Temp in the 40s, overcast, wind light ENE
I did not see a Brambling today. They may have finally moved on.
But there are still at least two Pine Siskins coming to my feeder.
The other guys told me they had a Wandering Tattler last evening up at Clam Lagoon, so I headed straight up there this morning in hopes it was still hanging around.
However, when I got to the lagoon and did a quick scan before heading up to where the had the tattler, I found a flock of 34 Bar-tailed Godwits (plus the 2 Black-tails)!
So I headed back to town to alert them (it was a lifer for some of them) and they soon joined me up there and reveled in the new birds.
![](http://www.franklinhaas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GodwitFlock_05292022.jpg)
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We then proceeded around the lagoon, but could not find the tattler.
We got to the Seawall, scanned a while, then moved farther along to scan some more.
As we got out of the car, a tattler called and flew back up the Seawall a little bit.
It turned out to be a Gray-tailed! This is the first one I have seen in May. Up til now, all spring birds were Wanderings and all fall birds were Gray-tailed.
![](http://www.franklinhaas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tattler2.jpg)
![](http://www.franklinhaas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tattler1.jpg)
Better birders than I confirmed that today’s bird is a Gray-tailed, while yesterday’s was a Wandering!
After Clam Lagoon, the group went out to the Loran Station and I headed elsewhere.
I found the errant Tundra Swan on Palisades Lake.
![](http://www.franklinhaas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TundraSwan_05292022.jpg)
And down on Navfac Beach, I found a lone Bar-tailed Godwit.
![](http://www.franklinhaas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BarTailedGodwit_05292022.jpg)
The Trip List is 64.
Today’s list can be seen at https://ebird.org/checklist/S111677465