Subject: more weekend birds
Date: Dec 23 20:31:36 2002
From: Alan J. Knue - gerygone at earthlink.net


Hello all,

Mike Donahue, Alan Grenon and I birded from the Hoquiam area south to Bay Center. We searched unsuccessfully for the Bean Goose in any fields we could think of between Hoquiam and Bay Center (an idea birders apparently had as well). We did encounter some great birds however (some of these were previously reported):

Red Phalarope - Hoquiam Sewage Treatment Facility- really great views of this species. Also several in the Ocosta area, east of Westport on Hwy 105.

American Bittern- Along Bay Center Dike Road heading toward Bay Center- forced to edge of the Palix River due to high water

Black Brant - First year bird at mile post 50 along Hwy 101 west of South Bend. Also 4 Snow Geese, and numerous Canada Geese of various races at same location.

White-tailed Kites- 5 between mile posts 51 and 52 on Hwy 101, west of South Bend. Also one just west of Aberdeen along Hwy 105 hunting over the closed ball fields north of the highway.

That's it- Good Birding.

Alan Knue
gerygone at earthlink.net
Shoreline, WA
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