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

Date: November 5, 2003
Location: Eld Inlet Mud Bay, Thurston County, Washington

Wind direction: E
Prevailing wind speed: 6-11 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 0%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber between about 1:15 and
2:00 PM on November 5, 2003 at the Mud Bay Road crossing of Mud Bay
(upper Eld Inlet), west of Olympia, WA.

The tide was rapidly flooding during this time period. Substantial
areas of exposed mud were present at 1:15, but were completely
underwater by 2:00.

In additional to the birds, a HARBOR SEAL was observed just north of
the Mud Bay Road crossing.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Pied-billed Grebe 2
Horned Grebe 6
Red-necked Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Mallard 30
Green-Winged Teal 15
Surf Scoter 7
Long-tailed Duck 1 [1]
Bufflehead 150
Common Goldeneye 1 [2]
Hooded Merganser 32 [3]
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1 [4]
Ring-billed Gull 1 [5]
Glaucous-winged Gull 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 1
Bewick's Wren 1
Song Sparrow 2

Footnotes:

[1] Long-tailed Duck-- female
[2] Common Goldeneye-- female
[3] Hooded Merganser-- 1 male, 31 females; feeding in small groups
among Buffleheads
[4] Spotted Sandpiper-- unusual in November; seen well through
scope at about 150 feet, teetering on small island in the middle
of the inlet
[5] Ring-billed Gull-- adult

Total number of species seen: 21