Notes from the Field (Summer 2011):
Date: July 8, 2011
Beach: Ocean Shores
Observers: Dan Varland, Don and Dalene Edgar, Dianna Moore .
Harbor Seal pup looking on the beach north of Ocean Shores.
Dalene Edgar photo.
Caspian Terns.
Dalene Edgar photo.
The vast majority of these, with red bills, are Heermman's Gulls. The larger gull in the foreground is a Glaucous-winged Gull.
Dalene Edgar photo.
Adult Peregrine Falcon. It had just finished a meal when we arrived.
Dalene Edgar photo.
Taking Flight.
Dalene Edgar photo.