Just got back from a day rail trip from Kelso to Seattle and back, about 5
hours of train time. For fun, I kept track of bird species seen, even
though many at 60+ mph. Notables were the ALBINO LOON, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE,
and RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
Wasn't there an albino loon along Tacoma Waterfront a while back? I
couldn't decide if it for sure was a Common (a bit difficult at that speed),
but it was big.

Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
ALBINO LOON (Commencement Bay, in front of waterfront park)
Horned Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Green-Winged Teal
Greater Scaup
Unknown Scaup
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser (50+ along south Puget Sound)
Osprey (one on nest somewhere northeast of Tacoma)
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Killdeer
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged x Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Pigeon Guillemot
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfisher
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
American Robin
European Starling
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch

Lee Cain
Aquatic Biology/Integrated Science
Astoria High School
lcain at seasurf.net
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