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Birdbox last accessed Monday, 8:00 PM, November 20th.

Wednesday, November 22, 8:21 AM.
Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. Yesterday Steve Pink and I birded various
places in and around Snohomish County. We had a SNOWY OWL just south of the
Big Ditch Access in northern Snohomish County. We also had a remarkable 49
EARED GREBES at Utsalady Bay, at the north end of Camano Island, among a
large number of other water birds there. Just west of Utsalady Bay, there
were two ANCIENT MURRELETS. Thats about it. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, November 25th, 12:43 PM.
Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. I just had two TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRD males
near Vancouver Lake. To get to this spot go towards Vancouver Lake - this is
in Clark County. When the lake is first visible on your right, you will be
given the option of going straight to Vancouver Lake Park or going to the
left, towards Frenchmans (?) Riverfront Park. Take the turn to the left; the
road goes for a mile or so, then curves sharply to the right. The birds were
first seen 2/10ths of a mile past that turn to the right and they moved
between that spot and about a mile further down the road. The BLACKBIRD
flock includes several hundred BREWER'S and a fair number of RED-WINGS as
well, and the birds are mostly hanging around areas where there are cattle.
They are moving around quite a bit, partly because there are two PEREGRINES
hunting the area. Also at Vancouver Lake itself, there was a CLARKS GREBE.
Yesterday, Dave Mandell and I birded along the Columbia River in
Klickitat County. Between Maryhill and John Day Dam we had a total of 11
PACIFIC LOONS. At John Day Dam itself, we had eight species of GULLS,
including two THAYERS - one adult and one first-year; a first-year MEW GULL,
and an adult WESTERN GULL. Also at Maryhill Museum, we had 78 LESSER
GOLDFINCHES. We had 12 LESSER GOLDFINCHES elsewhere in the Maryhill area and
two in Bingen. We had the HARRIS SPARROW near the Bingen Marina, (where we
were unable to re-find the TUFTED DUCK) and thats about it. Good luck and
good birding.

Saturday, November 25th, 3:41 PM.
Hello, this is Bruce Lebar, Tacoma, WA. (253)272-1058. Today, the adult
albino YELLOW-BILLED LOON was seen on Rustin Way in Tacoma, along the
waterfront, between the Lobster Shop and Arsarco slag pile, at very close
range. It definitely looks like a YELLOW-BILLED LOON - all white with a
yellow bill and anyway... if you want to see it, you just have to keep
looking along Rustin Way from those areas. Thank you and good birding.

BirdBox last accessed Sunday, November 26th, 9:00 AM.

Lani Johnson
Stanwood
LaniSuzanne at aol.com

Bob Norton
Joyce (near Port Angeles), WA
norton36 at olypen.com