Two more days of westerly winds brought somewhat slow but very interesting days. As we are approaching peak scoter days, the winds matter much less, and so we still managed over nearly 5000 scoters on Saturday and 15,000 on Sunday. The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly the 3 Red-necked Grebes that flew by, the first two in the rain, on Saturday, plus two Horned Grebes.
A good push of Laughing Gulls occurred with over 3000 counted. Sunday brought over 4000 Double-crested Cormorants, with plenty more to come in the coming week. A nice number of goldfinches and siskins were seen and heard coming off the water, and a Humpback Whale was seen not far offshore for the morning on Sunday. Finally, a nice push of herons occurred on Sunday with 127 Great Blue Herons, 74 Great Egrets, 3 Snowy Egrets, and 24 Black-crowned Night-Herons.
Saturday: http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181020
Sunday: http://trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20181021
These next two weeks will most certainly see the peak flights of the season, and the coastal storm bringing easterly winds this coming weekend could prove to produce a huge flight. Stay tuned!
-David Weber
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