There was one female surf scoter in Sikes Lake adjacent to the Nestle Plant
on Carnation Farms Road about 2:00 PM today. This marks our fist record of
this species in that area.



Mike Wile
Redmond, WA
425-503-5766
mikewile at attbi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Swift" <charless at moscow.com>
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:14 PM
Subject: eastern WA scoters


> Surf Scoters have been reported in good numbers in southern Alberta on the
> Alberta birding list (http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/ALBR.html).
> It seems likely that the large number of scoters being seen in northern
> Idaho and eastern WA are heading southwest to the coast from the northern
> prairie provinces and/or eastern parts of Northwest Territories. That more
> are being seen in eastern WA might indicate a more westerly track as these
> birds head for the coast. Perhaps some weather phenomenon has sent some
> south of their normal route this fall.
>
> thanks,
> Charles.
>
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> Charles E. Swift
> Moscow, ID, USA
> charless at moscow.com
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