WOSNews 156 - Washington Ornithological Society

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WOSNews 156
Washington Ornithological Society — April 2015 / May 2015
From the Board
By Bruce LaBar
WOS 2015 Annual Conference
August 20-24 in Ocean Shores
T
his year’s annual conference is
taking place at the Shilo Inn
at Ocean Shores. Obviously,
the theme will center on shorebirds
and pelagics. This time of year often
brings unusual sightings from both
shoreline and sea.
Rare sightings. Some of the rarities and uncommon birds
seen this time of year include: Laysan Albatross, Great
Shearwater, Manx Shearwater, Flesh-footed Shearwater,
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel, one record of a Red-legged Kittiwake,
Scripp’s Murrelet, Lesser Sand-Plover, American and Pacific
Golden-Plover, Upland Sandpiper, Hudsonian and Bar-tailed
Godwit, Stilt Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Ruff.
On the pelagic trips expect to see migrating arctic breeders
such as jaegers, Sabine’s Gulls, Arctic Terns and Red
Phalaropes. On land any shorebird could show up like Rednecked Stint, Curlew Sandpiper or perhaps a White-rumped
Sandpiper.
Though passerines are not singing this time of year there
should be good varieties that are starting to move south for
winter homes. The possible finding of an unusual warbler,
oriole, a wagtail or maybe even a longspur increases with all
our field trips.
What’s Inside:
Quick Reference Guide
Registration Instructions
Page 7
Lodging Information
Page 6
Conference Schedule
Page 5
Field Trip Information
Page 9
Field Trips
Page 10
Workshops
Page 16
Banquet/Meals
Page 8
Things to Know
Page 4
Field trips. I have about 14 field trips scheduled for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. I took a couple off the original list
because of lack of bird activity. Some trips will have two
leaders to allow more participants to join. After conferring
with two owl experts, there will be no owling trips this year.
This also gives birders who usually go on owling trips a little
more time to sleep in. You can register for the field trips
(continued on page 4)
April/May 2015- Page 1
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WASHINGTON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
12345 Lake City Way NE, #215
Seattle WA 98125
information@wos.org
www.wos.org
The Washington Ornithological Society was chartered in 1988 to increase knowledge of the birds of Washington and to
enhance communication among all persons interested in those birds. WOS is a nonprofit educational organization under
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.
OFFICERS
President........................... Dan Stephens (Cashmere)............................... (206)619-1203........... president@wos.org
Vice President.................. Amy Powell (Renton)....................................... (425)243-2269........... vp@wos.org
Treasurer........................... Barbara Webster (Seattle)..................................................................... treasurer@wos.org
Secretary........................... Dina Roberts (Olympia)....................................................................... secretary@wos.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Meetings........................... Blair Bernson (Seattle)..................................... (206)250-4183........... Meetings@wos.org
Field Trip Co-Chair......... Matt Bartels (Seattle)........................................ (206)547-9737........... FieldTrips@wos.org
Field Trip Co-Chair......... Tim O’Brien (Cheney)..................................... (509) 863-9656.......... FieldTrips@wos.org
Membership..................... Mike Clarke ........................................................................................... Membership@wos.org
WA Bird Records............. Brad Waggoner...................................................................................... WBRC@wos.org
WOSNews Editor............ Stu Watson.............................................................................................. WOSNews@wos.org
Hospitality........................ April Carson (Seattle)........................................................................... Hospitality@wos.org
Sales................................... Steve Dang (Seattle).............................................................................. Sales@wos.org
BOARD MEMBERS
Board Member................. Jane Hadley (Seattle)........................................ (206) 328-7605.......... Jane@wos.org
Board Member................. Jim Dazenbaker (Battle Ground)......................................................... Jim@wos.org
Board Member................. Bruce LaBar (Tacoma)..................................... (253) 272-1058.......... Bruce@wos.org
Board Member................. Shep Thorp (Tacoma)...................................... (253) 370-3742.......... Shep@wos.org
Board Member................. Alison Styring........................................................................................ Alison@wos.org
SEND IN YOUR SIGHTINGS
SEEN WHEN
SEND IN BY
March — May....................... June 15
June — July........................... Aug 15
Aug — Nov............................ Dec 15
Dec — Dec............................. Mar 15
Send your sightings by email to
fieldnotes@wos.org
Point Robinson Lighthouse.
Photographer: Amy Powell
Field Trips
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Whatcom County Northern Coast
Leader: Joe Meche
Joe Meche will lead a field trip along the shoreline of
northern Whatcom County, starting just south of the
Canadian border.
We will meet at Marine Park in Blaine at 9:00 AM and
explore the Blaine harbor/waterfront on foot. We will
then carpool to the Semiahmoo Spit, with a few stops
along the way. After a lunch break at Semiahmoo, we
will take a walking tour of the spit before returning to
our starting point in Blaine.
For more information and to sign up, contact Joe
Meche [joebudwa@gmail.com] by email or at (360)
739-5383.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and Environs (Pierce County)
Leader: Denis DeSilvis
Investigate the diversity of habitats and birds during
this visit to a de facto wildlife refuge. JBLM habitat
includes the largest prairie and the largest naturally
occurring stand of Ponderosa pine in the Puget lowlands. Due to troop training, we can only visit places
that are open for recreation, and these areas change
each day. Everyone must have either a state or US
photo ID to get on base (state driver license preferred
to get Range Control pass). Bring preferred optics
(Denis has a spare scope), lunch, and potables; and
dress appropriately. Trip will likely last until 3:00PM
or later, depending on how lucky we get.
Denis will bring in one carload of three (3) WOS
birders and act as the only driver on base, to minimize
security questions.
To sign up, contact Denis by email.
Note: Meet at Denis’s home in Roy at 0700 (7:00AM
for landlubbers) Friday morning.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Grays Harbor shorebirds
Leader: Brian H. Bell
Newport Hills P&R (I-405 exit 9), Limit 11
Early May can be a great time for shorebirds down in
Grays Harbor. Potential stops at Ocean Shores, Westport and Bottle Beach. We’ll be looking for plovers
(Black-bellied Plovers, Semi-palmated Plovers, perhaps
Golden Plovers), Yellowlegs, Sandpipers (Western,
Least, Sanderling, Dunlin, Dowitchers and who knows
what.
Scopes essential, bring lunch, Discover Pass, and prepare for a long day. We’ll carpool to 3 cars.
Call Brian to reserve your spot: 425-485-8058 (cell 206619-0379 morning of trip only, please don’t call the 425
number that morning.)
Saturday, May 16, 2015
North Kitsap County
Leaders: Brad & Dan Waggoner
At a potentially fabulous time for northbound migrants, join Brad and Dan for a concentrated effort on
observing migrants in the north part of Kitsap County.
Expect to spend a good chunk of the morning monitoring birds on the move near the lighthouse at Point
no Point. In fact, packing along a folding chair might
not be a bad idea, as at times this type of birding can
rely on a dose of patience. But, we can’t think of a better
way to possibly come up with those darn code 4 and
code 5 Kitsap birds. Other spots in the north part of
the Kitsap Peninsula will be checked as well. That is if
the group is successful at yanking Brad away from the
Point. Plan for a whole day, dress warmly, and bring
lunch and carpool money. A scope is near essential.
For details, contact Brad by email at wagtail24@gmail.
com or by phone at (206) 384 6921.
From the Board (continued from page 1)
starting June 1 on the WOS website.
Pelagics. Phil and Chris Anderson have provided three pelagic trips for our conference. One on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday leaving Westport at 6:30 a.m. To register, you must go through www.
westportseabirds.com, and not through WOS.
There will be no field trips for Monday the 24th. Many of you will be traveling a good distance home and
need the time for that. Instead I’m planning “going home trips” to various areas with leaders and maybe
a chase trip or two for any unusual sightings during the conference.
Featured speaker. Bill Tweit is this year’s featured speaker on Saturday evening. Bill has been
extremely active in Washington’s ornithological history having been on the rare bird committee for
years, a reviewer for North American Birds, co-author of “The Birds of Washington” book and leader
for Westport Seabirds since the beginning. He will also receive this year’s Zellah M. Schultz award for his
outstanding contributions.
Workshops. This year, we will feature workshops with Dennis Paulson, Michael Donahue, Scott Mills,
Michelle Landis, Peter Wimberger, Gary Shugart and Jim Danzenbaker. These should be very popular.
These presenters are excellent and well known in the birding community.
Friday Evening. Dennis Paulson will lead the popular “Stump the Experts” with unusual photos of
shorebirds and seabirds.
Sunday Evening. Peter Hodum, a professor of biology at the University of Puget Sound, will present
his on- going work with Pink-footed Shearwaters and other seabirds, along the coast of Chile.
Hope to see you all at Ocean Shores!!
