• 2 Pied-billed Grebes
• 8 male Eurasian Wigeons, 1 male Eurasian/Am.Wigeon intergrade, 9 Ring-necked Ducks
• 7 Northern Harriers, 6 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Merlin, 1 adult Peregrine Falcon
• 3 Virginia Rails
• 12 Am.Coots
• 1 Black-bellied Plover, 7 Least Sandpipers, 450+ Dunlin, 3 Long-billed Dowitchers, 1 Wilson's Snipe
• 87 Ring-billed Gulls, 2 adult Western Gulls
• 2 Downy Woodpeckers
• 1 Brown Creeper, 13 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
• 1 adult Northern Shrike
• 42 Golden-crowned Sparrows, 25 White-crowned Sparrows
• 10 Western Meadowlarks

• 2 Red-throated Loons, 1 Red-necked Grebe
• 45 "Black" Brant

• Best location was a brushy hillside immediately south of the Chinook Landing Marina at 2pm, where we located up to 25 birds that were actively heard calling,as we "pished" and imitated a Northern Pygmy Owl that really excited the birds to be even visible. The specific location hosted primarily Hermit Thrushes and up to 34 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 1 Anna's Hummingbird with just a few Song and Fox Sparrows and Spotted Towhees that were noted.

• Thayer's Gulls with approxiatemetly 1,200+ birds
• A new area has been cleared at the Gog-le-hi-te wetland, which may be possibly set aside for shorebird habitat or of additional purposes, as we located 8 Killdeer and 14 Dunlin at this location, which lies immediately east of the sheltered cove.
  

• 1 Red-throated Loon, 6 Brandt's Cormorant
• 25 Rhinceros Auklet, 12 Common Murre
• 1 Band-tailed Pigeon

• 3 Brandt's Cormorant
• 5 Common Murre, 1 Marbled Murrelet, 8 Rhinceros Auklet
• 8 Am.Goldfinch at a Browns Point feeder

• 135 Brandt's Cormorant
• 15 Northern Pintail at the south end of the Hylebos waterway along Marine View Drive
• 3 Spotted Sandpiper along Marine View Drive (north of the Chinook Landing Marina)
• 17 Least Sandpiper observed foraging on logbooms with up to 3 Black Turnstones
• 30 Cedar Waxwing, 35 Yellow-rumped Warbler

• 14 Red-tailed Hawk at various points during the day(including an adult dark-morph bird along Marine View Drive between Browns Point and Dash Point)
• 5 Rhinceros Auklet along Ruston Way
• 1 Mourning Dove along S.R.509 (west of Taylor Way)
• 7 Purple Finch at the intersection of S.R.509 at Taylor Way

• 2 YELLOW-BILLED LOON from pulloff on hwy, S side of the bridge.
• 10 Marbled Murrelet

• 15 Red-throated Loon
• 360+ Brandt's Cormorant, 20 Pelagic Cormorant

• 5 Brant, 40 White-winged Scoter, 2 Long-tailed Duck
• 20 Red-throated Loon
• 20 Horned Grebe, 25 Red-necked Grebe, 50 Western Grebe
• 2 Lincoln's Sparrow

• 1 Barrow's Goldeneye
• 35 Red-throated Loon incl. one w/ radio transmitter, 4 Pacific Loon, 1 Common Loon
• 20 Horned Grebe, 10 Red-necked Grebe
• 2 Brandt's Cormorant
• 10 Pigeon Guillemot, 8 Marbled Murrelet, 1 Rhinoceros Auklet -alternate plumage.

• 30 Brant
• 2 Harlequin Duck, 15 Surf Scoter, 70 White-winged Scoter, 5 Long-tailed Duck
• 5 Pacific Loon
• 1 Canada Goose -only one of day.

• 65 Brant
• 16 Harlequin Duck, 12 Long-tailed Duck, 25 Red-breasted Merganser
• 10 Red-throated Loon, 8 Pacific Loon
• 50 Black-bellied Plover, 120 Dunlin, 25 Sanderling
• 4+ Thayer's Gull
• 4 Marbled Murrelet
• 1 Hairy Woodpecker

• 6 Harlequin Duck
• 3 Eared Grebe
• 1 Thayer's Gull
• 2 Marbled Murrelet

• 2 Black Turnstone, 20 Dunlin
• 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow

• 1 Snow Goose
• 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

• 10 Red-throated Loon, 25 Pacific Loon, 2 Common Loon
• 5 Brant

• 5 Harlequin Duck
• 12 Pacific Loon
• 20 Brandt's Cormorant

• 2 ROSS'S GOOSE -along entrance road w/ 500 Cackling.
• 12 Black-bellied Plover
• 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker, 1 Northern Shrike
• 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT-marsh behind visitors center.

• 3 Ring-necked Duck, 60 Greater Scaup, 80 Lesser Scaup

• 3 Trumpeter Swan
• 1 Northern Harrier, 2 Hairy Woodpecker
• 30 Song Sparrow, 4 Lincoln's Sparrow

• 2 Greater White-fronted Goose -one seemed to be injured, 2 Pink-footed Goose -foraging busily
• 10 Dusky Canada Goose plus 2 Vancouver-types
• 6 Western Meadowlark

• 35 Canvasback, 8 Hooded Merganser
• 1 Rough-legged Hawk
• 20 Least Sandpiper

• 5 Semipalmated Plover, 30 Sanderling

• 6 Red-breasted Merganser
• 1 Common Loon
• 8 Willet, 1 Long-billed Curlew, 12 Western Sandpiper

• 650 Marbled Godwit

• 700 Glaucous-winged Gull, 300 Western Gull, 200 Gl-winged x Western, 10+ Herring Gull, 6 Thayer's Gull

• 6 Greater Scaup, 80 Lesser Scaup
• 1 NELSON'S GULL
• 40 Pine Siskin

• 1 Peregrine Falcon

• 12 Tundra Swan
• 4 Northern Harrier, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 American Kestrel
• 25 American Pipit
• 1 Spotted Towhee
  

• Our first highlight being the immature gray-morph Gyrfalcon. The bird was immediately located just north of the end of the road at Midway Beach Rd. resting on the ground next to a stand of driftwood,where it was photographed at relatively close range. We were surprised at how close the bird allowed us to approach it,although a couple planes flying low over the beaches then landing nearby kept the bird alert. We watched the Gyrfalcon for 45 minutes,as it would fly to 3 separate low  perches along the upper beach,before finally flying to the south to an unknown location.
• Our main highlight of the day was 6 Western Bluebirds foraging in dune grass and vegetation and scattered Scot's Broom observed south of the end of Midway Beach Rd. at 2:30pm. We received a report of 3 Western Bluebirds near North Cove on January 2nd from an active birder,so there could be a small winter population of this species in the general area.
  

