I heard recently that some of the local Land Trust people observed a bullfrog catch a Cedar Waxwing and when they caught it and examined the stomach contents there were two waxwings inside. At Mukai Pond on Vashon Island, willows lean out over the muddy shoreline and the waxwings flycatch from the willows. Apparently they are sometimes perching low enough that the bullfrogs can get them. One of the Land Trust staff has been trying to pair down the bullfrog numbers by spear fishing them and has caught, I think, fifty or so at a time. The numbers are very high there but I should find out again how many they're catching.

Ed Swan
Vashon Island
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