Time Line
THINGS TO KNOW
April 30
Conference Materials appear on WOS website
for member viewing
Average Temperature range is August is 51-76 degrees.
June 1
Registration opens at 12 Noon
Seattle to Ocean Shores = 134 miles
Spokane to Ocean Shores = 393 miles
July 1
Registration deadline
WHAT TO BRING
August 20
Thursday night check-in 5-8pm
August 21-22-23
Conference
There will be no pre-order box lunches available
Food and Water
Sunscreen
Lots of clothing layers
Rain Gear/Boots
FRS Radios
Conference Schedule
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
5:00-8:00 PM Registration-Ballroom Lobby
7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, WHALE ROOMS 3RD
FLOOR-Birding by Shape, plus a local field trip, with
Scott Mills
7:30 PM Board Meeting-Pacific/Rainier Rooms
5:00 PM-6:00 PM-Registration-Ballroom Lobby
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
5:30 PM-6:00 PM-Social Half Hour (bar to close after
dinner @7:00 PM)
5:00 AM-5:15 AM Registration-Ballroom Lobby
6:00 PM-BANQUET-BUFFET DINNER
5:00 AM-WESTPORT PELAGIC TRIP CARPOOLING
LEAVES FOR WESTPORT
7:00 PM-PRESENTATION /HONARY, WESTPORT
SEABIRDS 1970-2015, A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS
5:30 AM –ALL DAY FIELD TRIPS DEPART
AND PEOPLE, by Bill Tweit. In ballroom.
6:00 AM-HALF DAY FIELD TRIPS DEPART
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, CHINOOK ROOMS 4TH
FLOOR- Seabird Identification, with Michael Donahue
5:00-6:00 PM-Registration-Ballroom Lobby
5:00 AM-WESTPORT PELAGIC TRIP CARPOOL7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, WHALE ROOMS 3RD FLOOR- ING LEAVES FOR WESTPORT
The Slater Museum bird collection, with Peter Wimberger and Gary Shugart
6:00 PM-7:00 PM- Social Hour, No Host Bar and Appe- 7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, CHINOOK ROOMS 4TH
tizer Tables-in Pacific/Rainier Room
FLOOR-Raptors of Western Washington, with Michelle Landis
7:00 PM-PRESENTATION-“STUMP THE EXPERTS”
QUIZ NIGHT, with Dennis Paulson-in Pacific/Rainier 7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, WHALE ROOMS 3RD
Room
FLOOR-Shorebird Identification, plus field trip, with
Jim Danzenbaker
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
7:00 PM-PRESENTATION- CONNECTING THE
HEMISPEHERES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN TRANS-BOUNDARY CONSERVATION.
5:00 AM-WESTPORT PELAGIC TRIP CARPOOLING CASE EXAMPLE: PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER,
LEAVES FOR WESTPORT
by Peter Hodum
MONDAY, AUGUST 24
5:00 AM-6:30 AM-Registration-Ballroom Lobby
(mainly for the going home and chase trips)
7:00 AM-WORKSHOP, CHINOOK ROOMS 4TH
FLOOR-Shorebirds, plus field trip, with Dennis Paulson Going home trips and chase trips to be announced
later. No fees involved.
LODGING INFORMATION
This year’s conference center is located at the Shilo Inn at Ocean Shores. We have booked a block of rooms for
our stay. The rooms are fantastic, with all the conveniences a motel can offer. Each room faces the ocean. The
Shilo has free high speed internet, pool, sauna and steam room, fitness center, in- room refrigerator, microwave
and other amenities
There are 40 rooms blocked for August 20, Thursday and 50 rooms blocked for August 21-24 (Friday, Saturday
and Sunday). These rooms are at a high season discount at $149.00(not including tax). We have also booked
20 more rooms for each night at $159.00(not including tax), when the others fill. Our discount lasts till July 20,
2015. It is important to book rooms before that date to get the discount.
We also have a group contract with the Quality Inn at Ocean Shores. This Inn is located next to the Shilo and has
15 rooms available for each night. Their discount rate is $93.00 per night (not including tax). The discount rate
lasts till July 20, 2015.
Within the Ocean Shores area, there are many other motels and camping options. However, at this time of year
most are reserved. It is important to reserve your room as soon as possible because of this situation.
Lodging is not included in the conference registration. Please make your own arrangements
for lodging at the Shilo, Quality Inn or elsewhere.
To make reservations at the Shilo Inn, please use this phone number: 360-289-4600. This number is the direct
line to Ocean Shores. It is important to mention that you are reserving for the WOS conference and that there
are blocked rooms for our meeting at a discount rate.
The Quality Inn’s number is 360-289-2040. Again, mention that you are registering for the WOS conference at
the discount rate.
Directions to both motels are easy. Once in Ocean Shores, head to the beach. All the main motels are located
along Ocean Shores Blvd. Both, the Shilo and Quality Inn are among the very first and can’t be missed.
Shilo Inn, 707 Ocean Shores Blvd.
Quality Inn, 773 Ocean Shores Blvd.
A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW WOS MEMBERS
Jane Glass
Whittier Johnson
James Halsch
Jennier Standish
Pamela Myers
Al Dorow
Joan Ostendorff
Scott Gremel
Thomas and Francis Light
Elizabeth Pelly
Mary Frey
Lori and Stanley Isley
Jean Olson
Heather Cassidy
Donna La Casse
Pamela and Cindy Girres
Susan Boynton
Annica Garfield
Andrew Jacobson
Registration Instructions
Registration will take place online, beginning on June 1, 2015 at 12:00 NOON.
The registration software WOS is using will automatically and immediately close sign-ups for a field trips
once that trip has reached its pre-set maximum number of sign-ups (usually 12-15). If a trip you’ve selected closes while you are in the process of registering, you will need to sign up for a different field trip.
Past conference registration experience was that field trip slots were spoken for very quickly after registration opened. It is suggested that you study the field trip options ahead of time and have several backups identified so that you can quickly substitute them if your preferred field trip is closed.
Field Trip Liability Forms
Field trip liability release forms must be submitted by all conference attendees. These will be included as a
part of onine registration. you can view a copy of that liability form now at http://wos.org/releaseform.doc
Registration Deadlines
Registration deadline is July 1, 2015. All registrattions completed after that date will be assesed a $10 late
fee.
Cancellations
Those who cancel prior to July 7 will receive a refund, less a $20 processing fee. Cancellations received
after July 7 will not receive a refund for any meals and will be charged a $20 processing fee.
Meals
All meals are on your own except for the Saturday evening banquet described below. Complimentary
appetizers will be provided at the Friday night social. No-host bars will be available both Friday and Saturday
nights.There will be no box lunch program this year. You will need to purchase your own lunch items at one of
the grocery stores in town.
The Friday and Saturday evening events will take place at the Shilo Inn at 707 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW,
Ocean Shores, WA 98569.
Evening Events
Friday and Saturday night events will take
place at the Shilo Inn at 707 Ocean Shores Blvd.
NW, Ocean Shores, WA 98569.
A no-host bar will be available both nights.
On Friday, there will be complimentary hors
d’ouves, as well.
FRIDAY
6PM Social - 7PM Presentation
Pacific/Rainier Room
DENNIS PAULSON STUMP THE EXPERTS, QUIZ NIGHT
Dennis will lead the popular “Stump the Experts” panel using unusual photos of shorebirds and seabirds.
SATURDAY
5:30PM Social - 6PM Banquet Dinner
Ballroom
7PM Presentation/Honorary
BILL TWEIT
WESTPORT SEABIRDS 1970-2015, A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS AND PEOPLE
Bill Tweit has been extremely active in Washington’s ornithological history having been on the
rare bird committee for years, a reviewer for North
American Birds, co-author of “The Birds of Washington” book, and leader for Westport Seabirds
since the beginning. He will also receive the Zella
M. Schultz award for his outstanding contributions to birding.
Saturday Evening Banquet
Roadhouse Buffet (with 3 Entrees)
Marinated Beef Tips
(In Sesame, Pears, & Soy Sauce)
Chicken Marsala
(In light Marsala Wine Sauce)
Vegetarian Lasagna
(w/Italian Sauce)
Buffet Meal Accompaniments
Roasted Rosemary Red Potatoes
Mixed Green Salad
Asst. Dressings (Blue Cheese, 1000, Ranch, Vinaigrette)
Chef ’s Choice of Vegetable
Rolls & Butter
Coffee, Decaf, Iced Tea
The banquet dinner will be $35. You will be able to buy additional meals for those accompanying you to the banquet,
but who are not registering for the conference.
Conference Field Trips
Field Trip Information
There are 14 day trips being offered this year.
Each trip is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
There are no Monday trips scheduled but there should
be “chase trips” and going home trips available. This
year we have decided not to offer owling trips based on
the time of year.
