[Tweeters] Fw: OCEAN SHORES AUGUST 13 & 14

[Ruth Sullivan]

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From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit513 at comcast.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 4:04 PM
Subject: OCEAN SHORES AUGUST 13 & 14



> Hello Tweeters,

> Since it was going to be so hot this weekend, I figured driving to the 

> Ocean would be the best think to do.the trouble with this was it was 

> Friday ,where every one going on the road,it took me over three hours from 

> Tacoma to Ocean Shores.I paired up with Kay Norton who I birdied with in 

> Nisqually.We met Khan Tran and Mark Houston,Katy Andrich who I not been 

> seeing for such a long time and many other birders,where all came for the 

> Hudsonian Godwit.But some one found a Stilt Sandpiper ,what is a great 

> find Khan showed us the bird and I got some close photos

> There was not that many Shorebirds as we had in previous weeks,but  there 

> was plenty to see yet,especial the young Peregrine  was hunting the 

> area,but he came out empty every time,it was fun to watch,but it could be 

> if this bird don't get his prey he would not live long.He really tried 

> hard going away and coming with such speed back seeing this bird among all 

> the Shorebird and flying off empty Khan Thran also showed us an adult in 

> breeding plumage  Pacific Golden Plover ,this bird did not stay around 

> long,he flew direction Damon point,,probable to the tip .where Patrick and 

> I found them so many times in the past.We went to the Jetty and looking 

> from a higher point ,we did see no Rock birds,You could not got a parking 

> place close to the jetty,this is where most all people go ,sitting on the 

> sands with there chairs and flying the kites.One Kite was absolutely 

> beautiful it was a big huge Dragonfly  (Darner species) This Kite was 

> also not gorgeous he also was flying the best.So there is more to see than 

> birds.

> We went back  who we had all the many Shorebirds ,and there was now coming 

> in more from every whereas ,most all  juvenile Western Sandpipers.there 

> was sighted on to 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers,but with all the looking I 

> could not find one,There also was only few Dowitchers left,and few Least 

> Sandpipers what was on the higher beaches as always and few Semipalmated 

> also not that many as 35.

> We both left on Saturday evening ,it was pretty hot even on the Ocean 

> ,there said it got in the 100 degree heat,walking the beaches in the hot 

> sand got us pretty worn out ,the stores also was out of Ice. Looking at my 

> photos there all looking good and I will post the photos tomorrow 

> afternoon.

>

> Good birdying ,Ruth Sullivan