Tweeters,

Very pleased to see that Patricia got her bird. Two hours earlier I was
scoping the exact spots (not the house) that she describes as "above"
with negative results. I checked with the Saturday morning birders on
277th and it seems the Baikal is laying low so far today. This guy
really makes you work.

Does anyone in Tweeterland know what percentage of the Green-winged Teal
that winter in Puget Sound end up nesting here?

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah


patrician taylor wrote:

> Steve:
>
> This is lengthy, sorry. The fat Lady was singing. I
> had packed up and was leaving for home Friday the 8th
> at 2:30 pm when I decided to look from above.
>
> The Baikal Teal was seen swimming around in bright
> sunshine with the sun behind me in open water between
> 2:30-3:30 pm. YAHOOOOOOO. I'm SURE the teal was here
> all day Thursday and Friday as it is the only screened
> sector of the fields.
>
> >From the site 1/2 mile west on S 277th Street from
> West Valley Highway, continue west accending the steep
> hill. At some point S 227th changes to S 272nd Street.
> As you near the top of the hill there is a 40
> mile-an-hour sign just before the approach sign for
> Lake Fenwick Road. Pull over on the right (about 1/2
> mile from original site). There is just enough room on
> the shoulder. If you are in the correct location you
> will clearly see the flooded fields and a dark brown
> wooden home with a brown roof directly below you (I
> actually asked the owner of this home and he let me in
> his back yard where I was much closer to the
> duck).Look at the flooded sector of the field directly
> over the roof top (i.e. the closest water). This
> sector of the fields is not visible from either S
> 277th nor from the private road within the adjacent
> farm property as the area is encircled by tall grass
> and reeds and can only be seen into from an elevated
> position.
>
> >From the roadside to this area is a fair distance and
> a scope with 30 x-60 x magnification is required. I'm
> not certain if this area would be backlit in the
> morning hours or if looking down from the heights
> would stop the glare. Sunshine and non-backlite
> conditions would help. You can get somewhat closer by
> turning right onto Lake Fenwick Road, hence right onto
> S 52nd Avenue until you see the fields. There are
> trees that stand between you and the fields so its not
> so open. However, this is where I first discovered the
> teal and drove a bit further to the brown house.
>
> Sorry I couldn't relay this info sooner but I had to
> leave for home Friday and the library just opened at
> 10 am Saturday (I don't own a computer). I did leave a
> tiny note on S 277th Street about this.
>
> KEITH
>
>
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