Hi Penny and all,



I had one report of a flyover sighting from yesterday in late morning.? No one has seen it the last two days on the snag tree however.? I haven't been home except in the afternoon for the last two days and so have only been able to check in the pm, and have not seen in either.? Evan Houston dug up some earlier Goshawk sightings from the Tweeters archives and found one from a year or so ago in a park in Vancouver, BC where the bird stayed around all winter.? That bird was reported to be feeding on Mallards in the park (seems like a pretty large prey item for a Gos, but having seen what a Northern Pygmy Owl can do, maybe not!).? The reason I bring this up is that the pond in the viewing location has frozen over in the cold snap - when it's ice free, it hosts as many as two dozen Mallards, which perhaps was what attracted the Gos to that area (as well as the territorial view from the snag tree).?



If I see it again, or hear any other successful reports, I'll post accordingly.



John Tubbs

Snoqualmie, WA

johntubbs at comcast.net




----- Original Message -----
From: "Penny Koyama" <plkoyama at frontier.com>
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 3:12:35 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] No Gos


Tweets,
Spent a couple of hrs near the the top?of Snoqualmie Ridge staring at the Gos snag, thankfully mostly from the car.? It was clear, but cold and windy, and all was white with a coating of snow.? We left at 11:30 a.m. without seeing the Goshawk. Report from photographer Bob K. was that the bird was not seen yesterday (Thurs.) either.

If it is seen again, please post.? And John Tubbs, we envy your view!
Penny Koyama, Bothell
plkoyama at frontier.com ?? PLS NOTE ADDR CHANGE
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