----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit513 at msn.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washigton.edu>
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:26 PM
Subject: Yellow-breasted Chat at Boweman Basin!!!!!!


> Hello Tweeters,
> Michael Marsh and I went yesterday to Ocean Shores,where we saw the King
> Eider again.The weather was cold and windy and the Eider was bobbing in
> the waves.This bird did not came close,and I feel lucky that I had the
> eider fairly close in good weather.It became even foggy some time.We spend
> some time on Bills Spit,but only had 9 Greater Yellowlegs with 1
> Long-billed Dowitcher.But there where 5 large of groups of Shorebirds
> flying by Bills Spit including Western and some Least Sandpipers,
> The traffic was standing still getting in to Hoquim,so we decided to doing
> some birding at Bowerman.Nothing much to mention,but we heard a
> YELLOW -BREASTED CHAT calling loudly,We was sure of the ID,but we played
> the Chat tape.Even so playing the tape he would not show his face, but
> keep on calling even louder.It also was so windy.
> Cheers Ruth Sullivan
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