Third Post 2.13.13

Out in the netherlands of the far west at Neah Bay, Bruce Paige notes this interesting tale between gull and eagle: An adult plucked a first cycle Glaucous winged gull out of the air and, carrying the struggling bird, flew to the tide line with it, landed, and after a scuffle left the gull and went aloft. The Beagle circled the gull, stooped on it several times, but the gull dodged each pass. The gull either couldn't or wouldn't take flight. The Beagle finally left the gull and flew into the conifers at the edge of the shoreline. The gull made it's way to water, and swam out beyond the waves. The Beagle continued to sit, watching.

Also in the Neah Bay area were: Purple finch, Red crossbill [type 3 & 10], Western meadowlark [x1 / a rare bird here], Thayer's gull, Western gull, California gull, Herring gull, Killdeer in several large flocks, and the usual suspects of the water-assortment kind.