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

Date: October 10, 2003
Location: Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 45 degrees Fahrenheit. High temperature: 60 degrees
Fahrenheit
Wind direction: S
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h gusting to: 12-19 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber and Jack Kintner at
Point Roberts, Whatcom County, on October 10, 2003 between 7:30 AM
and 4:00 PM. Winds were calm early in the morning, but blew from the
SSE at 10-20 km/hr for most of the day. There was sufficient chop on
the water to make it difficult to spot and identify birds on the
ocean.

The tide was ebbing in the morning, reached a high "low" at 12:20 PM
(7.2 feet), and was flooding in the afternoon, with a high of 14.1
feet at 6:20 PM.

A large feeding flock of birds was seen off Lighthouse Marine Park in
mid-afternoon by Weber alone (Kintner left for the day at 1:00 PM).
This included 100 PACIFIC LOONS in breeding plumage, 30 COMMON
MURRES, 10 HEERMANN'S GULLS, a few BONAPARTE'S and MEW GULLS, a few
cormorants, and hundreds of GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS. The flock moved
north with the incoming tide until it was located farther offshore and
off the west end of Gulf Road. At this point, Weber observed two
PARASITIC JAEGERS chasing gulls.

Other birds which were noteworthy for the date or location included a
WESTERN TANAGER (very late record) near the International Marketplace
on Tyee Drive, a STELLER'S JAY (very rare migrant on Point Roberts)
on Pauls Road, and a late TURKEY VULTURE soaring east of Pauls Road.

Mammals observed were 3 HARBOR SEALS (one of which was a pup, which
was lethargic and probably ill, lying on the beach at Lighthouse
Marine Park) and 3 DOUGLAS SQUIRRELS.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Red-throated Loon 2
Pacific Loon 100 [1]
Common Loon 30
Pied-billed Grebe 2 [2]
Horned Grebe 20
Red-necked Grebe 10
Western Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 80
Pelagic Cormorant 40
Great Blue Heron 15
Turkey Vulture 1 [3]
American Wigeon 25 [4]
Mallard 15 [5]
Northern Pintail 10 [6]
Harlequin Duck 20
Surf Scoter 300 [7]
White-winged Scoter 50
Black Scoter 2 [8]
Red-breasted Merganser 10 [9]
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Merlin 1 [10]
Killdeer 5 [11]
Black Turnstone 10 [12]
Parasitic Jaeger 2 [13]
Bonaparte's Gull 5 [14]
Heermann's Gull 10 [15]
Mew Gull 70
Ring-billed Gull 2 [16]
Glaucous-winged Gull 500
Common Murre 30
Rock Dove 8 [17]
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 4
Hutton's Vireo 1 [18]
Steller's Jay 1 [19]
Northwestern Crow 30
Common Raven 1 [20]
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6
Bushtit 10
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 2
Bewick's Wren 3
Winter Wren 12
Marsh Wren 1 [21]
Golden-crowned Kinglet 30
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
Hermit Thrush 1 [22]
American Robin 50
Varied Thrush 2 [23]
European Starling 500
Cedar Waxwing 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 8
Western Tanager 1 [24]
Spotted Towhee 6
Fox Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 12
White-crowned Sparrow 5
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-winged Blackbird 1 [25]
Brewer's Blackbird 10
House Finch 40
Pine Siskin 30
American Goldfinch 10
House Sparrow 8

Footnotes:

[1] Pacific Loon-- flock off Lighthouse Marine Park, nearly all in
breeding plumage
[2] Pied-billed Grebe-- in pond on Edwards Drive
[3] Turkey Vulture-- soaring east of Pauls Road
[4] Am. Wigeon-- flock flying S near Lighthouse Marine Park
[5] Mallard-- in pond on Edwards Drive
[6] N. Pintail-- flock on beach at Maple Beach
[7] Surf Scoter (and White-winged)-- flocks flying past Lighthouse
Marine Park, many off Maple Beach.
[8] Black Scoter-- with Surf Scoters off Maple Beach
[9] Red-br. Merganser-- flock off Lily Point
[10] Merlin-- imm., perched in tree at International Marketplace,
Tyee Dr.
[11] Killdeer-- 4 at Ocean View Drive, 1 at marina
[12] Black Turnstone-- Lighthouse Marine Park
[13] Parasitic Jaeger-- 2 chasing gulls off W end of Gulf Road
[14] Bonaparte's Gull-- 5 in flock off Lighthouse Marine Park
[15] Heermann's Gull-- 10 in flock off Lighthouse Marine Park
[16] Ring-billed Gull-- 2 ads. at Maple Brach
[17] Rock Dove-- 8 on wires, Tyee Dr. at Gulf Road
[18] Hutton's Vireo-- one heard near Lily Point
[19] Steller's Jay-- one seen in flight, Pauls Road
[20] Common Raven-- 1 flying over pond on Edwards Drive
[21] Marsh Wren-- one calling in swale west of Tyee Drive/APA Road
junction
[22] Hermit Thrush-- at International Marketplace, Tyee Dr.
[23] Varied Thrush-- at International Marketplace, Tyee Dr.
[24] Western Tanager-- one repeatedly heard calling in trees behind
International Marketplace
[25] Red-winged Blackbird-- male, at swale west of Tyee Drive/APA
Road junction

Total number of species seen: 66