Yesterday was shorebird counting day for Washington and Oregon.
I went out at low tide (from about 0700 to 1100) and counted
both major estuarian mudflats, Baker Bay on the Washington side
and Young's Bay on the Oregon. In years past Baker Bay is
slightly more active, but yesterday Young's Bay beat Baker Bay
2 to one. Also of interests was the dearth of mid to large
shorebird types.

BAKER BAY, YOUNG'S BAY
PACIFIC CO,WA CLATSOP CO, OR
SEPL 21
KILL 2
GRYE 5
WHIM 0 4
SBDO 0
LBDO 32 32
DUNL 1544 7000
SAND 0
WESA 4120 3000
LESA 137
TOTAL 5861 10036

High tide counts were as follows:
Wireless RD SJCR
LBDO 40
BLTU 3
RUTU 1
DUNL 500 100
SAND 10
WESA 600 150
LESA 40

Today I went out to count again. The same approximate numbers
were present on Young's Bay. My priciple focus was on Trestle
Bay, however.

TRESTLE BAY, CLATSOP CO.
SEPL 2
SBDO 1
DUNL 350
WESA 1320
LESA 90

Other birds of interest over the weekend include:BROWN-HEADED
COWBIRD now singing, 7 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE on Wireless Rd.,
alternate plumage BONAPART'S GULL on Trestle Bay. An impressive
movement of HERMIT THRUSHES was pretty obvious as well.

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* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * "Time flies like an arrow;
* mpatters at ednet1.osl.or.gov * fruit flies like a banana."
******************************** - Groucho Marx