Subject: a few nice birds, Sunday, Sept. 14, 1997
Date: Sep 18 08:25:09 1997
From: Eugene Hunn - hunnhome at accessone.com


>From Gene Hunn, Seattle, WA (hunnhome at accessone.com)

Just got back from a year in Mexico, so there's many year birds to find.
Went looking for George Gerdts's field trip group after missing the ferry
but never found them though I covered some of the same ground they did.
Highlights include:

Red-necked Grebes, some still with red necks, a few off the base of
Dungeness Spit

Eurasian Wigeon, one male not yet in full alternate plumage, with ca. 2000
American Wigeons at the Dungeness River mouth

Turkey Vultures, maybe 10 during the day drifting south in various spots on
the NE Olympic Peninsula

Peregrine Falcon, a likely immature (male?) tundrius Peregrine patrolling
the Dungeness River mouth. Heavily streaked below but with a pale crown and
supercilium

Willet, one in basic plumage at high tide at the Dungeness River mouth;
shorebirds otherwise scarce

Parasitic Jaeger, one juvenile chasing Common Terns off Cline Spit, Dungeness

Bonaparte's Gull, just a few, ca. 10 at the Bainbridge Is. ferry landing; I
expected lots more

Common Terns, a substantial migratory movement; maybe 200 seen at several
spots, including 100+ foraging over Discovery Bay, Jefferson Co.

Violet-green Swallow, nice migrating flock of ca. 100 at Cline Spit,
Dungeness; last couple of weeks it was mostly Barns; today not Barns, just
these VGs

Cassin's Vireo, one at Dungeness County Park campground

Fox Sparrow & Golden-crowned Sparrow, one of each at Blyn Crossing... recent
arrivals?