Tweeters:

Staying pretty close to home, birded local spots over the Labor Day weekend
in the Snohomish County lowlands. Highlights included:

Eared Grebe 1 (continuing at Stanwood STP 9/2)
Green Heron 1 (Spencer I. bridge 9/3)
GREAT EGRET 1 (Big Ditch access to Skagit WMA 9/2)
Cinnamon and Blue-winged Teal still several at Stanwood STP and Everett STP
11 shorebird species at Spencer I. 9/4: highlight 7 Semipalmated
Sandpipers, 2 Pectorals,
1 WHIMBREL
Bank Swallow 1 (Stanwood STP 9/2)
Purple Martin 1 (Spencer I. 9/3)
NASHVILLE WARBLER 1 (Big Ditch 9/2, imm female)
Lincoln's Sparrows (single returners Big Ditch and Stanwood STP 9/2, 5 at
Spencer I 9/4)

Scott Atkinson
Lake Stevens
mail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com