Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR snowy egret photo 8-14-06
Date: Aug 15 18:49:21 2006
From: Marian Murdoch - marianmurdoch at yahoo.com


I was there on Sunday and took this photo of the snowy egret:
http://wildmaven.org/segret1.jpg

Still to be IDed:
http://wildmaven.org/quest1.jpg
http://wildmaven.org/quest2.jpg

Also, a group of American Goldfinch flew into a nearby tree and entertained me with song for a while:
http://wildmaven.org/quest3.jpg <--when I first saw this photo, I thought Yellow-headed blackbird, but no such luck, ha!
http://wildmaven.org/quest5.jpg

Marian Murdoch
Belfair, WA
marianmurdoch at yahoo.com
http://wildmaven.org

Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan wrote:

"Yesterday's visit failed in being able to relocate the adult Snowy Egret observed the previous evening by Guy McWethy,but undoubtedly a great bird and a new species to be added to the Nisqually NWR bird checklist!"