Hi Tweets,



I was down at the Edmonds waterfront for a couple hours on both Saturday and
Sunday. Western and Horned Grebes were there in abundance. Also seen were
Double-crested Cormorants, a single Brant's Cormorant, Surf Scoters,
Red-breasted Mergansers, Great Blue Herons, White-crowned Sparrows, Song
Sparrows, Brewer's Blackbirds, Bonaparte's Gulls, Glaucous-winged Gulls, a
Pigeon Guillemot in immature plumage, and a few Mallards flying by.



One curious sighting both days was a lone Sanderling working the tide line
along Olympic beach between the Senior Center and the ferry dock. I didn't
even notice him yesterday until I was 10 feet away from him as I was focused
on a raft of scoters offshore. I stopped when I saw him and he continued to
feed, at times coming within 5 feet of me. The same thing happened today,
presumable with the same Sanderling on the same stretch of beach. I'm used
to seeing Sanderlings numbering in the dozens, but this is the first time I
have come across a lone individual. I wonder if he was separated from a
flock during the recent windstorms. He didn't appear to be injured, and he
appeared healthy and alert. I have posted pictures of the bird in my
"Shorebirds and Waders III" gallery on my website here:
http://leaningcedarstudio.com/_gii/photogalleries.htm



Kevin Mack

Edmonds, Wa