Hi All,

If you are not on a trek to see that wonderful Siberian Accentor in
Woodland Bottoms, I might suggest spending a bit of scoping,
sea-watching time looking out over Puget Sound. This morning produced a
number of interesting birds, most specifically tubenoses, off of the
lighthouse area of Point no Point. And, I did hear word of similar
results further into Puget Sound at spots like Carkeek Park.

Here were the highlights:

Short-tailed Shearwater - At about 8:00 within my first 15 minutes of
sea-watching. Heading northwest.

Northern Fulmar - one gray morph eastbound into the sound toward Whidbey
Is. at about 10:30. It actually landed on the water and then was not
observed again.

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel - One just before noon east of lighthouse

Black-legged Kittiwakes - 3 total. One adult and 2 first year birds.
These were close in with gull flock near point sometime shortly after 10:30

Ancient Murrelet - At least 3 if not 5. Three early on in flight and
then two on the water east of point close to noon. I think of them as
"late" when viewed in February in the central Sound.

Common Murre - In good numbers! 500-1000

Gulls - Just a very good mix in general. Mews and Bonies were in their
typical good numbers, but what was unusual was to have decent numbers of
California, Herring, and Iceland (Thayer's). The latter three are not
all that expected off of PNP in numbers such as today at this time of year

Cheers and good sea-watching,

Brad Waggoner

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