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Transcribed by Bob Norton, Joyce, WA, norton360 at aol.com, (360) 928-3053. I
welcome corrections for people's names and places mentioned.

BIRDBOX previously accessed about noon October 19.

Friday, October 22, 3:33 PM. Hi, this is Steve Mlodinow. I'm at Marymoor Park
and the BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCATCHER is here just where Michael Hobbs said it is,
at the end of the boardwalk. It's actually a flock of birds and I'll try to
stick with the flock as much as I can and I'll try to stick with the flock as
much as I can. It's 3:27. I'll probably be here another hour or so. Also I
hear the EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen this morning but thick fog intervened and
it hasn't been seen because of that. Good luck and good birding.

Friday, October 22, 5:14 PM. Hello, this is Carl Haynie, (425) 837-9293.
Today at Ocean Shores the EURASIAN DOTTEREL was seen by many of us between
approximately 9:30 and 10:30 AM, at which time a fog bank had rolled in and
the bird may or may not have been seen since but probably is in the vicinity.
The bird was in a mixed flock of shorebirds mostly BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and
DUNLINS and, at least, I had also a flyby LAPLAND LONGSPUR nearby as well.
This is all in the vicinity of where the bird was seen yesterday and reported
yesterday. Thank you and good birding.

Friday, October 22, 8:48 PM. Hi, Ed Beal in Seattle, 723-4742. The EURASIAN
DOTTEREL was again located several times this afternoon. First at about 2PM
out the sand spit in the Game Range that extends from the base of Damon Point
State Park out in to the Game Range. It was in loose association with a flock
of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and DUNLIN. The bird made several flights over the
next hour working its way east back toward Damon Point State Park. At about 3
o'clock, it crossed over the road to Damon Point to the bayside beach near
the marina and then flew north towards Bill's Spit. It was again located
briefly about 4PM at Bill's Spit and then flew back towards Damon Point.
That's it. It's a great bird. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, October 23, 10:47 AM. Hi, this is Ed Beal again. At Marymore Park
the BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was relocated about 9:15 foraging with a mixed
flock of CHICKADEES and KINGLETS. It was perhaps 100 yards north of the
location described previously. To find this location, enter Marymore Park,
follow the signs to the Interpretive Trail. Walk along the trail and on your
left you will see some small numbered markers for the Interpretive Trail. The
bird was last seen this morning at about 9:30 at Interpretive Marker number
4. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, October 23, 2:10 PM. Hi, this is Bill Tweit with Steve Mlodinow
reporting back from Ocean Shores Saturday morning. We had the DOTTEREL under
observation from 8:15 until 9:15 when it flew out on the mud flats further
west from the normal viewing area on the east side of the Game Range area
just on the west side of the Damon Point Road there. Then we went down to
Tokeland and checked the GODWIT flock there. 440 MARBLED GODWITS and around
10 WILLETS. No sign of any other species of GODWIT though. Still had a
lingering 15 to 20 CASPIAN TERNS there as well.

Saturday, October 23, 9:20 PM. Yes, this is Keith Taylor from Victoria, B.C.
I found a RED-THROATED PIPIT today. From the Swartz Bay-Vancouver Ferry, go
south on the Patrick Bay Highway approximately 10 kilometers to Mountain View
[?] Crossroads. Turn right, drive 0.4 kilometer to Central Saanich Road, turn
right again, drive 1.5 kilometers to an obvious large glass greenhouse
complex on your right, continue a tenth of a kilometer past the cabbage patch
and walk along the very edge of the cabbage patch, that's the northern edge,
on your right for approximately 200 yards out. You should flush the bird from
the little patches of mustard weed out there. Thank you very much.

Sunday, October 24, 2:30 PM. Hi, Scott Downes, 361-7073. I was out at
Marymoor Park today and at about noon was able to relocate the BLUE-GRAY
GNATCATCHER just before the start of the boardwalk. This was about a 100
yards up the trail. It was moving through some ash trees. It was associated
with some KINGLETS and CHICKADEES and 3 or 4 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Although
many of us tried it could not be located after that brief sighting. That's
about it. Good luck and good birding.

Sunday, October 24, 8:05 PM. This is Vic Nelson at Point No Point at the
northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Today behind the lighthouse in the
marsh there was a NORTHERN SHRIKE. Yesterday I had a first winter FRANKLIN'S
GULL in with approximately 3500 BONAPARTE'S and there have also been 3 or 4
PARASITIC JAEGERS around the area occasionally. Thank you, good bye.

Sunday, October 24, 9:10 PM. Hi, Dave Beal, Seattle, (206) 723-4742. This is
to let folks know that the EURASIAN DOTTEREL is still present out at Ocean
Shores as of this morning, Sunday. It was seen by a number of people between
about 8 o'clock and last seen about 9:40, in the area on the bay side of the
road to Damon Point State Park near the marina. It flushed, flew north
towards Bill's Spit and is with BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and, to my knowledge,
was not relocated by a lot of diligent searchers the rest of the day,
although later reports might prove otherwise. It's still there, good luck and
good birding.