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