> Hi Tweets,
>
About the Pied-billed Grebes in Arboretum:

> My husband and I and adult children had been happily keeping track
> of the PBG nest anchored in the lily pads in the pond north of the
> Arboretum Visitors Center. We also were alerted to the next around
> the corner, maybe by Marc Hoffman, and often saw the 2 males face
> off with each other.
>
> We did see 2 or 3 babies in and around the nest 2 days in a row;
> but then could no longer find them and the nest seemed to have
> disappeared. I saw a couple of PBGs further west on the pond for
> several days (once one carrying a stick), but haven't been there
> since. I thought that maybe the pair we were watching were
> starting a new nest.
>
> Been trying to see the Lazuli Bunting at the Montlake Fill with no
> success.
>
> Elizabeth Edgerton
> Seattle (near Bush School)
> lizalt1 at mac.com
>
> On Jul 1, 2008, at 12:00 PM, tweeters-
> request at mailman1.u.washington.edu wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tweets,
>> I'm wondering whether any of you can explain what's happened to
>> the many
>> Pied-Billed Grebes who were nesting in the Arboretum this spring.
>>
>> About a month or so ago, I saw many of them nesting there, and
>> eagerly
>> awaited the arrival of their babies. I've gone back several times
>> since, and
>> have not seen any Pied-Billed mamas with babies either in tow or
>> on their
>> backs.
>>
>> I'm wondering if they couldn't handle the stress of the human
>> traffic in the
>> area.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tina Blade
>> Kirkland, WA
>> mailto:tinablade at comcast.net
>>
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