Oops! An Addendum -

29 Great Blue Herons perched on a single 'dock' between Coulon Park and the mouth of the Cedar River, in the evening.
Quite a sight !

Guy McWethy
Renton, WA
mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com


--- On Sun, 1/24/10, Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> Subject: SAS Kent Valley Trip, Highlights
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 9:32 PM
> Hey Tweets,
> I had the pleasure of leading a SAS trip in the Kent Valley
> 'Wet Spots' this last saturday.? It rained on us most
> of the morning, alternating with a light drizzle.? The
> weather finally got nice in the late afternoon.
>
> Highlights -
> 4 sightings of PEREGRINE FALCON- 1 at Emerald Downs/"M" St,
> 1 at Boeing Ponds (perched on the buidling until it
> dive-bombed and chased a Great Blue Heron), 1 in the trees
> at the flooded fields at 204th, and finally one at the mouth
> of the Cedar River perched on the buildings.
>
> BRANT - Corner of 212th and 59th, just south of the Boeing
> ponds.? With a mixed flock of CANADA and CACKLING
> GEESE
>
> DUNLIN - Flock of about 40 at the flooded fields at 204th,
> and another 30 seen from the south tower in the Kent Ponds.
>
> GULLS - 7 Species - GLAUCOUS-WINGED, MEW, RING-BILLED,
> HERRING, CALIFORNIA, THAYERS, WESTERN - at the mouth of the
> Cedar and Coulon Park at dusk.? Low numbers, actually,
> because most of the them flew north from the log booms
> before dusk.
>
> BLAD EAGLES - A pair from Coulon Park, diving and trying to
> grab COOTS, right at dusk.? Wonderful Show, but they
> went hungry that evening.
>
> Fairly good numbers and variety of ducks and waterfowl -
> GREEN-WINGED TEAL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, MALLARD, GADWALL,
> AMERICAN WIGEON, EURASIAN WIGEON(1), GREATER and LESSER
> SCAUP, RING-NECK DUCK, RUDDY DUCK, NORTHERN SHOVELER, CANADA
> GOOSE, CACKLING GOOSE, BRANT, TRUMPETER SWAN, AMERICAN COOT,
> BUFFLEHEAD, HOODED MERGANSER, COMMON MERGANSER, BARROW'S and
> COMMON GOLDENEYE, PIED-BILLED GREBE, HORNED GREBE, WESTERN
> GREBE
>
> We survived the drippy weather, and had a good time.
> It was a good day!? Hah!
>
> Guy McWethy
> Renton, WA
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
>
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