Subject: Re: Ocean Shores and vicinity- October 3
Date: Oct 6 14:20:49 1997
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net


hello jane,
reading you message,IT make me always feel good to read about people are
going to the ocean.
this year,particular concentraded the area of ocean shores.selden i find
anny birders there. i can only name few.it's a shame, because it is the
BEST habitat besides leadbetter point.few years back there where many
birders.all audubon groups took fieldtrips also.if there where more birders
going to the ocean there would be more good bird sightings.start alone with
the 97ELEGANT TERNS on the 16 of july increasing in high numbers of 157.
the highest in the state...there where still 117 on july the 30 on the game
range jetty in all this time, i saw few birders.we also we had 2 ruffs on
ocean shores also there where one ruff on bowerman basin.so please report
again you findings when you go.
ruth

GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
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numbers> From: Jane Stewart <StewJ at FOSTER.com>
> To: 'tweeters at u.washington.edu'
> Subject: RE: Ocean Shores and vicinity- October 3
> Date: Monday, October 06, 1997 10:31 AM
>
> I guess I'll stick my neck out now. We were also at Bowerman Basin and
> surrounds fighting wind and wet this weekend. It was beautiful.
> After our second venture out, back at the Motel room (Grayland Motel and
> Cabins), 20-30 feet out the window, a pair of Whimbrels. They stayed
> around feeding in sight for about 30 min. I am not an expert birder by
> any stretch of the imagination; but, there was no confusion in this ID.
> A thrill and a lifer!!
>
> Thanks El Nino.
>
> >----------
> >From: Ruth Sullivan[SMTP:GODWIT at worldnet.att.net]
> >Sent: Friday, October 03, 1997 9:31PM
> >To: tweeters
> >Subject: Ocean Shores and vicinity- October 3
> >
> >Hello Tweets,
> >
> >My mother and I birded today starting out at Tokeland at high tide where
we
> >observed 254 Marbled Godwits, 1 Willet, 10 Caspian Terns, and 5 Turkey
> >Vultures. We headed north and birded the Ocean
> >Shores area, where we experienced high winds and heavy rains at times
> >throughout the day, and the
> >tide remained very high until about 5:30, when it receded slightly.The
> >following will be a list of species
> >at several sites in the general vicinity.
> >
> >O.S. Golf Course
> >
> >9 Gr. W.F. Geese
> >30 B.B. Plovers
> >18 Gr. Yellowlegs
> >4 L. Yellowlegs
> >3 Pectoral Sandpipers
> >
> >
> >Ocean Shores S.T.P.
> >
> >2 Red Phalaropes
> >15 R.N. Phalaropes
> >8 Pec. Sandpipers
> >
> >
> >Damon Point
> >
> >2 Eur. Wigeon
> >1 R. Turnstone
> >
> >O.S. Game Range
> >
> >1 Fork-tailed Storm Petrel
> >150+ Dunlin
> >36 B.B. Plovers
> >1 Semi. Plover
> >
> >Bill's Spit- Pennisula Ct.
> >
> >80 L.B. Curlew
> >10 M. Godwits
> >2 Peregrine Falcons
> >2 Snow Geese (flying)
> >
> >Despite the weather and tide conditions we had a great day!
> >
> >Patrick Sullivan
> >GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
> >