Greetings to Wilson and birders,
The last time I posted on the Pink-footed Geese was on the 14th of December
where the count was 320 birders who saw the Geese.The count stands now to
328 birders as Wilson Cady who saw the Pink-footed Geese today As we
counting Sunday for the CBC on K Street there was standing 2 more birders
who observed this birds.Every one who saw found this birds looking
beautiful.As we heard Gun shots all the waterfowl was flying of going
direction Bowerman but the 2 Pink-footed and the two White fronted flying
out to the bay behind the huge tree in the water.But after 15 minutes there
came back and settled in to the flooded fields.And again I like to thank
every birder who either posted to me in private or on to tweeters.

Happy Holiday, Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson E Cady" <gorgebirds at juno.com>
To: <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:01 PM
Subject: PF Goose


> I was finally able to get away for a successful chase of the
> PINK-FOOTED GEESE at Hoquiam on Monday, 12/23/03. They were seen as soon
> as I stepped out of my vehicle at the south end of "K" Street. Ruth and
> Patrick can tally one more happy birder on their observer list. From
> there I headed to Ocean Shores and observed the ROCK SANDPIPERS,
> SURFBIRDS, and BLACK TURNSTONES at the base of the jetty where they were
> taking cover from the crashing waves. In the pond near the Water Tower I
> found two male EURASIAN WIGEON and two male REDHEADS.
> By the time I made it to Tokeland the tide was out and I had
> missed the Long-billed Curlews at Graveyard Spit. Instead of a thousand
> MARBLED GODWITS on the float at the Tokeland Marina, there was just one
> on the beach with two WILLETS and two WHIMBREL.
> Wilson Cady
> N45 35.618' W122 13.738'
> Washougal, Skamania County, WA
> gorgebirds at juno.com
>