Four ELWAS members went on our annual Whidbey Wing-Dings Bird-a-thon on
Monday, May 21. We left the Kingsgate P&R at 0555 and took the 0630 ferry
from Mukilteo to Clinton on Whidbey Is. We made stops at Double Bluff, L.
Hancock overlook, Crockett L., Fort Casey SP, Coupeville, Penn Cove, Bos L.,
Oak Harbor marina and sewage ponds, Dugualla Bay, Ala Spit, March Pt., Skagit
Flats, Stanwood ponds and Norman Road. We were back at P&R at 6:05 p.m. We
had 87 species during the trip and added 5 more from our backyards in the
evening for a grand total of 92, surpassing last years 86 species. Complete
list follows:


Western Grebe - 1 at Oak Harbor marina
Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail
BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Stanwood Ponds
CINNAMON TEAL
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Harlequin Duck - only at Penn Cove pens
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye - 1 pair at Oak Harbor marina
Barrow's Goldeneye - 1 pair at Oak Harbor marina
Bufflehead - 1 at Dugualla pond
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron - 43 at Dugualla Bay
Turkey Vulture - 3 at Duguall Bay and 2 over Stanwood
Osprey - 3
Bald Eagle - 23 including one with a duck in its talons over Stanwood ponds
Northern Harrier - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 13
California Quail
Whimbrel - 30 on plowed and disced field along Norman Road
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 at Double Bluff and 1 at Dugualla pond
Long-billed Dowitcher - Crockett L.
WILSON'S PHALAROPE - 4 at Stanwood ponds
American Avocet - at least two at Crockett L.
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
BLACK TERN - 1 over Stanwood ponds
Pigeon Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon - 1 at usual place in tree behind L. Hancock overlook
Mourning Dove
Anna's Hummingbird - backyard
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher - 1 male at Penn Cove pens
Red-breasted Sapsucker - backyard
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker - backyard
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Ft. Casey SP
Pacific-slope Flycatcher - Ft. Casey SP
Steller's Jay - 1 at I-5 rest area
Northwestern Crow
American Crow
Warbling Vireo - Ft. Casey SP
Cedar Waxwing
Swainson's Thrush - Ft. Casey SP
American Robin
European Starling
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper - Ft. Casey SP
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren - Ft. Casey SP
House Wren - Ft. Casey SP
Bushtit - only at Ala Spit
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee - backyard
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
House Sparrow
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch - backyard
House Finch
Orange-crowned Warbler - Ft. Casey SP
Yellow Warbler - Ft. Casey SP
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Ft. Casey SP
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Black-headed Grosbeak - 1 heard at Ala Spit
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird


Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com