Tweets - the January meeting of the Washington Ornithological Society will
be tomorrow, Monday, January 5, 2009.

I guess I ought to know what the topic is...

"Michael Hobbs will discuss the birds of Marymoor Park. Michael has been
conducting a weekly, year-round bird survey at this popular King County park
since April 1994. His walks started out as solo jaunts, but for most of the
trips, he's been joined by Brian Bell. In recent years, he's opened up the
walks to many birders, but the focus remains on trying to see and document
as many birds and bird species as possible - to date, some 850 visits and
210 species. Michael will present a virtual tour with maps and photos, as
well as information about the birds and their status. Additionally, he'll
discuss his ideas about the process of censusing birds and the analysis of
the data collected. Michael has been birding in Washington state for over
20 years, and is a Seattle Audubon Master Birder. He's been on the Board of
the Friends of Marymoor Park since its inception over a decade ago, and has
long been an active volunteer with WOS."

WOS Meetings are free and open to all. They are held the first Monday of
each month at the Center for Urban Horticulture on the University of
Washington campus, 3501 NE 41st St. in Seattle (directions below). Doors
open at 7:00 PM and the program begins at 7:30 PM.

Directions: From I-5, take SR 520 East. Take the Montlake Blvd. NE exit and
turn north towards the University of Washington campus. Stay in right lane
and go north on Montlake Blvd. over the bridge and past the stadium. The
road will curve to the right around the Montlake Fill and merge with NE 45th
St. You will quickly approach a five-way intersection. At the intersection,
turn right onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. The Center for Urban Horticulture
is two long blocks down on the right. There is plenty of free parking at the
facility. We use the main meeting room, the backside of which faces the
road. Bus numbers 25, 65, and 75 all stop at NE 45th and Mary Gates Memorial
Drive. A map can be found at
http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/html/info/contact.html.

Hope to see you all there.

== Michael Hobbs
== Washington Ornithological Society layout editor
== http://www.wos.org
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net