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Date: May 3, 2005
Location: Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 56 degrees Fahrenheit High temperature: 63 degrees
Fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/hr
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen on Lummi Island by Wayne Weber between
10:30 AM and 4:00 PM on May 3, 2005.

The weather was quite good, changing from cloudy before noon to
mostly sunny in the afternoon. Winds were light, making it easy to
spot and count waterbirds.

Noteworthy birds included a VIRGINIA RAIL seen at
close range in the marsh on Tuttle Lane near Legoe Bay Road; a HOUSE
WREN singing farther north on Tuttle Lane; at least 12 RED CROSSBILLS
still present at and near the post office; high counts of RHINOCEROS
AUKLETS and PIGEON GUILLEMOTS; and two TURKEY VULTURES (not sure how unusual
these are on the island).

Almost no obvious migrant landbirds were seen (except for the HERMIT
THRUSH); nearly all the warblers, vireos, etc. appeared to be birds
on breeding territories.

Unidentified birds seen included at least 500 scoters in The Narrows
area, and 500 unidentified ducks to the NE toward Lummi Bay.

Mammals observed included 12 HARBOR SEALS seen on and near the rocks
at Point Migley, and two DOUGLAS SQUIRRELS heard in forested areas.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose 4
Mallard 12
Harlequin Duck 8
Surf Scoter 100
Long-tailed Duck 20
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Pacific Loon 40 [1]
Common Loon 8
Red-necked Grebe 3
Western Grebe 2 [2]
Double-crested Cormorant 2 [3]
Pelagic Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 1 [4]
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 8 [5]
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Virginia Rail 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1 [6]
Bonaparte's Gull 30
Mew Gull 50
Glaucous-winged Gull 60
Common Murre 4
Pigeon Guillemot 130 [7]
Rhinoceros Auklet 80 [8]
Rock Dove 10 [9]
Rufous Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1 [10]
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1 [11]
Olive-sided Flycatcher 2 [12]
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1
Hutton's Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1 [13]
Steller's Jay 3
Northwestern Crow 20
Common Raven 3
Violet-green Swallow 25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Cliff Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 [14]
Bewick's Wren 3
House Wren 1 [15]
Winter Wren 2
Hermit Thrush 1 [16]
American Robin 25
European Starling 25
Orange-crowned Warbler 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Gray Warbler 2
Townsend's Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Wilson's Warbler 2
Spotted Towhee 6
Savannah Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 8
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Golden-crowned Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brewer's Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 10
Red Crossbill 12 [17]
Pine Siskin 20
American Goldfinch 8
Evening Grosbeak 2 [18]
House Sparrow 15

Footnotes:

[1] Pacific Loon-- scattered flock off Point Migley
[2] W. Grebe-- in Hale Passage
[3] D-c. Cormorants-- at ferry dock
[4] GB Heron-- on beach S of ferry dock
[5] Bald Eagle-- 6 ad, 2 imm.
[6] Gr. Yellowlegs-- in lagoon on Lego Bay Road
[7] Pigeon Guillemots-- mostly in Hale Passage and off Point Migley
[8] Rhinoceros Auklets-- widely scattered off W side of island
[9] Rock Pigeons-- at ferry dock
[10] Downy Woodpecker-- 1m, Curry Preserve
[11] Pileated Woodpecker-- on Sunrise Road
[12] O-s. Flycatchers-- both in & near Curry Preserve
[13] Warbling Vireo-- Curry Preserve
[14] R-b. Nuthatch-- Curry Preserve
[15] House Wren-- Tuttle Lane just S of Centerview
[16] Hermit Thrush-- seen at close range, Curry Preserve
[17] Red Crossbills-- visiting feeders at Post Office and Waggoner
residence
[18] Evening Grosbeak-- with Red Crossbills and siskins near Post
Office

Total number of species seen: 75