> From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] western fence lizards in Seattle?


> I'm getting lots of interesting information about non-avian land
> vertebrates in Seattle. One observer thought there might be Western
> Fence Lizards (also called Fence Swifts) in Lincoln Park. Has anyone
> seen any lizards other than Northern Alligator Lizards (these are
> uncommon and local) in and around Seattle?

Okay, so they don't tweet, but yes: I've seen them in Carkeek Park, but this
was about five years ago, and the appropriate habitat is quite limited
there; I wonder if someone captured them elsewhere and then dumped them?

-Josh Hayes, josh at blarg.net