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MILE 185 on 6/6/11   -   LFLEMING LOCATION Lane  •  S of Stonefield Beach Wayside, Tokatee Kloochman Wayside CONDITIONS Monday 11:30 AM  •  Cloudy  •  56° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW  •  Tide: -0.8 ft HUMANS People: 7  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3  •  Rockhunting: 2  •  bird watching 2 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 4 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE 10 Cliff Swallows, 19 Pigeon Guillemots, 31 pelicans,12 Harlequin Ducks, 2 Raven, 3 Turkey Vultures, 9 Pelagic Cormorants, 3 Double Crested Cormorants, 2 Starlings, 5 American Robins, 2 Bald Eagles, 1 Oyster Catcher, 11 Canada Geese, 1 Osprey, 6 Barn Swallows, 1 Killdeer, 1 Song Sparrow, 1 Mallard, 4 Common Murres (new), 3 American Dippers (new). 10 Harbor Seals. DEAD BIRDS Total: 1  •  Species/names: just wings and bones left, probably a cormorant. STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE very clean and mostly rocks so hard to see things. NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY We saw 22 species of birds, the most we have ever seen on our mile since 2002. Two new species; 4 Common Murres and the most surprising, a family of American Dippers ( who live in fresh water), in the stream below the Tokatee Kloochman parking lot. We saw one adult feeding two babies. An unusual and restricted place for them to be. The Pigeon Guillemots were courting and nesting in the sand bluff. A very low tide with more rocks showing made everything look very different. OBSERVER lfleming EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 6/14/11 7:15 AM PHOTOS  PRINT       BACK TO COASTWATCH HOME