Hi all,

I'm glad someone reported a California Sea Lion from Nisqually NWR. Many years ago, when I visited there when I lived in Tacoma, I heard the loud, raucous cries of a C. Sea Lion, and it seemed to go on forever. But I was too far away to atually see it.

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: Scrubjay323 at aol.com
> Tweets,
>
> Today 10 of us started our walk at Nisqually at 8:30 AM in cold, clear
> conditions as we walked the outer dike for the first time this year. Two
> turned
> back early and two more walked ahead. Those who stayed were treated to the
> best birds of the day, six COMMON REDPOLL in the alders near the gate on the
> Nisqually River side along the ring dike. They were with 2 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH,
> and gave us good looks.
>
> Other good birds included all three MERGANSERS, BLACK BRANT, HORNED GREBE,
> along with one EARED GREBE, and SURF SCOTER. All these birds were seen along
> McAllister Creek out toward Luhr Beach, with the exception of the COMMON
> MERGANSER that were seen along the Nisqually River.
>
> Things were pretty slow early as it was cold at the start. Most of the
> ponds were frozen and the waterfowl were hunkered down along the grassy edges.
> Once we got to McAllister Creek things picked up quite a bit. There was an
> EURASIAN WIGEON at McAllister Creek as well as there first flock of DUNLIN of
> the many we saw. A BALD EAGLE sat in a roost tree near the nest tree, but we
> saw no action at the nest.
>
> Sparrows and TOWHEE finally showed up as we got out near the photo blind and
> were common the rest of the loop. NORTHERN HARRIER and RED-TAILED HAWKS
> were also common, and the only raptors we saw besides the BALD EAGLES.
>
> All told we saw 55 species for the day with COMMON LOON, HORNED GREBE, EARED
> GREBE, BRANT, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, SURF SCOTER, WESTERN GULL, and COMMON
> REDPOLL being new for the year.
>
> Mammals seen included EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL, RACCOON, HARBOR SEAL, and a
> CALIFORNIA SEA LION up the Nisqually River.
>
> Until next week.....
>
> Phil Kelley
> Lacey, WA
> scrubjay323 at aol.com
> 360-459-1499
>
> " We were few and they were many. Now we are many and they are few"
> Confucius
>


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