Subject: PF Geese, Tokeland 11/16
Date: Nov 17 09:51:36 2003
From: Nicole Michel - nmichel at birdpop.org


I was finally able to get away and make the Hoquiam - Tokeland loop on
Sunday 11/16. The Pink-footed Geese were in the field/marsh at the end of
K street, just as reported earlier, hanging out with the adult and imm.
Greater White-fronted Geese and about a dozen Canada Geese. No "wild goose
chase" today!

By the time I reached Tokeland the wind and rain had picked up, forcing the
Godwits into a dense, feathered mass. I found the Godwit flock at the
marina, but after ~30 mins of scoping I still couldn't pick out the
Hudsonian from the flock of (easily) 400+ Marbled Godwits, Willets, and
Long-billed Dowitchers.

Nicole Michel
Vancouver, WA