Hello Tweeters,
Sorry I am s week late with this message.I had my right hand injured,where I
could not grip anything.In the end I went to the doctor,I also came to close
to a Squirrel who made three scratches on top of my hand.The swelling is
down and I survive.I mention last week that I was one of three leaders who
went from Bowerman Basin to Tokeland.M,any many Shorebirds ,again the
Western Sandpiper took again the top.The only Shorebird we misses was the
Red Knot's,and we did not went for the Snowy Plovers,since it would be a
long walk,from the Park entrance to the area where this tiny birds
nesting.and the bus already had enough trouble.Our count for the day was 71
species with 46 participant.But despite starting late in the morning and the
bus could not parking in some places,birders was quite happy to see some of
the many Shorebirds where all three of us made sure that all birds was well
looked at.
The good news is that the two Martin Houses on the Tokeland Marina,are
occupied.If all of you birders on tweeters remember that we got permission
last year to put this houses up.I believe it was in July the 13th of 2007.We
had to make two trips since we was hanging the houses up on the piling when
the tide was low.So we done this right ,as the the tide was high.It was to
late in the season for them the use the boxes,but all the Purple Martin
showing great interest in this houses last year.Patrick was the one what
borrowed a ladder from some people and was the one who put the houses up.Sam
Agnew was the birder who donated the boxes,he is quite known from Fort
Lewis and Mc.Cord where there having the first colony houses on the West
Coast.The Air Force paid for this project.I am so happy that the effort ,so
far away from home paid off.On our fieldtrip on the 26th of April to
Tokeland we did not had any Martin,so this birds was coming in between the
26th of April and May 2nd.
Cheers Ruth Sullivan