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Birdbox last accessed Friday, July 14, 5:59 PM.

Friday, July 14, 6:09 PM. Hi, this is Paul Lehman, currently from New
Jersey, used to be from California. I'm out here leading a couple of Wings
Tours through Washington like I do every summer. Today, Friday, we had a
BAR-TAILED GODWIT. It's probably the same bird we found 2 years ago, at
Tokeland at the north end of Willapa Bay. It is a bird largely in basic
plumage, with a large shorebird roost at the north end of the bay. We had it
on the little island in the rock riprap right off the boat launch at the
Tokeland Marina, along with almost 200 WHIMBREL, 60 MARBLED GODWITS,
lots of DOWITCHERS, and 5 WILLETS. The GODWIT, again be aware there are some
pale, washed out MARBLED GODWITS as well. The BAR-TAILED again is largely in
basic plumage, barely a little hint of warm color on the neck, otherwise it's
mostly a basic plumage bird, like the bird 2 years ago. There is also an
additional roost of birds on the west side of the Tokeland peninsula, at
that
little pullout by the rocks on the road the parallels the main road as you
go
down the peninsula, which has another 100 or so WHIMBREL and about 20
LONG-BILLED CURLEWS. But the GODWIT was with the MARBLEDS and WILLET and
other on the east side of the peninsula rather than that other west side.
Though it could go feed over there when the tide goes out, or go there some
other day. So it is worth checking both sides. That's mainly it, otherwise,
standard stuff around Greys Harbor today. No MANX SHEARWATER. We had a BROWN
PELICAN way up in Port Angeles, 2-3, 3 days ago, as well as one across the
strait at Victoria, BC. That's the main stuff. Good luck. If it's like last
time, 2 years ago, this GODWIT will probably hang around a while, but can be
tough to pick out amongst all the other birds if they are all sleeping with
their heads tucked in and the like, Bye bye.

Friday, July 14, 10:02 PM. Hi this is Gene Revelas in Tacoma, (253)
756-7834. I birded Damon Point this afternoon for a couple of hours and
there
is a YELLOW-BILLED LOON, basic plumage, that was hanging out with a group, a
large of loons that were along the beach, the outer beach to the Game Range,
actually. I guess it is reached most easily by parking at the base of Damon
Point and walking sort of southwest along the western edge of the Snowy
Plover exclusion area, and that will take you out to the beach that kind of
transports the sewage treatment plant or the jetty. That beach is lined with
a bunch of riprap for shoreline protection. The wind was blowing fairly
strong from the northwest and there was a grouping of loons sort of tucked
in
against the beach which included about 25 alternate plumage RED-THROATED
LOONS, about 6 COMMON LOONS, half basic and half alternate plumage, and a
single basic plumage YELLOW-BILLED LOON. There was also a group of SCOTER in
that area. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, July 15, 1:54 PM. Hello, this is Kraig Kemper, (206) 789-9255,
reporting for Saturday, July 15th. In Grays Harbor County at Ocean Shores,
northwest of Damon Point, I relocated the YELLOW-BILLED LOON this morning at
8:25 AM, per Gene Revelas' directions. The bird was about 50 yards offshore,
preening. Thank you.

Saturday, July 15, 4:29 PM. This is Dennis Duffey. This morning there
were 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and 2 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS in a flock of about
50 peeps on the Edmonds waterfront. They were near the mouth of Shell Creek
which is about 1/2 mile north of the ferry terminal.


Saturday, July 15, 9:36 PM. Hi, this is Gene Revelas in Tacoma, (253)
756-7834. Just a follow up. Scott Mills and I went down to Tokeland this
afternoon and the BAR-TAILED GODWIT that Paul Lehman and the Wings group
found yesterday is still there. We located it first on the breakwater right
across from the marina boat ramp and it is relatively difficult to pick out
when it is roosting at high tide there. Shortly after high tide the birds
picked up and started feeding on that mud flat that becomes exposed as the
tide recedes, right behind the store there, right off the boat ramp. And the
best strategy might be to try to hit that tide and to catch the birds moving
about, cause once it started feeding it was much easier to pick out and
relocate. Anyway, that's it. It's again, mostly basic plumaged BAR-TAILED
GODWIT. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, July 15, 10:58 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today Kevin
Anerud and I birded Whidbey Island. There were a good number of peeps in
many
locations, including 4000+ at Crockett Lake. At Crockett there were 10
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS in that flock and a couple SANDERLINGS, but nothing
else of note. And otherwise, actually, it was kind of slow elsewhere on the
island as well. So, that's it. Good luck and good birding.


