Hi Tweets,

This morning George Gerdts and I birded the northern part of the Kitsap
Peninsula. What a great day to be out. Highlights included one Lapland
Longspur and two Horned Larks at Foulweather Bluff. The beach walk to
Foulweather Bluff starts at the end of Twin Spits Road. Rubber Boots are
necessary to cross a tidal outflow in order to walk the spit. Although, I
have to say, I did watch Ken Knittle this last Spring soak his shoes and
pant legs so he could add Townsend's Solitaire to his Kitsap County list.

We only had one Parasitic Jaeger off of Point no Point this morning, but it
changes daily. I had six yesterday morning and Vic Nelson had some 20
Jaegers last Saturday, and one of them was a Long-tailed Jaeger.

Consistent with my findings this season, shorebirds were in short supply
this morning. A few peeps were out at Foulweather Bluff and a small flock of
Sanderlings and Black-bellied Plovers were on the beach south of the
Hansville store. We were happy to find one Lesser Yellowlegs at Miller Bay
near Suquamish. This was only my second Lesser Yellowlegs for Kitsap County
this season. Last year I was able to find them on a regular basis, including
one as late as October 9th, at the Foulweather Bluff Nature Preserve.

In the early afternoon, we hit a few Bainbridge Island spots in hopes of
perhaps finding a Horned lark or Lapland Longspur on the Island. No such
luck, but a flyover Common Nighthawk was interesting.

Cheers and good birding,

Brad Waggoner
Bainbridge Island, WA
mailto:wagtail at sounddsl.com