This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: April 16, 2003
Location: Oak Bay County Park, Jefferson County, Washington

Low temperature: 11 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 12 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 100%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were observed by Wayne Weber from 5:30 to 7:00 PM
on April 16, 2003 at Oak Bay County Park near Port Hadlock, Jefferson
County, WA. The tide was high during my visit and most waterbirds
were seen in the lagoon north of the parking area.

The most noteworthy observations were a flock of about 250 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE which flew northward over the park, and about 150
BLACK BRANT (86 in the lagoon, the remainder far out on the bay).

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Loon 2
Horned Grebe 6
Red-necked Grebe 1
Western Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Greater White-fronted Goose 250
Canada Goose 3
Brant 150
American Wigeon 5
Mallard 1 [1]
Northern Pintail 30
Greater Scaup 6
Surf Scoter 8
White-winged Scoter 2
Bufflehead 120
Hooded Merganser 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Mew Gull 125
California Gull 1 [2]
Glaucous-winged Gull 50
Pigeon Guillemot 1
Northwestern Crow 25
Spotted Towhee 2
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 5 [3]
House Finch 3
Pine Siskin 2
House Sparrow 2

Footnotes:

[1] Mallard-- male
[2] California Gull-- adult
[3] Brown-headed Cowbird-- 4m, 1f in blackberry thicket

Total number of species seen: 30