We had 12 birders on this ELWAS field trip on Sat. We crossed paths at the
exit 207 rest area off I-5 with Bob Sundstrom's trip with the Seattle AS.
Fortunately he was going to a different area. We started at the bay and pier
at Blaine, continued around Drayton Harbor to Semiahmoo, Birch Bay, Lake
Terrell, Lummi Flats and ended at the West 90 in Samish Flats. It was a
beautiful day. We recorded 41 species to start in the Blaine area and ended
with 65 for the trip. The last being a Short-eared Owl at the West 90.

Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Ruddy Duck
Trumpeter Swan - 60-80 at Lummi Flats
Tundra Swan - 6-8 at Lummi Flats
Canada Goose
Brant - 1 on shore at Birch Bay
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail - 100's, the most numerous duck in bay at Blaine
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback - 1 among hundreds of ducks in bay at Blaine
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck - off end of Blaine pier and a number flew by at Birch Bay SP
Long-tailed Duck - a few off the pier at end of Semiahmoo Spit
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle - a total of 6 for trip
Northern Harrier - a total of 9 at Lummi Flats and West 90
Red-tailed Hawk - a total of 25 for the trip
Rough-legged Hawk - 4 at Lummi Flats
Peregrine Falcon - 1 at Lummi Flats
American Coot
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Dunlin
Mew Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Common Loon
Rock Dove
Short-eared Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
American Crow
American Robin
European Starling
Marsh Wren
Bewick's Wren
Black-capped Chickadee
House Sparrow
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Finch
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark 1 at top of fir tree in Lummi Flats
Brewer's Blackbird


Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com