My wife and I spent the weekend exploring, birding and sightseeing from Blaine down to Stanwood. Some of the highlights were 61 Bald Eagles, including 11 immatures on the ground, and 3 in the air, north of Boe Road. I believe they were feeding on the afterbirth from a calf birth. Two Long-tailed Ducks in Drayton Harbor seen from Semiahmoo Spit. Over 50 Brant seen from Bayview State Park. Walking the Squires Lake trail which starts about 1.5 miles north of Alger. A nice trail thru woods along the lake and to beaver ponds. Two Short-eared Owls at the end of Rawlins Road. Thousands of Snow Geese in Skagit Valley and hundreds of Trumpeter Swans. A Great Horned Owl on the nest at the Skagit Wildlife Area.

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at earthlink dot net