• 5 Pacific Loons
• 1 Northern Harrier, 1 immature Northern Goshawk(observed circling over the stands of trees immediately east of the sand dunes north of end of Midway Beach Rd.)
• 15 Killdeer
• 45 Sanderlings, 2 Western Sandpipers, 35 Least Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, 5 Wilson's Snipes
• 5 "Streaked"Horned Larks, 4 Marsh Wrens
• 3 Hermit Thrushes, 18 Varied Thrushes, 3 Am.Pipits
• 18 "Sooty"Fox Sparrows, 15 Golden-crowned Sparrows, 17 Western Meadowlarks

• This afternoon at 3:00 there were 2 Trumpeter Swans that flew into the bay at Juanita Bay Park.  There was also a Wilson's Snipe feeding on the beaver dam, and a Western Gull in the bay.
• Yesterday there were 4 Dunlin and a Least Sandpiper feeding along the mud on the far end of the bridge.  Today that whole area is completely frozen with no sign of them.

• 230 Gadwall. 140 Bufflehead, 87 Coot
• 418 Greater Scaup, 63 Ring-necked Duck, 1065 American Wigeon, 4 Eurasian Wigeon
• 42 Ruddy Duck, 6 Redhead, 1 Canvasback, 93 Mallard
• 6 Shoveler, 22 Green-winged Teal, 4 Northern Pintail
• 12 Hooded Merganser, 7 Common Merganser, 5 Common Goldeneye
• 57 Canada Goose

• 14 Canvasback
• 10 Mew Gull, 20 Ring-billed Gull, 5 California Gull, 20 Thayer’s Gull, 60+ Herring Gull (60+)
• 2 Glaucous Gull (1-1W, 1-2W)
• 16 Western Gull, ~8000 Glaucous-winged Gull, 500 Gl.-winged x Western Gull, ~10 Gl.-winged x Herring Gull
• 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)

• A ROCK SANDPIPER was seen in the company of 3,000  to 4,000 Dunlin along the north shoreline at the foot of the Robert's Bank Jetty.  Also seen here was a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER.
• At the Tsawwassen Jetty's compensation lagoon were 2 MARBLED GODWIT.

• Reported from the Reifel Refuge were 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS.
• Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen at Brunswick Point.

• 68 Tundra Swans, 7 Trumpeter Swans
• 2 Wilson's Snipes
• 1  Hairy Woodpecker.

• 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin
  
• 900+ Dunlin along the Hoquiam River at "K" Street
• 8 Western Meadowlark
  

• 23 Canvasback, 9 Ruddy Duck
• 5 Least Sandpiper
  

Ocean Shores Golf Course

• Flock of 13 Greater White-fronted Geese.

Ocean Shores Jetty - conditions were quite calm and somewhat slow.  

• Highlights were a single dark-morph Northern Fulmar, 48+ Black-legged Kittiwakes, and up to 14 dominant race Rock Sandpipers.
• 7 Surfbirds, 22 Black Turnstone
  
• Off the Ocean Shores Jetty
• 35+ Red-throated Loon, 20 Pacific Loon
• 28 Black Scoter, 2 Common Murre
  

Oyhut Wildlife Area

• 2 Northern Harrier, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon
• 450+ Dunlin

Lake Minard

• 2 Eared Grebe (observed from Tonquin Ave.)
• 14 Ruddy Duck
• 1 immature Peregrine Falcon along Marine View Drive near Lake Minard
  

• We observed 4 species of shorebirds actively foraging in the flooded fields south of S.R.105 during high tide:  5 Greater Yellowlegs, 5 Long-billed Dowitchers, 8 Black-bellied Plover, 45 Dunlin 
• We observed the Sora previously reported onto Tweeters along the partially flooded edges along Ocosta Third Street, as it actively foraged and called several times during our visit along with up to 4 Virginia Rails nearby. 
• Our last species of the day was an Am.Bittern also noted at this location, as it allowed fairly close approach and views before retiring back into the thick marshy vegetation. 
• Also saw 1 Peregrine Falcon

• 10-15 Black Turnstone, 1 Rock Sandpiper, 7 Surfbird
• 5 Killdeer - near the parking lot
• 1 Bonaparte's Gull
• 2 Pacific Loon, 1 Common Loon 1

• 1 Peregrine Falcon [south of the road]
• ~50 Snowy Plover!  [see below], 1 Semipalmated Plover!
• ~ 1000 Dunlin, ~ 200 Sanderlings, 10-20 Western Sandpipers, ~5 Least Sandpipers
• 1 Wilson's Snipe [south of the road, in the marshy area]
• 4 American Pipits, 5 Western Meadowlarks

• Marbled Godwit [1 flock, no good estimate today]
• ~15 Willet, ~20 LB Dowitcher
• 1 Black-bellied Plover [at Graveyard Spit, 7th St]

• Thayer's Gulls, 1 Western Gull,, 1  Herring Gull, 1 Mew Gull
• 3 American Goldfinches

• 10 Bonaparte's Gulls, 40+ Mew Gulls
• 3 Rhinocerous Auklets, Pigeon Guillemots
• Red Necked Grebes, Barrow's Goldeneyes

• 16 Black Scoters (20 to 50 feet off shore)
• 12 Black Turnstones
• 4 Horned Grebes
• 1 Common Merganser, Red Breasted Mergansers, 1 Hooded Merganser

• 12 Mew Gulls, 1 Ring Billed Gull
• 50+ Western Grebes, 6 Pelagic Cormorants

• In Kelowna, the gray morph GYRFALCON continues at Marshall's Feedlot, which is located along the W. side of Hwy 97 at McCurdy Road (CC).
• At the N. end of Osoyoos Lake were 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS (LN,JS,JG)
• Two GOLDEN EAGLES were also noted at the Vernon Dump on Birnie Road on Jan 10. 
• Noted on the Vernon Commonage on Jan 10 were up to a dozen ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
• At Old Vernon Road and Lindley Road in Kelowna, 14 WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were feeding in the horse pasture.
• A massive flock of 1,000 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were feasting on unpicked grapes at the Cedar Creek Winery along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna.

