It would have been a pretty fair day even without getting to commune with a POMARINE JAEGER... I also saw a PARASITIC JAEGER and plenty of phalaropes at the South Jetty. There are still at least 6 ELEGANT TERNS at the Hammond Boat Basin. I also saw at least 2 COMMON TERNS. A noisy PALM WARBLER and a very gray-headed ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER were in the shrubbery at the base of the boat basin jetty. Today's photo-documents are at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbalame/archives/date-posted/2014/10/28/?view=md I should also note that the WILLET along with 3 MARBLED GODWITS continue to be seen at Necanicum Estuary. A single EARED GREBE, and one (possibly 2) CLARK'S GREBE are also present. -- 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