Hi Everyone,

Around noon today, I saw my first-of-the-year TURKEY VULTURE in the Snoqualmie Valley soaring over Pepper's Pond near the intersection of Novelty Hill Road and West Snoqualmie Valley Road. Additionally, the flock of swans on NE 32nd, south of Carnation (the side road to Remlinger Farms) included at least one TUNDRA SWAN today among many Trumpeters. The Harris's Sparrow on 100th continued to elude me and for the first time this winter the very large wintering flock of several species of geese at Carnation Farm was not within sight of the roads when I passed by.

John Tubbs
Snoqualmie, WA
johntubbs at comcast.net
www.tubbsphoto.com