• On Jan 2, the BARN OWL was again seen along Bulman Road at the S. end of the Kelowna Airport (TF). Watch for the bird at dusk and after dark near the SE. corner of the Shadow Ridge Golf Course as it hunts the fields on the S. side of Bulman Road.
• On Kelowna's Westside, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was in Kalamoir Park near the Sunnyside Road entrance. Two additional NORTHERN GOSHAWKS were seen along the Shuttleworth Ck Road, E. of Okanagan Falls, on Jan 2. The birds were seen at km 4.7 and km 8.
• The boreal forest along the Shuttleworth Ck Road, while cold and snowy, produced good birds including a flock of 30 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at km 20, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES between km 22 and 23, a flock of 18 PINE GROSBEAKS at km 12 and a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL at km 13 on the Venner Meadows Road.
• A male EURASIAN WIGEON was at the N. end of Vaseux Lake on the 2nd, as were 53 TRUMPETER and 3 TUNDRA SWANS.
• Along Meadowlark Road, off Black Sage Road, near Osoyoos, up to 15 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS were foraging in the vineyard on the N. side of the road.
• On Jan 3, 10 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were on Osoyoos Lake, on the N. side of Hwy 3 at the bridge.

• The gray-phase GYRFALCON put in his 2004 appearance at the Marshall's Feedlot on the W. side of Hwy 97, at McCurdy Road in Kelowna (CC,RM).
• SE. of Kelowna, at the McCulloch Cross Country Ski Trails, the resident GREAT GRAY OWL was seen swooping over the Log Cabin Trail by a skiier (AB).

• We did see a long line of BRANT off to the west which was interesting since we usually get them over on the Nisqually River side.  
• Large numbers of COMMON GOLDENEYE with W/W and SURF SCOTERS thrown in.  
• Had at least 5 EARED GREBES around.  2 WESTERN-looking GULLS and a couple of nice adult BALD EAGLES with scattered immatures around too.

• The Wigeon numbers were phenomenal around the Twin Barns area at Nisqually.  We picked out 7 EURASIAN WIGEON drakes mixed in and later did a recount when the flock moved to the large ag field north of the Barns where we had 8 EURASIANS.  
• Found the N. SHRIKE at the very end of the McAllister Creek trail.  
• Also the ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was in closer today and had great looks at it from the Twin Barns and also McAllister trail.  We had a distant R/L HAWK seen along the dike from the Barns, so there may be two of these birds around.  
• Had the adult PEREGRINE in the fir north of the refuge headquarters and later watched an immature PEREGRINE make some dives at the large Wigeon flock in the ag field.  

• 2 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Gyrfalcon
• 1 Ring-necked Pheasant (male)

• 2-3 Barn Owl
• 1 Hutton's Vireo

• First, 2 or 3 longspurs were mixed with Horned Larks just west of Royal Lake on and near Columbia NWR and
• on the Grant and Adams county line, according to Randy Hill. To get there, turn north on Road D SE, about 2 miles west of the Grant and Adams county line along WA 26. Go about 2 miles, then right on Road 15.1 SE. Watch for flocks in the next mile. WA DeLorme 53, B-5.
• The second batch of 4 longspurs were seen by Mike and MerryLynn Denny mixed in among 1000s of  Horned Larks in Walla Walla Co WA. The birds were up on Eureka Flats, west of Clyde along Sheffler Road. WA DeLorme 41, A-5.

• 3 Red-necked Grebes, 1 Eared Grebe, 500+ Western Grebes
• 14 Greater White-fronted Geese
• 35+ Canvasbacks, 9 Barrow's Goldeneyes(noted only along the Cedar River)

• 1 American White Pelican in Columbia River from Grange Road on Bridgeport Bar
• > 500 California Quail: 1 covey of about 200, 1 of 150, plus several smaller coveys
• 70 Gray Partridge: ~50 in Lamoine at owl roost mentioned in ABA guide (p383), groups of 16 and 5 on SR-172
• 3 Ring-necked Pheasant - males
• 500+ Horned Lark throughout the day in small flocks
• 20 Bohemian Waxwing in Bridgeport at Diagonal St & Arden Ave
• 3 Northern Shrike 
• 15 American Tree Sparrow with 45 WC Sparrows on Bridgeport Bar
• 100 Snow Bunting on Central Ferry Road (w/GCRF)
• 40 Western Meadowlark on Bridgeport Bar
• 300 Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch  on Central Ferry Road (w/SNBU)

• As we worked our way out thru Edison we kept picking up more red-tails and bald eagles. Just north of the West 90 (DeLorme p. 108, d5) we had a nice dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.
• We went out to the end of Samish Island to the little WDFW access point at the end of Wharf Road (DeLorme p. 108, D4). We picked up SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, COMMON LOON, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE and BRANT. As we were leaving we got nice looks at a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER.
• Back at the West 90 we saw SHORT-EARED OWLS everywhere. There were at least 12 flying, perching and generally giving us fantastic views. NORTHERN HARRIERS, male, female and immature were in plentiful supply. Almost all the raptors were spending time perched with wings out attempting to dry out after the rains. A MERLIN made a flyby while we were there.
• As we made our way down toward the Brazeale Interpretive Center at the Padilla Bay Center we had a nice look at an immature PEREGRINE FALCON perched in the top of a large snag. 
• After lunch, returning we stopped at the intersection of Bayview-Edison Rd and D'Arcy Rd to look at an interesting bird. It turned out to be a mature NORTHERN SHRIKE, a new bird for several folks.
• We made one last pass out by the West 90, and on the way there we found the immature GYRFALCON perched on a crossarm of one of the power poles about half way from the "T" to the W90. Nice light and great looks at a life bird of many of the group.
• We then turned south to work our way down to Fir Island. Along the way on Dodge Valley Road (DeLorme p. 95, D5) we had a nice female AMERICAN KESTREL. That completed a four falcon day for us - too bad that a prairie falcon has not been reported up that way this year.
• As we came down off the bridge over the north fork of the Skagit River the fields to the east were covered with SNOW GEESE. We estimated that there were about 8000 birds packed tightly up by the road. We were able to study them for quite a while, when a BALD EAGLE came by and the whole group lifted off with much calling. After several circles by the eagle, it left to the west and the snowies settled down again.
  

