Subject: [Tweeters] 2/7: ARCTIC LOON in Drayton Harbor, Blaine
Date: Feb 9 18:44:53 2008
From: Bob Sundstrom - ixoreus at scattercreek.com


Tweets,

Please note Wayne Weber's correction, if you have any question about the
location of the loon. We did indeed see the bird in the waters just north
of the Blaine spit that bounds Drayton Harbor, so it was actually seen in
Semiahmoo Bay. But it could easily turn up south of the spit, too.

Bob Sundstrom
ixoreus at scattercreek.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
To: "PAUL HICKS" <phicks at accessgrace.org>
Cc: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] 2/7: ARCTIC LOON in Drayton Harbor, Blaine


> Paul,
>
> If I read your description correctly, the loon was actually in Semiahmoo
> Bay, not in Drayton Harbor. From Marine Drive, the road that runs out to
> the
> fishing pier, Semiahmoo Bay is on the north side, and Drayton Harbor is on
> the south (marina) side.
>
> In any case, this bird would have been only a few hundred yards from the
> Washington/BC border. This is of interest, because the new BC bird
> checklist
> lists no records at all of Arctic Loon from BC, even though there are
> several records for WA.
>
> Wayne C. Weber
> Delta, BC
> Contopus at telus.net
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Paul
> Hicks
> Sent: February-08-08 10:20 AM
> To: , tweeters
> Subject: [Tweeters] 2/7: ARCTIC LOON in Drayton Harbor, Blaine
>
> 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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