Date: 1/18/26 9:18 pm From: Tom Benedict via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Shilshole Black Turnstone
Thanks for the location clarification. Me Kwa Mooks is also a great spot for sea and bay ducks and rocky shorebirds. Great to hear that the Brant are back. I’ve seen Brant at Constellation Park for more than 60 years! The north end of Seahurst Park beach is also a reliable spot for Harlequins, but I didn’t see any when I visited a week ago. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA
> On Jan 18, 2026, at 20:56, Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns...> wrote:
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> Hi Tom!
> I guess I was using the new name for Constellation Park. I do not like the way it is now restricted so that you cannot park there any more! What a waste of money!
> Yes, we did have a pair of Harlequins there, loosely associating with a female Common Merganser. Also a flock of 30+ Brant was close in. There were several more about a mile south, across from the park with the Indian name and there is a porta potty. I had my FOY pair of Harlequins on New Years Day at Saltwater SP.
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> Good Birding!
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> Hans
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> Hans Feddern
> Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
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> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t...> <mailto:<benedict.t...>> wrote:
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>> > On Jan 18, 2026, at 00:28, Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <tweeters...> <mailto:<tweeters...>> wrote:
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>> > What made it ironic, is that we had looked for Black Turnstones in West Seattle a few days ago. Starting to look from Salty's Restaurant to Duwamish Head and on to Alki Beach without success. Only when we got to the west side at Alki Beach Park, we found half a dozen for my FOY bird!
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>> Did you happen to go further south around the point to Constellation Park? I’m wondering if the Harlequin Ducks have arrived there yet. The kelp beds there make a very reliable spot for HARD.
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>> Tom Benedict
>> Seahurst, WA