• Along the Brady Loop Rd., we encountered the following raptors:  Bald Eagle (immature), Red-tailed Hawk (at least 10), Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier (several females, one male), and one Cooper's Hawk. 
• On Brady Loop Rd. near Willis St., there was a nice group of Tundra Swans right next to a group of about 20 "Dusky" Canada Geese.  
• Also, on our way down Brady Loop Rd. back towards the highway, a flock of 15 Western Meadowlarks flew across the road in front of us.

• There were a lot of swans and geese on the move as well.  At Vance Creek park on the pond closest to the airport, there were about 50 Trumpeter Swans there in the morning.  This group included the green neck-collared Trumpeter swan (31T) that has been in the area for over a month now.

• Up at the former Satsop Nuclear plant, we had one Eurasian Wigeon mixed in with the hundreds of other ducks on the mitigation pond.  Other species on the pond here included Mallard, Northern Pintail, American Wigeon, Bufflehead, Northern Shoveler, and Ring-necked Duck.
  

• We saw the White-tailed kite in the afternoon far to the east of the Elma airport -- on the eastern side of the road on top of a lone fir tree out in the field.  It was best viewed from Wakefield Rd. just south of Wenzel Slough Rd.

• The immature Gyrfalcon was observed as several of us walked along the beach to the south of the dead end of Midway Beach Rd. at 12pm. The bird was spotted perched atop a driftwood snag on the horizon, but we managed to get closer to it and get better observations.
• We also obtained excellent looks at a group of 20 Snowy Plovers resting calmly along the upper tide line, as we watched the Gyrfalcon
• Our third highlight at this location was 10 Semipalmated Plovers foraging along the shoreline amongst a small flock of Sanderlings.
• 15 Sanderling, 18 Least Sandpiper, 5 Wilson's Snipe, 5 "Streaked" Horned Lark
• 3 Black-tailed Deer
  

• At Tokeland the "large" shorebird flock was easily noted at the Tokeland Marina during slowly outgoing tide at 11am, where 800+ Marbled Godwits were noted with up to 13 Willets, 2 Whimbrels, 48 Long-billed Dowitchers and 45 Dunlins amongst that entire flock.
• 1 Red-throated Loon, 7 Red-necked Grebe
• 450+ "Black" Brant at Tokeland (in Willapa Bay)
• 2 Merlin
• 48 Black-bellied Plover, 200+ Dunlin, 22 Sanderling
• 4 Trumpeter Swan

• 1 Red-necked Grebe, 2 Black Turnstone, 1 Sanderling
  

• 74 Trumpeter Swan near Vance Creek Co. Park (near Elma)
• 20 Dunlin flying along Wenzel Slough Rd.
• 1 Western Scrub Jay
• 2 River Otters near Vance Creek Co. Park
• 2 Coyotes
  

• 1 Am.Kestrel along Hwy.12 at Keys. Rd. near Satsop
• 1 Peregrine Falcon along S.R.105 west of the Elk River bridge
• 1 Peregrine Falcon along S.R.105 at North Cove
• 6 Greater Yellowlegs at Ocosta (Ocosta Third Street, S.R.105 at Bottle Beach)
• 20 Dunlin along S.R.105 west of Aberdeen
• 2 Western Scrub Jay along 3rd Street at Elma

• At the Jensen access we observed several Eurasian wideon and 2 American X Eurasian hybrids among a large raft of mallard / pintail / Am. wideon / teal.  
• Also at the Jensen access we had nice views of a merlin chasing down some shorebirds.  
• A large flock of Snow Geese was located adjacent to Mauplin rd where they were being periodically agitated by passing eagles.
• Dodge valley rd. produced another Merlin and an American Kestrel.
• Arriving in the Samish flats we had a close view of a Peregrine falcon on a power pole along Bayview-edison rd.,  immediately north of Sullivan rd.  
• The West 90 produced the usuall suspects, Harriers, Short Eared Owls, Red Tailed Hawks, but also yielded a Rough-legged hawk and the immature Gyrfalcon, making for a 4 falcon day.  The Gyrfalcon perched for a while along Sammish Is. rd stretching back toward Bayview-Edison before flying off to chase three separate Red-tailed hawks.  
• Last of the highlights was a Barn owl located in the metal barn immediatly north of the West 90.

• On January 17 [and 11], the GYRFALCON was again observed at the Marshall's Feedlot in Kelowna. The feedlot is along the W. side of Hwy 97, just S. of the intersection with McCurdy Road.
• 3 GREAT HORNED OWLS were at the Ranch Park Mobile Home Park on Jan 17.  The birds can be seen and heard hooting on a nightly basis in the park.

• At Rose's Pond, on the Vernon Commonage, an imm. GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Jan 10 (CC). Also noted on the Vernon Commonage on Jan 10 were up to a dozen ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
• A massive flock of 1,000 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were feasting on unpicked grapes at the Cedar Creek Winery along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna.

• On Jan 2, the BARN OWL was again seen along Bulman Road at the S. end of the Kelowna Airport (TF). Watch for the bird at dusk and after dark near the SE. corner of the Shadow Ridge Golf Course as it hunts the fields on the S. side of Bulman Road.
• The boreal forest along the Shuttleworth Ck Road, while cold and snowy, produced good birds including a flock of 30 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at km 20, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES between km 22 and 23, a flock of 18 PINE GROSBEAKS at km 12 and a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL at km 13 on the Venner Meadows Road.
• A male EURASIAN WIGEON was at the N. end of Vaseux Lake on the 2nd, as were 53 TRUMPETER and 3 TUNDRA SWANS (CC,RT,RM,CS).
• On Jan 3, 10 NORTHERN SHOVELERS and 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS were on Osoyoos Lake, on the N. side of Hwy 3 at the bridge.

