Hello Tweets,

I birded Sept.3rd and 4th(today)in Grays Harbor Co., with a total of 119
species, and the main highlight being the RUFF at Ocean Shores on the Damon
Pt. pond present both days with photos taken by my mother today. Yesterday
at Damon Pt. along with the RUFF, were 5 AM.GOLDEN PLOVERS, 3 BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, and 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES. A generous
walk to the west end of the O.S.Game Range produced 1 adult LONG-TAILED
JAEGER, 2 offshore PARASITIC JAEGERS, and 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS. West of
Marine View Drive along the ocean beach at 7pm(high tide), were an
impressive large flock of shorebirds containing: 3,400+ B.B.PLOVERS, 7-800
S.B.DOWITCHERS, and 78 RED KNOTS, all seen in limited coastal fog. Further
north, just north of Copalis Croosing in a clearcut, were 2 COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS. The rest of the evening to 12am was spent owling along
Quilnault Ridge.Rd(FR 2258), just south of Lake Quilnault, accessed off of
Hwy.101. 4 species of owl were heard only including: 1 SPOTTED OWL, 3
N.SAW-WHET OWLS, 1 N.PYGMY OWL, and 1 G.H.OWL. Today I spent a half the day
combined with Quilnault Ridge Rd-Pt.Grenville, and the other half being at
Ocean Shores and vicinity, then home. I birded from 6-8am along FR 2258,
where I observed 1 HERMIT WARBLER in a flock of 24 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS and
other mixed passerines, 2 BLUE GROUSE, 1 C.NIGHTHAWK, 2 B.T.PIGEONS,1
WESTERN TANAGER,and 6 GRAY JAYS. At the Quilnault National Fish Hatchery
along the Moclips Hwy. a single GREEN HERON was noted. Next at Pt.Grenville
3 TUFTED PUFFINS, 2 BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, 45 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, and 18
WESTERN GREBES were all noted offshore, while scoping among other more
common water birds. Back at Ocean Shores, south of Ocean City S.P., along
SR 115 in a canal, 78 GR.YELLOWLEGS, and 2 L.B.DOWITCHERS were observed
resting. 4 R.N.PHALAROPES were noted on Lake Minard, near Damon Pt., and
finally another walk of the game range at low tide produced: 12 SURFBIRDS,
3 R.TURNSTONES, and 2 BLACK TURNSTONES.

Good Birding,

Patrick Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net