Ted Peterson and I were birding from the Edmonds public pier this
morning at 9 a.m. I was using my scope and Ted was using his
binoculars. We had identified most of what there was to see when I
noticed a large gull-like bird flying straight and low, from south to
north, not that far off the pier. I put the scope on it and told Ted
it was a light-morph jaeger. He got right on it and we both watched
it until it was north of the ferry dock. It had a steady wing-beat
with the GISS of a gull. It was an adult bird, somewhat bulky.
There was no central tail extension, which seemed to rule out a
Parasitic Jaeger. Ted thought the breast band was too broad for a
Parasitic. We went up to Sunset Avenue and each put up a scope. We
watched for a while but could not relocate the bird. Jaeger watchers
should keep an eye out for this bird and perhaps we will get a
positive identification of a Pomarine in Snohomish County waters.

Other species seen this morning on the Sound:

American Wigeon
Osprey (1)
Belted Kingfisher (2)
Rhinoceros Auklet (4)
Western Grebe (11)
Red-necked Phalarope (100+)
Pigeon Guillemot (4)
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Heermann's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
California Gull
Surf Scoter (20)
Great Blue Heron
Crow
Pigeon
Starling

Carol Riddell
Edmonds