• Also 6 SWALLOWS (3 confirmed Barn), 1 very grotty ad NORTHERN SHRIKE, and 1 (?) CEDAR WAXWING.
• Kittiwakes were seen well into the Strait.
• Only 150 gulls on the beach and no glaucous/ GBBGull etc anywhere.

• Trumpeter Swans behind a barn in the field where Purdy Cutoff Rd. hits Highway 106
• 1 Eurasian Wigeon at the mouth of the Hamma Hamma River
• Several Canvasbacks, 1 Red-throated Loon, Scoters, Purple Finches, tons of ducks, were at the mouth of the Skokomish River using Terry Sisson's map from Washington Birder Vol. 11 #2 to get out to where the birds were.

• Later in Wahkiakum County we saw lots of White-tailed Kites from Julia Butler Hansen NWR to Rosburg taking the back roads.  
• The refuge started us off with the Black Phoebe not showing, but was there later in the afternoon, Pipits, Dunlin, and a Western Gull just past the yellow barn.  
• Altoona at first was poor until the fog lifted and we had Red-throated & Pacific Loons, Pelagic Cormorants, White-winged Scoters, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Ducks and MerryLynn found a 'County First' Long-tailed Duck diving with Scaup, later seen swimming down the swift current going west.  
• In the moss covered trees (rain forest looking) on our way out we spotted a chickadee flock which produced Hutton's Vireos and a beautiful Townsend's Warbler. 
• One last stop at the refuge along Brooks Slough Road were two White-throated Sparrows, one of which may have been genetically altered either with albinism or cross-breeding.
  

• The day started off meeting Wilson Cady who was birding on the Dike Road.  We had just spotted a couple of White-throated Sparrows which was the beginning of the day of finding 11 different White-throateds.  
• At Lyon's Park near the entrance we found several more White-throated Sparrows along with 14 California Quail where Marv Breece and I had seen them on Jan. 3.  
• Not thinking we had covered all the area good enough we doubled back on some back roads and found 1 Clay-colored Sparrow along a weedy small ditch on Roberson Road which runs off of Whalen Road. 
•  Other birds seen were 2 Copper's Hawks, 1 Thayer's Gull, Great Egrets, and approx. 500 Sandhill Cranes.  
• From Woodland we hit Merwin Dam where 51 Barrow's Goldeneyes were crowding the Clark County side of the lake.  
• At Speelyai Hatchery a Dipper was playing hide-and-seek with us along the creek.  
• Snow was blocking the road heading up above Cougar so we headed home and celebrated at Who Song & Larry's with great food.

• Many great birds but what was outstanding was the Northern Pygmy Owls in the north part of the Okanogan in Chesaw (Delorme p.115, 8A) on Bolster Road.  3 owls were observed there.  I saw two at this location and got great scope looks, as well a great view of one in flight.  The flight pattern is undulating.  I missed seeing one of this bunch chase a Magpie. 

• Then our group headed west towards Oroville.  (I believe we were on the Oroville-Toroda Rd).  On this road we saw two more owls on top of telephone poles.  Near a road called This A Way Road we got to watch one make two dives from the pole down into the snow.  Presumably the owl had driven birds to ground and was trying to catch one.  No luck for the owl but fascinating to watch.  If anyone is interested to go up this way 4 wheel drive would be strongly recommended. 

• 8000 Snow Geese on Fir Island
• at least 8 Short-eared Owls at the West Ninety (Samish Flats), along with a Barn Owl (quite cinnamon-colored below); and a (white-striped) White-throated Sparrow that has been at my feeder for about a month now.
• the Gyrfalcon made an appearance at the West Ninety as well. Lately I have seen it more than I have seen Peregrines or Merlins out there.

• BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS - Saturday
• Monday there was a flock of about 25, right about at the point where the road enters the Ponderosa Pines.  
• Also in this location were: PYGMY NUTHATCH, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH,  MOUNTAIN & B-C CHICKADEES, RED CROSSBILLS & a HAIRY WOODPECKER.

• BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS [~50+] circled around
• CALIFORNIA QUAIL wandered in and around the trees
• HOUSE FINCH & WC SPARROWS made up the bulk of the rest of the group.

• SHARP-TAILED GROUSE - Saturday, just before dusk, a group of ~6 surprised me along the side of the road as I headed down. They were at about mp9.
• COMMON REDPOLL - Monday, in the birch trees, as reported, at about mp 8. There is a closed-to-vehicles road here that can be walked down. I'd say there were 30-40 redpolls buzzing around from treetop to top.

• AMERICAN TREE SPARROW - Just a quick stop at the end of Grange road turned up several ATSP among the WC Sparrows today.   
• A couple W.MEADOWLARKS were around, and 3 immature BALD EAGLES flew overhead chattering away.
• COOPERS HAWK - One at the south side of the bridge to Brewster - just notable for the great look it allowed as it perched for a long while then flew off.

• SNOW BUNTING: Many -- several sightings, Saturday and Monday. Several of the larger Horned Lark flocks [both arctic & yellow-ish ] held a SNBU or two. 
• Also, today I came across 2 big flocks of mostly Snow Buntings, one over 100 strong, and one ~30-50. Both were on the road that heads north out of Mansfield and eventually turns west to connect w/ Bridgeport Hill Road. 
• GRAY PARTRIDGE - 3 different groups of ~6 each today -- 2 along hwy 2 around Douglas, and one at about mp 30 on hwy 172 [a bit west of the junction w/ 17].
• GREAT HORNED OWLS - 2 at dusk today. One at the corner of 172 and Q [about 1 mi west of hwy 17], and one a few miles south on hwy 17 from the 172 turn. Both were sitting on power-line poles in the open.
• NORTHERN SHRIKE - many, everywhere. Over the course of the weekend, I'd say I saw at least 10-15 of them scattered about.
• ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK - 2 seen on Saturday.

• COOPERS HAWK - toying w/ California Quail
• NORTHERN HARRIER - got too close to the COHA's game and got chased off.
• AMERICAN KESTRAL - 2, one who chased after one of the Shrike for a while.
• RED-TAILED HAWK - one came screaming by and took up residence on one of the trees,
• BALD EAGLE - At least one adult.
• N.SHRIKE - Minimum 2 here, but probably 4, and maybe up to 5 seen. If there were only two, they were following me way too closely for way too long.
• YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 6 or more by the entrance way as I was leaving the park.

