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Thursday, Feb 1st, 7:41 P.M. This is Rob Harrower(sp) (425) 252-8949,
reporting for Jan 30; went to the Skagit Valley Wildlife area and worked my
way through the fields, scaring up 2 imm SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, together; also
saw 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS out on the mudflats. Thats all, good birding.

Thursday, Feb 1st, 10:46 P.M. Hello, this is Tom Aversa, (206) 782-7342,
with a report from the outer coast. Highlights included: group of about 28
SNOWY PLOVERS at Midway Beach: 17 SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS (same area), and 25 HO
RNED LARKS. At Tokeland there was a PALM WARBLER, 11 WILLETS, 250 MARBLED
GODWITS and 40 LONG-BILLED CURLEWS. At Ocean Shores there was a SNOWY OWL at
Damon Point, and on the jetty a good amount of ROCK SANDPIPERS, including the
nominate race, which was still present. Thats about it.

Friday, Feb 2nd, 2:28 P.M. Hello, this is Bill Laframboise calling, Nancy and
I are birding the Bickleton/Rock Creek area, and just came across a NORTHERN
HAWK OWL on the rd from Bickleton to Rock Creek. We saw the bird about 8.6
miles west of the Box Springs Rd. The bird was along the hwy in the
ponderosa pines, the burn area here, and hopefully others can find it. Bye.

Saturday, Feb 3rd, 10:56 A.M. Hello, this is Scott Atkinson at the Everett
sewage pond, in particular at the circulating pond which is immediately south
of the main pond, where there is a huge gull flock, and for anyone who?s
interested, there is a ?kamtschatschensis? type MEW GULL here in close
comparsion to the regular mews. It is a little more barrel chested, slightly
bigger, definetly a longer bill and also a bit darker mantle. Its on the
little access rd that boarders the north side of the pond. I am about 50-70
feet from the bird now and it is with a large group of Mews and other gulls.
There is also a 1st winter HERRING GULL here also.

Saturday, Feb 3rd, 12:19 P.M. Scott Atkinson again, just wanted to augument
my last report. We just finished a Spencer Is with Dan Olsen; saw the
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK in the marshland to the east of the overlook by the old
barn, and also had a dark swallow-most likely a BARN SWALLOW soaring to the
east of the marsh. Thats all, good bye.

Saturday, Feb 3rd, 9:02 P.M. Hi, this is Jim Flynn (253) 941-3358, this
morning at 9 A.M. Fred Boesche and I saw the GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE in
Stanwood. It was seen near the corner of 104th and 272nd which is not too
far from where it was originally seen, and in the NW section of town and west
of the Wolfkill feed area. It was present there for about 10 minutes in a
tree and phone pole there, and spent a short amount of time behind a home out
of view. Even if not in the area, check close by anyway. Thats it, good
birding.

Sunday, Feb 4th, 2:44 P.M. This is Allan Knue (206) 706-2550, this morning I
had the ARCTIC LOON at the Edmonds waterfront location from about 9:30 A.M.
to about 12:45P.M. The bird was present with a large number of Western
Grebes, a sprinkling of Pacific Loons and a few Red-throated Loons. It was
easier to see this morning when the wind was from the SE and in the afternoon
it switched to the SW and viewing was difficult. That all, good birding.


BirdBox lasts accesed about 6:30 P.M. Sunday, 4 February 2001.
Doug Watkins
Bainbridge Island, Wa.
dougnpip at aol.com
(206) 842-7131