This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: May 5, 2007
Location: Point Roberts, Whatcom County, Washington

Low temperature: 13 degrees celsius High temperature: 14 degrees celsius
Wind direction: SW
Prevailing wind speed: 12-19 km/h gusting to: 20-28 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 80%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber from
about 3:00 to 8:00 PM on May 5, 2007 at Point Roberts,
Whatcom County, WA.

A steady breeze from the W, shifting later to the S,
limited visibility of birds on the ocean, and helped to keep landbird
activity down.

Of note was a HOUSE WREN, which sang persistently but
was glimpsed only briefly in the shrubbery opposire
591 Marine Drive (a short distance N of Lighthouse
Marine Park). This is a very rare bird at Point
Roberts-- only my second sighting in 40 years of
frequent birding there. (My first record was in 2005).

Two EASTERN COTTONTAILS ran across the road in
opposite directions, at the same time, next to the
cemetery on APA Road, and both narrowly missed
being run over!

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose 2
Brant 30 [1]
Gadwall 2 [2]
Mallard 4
Greater Scaup 15
Harlequin Duck 30 [3]
Surf Scoter 200 [4]
White-winged Scoter 10
Bufflehead 10
Common Goldeneye 1
Common Merganser 1 [5]
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Pacific Loon 4
Common Loon 8
Horned Grebe 5
Red-necked Grebe 1
Western Grebe 10
Brandt's Cormorant 25
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Pelagic Cormorant 20
Great Blue Heron 15
Bald Eagle 30 [6]
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Black Oystercatcher 6 [7]
Sanderling 5
Glaucous-winged Gull 50
Caspian Tern 6
Rock Dove 10
Rufous Hummingbird 1 [8]
Northwestern Crow 40
Barn Swallow 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Bewick's Wren 1
House Wren 1 [9]
American Robin 15
European Starling 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Spotted Towhee 4
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 6
Pine Siskin 10
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow 4

Footnotes:

[1] Brant-- flying SE past lighthouse
[2] Gadwall-- pair in pond, Edwards Dr.
[3] Harlequin Duck-- mostly along beach,
Lighthouse Marine Park
[4] Surf Scoter-- one flock of ~150 off Lily
Point
[5] Common Merganser-- 1f on raft in pond on Edwards Dr.
[6] Bald Eagle-- pair at nest near marina;
most of rest on tideflats N of Gulf Road
[7] Black Oystercatcher-- noisy flock of 6 flew NW past lighthouse
[8] Rufous Hummer-- 1f near Lily Point
[9] House Wren-- male singing in blackberry
tangle near 591 Marine Dr.

Total number of species seen: 52