Subject: [Tweeters] Sooty Shearwater Extravaganza @ North Cove,
Date: Aug 15 17:46:15 2015
From: Bob - rflores_2 at msn.com


Vincent reminds me i need to mention a spectacular event Ron Friesz, Randy Hill, Jim Danzenbaker and I witnessed last Thursday. We watched sooty shearwaters enter Willipa Bay and congregate as they were feeding. The stream never quit while we were watching from Graveyard spit. We discussed for quite a while as to the numbers and decided it was just not possible. We left it at atleast 100,000 to 200,000 birds. The stream never ended from the mouth of the bay and somewhere in the middle of the bay was this mass of birds at three to four levels swirling and circling what we assumed to be the reason they were there, food.

Bob Flores
Ridgefield, WA

> On Aug 15, 2015, at 17:00, Vincent Lucas <vincentlucas5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> One of the most spectacular scenes I've ever witnessed in nearly 25 years of birding, was on August 13, 2015, at North Cove, Pacific Co., WA. From 8:30PM - 9:00PM, a conservative estimate of 30,000+ Sooty Shearwaters, 3000 Heermann's Gull, 1000 California Gulls + others were feeding on some feeder fish (smelt?) right along the shore there. We watched them incredululously for nearly 30 minutes. One of the most memorable birding experiences of my life. (Bill) J William Marr, made a video of the spectacle. Go to the provided link. Let me know if it does not work. With Bob Schmidt and Eleanor Marr. I'll let Bob post about our five-day whirlwind tour of the North Cascades and our Olympic Peninsula adventure.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/wsaKAB
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