Wondering which other birds are down at Damon Pt. these days. The usual waterfowl? Are there any Peregrine Falcons about? Anything else to keep eyes peeled for?? Thanks, Mary Mary E. Klein Bremerton WA catbird54 -at- comcast dot net ----- Original Message -----
> Hi Tweets...A friend and I took advantage of some decent weather today
> to make the walk out Damon Point. We saw seven different owls enjoying
> (?) the sunshine after some really horrid weather over the last few
> days...in human terms, that is. We spent 2 & 1/2 hrs owl-watrching
> then agate hunting...it was a great day to be out there. Not many
> people, but those few got good views. At least three of the owls were
> in trees north of the "ridge" and one was right at the edge of the
> sand where it dips into that sort of valley which extends east from
> the end of the inner pond. Despite coming up over the top of the dune
> and finding the owl so/too close (my judgement), it did not appear
> uneasy, but continued to preen and even closed its eyes for periods of
> time. We backed off and sat and watched it for about 30 minutes.
> After walking farther out the beach in search of more owls, we
> returned an hour later to find the first bird still perched on the
> same log; it appeared to be sleeping.
> There is a freshly dead Common Loon out there too; it gave me quite a
> start when I first spotted it at a distance...a large white body,
> obviously dead....I hate to see such a wonderful bird dead but confess
> to some relief when I saw it was a loon and not an owl. There were
> feathers scattered down-wind, and some of the neck and the breast had
> been eaten.
> Dianna Moore
> Ocean Shores, Wa.
> dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com
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