Subject: [Tweeters] Black Phoebe-YES and Kent and Boeing Ponds
Date: May 1 15:05:51 2005
From: ZINGIE at aol.com - ZINGIE at aol.com


Hi Tweets,

My friend Karen Bosley and I headed out to try and find the Black Phoebe
today (5/1). The weather was/is gorgeous and we arrived at the farm house near
Emerald Downs a little before noon. After about 10-15 minutes of searching we
found the BLACK PHOEBE flitting out from under the bridge on 29th St. NW.
What a neat bird. We got some great views as it landed in the brush on the side
of the road and flew into the road trying to catch insects. It was also
hanging out in the just leafed out tree near the stream. We also saw a beautiful
COMMON YELLOWTHROAT in the same tree. We watched the phoebe for about 20
minutes although some of the time it was under the bridge. That behavior seemed a
little odd and I was wondering if anyone knows why it is going under the
bridge? We also had some really great views of a pair of AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and
HOUSE FINCHES.

We decided to check out the Kent Ponds and went to the grassy knoll to scan
for birds. We stayed briefly and saw:
Gadwall
Cedar Waxwings
Shovelers
Steller's Jay (heard)
Red-tailed Hawk
Green-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Savannah Sparrows
Lesser Scaup
Tree Swallow

We then headed over to the Boeing Ponds where we saw:
Ruddy Ducks
Hooded Mergansers
Gadwall
Mallard
Spotted Sandpipers
Bufflehead
A lone Western Sandpiper following a Killdeer
Red-winged Blackbird
Savannah Sparrows
Marsh Wren (heard)

A gorgeous day in western Washington!

Simone Lupson-Cook
Seattle/Olympia
_Zingie at aol.com_ (mailto:Zingie at aol.com)

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