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Date: October 18, 2004
Location: Sun Lakes State Park, Grant County, Washington

Low temperature: 45 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 55 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: S
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h gusting to: 12-19 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 60%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen at Sun Lakes State Park, Grant County,
WA on October 18, 2004 between about 9:30 and 11:45 AM and later
between about 1:30 and 4:00 PM. Observers were Wayne Weber and Doug
Schonewald in the morning, and Weber alone during the afternoon.

Observations were mainly along the shore at the north end of Park
Lake. A brief reconnaissance was mad in the afternoon along the road
as far as Perch Lake, which produced a female or juvenile SURF SCOTER
in Perch Lake.

There was no sign of the LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL which had been seen
at the park from October 8th through 16th.


Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Loon 3
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Western Grebe 7
Canada Goose 300 [1]
Gadwall 6
American Wigeon 1
Mallard 15
Ring-necked Duck 125 [2]
Greater Scaup 1 [3]
Surf Scoter 1 [4]
Bufflehead 2 [5]
Northern Harrier 1
American Coot 80
Ring-billed Gull 2 [6]
California Gull 10
Herring Gull 1 [7]
Rock Dove 30
Northern Flicker 3
Black-billed Magpie 15
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Canyon Wren 1
European Starling 5
Song Sparrow 1

Footnotes:

[1] Canada Goose-- about 90% of these appeared to be "Cackling" (one
of the 4 small subspecies)
[2] Ring-necked Duck-- 3 on Perch Lake, 2 on Rainbow Lake, remainder
on Park Lake
[3] Greater Scaup-- seen in flight, long white wing-stripe
[4] Surf Scoter-- female or imm., on Perch Lake
[5] Bufflehead-- on Rainbow Lake
[6] Ring-billed Gulls-- adults
[7] Herring Gull-- adult

Total number of species seen: 24