Hi Tweeters,

I like spectacle birding. That is, I like seeing lots of something doing
interesting things (like migrating). I enjoyed my experience today.

I had been looking forward to the end of this week's long bout of inclement
weather because I knew that it had been backing up the migration of Turkey
Vultures. Also, there were reports of vulture movements in the Puget Sound
area (thanks Mary). Today's forecast looked promising - a northwest breeze
at the north end of Woodland Bottoms (exit 22 off I-5 in Cowlitz County)
and clear"ish" skies to the north. I wasn't disappointed.

Here are my highlights:

Turkey Vulture: *1,390*. This beat my previous personal record of 1,014 on
October 8, 2022 at the same location..
Osprey: 10
Band-tailed Pigeon: 244
3 falcon species
loads of migrating Robins and Varied Thrushes.

Here's the ebird checklist with specific location information:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S151038739

Keep your eyes and ears skyward!

Jim
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Jim Danzenbaker
Battle Ground, WA
360-702-9395
jdanzenbaker at gmail.com