Just moved to Port Orchard from Mobile,AL. Decided to go to Ocean Shores
yesterday to add a few birds to my life list. My shortcomings on both
western bird ID and WA birding hotspots were both evident throughout the
day. I did not find the EMPEROR GOOSE after searching the golf course twice.
ROCK SANDPIPERS were an easy find once I figured out where the North Jetty
was and that David Sibley's illustrations didn't exactly fit the smaller
Surfbird-like sandpipers that were accompanying the flock of SURFBIRDS and
BLACK TURNSTONES. The"queen" EIDER did not make her royal appearance but
five SNOWY OWLS were very accommodating after an invigorating walk at Damon
Point.

Looking forward to meeting many of you while birding and learning about the
birds of this beautiful area.

Chazz Hesselein Port Orchard,WA

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