WOS MEMBERSHIP
All attendees must be WOS members. you can renew
your membership or join on the WOS website prior to
the conference.
All participants attending WOS field trips will need
to sign the Field Trip Liability Form included in the
online registration process. A copy is available now on
the WOS website on the Field Trips page, if you wish to
review the form beforehand.
All trips have one or more leaders assigned. Trips and
leaders are subject to change and updates will be given
if needed. Some of the trips involve hiking beaches and
trails, but most are stopping at places with little hikMILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT
ing involved. Travel time is listed for the more remote
trips Please note trip descriptions with hiking involved. It is the responsibility of field trip participants to reimThose who sign up for trips with hiking should be
burse their driver. Remind the driver to set the odomphysically able to hike moderate trails for 3-5 miles.
eter before departure. WOS recommends that drivers
be reimbursed at a rate of 25 cents per mile, divided
This year, we are going to add one car per trip, to allow by the number of passengers in the car (not including
more participants. Therefore, we are having 4 cars with the driver). For example, if a trip is 100 miles in total
16 birders (including the one or two leaders).
round-trip length and 3 passengers are in the car, the
calculation would be 100x.25=$25.00. Divided three
All trips will meet and depart from the northeast corways, each passenger would contribute $8.33.
ner of the Shilo parking lot for car-pooling. This area is
the one near the Quality Inn to the north. All day trips
will depart at 5:30 a.m. Birders should be gathered by
Long-eared Owl
5:15 a.m. to find their leaders and start the carpoolBy, Melody Mayer
ing. Half day trips will depart at 6:00 a.m. with people
gathering by 5:45 a.m. Your trip leader will be holding As I looked into the golden eyes of the Long-eared
a sign to the area that they are assigned.
Owl,
my spirit filled with wonder.
The Westport pelagic group should meet at 4:45 a.m.
She blinked and turned to look at me,
and leave by 5:00 at the same car-pooling area. Leaders eyelashes reaching to the heavens with eyes golden
for the pelagic may not be present, so car-pooling is on dark and penetrating.
your own. You must be at the boat by 6:30 a.m.
Alert and aware,
I felt a deep connection.
The half-day trips will be returning near noon and the
We are from the same ashes and dust of the unifull-day trips around 4:00 p.m. Be sure to bring water
verse and share a planet that is so special.
and lunches for all-day trips. Pelagics from Westport
I am filled with deep love and a kindred bonding.
should be returning to Ocean Shores by 4:30-5:00 p.m. What an honor to be in her presence as she roosts
in the thicket of trees.
Many trips will require that a vehicle have a Discover
A precious moment in time I shall never forget.
Pass or other passes. These are noted in the field trip
descriptions. If you have FRS radios, please bring them.
All field trips are $10, to be paid at time of registration.
Pelagics, of course, don’t apply.
Friday, August 21
Westport Seabirds Pelagic Trips*
All-day trip (6:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.). Reservations
made through www.westportseabirds.com. Peak
time for migration of Arctic breeders, plus the
other expected pelagic seabirds. Travel time one
way: 1 hour.
Leaders: Scott Mills, Ryan Shaw and Jim Danzenbaker
*Note: This trip must be registered through
Westport Seabirds. You will not be able to register
for this trip through WOS’ online registration.
Registration is open as of April 1 2015 and you are
highly encouraged to sign up now if you plan to
attend a pelagic.
La Push and Rialto Beach
Departs at 5:30 a.m.
An all day trip to explore these areas. Several short
hikes to various beaches. Expect to see shorebirds,
alcids, gulls and woodland birds. Travel time one
way: 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Leaders: Brad and Dan Waggoner
Kalaloch Area
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore the coast line around
Kalaloch. Stopping at various beaches and pull
offs to view shorebirds and seabirds. We will walk
some of the trails and beaches throughout the day.
Travel time one way: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Leader: Bruce LaBar
Lake Quinault Area
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip of hiking trails and exploring roads
around this beautiful freshwater lake and lodge.
The main focus will be on forest birds, raptors and
maybe a few water birds at the lake. Travel time
one way: 1 hour and 10 minutes. A National Park
pass, a Northwest Forest Pass or National Forest
Recreation Pass is required. *This trip may
include hiking up to 5 miles.
Leaders: Amy Powell and Penny Rose
Taholah, Cape Elizabeth, and
Pt. Grenville
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas along our
coast. Expect to view shorebirds, seabirds and
forest birds. Point Grenville is part of the Quinault
Indian Nation and arrangements will be made to
gain access. A five dollar donation per person is
customary. Travel time one way: 1 hour.
Leaders: Michael Hobbs and Art Wang
Moclips to Ocean City
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore areas around Moclips,
Roosevelt Beach, Copalis Rock, Griffiths-Priday
Ocean State Park and Ocean City. If needed, the
leader can make this a longer day trip. Shorebirds
and sea watches will be the main focus. Discover
Pass required.
Leader: Fanter Lane
Ocean Shores (state park, casino, and all
beaches to the jetty)
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore the beaches and woods
along the ocean front. If needed, the leader can
make this a longer day trip. Shorebird, forest birds
pass required. There might be some driving on the
beaches.
Leaders: Ken Brown and Ed Pullen
Ocean Shores (jetty, game range, Damon
Pt.)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas for seabirds,
shorebirds and various land birds. This area has the
most potential for rarities based on past records.
A long walk out on the Damon point spit requires
good strength. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Bill Tweit and Eric Heisey
Ocean Shores (marina, Bill’s spit, and
other locals of the inner bay)
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip. Exploring these areas for shorebirds, water and land birds. Many rarities have
also been found in these areas.
Leader: Dan Stephens
Hoquiam area (Burrows Rd., sewage
ponds, Bowerman Basin, and other
locals)
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore woodlands, ponds,
mudflats and saltwater edges. These areas
should be good for returning shorebirds, waterfowl and gulls.
Leader: Michael Charest
Bottle Beach, Westport (including
the marina and coast guard areas,
Westhaven SP, and other Westport
locals)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
All-day trip will focus on the returning shorebirds and other water birds, scoping from
locales along the coast and jetty should yield
seabirds as well. Travel time is 45 minutes to 1
hour, one way. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Shep Thorp and Whittier Johnson
Grayland to Tokeland
Departs at 5:30a.m.
All-day trip will visit the beaches around Grayland
State Park, various lookouts along the ocean and
exploring the areas of Tokeland. Shorebirds, gulls,
terns, seabirds and passerines will be the focus. Travel
time is 1 hour and 30 minutes to Tokeland, one way.
Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Faye Hands and Diane Yorgason-Quinn
Wynoochee Valley
Departs at 5:30a.m.
A half-day to all-day trip depending on the leader’s
decision. We will visit various habitats along this road
towards Wynoochee Falls. Woodland birds including
grouse are target birds. Travel time to the beginning
of Wynoochee Valley road is 45 minutes, one way.
Leader: Bill Shelmerdine
Vance Creek Park, Wenzel Slough, Keys
Rd. Loop, and Brady Loop Rd.
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore the interior areas of Grays
Harbor County. Raptors, shorebirds and woodland
birds are the main focus of this trip. Travel time one
way is 1 hour. Discover Pass required.
Leader: Tim O’Brien
California Gull. Keith Carlson
Saturday August 22
time for migration of Arctic breeders, plus the
other expected pelagic seabirds. Travel time one
way: 1 hour.
Leaders: Bill Shelmerdine, Michael Donahue, and
Ryan Shaw
*Note: This trip must be registered through
Westport Seabirds. You will not be able to register
for this trip through WOS’ online registration.
Registration is open as of April 1 2015 and you are
highly encouraged to sign up now if you plan to
attend a pelagic.
Leaders: Scott Gremel and Fanter Lane
Kalaloch Area
Departs at 5:30a.m.
Kalaloch. Stopping at various beaches and pull
offs to view shorebirds and seabirds. We will walk
some of the trails and beaches throughout the day.
Travel time one way: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Leaders: George Gerdts and Jamie Acker
Lake Quinault Area
Departs at 5:30a.m.
maybe a few water birds at the lake. Travel time
one way: 1 hour and 10 minutes. A National Park
pass, a Northwest Forest Pass or National Forest
Recreation Pass is required. *This trip may
include hiking up to 5 miles.
Leader: Cindy McCormick
Pt. Grenville
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas along our coast.
Expect to view shorebirds, seabirds and forest birds.
Point Grenville is part of the Quinault Indian Nation
and arrangements will be made to gain access. A five
dollar donation per person is customary. Travel time
one way: 1 hour.
