Hi Tweets:
Thanks to msgs from Kathy A, and Charlie W on Tweets, I went down to the flooded
fields between 204th and 212th St Wed, and Thurs, midday. Wow! There is a lot of
water down there. On Wed, it was cold, windy, and rainy. I didn't see any of the
Lesser Yellowlegs that Kathy saw, but there were 7 American Pipits down in the se
corner of the main pond. I had great views of the skulky Cinnamon Teal in the nw
pond. There were a lot of Greater Yellowlegs doing their breeding yodel sound,
Western & Least Sandpipers, and two Dunlin w/ black bellies. Several Orange-crowned
Warblers are singing down there, and there were some Gold-crowned Sparrows, and one
Wht-crowned Sparrow. There is a Wood Duck pair in the ne pond. The various birds
can be viewed south and north of 204th.
On Thurs, it was beautiful sunny weather, and I walked S 204th. I park in the nw
corner by the mailboxes, well out of the way of cars picking up mail. I have never
had a problem from locals parking there. They probably mostly object to cars parked
on the very-narrow S 204th St. I'm also careful to not drive too close to the
crumbling sides of the road. Locals might object to cars ruining their access by
breaking down the road edges. When you walk the road you can view south into the
main, large pond, and north into a nw pond, and a ne pond.
Another very-good birder came by on Thurs, and we searched the edges for Lesser
Yellowlegs and Solitary Sands. We eventually saw 3 Lesser Yellowlegs. Then he
called me over. Two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS had flown in, and were down along the sw
edges of the main pond, foraging pretty close to each other. Later, I walked toward
the nw pond, and viewed w/ a scope. There, next to the road was another Solitary
Sanpiper, but it may have been one of the previous two seen. Later still, more
Lesser Yellowlegs could be seen, and occasionally heard. I estimated there were
probably about 7 Lessers. I'm pretty sure I heard a Solitary Sand call in the far
north part of the north ponds, but didn't see the bird. A little later, another lady
and I could not refind the Solitary Sandpipers. There was a couple of small flocks
of Least Sandpipers. I didn't see any Western Sandpipers. But things can change
along S 204th in Kent.
Yours, Carol Schulz
Des Moines, WA
linusq at att.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Wright" <c.wright7 at comcast.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Shorebirds, etc.


Hello All,
I made a quick stop today to check on the muddy fields along 204th Street and 212th
Street near Kent. Along with about 30 Greater Yellowlegs were 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4
Solitary Sandpipers, and both common peeps. Also present were one each of Cinnamon
and Blue-winged Teal. A flock of 18 Red Crossbills flew over; I've seen moderate
numbers of these nearly everywhere I've been lately.
Also, there are still Eurasian Collared-Doves between Sumner and Alderton in Pierce
County. They are along Riverside Road just south of the Riverside BMX Track/frisbee
golf course. I've had up to 4 in the area this week.
Cheers
Charlie Wright
Bonney Lake, Washington
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