Greetings,
Steve Mlodinow, Dennis Duffy, Ryan Shaw and I did the Whidbey to Samish
route on Saturday. The island was slow; we visited Cultus Bay, Deer Lagoon,
and a number of other localities but found little. Near Deer Lagoon we had a
strange Fox Sparrow, possibly a variant zaboria (Red Fox). Also at Deer
Lagoon, a Common x Green-winged Teal intergrade.

Things picked up in the afternoon. The West 90 wigeon flock included 34
Eurasians. Three Harlan's Hawks a-hunting south of there. Along Bradshaw
Road we stopped for a massive flock of swans, mainly Tundras. At the far end
of the field, Sir Duffy located a young Gyrfalcon. Very seen thereafter,
Steve had a Bewick's Swan not far away from us in the flock. We had
excellent studies of this vagrant subspecies.

116 species for the day.

That's about all for now,
Charlie Wright
Sumner Washington