Leaders: Brian Bell and Marcus Roening
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore areas around Moclips, Roosevelt Beach, Copalis Rock, Griffiths-Priday Ocean State
Park and Ocean City. If needed, the leader can make
this a longer day trip. Shorebirds and sea watches will
be the main focus. Discover Pass required.
Leader: Dan Stephens
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore the beaches and woods along
the ocean front. If needed, the leader can make this a
longer day trip. Shorebird, forest birds and sea watches
will be the main focus. Discover pass required. There
might be some driving on the beaches.
Leader: Art Wang
Pt.)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas for seabirds,
shorebirds and various land birds. This area has the
most potential for rarities based on past records. A
long walk out on the Damon point spit requires good
strength. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Jim Danzenbaker and Scott Downs
Departs at 6:00a.m.
Leader: Bruce LaBar
locals)
Departs at 6:00a.m.
mudflats and saltwater edges. These areas should
be good for returning shorebirds, waterfowl and
gulls.
Leaders: Faye Hands and Diane Yorgason-Quinn
locals)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
All-day trip will focus on the returning shorebirds and other water birds, scoping from locales
along the coast and jetty should yield seabirds
as well. Travel time is 45 minutes to 1 hour, one
way. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Randy Hill and Bob Flores
Departs at 5:30a.m.
terns, seabirds and passerines will be the focus.
Travel time is 1 hour and 30 minutes to Tokeland,
one way. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Shep Thorp and Andy and Ellen
Stepniewski
Wynoochee Valley
Departs at 5:30a.m.
A half-day to all-day trip depending on the leader’s decision. We will visit various habitats along
this road towards Wynoochee Falls. Woodland
birds including grouse are target birds. Travel
time to the beginning of Wynoochee Valley road
is 45 minutes, one way. Discover Pass required.
Leader: Tim O’Brien
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore the interior areas of
Grays Harbor County. Raptors, shorebirds and
woodland birds are the main focus of this trip.
Travel time one way is 1 hour. Discover Pass required.
Leader: Bill Tweit
Sanderlings. Dasha Gudalewicz
Sunday August 23
time for migration of Arctic breeders, plus the other expected pelagic seabirds. Travel time one way: 1
hour.
Leaders: Bill Tweit, Bruce LaBar, Scott Mills
*Note: This trip must be registered through Westport Seabirds. You will not be able to register for
this trip through WOS’ online registration. Registration is open as of April 1 2015 and you are highly
encouraged to sign up now if you plan to attend a
pelagic.
Leaders: Andy and Ellen Stepniewski, Eric Heisey
Kalaloch Area
Departs at 5:30a.m.
Kalaloch. Stopping at various beaches and pull offs
to view shorebirds and seabirds. We will walk some
of the trails and beaches throughout the day. Travel
time one way: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Leader: Scott Gremel
Lake Quinault Area*
Departs at 5:30a.m.
maybe a few water birds at the lake. Travel time one
way: 1 hour and 10 minutes. A National Park pass, a
Northwest Forest Pass or National Forest Recreation
Pass is required. *This trip may include hiking
up to 5 miles.
Leader: Dan Waggoner
Pt. Grenville
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas along our
coast. Expect to view shorebirds, seabirds and
forest birds. Point Grenville is part of the Quinault
Indian Nation and arrangements will be made to
gain access. A five dollar donation per person is
customary. Travel time one way: 1 hour.
Leader: Bill Shelmerdine
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore areas around Moclips,
Roosevelt Beach, Copalis Rock, Griffiths-Priday
Ocean State Park and Ocean City. If needed, the
leader can make this a longer day trip. Shorebirds
Pass required.
Leader: Scott Downs
Departs at 6:00a.m.
A half-day trip to explore the beaches and woods
along the ocean front. If needed, the leader can
make this a longer day trip. Shorebird, forest birds
pass required. There might be some driving on the
beaches.
Leaders: Bob Flores and Randy Hill
Pt.)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore these areas for seabirds, shorebirds and various land birds. This area
has the most potential for rarities based on past
records. A long walk out on the Damon point spit
requires good strength. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: George Gerdts and Brad Waggoner
Departs at 6:00a.m.
Leader: Ryan Shaw
locals)
Departs at 6:00a.m.
mudflats and saltwater edges. These areas
should be good for returning shorebirds, waterfowl and gulls.
Leader: Whittier Johnson
locals)
Departs at 5:30a.m.
All-day trip will focus on the returning shorebirds and other water birds, scoping from
locales along the coast and jetty should yield
seabirds as well. Travel time is 45 minutes to 1
hour, one way. Discover Pass required.
Leaders: Ken Brown and Ed Pullen
Departs at 5:30a.m.
terns, seabirds and passerines will be the focus. Travel
time is 1 hour and 30 minutes to Tokeland, one way.
Leaders: Brian Bell and Michael Hobbs
Wynoochee Valley
Departs at 5:30a.m.
A half-day to all-day trip depending on the leader’s
decision. We will visit various habitats along this road
towards Wynoochee Falls. Woodland birds including
grouse are target birds. Travel time to the beginning
of Wynoochee Valley road is 45 minutes, one way.
Leaders: Amy Powell and Penny Rose
Departs at 5:30a.m.
An all-day trip to explore the interior areas of Grays
Harbor County. Raptors, shorebirds and woodland
birds are the main focus of this trip. Travel time one
way is 1 hour. Discover Pass required.
Leader: Marcus Roening
Whimbrel. MerryLynn Denny
WORKSHOPS
This year, for the first time in many years, we are offering an amazing collection of workshops. Each workshop
is described in this newsletter. The teachers are very well known for their expertise in the subjects that are to be
discussed. Some of the workshops will offer field trips to explore key points made in class. Many ornithological
conferences offer these sorts of workshops. They are very popular and usually fill quickly. Please take time to
explore what is offered and enjoy a different aspect to our conference.
Sign-up fee for workshop with field trip: $10.00
Sign-up fee for workshop without field trip offered: $5.00
IMPORTANT: EACH CLASS HAS A 16 PERSON LIMIT.
SEABIRD IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
MICHAEL DONAHUE
7:00 a.m. Friday, AUGUST 21 – Chinook Room 4th Floor
This workshop will cover identification of seabirds commonly seen in the fall in Washington, from near-shore
species such as cormorants, gulls, and terns to off-shore species such as shearwaters and jaegers. The workshop
will be a good primer if you’re going on any of the conference pelagic trips.
Class time: 2.5 hours.
Michael Donahue grew up in Seattle and starting birding at the age of seven. He has birded much of the United
States, as well as in Southeast Asia, Australia and Central and South America. He has been associated with the
Ornithology Division of the Burke Museum for 30 years, having prepared specimens, co-authored a paper on
molt and assisted with the Washington Birds Breeding Phenology Project. He regularly teaches classes for Seattle
Audubon and is a leader for Westport Seabirds.
THE SLATER MUSEUM BIRD COLLECTION WORKSHOP
PETER WIMBERGER AND GARY SHUGART
7:00 AM Friday, August 21, 2015 – Whale Room 3rd Floor
Do you sometimes wish you could see those seabirds a lot closer? Like a LOT closer? Gary Shugart(Curator of
Collections) and Peter Wimberger(Director) from the Slater Museum of Natural History at University of Puget
Sound will bring museum specimens of many of the sea and shorebirds common to the coast. They will discuss
the many modern uses of museum specimens and provide time to examine, compare and handle the birds.
Friday evening, August 21
6-7:00 p.m. — Socializing/Appetizers
7:00 p.m. — Stump the Experts with Dennis Paulson
Pacific/Rainier Room
Dennis Paulson will lead this exercise by showing photos of “difficult” identification problems with shorebirds
and seabirds. Two teams of “experts” and an audience team will compete to see who can tally the most correct
identifications against almost insurmountable odds.
SHOREBIRD WORKSHOP
Dennis Paulson
7:00 a.m. Saturday August 22 – Chinook Room 4th Floor
Join Dennis Paulson Saturday morning for a two-hour photo-illustrated workshop on fall shorebirds and then a
2-3 hour stint (pun intended) at the game range to see which of them we can find. It’s possible that more will be
spotted indoors than out.
Dennis Paulson retired from his position as the director of the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound a few years ago, but continues to teach and write. He received his PH.D. in Zoology from the
University of Miami, has taught college and adult-education courses about natural history for more than 40 years
and continues to be active in local educational programs. Dr. Paulson has written or co-authored more than 75
scientific papers and seven books, including Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest, Dragonflies of Washington,
Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide, and Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West.
BIRDING BY SHAPE WORKSHOP
SCOTT MILLS
7:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22 – Whale Room 3rd Floor
Bird shape is almost always a useful, and in some cases the best, tool to identify birds. However, this method is
often underused by many birders. This class helps you focus on bird shape by presenting a wide variety of bird
shapes and highlighting some local bird species groups where shape is a valuable identification tool.
