Hi
Plenty of activity at Neah Bay today, although I (once again) failed to
find the Tropical Kingbird. Too cryptic and skulking, I suppose.

The *KUMLIEN'S GULL* was there. I obtained extensive, but not technically
good, photos showing a) the aspect and structure of Iceland/ Kumlien's
(general color/ pattern, small head, deep body, short legs, primary
extension of more than the bill length, longer 'hand' than 'arm') and b)
several features suggesting Kumlien's not glaucoides (the almost all-dark
bill, distinct tail band, unmarked centers to tertials). I think that the
paleness of the primaries favors glaucoides over Kumlein's, but I'll think
about that more.
http://nigelballbirder.smugmug.com/Birds/Record-shots/i-xrpTqpk/1/L/DSC08316-L.jpg
http://nigelballbirder.smugmug.com/Birds/Record-shots/i-T2MLG56/1/L/DSC08434-L.jpg

There were several *SWAMP SPARROWS *in the Wa'atch valley. Definitely 3 and
perhaps 5.
http://nigelballbirder.smugmug.com/Birds/Record-shots/i-CLD5NdB/1/L/DSC08519-L.jpg


Also a FOS (for me) *ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.*

But the bird of the day might yet be a *MEADOWLARK *on Hobuck spit, just
after the campground ends. It had an awful lot of white in the tail, and a
white malar stripe... *Eastern *anyone? It didn't call.
http://nigelballbirder.smugmug.com/Birds/Record-shots/i-3xp9Bvr/1/L/DSC08723-L.jpg
http://nigelballbirder.smugmug.com/Birds/Record-shots/i-6Wkc3dL/1/L/DSC08739-L.jpg

Cheers,
Nigel Ball
Bainbridge
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nigelj.ball at gmail.com
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