Saturday, July 22, 4:44PM. Hi, this is Paul Lehman, leading another
Wings
Tour in the area, my second and last for this summer. It is Saturday, late
afternoon. Today we took the MV Coho from Victoria across the Strait of Juan
de Fuqua to Port Angeles, and about 5 miles off Port Angeles had a MANX
SHEARWATER fly really close, right by the bow of the boat, heading east up
the Strait. So heck, maybe it will end up at the Port Townsend ferry where
there has been one, I guess, seen a couple of times last year. So again
that's a MANX SHEARWATER, 5 miles off Port Angeles. In Port Angeles harbor,
seen from the base of Ediz Hook, there is a male OLD SQUAW hanging around
with some HARLEQUIN DUCKS. And we also looked in Lincoln Park in Port
Angeles where we had seen, I'd seen, just 10 days ago had seen the EMPEROR
GOOSE,
that crippled EMPEROR GOOSE, tame thing with missing a foot that I guess has
been around all winter. It was there 10 days ago, but we actually missed it
today. So whether it is gone, dead, eaten, or just moved slightly, I'm not
sure yet. Otherwise, that's mainly it. When we were here a while ago, 10
days
ago we also had 21 BRANT, 5 at Ediz Hook and 16 at the mouth of the
Dungeness
River, which seemed like a good count of them for midsummer. That's it,
bye-bye.

Saturday, July 22, 8:05 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today Dennis
Duffey, Elizabeth Crozie and I birded Ocean Shores over to Tokeland. At
Ocean
Shores in the morning there was yet another MANX SHEARWATER. This bird was
seen from near the YELLOW-BILLED LOON area, near the base of Damon Point,
looking south. It was fairly close in. The YELLOW-BILLED LOON was still
present off the rocky extension of the jetty that heads toward Damon Point.
There was also, at Bill's Spit, first thing in the morning, a DUNLIN and a
RED KNOT. (report cut off).

Sunday, July 23, 2:19 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today there were
12 species of ducks at the Everett sewage ponds, including a brood of LESSER
SCAUP and 2 brood of SHOVELERS. Also on the pond on Ebey Road just south of
US2 there was a BANK SWALLOW. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Sunday, July 23, 8:51 PM. My name is Brad Wilson, (253) 845-3216. This
morning at White Pass Campground I seen 2 WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKERS at
campground 8. They were in a dead snag right by the lake edge right next to
campground 8 campground. There was a male and it looks like a young immature
male. They were flying around feeding in different trees throughout the area
returning to the dead snag. I was there all night long and didn't see them
until the following morning. That's it. Thank you and good birding.

Monday, July 24, 6:57AM. Hello, my name is Ray Garza. I called earlier
on
another report and I forgot to leave my phone number. It's (360) 674-3618.
And it's concerning the bird I talked about that's yellow, with the red cap
and brown wings, if you'd like to give me a call. Thank you.

Wednesday, July 26, 7:25 PM. This is Dick Nelson at Point No Point at
the
northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. This evening I had an adult LITTLE
GULL, flying between the point and the resort, just off the shore. It is an
adult, in mostly alternate plumage. It has a nice pink cast to the breast
and
the belly and mostly black head. Also, the first COMMON TERNS of the year
returned earlier this week. And there are 50 to 100 BONAPARTE'S out in the
area also. Thank you and good bye.

Thursday, July 27, 10:01 AM. Hi, this is Tom Aversa, just to let people
know the YELLOW-BILLED LOON was still present at Ocean Shores yesterday,
near the submerged jetty on the west side of Damon Point. The bird's
completely
molted out on the wing feathers, so it will probably be around for a while.
Didn't have too much else. Did have my first juvenile LEAST SANDPIPER of the
year, also at the Damon Point pond.

Saturday, July 29, 5:50 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today, Sam
Terry
& I went out in the afternoon to the Everett sewage ponds and Spencer
Island.
At the Everett sewage ponds we had a GREATER SCAUP, a SWALLOW and an EASTERN
KINGBIRD. And at Spencer Island we had a WILSON'S PHALAROPE. That's it. Good
luck and good birding.

Birdbox last checked July 29, 6:37 PM.

Phil Kelley
Lacey, WA
scrbjay at aol.com
(360) 459-1499

"We were few and they were plenty. Now we are plenty and they are few"
Confucius
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