[obol] eider update

[Jay Withgott]

Just wanted to make clear that no one should infer from the lack of 
eider sightings yesterday that the eider is not still there.  Dennis 
Paulson and I also scoped for a few hours without luck, but the vast 
majority of the 1000++ scoters were far enough offshore that the bird 
(which if among them could have been merely a small brown speck amid 
larger brown specks) could easily be missed, even given Sunday's 
coverage.  In addition, folks should check the rocks; Dennis says 
that in Alaska Steller's Eiders can be seen perched on shoreline 
rocks in the manner of harlequins.

We had no additional significant birds to add to what's already been 
mentioned. A quick check of Baskett Slough on the way home revealed a 
pair of Eurasian Wigeon.

Jay W, Portland



At 8:54 PM -0800 2/4/07, Tim Janzen wrote:
>Dear All,
>	Iain Tomlinson and I spent 7 hours today looking for the Steller's
>Eider covering the section about a mile north of Brays Point to about a mile
>south of Brays Point.  We never saw the bird.  Our best bird may have been
>the male BLACK SCOTER we saw about 3/4 mile south of Brays Point.  We saw at
>least 1000 scoters in the area we covered, probably 60-70% SURF SCOTERS and
>the rest being WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS.  We also saw 2 RHINOCEROS AUKLETS and
>about four MARBLED MURRULETS.
>
>Sincerely,
>Tim Janzen
>Portland
>
>
>
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