Subject: [Tweeters] Surf Scoters-60 at Clear Lake in Yakima County-27
Date: Sep 27 20:46:40 2013
From: Andy Stepniewski - steppie at nwinfo.net


SURF SCOTERS GALORE AT CLEAR LAKE

27 SEPTEMBER 2013



An hour late this afternoon at Clear Lake (west of Rimrock Lake) off US-12
in western Yakima County was good for a super count of SURF SCOTERS. All
were in female or juvenile plumage. They were in the murky green waters off
the Clear Lake Day Use Site (closed but an easy walk) in. I think this is
very probably an eastern WA all-time high count. Somebody go get some
photos, please!

American Wigeon 20
Mallard 5
Ring-necked Duck 35
Lesser Scaup 3
Surf Scoter 60

Bufflehead 2
Barrow's Goldeneye 15
Hooded Merganser 3
Great Blue Heron 1
American Coot 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Steller's Jay 3
Common Raven 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Varied Thrush 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Song Sparrow 3



Andy Stepniewski

Wapato Wa

steppie at nwinfo.net