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A frozen Ronald Bog

Wednesday, January 17, 2024


Ronald Bog is one of the first places to freeze. This photo by Martin DeGrazia was taken on Saturday, January 13, 2024.


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National Weather Service Seattle issues coastal flood warning for Thursday morning

Thursday, December 28, 2023


A coastal flood advisory has been issued for all of Puget Sound for Thursday morning, December 28, 2023.

I am uncertain what effect this will have on our area. During the heavy rain in December my In Box was full of photos of flooded roads in Snohomish and Skagit counties - but we hardly noticed anything.

Both Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have done many flood mitigation projects over the past decade. We no longer have flooded intersections by LFP Town Center or Ronald Bog. 

Three years ago we got two inches of rain and Shoreline crews were very busy - check out this article from December 2020

Do rake the leaves away from your storm drain. 

If at any time you do come across a flooded road take a photo and send it to me with the address or cross streets and I'll see it gets to the right place for action. 

Or call the Shoreline Customer response team at 206-801-2700. It's a 24/7 number so feel comfortable leaving a detailed message, including information on how to contact you if they have follow up questions.

In Lake Forest Park, if localized flooding is severe and you are unable to clear the drain, please call City Hall at 206-368-5440 during business hours or after hours call 206-296-8100.



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Meridian Park Walk, Saturday, October 7, 10am – 12pm

Sunday, October 1, 2023


Meridian Park Walk, Saturday, October 7, 2023 10am – 12pm

Meet in parking lot in front of Meridian Park School 17077 Meridian Ave N

Walk leader: Donna

Points along the way include the Children’s Center, the small Meridian Park itself, the Jewish Cemetery, Shorewood High School, and Shoreline City Hall. 

At end of walk there will be an option to check out the improvements to Ronald Bog Park which is across from the school. 

City Walks are designed for adults ages 50+ but open to all ages and abilities, each walk is led by a Volunteer Walk Leader and all walks are free. 

No need to sign up, just show up at the meetup location and we'll take care of the rest! 

Friendly dogs on a leash are welcome to join. 



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Kingfisher lives up to its name

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

This pretty bird is a Kingfisher - living up to its name after fishing at Ronald Bog.



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Birds of Ronald Bog

Thursday, June 8, 2023

 
Photos by Kristine Tsujikawa at Ronald Bog

Kristine Tsujikawa spent some time observing and photographing the birds at Ronald Bog. 

Oddly, reports from both Ronald Bog and Bitter Lake say there are no goslings this year. Even the goose pair that took over the new eagles nest at Ronald Bog and drove off the eagles (with help from a flock of crows) abandoned the nest and had no offspring.

--Diane Hettrick


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Eagles at the Bog

Sunday, March 26, 2023

 
Listen! Agree.
Photo by Jan Hansen

This eagle pair recently set up housekeeping at Ronald Bog - the first eagle nest on the Bog.

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Photo by Jan Hansen

There are no fish in Ronald Bog, so these raptors will be open to other prey. If you live near Ronald Bog, keep your pets inside, or very close to you.

The Bog is between I-5 and Meridian, at N 175th in Shoreline.



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New eagle nest at Ronald Bog

Friday, March 10, 2023

Eagles are nesting at Ronald Bog
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

A new eagle nest is being built at Ronald Bog Park in the large cottonwood on the north side of the water
 
This is the first year for this site. There have always been eagles around the Bog but this is the first nest.

Eagle pair at Ronald Bog
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

They are establishing their hunting territory. Ronald Bog is not known for its fish, nor is it stocked, as Echo Lake is.
 
Shoreline resident Mark Tomboulian says, "But there are are plenty of invasive non-native rabbits to feed on, and I saw one being taken up to the nest today.'  

Further, he warns, "Any outside small pet without supervision is a prey candidate, so good time for a warning about how outside cats and small dogs are at risk."

Ronald Bog is between I-5 and Meridian Ave N, with the north boundary at N 175th in Shoreline.
 

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Eagle at Ronald Bog: Excuuuuuuuse me!

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Photo by Martin De Grazia

Whatever or whoever you are - this is MY tree and you can take your sorry self elsewhere!



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Bog Whisperer: Kingfisher has trouble deciding on pose

Thursday, December 8, 2022

 
This kingfisher, who was posing for her formal portrait from Martin DeGrazia at Ronald Bog, had a lot of trouble deciding on her pose. Right profile?

How about the left profile? It shows off my lovely brown ekg markings the best, and the white tip on my beak.

How about a 3/4 view - but wait - I don't have my feathers in place yet - Don't use that one! All right, I'm done. Catch me another day.

