Hi Tweets,



This is a very late report, but my wife and I spent last weekend at
Mariner's Cove on Whidbey Island. We spent Sunday boating around between
Whidbey and Camano. I was amazed at the number of Western Grebes, Surf
Scoters and Bonaparte's Gulls that we saw mid-sound. The best sighting of
the day was a pair of Long-tailed Ducks that flew by as we were about a half
mile north of Camano Island. I have posted the highlights of the weekend
(including a less than stellar photo of the LT Ducks) on my website:
www.goatislandimages.com <http://www.goatislandimages.com/> . The photos
can be found in the "Field Trips" section. Take a look if you feel the
urge, check them out.



Here is the list of species sighted over the weekend in the order I remember
them:



Red-tailed Hawk

Brewer's Blackbird

European Starling

Double-crested Cormorant

American Crow

Great Blue Heron

House Finch

Bald Eagle

Western Gull

Bonaparte's Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Belted Kingfisher

American Goldfinch

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

American Robin

Anna's Hummingbird

Common Loon

Pigeon Guillemot

Mallard

Surf Scoter

Greater Scaup

Bufflehead

Long-tailed Duck

Rock Pigeon

House Sparrow

Osprey

Dunlin

Savannah Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler

California Quail

Caspian Tern

Violet-green Swallow

Barn Swallow

Steller's Jay

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Killdeer

Rufous Hummingbird

Song Sparrow

Horned Grebe



I've probably forgotten a few. It was a great weekend!



Kevin Mack

Edmonds, WA

www.goatislandimages.com