Photo: Godwits by Philip Dickinson
September 27, 2022
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! After an hour ferry delay, we reversed our itinerary to drive straight to Sequim and work our way back. We hit the tides perfectly, finding five Marbled Godwits, dozens of Black-bellied Plovers, a few Long-billed Dowitchers and Dunlin, a Peregrine Falcon and a Eurasian Wigeon among thousands of American Wigeon along the Dungeness area shoreline. Other notable species were Brown Pelican, Pacific Loon, Horned and Red-necked Grebe, and Black Turnstone. We also made it on to the 4 p.m. return ferry.
62 species (approx. qty.)
Attendees: Virginia, Phil, Graham, Rex, Merilee, Denny, Judy Lo., Val, Bruce, Bev, Teri, Reg, Ken, Jane, Melinda, Pam T., Frank, Maureen, Wilma, Doug, Norwyn, Jeannie, Ann, Larry, Judy La.
CHECKLIST:
WATERFOWL: Canada Goose (100), Gadwall (2), Eurasian Wigeon (1), American Wigeon (2500), Mallard (200), Northern Pintail (200), Surf Scoter (60), Hooded Merganser (1)
LOONS, GREBES: Pacific Loon (2), Common Loon (5), Horned Grebe (10), Red-necked Grebe (4)
PELICANS, HERONS, IBIS: Double-crested Cormorant (6), Pelagic Cormorant (20), Brown Pelican (1), Great Blue Heron (11)
VULTURE: Turkey Vulture (1)
RAPTORS: Bald Eagle (3), Northern Harrier (3), Cooper’s Hawk (1), Red-tailed Hawk (4), Peregrine Falcon (1)
SHOREBIRDS: Black-bellied Plover (200), Killdeer (12), Marbled Godwit (5), Black Turnstone (15), Least Sandpiper (2), Western Sandpiper (13), Dunlin (2), Long-billed Dowitcher (7)
GULLS, TERNS: Bonaparte’s Gull (12), Heermann’s Gull (2), Short-billed Gull (25), Ring-billed Gull (2), California Gull (100), Glaucous-winged Gull (300)
ALCIDS, JAEGERS: Pigeon Guillemot (12), Rhinoceros Auklet (4)
DOVES, PIGEONS: Rock Pigeon (50), Mourning-Dove (1)
HUMMINGBIRDS: Anna’s Hummingbird (2)
KINGFISHER: Belted Kingfisher (4)
WOODPECKERS: Downy Woodpecker (1), Northern Flicker (2)
CORVIDS: Steller’s Jay (4), American Crow (50), Common Raven (2)
CHICKADEES, BUSHTIT: Chestnut-backed Chickadee {2)
NUTHATCHES, CREEPER: Red-breasted Nuthatch (4)
WRENS: Pacific Wren (1)
KINGLETS: Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2)
THRUSHES: American Robin (16)
MIMIDS, STARLINGS: European Starling (30)
LONGSPURS, SPARROWS: Spotted Towhee (1), Savannah Sparrow (2), Song Sparrow (2), White-crowned Sparrow (1), Golden-crowned Sparrow (1), Dark-eye Junco (1)
BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES: Red-winged Blackbird (15), Brewer’s Blackbird (1)
FINCHES, WEAVER FINCH: House Finch (2), House Sparrow (10)