Lots of activity at the Fill this afternoon and early this evening:

13 least sandpipers
4 killdeer
6 cinnamon teal - 3 male, 3 female
24 hooded mergansers - on the central pond
2 bald eagles
1 red-tailed hawk
6-10 yellow-rumped warblers

Only 2 broods of Canada geese so far - 6 and 4. Still it's better than nothing.

Yesterday: at least 50 ring-necked ducks on the central pond - as many as I can ever recall.

Way to go Jason on the subject of water-levels around Puget Sound. Some decent management practices would go a long way to addressing the increasing urbanization in the area. Little oases such as Thomas Pond in the middle of all those warehouses is something to treasure. Also given the long term climate forecast it might be a good idea to check off all those freshwater shorebirds on your list in the next couple of years before they and their habitat become increasingly rare.

Stuart
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Stuart MacKay, Seattle, WA, USA