Subject: [Tweeters] Montlake Fill (UBNA) 7/9/08
Date: Jul 11 15:09:25 2008
From: Doug Robberson - dlrobbo at comcast.net


Your turtle picture was of an invasive species called Red-eared Slider. The
are partially responsible for the decline of Western Pond Turtles and
Painted Turtles is Washington and Oregon. They are the ?pet store turtle?
that everyone had as a kid, then released into the wild.

Doug Robberson
Tigard, OR

> I visited the Fill today for the first time in two weeks. It sure has change
> during that period. Shoveler's Pond is almost dry yet it appears that the
> Southwest Pond as well as the lake is very high. This is my second year at the
> Fill and as I remember, the lake was much lower this time last year. Must be
> wet winter we had?
>
> It was pretty birdy this morning and early afternoon. I wanted to see some
> Pied-billed Grebe hatchlings but it was not to be. The Eagles as well as an
> Osprey were out looking for breakfast. No unusual birds were observed but
> there were sure a lot of adolescents flying and swimming around. In some
> cases they are pretty hard to identify. I also ran into a Turtle preparing a
> nest to lay eggs. It was interesting watching her sloooooowly dig out her
> nesting hole. I returned a couple of hours after I first spotted her and the
> hole was there but no turtle. I don't know if they come back later, or if she
> was disturbed and abandoned the effort.
>
> Photos of today's outing are located at the site below in the set identified
> 7/9/08 UBNA.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdhouse_wa/
>
> Doug Parrott
> Edmonds Wa.
> bird_cage at msn.com
>
>
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