> 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.

Here are the four rare bird:

Chestnut-collared Longspur
Orchard Oriole
Clay-colored Sparrow
Tropical Kingbird

Cheers,

Ruth Sullivan
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