On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:08:16 -0700, you wrote:

> We regularly bicycle-bird the Sammamish Trail between Marymoor County
>Park and Lake Forest Park or Log Boom Park (closed at this time for sewer
>construction), plus a side trip up the trail along North Creek past the
>wetland restoration near the UW Bothell campus.

Every Friday afternoon I pick up our vegtables at the Root Connection
CSA farm on the Woodinville-Redmond Road. This summer I've combined my
trip out there with a bicycle ride for some part of the trail from
Marymoor to Lake Forest Park. I always keep an eye out for birds and
frequently stop if I see/hear something interesting.

Last week I stopped twice to watch blue herons feeding on the opposite
side of the Sammamish River. Slow and steady would describe their
technique.

Next year I'm going to get a basket or bag rigged up on my bike to
hold the big bag of vegetables so I can make the complete trip some of
the times on my bike instead of driving part way. The back of the Root
Connection property boarders the trail and I believe there is access
by way of a path.

Anyone interested in fresh organic vegetables can check out The Root
Connection's web page at http://www.rootconnection.com/ We've been
members for five or six years.

Craig Kerns
Lake Forest Park
Backyard birding pictures at http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/birds