Tweeters,

Point No Point is alive with fish and lots of birds are appreciative
(The ubiquitous Pacific sandlance is likely the top attractant.
The locals call them "candlefish", apparently a name commonly
applied to different species in different places).

Bald eagles are usually ever-present but during the last two days that
I was there, I didn't see one. There were four osprey fishing with
fair regularity. I watched them catch quite a few salmon, sometimes
lifting off with extreme difficulty because of the size of the catch.

A marbled murrelet popped up and down in front of me at a mere 30 feet or so.
Rhinoceros auklets and Common Murres were commonly seen. Heerman's gulls
frequent the beach and nearshore area.

My brother managed to catch a Bonaparte's gull when bird and fishing line
collided in flight. I had the pleasure of handling the delicate little
gull for a moment before releasing it.

If I was a better birder, I would have been able to identify some of the
shorebirds that sped by (some in flocks, one a memorably boldly marked
single). Oh well, all the more reason to keep working on it.

When will the jaegers arrive?

Kelly McAllister