Hey tweets, I've been out looking for the Eastern Phoebe several times
in the past week, but no luck. Perhaps our persistent rain drove the
poor thing south. I know many of us wish we could do that as well!
Best birds yesterday: a pale-ish Merlin (attracted by the new feeder
station at the Youth Farm shed), and a Pacific Wren at the Wedding Rock.

FYI, the feeding station is having some success attracting a variety
of birds, but we're having a recurring problem with mold. I've asked
the CUH staff to move the feeders to the north side of the shed and
install them slightly under the eaves of the building. I hope that
will cure this problem. If you head over to the Youth Farm shed for a
look at all the birds we're attracting, please feel free to load up
the feeders as needed. Extra seed is in the shiny, new garbage can
nearby. Also, if you should feel so moved, please add a bag of seeds
or a cake of suet now and then to the garbage can. Red-winged
Blackbirds have discovered our smorgasbord and eat like hogs.

I have a favor to ask of all of you: there is a severely injured
Canada Goose who has been hanging out on the fringes of Union Bay. One
wing is completely necrotic, with bones showing. PETA would very much
like to capture this goose and assess whether it can be saved, but I
can't reliably relocate it. I've seen it walking along the service
road that parallels University Slough, and I've also seen it on the
shores of Waterway 1 clear across the bay. I don't have a cell phone,
though, and by the time I convey the information, the bird has
disappeared.

If you see this goose, would you mind calling PETA (Rachel Peresie) at
757-962-8339? Rachel tells me she thinks she can get a PETA rep out
there within about 15 minutes. At the very least, PETA would like a
photo of the goose, so their biologist can do a preliminary
assessment. - Connie, Seattle

constancesidles at gmail.com
www.constancypress.com
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