Hello All:
During the Kent Ponds census several birders and I did today, we found a
Yellow-breasted Chat singing in the center of the site. Two birders were
even able to see it from the south observation platform. The exact location
was in the willows on the lagoon island. For those of you who saw or
searched for the Baikal Teal, the teal was usually on the edge of this
island. The chat seemed to like singing from one particular young
Douglas-fir. Other birds on the census included a Cooper's Hawk pair with
nest, four Band-tailed Pigeons, two Western Wood-Pewees, and newly arrived
Willow Flycatchers.
Earlier in the morning, Roger Orness and I had 2 Western Kingbirds along
285th Street near Kent.
Cheers
Charlie Wright
Bonney Lake, Washington