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Date: November 11, 2003
Location: Lummi Flats, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 50 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 52 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: N
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber at the Lummi Flats, NW
of Bellingham, WA between 3:30 and 5:00 PM on November 11, 2003.
Areas birded were mainly along Hillaire Road, Kwina Road, and North
Red River Road.

A good assortment of raptors was seen, including 7 RED-TAILED HAWKS,
4 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, and one BALD EAGLE.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were probably present but not seen, and 2 GREAT
HORNED OWLS were heard. Notable was a flock of at least 30 WESTERN
MEADOWLARKS which landed in a field near the intersection of Hillaire
and Kwina Roads.

At least 5 PACIFIC TREE-FROGS were heard calling at various points.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron 2
Trumpeter Swan 7 [1]
Mallard 2
Bufflehead 2 [2]
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 3
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Glaucous-winged Gull 8
Great Horned Owl 2 [3]
Short-eared Owl 4
Northern Flicker 3
Northern Shrike 1 [4]
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Bewick's Wren 1
Marsh Wren 3
American Robin 1
European Starling 8
Spotted Towhee 5
Fox Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 20
White-crowned Sparrow 12
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Western Meadowlark 30 [5]
Brewer's Blackbird 2
House Finch 2

Footnotes:

[1] Trumpeter Swan-- flying south over Kwina Road
[2] Bufflehead-- females
[3] Great Horned Owl-- pair heard calling near sunset, in woods N
of N Red River Road, W of Hillaire Road junction
[4] N. Shrike-- perched in shrub near intersection of Hillaire and
Kwina Roads
[5] W. Meadowlark-- flock of 30 flew into field near intersection
of Hillaire and Kwina Roads, landed in short grass

Total number of species seen: 27