Ed Swan, author of Birds of Vashon, new and enlarged second edition, gave a well-received report on the status of birds on Vashon Island, as well as the necessary conditions for them, and the history of both. It was especially interesting to hear how the first edition of his book several years ago made so many of the islanders into birders, which along with the advent of eBird and other citizen science, vastly improved the data set for this new version. While waiting for Tahoma Audubon’s bookstore to procure copies of the book, you may order them from: www.theswancompany.com.