Subject: [Tweeters] Working on Big Stacks
Date: Apr 21 19:17:00 2008
From: Larry Schwitters - lpatters at ix.netcom.com


Tweeters.

April 11 We posted this list of large chimneys that could, but have
not been reported as, having roosting swifts. I then asked the list
for additions. Here is a combination progress report and how it looks
now.

1. Near the Canadian Border in the middle of some small town is a
biggie, but I don't think its brick. Everson sounds right. Right?

It is Everson, which is too small for their own chamber of Commerce.
The North Central Cascade Audubon have their hands full, so I think we
will let this one slide.

2. In the middle of Sedro-Woolley is the Skagit Steel round brick
structure. We know it has been used by Vaux's in the past. Was there
another huge chimney that was recently torn down in Sedro-Woolley?

Well this was a mistake. It has had swifts, so belongs on the
historic site list. Bad Larry.

3. Mt Vernon has a large tube with tulips painted on it.

Bad news little birdies. This one has a cement cork in it.

4. By the Stanwood sewage ponds is a something that would look good
if it was made out of brick.

A pleasant citizen calling himself Brown Dog Brown got together with
some of his fellow Stanwood Lions Clubbers to decide it was way to
slick inside for swifts.

5. What's that in Concrete that had the Goshawk on it?

Surprisingly this is a concrete structure and so fails. Looking for
movie entertainment based on the town of Concrete? Go to Blockbuster
for "This Boys Life" It will make you think your step father or
second husband wasn't that bad.

6. Going east on highway 2 out of Monroe, is a large enough, but not
brick enough, tower to give Wagoner Elementary serious competition.
Swifts have been seen there too.

This one is weak and off the list.

7. A mile NE of Snoqualmie Falls was a very tall Weyerhaeuser plant
brick something. Was it five years ago they wiped that out?

When is not a chimney a chimney? Stupid Larry

8. The University of Washington Campus-Red Square, it's big, it's
beautiful, it's brick. Does it ventilate the parking Garage?

I have made contact with the UW student branch of the Wilderness
Society. Should be a good project for them.

9. On Capital Hill at like James and 17th? Some medical facility.
It's got a ton of bricks in it. I could not tell if it had a screen
over it.

It's the Providence addition of Swedish. It was damaged and repaired
in the fun earthquake of 01. It is not functional and believed to be
open. I've got an observer assigned and on task.

10. Does Seattle University have something?

Not that I could see.

11. Just east of Buckley, near the Rainier School, is a state shop
with a large chimney.

Not brick. List removal

How about that? The list of eleven now stands at two.

1. UW red Square.

2. Swedish at James and 19th.

ADDITIONS

3. Morgan Middle School Ellensburg

The Science Teacher there is too busy with state tests to get involved.

4. Big and beautiful stack at the south end of Central U campus.

Have been in contact with the CWU Biology club. Good student project
and Morgan is right down the street.

5. Swiftwater School in Roslyn

No longer a school, but Captain Diane seems to know most everyone in
this corner of the world and has it covered.

6. Mercer Island's Luther Burbank Park has a nice stack.

There are also two brick chimneys on the bad boys school. I was on a
sunset stakeout there last week and may have it covered.

7. Fort Lawton.

This one is intriguing. There is actually a second brick chimney,
just as big, 200 yards SE of the was it really a horse crematorium
stack. The army is currently marching out of Fort Lawton. Will the
horse crematorium stack fall to the bulldozer? A bunch of you
Magnolia Tweeters should get together and see if the swifts roost here
while it's still here.

Any suggestions for stack number 8?

Like my font?

It's Krungthep.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah

Sorry this got a little long. I'm hungry.
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