Subject: Re: Sequim & P.T. CBC
Date: Dec 23 11:00:12 1997
From: wings at olympus.net - wings at olympus.net


Greetings, Tweets --

Yesterday Tom Schooley wrote:

> But the boat into the straits between Protection Is. and Dungeness Spit did
> find nearly 1000 Oldsquaw and over 300 Ancient Murrelets. >>

During the infamous Booby Chase a couple months ago, the number of
Oldsquaws/Long-tailed Ducks between Sequim Bay and Protection Island was
remarkable. I don't know how those numbers compare to previous years;
perhaps Bob Boekelheide can comment.

On Saturday the 20th I participated in the Port Townsend count, following
the route along the east side of Discovery Bay and including Anderson Lake.
We had a good day and a fun time, but our only really unusual sighting was
of two female Oldsquaws diving on Anderson Lake. Although I realize they
use lakes in the Arctic, we are so used to seeing them only on saltwater
around here that finding them in this situation was startling. Roger
Risley, who serves as naturalist on the Port Townsend Marine Science Center
cruises to Protection Island, lives adjacent to the lake, and seemed as
astonished as the rest of us to see them there.

For the record, we located a total of 7 Belted Kingfishers that day: 3
males, 2 females, and 2 of undetermined gender. (Scott: I'm making notes
of all kingfisher sightings I have this winter, and will submit them
together later on, rather than individually as they occur -- if that's
alright with you.)

Happy birding to all!

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net