Subject: Johns River Wildlife Area and Coast birds Sunday 2/1
Date: Feb 4 01:10:51 2004
From: prentki - prentki at prodigy.net
Hello Tweeters, I'm an Alaskan who birded through last weekend, with
Tacoma Audubon on Saturday and on my own on Sunday. I didn't see some
of the following birding spots reported this week, so I thought I
would provide what I came across on Sunday.
Johns River Wildlife Area (9AM)
Red-breasted Merganser,Hooded Merganser,Mallard,Bufflehead,
Common Teal, Ring-necked Duck, American Wigeon, Ruddy Duck,
Canada Goose, Wilson's Snipe,Greater Yellowlegs,Northern Shrike,
Northern Flicker,Common Raven,American Crow,Bewick's Wren,
Marsh Wren,Ruby-crowned Kinglet,Song Sparrow,Swamp Sparrow,
Fox Sparrow
Bottle Beach State Park
Red-breasted Merganser,Common Goldeneye, Canada Goose,
Sanderling (3),Dunlin (ca. 500), Black Bellied Plover (7),
Great Blue Heron, Mew Gull, Herring Gull, Black-capped
Chickadee, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Fox Sparrow
Brady's Oysters/Elk River Bridge
Double-crested Cormorant, Western Grebe,
Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Dunlin, Great Blue Heron,
Belted Kingfisher, American Crow, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow
Grayland Beach State Park & Beach
Sanderling, Northern Flicker, Spotted Towhee, Hermit Thrush (2),
American Robin, Pine Siskin, Golden-crowned Kinglet,
Black-capped Chickadee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Song Sparrow
Midway Beach
Sanderlings and several Snowy Plovers (lifer for me, after wading
across road washout)
Tokeland
Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Long-billed Dowitcher (dozen), Willet,
Great Blue Heron
Dick Prentki
Anchorage,AK
mailto:prentki at alaska.net