I was looking at them off West Bay Drive, up until just about 11:30. I tried
not to push them but they were clearly aware of me. I watched them fly
across the bay and land out on the mud quite a ways out from the Hearthfire.
It's great that the old Reliable Steel (I think that's what the old building
used to be) is no longer gated or posted. You can drive right out to water's
edge.



Kelly McAllister

Olympia, Washington



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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of ray holden
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 11:52 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Oly LB Curlews YES Behind Restaurant/KGY again.



When I arrived at 11:15 I was met by a party of birders that had found them
across the bay over by the old abandoned steel works. Before we could get
into position to look for them there we spotted them (two birds) flying
toward us across the water and land behind the Hearth Fire Restaurant so
they are now back on the mud flats behind the radio station and restaurant.
When I left at 11:35 they were at the waters edge toward your left. I
flight of peeps of some sort flew in just as I was leaving but couldn't ID
them without scope which I had left home so you could look for those as
well.



Ray Holden
Olympia, WA

Life is for the birds.