Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds: A 70 Swan Fly-by
Date: Nov 26 10:24:04 2009
From: Carol Riddell - cariddell at earthlink.net


Happy Thanksgiving, Tweets:

No unusual sightings at the Edmonds public pier this morning, other
than 70 swans flying south. They were too far out to identify
whether they were Tundra or Trumpeter. There were a number of
Rhinoceros Auklets in the vicinity, some right under the pier, but no
sign of a Cassin's. Some of the Heermann's Gulls are still hunkered
down. There were approximately 50 on the marina breakwater in the
location of their usual roost. A Common Loon was swimming near the
ferry dock. A couple of Harbor Porpoises and a California Sea Lion
were also seen. The persistent rains have filled the Marsh, despite
the closure of the tide gate, so some ducks are about.

Public Pier

Swan (sp.) (70, fly-by)
Brant
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Red-breasted Merganser
Surf Scoter
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Pigeon Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Common Murre
Bonaparte's Gull
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Heermann's Gull
Rock Pigeon

Edmonds Marsh

Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal

Carol Riddell
Edmonds