clearview (about 7 miles north of Woodinville). I couldn't locate them when I tried for a closer look.

I was hoping to have some fly above the house so I could add them to my yard list but none came over. I live on 83rd off of 152nd, just north of the above location. I did have large numbers of Chestnut Backed and Black Capped Chickadees with
one Yellow Rumped Warbler amongst them. I heard waxwings but could not locate them in the trees. The wind was blowing strongly so the birds were not moving around as much as usual.

Cathy Wise
Snohomish, WA
cathy.wise at attws.com