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Saturday, November 1, 2003 Clallam and Jefferson Counties Nine dauntless birders gathered at the north end of Marrowstone Island on a cold but dry morning, and spent the day birding several hotspots west to Sequim on the north shoreline of the Olympic Peninsula. Some of the more interesting birds seen during this productive day were good numbers and good views of Harlequin and Long-tailed Ducks, returning Snow Geese and Trumpeter Swans, a great flock of Pacific Loons, two Peregrine Falcons, exceptional views of Marbled Murrelet and other alcids, a Thayer's and two Western Gulls, and a number of Eurasian Wigeons. A definite oddity was observing a flock of Dunlin and Sanderling foraging on the lawn at Fort Flagler, apparently feasting on earthworms. Amongst this flock was a confused Black Turnstone. At the end of the day, we tallied our trip list of 91 species over chowder at the 3 Crabs Cafe. MARROWSTONE I. -- FORT FLAGLER STATE PARK (8:00-10:30): Snow Goose(3: 1 on shoreline; 2 flyover) Trumpeter Swan(4)-flyover Gadwall(1)-Mystery Bay Mallard(10) Greater Scaup(3) Harlequin Duck(24) Surf Scoter(60) White-winged Scoter(14) Long-tailed Duck(43) Bufflehead(195) Common Goldeneye(4) Hooded Merganser(1)-Mystery Bay Red-breasted Merganser(83) Red-throated Loon(4) Pacific Loon(278) Common Loon(9) Horned Grebe(20) Red-necked Grebe(17) Double-crested Cormorant(100) Pelagic Cormorant(100) Great Blue Heron(6) Bald Eagle(2) Red-tailed Hawk(1)-Mystery Bay Black-bellied Plover(60) Killdeer(15) Greater Yellowlegs(4) Black Turnstone(1)-on edge of lawn! Sanderling(35) Dunlin(120) Bonaparte's Gull(15) Heermann's GulL(5) Mew Gull(70) Glaucous-winged Gull(150) Common Murre(3) Pigeon Guillemot(20) Rhinoceros Auklet(1) Rock Pigeon(10) Band-tailed Pigeon(24) Mourning Dove(3) Belted Kingfisher(1)-M.B. Northern Flicker(1)-M.B. Steller's Jay(2)-M.B. Northwestern Crow(40) Common Raven(2) Black-capped Chickadee(2)-M.B. Chestnut-backed Chickadee(3) Brown Creeper(1) Winter Wren(3)-M.B. Golden-crowned Kinglet(2) Ruby-crowned Kinglet(5)-M.B. American Robin(200) Varied Thrush(1)-M.B. European Starling(10) Cedar Waxwing(2)-M.B. Orange-crowned Warbler(1)-M.B. Yellow-rumped Warbler(2-Myrtle) Spotted Towhee(6)-M.B. Savannah Sparrow(2) Fox Sparrow(6)-M.B. Song Sparrow(12) Golden-crowned Sparrow(4) Dark-eyed Junco(6) Red-winged Blackbird(15) Purple Finch(4)-M.B. House Finch(50). Mammals: River Otter(1) California Sea Lion(30) Harbor Seal(15) Douglas Squirrel(1)-M.B. GARDINER BOAT LAUNCH (11:15-11:45): American Wigeon(20) Mallard(25) Northern Shoveler(7) Green-winged Teal(5) Harlequin Duck(2) White-winged Scoter(8) Bufflehead(80) Hooded Merganser(28)-lagoon Red-breasted Merganser(100) Pacific Loon(15) Common Loon(6) Horned Grebe(11) Red-necked Grebe(9) Western Grebe(7) Pelagic Cormorant(30) Red-tailed Hawk(2) Killdeer(3) Mew Gull(15) California Gull(5) Glaucous-winged Gull(30) Common Murre(1) Pigeon Guillemot(6) Marsh Wren(1) Song Sparrow(5). SEQUIM BAY -- JOHN WAYNE MARINA (12:10-1:00pm): Canada Goose(3) Greater Scaup(2) Harlequin Duck(13) Surf Scoter(20) White-winged Scoter(70) Long-tailed Duck(1) Barrow's Goldeneye(2) Red-breasted Merganser(90) Pacific Loon(5) Common Loon(10) Horned Grebe(12) Red-necked Grebe(15) Double-crested Cormorant(80) Pelagic Cormorant(30) Black-bellied Plover(20) Dunlin(40) Bonaparte's Gull(3) Mew Gull(25) California Gull(2) Glaucous-winged Gull(50) Common Murre(7) Pigeon Guillemot(24) Marbled Murrelet(6)-great views! Belted Kingfisher(1). Mammal: Harbor Seal (12) SEQUIM -- OLYMPIC GAME FARM AREA (1:25-2:00): Western Canada Goose(80) Lesser Canada(10) Cackling Canada(23) Trumpeter Swan(5) Bald Eagle(1 juv.) Northern Harrier(1 imm. f.) Red-tailed Hawk(2ad.) Wilson's Snipe(12+) Mew Gull(30) California Gull(20) Thayer's Gull(1ad.) Western Gull(1 juv.) Glaucous-winged Gull(40) Rock Pigeon(30) Common Raven(25) American Pipit(2) Red-winged Blackbird(150) Brewer's Blackbird(50) American Goldfinch(1) SEQUIM -- THREE CRABS AREA (2:20-4:00): Gadwall(10) Eurasian Wigeon(9: 8m., 1f.) American Wigeon(2500) Eur. x Am. Wigeon hybrid(1) Mallard(50) Northern Shoveler(3) Northern Pintail(14) Green-winged Teal(6) Bufflehead(10) Brandt's Cormorant(2) Double-crested Cormorant(100) Pelagic Cormorant(50) Great Blue Heron(5) Bald Eagle(2) Northern Harrier(1f.) Sharp-shinned Hawk(2m.)-in a territorial dispute Red-tailed Hawk(3) Peregrine Falcon(2: 1 adult anatum; 1 juv) American Coot(1) Black-bellied Plover(2) Sanderling(5) Dunlin(20) Mew Gull(60) Ring-billed Gull(12) California Gull(10) Western Gull(1ad.) Glaucous-winged Gull(100) American Pipit(3) White-crowned Sparrow(1) Golden-crowned Sparrow(2) Red-winged Blackbird(30) Brewer's Blackbird(30) House Sparrow(5) |
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