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December 19, 8:36 AM - Hello, this is Scott Atkinson reporting on the
Sequim/Dungeness bird count held yesterday, December 18. Had a pretty good
day. Preliminary count, 140 species. The highlights include a YELLOW-BILLED
LOON seen by the boat party in the waters NW of Protection Island. This
party also had 1,308 ANCIENT MURRELETS. Another YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen
from the Battelle property on the south side of Port Washington. This is
private property. From the Dungeness Spit comes a report of two SNOWY OWLS
and a MARBLED GODWIT, along with another 500 ANCIENT MURRELETS. Two CINNAMON
TEAL were seen on the Kitchen Pond, also known as the ???? Pond. These are
immediately south of the entrance to the Dungeness Recreation Area. Also,
from the Miller Peninsula, the NE corner, comes a report of an ANNA'S
HUMMINGBIRD at Diamond Point and AMERICAN PIPITS at Travis Spit on the NW
corner. A BARN OWL is along Holland Road along the ???? Creek drainage.
This is immediately west of Port Williams State Park. WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS were reported from two different locations within the count circle.
Lastly, but not least, probably the best bird for the count, a PRAIRIE
FALCON was seen along the north end of Schmuck Road. That's all.

December 19, 7:27 PM - Hi, this is Jason Starfire (206) 940-7836. Today
birding with Michael xx from Illinois. At Shoreview Park in Shoreline we had
one WHITE-THROATED SPARROW to the left of the entrance gate. Also, the
GYRFALCON previously reported yesterday on Tweeters, same place one mile SE
of the Pilchuck River on Snohomish River Road in the same tree with probably
the same RED-TAILED HAWK. Then at Spencer Island the RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was
still present to the left of the barn. At the Edmonds Marsh we had one
EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL. Yesterday out at Port Angeles the EMPEROR GOOSE
and eight EURASIAN WIGEON were at Lincoln Park. That's all. Good luck and
good birding.


Grant Hendrickson
Redmond, WA
granth at halcyon.com