• After a great day of birding, myself and four friends decided to brave the hoards of owls and harriers flying around the Fish and Game area at the intersection of the East and West 90, and walk out to the dike.  The Gyr Falcon was practicing kleptoparasitism, stealing rodents from Harriers and Short-eared Owls, catching them in mid air and returning to its same perch in the middle of the field to chow them down.
• As we walked out to the dike we stumbled upon an adult male harrier about forty feet away from us scarfing a Microtus species.  We had two scopes and the lighting was perfect.  I had never seen the color of the cere that well before. It was a beautiful olivey yellow, half concealed by rictal bristles.  It ate for about firteen minutes and was about to cough up a pellet for us when a Short-eared Owl spooked it up.  It was awesome.
• The day ended with two Barn Owls flying around the parking lot, one with a vole in its talons.  What a beautiful place we live in.

• The Great Black-backed was around, it was first spotted by Cameron Cox at a bit before 2:00pm at the rivermouth, then flushed by firecrackers over to Coulon Park where it was last seen at 3:15 or so when we lost track of it.  
• The main flock of gulls started spewing out of the Cedar Hills landfill to the southeast at about 3:30, and had not stopped coming at 5:00 when Cameron and I left.  They roosted far out on the lake tonight rather than on the Boeing facilities, perhaps because of the calm water.
  
• 18 Greater White-fronted Goose, 7 Canvasback, 2 Red-necked Grebe
• 1 Peregrine Falcon perched amongst the gulls at Cedar River.
• 20 Mew Gull, 15 Ring-billed Gull, 1 California Gull (ad), 80+ Herring Gull, 25 Thayer's Gull, 14 Western Gull, ~10,000 Glaucous-winged Gull (round 60% "pure"), ~15 Gl-winged x Herring Gull, 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull: Showed signs of a recent visit to the dump.
• 1 Varied Thrush, 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler

• Along the Monte-Brady Rd. in route to Brady Loop from the west side, I had a very nice look at an adult Cooper's Hawk that was perched up in a cluster of trees along the road.  
• On the west end of Brady Loop, the usual suspects were present including Tundra and Trumpeter Swans in the wetland area there. Also, the Rough-legged Hawk that hangs out in this area was perched up on an utility pole allowing great looks.  
• Further along the loop just past the public fishing parking lot, there was a pretty large group of Canada Geese. One of the geese caught my attention quickly because it appeared to be a partial albino with about 50% of its usual brown areas being white.
  
• At the intersection of Brady Loop and Foster Rd, there was what I thought at first another Rough-legged Hawk up in the top of one of the trees there. However, I changed my mind when I passed by it the second time because I had a better view of its tail feathers which were clearly tinged with red.  The hawk had an overall grayish-white coloration on its back which in combination with the red tail is leading me to a possible Krider's Red-tailed Hawk or perhaps just a light phase Red-tail.  The variation in red-tails sure does make identifying them a challenge sometimes!  
• At the same location, I watched an adult Bald Eagle scare up some ducks out in the flooded fields.  After the Bald Eagle landed in a nearby tree it became the target for another Red-tailed Hawk to harass.
  
• On the east side of Brady Loop, I noted a flock of about six American Pipits working one of the fields.  Also, near Willis St., there were more Trumpeters and Tundras milling about.

• On Wenzel Slough Rd just past Bill Goeres Farm, I had a male Ring-necked Pheasant in the road.  
• Someone stopped and told me that he had heard that a few Sandhill Cranes had been seen a couple days ago along the west end of Wenzel Slough. 

• 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Eared Grebe, 500+ Western Grebes
• 18 Greater White-fronted Geese
• 21 Canvasbacks, 3 Greater Scaup, 4 Barrow's Goldeneyes, 3 Hooded Mergansers
• 12+ Bald Eagles
• 3 Peregrine Falcons (2 adults and 1 immature bird noted from the mouth of the Cedar River,with one adult male observed banded)
• 3 Dunlin
• 7+ Barn Swallows (noted flying off Cedar River Park over Lake Washington)
• A single River Otter observed during our morning visit from Gene Coulon Park.

• The most unusual birds we had were 5 BARN SWALLOWS (one young bird, the others bright adults) at the north end of Post Office Lake and adjacent Campbell Lake, the continuing male EURASIAN WIGEON in Post Office Lake, the continuing imm. HARRIS'S SPARROW on Old Lower River Road, a PILEATED WOODPECKER in a large cottonwood visible from Vancouver Lake Park, scope-filling views of a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER in the parking lot at Vancouver Lake Park, and scope-filling views of a bathing BROWN CREEPER at Vancouver Lake Park. 
• Large numbers of noisy SANDHILL CRANES at Post Office Lake (some starting to dance) and BALD EAGLES seemingly everywhere were also a treat.

• 1 Common Loon(observed flying over Lake Washington from Cedar River Park,then continuing north beyond Mercer Island)
• 4 Red-necked Grebes, 500+ Western Grebes
• 18 Greater White-fronted Geese
• 25 Northern Pintail (observed flying over Gene Coulon Park), 2 Ring-necked Ducks
• 8 Bald Eagles, 2 Red-tailed Hawks(including one bird that flew down and attempted to catch an Am.Coot unsuccessfully at Gene Coulon Park), 1 adult female Peregrine Falcon
• 5+ Barn Swallows(observed flying over Lake Washington from both parks)
• 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers

• 4 Eurasian Wigeons (3 males,1 female), 7 Ring-necked Ducks, 43 Ruddy Ducks
• 1 female Northern Harrier, 1 adult male Peregrine Falcon

• I found a 1st Winter Harris's Sparrow - a very pleasant surprise. The bird was at the end of Roberson Road, off of Whalen Road in blackberry brambles, by small slough. Whalen road is shown in both the Delorme and the new, A Birder's Guide to Washington.   The bird was in a large flock of about 20 White-crowned Sparrows and 10 Golden-crowned Sparrows.
  

