Subject: [Tweeters] Point Wilson
Date: Jun 18 22:35:23 2008
From: Bob Whitney - rlw at cablespeed.com
Point Wilson, date 6-18, time 1600-1900 hrs., high broken clouds, temp. 57
degrees, incoming tide, seas calm, wind 3-5 mph,
Pacific Loon, 1
Brown Pelican, 1
Pelagic Cormorant, 11
Double-crested Cormorant, 4
Pigeon Guillemont, 9
Rhinoceros Auklet, 382
Marbled Murrelet, 1
Glaucous-winged Gull 46
Glaucous-winged hybrid Gull, 32
Caspian Tern, 6
American Goldfinch, 2
Song Sparrow, 2
White-crowned Sparrow, 1
Rufous Hummingbird, 1
Barn Swallow, 6
Violet-green Swallow, 4
On 6-10 at 1435 hrs I saw one Tufted Puffin, and have not seen any since
then.
In the yard
Cooper's Hawk, 1
Rufous Hummingbird, 3
Barn Swallow, 3
Violet-green Swallow, 4
Hairy Woodpecker, 2
American Crow, 2
Common Raven, 1
Steller's Jay, 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee, 2
Black-capped Chickadee, 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3
American Robin, 23
White-crowned Sparrow, 2
Song Sparrow, 3
Dark-eyed Junco, 16
Spotted Towhee, 4
Purple Finch, 2
American Goldfinch, 3
Black-headed Grosbeak, 2
Morning Dove, 2
Band-tailed Pigeon, 28
In the cedar trees in my frond yard I see 20- 35 Band-tailed Pigeons every
day. They alone eat about 1.5 pounds of mixed seed and cracked corn daily.
Bob Whitney
Port Townsend, WA
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