Subject: [Tweeters] photo link to Gotwits at Tokeland
Date: Oct 8 17:21:25 2009
From: jonysky101 at aol.com - jonysky101 at aol.com



I uploaded more of the photos of the Bar-tailed Gotwit among the Marbled Gotwits at Tokeland. I was surprised how mellow the birds were. They didn't get stressed with the birders that came and went. They didn't seem too bothered by the work crew who came back from lunch and restarted their dredging operation. When one of the workers got a little too close some flew over to the dock, but there wasn't a mass exodus. It was well worth the drive up from Sandy to see them.

We washed out at Midway Beach and didn't find Oyehut untill the sun was going down and right into our eyes. And the misquitos were ravenous. Another trip is a must. I've ordered the Birding Washington book, so hopefully we won't loose so much time hunting locations. The Grays Harbor area could keep any birder busy for a week.



This first?photo is of a Gotwit that seems to defy gravity.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3993744040_edd92a3a7b_o.jpg



This is to the rest of the Bar-tailed Gotwit series.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonysky/sets/72157622419458835/detail/



Johnny Sasko

Sandy, Oregon