Subject: [Tweeters] Rock Sandpipers & Northern Mockingbird
Date: Apr 16 19:50:38 2007
From: Michael Fleming - michaellf at myway.com



This weekend I decided to head over to the coast to see what I could find, but on the way I had to stop by Point No Point to find out if the ARCTIC LOON was around. I arrived early Saturday morning and observed the loon at the Hansville Store location from 8:30 am to about 10:00 am. I had some great looks at this bird and was really happy with this super start for my birding weekend.

I then drove the Westport/Tokeland area and finished the day birding along this portion of the coast. At Westport there were 12~ ROCK SANDPIPERS at the marina. The next morning my goal was to bird around Ocean Shores, but I wanted to make a quick trip back to Grayland to see if I could locate the NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD. Well, all I had to do was get out of may car at the Beachcomber Grocery (about 7:30 am) and the bird was right there, singing away. Highlights of my weekend birding included:

ARCTIC LOON - Point No Point

COMMON GREEN-WINGED TEAL - Oyhut Wildlife Area, Ocean Shores

BRANT - Point No Point and Bottle Beach

LONG-BILLED CURLEW - Bill's Spit, Ocean Shores

WHIMBREL - Tokeland and Bowerman Basin

ROCK SANDPIPER - 12~ Westport Marina

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD - Grayland

YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER (Myrtle) - a nice look at a couple of them in bright breeding plumage at Bowerman Basin and Bottle Beach

PEREGRINE FALCON - Bowerman Basin

Cheers and Good Birding;



Michael Fleming

Ballard, WA

michaellf AT myway.com

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