Hi Tweets,
A team which consisted of Bruce LaBar, Tom Schooley, Michael Dossett, and
myself set out Saturday night for a Big Day. Our mission was to attempt to
achieve the WA July record, which seemed low at 119 species. We birded parts
of Kittitas, Grant, Adams, King, Snohomish, Skagit, and Island Counties
during the day. Here is how the Big Day went:

12:15am Liberty
A couple Spotted Owls called, but no other owls were encountered, despite a
lot of searching until 2:30am. Just before we left, we discovered that
Michael had left his binoculars in his trunk back in Federal Way. This was
going to be a very long day for him without binoculars.

4:00am Audubon Dodson Nature Trail
Killdeer, Black-crowned Night-Herons, Mallards, Cinnamon Teal, Barn Swallows,
Grasshopper Sparrows, Song Sparrow, Western Kingbird, Marsh Wren, Mourning
Dove, Caspian Tern, Ring-billed Gull, Wood Duck, W. Meadowlark.

5:45am Ponds along Dodson Rd.
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Am. Goldfinch, Great Blue Heron, Pied-billed Grebe,
DC Cormorant, Gadwall, Ring-necked Pheasant, Common Snipe, Brewer's
Blackbird, RW Blackbird, E. Kingbird, Bank Swallow, C. Raven, Sage Thrasher,
Am. Kestrel, Swainson's Hawk, Am. Coot, Bullock's Oriole, Starling, Cliff
Swallow, N. Rough-winged Swallow

6:25am Frenchman Hill Rd.
Say's Phoebe (2/4 people saw this bird), Wilson's Phalarope, BN Stilt, Lesser
Yellowlegs, N. Shoveler, Am. Wigeon, BB Magpie, Canada Goose, House Sparrow,
Burrowing Owl, Lark Sparrow, American Crow, Green-winged Teal, Am. Robin,
California Quail, Blue-winged Teal, Rock Dove

7:00am MarDon Resort
Western Wood-Pewee, Forster's Tern, Black-headed Grosbeak, Great Egret,
Western Grebe, Calif. Gull, BH Cowbird, VG Swallow, C. Nighthawk

8:30am Para Ponds
Lesser Scaup, N. Harrier, Am. Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, LB Dowitcher, Ruddy
Duck, RT Hawk

10:30am Vantage
Canyon Wren (2/4 people heard this), Rock Wren, Black-throated Sparrow (2
heard singing), Am. White Pelican, N. Flicker, House Finch

11:30am Quilomene NWR
Sage Sparrow

12:00pm Umtanum Rd.
Turkey Vulture, Downy Woodpecker, Vesper Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, W.
Bluebird, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Cassin's Finch, Red-breasted Nuthatch
(2/4 people heard this bird), Black-capped Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow, Mt.
Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mountain Chickadee, Steller's Jay, House
Wren, Pygmy Nuthatch

1:45pm Bullfrog Pond
Osprey, Hooded Merganser, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Gray Catbird,
Rufous Hummingbird

2:45pm Stampede Pass
Vaux's Swift, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Belted Kingfisher, Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Yellow Warbler

5:45pm Rosario Beach, Whidbey Island
Black Oystercatcher, Glaucous-winged Gull, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled
Murrelet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Chestnut-backed
Chickadee, Bewick's Wren, Spotted Towhee, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed
Junco, Red Crossbill, Pine Siskin, Swainson's Thrush (3/4 people saw this
bird).

7:00pm Dugualla Bay, Whidbey Island.
Savannah Sparrow, Bald Eagle, Spotted Sandpiper

8:00pm Stanwood STP
Ring-necked Duck, Redhead, Red-necked Phalarope

STATISTICS
Start Time 12:00am
End Time 9:40pm
Miles Driven 611
Miles Walked 1
Individual Totals:
Charlie 121
Michael 122
Bruce 122
Tom 121
Shared Total 119
Combined Total: 123 species

Charlie Wright, 12
Birdking88 at aol.com
Sumner, WA