Saturday and today both, I observed the rising of the tide at Kennedy
Creek Estuary. Saturday was hot (33oC) and still; today was warm
(21oC) and gusty (wind 5 - 10 mph ). Kennedy Creek is still in the
summer doldrums for shorebirds. The notable observation was a Ring-
billed Gull kiting on the wind like a tern, repeatedly plunging and
diving below the surface, catching fish, and apparently eating them
on the wing. Is this kind of behavior common with gulls? I've never
seen it before.

Otherwise...
Mallard, 8 Sun. only)
Killdeer, 5
Ring-billed Gull, 3 Sun. only
American Crow, 6 Sat.; 12 Sun.
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
European Starling, 20
American Goldfinch, m on Sun.
Cedar Waxwing, Sat. only

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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at igc.org
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