> 11:55am start - water level low; slack tide (low tide at 11:23am); all
> mudflats visible
> 12:37pm end
>
> Tweeters,
> The fog hasn't burned off completely from Turning Basin #3, and it's
> still rather cool. Six gillnets were visible in the TB3 environs, and
> lots of beached or dead salmon made a great feast for the 58
> Glaucous-winged Gulls that were all around the shoreline.
>
> One GREEN HERON was fishing from it's "normal" location under the
> Boeing bridge. Two PEREGRINE FALCONS were on the east bank power
> tower: one on a north-side crossbar eating what appeared to be Rock
> Pigeon, and the other preening while perched on an east-side (river)
> crossbar about 10 feet below.
>
> Five AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES took a stab at feeding on the birch cones on
> the tree next to my viewing spot, but were displaced by an American
> Crow.
>
> Five COMMON MERGANSERS cruised the south shoreline of TB3, and were
> harassed repeatedly by an immature Glaucous-winged Gull.
>
> No Ospreys were seen during this timeframe.
>
> Birds seen during this scan include the following:
> Domestic goose
> Gadwall
> Mallard (13)
> Common Merganser (5)
> Great Blue Heron (2)
> Green Heron
> Peregrine Falcon (2)
> Killdeer
> Glaucous-winged Gull (58)
> Rock Pigeon (16)
> Belted Kingfisher
> American Crow (15)
> European Starling
> Song Sparrow (2)
> House Finch (3)
> American Goldfinch (5)
> House Sparrow (12)
>
> May all your birds be identified,
>
> Denis DeSilvis
> Seattle, WA
> mailto:denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com