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Date: April 5, 2003
Location: Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 43 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 46 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: S
Prevailing wind speed: 12-19 km/h gusting to: 20-28 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100%
Precipitation: showers/intermittent rain

The following birds were observed by Wayne Weber at Point Roberts,
Whatcom County, WA between 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM on April 5, 2003.

Light rain occurred during the first 30 minutes of observation,
otherwise there was no precipitation. The wind averaged about 15 to
25 km/hr from the south to southwest, sufficient to make it hard to
see birds on the water offshore. However, the wind was hardly
noticeable away from the shoreline and did not hamper observations
inland.

Areas visited were Lighthouse Marine Park, the west end of Gulf Road,
Edwards Drive, APA Road, Lily Point and vicinity, and Pauls Road.

The single BONAPARTE'S GULL, seen flying offshore, was an early
arrival. Also noteworthy was the PILEATED WOODPECKER seen on top of a
telephone pole on Pauls Road, on which it was drumming. Although at
least one pair of Pileateds is resident on the Point, I see them
infrequently, and almost never on a telephone pole away from heavy
timber!

Mammals recorded were six HARBOR SEALS hauled out on rocks off Lily
Point, and one DOUGLAS SQUIRREL heard calling near Lily Point.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Loon 12
Horned Grebe 20
Western Grebe 30 [1]
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Pelagic Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 2
Brant 60 [2]
Mallard 2 [3]
Greater Scaup 15
Lesser Scaup 17 [4]
Harlequin Duck 12
Surf Scoter 100
White-winged Scoter 20
Black Scoter 2 [5]
Long-tailed Duck 20
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 20
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Bald Eagle 3 [6]
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 3
Bonaparte's Gull 1 [7]
Glaucous-winged Gull 100
Rock Dove 18
Band-tailed Pigeon 2 [8]
Rufous Hummingbird 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1 [9]
Northern Flicker 1 [10]
Pileated Woodpecker 1 [11]
Northwestern Crow 30
Common Raven 1 [12]
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 12
Bushtit 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 [13]
Bewick's Wren 3
Winter Wren 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 20
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
American Robin 40
European Starling 50
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 [14]
Spotted Towhee 6
Savannah Sparrow 3
Fox Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 8
White-crowned Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 15 [15]
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Purple Finch 1 [16]
House Finch 20
Pine Siskin 20
American Goldfinch 4 [17]
House Sparrow 12

Footnotes:

[1] off west end of Gulf Road
[2] flying NW past Lighthouse Marine Park
[3] at large pond, Edwards Drive
[4] at large pond, Edwards Drive
[5] flying past Lighthouse Marine Park
[6] 1 adult noth of Gulf Road, 2 imm. at Lily Pt.
[7] flying W well offshore from Lighthouse Marine Park
[8] both heard cooing in trees near cemetery on APA Road
[9] APA Road just W of cemetery
[10] APA Road
[11] male drumming on telephone pole, Pauls Road
[12] near Lily Point
[13] near Lily Point
[14] both heard singing near Lily Point
[15] all in one flock on APA Road just W of cemetery
[16] male singing at cemetery, APA Road
[17] on APA Road; 2 males singing

Total number of species seen: 54