Just saw the long lusted for Seattle Nighthawk out my apartment window at
8:15 pm heading NNW. I ran full speed out the door, down the hall, down the
stairs and into the street barefoot and binocular-less in hopes of hearing
the beloved buzzy call notes that give summer nights their richness. Only
saw the distinctive silhoette and flight pattern flying north in the
distance and out of earshot in the noisy downtown "Junction" of West
Seattle. I imagined it was looking for gravel roofs with scattered egg
sized and shaped stones and a few native bunchgrasses for extra cover.

Then, if only all of those people who had to eat crow did so, summer nights
might regain their color. (actually I have no idea if the crow population
is an important factor)

Stewart Wechsler
Ecological Consulting
West Seattle
206 932-7225
ecostewart at quidnunc.net

-Advice on the most site-appropriate native plants
and how to enhance habitat for the maximum diversity
of plants and animals
-Educational programs, nature walks and field trips
-Botanical Surveys

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