Hi Tweeters,

I was not able to get out as much as I would have
liked this week. A few nice surprises though. The
Redheads are around but seem to be on the move. This
morning I saw two males clear out across Portage Bay
from Sakuma Viewpoint park.

Today at lunch an Anna's flew in and landed quite
close to me. I was enjoying watching him up close
bill wiping and "licking his lips" when all heck broke
loose. Birds squawking all around and many flying
fast over the cut. I knew a predator bird must have
come through but did not see it until later. It was
the immature Cooper's Hawk. It did a great job of
sneak attack. I wonder how it is really doing. I
have not seen it with prey except once and that wasn't
today after the bombing raid. No signs of a capture
such as a pile of feathers. Must be doing OK though
or it wouldn't still be around.

>From 1-19 to 1-21, Sakuma Viewpoint Park near Aqua
Verde restaurant to the Montlake bridge:

Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye-in close-nice look
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Gull sp
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird-singing
Belted Kingfisher
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren-lot's of singing
Golden-crowned Kinglet-only one-singing
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin-singing
European Starling-singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler-foraging spiderwebbed building
Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow:-)
Song Sparrow-singing
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird-singing
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Kathy
Roosting in S King County

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