Dr. Scott Mills has been an active birder and field trip leader for more than 50 years. Since 1999, he has spent
more than 425 days at sea (including more than 100 Westport Seabird trips), where shape is often the best way to
identify birds.
RAPTORS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON WORKSHOP
Michelle Landis
7:00 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2015 – Chinook Room 4th Floor
Michelle will present a workshop on how to identify various raptor species that occur in Western Washington. It will be basic identification of the most common species found here and information about habitat,
behaviors and lifestyles. Power point photos, a couple of short videos and perhaps taxidermy specimens will be
shown.
She has been very active working with Bud Anderson and the Falcon Research Group, banding and trapping raptors at Entiat Ridge, near Leavenworth. Michelle has taken several courses on raptor identification from
Bud Anderson and Bill Clark. She has taught classes for Whidbey Audubon Society and has volunteered for the
annual Skagit Flats Raptor Census for nine years.
SHOREBIRD IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP
JIM DANZENBAKER
7:00 a.m. Sunday, August 23 – Whale Room 3rd Floor
Shorebirds are difficult, we all know that. When we try to ID them using a field guide our eyes are immediately drawn to the illustrations with the bright breeding plumages. Late summer shorebirding is different.
Studying bill shape and differentiating varying shades of gray and brown are the name of the game.
This workshop will focus on late summer shorebirds of Washington and we’ll focus on habitat, behavior
and plumage to identify the many shorebirds that pass through coastal Washington in late summer. Bring your
binoculars and your willingness to learn!
Class time: 1.5 hours. Field trip after class: 2.5 hours.
Jim Danzenbaker has been a lifelong birder and has studied shorebirds and other species over six continents. He has presented a winter shorebird identification workshop in San Diego for five years. He has co-led
more than 250 pelagic trips for Shearwater Journeys and has led more than 15 neotropical birding tours to
Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador. Jim has served as naturalist and leader on 13 Antarctic tours. He currently lives
in Washington state where he is enjoying the retired life. Jim is a WOS board member and a spotter for Westport
Seabirds.
Shorebirds in Flight. Ryan Merrill
CONNECTING THE HEMISPHERES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN
TRANS-BOUNDARY CONSERVATION.
CASE EXAMPLE: PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER
PETER HODUM
7:00 P.M. SUNDAY, AUG. 23, 2015
Presentation summary:
Conservation of threatened and endangered species is made even more challenging when those species
are highly migratory and move across large spatial scales or when their distributions include multiple
countries. For such species, like many seabird species, effective conservation necessarily crosses cultures, national boundaries and even hemispheres. Thus, conservation can require actions at multiple scales, ranging from the
local to the continental. In his presentation, Dr. Hodum will use the globally threatened Pink-footed Shearwater
as a case study to discuss how varied and creative approaches, from the scientific to the artistic, can be used to
address the challenges and opportunities involved with conserving wide-ranging species.
Biographic blurb:
Dr. Peter Hodum is an assistant professor at the University of Puget Sound and the Chile Program Director for Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, a conservation non-profit organization. In Chile, Dr. Hodum leads
a long-term program dedicated to conducting applied conservation research, restoration and community-based
conservation programs. His research focuses primarily on the conservation and ecology of threatened seabirds
and island ecosystems in Chile and here in Washington State. He also has research students working on issues
related to marine plastic debris and its impacts on marine wildlife. He is an enthusiastic educator who loves
working in the field and with communities, both locally and internationally.
Semipalmated Plover. Dan Streiffert
Citizen Science Opportunity!
The North American Bird Phenology Program is a citizen science program working to digitize a legacy dataset
of six-million bird migration records that were originally recorded between 1880 and 1970. A subset of those
records have been scanned and placed online. We are currently looking for participants to contribute to the
program by transcribing those records. There are thousands of Washington records which many be of special interest, including original observations made by the country’s most prominent ornithologists and naturalists. The
digitized data, once verified, is made available online for public download and is available for use.
What is Phenology?
Phenology is the study of recurring plant and animal life cycle stages, or phenophases, such as leafing and flowering of plants, maturation of agriculturat crops, emergence of insects, and migration of birds. Many of these
events are sensitive to climatic variation and change, and are simple to observe and record.
What is the BPP?
The North American Bird Phenologv Program, part of the USA-National Phenology Network, was a network of
volunteer observers who recorded information on first arrival dates, maximum abundance, and departure dates
of migratory birds across the North America. Active between 1880 and 1970, the program was coordinated by
the Federal government and sponsored by the American Ornithologists’ Union. It exists now as a historic collection of millions of migration card observations, illuminating almost a century of migration patterns and population status of birds. Today, in an innovative project to curate the data and make them publically available, the
records are being scanned and placed on the internet, where volunteers worldwide transcribe these records and
add them into a database for analysis.
How did the BPP begin?
This program was started in 1881 by Wells W. Cooke, who wanted to broaden knowledge and understanding of
migration, While teaching on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota, Cooke began noting the arrival dates of migratory birds. He later coordinated volunteers throughout the Mississippi flyway to collect arrival
and departure data. His success sparked the interest of C. Hart Merriam, of the newly formed American Ornithologist’s Union (AOU) who expanded the volunteer network to include the entire United States, Canada and a
portion of the West Indies. The program was then passed, in the late 1880’s, to the Division of Economic Ornithology where it reached its greatest extent of 3000 volunteers. Although the program was actively maintained by
the Federal Government, participation gradually declined and in 1970 the program was closed. For many years
since, these records have been kept safe by USGS Senior Scientist Chan Robbins and after years of little use and
even less recognition passed on to Jessica Zelt who is digitizing and databasing these records.
How is the BPP integrated with the USA-National Phenology Network?
The LISA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN) collects phenological observations of plants and animals in
cooperation with existing phenology monitoring programs, with the aim to increase our understanding of how
the phenology of organisms and landscapes respond to environmental variation and climate change. The goals of
the USA-NPN and the BPP align naturally. In particular, the USA-NPN database will provide an ideal location
to store the BPP data, making it publicly accessible and integrating it with other phenological data. Also, the BPP
methods for digitizing historical data can be adapted to digitize other historical datasets of phenology data. The
USA-N PN’s relationships with numerous government agencies, academic institutions, nongovernmental programs, and other organizations, and its knowledge of many key historical datasets, will facilitate the use of the
BPP’s digitization techniques to rescue important data.
How can you get involved?
This is a very exciting and timely program which welcomes participants from all backgrounds and ages who
would like to get involved. There are several ways to take part with the BPP. Historical migration cards are currently being scanned and are available on the BPP website (www. pwrc.usgs.gov/bpp/). You can become one of
the many volunteers from around the world to sign onto our site and transcribe these records for our database.
This will allow the migration records to become accessible for analysis. Also, if you live in the Baltimore-Washington area and would like to volunteer in the BPP office we welcome you to come and take part in this program.
Please use the contact information provided.
How can you get Bird Phenology Program Data?
BPP data is now available and openly accessible to the public! If you are interested in downloading data, go to:
www.pwrc-usgs. gov/bpp/. Additional records will be added to the website as they become available.
If any questions arise related to participation, or the records themselves, contact Jessica Zelt, Program Coordinator.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bpp/
Phone: (301) 497-5745
USGS. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
BARC-East
1 0300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
Fax: (301) 497-5624
E-mail: jzelt@usgs.gov
Shorebirds in Flight. Ryan Merrill
Washington Field Notes - June- July 2014
Compiled by Ryan Merrill
Birds in bold or capital letters represent birds on the
An Alder Flycatcher in Pend Oreille was the state’s 4th
state review list which requires documentation to be
documented record. Least Flycatchers showed particusubmitted to the Washington Bird Records Committee. larly well on the westside where eight were found. Black
Phoebes bred at Julia Butler Hansen NWR for their
A female King Eider was a surprising find at Dungethird known breeding site in the state.
ness Spit in mid-July. American White Pelicans flooded
into the Puget Sound region in unprecedented numThe Thurston Rock Wren lingered into mid-July. Four
bers in late June, when normally a single bird would
Northern Mockingbirds included two together in
be unusual. Four Red-shouldered Hawks were spotted Klickitat, and a Sage Thrasher showed up in Skagit in
this season, but breeding remains undocumented in
early June. The state’s 15th Brown Thrasher made a
the state. A Solitary Sandpiper photographed in Skagit brief appearance in Pacific in early July. Ovenbirds in
in early June was a surprising record for the month. A Clark and San Juan brought the state’s total to nearly
Ruddy Turnstone, less than annual on the eastside, was 30 records. Walla Walla did well with a Black-andat Potholes in early June, as was an adult Stilt Sandpip- white Warbler and the state’s 17th Northern Parula. A
er in Asotin. Black-legged Kittiwakes were reported
Le Conte’s Sparrow in Skagit mid to late June was the
during summer for the first time since 2007. A Thick- state’s 5th and first since June 1996. Two White-throatbilled Murre in Clallam was the state’s first summer
ed Sparrows in Skagit were the state’s 7th and 8th
record and about the 25th for the state. Two Pigeon
during summer and included one bird singing on
Guillemots on Lake Washington appear to be just the
territory for at least seven weeks. A Golden-crowned
second record of the species on fresh water in the state, Sparrow in Walla Walla adds to very few mid-summer
with the other being two birds on Lake Crescent 24
records in the state.
