Subject: [Tweeters] Massive feeding frenzy off outer beach near Grayland, Grays Harbor County
Date: Fri Sep 13 21:14:34 PDT 2024
From: Tom Benedict via Tweeters - tweeters at u.washington.edu

Do you know what they were feeding off of?

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


> On Sep 13, 2024, at 19:35, Jim Danzenbaker via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> Hi Tweeters,

>

> I love a good feeding frenzy and I was treated to a huge one between Grayland and Westport, Grays Harbor County this afternoon into evening. I estimated 127,200 Sooty Shearwaters (30,000 when I arrived + 90 per every ten seconds for 3 hours coming in from the south). At times, the feeding frenzy was about 4 miles long and extended from the surf line to at least a mile offshore. Waaaay cool stuff! This was spectacle birding at its best!

>

> Keep your eyes and ears …. focused on the birds.

>

> Cheers.

>

> Jim Danzenbaker

> Battle Ground, WA

>

>

> --

> Jim Danzenbaker

> Battle Ground, WA

> 360-702-9395

> jdanzenbaker at gmail.com <mailto:jdanzenbaker at gmail.com>

> _______________________________________________

> Tweeters mailing list

> Tweeters at u.washington.edu

> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters