Hi,

  The Dowitchers were back this morning.  Yippee!  It was an overcast
morning and the smoke is

back on the Eastern half of Skagit County.

  Channel Drive continues to produce good shorebirding ... as long as
the tide is low enough

for the water to drop behind the gates.  Last week the tides were
anything but low - this week

they are back to some minus tides.  Perhaps the Dowitchers and other
shorebirds have the

NOAA tide charts on their browser Favorites list?

- Jim