Hello Tweets,

Today my mother and birded the general Ocean Shores area in search of
continuing early fall shorebirds at several locations,but in general
shorebird numbers continued to increase and diversity was very good with 16
species of shorebirds observed during our day at Ocean Shores. It appeared
that the very large numbers of Western Sandpipers observed on the 10th of
July have moved on or dispersed and spread out to different areas,as numbers
of this species were much lower. My mother and I joined Paul Lehman,Bill
Tweit,and Bruce Labar during our morning visit at the Ocean Shores Jetty
among other birders that Paul had on his WA tour,which ALL seemed to enjoy
our state during their stay that extended into British Columbia and ends
tomorrow on a pelagic trip out of Westport. We also ran into Kevin Aanerud
at a few various locations with Ocean Shores,while he joined Paul Lehman and
others.Weather conditions were quite good,but rather stiff winds persisted
after 10am and remained throughout the day,and low clouds persisted as well
making viewing conditions during our morning visit to the Ocean Shores Jetty
more difficult at times,but skies cleared but low clouds formed again late
in the day along tehe immediate coast.

Overall our day at Ocean Shores was very rewarding with NO main rarities,but
good bird diversity. We began our day at the Hoquim STP,then continued to
Ocean Shores where are first stop was made at the Ocean Shores Jetty then we
continued our loop at several main locations checking many areas during
incoming tide,as well as outgoing tide for shorebirds.A list of notable
species follows at selected locations and times:

Madrona Beach Rd./Mud Bay,Thurston Co. 7am-7:10am

32 Greater Yellowlegs
3 Evening Grosbeaks

Hoquim STP,GH 8:10am-8:20am

2 Green-winged Teal
2 Northern Pintails
3 Greater Scaup
1 female Hooded Merganser

Ocean Shores Jetty 9am-10:30am

1 Pacific Loon
28 Brown Pelicans
8 Northern Shovelers
12 Surf Scoters
18 White-winged Scoters
1 Black Turnstone
4 Surfbirds
1 Western Sandpiper
2 PARASITIC JAEGERS
95+ Heermann's Gulls
18 California Gulls
4 Black-legged Kittiwakes
7 Caspian Terns
4 Common Murres
22 Rhino.Auklets

Ocean Shores Game Range(accessed from Marine View Drive) 10:45am-11:40am

1 Red-throated Loon
28 Brown Pelicans
35 Surf Scoters
7 White-winged Scoters
1 pair of Snowy Plovers with 3 chicks
1 Greater Yellowlegs
70+ Western sandpipers
8 Least Sandpipers
2 Long-billed Dowitchers
1 Horned Lark

Mariner Ct./Bill's Spit 12pm-2pm,4:20pm(incoming tide)

1 Northern Harrier
2 Semipalmated Plovers
78 Whimbrel(with 125 at 4:20pm)
250+ Marbled Godwits
300+ Western Sandpipers
18 Least Sandpipers
230+ California Gulls
20 Caspian Terns
1 Purple Finch

Marine View Drive beach access(accessed from South Sand Dune Ave.SW and
Ocean Shores Blvd.) 2:20pm-2:50pm

1 Pacific Loon
22+ Sooty Shearwaters
1 Northern Pintail
8 Surf Scoters
13 White-winged Scoters
56 Black-bellied Plovers
23 Semipalmated Plovers
125+ Marbled Godwits
12 Red Knots
1 Sanderling
270+ Western Sandpipers
3 Least Sandpipers
320+ Short-billed Dowitchers
3 Long-billed Dowitchers
22 Heermann's Gulls
10 California Gulls
28 Rhino.Auklets


Butter Clam Street beach access(north of Marine View Drive beach access)
2:58pm-3:15pm

1 Ring-necked Pheasant
8 Semipalmated Plovers
44 Marbled Godwits
6 Sanderlings
120+ Western Sandpipers
140+ Short-billed Dowitchers

Driftwood Drive(accessed off of Ocean Shores Blvd.,north of the Ocean Shores
Jetty) 3:20pm-3:27pm(outgoing tide)

2 Ring-necked Pheasants
2 Sanderlings
57 Western Sandpipers
1 pair of Glaucous-winged Gulls(with 3 chicks at a nestsite on an angled
rooftop)

Damon Point 3:35pm-4:15pm

1 Ring-necked Pheasant
1 Black-bellied Plover
250+ Western Sandpipers(with one adult with double bands on both legs)
12 Least Sandpipers
20 Short-billed Dowitchers
4 Horned Lark

Cyber Lake(north of Ocean Shores) 4:45pm-4:55pm

30 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Long-billed Dowitcher
1 Olive-sided Flycatcher


Good birding,

Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net