This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: February 23, 2007
Location: Tennant Lake Wildlife Area, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 6 degrees Celsius High temperature: 6 degrees Celsius
Wind direction: S
Prevailing wind speed: 20-28 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 20%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber on February
23, 2007 at Tennant Lake, near Ferndale, from about 3:00
to 4:30 PM. The rather strong south wind made it difficult
to observe landbirds.

The outstanding observation was 3 species of swallows,
which were first observed here by Jim Duemmel the
previous day (February 22). I suspect they may have arrived
during mild weather the previous week. Although I
positively identified only one VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW,
there may have been more present among swallows that were
foraging fairly high above the lake.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Trumpeter Swan 1
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 12
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 30
Pied-billed Grebe 4
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Northern Harrier 1 [1]
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Coot 15
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 [2]
Northwestern Crow 18
Tree Swallow 60
Violet-green Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 1
European Starling 6
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 3

Footnotes:

[1] Northern Harrier-- male
[2] Pileated Woodpecker-- heard on E side of lake

Total number of species seen: 21