Yesterday at the Cedar River Mouth in Renton there was a HARLEQUIN DUCK. I saw this(?) duck multiple times between Nov 12 & Dec 1 of 2021. Several visits to this location after Dec 1 yielded no HADU. Now with all the rain, there is once more swift water and the duck returns. Where has it been? Freshwater? Saltwater? Upstream?

Also a juv GLAUCOUS GULL. And various other gulls. I did not see the KUMLIEN'S GULL this time, but I believe I did see the other 2 Kumlien's candidates that others have reported. Might there really be 3 Kumlien's Gulls at the Cedar River Mouth?

I searched without success for Common Redpolls.

Marv Breece
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