Subject: eastern WA scoters
Date: Oct 14 21:01:54 2002
From: Jack Bowling - jbinpg at shaw.ca


** Reply to message from Charles Swift <charless at moscow.com> on Mon, 14 Oct
2002 14:14:33 -0700


> 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.

Winds aloft have been brisk northwesterly for over a month now. Makes sense.

Jack Bowling Prince George, BC mailto: jbinpg at shaw.ca