Of course, the recent Steller's at Wallula seems a shoe-in for
acceptance; also, for some reason, two King Eiders... imm. male and
female, that appeared for the Bellingham CBC in December 1973 (I believe
it was) and seen by me and some others in January 1974 from a boat Terry
commandeered should be added to that list.

Gene Hunn.

On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Russell Rogers wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Eugene Hunn wrote:
>
> > The WOS committee has reviewed nearly all the King Eider
> > records but I forget who's our current Keeper of Notes.
>
> I am not the committee's official current keeper of notes, but I do have
> a good idea of what has been reported, passed and not passed.
>
> STELLER'S EIDER;
>
> One accepted record (published in Washington Birds, volume 3:19, another
> good reason to join WOS).
> Adult male at Port Townsend from 18 October 1986 to 8 February 1987.
>
> KING EIDER;
>
> Accepted Records (published in WOSNews 40:4-5, yet another good reason to
> join WOS!)
> 30 October 1948, Seattle, King, Specimen collected
> 22 February 1967, Orcas Island, San Juan.
> 6 April 1977, Port Angeles, Clallam.
> 23 October to 4 November 1977, Point Roberts, Whatcom.
> 11 May 1980, Westport, Grays Harbor.
> 3-4 January 1981, Restoration Point, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap.
> 13 February 1983, Sequim, Clallam.
> 29 October 1986, Lopez Island, San Juan.
> 4-6 May 1987, Birch Bay, Whatcom.
> 26 December 1988, Dungeness, Clallam.
>
>
> Sightings listed in Audubon Field Notes and American Birds
>
> King Eider - 20: 83, 28: 497, 680, 31: 1038, 32: 247, 33: 306, 34: 808,
> 35:328, 690, 37: 330, 41: 133, 479, 43: 357, 44: 487, 1177.
>
>
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