Dear Tweeters,
The Pacific Golden Plover that was found by Ken Lane and party yesterday, near the Samish West Ninety, was still there today, October 26, 2014. It was right in the corner nearest the West Ninety, in the muddy potato field kitty-corner form the W90 parking area. It was with at least 185 Black-bellied Plover, plus quite a few Dunlin, a few Long-billed Dowitchers, and a wet, sad-looking Greater Yellowlegs. Interestingly, the Golden kept close to the yellowlegs the whole time I watched it.
March Point was fun, with close to a hundred Common Loons, a Pacific Loon, and over thirty Oldsquaws. Greater Scaup are in, too.
A flock of Dunlin at Hayton Preserve included fifteen or so Western Sandpipers. Among the geese there were two White-fronts and two Cacklers. There were close to twenty Tundra Swans out on the bay.
The weather lately has been horrid--but the sun-breaks in between have been glorious. The Fir Island Game Range was that way this evening, with lots of passerines here and there, including Audubon's Warblers, Cedar Waxwings, and Golden-crowned Kinglets.
Yours truly,
Gary Bletsch