Subject: [Tweeters] 2/7: ARCTIC LOON in Drayton Harbor, Blaine
Date: Feb 8 17:28:08 2008
From: Ilene Samowitz - rockawaybirder at yahoo.com


If there is any more info on this bird, can you please post? I tried 4 times unsuccessfully for the Artic Loon in Brownsmead and would like to try for this one.

Thanks,
Ilene


--- On Fri, 2/8/08, Paul Hicks <phicks at accessgrace.org> wrote:

> From: Paul Hicks <phicks at accessgrace.org>
> Subject: [Tweeters] 2/7: ARCTIC LOON in Drayton Harbor, Blaine
> To: ", tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Date: Friday, February 8, 2008, 10:20 AM
> Tweets,
> A winter plumage ARCTIC LOON was seen in Drayton Harbor
> along the north
> Blaine waterfront on Thursday afternoon by Bob Sundstrom
> while leading a
> VENT tour group. Bob describes the location as in the bay
> along the road
> that goes out to Drayton Harbor at Blaine's north end.
> It was first seen at
> close range from a vantage point just before reaching the
> wooden dock that
> one can drive out on. From its original location in the bay
> just north of
> this spot (approx 70 feet away) the bird moved further out
> and was observed
> near the base of the spit. This area is across the bay from
> Semiahmoo
> Resort. Bob's email: ixoreus AT scattercreek.com. He
> returns later in the
> week. Good birding!
> --Paul Hicks
> phicks AT accessgrace.org
>
>
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