--Kingfisher

Update: Christine Southwick says that the lovely zigzag band across the chest identifies this kingfisher as a female. Pronouns have been changes accordingly.  - DKH



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Bog Whisperer: Crows on Ice

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

Two days ago there were 4-5 crows walking on the ice at Ronald Bog. (See previous article

They obviously enjoyed it and shared the experience with a large number of their murder. (Really - a murder of crows).

Crows are known to play. They will drop fir cones at the peak of a roof and chase them as they roll down. I'm waiting for a photo of them will little sticks, hitting cones across the ice. 

--Diane Hettrick



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Bog Whisperer: Snow birds of Shoreline

Monday, December 5, 2022

Photo by Martin De Grazia
The snow, ice, and cold weather gave Bog Whisperer Martin De Grazia a chance to see the Bog Birds in different ways.

For example, this flock of geese, unconcerned about the snow on their backs - and they're not even Snow Geese!

Photo by Martin De Grazia
The Bog is actually quite shallow and often freezes over in cold weather. The crows don't usually spend time on lakes, so this is a novelty for them (and us!) They seem to be co-existing just fine with the killdeer in the background, who look a little puzzled at the icy footing.

Photo by Martin De Grazia
The heron sits in his usual tree, unperturbed by the snow clinging to the bark. I have to admit that when I first looked at the photo in a thumbnail version, I didn't see the bird. Even now, his feathers look much like the bark of his tree.

Martin says that the otters love the ice, swimming under it and popping up through the thin crust. Their dens have underwater entrances, so they are quite comfortable in this weather.

Ronald Bog is between I-5 and Meridian Ave N, with the entrance to the park on N 175th.

--Diane Hettrick



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Cormorants at the Bog

Saturday, November 26, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

Suddenly Ronald Bog seems to be full of birds. Maybe it's the rain and change of weather. These are cormorants. We have a lot in the area. Besides the Bog there is a cormorant nesting tree by Echo Lake. Cormorants are often seen at Lake Washington and Puget Sound.

Christine Southwick wrote an article about them in her For the Birds column which we previously published: Cormorants, the Fishing Birds.

--Diane Hettrick



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Bog Whisperer: Where's Waldo (otter)?

Sunday, November 20, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

A random pile of old logs and brush at water's edge at Ronald Bog. But wait! Wild creatures are there, checking out the photographer. Can you find them both?

Ronald Bog park entrance is on N 175th St between Meridian and I-5.




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Bog Whisperer: It's a great day for a swim

Sunday, November 6, 2022

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

You might think it's cold outside and that the water is cold. Martin DeGrazia's otter buddies relish this weather and went out for a swim in their home at Ronald Bog.



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Young otters at Ronald Bog

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

A couple of young otters were out at Ronald Bog Tuesday morning. Mom may have been nearby but she wasn't showing herself.

--Martin DeGrazia


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The Bog: Checking out the neighbors

Monday, August 1, 2022

Photo by Martin DeGrazia
 
The green heron pair at Ronald Bog are getting to know the neighbors. The turtles have long claimed the logs in the Bog so it's hard to tell if this is a friendly greeting, a negotiation, or a warning.

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Or maybe curiosity. It looks like the turtle has drawn in his head, so perhaps he's not so happy with the new neighbor. And the green heron looks like he's trying to figure out what the turtle did with his head.

They have time to figure it out. 

--Diane Hettrick



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Mama Green Heron sporting her new do

Thursday, July 28, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

Mama Green Heron was sporting her new do at Ronald Bog Wednesday.

Photo by Martin De Grazia

And this was her before shot.

Ronald Bog is between I-5 and Meridian Ave N at N 175th St in Shoreline. We don't have the contact info for her hairdresser - sorry.



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Ronald Bog: How to know it's almost summer

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

The turtles are out! That's how you can tell that summer is near. Well, at least one turtle is out. They hibernate in the mud all winter and come out when the weather improves.

Then they seem to spend their days lining up on logs, like this one.

The otter is more interested in the photographer than in the turtle. Oh - wait - he was ready for his close up.

Photo by Martin De Grazia

That's better!

--Diane Hettrick



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Mr. Whiskers at Ronald Bog

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

Mr. Whiskers came out of the water to say hello and pose nicely for Martin De Grazia. If crows can recognize individual people I don't see any reason why river otters can't do the same. And they all know the Bog Whisperer.

--Diane Hettrick



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Bog Whisperer: A gaggle of goslings

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

It's summer at Ronald Bog and Bog Whisperer Martin De Grazia is there with his camera to document the action.

The baby goslings have grown into teenagers but they still stick together in a gaggle.



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