Tweeter, et. al,



We saw a lone Black Turnstone on my Alki fieldtrip with Rainier Audubon on
February 13th along with a good amount of Sanderlings.



Amy Schillinger

Renton, WA

schillingera at hotmail.com



From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
Hans-Joachim Feddern
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:12 PM
To: Rob McNair-Huff
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Black Turnstones in Commencement Bay in Tacoma



Rob,

Black Turnstones do winter in Commencement Bay and can normally be found on
the log booms on the opposite side, below the Cliff House. We saw them most
days last fall, while looking for the Black-Tailed Gull. Also wintering on
the logs to a lesser degree, are Least Sandpipers and 2-3 Spotted
Sandpipers. I have also seen the Turnstones along Ruston Way though.

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA.
the fedderns at gmail.com




On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Rob McNair-Huff <rob at whiterabbits.com>
wrote:

Twice over the last week I have observed 15-20 Black Turnstones on the rocky
shorelines of Commencement Bay in Tacoma along Ruston Way. This species
regularly makes its way through Tacoma every spring, but I need to check my
records from the last few years to see if they are indeed early this year.
It feels like they are two or three weeks ahead of last year.

Happy birding!

Rob McNair-Huff
Tacoma, Wash.
rob at whiterabbits.com
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