Hello All,
Yes we ventured up the Columbia River Gorge to I-5 and on North and West to Aberdeen last night. This morning we started our one day blitz to get in some coastal birding during the cool clear weather. Following are some of the highlights of our trip.

5 Nov. 2003
2 Red-necked Phalarope........Hoquium Sewage Pond
2 PINK-FOOTED GEESE.......Bowerman Basin Airstrip
2 European Wigeon................Bowerman Basin NWR
1 White-fronted Goose............Bowerman Basin Airstrip
1Great Egret...........................at Ocosta
3 Lapland Longspurs...............Grayland Beach
6 Snow Buntings.....................Grayland Beach
1 unknown at this time longspur...photos sent if interested.
13 Northern Fulmars................all dead, 12 gray morph, 1 white morph on a 300 meter stretch of Grayland Beach.
52 Heermanns Gull............on Grayland Beach
48 Bonapartes Gull.............at the break along Twin Harbors Beach.
21 Long-billed Curlew...........over Tokeland, unexpected!
3 Whimbrel..........................at Tokeland
12 Willet..............................at Tokeland
1 Tropical Kingbird.................at Tokeland
18 Brant................................at Tokeland
282 Marbled Godwits..............at MP 13.2 east of Tokeland
1 HUDSONIAN GODWIT........at MP 13.2 east of Tokeland

Great day of birding. Long drive home!
Later Mike


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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
323 Scenic View Drive
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!
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