Field Notes Doug Bell June 6, 1989 sunny day. Walked out road along Bay side of spit. Singing Yellow-throats, White-crowns, Song Sparrows in the brushy areas along the way. Also American Goldfinches, 3 Marsh Hares, Brandt's Cormorants, Gulls, Robins. Crossed to the ocean side at the start of the hilly forest, stopped at crest of dunes and set up. Gulls usually follow use dune ridge to soar into NW'er and proceed north. But today there's hardly any wind. It's never been so calm out here. At any rate, only a few groups of gulls passed within range over the course of 2 hrs, 15:00-17:00. One perfect Glaucous-wing passed the peninsula way out of range. I think few gulls are flying the beach because the winds are so low, most are out at sea. Crossed back to bay, Savannah Sparrows in dunes. Out in marsh groups of resting Ring-billed Gulls, Great Skua, one Black Brant, couple Mallards, group of Snowy Plowers (2 ad., 2 imm.), Corwin Terns. Kingfishers over pond (2). Another Bald Eagle seen on Willapa Flats. Spent night in South Bend. June 7, 1989 Met the Coast Oyster boys at 09:00. Out to Pin Island by 09:30. Along way saw large flock Great Skua (550). Couple herons, one Bald Eagle (sub. ad). Loads of Harbor Seals.