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Date: April 15, 2003
Location: Fort Casey State Park, Island County, Washington

Low temperature: 12 degrees celsius High temperature: 12 degrees celsius
Wind direction: S
Prevailing wind speed: 6-11 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were observed at and near Fort Casey State Park,
WA (including Crockett Lake and the Keystone ferry terminal) by Wayne
Weber between 10:45 AM and 12 noon on April 15, 2003.

A small flock of peeps, including four WESTERN SANDPIPERS and one
LEAST SANDPIPER, were my first of each species for the year.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 5
Red-necked Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 20
Pelagic Cormorant 10
Great Blue Heron 3
Canada Goose 6
Gadwall 8
Mallard 25
Northern Pintail 15
Lesser Scaup 20
Harlequin Duck 2 [1]
Bufflehead 50
Hooded Merganser 1 [2]
Red-breasted Merganser 4 [3]
Ruddy Duck 30
Killdeer 3
Western Sandpiper 4
Least Sandpiper 1
Mew Gull 1
Glaucous-winged Gull 30
Pigeon Guillemot 20
Rhinoceros Auklet 50
Mourning Dove 3
Northern Flicker 2
Northwestern Crow 12
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 4
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 4
Siberian Accentor 5
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brewer's Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 [4]
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 2

Footnotes:

[1] Harlequin Duck-- pair
[2] Hooded Merganser-- female
[3] Red-breasted Merganser-- 1m, 3f
[4] Brown-headed Cowbird-- male

Total number of species seen: 41