Subject: Birdbox Transcription May 10-11, 1998
Date: May 12 18:37:29 1998
From: Norton360 - Norton360 at aol.com



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Ornithological Society. To leave a report about a notable sighting or to
listen to the most recent reports from other birders, call (425)454-2662 and
follow the prompts.

Birdbox previously accessed at noon May 10.

Sunday, May 10, 1:28 PM: Hi, this is Gene Reveles(?) from Tacoma, (253)
756-7834. There have been a couple of BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW at the South
Jetty of the Columbia Jetty, on the Oregon side at Fort Stevens SP. They were
first seen yesterday around 3 in the afternoon and have been very cooperative
and they're here - they've been here all day today. First seen about 7 or 8 AM
and through 11:30 in the small marsh that's behind Parking Lot C that's at the
base of the South Jetty of the Columbia. They flew off at 11:30 and returned
about 12:15 and are still present in the marsh right by Parking Lot C. When
they have not been here they've been working the beach on the other side of
the jetty down towards - between Parking Lot D and Parking Lot C. That's it.
Good luck and good birding.

May 10, 7:18 PM: This is Dan Lindsay (?), (425) 455-5782. A weekend in Grays
Harbor County, notable sightings, nesting OSPREY at Vance Creek Park south of
Elma, some BAND- TAILED PIGEONS in a tree on Dunlop Road south of Elma. At
Bowerman Basin WHITE PELICANS (were present on Saturday but not on Sunday),
DUNLIN, many WESTERN SANDPIPERS, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, SEMI-PALMATED
PLOVERS, a white GOOSE which may have been a ROSS' GOOSE, unable to determine
that for sure, either a stray SNOW GOOSE or a ROSS'. At the Sewage Lagoon at
Bowerman Basin, many ducks: MALLARDS, SHOVELERS, GADWALL, PINTAIL, CINNAMON
TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN WIGEON, and both SCAUP. At Damon Point in
Ocean Shores on the inner bay: BRANT, WHIMBREL, MARBLED GODWIT (two of them),
At Brown Point Jetty: TATTLERS, PACIFIC LOONS and BLACK TURNSTONES. Total 64
species between Grays Harbor National Preserve and Ocean Shores. Thank you.

May 10, 10:02 PM: Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. Thanks to Gene Reveles(?) for
giving us a heads up on the CURLEW. Anyone who is going down there in the
week, any updates would be appreciated as some of us may chase during the week
as well. So, that's about it. Good luck and good birding.

Monday, May 11, 9:02 AM: Hi, this is Paul Cozens calling from the South Jetty
of the Columbia at 8:30 in the morning on Monday. I'm leaving the pond area
now with 2 BRISTLE- THIGHED CURLEWS in sight. Thanks.

May 11, 9:21 AM: Hello, this is Scott Atkinson with a report for the May 9th
Spring Migration Count. I was out at Graysmarsh with Ann Wynnski (?). Among
119 species found that day at Graysmarsh we had a single YELLOW-BILLED LOON
molting from winter plumage into breeding plumage. This bird can be reached by
going to Port Williams [County] Park and walking north along the beach
approximately three quarters of a mile. You'll note a small stream, it's the
only stream along the way that spills down from the bluff and from where the
stream spills out, look to the northeast about 200 yards offshore. The bird
was heading further offshore and to the northeast when we found it at 6 to
6:30 PM on the 9th. A telescope will be required. Other birds found at
Graysmarsh, although I want to note that the inland areas of Graysmarsh are
closed to the public, but just for interest, 27 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 4 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, one WHIMBREL, one TURKEY VULTURE, a WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, one HOUSE
WREN, one NORTHERN PYGMY OWL in the heart of the forested area, a NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL near dawn also near the forested area, 3 SORAS, 7 VIRGINIA RAILS,
a late FOX SPARROW, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW and good movements of ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS and BAND-TAILED PIGEON. Also 36 PIPITS. That's all.

May 11, 4:50 PM: Hello, this is Martin Loo (?), (206) 328-1015. On Sunday,
May 10th, a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was found near Johnson's Marsh on Fort Lewis
in Pierce County. This is on a restricted training range of Fort Lewis It's
necessary to sign in to Range Control to get there. A CHAT was found by
members of the Seattle Audubon Society Field Trip. It was occasionally seen
and it is very vocal. It was quite a treat. The CHAT is located in a large
field of Scot's Bloom near the southwestern corner. This is approximately one
quarter mile east of Johnson's Marsh and one quarter mile north of the main
east-west, East Gate to Main Post highway. Besides the YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT,
Johnson's Marsh has the usual resident YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS and the feral
male MANDARIN DUCK that's been there most of the last winter. Thank you.

May 11, 7:35 PM: This is Bob Morse, Olympia, (360) 943-8600, reporting that
at 4:30 this afternoon we had a BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW at the South Jetty of
the Columbia River on the Oregon side. At the base of the jetty there's a pond
and it was around the pond in the salicornia and eating crabs.


Transcribed by Bob Norton, Joyce (near Port Angeles), Washington,
norton360 at aol.com
(360) 928-3053.
Please notify me of any mangling of names etc.
Birdbox last accessed about 9 PM, May 11.