> This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net
>
> Date: April 8, 2001
> Location: Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington
>
> Low temperature: 45 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 50 degrees
fahrenheit
> Wind direction: NW
> Prevailing wind speed: 12-19 km/h
> Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 20%
> Precipitation: none
>
> The following list of birds was seen between about 9:30 AM and 1:30
> PM on Sunday, April 8. Areas covered were Lily Point and vicinity,
> Pauls Road, APA Road, Lighthouse Marine Park, and Edwards Drive. The
> wind was noticeable only at Lighthouse Marine Park, and seemed to be
> increasing.
>
> A noteworthy occurrence at Lighthouse Marine Park was the appearance
> of one (possibly 2) California Sea Lion no more than 100 feet
> offshore, evidently catching or trying to catch large fish (salmon?)
> This activity attracted a large number of gulls, including 10
> BONAPARTE'S GULLS, and at least 5 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS-- the closest I
> have ever seen these birds off Point Roberts.
>
> Besides the CALIFORNIA SEA LION, other mammals and amphibians
> observed included 3 HARBOR SEALS, 2 DOUGLAS SQUIRRELS, and at least
> 15 PACIFIC TREE-FROGS.
>
> Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
>
> Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) 6
> Common Loon (Gavia immer) 15
> Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 40
> Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 1
> Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 40
> Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus) 5
> Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) 200 [1]
> Brant (Branta bernicla) 80 [2]
> Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 10
> Green-Winged Teal (Anas crecca) 3
> Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) 10
> Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 7
> Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) 10
> Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) 150
> White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) 25
> Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) 20
> Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 8
> Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
> Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) 2 [3]
> Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1 [4]
> Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) 4
> Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 2 [5]
> Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 [6]
> Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
> Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
> Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) 56 [7]
> Sanderling (Calidris alba) 8 [8]
> Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia) 10
> Mew Gull (Larus canus) 100
> Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) 100
> Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) 5 [9]
> Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) 1 [10]
> Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) 2
> Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 1
> Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
> Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
> Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) 1
> Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) 1 [11]
> Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus) 25
> Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1
> Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) 2
> Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 3
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 6
> Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 3
> Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
> Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 5
> Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 4
> Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 3
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 6
> American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 25
> European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 30
> Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) 6
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) 5
> Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 5
> Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 5
> Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 1
> Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 8
> White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 6
> Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 3
> Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
> Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 4
> Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) 4
> House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 12
> Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) 12
> House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4
>
> Footnotes:
>
> [1] flying south, the silly birds!
> [2] along South Beach
> [3] pair at Lighthouse Marine Park
> [4] male
> [5] both immatures
> [6] immature
> [7] Lighthouse Marine Park
> [8] Lighthouse Marine Park
> [9] Lighthouse Marine Park
> [10] singing at Lily Point
> [11] singing at Lily Point
>
> Total number of species seen: 65
>
>