Hi Joyce,



Thanks for the report.? It's good to see the bluebirds are back there again.? Two summers ago, I installed several bluebird boxes there, as there were at least two pairs that appeared intent on nesting - although I cannot be sure they did nest, I suspect they did as there was a bluebird-ish nest in one of the boxes (with a Tree Swallow one built on top) at the end of the season.? Last summer, to my knowledge anyway, they did not show up at all at that location.? Unfortunately, all the 'improvement' work being done by the county on this property is rapidly converting decent?bluebird habitat into an extension of the Carnation Farm coniferous tree farm.? All the open meadows at Chinook Bend have been thickly planted over the last two summers, so the open habitat species will have to go elsewhere soon.



John Tubbs

Snoqualmie, WA

johntubbs at comcast.net

www.tubbsphoto.com




----- Original Message -----
From: MEYER2J at aol.com
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:55:24 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [Tweeters] Western Bluebirds, et. al.


Hi Tweets:

While cruising the Snoqualmie Valley, a group of us saw?3 Western Bluebirds at Chinook Bend, between Camp Kory and Carnation.? A Northern Harrier was seen off of 60th St., on the north side of Hwy 203, Carnation.? This bird previously made it into the Eastside Audubon 2009 Christmas Bird Count.? A Peregrine Falcon put on a beautiful flight show at Snoqualmie Falls today, March 13th.? Finally, a pair of Bald Eagles courted and sparred with one another in a bare tree near the Tolt/McDonald Park suspension bridge.? Just a peek into their private lives.

Joyce Meyer
meyer2j at aol.com
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