Yesterday (02.14.18) I was fortunate to see the Tulalip Bay RUDDY TURNSTONE that Maxine Reid had found and reported earlier. Best place to look seems to be the marina log booms near high tide.


The continuing adult light morph HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK was along 7th off of Pioneer Hwy, just west of I5. It's not a tick, but it's a cool bird.


Hayton Preserve on Fir Island (Skagit County) is once again open to visitors. DUNLIN put on their murmuration show yesterday. Other birds at Hayton include a light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK and a SHORT-EARED-OWL. Also on Fir Island were an adult PEREGRINE FALCON and an adult male SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. Also loads of SNOW GEESE and SWANS. No Gyrfalcon.


Videos of the Ruddy Turnstone & Dunlin: https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614 at N02/
If you haven't been to Hayton to see the Dunlin murmurations, you're missing out! They're much better in person.


It was a good day.


Marv Breece
Tukwila, WA
marvbreece at q.com

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