Date: 6/22/25 4:25 pm From: Ronald- Thorn via groups.io <Tronthorn...> Subject: [pen-bird] Recent sightings, Ancient Murrelet
On the 18th, I did a seawatch from Pigeon Pt. The seawatch was cut short as there was not much activity. Low numbers of Sooty Shearwaters in the gloom at the horizon. A very lateRed-throated Loon in alternate plumage was northbound. A number of alcids were on the water close to shore. There were ( 83 ) Common Murres, ( 17 ) Pigeon Guillemots, ( 24 )Rhinoceros Auklets and ( 4 ) Marbled Murrelets. Flying north was an Ancient Murrelet rare for this time of year. There is a scattering of summer records from the county. On the 18th,Leonie and I stopped along Cloverdale Road between the addresses 3800 and 4309 listening for Grasshopper Sparrows on the hillside. A Loggerhead Shrike was on a fence near the top of the hillside. The Later part of June post-breeding dispersal Loggerhead Shrikes have been noted. There has been no confirmed breeding in county since the nineties thatI am aware of. Did it summer in the county or come from the outside of the county? I did see the Loggerhead Shrike well enough that is was not a juvenile.
Ron Thorn, Leonie Batkin
