TWEETS,
I was asked by Ruth Sullivan in her emphatic way to post a message about
the FORK-TAILEDS at Point No Point. Vic Nelson saw a minimum of 82 on the
11th and had seen a minimum of 60 by noon today when Gene Kridler and I
arrived. At the time we were there they were over the tide rip not giving us
as nice a look as would have been wished for but earlier had come in close to
the Point No Point Resort feeding on the krill and euphasids (sp. ?) like the
terns and BONAPARTE'S GULLS. As a matter of fact, one came and lit near or on
the beach and he had rushed for a net thinking it was an exhausted bird but
it had had a miraculous recovery and flown off when he returned.
The punch line is that there might be some around tomorrow and if you
come and stay awhile you may get very good looks. Ruth had had a very good
look at two PARASITIC JAEGERS just before we got there. She was pleased with
the two species because she refuses to go out on a boat. It was nice to see
FORK-TAILED PETRELS without my feet and stomach plunging away from me. We did
not have warm enough clothes and we had empty stomachs so we did not stay as
long as we might otherwise.
Ruth also made me promise to say that George Gerdts and Ike Eisenhart
were there also.
Gene and I in the afternoon checked Salisbury Point County Park, Oak Bay
County Park, Admiralty Inlet from Ft Flagler, the spit at Fort Flagler, Point
Hudson in Port Townsend and North Beach County Park (south of Fort Worden)
looking for exotics. Saw a nice male OLDSQUAW (my first for the season) at
the Fort Flagler spit and a number of PACIFIC LOONS about half still in
breeding plumage at various spots but no PELICANS or other strangers.
Bob Norton
Joyce, WA