Connie, Tweets,

I am of course flattered but would like to offer a friendly amendment to
Connie's nomenclatural proposals for the "Montlake Fill." In recognition of
her unflagging dedication to the Fill and her prominence as the Voice
thereof, why not name the swampy woodland southwest of the CUH and east of
the east margin of the Fill, where Connie's Swamp Sparrow hung out last
year, "Sidles's Swamp"?

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl NE
Lake Forest Park, WA
enhunn323 at comcast.net

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Connie
Sidles
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:31 AM
To: Kevin Purcell
Cc: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Blue Forest and other spots

Hey tweets, Kevin asked where the Blue Forest is at the Fill. It's the
Restoration Ecology Network students' restoration plots at the
intersection of Wahkiakum Lane and the Dime Lot. There's a northern
half and a southern half. It's the same general area where the
Loggerhead Shrike showed up earlier in the year, as well as a
Nashville Warbler in May. The Mountain Bluebirds hung out on the
southern edge of it, too, at least for a while.

FYI, I am working on a map of the Fill for my book. I plan to post it
on my web site when my book comes out later this fall, which should
make life a little easier for everyone. I have consulted previously
published maps and aerial views of the Fill, going back to the 1940s.
Wherever a name was used, I will also use it. There are a surprising
number of such names that I never knew before. For example, the
service road that parallels University Slough on the west side is
Canal Road. The semi-circular road that starts at the greenhouses and
winds along south of the CUH building and then intersects Wahkiakum
Lane at the signage is Union Bay Circle. Who knew?

I also will use long-standing birding names for various spots: the
Wedding Rock, the Reading Rocks, etc.

Where there are conflicts between two names, I will have to make a
choice. The Main Pond, for example, is known by the CUH people as
Central Pond. It appears in the literature with both names. I plan to
call it Main Pond, but I will put in a note on the map that it is
also known as Central Pond.

There is one other issue I would like to bring up to you as a birding
community. I would very much like to honor 4 people who have had and
continue to have a great influence on the creation and maintenance of
this lovely birding site. I am asking for birders' support to do this,
because I don't want to just do it on my own. I already have
permission from the CUH folks to go ahead.

I want to name the pond that borders the east side of the Dime Lot
"Kern's Restoration Pond," after Kern Ewing, the professor who has
done so much to bring native plants in and remove non-natives.

I want to name the field south of the Southwest Pond "Hoyt Meadows,"
after Fred Hoyt, the guy who manages the day-to-day of the Fill and
who has given so much effort to keeping it a wild center in the middle
of a big city.

I want to name the two fields that run north of Wahkiakum Lane
"Paulson Prairie," after Dennis Paulson. Without Dennis's work on the
EIS, and without his continual efforts to help shorebirds and prairie
birds, I believe we would not have the Fill today.

Finally, I want to name the fields on either side of the Main Pond
"Hunn Meadows," after Gene Hunn. Gene worked very hard on the
committee that made the decision to keep the Fill a natural area.
Without his genius and hard work, I think we would be looking at a
golf course or worse there now.

I know there are many other people who have had a hand in creating and
keeping the Fill. I have no desire to disrespect them, but at the same
time, these 4 seem to me to be especially noteworthy.

What do you think? - Connie, Seattle

constancesidles at gmail.com


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