June 27 - Return to Ocean Shores

We made the drive back to Ocean shores so Edith could do her trail ride on the beach. This afforded me the opportunity to visit Damon Point for some birding.

The first bird I saw was a Brown Pelican flying overhead.


Brown Pelican - Damon Point, Ocean Shores WA - 2018 Bird #182

Here's a crop of an overhead shot.

Brown Pelican - Damon Point, Ocean Shores WA

A more common west coast bird is the Double-crested Cormorant.

Double-crested Cormorant - Damon Point, Ocean Shores WA

Below is a representative of the Olympic Gull hybrid, some features of the WesterGull (head shape, bill) and some of the Glaucous-winged Gull (coloring of the wings and tail).

Western X Glaucous-winged Gull - Damon Point, Ocean Shores WA

There must have been a Herring or Salmon run in the area as there was a feeding frenzy on the water for a period.

Back at Westport, we made our nightly walk to the beach. Something about the perspective on this shot caught my eye.

Westport WA

Once again an American Crow made an appearance on the beach.

American Crow - Public Beach, Westport WA

The final bird of the day was an immature Bald Eagle near the beach.

Bald Eagle (Imm) - Public Beach, Westport WA