Hi Pete and Tweets

Pete called to my attention my typo in my report from yesterday up at the Samish. It was a Rough-legged Hawk that was near the East 90 that we got great looks at.

Thanks Pete.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
mail to bell asoc at iso media dot com
----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Fahey
To: 'B&PBell' ; 'Tweeters'
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:36 AM
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Eastside Audubon Samish Flats 1Dec2010 (long)


Hi Brian:



You failed to mention if that was the first state (or ABA) record of Rough-winged Hawk out by East 90.



Pete Fahey

Issaquah, WA





From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of B&PBell
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:32 PM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Eastside Audubon Samish Flats 1Dec2010 (long)



Hi Tweets





We stopped at the Farm to Market Bakery (lots of yummy goodies), and in the waterway behind it were approximately 150 GREEN-WINGED TEAL. As we moved along outside of Edison there were at least 7 BALD EAGLEs in the Cottonwood trees behind the modern house, with RED-TAILED HAWKs perched in trees along the way. As we turned toward the East 90 there were a couple of NORTHERN HARRIERs in the field, another RED-TAILED HAWK on a pole and a gorgeous ROUGH-WINGED HAWK on another pole (with its wings spread). As we drove west toward the West 90 there were still more RED-TAILED HAWKs, and in a field north of the road a PEREGRINE FALCON (immature) - that explained the DUNLIN that were wheeling all over the place. At the 90 there were at least 10 NORTHERN HARRIERs, including an beautiful immature bird, soaring over the fields. RED-TAILED HAWKs ringed the fields, a couple of ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKs were present and a single COOPER'S HAWK. Some SONG SPARROWS hid in the long grass and a MARSH WREN perched briefly. There were lots of GREAT BLUE HERONs in most of the fields.