Tweeters,

I did see the female Lapland Longspur at about 5;00 pm yesterday 10/14.
It was shown to me the previous afternoon by Rick Carson. The bird is quite
tame, but I do not think that it is sick. It just has no fear of humans so
rarely encountered at its home on the Arctic Tundra.
It is normally feeding on the lawn by the benches and picnic tables and
allows close approach. Seems the lovely "Ms." Longspur has found a
boyfriend: a Savannah Sparrow! I flushed the sparrow first yesterday by the
furthest left/south picnic table and it landed within a couple of feet of
her loveliness!
Please note that the area behind the iron gate and up to the white fence is
private. The public access to Browns Point is as follows: facing the iron
gate continue to the right and make a left turn; take the first left, a
narrow residential street, and follow back down to the park and public
parking for 8-10 cars.

Good Birding!

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, Wa.

On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM, JERRY D AND MARCENE D'ADDIO <
jmdaddio at msn.com> wrote:

> Due to a strange work schedule this week (flu shot clinic for the night
> shift), I found an opportunity to head to Tacoma for 2 life birds - the
> Black-tailed gull and the little Lapland Longspur.
>
> Thank you to Guy for the map link for navigation. Once I was close, the
> flock of birders lined up on the shore cinched it. I arrived around
> 2:30. The bird was in the scopes but was resting with its head tucked so it
> was difficult to see all of the field marks. He flew off for a while giving
> us a chance to look at the other gulls, Black Turnstones and seals. Most of
> the other birders left, leaving me, my husband and Lonnie to continue the
> search. We spotted him again in line with a Mew and Bonapartes, once again
> with his head tucked in. But there it was....the black tail and dark
> mantle. Eventually he stood up, looked around giving us good looks, even
> shaking that black tail. He was there when we left at 3:30.
>
> On to Browns Point for an unsuccessful search for the Lapland Longspur.
>
> Thank you Tweets!
>
> Marcy D'Addio
> Redmond, WA
>
>
>
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