A SNOW BUNTING was reported being seen on the Astoria Waterfront via eBird Dec 7. It was reported without details by an observer whose name I do not recognize. Snow Bunting reports do not trigger the Clatsop rarity filters. I did not have any information on where, along the 7km of waterfront the bird could be, so I went to the South Jetty to look for Snow Buntings. Yesterday, Lee Cain sent me photos taken by the new Daily Astorian Photographer of a Snow Bunting. The photos were taken along the River Walk behind the fish packing warehouses between Columbia Ave and 2nd Street. I was unable to find the bird yesterday afternoon or this morning, but the weather has been less than ideal. The weather has also been too icky for kingbird watching, so I have no recent info on the two at Fultano's or the one reported in downtown Astoria near the Daily Astorian building... -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR String Theory http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=2182 OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx