Ya, Bluebird, me too! A single female just NW of Fall City this
afternoon.

It's an invasion.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah


On Apr 20, 2008, at 6:54 PM, Whitney H wrote:

>
> Tweeters -
>
> Today around 4:30 pm, I wandered back down to our private beach to see
> what I could see. Lo' and behold, there were the two female Mountain
> Bluebirds flitting along all up and down the beach, so I followed them
> along to see what they did for about 20-30 minutes.
>
> They seemed to hop-scotch along from log, to branch, to log - taking
> turns as to who went first, highest, closer to the beach etc. After a
> bit they flew off towards the jetty and the marina, where I thought
> they'd continue off towards downtown Des Moines. I then watched a
> lone Spotted Sandpiper bobbing along down the creek towards the
> tideline, on it's journey around the jetty.
>
> As I went back up the beach, I was greeted by a Male Common Loon
> making it's way south towards Saltwater State Park. As I turned to go
> back up towards my place, there was one of the two Mountain Bluebirds
> back by our walkover bridge, as if to say "Good seeing you! Have a
> great night!" and then flew off.
>
> I have posted more pix on my Flickr page. You can either follow the
> link to the set, or chose the set titled "Mountain Bluebirds" when you
> get to the main page.
>
>
> Mountain Bluebirds Set
> link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardbirderwa/sets/
> 72157604644643896/
> My Main Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardbirderwa/
>
> Enjoy!
> Whitney H.
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