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Date: April 26, 2004
Location: Livingston Bay, Island County, Washington

Low temperature: 68 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 74 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 0%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber at Livingston Bay and
Iverson Spit County Park, Camano Island, WA between 5:45 and 7:00 PM
on April 26, 2004. The weather was clear, almost calm, and very warm,
reaching 76 degrees in mid-afternoon on Camano Island. The tide was
low, just starting to rise as I left.

In addition to the birds, I noted an EASTERN COTTONTAIL, a GARTER
SNAKE (species?), and at least 5 calling PACIFIC TREE FROGS at the
county park.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Loon 26 [1]
Horned Grebe 50
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 15
Gadwall 3
American Wigeon 40
Mallard 20
Northern Shoveler 15
Green-Winged Teal 60
Greater Scaup 200
Surf Scoter 50
Bufflehead 30
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Bald Eagle 8 [2]
Western Sandpiper 5000
Mew Gull 100
Glaucous-winged Gull 300
Caspian Tern 5
Mourning Dove 1
Rufous Hummingbird 1 [3]
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 6
Violet-green Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 2
Bewick's Wren 2
Marsh Wren 1
American Robin 8
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Spotted Towhee 4
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Purple Finch 1
House Finch 4
Pine Siskin 1
American Goldfinch 4

Footnotes:

[1] Common Loon-- 22 in one flock at mouth of Livingston Bay, all in
breeding plumage
[2] Bald Eagles-- mostly on stumps on far side of Port Susan (great
visibility in evening light)
[3] Rufous Hummer-- male

Total number of species seen: 43