• As a bonus is the large SANDHILL CRANE flight that happens just after 4:00pm.  I counted 500 of them flying south over me toward Ridgefield or Sauvie Island.  I had tried to find them earlier in the afternoon and I could hear them, but they were in a field not viewable from the dike road. On my return home Sunday, I stopped in at the same time and saw a similar flight of Sandhills - always magical.

• SE. of Kelowna, a male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a flock of approx. 30  COMMON REDPOLLS were found along McCulloch Road, near it's junction with Hwy  33. At nearby Idabel Lake, 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were found.
  
• On Jan 22, a trip to Vaseux Lake produced 46 TRUMPETER SWANS and 5 TUNDRA SWANS. Also noted in the South Okanagan was a male NORTHERN HARRIER along White Lake Road.
• On Jan 24, the GYRFALCON was briefly seen at the Marshall's Feedlot in Kelowna. The feedlot is located along the W. side of Hwy 97, just S. of McCurdy Road.
• On Jan 20, a flock of 200 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted along McCulloch Road, between Hwy 33 and the cross country ski trails. Also noted in this area was a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and 6 PINE GROSBEAKS.
• Along Philpott Road, off Hwy 33, E. of Kelowna, 3 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES and 26 EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted near the green mailboxes at km 4.

• WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are plentiful in the sub-boreal forest along the upper reaches of McCulloch Road, S. of Kelowna. Numerous birds have been frequenting the ski trails and the parking lot at the nordic cross country ski area near McCulloch Lake.
• 3 GREAT HORNED OWLS were at the Ranch Park Mobile Home Park on Jan 17. The birds can be seen and heard hooting on a nightly basis in the park.

• At the N. end of Osoyoos Lake were 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and at the Southern Plus Feedlot in Oliver were 2 GOLDEN EAGLES and an AMERICAN TREE SPARROW.
• Two GOLDEN EAGLES were also noted at the Vernon Dump on Birnie Road on Jan 10. At Rose's Pond, on the Vernon Commonage, an imm. GOLDEN EAGLE was seen on Jan 10. Also noted on the Vernon Commonage on Jan 10 were up to a dozen ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
• A massive flock of 1,000 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were feasting on unpicked grapes at the Cedar Creek Winery along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna.

• Our first highlight was a very aggressive Cooper's Hawk in Soap Lake. This bird was chasing harassing Black-billed Magpies which scattered in fear.
• Our next highlight was a very obliging Golden Eagle perched on a power pole near Alkali Lake along SR-17. The mate of this bird perched on the bluffs on the other side of the highway.
• Our most notable sighting occurred on the Waterville Plateau. Large flocks of Snow Buntings were found on Heritage Road near Atkins Lake, and later along Road L NE near the intersection of SR-172. These flocks numbered in the hundreds, with the first flock estimated at 250 and the second at over 300. Also sighted were several small groups of Snow Buntings mixed in with Horned Larks.
  
• Also observed near the intersection of Road L and SR-172 was an adult Prairie Falcon perched on a large basalt outcrop.
• Bald Eagle numbers were quite low, but this was expected as Banks Lake is almost completely frozen. A total of three adults and three immatures were observed, with one unidentified as to age. 
• In addition to the Bald Eagles, two more Golden eagles perched on trees on the rim of Northrup Canyon.  
• Northern Shrikes were observed scattered along the entire route, with most being adults.
• As we headed home, a Great Horned Owl perched in a tree along SR-155 at dusk. A nice end to a good day.

• At Neppel Landing Park (site 27 on the Coulee Corridor bird map) a banded Canada Goose was observed. The white neck band had H 43 on it and I look forward to finding out where this goose came from. Also observed at this location were two Greater Yellowlegs. These birds are apparently wintering over in the area. Good numbers of Northern Shovelers in full dress sifted the surface, while good numbers of Common Mergansers fished the depths.
• At Penn Plaza Kiosk (site 28 on the Coulee Corridor bird map) 43 Great Blue Herons and 11 Black-crowned Night-herons perched on the snow covered mud bar. With the white snow as a backdrop, it made for impressive viewing. A mature Bald Eagle perched along shore near a partially consumed goose carcass.

• Lots of dabbling ducks in ponds along Josh Wilson Rd
• Mixed flock of some 50 Trumpeter and Tundra Swans along Thomas Rd (1 juvenile Trumpeter had a red neck band that seemed too tight). 
• We began spotting the first of 40+ Bald Eagles almost immediately, and found the first of three Merlins for the day perched close to a Northern Shrike on Allen West Rd.
• Dark phase Rough-legged Hawk near the East 90s on Samish Island Rd, and at the West 90 there were three Short-eared Owls hunting alongside two Northern Harriers.
• Red-tailed Hawks dotted the area, we saw perhaps 36 today.

• We found 3 dozen Mourning Doves in a tree by Dodge Valley Rd
• Thousands of Snow Geese digging up seed potatoes from a newly planted field near Rexville. 
• A brief stop at the Jensen Access area gave us a look at a Peregrine Falcon that flew off over the water toward Stanwood. 
• At the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island Vicki spotted a Barred Owl roosting not far from the headquarters building.  A Cooper's Hawk perched 100 yards away watching a half dozen Barn Swallows above. All at once the Cooper's Hawk shot down into the Barred Owl's treeand confronted the much larger owl from about 3 feet away. The owl had dinner thoughts and leaped at the Cooper's who retreated to the next tree and scolded: kek-kek-kek-kek, then made another brief pass at the owl and flew away -- with the owl in pursuit to keep the hawk moving. Then the Barred Owl perched first on an open branch and then on a parking lot sign for victory pictures -- a beautiful bird! A Merlin dropped in to help us celebrate the end to a pretty good day in Skagit County. See maps in: Hal Opperman: A Birder's Guide to Washington, pp. 118 and 114.
  

• 4 Wood Ducks, 6 Lesser Scaups, 2 Eurasian Wigeons
• 2 Scrub Jays
• 2 Herring Gulls, 1 Thayer's Gull, 3 Ring Billed Gulls
• 2  Pied Billed Grebes that reared up and looked as if they were running in place on the water.

