Excellent directions Matt - the Chat was alternating this morning (Saturday)
between posing on the right most snag (which only has branches on its left
side as viewed from the tower) and dropping into the tree tops at the base.
It would chatter from the snag for about 10 minutes, then drop down into the
treetops for a similar amount of time before returning to the same branch on
the snag, one third the way up. Scope required - it is just out of bino
range.

Tom Mansfield, Seattle.


>From: mattxyz at earthlink.net
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow-breasted Chat returns to Kent Ponds , 11 May
>2007
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 11:39:41 -0700
>
>Hi Tweets -
>This morning I was down in Kent and was happy to see that for the 3rd
>summer running, the Kent Ponds YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT has returned. It was
>chattering away from almost exactly the same spot as last year.
>Best, but still distant, viewing can be had with a scope from the south
>viewing tower. This is the tower accessible off the path that runs along
>the south side of the Kent Ponds area. Once up in the tower, look northeast
>[towards the Animal Shelter] across the first big section of water. There
>are 2 bare snags out that way -- the YBCH spent most of the hour or so I
>was there singing from treetops just to the right of the rightmost snag. It
>was obliging enough to spend most of its time pointed in my direction so I
>could find its bright yellow undersides.
>
>Up at the 212th ponds, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER joined the many Western & Least
>Sandpipers, along with 1 Greater Yellowlegs and about 7 Long-billed
>Dowitchers. At Boeing Ponds, I think I had at least 4 Spotted Sandpipers --
>quite a change from just a week ago when we were happy to find one there.
>
>Good birding,
>
>Matt
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