Hello Brad.
We really appreciate that you even so you calling it in to the Bird Box to write it on to tweeters.We talked to birders today and found out that it was you or you brother what found the Gull yesterday.As I put the Message on today I had two replies who don't get the bird yesterday.But even so if birders making the trip to North Cove to write even so there don't get the bird to write something up.There is a lot of birds to see in this area and since this is migration who knows what can be found there.
Think Snowy Plover on Midway Beach what is way over due in Washington.I like to mention how good Nancy LaFramboise kept us informed about the Little Stint on the Yakima River Delta every day.Congratulation to Nancy on this good find what also was way over due.So please birders keep the sightings coming good or bad .

Cheers Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Waggoner" <wagtail at sounddsl.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 9:50 PM
Subject: Saturday's Black-tailed Gull


> Hello Tweeters,
>
> The Waggoner's (Ross, Dan, and Brad) were fortunate to be on the
> Black-tailed Gull's viewing schedule last evening between 6:30 and 7:00
> P.M.. Although we left a message on the birdbox, this was my first chance to
> get at my computer to post to Tweeters. As this was my third attempt (16+
> hrs.), it definitely can require some patience. Consider yourself lucky if
> you have seen it on your first attempt!!
>
> Today we birded in the same general area concentrating on some of the other
> "good" birds that have been reported lately. We did not find any of them
> (Stilt Sandpiper at Johns River, Bar-tailed Godwit at Tokeland, Northern
> Parula at Bottle Beach, or the Black-tailed Gull). However, as Marv Breece
> would say - it was a good day! Highlights included Peregrine Falcon chasing
> shorebirds at Johns River, two adult Parasitic Jaegers flying close to shore
> at Bottle Beach, and one Great Egret as we were crossing the Elk River
> Bridge.
>
> As a follow-up report to Steve Mlodinow's Franklin's Gull report Saturday at
> Discovery Bay, my Brother Dan re-located it this afternoon in the same
> location. I was also happy to find an immature (close to first winter
> plumage) Franklin's Gull here on Bainbridge Island on Thursday evening.
> There seems to be a few around.
>
> Brad Waggoner
> Bainbridge Island, WA
> mailto:wagtail at sounddsl.com
>
>