June 2011.
The state’s 7th Summer Tanager was also Thurston’s
An adult Northern Hawk Owl was in Okanogan in
first. Lazuli Buntings were confirmed breeding in
mid June. With fewer than ten records from western
Kitsap for the first time this summer. The returning
Washington, White-throated Swifts seen twice in near Cowlitz Lazuli x Indigo Bunting continued through
Hurricane Ridge were exceptional finds. A male Black- mid-June and the Clark Indigo Bunting remained
chinned Hummingbird made a brief appearance in
through the first week of June. The Pierce Great-tailed
Tacoma during mid-June. Washington’s first Eastern
Grackle was back in its usual area in July. Lesser GoldWood-Pewee spent late August of 2013 in Grant, and
finches continued to expand their presence in the state,
this season returned to the same location as of late July. as evidenced by a count of eight in Pierce and Skagit’s
first.
Long-billed Dowitcher. Dan Streiffert
Cackling Goose Rare in summer: 1
‘minima’ at Umatilla NWR Benton
6/15 (BWg,JoI), 1 ‘minima’ at Toledo Lewis 7/13 (BT)
Trumpeter Swan Rare in summer:
1 at Cle Elum Kittitas 6/8 (DWg), 1
at Bob Heirman CP Snohomish 6/8
(MJ)
Tundra Swan Rare in summer: 1 at
Colville Stevens 6/13 (TLi) to 7/5
(AS)
Eurasian Wigeon Rare in summer:
1 at Coulee City Grant to 6/1 (Ken
Hemberry)
Canvasback Uncommon in summer: 7 at Crooked Knee Lake Whitman 6/20 (KB,DYQ), 1 at Montlake
Fill King 7/4 (MSu) to 7/14 (DSg)
Redhead Reports from w WA included: 1 at Ridgefield NWR Clark
6/1 (EKn), 1 at Stanwood STP Snohomish 7/11 (SGi)
KING EIDER Rare in WA: 1 at
Dungeness Spit Clallam 7/12 (Chris
Anderson)
Long-tailed Duck Uncommon in
summer: 1 at Damon Point Grays
Harbor 6/14 (DDn), 1 at American
Camp San Juan 6/24 (DPo)
Common Goldeneye Reports
included: 1 at Vantage Kittitas 7/28
(RyM)
Red-breasted Merganser Uncommon in summer: 1 at Ediz Hook
Clallam 6/5 (Michael O’Brien,
Louise Zemaitis) to 7/25 (WW), 1
at Tokeland Pacific 6/7 (MkC), 5 at
Oyhut Grays Harbor 7/11 (RoF), 2
at Cape Alava Clallam 7/13 (Susan
Meyers)
Mountain Quail Reports included:
1 at Gig Harbor Pierce 6/8 (Laurel
Parshall)
Northern Bobwhite Reports included: 1 at Fort Lewis Pierce 7/13
(MCh)
Horned Grebe Reports included: 13
at Sprague Lake Adams 7/25 (TLi),
1 at Vantage Kittitas 7/28 (RyM)
Red-necked Grebe Reports inApril/May 2015- Page 23
cluded: 1 at March Point Skagit 6/7
(RyM)
Clark’s Grebe Reports included: 1 at
Capitol Lake Thurston 7/2 (JAn)
Manx Shearwater Reports included:
2 near La Push Clallam 7/15 (BoB)
with 3 there 7/16 (CWr)
Leach’s Storm-Petrel High count: 513
at Westport Pelagic Grays Harbor
6/28 (BL)
American White Pelican Reports
from w WA included: 16 at Chinook
Pacific 6/7 (MkC), 13 at Cape Disappointment Pacific 6/19 (Adam
Martin), 8 at Ridgefield NWR Clark
6/19 (JGc), 25 at Shine Jefferson 6/20
(Ron Hirschi), 27 at Nooksack River
Whatcom 6/23 (PDB) with 51 there
6/28 (RyM), 40 at Tacoma Pierce
6/23 (ByO), 75 at Mutiny Bay Island
6/23 (DAs), 9 at Port Townsend
Jefferson 6/24 (Sandra Stowell), 30
at Fort Casey SP Island 6/30 (Larry
Hooge), 12 at Swinomish Channel
Skagit 7/2 (Dick and Patti Olds), 38
at Dungeness Clallam 7/3 (PAc,EB,BoB), 40 at Anacortes Skagit 7/8
(fide PPr), 30 at English Boom
Island 7/8 (fide PPr), 130 at Altoona
Wahkiakum 7/26 (RKo)
American Bittern High counts: 6
at Clinton Island 6/1 (RTa) to 6/18
(GeH), 13 at Toppenish NWR Yakima 6/6 (AS)
White-faced Ibis Reports included:
1 at Toppenish NWR Yakima 6/1
(AS,SGi)
White-tailed Kite Reports included:
1 at Possession Point Island 6/28
(Lloyd Kiff)
Red-shouldered Hawk Rare in
summer: 1 at Ridgefield NWR Clark
6/18 (RoF) and 7/26 (BlC), 1 at
Nisqually NWR Thurston 7/8 (Doug
Kibbe, Mackenzie Goldthwait), 1 at
Skamokawa Wahkiakum 7/24 (AE)
Sandhill Crane Reports included: 1
at Two Rivers CP Benton 6/4 (DR), 1
at Lynden Whatcom 6/18 (RKn)
Black-bellied Plover Uncommon
locally: 1 at Vantage Kittitas 7/26
(eBird) to 7/28 (RyM)
Semipalmated Plover Reports from
e WA included: 4 at Reardan Lincoln 7/23 (JoI)
Black Oystercatcher High count: 40
at Hastie Lake Island 7/11 (AMW)
Solitary Sandpiper Rare in June: 1
at Clear Lake Skagit 6/7 (SA)
Willet Reports included: 1 at Nisqually NWR Thurston 7/30 (NSw)
Marbled Godwit Uncommon in e
WA: 3 at Two Rivers Walla Walla
7/13 (MlD)
Ruddy Turnstone Rare in e WA:
1 at Potholes Grant 6/1 and 6/5
(Mark Baran)
Sanderling Reports from e WA included: 1 at Winchester Grant 7/22
(BlB), 1 at Vantage Kittitas 7/28
(RyM)
Semipalmated Sandpiper Reports
included: 1 at Reardan Lincoln 6/2
(JoI)
Western Sandpiper Reports included: 25 at Vantage Kittitas 7/28
(RyM)
Baird’s Sandpiper First reports
included: 1 at Bottle Beach Grays
Harbor 7/11 (ShT), 1 at Point Roberts Whatcom 7/12 (BrS), 2 at Iowa
Beef Walla Walla 7/13 (MlD), 1 at
Ridgefield NWR Clark 7/22 (JDz)
Pectoral Sandpiper Early report: 1
at Duwamish River King 7/5 (JeR)
Stilt Sandpiper Early report: 1 at
Clarkston Asotin 7/12 (JHn) to
7/13 (KeC)
Wilson’s Phalarope Reports from
w WA included: 1 at Maury Island
King 6/14 (fide ESw), 1 at Bainbridge Island Kitsap 6/17 (BWg,GG), 9 at Nisqually NWR Thurston 7/16 (KB)
Black-legged Kittiwake Reports included: 1 at Westport Grays Harbor
6/8 (JGn), 1 at Ocean Shores Grays
Harbor 6/13 (KHb), 1 at Dungeness
Clallam 7/6 (Adam Martin)
Franklin’s Gull High count: 31 at
Vantage Kittitas 6/1 (BWg). Reports
included: 5 at Clarkston Asotin
6/4 (KeC), 2 at Calispell Lake Pend
Oreille 6/4 (MaM), 1 at Richland
Benton 6/6 (JAb), 1 at Nisqually
NWR Thurston 6/18 (ShT), 9 at
Walla Walla RD Walla Walla 6/25
(MlD,MD), 1 at Long Beach Pacific
7/23 (DgS)
Heermann’s Gull Rare locally: 3 at
Altoona Wahkiakum 7/14 (MFM).
