>From Thomas Mansfield
Seattle
tmiseattle at msn.com


>From: "Mansfield, Tom (SEA)" <TMansfield at prestongates.com>
>To: "Thomas Mansfield" <tmiseattle at msn.com>
>Subject: FW: Parks and Rec web feedback
>Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 19:05:28 -0700
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>________________________________
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>From: Mansfield, Tom (SEA)
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:05 PM
>To: 'tweeters at u.washington.edu'
>Subject: FW: Parks and Rec web feedback
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>Hey - follow up on my Rufous hummer nesting at Stillwater...she is
>sitting contentedly despite the noise of people below on the trail and
>traffic on the near by Duvall-Fall City Road. On the way to Stillwater,
>I took in the recently completed/paved "trail" at Perrigo Park in
>Redmond - this is perfect for anyone with walking challenges as it is
>virtually flat and smooth paved. Here is an email exchange.
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>From: Craig Larsen [mailto:CELARSEN at redmond.gov]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:48 PM
>To: Mansfield, Tom (SEA)
>Cc: Greg Byszeski; Teresa Kluver; Eric O'Neal; David Tuchek; Sharon
>Sato; Linda Gorremans; Roy Lehner; Timothy Cox; Jean Rice; Rosemarie
>Ives; !_Council
>Subject: RE: Parks and Rec web feedback
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>Tom,
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>Thanks for the great report. It is very gratifying to the Redmond staff
>and elected officials who have been working for many years to develop
>this trail system. Hope you continue to enjoy our great park system!
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sharon Sato
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:05 PM
>To: Craig Larsen; Timothy Cox; Linda Gorremans; Jean Rice; Roy Lehner
>Cc: Greg Byszeski; Teresa Kluver; Eric O'Neal; David Tuchek
>Subject: FW: Parks and Rec web feedback
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Recreation Office
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:58 AM
>To: Sharon Sato
>Subject: FW: Parks and Rec web feedback
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>Please share these comments and compliments with the appropriate staff.
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>Chris Samuel
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>Redmond Recreation Office
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>425-556-2306
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mansfield, Tom (SEA) [mailto:TMansfield at prestongates.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 11:29 AM
>To: Recreation Office
>Subject: Parks and Rec web feedback
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>Hi - Although I live in Seattle, I often go birding along the brick road
>at Evans Creek. Yesterday, I noticed the new paved "trail" is open at
>Perrigo Park so took the route from the main recreation area south to
>Union Hill Road. I was amazed to see along the 0.7 mile trail, walking
>north to south, the following species, which demonstrates the diversity
>this small slice of habitat fosters:
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>Robin (3)
>Cedar waxwing (6)
>Brown headed cowbird (1)
>Starling (2)
>Tree swallows (numerous)
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>(into the riparian forest)
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>Spotted Towhee (3)
>Song sparrow (1)
>Downey woodpecker (2)
>Red breasted sapsucker (pair feeding noisy nestlings plus 2 others)
>Brown creeper (pair darting in/out of their nest)
>Chickadee (3 black-capped, 1 chestnut-sided)
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>(into the swampy meadow)
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>Bald headed eagle (2)
>American kestrel (1)
>Red-tailed hawk (2)
>American crow (3 chasing a Red-tailed hawk)
>Marsh wrens (5 seen, more heard, 15 nests counted)
>Mallard (pair)
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>(into the grassy meadow to south gate)
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>Hummingbird (1 - too quick overhead to identify)
>Common Yellowthroat (3)
>Goldfinch (4)
>Pine Siskin (1)
>House finch (5)
>Flicker (1)
>Song sparrow (1)
>Chickadee (2 black-capped)
>Downey woodpecker (1)
>Red-tailed hawk (1)
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>I also saw 3 young buck deer grazing together.
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>So, quite a good list for a 45 minute walk. Finding the Red breasted
>sapsucker and Brown creeper nests in almost neighboring old trees just a
>few feet behind the first bench (heading south from the recreation area)
>was especially surprising. Downside: I suspect that as more people use
>the trail for bicycling, jogging, roller blading and similar activities
>that produce invasive noise, the birds will move deeper into the woods
>and be less visible. But, so it goes. Thanks for creating such a great
>habitat.
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>Tom Mansfield
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>Please confirm that the e-mail address you are using to contact this
>person/service reflects at redmond.gov INSTEAD of at ci.redmond.wa.us
>As of July 1, 2006 we will discontinue use of at ci.redmond.wa.us.
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