Mom, just thought you might find this interesting, Cindy On Aug 26, 2013, at 10:17 PM, Owen Schmidt <oschmidt@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > ...... Silver Point (south of Seaside) was sunny and calm at 7:00 am this > morning giving good views over the ocean: breeding Common and Red-throated > Loon, Harlequin Duck, Marbled Murrelet, Cassin's Auklet among the highlights. > No shearwaters. > > Stanley Lake (east of Hwy. 101): RUFF and breeding Lesser Yellowlegs. > > Necanicum Estuary: nothing outstanding. > > Ocean beaches from Gearhart north: dead Rhino Auklet and Brandt's Cormorant > and Common Murre, a few Sanderlings and Western Sandpipers (all juvenile). > No shearwaters. > > Warrenton Boat Basin: dozens of Elegant Terns, many many more Heermann's > Gulls. > > South Jetty ponds: dowitchers, a flock of 7 Whimbrel flew over, a few Western > and Least Sandpipers (all juvenile), 3 passerines flushed from the grass > appear on photos to be American Goldfinches, 4 Greater Yellowlegs. > > River beach: one Black-bellied Plover adult plus a couple of small flocks of > juvenile Western Sandpipers. > > Rain kicked in at mid-afternoon and then it got stormy. Fini. > > oschmidt@xxxxxxx > Monday, August 26, 2013 > > > > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol > Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol > Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx