Seen again at sunset flying around feeding same place--Goose Pt. (Via Clatsop-Tillamook Birders WhatsApp). I am folding laundry...but what a great bird!
On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 15:06 Russ Namitz <namitzr...> wrote:
> Annika Andersson just found and photographed a putative LESSER NIGHTHAWK > (being discussed on the Clatsop-Tillamook WhatsApp) at Goose Point on the > east edge of Tillamook Bay. She is still working in the field, but gave me > permission to post on her behalf. > > Access is via Clam St, just south of Bay City (45.511341, -123.886745) > > Bird was initially seen as it flushed from the ground and then seen along > driftwood logs east (south) of Goose Point on the beach around here > (45.508771, -123.887893). > > A strategy for viewing the Lesser Nighthawk in Arcata, CA last week was to > come out at sunset and wait for the bird to starting hunting and flying > around. That bird was present for at least 5 days...the first verified > Humboldt County record btw. > > Cheers, > Russ Namitz >
