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Reporter's name: Linda McFarlane
Sighting Description: Leucistic Bald Eagle. Not doing much. Sitting and being chased
by crows. The usual.
Location: Beach surrounding Baby Island
Date and time: 6/19/18 4:58
Above comment submitted Jun 19, 2018
Reporter's name: Traci York
Sighting Description: I didn't observe this individual, but rather heard a Common
Loon calling as it was passing through town. Its call, an unmistakable.
Location: Broadway St. Coupeville
Date and time: 6/14/17 6:15am
Above comment submitted Jun 14, 2018
Reporter's name: George E Heleker
Sighting Description: Stopped by the marsh to listen and look for orioles. Stood by
the area
where I have seen previous nesting sites, and heard some chatter almost immediately,
even
though they have been hit and miss when I've checked for them lately. Then a bird
flew by
and landed on a fence post on the other (west) side of the road about 50 yards south.
It was
an unmistakable Eastern Kingbird, notable by the kingbird shape, dark upperparts, and
most
notable, the dark tail with the white tip, very noticiable when it spread its tail. I
walked
quickly to try to get a photo, but right before I could get a shot off, a large truck
drove
by and flushed it to the next fence row about 150 feet west. It went back and forth
on fence
posts for a while, then flew off to the west and out of sight. Meanwhile, the male
oriole
started vocalizing, mostly singing for 20+ minutes, about as much as I have ever
heard one
sing there, singing in two different trees at opposite ends of the grove of Doug Fir
trees,
south of the houses on the east side of the road. As I was leaving, it started
singing from
one of the trees by the Osprey nest. I have not located a nest yet, and there was no
evidence of an adult taking food to any area.
Location: Ewing Rd Marsh area
Date and time: 6/12/18
Above comment submitted Jun 12, 2018
Reporter's name: Libby Hayward
Sighting Description: 20-30 pelicans this evening at Deer Lagoon near Double Bluff
Park;
seen from mid dike trail. I have not seen pelicans for the past 5 days.....
Location: mid trail, west dike Deer Lagoon
Date and time: 6/9/20, 8:30PM18
Above comment submitted Jun 9, 2018
Reporter's name: Dave Parent
Sighting Description: Two Black Swifts
Location: Off the bluff at the end of Greenbrier Lane, Langley. Hunting with the
usual
swallows.
Date and time: 6/9/18 10:13am
Above comment submitted Jun 9, 2018
Reporter's name: George Heleker
Sighting Description: Marbled Godwit with 33 Whimbrels at Deer Lagoon near the
dike that is closest to the west side of the salt water side of the lagoon
area. There was a high tide about 10:00 am., but it was not quite high enough
to refill the lagoon, leaving some water and lots of mud. I took a few photos
of the godwit that were terribly backlit, and I'll put one or two of those on
my eBird checklist later today. The Whimbrels were quite a surprise, given that
I hadn't seen any in my last couple visits to the lagoon in late May, and 33 is
the most I have seen at that location. I thought they were long gone for the
season. I was impressed by how much food the godwit was finding by digging deep
in the mud with that long beak. Later in the morning when I came back by, it
was preening and eventually it tucked in its head and stood on one leg for a
rest and/or sleep. The afternoon would be a better time to get photos if the
bird remains in that area.
Location: Deer Lagoon
Date and time: A.M. hours of June 6th, 2018
Above comment submitted Jun 6, 2018
Reporter's name: Dyanne Sheldon
Sighting Description: Lazuli bunting; male. Perched and singing outside our
kitchen window. Appears to be a different bird than the one who did a window
strike a few weeks ago. Heard it singing and didn?t recognize the song.
Location: Clinton, WA
Date and time: 4:00 pm, Tuesday June 5
Above comment submitted Jun 5, 2018
Reporter's name: Linda McFarlane
Sighting Description: Two Sandhill Cranes on the shores of Baby Island in
Holmes Harbor, at high tide, late in the evening. They were feeding.
Location: Baby Island
Date and time: 9:30 pm
Above comment submitted Jun 5, 2018
Reporter's name: Mary Hollen
Sighting Description: First Western Purple
Martin eggs of the 2018 nesting season at
Lagoon Point.
