Temps in the 50s, overcast, moderate to light rain all day, Wind SSW 5-10 mph

Another rainy day, but not as bad as the last one. Although it never completely stopped, many times during the day it was so light as to be stopped.

And the wind was not bad.

Only one trip bird today, but it was a nice one.

I finally caught up to one of the Eurasian Skylarks that had been reported. As usual, it was in the middle of the road. This photo was through the windshield in the rain…

At the Seawall, I saw some more Thick-billed Murres.

After not seeing any Oystercatchers the first week, I saw 12 today!

I had a Brambling at the National Forest this morning (one of many that are here right now).

I had Brambling on only 11 of my first 25 trips out here (although Bramblings were seen by others on some of those trips, just not by me.).

However, I have had Bramblings on the last 8 consectutive trips (Spring and Fall). They appear to be more regular now. I’m sure I just put the hex on next year’s spring trip…

Here is one of the many Peregrine Falcons hanging around.

As I mentioned a few days ago, the Wigeon population exploded. Well, so have the overall numbers of waterfowl. The numbers of Mallards, Northern Pintails, Greater Scaup, and Common Teal have all increased dramatically the past few days.

I have been here in other Septembers when the Wigeon numbers increaed dramatically at the end of September, but had not seen the other waterfowl increasel as well. I assumed that most waterfowl started arriving later in October. That is probably true, but this year it is certainly early.

Here is a photo of just some of the waterfowl on Clam Lagoon today.

The Tufted Duck is still on Lake Shirley.

Vicky, Jen, and Don leave tomorrow.

Here are three happy campers.

The trip list is 58.

Today’s list can be viewed at https://ebird.org/checklist/S276584792

The Trip Report can be viewed at https://ebird.org/tripreport/413629?welcome=true