At coastal positions, a storm like this can drive
pelagic species to shore. In the past, storm-petrels,
jaegers and small terns have all parked themselves in
the shorebird ponds at Ft Stevens on the Columbia River
in early storms.

These storms stop shorebird migration and large numbers
of birds build up at shorebird sites.

Inland, neotropical migrant fallouts often occur. The
best places to see these are at well known vagrant traps.
I don't know the Seattle spots, but Mt Tabor in Portland
and Coxcomb Hill in Astoria are good examples.



> "Aubert, Steve" wrote:
>
> As a rookie birder I do not understand the implications of this storm
> for the "well positioned birdwatcher". Please define well positioned
> and what changes you would expect to see.
>
> As an environmental specialist employed in part to sample storm runoff
> to local water supplies I spent the day installing and fine tuning
> automatic samplers in North Seattle in anticipation of this atypical
> summer storm. I am very curious to know how it will effect the local
> bird populations.
>
> Thanks very much for your time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Patterson [mailto:celata at pacifier.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 18:58
> To: Multiple recipients of list OBOL; tweeters
> Subject: This just in from the weather service
>
> -- Statement as of 3:10 PM PDT on August 20, 2001
>
> ...Unseasonably Strong Storm Headed For The Pacific Northwest...
> An unusually strong weather system in the Gulf of Alaska will
> approach the Pacific northwest on Tuesday. The first front will
> move onto the Oregon and southwest Washington coast early
> Tuesday...with light rain spreading inland during the afternoon.
>
> Heavier rain is expected by Tuesday night and Wednesday as the
> main system reaches Oregon and southwest Washington.
> Rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 1 inch are expected in the Willamette
> Valley and southwest Washington interior...with up to 2 inches
> possible in the Columbia River gorge...Coast Range...and along
> the north Oregon and South Washington coast.
>
> Unseasonably strong winds will also develop over the coastal
> waters and along the north Oregon and South Washington coastal
> regions Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Boaters should
> continue to check the latest National Weather Service forecast
> for possible marine advisories or warnings.
>
> -- end of statement
>
> This could mean good things for well positioned sea and shorebird
> watchers.
>
> --
> Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
> Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
> celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
> you must also be right.
> ---Robert Park
> http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html

--
Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
you must also be right.
---Robert Park
http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html