Two years ago I saw a pair of wild turkey at San Juan County Park, the
campground between Lime Kiln and Roche Harbor. I got up about 5 AM and
heard gobbling as I was walking near the shore, slunk up the hill and
found the male displaying to the hen right in the middle of the
highway.

Last August, while kayaking north with the flood current through San
Juan Channel, I thought I saw an immature puffin along an eddyline,
though it may have been another Rhino. Auklet. Marbled Murrelets are
pretty common around the south side of Lopez, so taking a scope out to
Cattle Point should be good for alcids. Periods of strong flood
current would bring the birds closest to the shore, I would guess.

The tide data from X-tide (http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sitesel.html)
for San Juan Channel are:

2000-08-05 0:56 PDT -2.87 knots Max Ebb
2000-08-05 4:32 PDT 0.01 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2000-08-05 5:52 PDT Sunrise
2000-08-05 7:03 PDT 2.05 knots Max Flood
2000-08-05 10:13 PDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2000-08-05 13:02 PDT -1.81 knots Max Ebb
2000-08-05 16:05 PDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2000-08-05 19:05 PDT 2.54 knots Max Flood
2000-08-05 20:42 PDT Sunset
2000-08-05 22:24 PDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2000-08-06 1:51 PDT -2.78 knots Max Ebb
2000-08-06 5:25 PDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2000-08-06 5:53 PDT Sunrise
2000-08-06 8:05 PDT 2.05 knots Max Flood
2000-08-06 11:42 PDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2000-08-06 14:20 PDT -1.39 knots Max Ebb
2000-08-06 17:08 PDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2000-08-06 18:02 PDT First Quarter
2000-08-06 19:54 PDT 1.92 knots Max Flood
2000-08-06 20:40 PDT Sunset
2000-08-06 23:07 PDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2000-08-07 2:44 PDT -2.74 knots Max Ebb

There are supposed to be strong tide rips off Limestone Point too, if
you are at the other end of the island. I have not been on the water
there much, but there is a decent access to the shore near there.
Maybe someone else can comment on that area.

Mike

> David Chelimer wrote:
>
> > Tweets-
> >
> > This year's escape from Seafair weekend will be to San Juan Island.
> I
> > realized this morning that we haven't been there in 25 years and
> don't know
> > our way around birdwise. Wall and Paulson's Guide looks fine, but
> we'd
> > appreciate any advice we can get. Specifically, are the SKYLARKs
> still
> > there? And the WILD TURKEYS?


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Mike Wagenbach wagen13 at yahoo.com
wagenATuDOTwashingtonDOTedu Seattle WA

"I like to get to work early, so I can discard a pet hypothesis before breakfast." Konrad Lorenz

I'd settle for Happy Hour.

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