Ryan left out the female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD that was just north of
Hwy. 20 on Bayview-Edison.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood


On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 RTShaw80 at aol.com wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
> Scott Downes and I decided to bird the Whidbey Island vicinity with a quick
> loop of the Sammish Flats today. Gale force winds were pounding the beaches
> on the west side of the island where we picked out all 3 "common" loon
> species. One of our goal birds of the trip was ROCK SANDPIPER, which we
> could not locate. We tried the reliable location at the fishing pier in Penn
> Cove, but we could not find any "rock" shorebirds. It was high tide when we
> checked, does anyone know where they may hang out during high tide?? On our
> way up to Penn Cove, a TURKEY VULTURE flew over the road. The highlights on
> Whidbey for us were all 6 species of Grebes: HORNED, EARED, WESTERN,
> PIED-BILLED, RED-NECKED, and CLARK'S. The Eared we found in Penn Cove, and
> the Clark's Grebe was in Oak Harbor. Other highlights were 3 SHORT-EARED
> OWLS at the West 90, and 10 TRUMPETER SWANS at the Everett STP. Thats about
> all of the 81 species of birds that is really noteworthy.
> Good Birding
>
> Ryan Shaw
> Lacey, WA
> rtshaw80 at aol.com
>