Subject: [Tweeters] The Past Week: Thurston & Grays Harbor Counties
Date: Apr 25 08:44:37 2009
From: . KDB . - buhrdz at hotmail.com



Hi,
Some random notes:
LESSER GOLDFINCH- 17 April in downtown Olympia. See pics at
http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/recently_added. I believe this bird was present from 16-18 April.
GLAUCOUS GULL- a young bird on 16 April at the east end of Brady Loop Road.
WHIMBREL- 60 birds and 100+ birds in the fields aside Hwy 12 just west of the Devonshire Road exit on 21 and 24 April respectively. 1 at Brady Loop 21 April.
GREATER YELLOWLEGS- upwards of 250 along the north shore of Grays Harbor from Point New to Grass Creek on 20 April. 22 April and 24 April had even more between Point New and the mouth of the Humptulips River.
RED KNOT- a dozen or so on 20 April, 3 on 22 April and 2 dozen or so on 24 April all along the northeast shore of Grays Harbor.
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER- went from none and one on 20 and 22 April to 150+ on 24 April at same site as Red Knot.
RED CROSSBILL and EVENING GROSBEAK- intermittantly obvious around Brady Loop and Montesano.
SNOW GOOSE- 2 at the mouth of the Humptulips River on 22 April.
SAVANNAH SPARROW- gobs invaded Brady Loop on the 21st.
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE- 15 or so off Ocean Shores on the 23rd.
SOOTY type SHEARWATER- 4 off Ocean Shores on the 23rd.
ANCIENT MURRELET- 2 were a mile or so off Point Grenville.
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE- 3000 or so heading north 2 miles out over the ocean, as were many thousands of CACKLING and CANADA GEESE on the 23rd.
CINNAMON TEAL- first noticed at Brady Loop when 3 pair were at it's east end on the 23rd.
LESSER YELLOWLEGS- first noticed at Brady Loop as Tim mentioned, on the 23rd.
That's about that.
Thanks,
Keith Brady
Olympia, WA


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