Subject: Point-No-Point this AM
Date: Feb 1 19:20:11 1998
From: Pinguinus at aol.com - Pinguinus at aol.com


Hello Tweets,
Spent this morning birding Point-No-Point on the Kitsap Peninsula. Thanks to
high tide conditions, Marbled Murrelets were in close, with one pair cruising
past the point no further than ten feet out. A total of four pairs and one
single bird were seen. The single bird was well on its way to obtaining
alternate plumage- still largely blackish above, but the mottled brown of the
underparts was becoming very apparent. Also saw good numbers of Common Murres
and Brandt's Cormorants.

On the way home, I watched a Pigeon Guillemot, with just a tiny bit of white
flecking showing on the breast and neck, feeding in the Kingston harbor...so
regardless of whether the ground hog sees its shadow tomorrow, spring is
definitely on its way...good birding to all.

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Alan J. Knue
2642 NW 87th St
Seattle, WA 98117

pinguinus at aol.com