Hi Tweets,

I located the Long-billed Murrelet this morning at about 10:15 a.m.,
scoping from the Light House in a north by northeasterly direction.
I'm not a good judge of distance on the water but it could be well
seen with the eyepiece set at 20 power. It was swimming behind and
close to three Marbled Murrelets. It appeared just slightly larger,
possibly because of its upright posture and extended neck. It was
close enough to the Marbled Murrelets to note that it had a longer
bill. The dark nape with the absence of a collar was clear. It was
a little too far out and not above water long enough to note white
eye-arcs. Rachel Lawson was still observing the holly tree for signs
of the possible Eye-browed Thrush. John Wallace was next to me but
by the time I urged him to look through my scope the bird dived. All
three of us continued to scan the area for another hour without
relocating the bird. After that I left. Other birders with scopes
were arriving so perhaps someone else will have a later post about
this bird. Folks should not give up on it yet even though it was not
located over the weekend.

I did not get a view of the possible thrush on Sunday afternoon as I
was continuing to work the near glass-like water, trying to see
either the Long-billed Murrelet or the Thick-billed Murre. I did,
however, see the robin this morning that Patrick Sullivan found when
I joined him and Rachel in the field. It was indeed smaller and
slightly paler than the other robins. It had an eyebrow, but it did
not look like either illustration of the Eye-browed Thrush in the
National Geographic Field Guide. And as Patrick pointed out, this
might not have been the bird observed by others on Sunday. So those
visiting Point No Point over the next few days should continue to
watch the robins closely.

Carol Riddell
Edmonds