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Sunday September 23, 2001, 7:30 a.m. This is Vic Nelson. Yesterday at Point No Point at the
northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula, there were two BROWN PELICANS (inaudible) north in
the afternoon. The LITTLE GULL and juveniles changing to first winter plumage was also
present in the morning, as were a fair number of PARASITIC JAEGERS, COMMON TERNS,
and BONAPARTE GULLS. Thank you. Goodbye.


Saturday, September 22, 2001, 7:47 p.m. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. Today, Elizabeth
Cruisy(sp?), Dennis Duffy and I birded various parts north of Everett. Highlights were mostly
at Blaine. The female juv BAR-TAILED GODWIT was still present just after high tide and
then for some time thereafter. There was also a juv RED KNOT (interrupted).

Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 3:26 p.m. Hi This is Kevin Aanerud, phone number: 523-
6195. Today I had an immature CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER at Foster Island in King
County. It's associating loosely with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES and a few ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS, a WARBLING VIREO. Was across the footbridge, about 150 feet
in where the conifers are and a few birch trees. Was feeding about 20 feet high. And it has
since in the last hour and a half has moved to many other locations on the island. Good luck,
good birding.

Wednesday September 19, 2001, 8:23 a.m. This is Vic Nelson. This morning, September
19th, I had at least 25 JAEGERS off Point No Point. All the ones I could identify were
PARASITIC. Yesterday, there was a LITTLE GULL in juvenile plumage and also the
SABINE'S GULL in juvenile plumage was also present. There are also some BONAPARTE
GULLS in juvenile plumage along with a thousand or 1500 adult BONAPARTE GULLS, 400
or 500 COMMON TERNS, couple hundred HEERMANN'S CULLS, 50 or 60 CALIFORNIA
GULLS. And that's about it. Thank you. Goodbye.

Monday, September 17, 2001, 7:28 a.m. This is Vic Nelson. Yesterday at Point No Point at
the northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula, there was a SABINE'S GULL in juvenile plumage,
along with two or three PARASITIC JAEGERS, approximately 1500 BONAPARTE GULLS,
200 or 300 COMMON TERNS, 50 or so HEERMANN'S GULLS, some CALIFORNIA GULLS.
And there's still some flocks of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in the area. Thank you. Bye.

The Bird Box was last checked at 1:45 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2001.