Tweeters: On August 18 five of us ventured out on the R/V Tatoosh for a survey of birds of the Olympic Marine Sanctuary. The route goes out 40 miles offshore. Most common out here were, as expected, species such as SOOTY and PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS, and FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL. Lesser numbers of dark-morph N. FULMAR were observed, and we had one each of SHORT-TAILED and FLESH-FOOTEDSHEARWATERS, and a couple LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS. Strangely, however, no BULLER'S SHEARWATERS were detected. There were five JAEGERS: four POMARINE and one PARASITIC (all light morphs), plus a SOUTH POLAR SKUA off the starboard side at one point. Four BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS were counted, as were five SABINE'S GULLS and a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE. We had a molting COMMON TERN, but oddly no ARCTIC. Similarly, we had five RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, and one phalarope, sp, but oddly noREDS. Alcids were strongly represented with 6 species, the highlight of whichwas a brief look at two flyby "XANTUS' " type MURRELETS. These defied determination to S. hypoleuca/S. scrippsii level owing to distance and speed. We also had two quite far-off PUFFINS which were probably HORNED. We were into double-figures for TUFTED. Also noteworthy were inshore species--well offshore. We had a LEAST SANDPIPER, a flyby winter-plumaged RED KNOT, and a dozen N. SHOVELERS--all more than 20 miles out! As a final note, a BANK SWALLOW was with more common swallows at the La Push Marina as we were getting ready. This species is really rare in Clallam Co in fall, and especially so along the outer coast. Local Lake Stevens birding news--we had 40 species exactly in the yard and neighborhood last Sunday, August 26, the migrant highlights being one W. WOOD-PEWEE, a WARBLING VIREO, 5 warbler sp and four WILLOW FLYCATCHERS hanging in there under the power lines. Best bird was a flyover PURPLE MARTIN, one of very few we've had here. The female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still around also. Scott AtkinsonLake Stevensmail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com