When Tim texted that he was seeing a few Black Swifts down at New River
in southern coastal Coos County, Robyn and I were en route to the North
Spit. Upon our arrival at the Weyerhaeuser Settling Pond, we immediately
began scanning the sky for swifts and were soon rewarded with our first
few BLACK SWIFTS. For about 20-25 minutes we observed several groups
moving north up the coast. The birds were flying just inland between the
old Weyerhaeuser Settling Pond and the beach dune. We estimated that we
saw 70+ birds in that short time frame, with one group having 30+ birds.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S69096140
Latter in the day, we went to Cape Arago, which is now opened, and had a
modest flight of Pacific Loons with a few Commons, a Red-throateds
thrown in. There were 2 WANDERING TATTLERS on the rocks below the
overlook at low tide and 3 MARBLED MURRELETS on the water.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S69106227
Back in the Coquille Valley, I took Robyn into the Coquille Valley
Wildlife Area to successfully search for a LONG-BILLED CURLEW which Tim
and I had Thursday evening. We did not refind the Red Phalaropes that I
had seen on Thursday. The only other shorebird was a lone Greater
Yellowlegs.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S69118237
--
Don Henise
Myrtle Point, OR
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