On the coast‏ Martha Dyck 9/19/13

Just came back from a trip south of Aberdeen at Two Harbors Campground. Lots and lots of brown pelicans fishing and gliding over the waves, also literally a river of sooty shearwaters (couldn't get a good look at any one bird; just went by the behavior description), thousands of them about 300 feet off shore. Really, a river. Also Heerman's gulls tailing the pelicans. And marbled godwits at the pier in Tokeland. I didn't know they were such a warm cinnamon in flight. A great trip!
Martha Dyck




I've been impressed with the numbers of Marbled Godwits reported on the outer coast. Now I just wish they'd come into Puget Sound; they used to somewhat.

Barry Ulman