Alex,

While I always consider it a treat to see river otters in the Seattle area,
I do see them now and again in the lake at Seward Park, in the Duwamish
River and sometimes in the Puget Sound. One person reports them denning
behind their house in the rock outcrop at Alki point. If you keep an eye
out for them (but do keep it in the socket) you should see them here and
there now and again along the shores of the sound, our lakes and rivers.

Stewart Wechsler
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Meilleur [mailto:alexskichambe at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:18 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] River otters in Lake Washington


Dear All,
I hope you'll forgive me for talking about otters and not birds, but I've
seen three River otters in Lake Washington in the last week (two off Juanita
Beach park in Juanita/Kirkland and another today off the Cedar River mouth.
Admittedly, I've been away from Seattle for many years, but the last time I
saw River otters in the watershed was over 25 years ago in Issaquah Creek.
Gene Hunn tells me that he sees them regularly now, but I've been birding in
the area for the last couple of years and this is the first time I've seen
them. What a great sight! Does anyone have up-to-date info on their status
in the area? Thanks,
Brien Meilleur
PS the immature Glaucous gull was also at the mouth of the Cedar River
around 3:30 pm today.
alexskichambe at hotmail.com


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