Ruth and Tweets,

If you find wildlife in need of rescue in the Ocean Shores area, you can
contact Ed and Sheila Mitchell at Beacon Pest Control: 360-289-7090. They
collect injured and/or ill wildlife from the beach and transfer it to PAWS
or another wildlife rescue group in Astoria. They are also part of the
Marine Mammal Stranding Network, so they are authorized to investigate seal
pups and other marine mammals that may be in need of help.

I hope this info. Is useful.

--
Kevin D. Mack
Seattle, WA
www.goatislandimages.com
http://everydaywild.blogspot.com/




Message: 4
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:36:56 -0700
From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit513 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Red--throated Loon needed !!!!!!!!
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Hello Tweeters,

I been in Ocean Shores since Thursday,sine it been the third year my Son
died on the 19th of September.I intend to walk the whole loop of Damon Point
today.It took me over three hours today in good weather.The reason I only
write this part of my trip up ,I found a stranded Red throated Loon on my
way back.It looked like a piece of wood carving ,to I got closer that I
recognize that this was a life bird,He had his beak tacked in to his back
and his eye's was closed.But touched this bird he open his bright red Eye
and show his sharp peaky bill.The plumage was not real gray but gray and
some presuming this was a first year bird.I managed to put the Loon in to
the water and he kept swimming but close to land not way out.Infact he was
swimming with me ,I figured he is OK, but he managed to going on land
again.so presuming there was something more wrong with this bird.When I
finished my walk I contacted Kathleen Wolgemuth in Ocean Shores who for
years tagged dead birds keeping records and photographed the species.Her and
her daughter went and looked at this bird and he seems to be OK,it joint
another bird,but she is checking again tomorrow and see if he is still Ok.If
you ever find a maybe sick bird in Ocean Shores Kathleen got some kind of
connection to help this sick birds.I f you remember when I rescue a Sooty
Shearwater in Westport and took this bird home not able to find any one who
would take this bird .Now I bird with a VET on Wednesday in Nisqually who I
can get help.he own a emergency Clinic here in Tacoma
Birds on this walk on Damon Point where.
21 White winged Scooter
15 Surf SCOTER
1 other Red Throated Loon
2 Brant Goose,
750 + DC Cormorants migrating in big lines
500 Brown Pelican's flying East
I BIG GROUP of Shorebirds of 85 birds mixed of Western ,Least &Semipalmated
Plovers where on the beach covert white whit Shells,
Savannah Sparrow every where I walked So bright in color
1 Adult Coopers Hawk,
2 Great Blue Heron,
1 female Common Merganser on the old Pond on Damon Point ,who got only
gravel around with no vegetation.
1 MORE BIG GROUP of Shorebirds consist of Western ,Least & Semipalmated
Sandpipers
Tomorrow I join THE GROUP WHO WALK NISQUALLY in Patrick's Honor
Cheers Ruth Sullivan