I did a bird survey this morning at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Hoquiam. Started counting at about 6:15am and ended at 8:30am. Lots of shorebirds on the flats! The tide was only a 7.0 ft. so it didn't push the birds that close. Weather was wet, dry, and windy. Here's the results:


Location: Grays Harbor NWR
Observation date: 4/28/08
Number of species: 41

Greater White-fronted Goose X
Canada Goose X
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Northern Pintail X
Green-winged Teal X
Red-breasted Merganser X
Great Blue Heron X
Bald Eagle 4
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Virginia Rail 1
Black-bellied Plover 17
Semipalmated Plover 200
Greater Yellowlegs 10
Whimbrel 3
Black Turnstone 1
Red Knot 1
Western Sandpiper 8000
Least Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 12000
Short-billed Dowitcher 3
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Wilson's Snipe 2
Caspian Tern X
Northwestern Crow X
Cliff Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Bewick's Wren X
Marsh Wren X
American Robin X
Orange-crowned Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Common Yellowthroat X
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow X
Golden-crowned Sparrow X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
American Goldfinch X

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com



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