Hi:

I had plus or minus 20 Caspian Terns on Harbor Island this afternoon. A few
were hunting the river, but the majority were clustered around a *giant*
puddle in an open area. I don't know what the attraction was, but there were
also some Glaucous-winged Gulls in the same general area near the puddle.

Ruth Taylor
Seattle/Ballard
rutht AT seanet dot com


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Andrich <chukarbird at yahoo.com>
To: tweet <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 04, 2008 7:26 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Terns at Kent Ponds


>
>
>Hi Tweeters,
>
>I heard, then saw 3 Caspian Terns high above Kent
>Ponds. Then they dropped down towards the ponds and
>interacted with a Red-tailed Hawk. I was leaving so I
>don't know if they actually landed or fished from the
>ponds. The Osprey were fishing sucessfully today from
>the ponds.
>
>The eastern most end of the powerline trail, across
>the road had a pair (male and female) Western Tanager
>and two Western Scrub Jays. A pair of Cinnamon Teal
>were in the slough by the concrete bridge.
>
>Riverview Marsh on the other side of the Green River
>had 2 Green Herons, a loudly singing Black-throated
>Gray Warbler, a Bullock's Oriole, and a singing
>Black-headed Grosbeak.
>
>I never had Caspian Tern even on the radar screen for
>this location so what a surprise. I was hoping the
>Lazuli Buntings or the Yellow-breasted Chat would be
>back but not yet. Still a great afternoon to be out
>birding and getting a nice walk in. The Tanagers, BTG
>Warbler and BH Grosbeak were first of the year for me
>for Washington.
>
>It really feels like spring today.
>
>The WOS website, www.wos.org, has info about this area
>under birding locations.
>
>Kathy
>Roosting in Kent, near Lake Meridian
>(chukarbird at yahoo dot com)
>
>
>
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