Location: Steelhead Drive
Date and time: 6/3/18 9:00 pm
Above comment submitted Jun 4, 2018
Reporter's name: Barbara Paul
Sighting Description: Sandhill cranes feeding.
Location: Sandy Hook, between Possession and
Scatchet
Date and time: 31 May at about 1 pm
Above comment submitted May 31, 2018
Reporter's name: Steve Ellis
Sighting Description: Martha and I saw a Red-
breasted Sapsucker at the Dugwalla wetland
mitigation area. This is the 1st summer
sapsucker sighting I've had in a couple of
years.
I apologize for the late notice.
Location: Dugwalla Bay Wetland Mitigation
Trail
Date and time: 5/27/18 2:45pm
Above comment submitted May 29, 2018
Reporter's name: Darwin Wile
Sighting Description: After not seeing a
single shorebird in Deer Lagoon for almost 2
weeks, a flock of about 2 dozen whimbrels just
flew in on the salt water side of the west
dike.
Location: Deer Lagoon
Date and time: 5/28/18; 8:45 pm
Above comment submitted May 28, 2018
Reporter's name: Sarah Schmidt
Sighting Description: Chipping Sparrow in our
backyard. While sitting on a bench by our
patio in warm afternoon sun, we had a Chipping
Sparrow fly in and land a few inches away from
our feet, glance up at us, show us its bright
rufous cap for two seconds, then fly off!
First time we've seen this species in our yard
in 18 years of recording sightings.
Location: Rhodena Drive, Coupeville
Date and time: May 24, 2018, about 4pm.
Above comment submitted May 25, 2018
Reporter's name: Gary Lyon
Sighting Description: This is a reply to Kathi
Bower. It sounds likely from your description
that the bird is an American Pipit. If that
doesn't check out then look at Wandering
Tattler.
Location: Holmes harbor
Date and time: May 22
Above comment submitted May 22, 2018
Reporter's name: Cathi Bower
Sighting Description: - Mystery Passerine -
This morning at Holmes Harbor, there was
someone who looked EXACTLY like a Veery (or
maybe a less-marked Swainson's thrush): Except
that it was foraging along the shoreline in
the rocks! No helpful photo, but I watched
with binocs for a few minutes from about 40 ft
away, at about a 6 tide. Definitely not an
immature robin, or anything else likely that I
could figure out. First impression was "what
is a robin doing on the beach by the water?"
Perhaps slightly smaller than a robin, "fox-
sparrow-brown" (not drab) back and wings.
Very pale gray breast, with very pale spotting
or striping. Pinkish legs (not dark or
yellow). Dark bill, substantial like a
robin's. Pale, indistinct eyering. It was
facing East, into good light. When I first
saw it, its wings appeared long the way
thrushes do, but it tucked them up as it kept
pecking along the water line. After about 5
minutes, I glanced at my notebook for a split
second, and when I looked up, it had
disappeared, and was nowhere to be seen after
that. Best guess so far is a 1st year
Swainson's Thrush that didn't know it was
supposed to be in the woods.
Location: Holmes Harbor, Freeland, WA - at
waterline, west of the pier.
Date and time: 5/22/18 around 9 a.m.
Above comment submitted May 22, 2018
Reporter's name: Steve Ellis
Sighting Description: Female Yellowheaded
Blackbird 1st heard, then seen at Lone Lake.
It was calling frequently.
A Western Wood-pewee was in the trees to the
west.
The above were found by the bird class field
trip attendees.
Location: In the alders east of the parking
area at the Lone Lake boat launch area.
Date and time: 5/19/18 11:45am
Above comment submitted May 19, 2018
Reporter'Reporter's name: Carlos Andersen
Sighting Description: Brown Pelican South of
Keystone ferry at Cormorant platform.
Location: Just South of Keystone ferry at
Cormorant platform.
