Sunday, November 20, 1994 was a glorious day for bicycle-birding
between Southworth and Port Orchard while following the scenic
bicycle route near the shoreline in Kitsap County. The route has
been marked by "Dan Henry" markers on the roadway.

Was able to observe only two male EURASIAN WIGEON among the
thousands of AMERICAN WIGEON that crowded every beach and cove.
Huge flocks of SURF SCOTERS fload offshore along Olympiad
Drive, Southworth Drive, and Beach Drive.
Smaller flocks of WHITE-WING SCOTER were along Beach Drive
and Cornell Road, while the only BLACK SCOTERS were one male and
two females close to the shore along Cornell Road.

Both the COMMON GOLDENEYE and BARROWS GOLDENEYE were everywhere
along the route, as were BUFFLEHEAD.
SCAUP (cannot tell whether lesser or greater) were off Beach
Drive near Port Orchard, along with a few HOODED MERGANSERS and
RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
Huge flocks of WESTERN GREBES rested in the cove in
Manchester State Park (Closed to auto traffic in winter, but can
walk or cycldown to the beach.) Another hundred or so were
seen in the middle of the channel north of Cornell Road. Did not
take time to determine if there were any Clark's among them.
Winter-plumage HORNED GREBES popped up into every seascape.
RED-NECKED GREBES appeared to favor the ferry landings at
Vashon, Southworth, and Fauntleroy.
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT and PELAGIC CORMORANT utilized all
the floats, navigational aids and piers along the route.
Sighte a few common loons, but cannot be sure that there
were not other species, as most stayed too far out in the
channel for positive identification in winter plumage, even
with the scope.
One MARBLED MURRELET and one PIGEON GUILLEMOT were sighted
near the Vashon ferry landing.
The only shorebird was several families of killdeer in Yukon
Harbor and along Beach Drive.
Medium flocks of MEW GULL along Southworth Drive and Yukon
Harbor Drive.

Erin Flanagan Redmond, WA <wwwbike at scn.org>