Point Wilson 11-5-08, time 0930- 1145, temp 51 degrees, tide high, swell 4
feet, wind 12-18 mph, high clouds

Common Loon 4

Pacific Loon 12

Horned Grebe 6

Pelagic Cormorant 15

Double-crested cormorant 31

Brandt's Cormorant 2

Pigeon Guillemot 17

Common Murre 3

Marbled Murrelet 5

Glaucous-winged Gull 34

Glaucous-winged hybrid 60

Mew Gull 14

Bonaparte's Gull 21

Surf Scoter 13

White-winged Scoter 8

Harlequin Duck 11

Long-tailed Duck 5

Red-breasted Merganser 19

Sanderling 100+

Dunlin 6

Bald Eagle 1

Peregrine Falcon 1

Song Sparrow 2

Pine Siskin 16

Mammals

River Otter 2

Calif. Sea Lion 1

Northern Sea Lion 1

Harbor Seal 3





On the Quimper Peninsula outside of Port Townsend where I live the Barred
Owl numbers have increased dramatically this year, to where I am seeing one
of two that live within one mile of me about every three days. Driving the
roads to and from Port Townsend, its seven miles to town, I have been seeing
barred owls once a week or so. The owls are quite active in the daylight
hours. I got some nice images of one yesterday hunting mice.

I haven't seen the Yellow-billed Loon since 10-28 and 10-30. I have yet to
see any Red-throated Loons this fall.





Bob Whitney

Port Townsend, WA

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