I spent an hour at Dash Pt fishing pier this afternoon in the wind. It is
still quite slow number-wise, but there were a few things hunkered in around
the pier and blowing by. Highlight was a single Ancient Murrelet at around
4:20pm.

Tuesday, 28 October 2003 (3:30-4:30pm).
Dash Point Pier, Pierce/King County.
Mostly cloudy; SW winds 20mph gusting to near 40; very rough water.

Black Brant (4)-southbound low to water.
Greater Scaup (85)
Canvasback (1)-male.
Surf Scoter (50)
White-winged Scoter (3)
Barrow's Goldeneye (13)
Pacific Loon (3)
Horned Grebe (8)
Red-necked Grebe (12)
Pelagic Cormorant (3)
Double-crested Cormorant (25)
Bonaparte's Gull (2)
Herring Gull (1)-ad.
Common Murre (8)
Ancient Murrelet (1)-flyby to east/north.
Rhinoceros Auklet (24)

Cheers and good birding.
--
Charlie Wright
Sumner, WA
charlie at birdwright.com