Hi Tweets,

It was a gorgeous day to be outside today, and I used the opportunity to
check on some survey sites for the Puget Sound Seabird Survey (
www.seabirdsurvey.org). I visited Harper
Pier<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.522352,-122.518061&num=1&t=h&sll=47.624288,-122.329314&sspn=0.04115,0.045801&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.521678,-122.518137&spn=0.003811,0.006727&z=17>,
Sinclair Inlet<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.539722+-122.662056+&sll=47.521678,-122.518137&sspn=0.003811,0.006727&g=47.522352,-122.518061&ie=UTF8&ll=47.53905,-122.66186&spn=0.00762,0.013454&t=h&z=16>,
Suquamish Museum<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.706368,-122.579098&num=1&t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=47.70595,-122.57869&spn=0.007595,0.013454&z=16>,
Point No Point<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.912254+-122.526537+&sll=47.70595,-122.57869&sspn=0.007595,0.013454&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16>,
the end of NE Twin Spit
Rd<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.926724+-122.615683+&sll=47.911248,-122.526779&sspn=0.007565,0.013454&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16>
and
the Eglon Boat Launch<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.862586+-122.513866+&sll=47.926721,-122.615525&sspn=0.007563,0.013454&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16>.
No rarities to report but highlights were a lingering *HEERMANN'S GULL* at
Point No Point where all five expected alcids were seen (1 *ANCIENT MURRELET
* far out mid-channel); 14 *MARBLED MURRELETS* on calm water at the end of
NE Twin Spit Road, two Dall's Porpoise's were also seen beyond the spit; a
nice flock of *LONG-TAILED DUCKS* in Agate Pass scoped from Suquamish
Musuem; and a lingering *CALIFORNIA GULL* at Eglon Boat Launch.

I was really impressed with the numbers of seabirds at Harper Pier
(unfortunately an ornery neighbor truncated my stay, be sure to park
parallel to the shore in the gravel lot and not slightly angled like I did,
even though he had PLENTY of room to get by). Facing directly into a very
bright morning sun prevented me from staying at Suquamish Museum but here
are the rest of the eBird reports.

*Sinclair Inlet* *9:05-9:29am*
Mallard (2)
Surf Scoter (14)
White-winged Scoter (44)
Bufflehead (4)
Common Goldeneye (4)
Barrow's Goldeneye (15)
Hooded Merganser (1)
Red-breasted Merganser (14)
Red-throated Loon (1)
Horned Grebe (104)
Eared Grebe (5)
Western Grebe (119)
Double-crested Cormorant (4)
Pelagic Cormorant (1)
Mew Gull (6)
Glaucous-winged Gull (3)
Pigeon Guillemot (1)
Bewick's Wren (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (1)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
Spotted Towhee (2)
Song Sparrow (2)
Golden-crowned Sparrow (2)

*Point No Point* *11:05am-12:50pm*
American Wigeon (12)
Mallard (6)
Green-winged Teal (2)
Bufflehead (3)
Common Goldeneye (1)
Common Merganser (1)
Red-breasted Merganser (9)
Pacific Loon (21)
Horned Grebe (5)
Red-necked Grebe (1)
Western Grebe (13)
Brandt's Cormorant (2)
Double-crested Cormorant (16)
Pelagic Cormorant (1)
Bald Eagle (1)
Sanderling (6)
Bonaparte's Gull (51)
Heermann's Gull (1)
Mew Gull (10)
Glaucous-winged Gull (20)
Common Murre (9)
Pigeon Guillemot (6)
Marbled Murrelet (10)
Ancient Murrelet (1)
Rhinoceros Auklet (11)
American Crow (1)
Song Sparrow (1)
Purple Finch (1)
House Finch (3)

*End of NE Twin Spits Road* *1:30-1:42pm*
Surf Scoter (3)
Bufflehead (4)
Common Goldeneye (1)
Barrow's Goldeneye (2)
Common Merganser (8)
Red-throated Loon (2)
Pacific Loon (2)
Horned Grebe (2)
Red-necked Grebe (6)
Double-crested Cormorant (8)
Mew Gull (4)
Glaucous-winged Gull (5)
Common Murre (2)
Pigeon Guillemot (2)
Marbled Murrelet (14)
American Crow (1)
Song Sparrow (1)

*Eglon Boat Launch* *2:20-2:36pm*
American Wigeon (45)
Surf Scoter (1)
Bufflehead (3)
Red-breasted Merganser (6)
Pacific Loon (2)
Common Loon (3)
Horned Grebe (5)
Red-necked Grebe (3)
Western Grebe (13)
Double-crested Cormorant (12)
Pelagic Cormorant (3)
Great Blue Heron (1)
Mew Gull (110)
California Gull (1)
Glaucous-winged Gull (22)
Common Murre (1)
Marbled Murrelet (2)
American Crow (11)



--
Adam Sedgley
S e a t t l e, WA
sedge.thrasher [at] gmail [dot] com
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