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Sunday, July 30, 9:56 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today, Sam Terry &
I birded around Whidbey Island. Highlights included a PECTORAL SANDPIPER and
6 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS at Crockett Lake, among the several thousand
shorebirds there. A HORNED LARK also at the back end of Crockett Lake,
subspecies unknown, and a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, at very high tide, walking
around on floating vegetation at Jensen Access at the Skagit Game Range.
That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Monday, July 31, 3:20 PM. This is Brad Wilson, (253) 845-3216. Today,
Monday, August (July) 31st, between 11 and about 12:30 at Ocean Shores, I
seen the juvenile YELLOW-BILLED LOON. It was about 300 yards offshore by the
submerged jetty and as the tide started rolling in, the bird slowly made it
to shore. I then watched it for a good 45 minutes, no more than about 60 to
70 feet from the shoreline. It associated with about 4 RED-THROATED LOONS. At
the same time as the tide was rolling in, numerous shorebirds were coming in,
which was SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and WESTERN SANDPIPERS and a lot of PEEPS. It
was quite impressive. Unfortunately, I was the only one there to see it,
there were no other birders around. Again, like I said, the YELLOW-BILLED
LOON is still there beside Damon Point by the submerged jetty. That's it.
Thanks you, bye.

Messages last checked 6:05 AM, August 1st.
Phil Kelley
Lacey, WA
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"We were few and they were plenty. Now we are plenty and they are few"
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