The E. L. WA AS (ELWAS) went on a cruise with Ken McDonald out of La Conner
from 1000 to 3:00pm. We had 37 onboard on a cool, windy, but no rain
Saturday. On the way thru Skagit Flats we saw 7 Black-crowned Night-Heron at
the usual place on Fir Is. Road, estimated 15-20,000 Snow Geese and 3-400
Trumpeter Swan. We had an additional 35 species on the cruise as well as
harbor seals and one river otter.
Common Loons
Horned, Red-necked and Western Grebe
Double-crested, Pelagic and Brandt's (the most numerous) Cormorants
Great Blue Heron
Mallards
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
1 Oldsquaw in the channel at the boat dock
2 Black and numerous Surf Scoters
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded, Common and Red-breasted Merganser
14 Bald Eagle
4 Red-tailed Hawk
Black Oystercatchers
10 Black Turnstones
1 Western Sandpiper
Mew, California and Glaucous-winged Gulls
Pigeon Guillemots
Marbled Murrelets
Rock Doves
12 Belted Kingfisher - Swinomish Channel - 3 fem. and 1 male
Hope Is.-1 male, Strawberry Is.-1 male, Deception Pass bridge-2 male, 1
fem.,
3 unidentified to sex
American/Northwestern Crows
2 Common Raven
American Robin
House Finch

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA