TUFTED DUCK

Found originally by Art Clausing yesterday, today the bird was seen on the Columbia River at East 147th Street with John Fitchen and then David Mandell.

"The squirrel always wins"

A running joke in our family is that the squirrel always wins. Despite my efforts to squirrel-proof the bird feeders, the squirrel always finds a way to get its share. Now even our hummingbird feeder isn't safe. This squirrel has learned to hang upside down and gently tip the feeder and then drink from the downward side.

BIRDER'S WORLD

The pictures and photos of the Western Screech-owls that nested in our yard in 2008 was published in Birder's World Magazine April, 2009.