Transcribed by Jane Hadley
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Sunday, Nov. 30, 9:32 p.m. Bruce Lebar, 253-272-1058. Today
I went up to the Kent Pond area to look for the NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD, and it was right where it was supposed to be,
according to previous reports. Not on Russell Road as on
Flagler Road, I believe it's called, and the road across from
Russell Road, and it's right in the holly tree there. There's one
holly tree right by these greenhouses. First bird I saw, just
sitting up there happy as anything, so if you need a Northern
Mockingbird, be sure to go there, and you probably will be
rewarded. Thought I'd give you another update. Thank you.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 9:03 p.m. This is Alan Grennan in Seattle at
720-1386 with a belated report from Point No Point on the 29th.
Just to let people know, there are still fair numbers of
ANCIENT MURRELETS, and they were visible fairly well from
shore, better than usual. Numbers at least two, three dozen of
them feeding actively and flying around and diving at that time,
which was about 3 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 7:14 p.m. Hi, this is Barry Levine from
Seattle, 206-526-8676, calling in a report from southern
Washington and northern Oregon. Myself and Kate Tillotson
today saw the BLACK PHOEBE at Washougal. Before that we
went to see an EMPEROR GOOSE, which is located on the
Sandy River in Troutdale, Ore. The best way to get there is to
take I-84 out of Portland heading east. Get off at the second
Troutdale exit, which says "Lewis and Clark State Park." As
soon as you get off, you'll make a right hand turn and in a
couple hundred yards you'll see a parking lot on your left. Park
there and then go across the street to the boat launch and look
for the bird across the river. It's often seen there. Good luck.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 4:30 p.m. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. I
tried to actually leave a message about this bird earlier, but I
must not have saved it correctly. There is a bird that I feel is a
SLATY-BACKED GULL, third year, though we can't identify it
for certain at this time. It's at the Everett Public Boat Launch,
which is off of Marine View Drive. You take 10th Avenue to its
end, and you're there. The bird's hanging out with assorted
other gulls, mostly GLAUCUS WINGS, though there are a
couple adult WESTERN GULLS there and one third-year
Western Gull for comparison. This bird is distinctly, but not
dramatically, darker than the Western Gulls. It's within the
range of Slaty-backed back color. It's not as dark as some
others I've seen. The bill is fairly prominent. The eye is very
pale. It has some streaking on the head, which is not as well
defined as some, but, again, within the range of Slaty-backed
Gulls. It has very little white mirroring in the primaries, which
makes identification somewhat more difficult. From underneath,
the bird does appear to have a trace of the classic Slaty-backed
Gull wing pattern. There is no black underneath the wing,
which is also quite suggestive and supportive. Nonetheless, I
think we need to get some more photos of this bird from
underneath and some more looks perhaps. But people may want
to come out and take a look at this bird. Good luck and good
birding.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 12:18 p.m. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow.
Today at the north end of the Everett Sewage Ponds in the
muddy, flooded field, there was a male EURASIAN
GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, Nov. 29, 11:28 p.m. Yes, Bruce Lebar,
253-272-1058. Today my wife and I, we went up to see the
XANTUS' HUMMINGBIRD, and it's still there. And like the
previous report, it is coming less frequently, but at least every
half hour or so. Pretty easy to see and it's well set up. Just
follow the directions from the British Columbia Rare Bird
Report. Also, on the way back, we stopped at Lion's Gate
Bridge, on the west side of the bridge, and we were able to able
to find the COMMON EIDER. And it's out with hundreds of
SURF SCOTERS, and it can be on either side of the bridge. You
just have to look for the big flocks of Surf Scoters and search
through them, and the bird is in adult plumage, and it's quite
conspicuous once you look through all the Surf Scoters.
Anyway, so that's an update. Good luck and good birding.

[Messages last checked at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30]
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Jane Hadley
jhadle at halcyon.com
Seattle, WA