Skagit birders probably know about this already, but yesterday, 7/19, I
was surprised to find a sizable Bank Swallow colony high up on a steep
slope on the South Skagit Highway, across the road from the Skagit
River. There were over a hundred burrows (not all active) with about 30
Bank Swallows and a couple of Violet-greens going in and out. This spot
is about three miles east of the Dalles Bridge in Concrete. Is this
colony well-known?

On 7/16, I took a Birdingpal from California to Discovery Park in
Seattle. It was pretty quiet, but we did see one Brown Pelican flying
past the lighthouse.

Rachel Lawson
Seattle
rachelWL at msn.com