Yesterday MaryFrancis Mathis and I birded in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
Below are some highlights of our day.



WHATCOM COUNTY

Wiser Lake
a nice variety of ducks including Eu. Wigeon

Bylsma Rd N of Wiser Lake
Harlan's Hawk light morph (My first sighting of this bird was on Christmas Day same location)

Semiahmoo
Spotted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Black Turnstone
Eared Grebe
all 3 scoters
3 loon species
Sharp-shinned Hawk flying like a Merlin
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck

Lake Terrell
Redhead - 5 birds; 3 males and 2 females
Canvasback - 30 or more
other assorted ducks

Lummi Flats
Black Merlin - flying very much like a Merlin
Harlan's Hawk - dark morph
Western Meadowlark - a few singing
American Kestrel

Ferndale
American Kestrel


SKAGIT COUNTY

Samish Flats
Peregrine Falcon - 1 juv at W90
Harlan's Hawk - 1 dark morph at W90
Rough-legged Hawk

Pomona Grange Park
Dipper - 2 birds feeding on fish fry


It was a good day.


Marv Breece
Seattle, WA
mbreece at earthlink.net