I took time from some personal matters in the area
for a quick look for shorebirds in Birch
Bay/Semiahmoo this afternoon. Tide was fairly
high but there was good mud/shoreline and some
nice birds were present with a few close enough
for photos. Shorebirds included 100+ breeding
plumage Dunlin, 30+ breeding plumage Western
Sandpipers, 40+ Greater Yellowlegs, 2 Lesser
Yellowlegs, some Least Sandpipers, 4 Killdeer, 1
Short Billed Dowitcher and two groups of Whimbrel
(6 close in and 8 or 9 very distant). Also lots
of Caspian Terns and Bonaparte's Gulls in full
breeding splendor. I did not go to Blaine to look
for the Marbled Godwit that has been present.
Weather was shockingly nice with good sun and warm
despite the wind.

Some photos at
https://picasaweb.google.com/103072475474183849815/WhatcomShorebirdsApril232014?authkey=Gv1sRgCNiz_s-03OSPag#

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Blair Bernson
Edmonds