Subject: [Tweeters] GRNRA (Kent Ponds) 3-24-10
Date: Mar 24 17:11:27 2010
From: Carol & Lynn Schulz - carol.schulz50 at gmail.com


Hi Barb and Tweeters:
I got down to Green Riv. Nat. Resources Area (GRNRA) (Kent Ponds) this
morning at 10am and lingered in the area. On my way I stopped at Bartells
up on hwy 99, and a Pugetensis WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW sang in the parking
lot. Down at Kent Ponds, from the south tower (the one by the bike path and
fairly close to 64th) I saw a pair of AMERICAN KESTRELS. They were very
active in that area, perching next to each other, perching near the south
tower, and at one time they both perched on the top of the chopped-off pole
(snag) that is just west of the tower.
An adult BALD EAGLE perched on the power tower there. It flew over to the
river and then returned. Later there was an adult and a juv BAEA flying
about. There were at least 3 adult RED-TAILED HAWKS flying, and two N.
HARRIERS. I could ID one of the harriers as a female, but could not tell
the color of the other one.
>From the back of the Anixter Bldg which is just north of the Animal Shelter,
I saw swallows (about 40) that were all TREE SWALLOWS. Two crows chased a
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK.
I saw two very-bright Myrtle YEL-RUMPED WARBLERS, one at Kent Ponds, and one
at Boeing Ponds. The day just kept getting hotter and hotter, and it was
pretty quiet at Boe. Ponds.
I drove over to an Osprey nest which is north of 196th along the Interurban
Trail. It is at about the 190th block. The nest on the light stand is huge
(and very colorful w/ different colored rags), but I didn't see any Ospreys
yet. Finally, my truck said the outside temp was 69 degrees. Wow.
Yours, Carol Schulz
Des Moines
carol.schulz50 at gmail.com
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From: "Barbara Deihl" <barbdeihl at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:35 PM
To: <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] Green River Nat. Resources Area - 3/23/10

> Just a short stop down in Kent for 45 min. (5-5:45 p.m.) to see what was
> visible near the viewing tower closest to 64th Ave. S at the Green River
> Natural Resources Area. As seems to be the case in many places right
> now, there were barely any birds to be seen or heard. But when I spotted
> the male American Kestrel perched in a deciduous tree way in the
> distance, just to the right and in front of another viewing tower to the
> NW of the one I was on, I was delighted. Watched him for 10 min. or so.
> > Barb Deihl