A group of six, led by Darryl Thompson, birded saltwater beaches and
freshwater lakes in South Whidbey Island on Tuesday. Highlights were
flocks of hundreds of Pine Siskins and dozens of Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
Species noted follow:
Double-crested Cormorant
Mew Gull
Glaucus-winged Gull
Rock Dove
American Crow
Surf Scoter
Ring-billed Gull
Common Goldeneye
Common Raven
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Dark-eyed Junco
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Brown Creeper
Steller's Jay
Winter Wren
Pine Siskin
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Black Scoter
Horned Grebe
White-winged Scoter
Common Loon
Marsh Wren
Northern Flicker
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
House Finch
European Starling
Mallard
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Bufflehead
Red-throated Loon
Barrow's Goldeneye
Gadwall
Sanderling
Western/Glaucus-winged Gull Cross
Dunlin
Red-winged Blackbird
House Sparrow
Great-blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Canada Goose
Pied-billed Grebe
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Purple Finch
Black Turnstone
Black-capped Chickadee
Downey Woodpecker
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Brewer's Blackbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-necked Grebe
Marbled Murrelet

















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