North Coast Report (with references to SW Washington)

12/3/94
Lewis Unit, Wilapa Bay NWR, Pacific Co. WA
There are 5 TRUMPETER SWANS using the ponds. Lots of ducks
around as well. 1 Long-billed Dowitcher was working the channel.
5 Meadowlarks, 3 Virginia Rails and a singing SORA (most of
the summer call).
The YELLOW-BILLED LOON was still at the Ft Canby Boat Landing.
A flock of about 50 Least Sandpipers were hanging out in the
parking lot at the Ilwaco Boat Basin along with 10 Dunlin and
a Brant.

12/4/94
Today was shorebird counting day, but because of all the recent
rains there weren't many available mudflats:
Young's Bay- 210 Dunlin
2 Western Sandpipers
Trestle Bay- 1 Dunlin
300 Sanderlings
Wireless Rd- 25 Killdeer

Baker Bay (WA)- 200 Dulin
80 Sanderlings
17 Killdeer
7 Least Sandpipers
1 Great Egret

I also saw an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 2 Townsend's Warblers and
whistled up a Pygmy Owl near Ilwaco,WA.


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* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * Oh, joy... rapture
* mpatters at ednet1.osl.or.gov * I've got a brain.
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