Subject: [Tweeters] Fw: NORTHERN WHEATEAR 11.35 AM TODAY
Date: Oct 27 22:53:45 2012
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit513 at comcast.net



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From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit513 at comcast.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:31 PM
Subject: NORTHERN WHEATEAR 11.35 AM TODAY


> Hello Tweeters,
> This morning was hard to decide to driving again to Westport
> ore staying Home,since it was raining pretty hard here in Tacoma ,and the
> forecast was Rain all day.
> I finally going on the positive decide to be going to find this RARE BIRD.
> It was raining all the way up to the Westhaven State Park.It
> was still early 9.30AM AND NO BIRDER IN SIGHT!!!!!!!
> It start than heavy Raining,I drove to the Marina to finding some birders
> trying to find out,if this Wheatear was found,running in to no one,Back to
> Westhaven and hearing the news from Sherry Hagen the bird is flying around
> .So I went on to the trail almost to the end ,a small bird was coming
> behind me passed me on the trail,and since I WENT TO ALL MY BIRDBOOKS at
> home,I recognize that this was the wanted WHEATEAR.When I SAW 2 MALE
> BIRDERS ON THE TRAIL THERE CONFIRMED THAT THERE ALSO SAW THIS BIRD.By
> talking to quite few birders
> NO ONE SAW THIS BIRD on the ground ore on the beach.
> There where quite few Semipalmated Plovers mixed with a group of
> Sanderlings.I ALSO SAW THE INJURED THE AMERICAN
> Golden PLOVER ,HE LOOKED IN BAD SHAPE.As I come to the parking Lot many
> birders finally arrived it was than way after 12.00 PM,AND IT START
> RAINING THAN PRETTY HEFTY.I DEPARTED,IT TOOK ME 3 hours to get home,but I
> FEEL LUCKY ,EVEN SO not getting any photos , this getting a Glimpse of
> this small bird,I FEEL LUCKY I saw it at all!!!!!!
>
> Cheers Ruth Sullivan