Best bird(s) of the day:

• Surf Scoter, 1
• Common Loons, 3

Others:

• American White Pelican, 50-60; hard to get an accurate count when bunched up.
• Great Egret, 2
• Common Moorhen, 1 juv.
• Northern Harrier, 1
• American Avocet, 10
• Least Sandpiper, 12
• Wilson’s Snipe, 1
• Winter Wren, 1
• Pyrrhuloxia, 1
• Yellow-rumped Warbler, 6

Sightings by Kathy Hampton and Laura Packer. This is not a complete list of species seen; the Surf Scoter was a BIG distraction and listing the birds came to a complete halt. Much the same species as Monday, Oct. 23, 2006.