Hello Tweeters,
Yesterday was a so special Day to pick a date for a Fieldtrip for a combined
trip Tahoma and Black Hills Audubon to Ocean
Shores.We had 10 eager birders who all participated in the finding of three
RARE Birds on Bowerman Basin.We all agreed to staying a extra time here to
every one saw this birds,We all had great views of this specials and also
photos was taken.Patrick and I led many Fieldtrip ,but never ever we had
that amount of rarities saw in one particular area.But also on the way home
late in the evening we had great looks TROPICAL KINGBIRD
Even so we spend extra time watching this birds we tallied 72 species. Also
the weather was great with Sunshine,so every thing
was in our favor are some highlights from our trip.
We had a peregrine Falcon dived down on the Sewage ponds in Ocean Shores to
grab a small bird,this happen so fast as we all looking and studying the
group of Short-billed Dowitchers.But we all thinking that the prey was the
little female Green-winged Teal,what we all adored.There was also a single
PECTORAL Sandpiper.
Another highlight was on Damon Point walking to the ponds ,we saw 4 large
groups of small peeps ( looking on much white showing that there was all
mostly Western.)We was wondering why there flying in such speed and never
trying to land,when we discover a dark Falcon appeared who was a Merlin,but
it had to be a young bird,he came out empty.There was 1 Dunlin in Winter
plumage,what was all alone,I trying for the Curlew Sandpiper,but looking at
the Geographic I saw the mistake ,but
I figured being alone not even feeding ,most Dunlins come in groups not
alone. We also had all three Scoters,with the Black the most wanted,and is a
good bird seeing them in October since there are coming in November,but this
year is an exception all the shorebirds been coming early to going south,We
had high count on Common and Red-throated Loons and many returning
Bufflehead Ducks.
As probable birders heard over there is all over the Westcoast dying
Western Grebes in the thousands affected by an Algae
witch is taken the Oil out of there feathers,leaving them defenseless, and
dying on the beaches,This was very sad to see,the high Waves washing this
grebes on to the sand where there could no move being so helpless.ere we had
few Surfbirds and a big group of Black Turnstones.Since we running out of
time,no one went on to the Jetty to look for more birds.