Reports included: 1 at Point No
Point Kitsap 6/7 (SGi), 1300 at
Westport Grays Harbor 6/28 (BL)
Mew Gull Uncommon in June: 1
at Olympia Thurston 6/6 (Chris
Strode), 6 at Elwha RM Clallam 6/8
(JmO)
Western Gull Rare in e WA in
summer: 1 at Walla Walla RD Walla
Walla 7/26 (MlD)
Herring Gull Uncommon in summer: 1 at Walla Walla RD Walla
Walla 6/1 (AS,SGi), 1 at Midway
Beach Pacific 7/12 (CWr,RyM)
Black Tern Uncommon in w WA:
2 at Ridgefield NWR Clark 6/1
(EKn) to 6/19 (JDz) with 1 there
7/18 (Barry Woodruff), 1 at Jensen Access Skagit 6/2 (RyM), 1 at
Nisqually NWR Thurston 6/18
(ShT,WhJ)
Common Tern Reports from e WA
(BWg), 1 at Medical Lake Spokane
6/5 (TLi), 1 at West Medical Lake
Spokane 6/5 (TLi)
Arctic Tern Reports included: 1
6/28 (BL)
Forster’s Tern High count: 168 at
Umatilla NWR Benton 6/2 (eBird)
South Polar Skua Reports included:
1 at Juan de Fuca Canyon off La
Push Clallam 7/15 (PL)
Parasitic Jaeger Reports included:
1 at Edmonds Snohomish 7/16
(CWr)
THICK-BILLED MURRE Rare in
WA: 1 at Hobuck Beach Clallam
6/20 (Heather Voboril)
Pigeon Guillemot Rare locally: 2 at
Magnuson Park King 6/27 (ScR) to
7/1 (EvH)
Scripps’s Murrelet Reports included:
2 at Westport Pelagic Grays Harbor
7/12 (BS,RyM)
Ancient Murrelet Reports included: 3 at San Juan Island San Juan
6/21 (Marie O’Shaughnessy), 1 at
Westport Pelagic Grays Harbor 7/12
(BS,RS), 1 near Carroll Island Clallam 7/14 (BoB)
NORTHERN HAWK OWL Reports included: 1 at Baldy Mountain
Okanogan 6/15 (Riley Atkins, Ron
Kranz)
Great Gray Owl Reports included:
4 at Biscuit Ridge Walla Walla 7/28
(Evie Barber, RyM)
Black Swift Uncommon locally: 2 at
Midway Beach Pacific 7/15 (JDz)
White-throated Swift Rare in w WA:
1 at Hurricane Ridge Clallam 6/3
(McB) and 6/5 (VL)
Black-chinned Hummingbird Rare
in w WA: 1 at Tacoma Pierce 6/20
(MCh)
Anna’s Hummingbird Reports from
expanding range included: 1 at East
Wenatchee Douglas 6/1 to 6/23
(JGv), 1 at Sauk Mountain Skagit 7/4
(RyM), 1 at Mount Baker Whatcom
7/9 (RKn), 1 at Ephrata Grant 7/10
to 7/26 (MY), 1 at Winthrop Okanogan 7/12 (TH), 1 at Walla Walla
Walla Walla 7/24, 1 at College Place
Walla Walla 7/24 (fide MlD)
Acorn Woodpecker Reports included: 1 at Lyle Klickitat 6/12 (BL)
Red-naped Sapsucker Uncommon
in w WA: 1 at Glacial Heritage Thurston 6/5 (Adam Martin), 1 at Thunder Creek Skagit 6/28 (RyM)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Rare
in WA: 1 at Lind Coulee Grant 7/31
(MY)
ALDER FLYCATCHER Rare in WA:
1 at Scotia Pend Oreille 6/7 (MaM)
to 6/20 (TMn)
Least Flycatcher Reports included:,
1 at Skagit WMA Skagit to 7/12
(CLy), 1 at Washtucna Adams 6/2
(AS,SGi), 1 at Diablo Whatcom 6/2
(FL,RKn), 1 at Anderson Lake SP
Jefferson 6/2 to 7/14 (JBi), 1 at Calispell Lake Pend Oreille 6/3 (JoI),
1 at Corkindale Skagit 6/8 to 7/4
(RyM) with 2 there 6/19 (RKn), 1 at
Camas Meadows Chelan 6/8 (KHb)
to 6/17 (PDu), 1 at Kalispel Indian Reservation Pend Oreille 6/12
(MaM), 1 at Cle Elum Kittitas 6/22
(CWl), 2 at Liberty Lake Spokane
7/1 (JoI), 1 at Three Forks Natural
Area King 7/4 (LPh), 1 at Stillwater
King 7/5 (DSg), 1 at Rosario Beach
Skagit 7/12 (CLy)
Gray Flycatcher Reports included: 1
near Pomeroy Garfield 6/7 (SSc)
Black Phoebe Nesting report: pair
with fledgling at Julia Butler Hansen NWR Wahkiakum 7/10 (fide
RH) to 7/18 (AE)
Reports included: 2 at Hawk’s
Prairie Thurston 6/3 (JAn) to 7/20
(GRe), 1 at Montlake Fill King 7/6
(CSi), 1 at Enumclaw King 7/31
(DSw)
Ash-throated Flycatcher Reports
included: 2 at Wenas Yakima 7/7
(JKo)
Western Kingbird Reports included: 1 at Marymoor Park King 6/18
(HHg)
1 at Lake Padden Whatcom 7/15
(fide CB)
Eastern Kingbird Nesting reports:
pair with fledglings at Skagit WMA
Skagit 7/25 (ScR,EvH), two with
fledglings at Ridgefield NWR Clark
7/26 (fide RH). Reports included: 8 at Marblemount Skagit 6/2
(RyM), 2 at Magnuson Park King
6/3 (DSg), 1 at Kent King 7/24 (Bill
Brynteson)
Red-eyed Vireo Reports included: 2
at Lewis and Clark Trail SP Columbia 6/7 (SSc), 1 at College Place
Walla Walla 7/13 (MlD)
Western Scrub-Jay Nesting report: 2
at Bellingham Whatcom 6/6 (JMe).
Uncommon locally: 1 at Sedro
Woolley Skagit 6/10 (BLe,JkS)
Common Raven High count: 152 at
Arlington Snohomish 6/21 (RyM)
Purple Martin Reports included: 14
at Centralia Lewis 7/29 (HWg)
Bank Swallow Reports from w WA
included: 15 at Kalama Cowlitz
6/21 (RKo), 20 at Stillwater King
7/5 (DSg), 20 at Buckley Pierce
7/12 (BT,BL), 5 at Brady Loop Road
Grays Harbor 7/19 (JmO,JeR), 100 at
Sauk Valley Skagit 7/19 (RyM), 4 at
Marymoor Park King 7/25 (MtP)
Franklin’s Gull High count: 31 at
Vantage Kittitas 6/1 (BWg). Reports
included: 5 at Clarkston Asotin
6/4 (KeC), 2 at Calispell Lake Pend
Oreille 6/4 (MaM), 1 at Richland
Benton 6/6 (JAb), 1 at Nisqually
NWR Thurston 6/18 (ShT), 9 at
Walla Walla RD Walla Walla 6/25
(MlD,MD), 1 at Long Beach Pacific
7/23 (DgS)
Heermann’s Gull Rare locally: 3 at
Altoona Wahkiakum 7/14 (MFM).
