Subject: Jefferson Co. highlights
Date: Apr 9 19:42:56 2000
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit at worldnet.att.net


Hello Tweets,

Today Dave Hayden, and my mother and I birded mainly Jefferson Co, with
partial birding in Kitsap Co., at a few locations. We observed 109 species,
with partly to mostly sunny skies, and partial overcast at times, but NO
rain. This was the first time my mother and I had birded this route in
April, so we were up to any surprises. The first quality bird of the day
was a pair of MARBLED MURRELETS in breeding plumage, and 1 RED-BREASTED
SAPSUCKER at the Salsbury Point Boat Launch in Kitsap Co. The remaining
highlight list as follows:

EARED GREBE
22 at Mystery Bay S.P., Jefferson Co.(in full breeding plumage)
7 at Ft.Flagler S.P., Jefferson Co.

BRANDT'S CORMORANT
18 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

BRANT
very good numbers throughout

WOOD DUCK
1 male at Ft.Flagler S.P.

OLDSQUAW
5 at Fort Flagler S.P.

N.HARRIER
1 along Hwy.19 in Chimicum Valley, JE

MERLIN
1 columbarius subspecies at Chimicum, JE

VIRGINIA RAIL
5 at Kah-Tai Lagoon Nature Park in Port Townsend, JE(with 2 seen at very
close range)

BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
24 at the N.end of Indian Island, JE

BLACK OYSTERCATCHER
2 at N.end spit of Indian Island

GREATER YELLOWLEGS
2 at south end of Kilisut Harbor, JE
1 at Nordland, JE

RUDDY TURNSTONE
2 at N.end of Indian Island, JE
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

BLACK TURNSTONE
78 at N.end of Indian Island
14 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

SURFBIRD
8 at N.end of Indian Island
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

RED KNOT
1 at N.end of Indian Is.

WESTERN SANDPIPER
2 at N.end of Indian Is.

SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
3 at N.end of Indian Is.

MARBLED MURRELET
2 at Point No Point, KS

RHINO.AUKLET
1,500+ observed from Ft.Flagler S.P. to Admiralty Inlet

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
several birds at most locations, with only one female

HAIRY WOODPECKER
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

PILEATED WOODPECKER
1 at Kitsap Memorial S.P., Kitsap Co.
2 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

N.ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
8 at Oak Bay Rec.Area

BARN SWALLOW
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
5 at Hansville,KS(photographed)

HERMIT THRUSH
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.

CASSIN'S VIREO
1 at Ft.Flagler S.P.(best migrant of the day)

ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
several singing birds at a few locations

LINCOLN'S SPARROW
1 at Kai-Tai Lagoon Nature Park, Port Townsend, JE


A great birding day!

Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net