Subject: [Tweeters] Re:Marmot confirmed!???
Date: Apr 6 12:04:33 2008
From: Kelly McAllister - mcallisters4 at comcast.net


I've seen an excellent photograph and I'm a believer. I guess there are few
limits to what people will pack around and release.. willy nilly. Maybe it
was someone's pet for awhile. Who knows?

Kelly McAllister
Olympia, Washington

----- Original Message -----
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To: "Zuckerbond" <Zuckerbond at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] Re:Marmot confirmed!???


> From: "Zuckerbond" <Zuckerbond at comcast.net>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Date sent: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:33:55 -0700
> Subject: [Tweeters] Marmot confirmed!
>
>> Yes, Kelly, there really is a Discovery Park Marmot. We saw Penny's
>> email,
>> and headed right over to the park in Magnolia. The Marmot was sunning
>> itself
>> on top of the rocks along the south beach path that goes from the parking
>> spaces to the Lighthouse, W of the big Cottonwoods. If anyone knows why a
>> Marmot lives there, I'd be happy to hear about it.
>
> ARe you positive it is NOT a 'mountain beaver'- ??
> much more likely at low elevations, and used to be quite common in this
> area. Mostly nocturnal but I have
> seen them out in the daytime.
> webpage for more info:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_BeaverClarice Clark
> Puyallup, WA. 98371
> mailto:jbroadus at seanet.com
>
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