Hi Everyone:
I got turned around on the directions to Luhr Beach from the Nisqually area.
Get off I-5 at the Nisqually exit. At the large intersection w/ the light,
go WEST (it seems like south) toward Olympia on Martin Way. Then turn right
(north) on Meridian Road.
Sorry about that.
Yours, Carol Schulz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Rainier Audubon" <wa-rainier at yahoogroups.com>; "Tweets"
<tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 7:57 AM
Subject: Nisqually Owls(was Barn Owl Harassment)


> There is a covered overlook at Luhr Beach at the Nisqually Reach Nature
> Center. It's a nice area. From there we scoped about 100 Brant over at
> Nisqually. Several flocks of Dunlin were flying about and the tide was
> high. We reached Luhr Beach by going north from Nisqually on Martin Way
> which parallels I-5 (NOT I-5), and turning right (north) on Meridian Road.
> (You can't exit I-5 onto Meridian.) Go about 3 miles north. Then you
turn
> right at 46th Ave at the sign that says public fishing.
> We also visited Tolmie State Park which is west of the Luhr Beach area.
It
> is open, and since it was after the 1st of the year, we had to pay a $5.
> parking fee. Ouch. The road down to the beach was not open, so we walked
> down the 2-block long road and scoped Puget Sound. It was pretty quiet
for
> birds. A few Greater and Lesser Scaup and about 4 Loons were way, way
out.
> I thought most were Common Loon, but there may have been a Red-throated
Loon
> out there.
> Sunshine gave way to rain, and we headed home in very-heavy rains. It was
a
> fine afternoon.
> Yours, Carol Schulz
> DesMoines
> linusq at att.net
>