Reports included: 1 at Point No
Point Kitsap 6/7 (SGi), 1300 at Westport Grays Harbor 6/28 (BL)
Mew Gull Uncommon in June: 1
at Olympia Thurston 6/6 (Chris
Strode), 6 at Elwha RM Clallam 6/8
(JmO)
Western Gull Rare in e WA in
summer: 1 at Walla Walla RD Walla
Walla 7/26 (MlD)
Herring Gull Uncommon in summer: 1 at Walla Walla RD Walla Walla 6/1 (AS,SGi), 1 at Midway Beach
Pacific 7/12 (CWr,RyM)
Black Tern Uncommon in w WA: 2
at Ridgefield NWR Clark 6/1 (EKn)
to 6/19 (JDz) with 1 there 7/18 (Barry Woodruff), 1 at Jensen Access
Skagit 6/2 (RyM), 1 at Nisqually
NWR Thurston 6/18 (ShT,WhJ)
Common Tern Reports from e WA
(BWg), 1 at Medical Lake Spokane
6/5 (TLi), 1 at West Medical Lake
Spokane 6/5 (TLi)
Arctic Tern Reports included: 1
6/28 (BL)
Forster’s Tern High count: 168 at
Umatilla NWR Benton 6/2 (eBird)
South Polar Skua Reports included:
1 at Juan de Fuca Canyon off La
Push Clallam 7/15 (PL)
Parasitic Jaeger Reports included:
1 at Edmonds Snohomish 7/16
(CWr)
THICK-BILLED MURRE Rare in
WA: 1 at Hobuck Beach Clallam
6/20 (Heather Voboril)
Pigeon Guillemot Rare locally: 2 at
Magnuson Park King 6/27 (ScR) to
7/1 (EvH)
Scripps’s Murrelet Reports included: 2 at Westport Pelagic Grays
Harbor 7/12 (BS,RyM)
Ancient Murrelet Reports included: 3 at San Juan Island San Juan
6/21 (Marie O’Shaughnessy), 1 at
Westport Pelagic Grays Harbor
7/12 (BS,RS), 1 near Carroll Island
Clallam 7/14 (BoB)
NORTHERN HAWK OWL Reports included: 1 at Baldy Mountain Okanogan 6/15 (Riley Atkins,
Ron Kranz)
Great Gray Owl Reports included:
4 at Biscuit Ridge Walla Walla 7/28
(Evie Barber, RyM)
Black Swift Uncommon locally: 2 at
Midway Beach Pacific 7/15 (JDz)
White-throated Swift Rare in w
WA: 1 at Hurricane Ridge Clallam
6/3 (McB) and 6/5 (VL)
Black-chinned Hummingbird Rare
in w WA: 1 at Tacoma Pierce 6/20
(MCh)
Anna’s Hummingbird Reports from
expanding range included: 1 at East
Wenatchee Douglas 6/1 to 6/23
(JGv), 1 at Sauk Mountain Skagit
7/4 (RyM), 1 at Mount Baker
Whatcom 7/9 (RKn), 1 at Ephrata Grant 7/10 to 7/26 (MY), 1 at
Winthrop Okanogan 7/12 (TH), 1
at Walla Walla Walla Walla 7/24, 1
at College Place Walla Walla 7/24
(fide MlD)
Acorn Woodpecker Reports
included: 1 at Lyle Klickitat 6/12
(BL)
Red-naped Sapsucker Uncommon
in w WA: 1 at Glacial Heritage
Thurston 6/5 (Adam Martin), 1 at
Thunder Creek Skagit 6/28 (RyM)
EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Rare
in WA: 1 at Lind Coulee Grant
7/31 (MY)
ALDER FLYCATCHER Rare in
WA: 1 at Scotia Pend Oreille 6/7
(MaM) to 6/20 (TMn)
Least Flycatcher Reports included:, 1 at Skagit WMA Skagit to
7/12 (CLy), 1 at Washtucna Adams
6/2 (AS,SGi), 1 at Diablo Whatcom 6/2 (FL,RKn), 1 at Anderson
Lake SP Jefferson 6/2 to 7/14 (JBi),
1 at Calispell Lake Pend Oreille
6/3 (JoI), 1 at Corkindale Skagit
6/8 to 7/4 (RyM) with 2 there
6/19 (RKn), 1 at Camas Meadows
Chelan 6/8 (KHb) to 6/17 (PDu),
1 at Kalispel Indian Reservation
Pend Oreille 6/12 (MaM), 1 at
Cle Elum Kittitas 6/22 (CWl), 2 at
Liberty Lake Spokane 7/1 (JoI), 1
at Three Forks Natural Area King
7/4 (LPh), 1 at Stillwater King 7/5
(DSg), 1 at Rosario Beach Skagit
7/12 (CLy)
Gray Flycatcher Reports included:
1 near Pomeroy Garfield 6/7 (SSc)
Black Phoebe Nesting report: pair
with fledgling at Julia Butler Hansen NWR Wahkiakum 7/10 (fide
RH) to 7/18 (AE)
Reports included: 2 at Hawk’s
Prairie Thurston 6/3 (JAn) to 7/20
(GRe), 1 at Montlake Fill King 7/6
(CSi), 1 at Enumclaw King 7/31
(DSw)
Ash-throated Flycatcher Reports included: 2 at Wenas Yakima 7/7 (JKo)
Western Kingbird Reports included: 1 at Marymoor Park King 6/18
(HHg)
1 at Lake Padden Whatcom 7/15
(fide CB)
Eastern Kingbird Nesting reports:
pair with fledglings at Skagit WMA
Skagit 7/25 (ScR,EvH), two with
fledglings at Ridgefield NWR Clark
7/26 (fide RH). Reports included: 8
at Marblemount Skagit 6/2 (RyM), 2
at Magnuson Park King 6/3 (DSg), 1
at Kent King 7/24 (Bill Brynteson)
Red-eyed Vireo Reports included:
2 at Lewis and Clark Trail SP Columbia 6/7 (SSc), 1 at College Place
Walla Walla 7/13 (MlD)
Western Scrub-Jay Nesting report: 2
at Bellingham Whatcom 6/6 (JMe).
Uncommon locally: 1 at Sedro
Woolley Skagit 6/10 (BLe,JkS)
Common Raven High count: 152 at
Arlington Snohomish 6/21 (RyM)
Purple Martin Reports included: 14
at Centralia Lewis 7/29 (HWg)
Bank Swallow Reports from w WA
included: 15 at Kalama Cowlitz
6/21 (RKo), 20 at Stillwater King
7/5 (DSg), 20 at Buckley Pierce
7/12 (BT,BL), 5 at Brady Loop Road
Grays Harbor 7/19 (JmO,JeR), 100 at
Sauk Valley Skagit 7/19 (RyM), 4 at
Marymoor Park King 7/25 (MtP)
Field Notes Contributors
AE
Andrew Emlen
AMW Ann Marie Wood
AS
Andy Stepniewski
BL
Bruce LaBar
BlB Blair Bernson
BlC Bill Clemons
BLe Barry Levine
BoB Bob Boekelheide
BrS Brian Self
BS
Bill Shelmerdine
BT
Bill Tweit
BWg
ByO
CB
CLy
CSi
CWl
CWr
DAs
DDe
DDn
DgS
DPo
DR
DSc
DSg
DWg
DYQ
EB
ECz
EKn
ElS
ESw
EvH
FL
GeH
GG
GRe
GSh
HHg
HWg
JAb
JAc
JAm
JAn
JBi
JDz
JeR
JGc
JGi
JGn
JGv
JHn
JKo
JkS
JMe
JmO
JoI
KB
KeC
KHb
Brad Waggoner
Bryan Owens
Clark Blake
Christopher Lindsey
Constance Sidles
Chris Warlow
Charlie Wright
David Armstrong
Denis Desilvis
Darrel DeNune
Doug Swanson
David Poortinga
Dennis Rockwell
Doug Schonewald
Dave Slager
Dan Waggoner
Diane Yorgason-Quinn
Ellen Blackstone
Eric Cannizzaro
Erik Knight
Ellen Stepniewski
Ed Swan
Evan Houston
Fanter Lane
George Heleker
George Gerdts
Gene Revelas
Ginger Shoemake
Hank Heiberg
Henry Wegener
Jane Abel
Jamie Acker
Josh Adams
Jon Anderson
Joe Baier
Jim Danzenbaker
Jeanelle Richardson
John Gatchet
Jeff Gilligan
Jordan Gunn
Jenny Graevell
John Hanna
Jeff Kozma
Jack Stephens
Joe Meche
Jim Owens
Jon Isacoff
Ken Brown
Keith Carlson
Ken Hemberry
LHi
LkS
LPh
MaM
McB
MCh
MCl
MD
MFM
MiH
MJ
MkC
MlD
MSu
MtB
MtP
MY
NSw
PAc
PDB
PDu
PH
PhG
PL
PPr
RH
RKn
RKo
RoF
RS
RTa
RyM
SA
ScR
SDo
SGi
ShT
SSc
ST
SzW
TD
TH
TJ
TLi
TmB
TMn
VL
WhJ
WW
Lisa Hill
Luke Safford
Linda Phillips
Matthew Moskwik
Michael Barry
Michael Charest
Mike Clarke
Mike Denny
Mary Frances Mathis
Michael Hobbs
Martha Jordan
Mark Crawford
MerryLynn Denny
Mark Sullivan
Matt Bartels
Matt Pike
Matt Yawney
Nathaniel Swecker
Paulette Ache
Paul DeBruyn
Peter Dunwiddie
Paul Hicks
Phil Green
Paul Lehman
Pam Pritzl
Randy Hill
Randy Knapp
Russell Koppendrayer
Ron Friesz
Ruth Sullivan
Rick Taylor
Ryan Merrill
Scott Atkinson
Scott Ramos
Scott Downes
Steve Giles
Shep Thorp
Stefan Schlick
Sam Terry
Suzy Whittey
Tyler Davis
Todd Hass
Todd Johnson
Terry Little
Tim Brennan
Thomas Mansfield
Vincent Lucas
Whittier Johnson
Wayne Weber

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