This morning, (1/31/05) I visited Neppel Landing Park in Moses Lake in
hopes of seeing Doug Schonewald's Ross's Goose. At 8:00AM the fog was too
think to see much. By 10:30 I was able to see pretty well. I didn't find
the goose. There were 4 adult TUNDRA SWANS, seen at close range. There
were also 16 swans resting on the ice that I could not ID. They were at a
distance and had their heads tucked. I checked a couple other locations
that Doug showed me, but no luck with the goose.

So I headed down to Othello to look at blackbirds. Near Para Ponds was a
huge flock of them, including quite a few TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS. Before I
could check the flock for a rusty, a PRAIRIE FALCON flew in and out of
sight went the blackbirds.

Marv Breece
Seattle, WA

> [Original Message]
> From: Doug Schonewald <dschone8 at donobi.net>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Date: 1/31/2005 6:06:09 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Grant County Ross's Goose
>
> Tweets,

>

> Yesterday I located and photographed a ROSS'S GOOSE on Moses Lake at
Neppel

> Landing Park. In an attempt to relocate the bird, Marv Breece and I stayed

> until almost dark waiting for the geese to come back from the fields. We

> were unable to relocate the bird yesterday evening, but few geese had

> returned when I left. Marv will be searching this morning.

> Bart Whelton also arrived searching for the Eurasian Teal which was not

> located.

> At the present time there are good numbers of waterfowl at Neppel Landing

> including numbers of Redhead, Canvasback, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup,

> Hooded Merganser, in addition to many puddle ducks. Also present were two
to

> three swans which appear to be sub-adult TRUMPETER SWANS.

> Neppel Landing Park can be accessed from either Dogwood (a dead-end
street)

> or Ash Street to the west of Broadway Ave. Several areas of Moses Lake
have

> thawed, and it might pay to check all areas at this time as the birds
often

> move about.

>

> Cheers

>

> Doug Schonewald

> Moses Lake, WA

> dschone8 at donobi.net

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