Hey tweets, I didn't have the same success as Joyce when I went through
the I-90 corridor last week, but I did see a Great Horned Owl in the
traditional cliff face on the Old Vantage Highway. It was in a nook
facing east - I had to walk down from the pullout almost to the end of
the basalt outcrop in order to see it. - Connie, Seattle

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On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:10 AM, meyer2j at aol.com wrote:

> Hi Tweets:
>
> On a one-day casual jaunt over Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg on a
> gorgeous day, Saturday, February 23, Mike West and I found some
> expected as well as unexpected birds.??One Peregrine Falcon was seen
> from the viewing platform at Snoqualmie Falls.? It landed on the rock
> face?in an area where the falcons?nested 2 years ago.?The American
> Dipper was seen and heard at the Tinkham exit off of I-90.? An amazing
> sight was before us in Easton, Exit 71, where at least 200 Red
> Crossbills were feeding on the road and dirt piles.? The trees were
> loaded with the crossbills, a few Evening Grosbeaks, Pine Siskins?and
> Purple Finches. The bird chatter was just as exciting as seeing the
> birds.
> ?
> At least 30 Bald Eagles were seen in the Ellensburg area along with
> Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, American Kestral (one pair
> copulating), and Horned Lark.? Our search for nests occupied by a
> Great Horned Owl turned up just one, with?many nests either unoccupied
> or already taken over by Red-tailed Hawks.? None of last year's owls'
> nests appear to be in use this year.
>
> Upon entereing the Ginko Interpretive Center in Vantage, we saw a
> Say's Phoebe perched on a wire.??A Golden Eagle soared over Huntzinger
> Rd. where a Canyon Wren was heard but not located.? West of the cliffs
> along the Old Vantage Hwy (no owl seen there) a Sage Sparrow was
> perched on sage, singing heartedly.? Spring is definitely on its way.
>
> Joyce Meyer
> meyer2j at aol.com
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