• 3 Northern Harriers, 1 Am.Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl
• 15 California Quail
• 350+ Sandhill Cranes
• 2 Western Scrub Jays, 4 Savannah Sparrows, 5 Lincoln's Sparrows
• very large numbers of both Red-winged and Brewer's Blackbirds

• 5 Great Egrets
• 28 "Dusky" Canada Geese
• 4 Northern Harriers, 6 Am.Kestrels
• 120+ Sandhill Cranes
• 2 Wilson's Snipes, 25 Mourning Doves
• 3 Western Scrub Jays, 54+ Savannah Sparrows, 12 Lincoln's Sparrows

• 1 female Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Ruddy Duck
• 8 adult White-tailed Kites, 3 Northern Harriers, 4 Am.Kestrels
• 73 Dunlin, 25 Western Meadowlarks

•  22 Tundra Swans along I-5 at MP31 north of Kalama, Cowlitz Co.
• 1 Cooper's Hawk along I-5 at Chehalis, Lewis Co.
• 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker observed flying over I-5 south of Tumwater, Thurston Co.

• The gray-morph GYRFALCON was seen by persistent observers at the Marshall's Feedlot in Kelowna on January 27. Interestingly, a GYRFALCON, most likely the same individual was seen earlier in the day on 27 near the Kelowna Airport.

• SE. of Kelowna, a male THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a flock of approx. 30 COMMON REDPOLLS were found along McCulloch Road, near it's junction with Hwy 33. At nearby Idabel Lake, 3 BOREAL CHICKADEES were found.
• On Jan 22, a trip to Vaseux Lake produced 46 TRUMPETER SWANS and 5 TUNDRA SWANS. Also noted in the South Okanagan was a male NORTHERN HARRIER along White Lake Road.
• On Jan 20, a flock of 200 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were noted along McCulloch Road, between Hwy 33 and the cross country ski trails. Also noted in this area was a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and 6 PINE GROSBEAKS.
• Along Philpott Road, off Hwy 33, E. of Kelowna, 3 CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES and 26 EVENING GROSBEAKS were noted near the green mailboxes at km 4.

• WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS are plentiful in the sub-boreal forest along the  upper reaches of McCulloch Road, S. of Kelowna. Numerous birds have been frequenting the ski trails and the parking lot at the nordic cross country ski area near McCulloch Lake.
• 3 GREAT HORNED OWLS were at the Ranch Park Mobile Home Park on Jan 17. The birds can be seen and heard hooting on a nightly basis in the park.

• 20 Trumpeter Swan
• 1 Cooper's Hawk
• 15 Spotted Towhee, 3 Fox Sparrow, 1 Purple Finch

• 100 Trumpeter Swan
• 1 Horned Grebe, 10,000++ Dunlin
• 1 Savannah Sparrow, 2 Lincoln's Sparrow, 1 SWAMP SPARROW
• 55 SNOW BUNTING, 3 Purple Finch

• 10,000+ Snow Goose, 300 Trumpeter Swan
• 2 Cooper's Hawk
• 1 Hairy Woodpecker, 1 Northern Shrike
• 15 BARN SWALLOW, 2 Cedar Waxing, 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler,
• 2 White-crowned Sparrow, 4 Brown-headed Cowbird, 5 Purple Finch, 1 American Goldfinch

• 75 Trumpeter Swan
• 20 Eurasian Wigeon with hundreds of american wigeon
• 50+ Northern Harrier, 2 Rough-legged Hawk, 2 Harlan's Hawk(1-Bayview-Edison Rd.; 1-Samish T), 1 GYRFALCON, 2 Peregrine Falcon
• 30 + Short-eared Owl -- What a show
• 5 Savannah Sparrow, 1 Lincoln's Sparrow

• Small numbers of SNOW BUNTINGS were widely encountered throughout the route (Stroup Rd. in Spokane, Co., and Lincoln Co. locations along Four Corners, Zeimantz, and Detour Roads).
• Large flocks of Horned larks consisted of both the yellow merrilli race as well as the pale arcticola race. We saw three Northern Shrikes, five Rough-legged Hawks, No. Harrier, and few Kestels.
• The most abundant bird of the day had to have been Gray Partridge. The Huns were eveywhere! We were rarely out of sight of them. We saw well 100+ Huns for the day.

• 1 Am.Tree Sparrow, 1 adult White-throated Sparrow and up to 40 Savannah Sparrows amongst other sparrows along a ditch/canal at the west end of Caples Rd. This location seems to be very productive for sparrows in general, especially good numbers of wintering Savannah Sparrows. 

• 2 Great Egrets
• 1 adult Cooper's Hawk
• 1 adult Rough-legged Hawk
• 7 Am.Kestrels
• 400+ Sandhill Cranes
• 1 Herring Gull

• 3 River Otters at Fort Borst Park in Centralia, Lewis Co.
• 2 River Otters at Kress Lake north of Kalama, Cowlitz Co.

• 2 Great Blue Herons

• ~250 Tundra Swans
•  ~50 Canada Geese
• 4 Northern Harriers coursing abt in surrounding environs
• 1 Double-Crested Cormorant (imm) in small creek as you go in
• 1 Red-Winged Blackbird
•  ~200 Mallards in the small creek as you go in  (Interestingly, the Mallards and the DBL-Cr Cormorant were all in the small creek on the South side of the entrance road. We saw nothing on the North side.)
  

• 33 Bald Eagles (Fair number of imm looking pretty bedraggled)
• 8 Double-Crested Cormorants (Surprised the number of DBL-Cr'd about. Hadn't seen this many, or any for that matter, this far up the River)
• 6 Common Goldeneyes
• 10 Stellar's Jays (One flock of 6 moving as one)
• 1 American Dipper
• 3 Herring Gulls
• 15 Barrow's Goldeneyes, abt equal male/female (Colors very crisp and
• bright)
• 1 Varied Thrush
• ~150 Canada Geese below Rockport in and about the damp and/or flooded fields
  

• Saw 6 Kites from one scoping position.  About every other tree for 1/4 mile had either a Kite, a Hawk, or a bald Eagle in it!  Raptor count for that one spot was 6 Kites, 2 Harriers, 1 Red-tail, and one Bald Eagle! And about 1/2 mile later was another Kite chasing a Bald Eagle!

• Ruffed Grouse, Tundra and Trumpeter swans (Ridgefield NWR), plus Nutria and 4 groups of River Otters!