Date and time: 5/18/2018 0840
Above comment submitted May 18, 2018
Reporter'Reporter's name: Peter West Carey
Sighting Description: Saw another leucistic
Bald Eagle at Deer Lagoon this morning. It
might be
the same one but I can't tell. There was a
group of one adult and three juvenile Bald
Eagles
hanging out on the last house on the beach
side of the lagoon when the leucistic adult
came in
from the bluffs to the North.
I will upload a couple of photos in a moment.
Location: Deer Lagoon
Date and time: 5/17/18 8:37am
Above comment submitted May 17, 2018
Reporter's name: George Heleker
Sighting Description: The male Eurasian Wigeon
that I saw on the 8th of May was still hanging
out with some American Wigeons. My previous
sightings of this species at the lagoon have
all
been from November-March.
Also present was a male Blue-winged Teal, a
species I've seen several times at the lagoon,
always in the month of May.
There was a male Redhead as well. I have seen
this species only one other time at the lagoon
when I saw 8 on the first of May, 2016.
All three birds were on the marsh (west) side
of the lagoon area.
There were 72 American White Pelicans when I
arrived early in the morning. About 55 flew
north
late in the morning.
Location: Deer Lagoon
Date and time: Morning hours of 5/15/2018
Above comment submitted May 16, 2018
Reporter's name: Dyanne Sheldon
Sighting Description: Lazuli bunting: non-
breeding male. Flew into a house window. Held
him
for several minutes until he fully recovered
and flew off. Photos of the bird in hand were
uploaded.
Location: Clinton, WA
Confirmation: Not included on Whidbey
checklist; it IS on the Seattle checklist
Date and time: 8:00 am; May 14, 2018
Above comment submitted May 14, 2018
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Birding In The Neighborhoods - Weekly Field Trips
South Whidbey
The trips are every other Thursday and the meeting time varies with the season.
If you would like to be notified of the events, contact Cathi Bowers (email)
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North Whidbey
The trips are on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. If you wish to be notified
of the events, contact Marcia Lazoff (email)
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Friday, June 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.
GUILLEMOT APPRECIATION DAY
Learn more about Whidbey's favorite seabird, the Pigeon Guillemot.
Happy Hour at the Ott and Murphy Tasting Room, 204 First Street in Langley.
View data findings/display and slide show.
Enjoy appetizers and cut out your own Pigeon Guillemot feet.
Saturday, June 23 at 8 a.m.
FIELD TRIP TO A PIGEON GUILLEMOT COLONY
Meet at the Freeland Park & Ride at Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 SR 525.
For more about the Pigeon Guillemot Research Group
visit www.pigeonguillemot.org
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Bird In The Hand Bird Festival
Bayview Farm and Garden and the Bayview Hall, Langley.
Every other year Whidbey Audubon Society brings its bird specimen library out
for the public to enjoy. Volunteers are needed to help.
Contact Robin Llewellyn or Cheryl
Bradkin.
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Picture Gallery
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Leucistic Eagle 2
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Leucistic Eagle 2 |
Marbled Godwit
-- Joe Sheldon |
First Western Purple Martin eggs 2018 |
Brown Pelican? |
Brown Pelican
-- Carlos Andersen
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Leucistic Bald Eagle |
Lazuli bunting non-breeding male
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White-throated Sparrow
-- Carla
Corin
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One of 17 Turkey Vultures at Pacific Rim Institute on
30
April
2018
-- Joe Sheldon
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Western Kingbird at Crockett Lake
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Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lake at Admiral's
Cove
-- Joe Sheldon
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Mountain Bluebird female, PRI, 4-23-2018
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Mountain Bluebird female, PRI, 4-23-2018
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Mountain Bluebird female, PRI, 4-23-2018
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Mountain Bluebird
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Leucistic Bald Eagle
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six female Mountain Bluebirds at PRI
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Male Mountain Bluebird
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Spotted Towhee
-- Tony Zoars
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Pileated Woodpeckers
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Short Eared Owl 3 At Crockett
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William
Fritsch
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Short Eared Owl 2 At Crockett
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William
Fritsch
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Short-Eared Owl at Crockett Lake
--
William
Fritsch
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Deer Lagoon Snow Bunting
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Western Scrub Jay
-- Gord Wilson
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