1/25/97 - 0430-1700 hours

• Species Total = 105/104 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 104, Tom Schooley 105 167 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Ocean Shores, Burrows Rd, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Chehalis River to Oakville.
• Weather: High overcast, Wind NE 5-20, Temp 29-35
• Species of note: Snowy Owl (R - invasion year)

• Species Total = 104/104 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 104, Tom Schooley 104 161 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Western, Ocosta, Westport, Johns River SGA, Hoquiam SL, Chehalis River to Oakville
• Weather: Intermittent rain w/sun breaks, Temp 42-48, Wind W-SW 0-15
• Species of note: Snowy Owl (R - invasion year), Cassin's Auklet (R from land)

• Species Total = 121/120 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 120, Tom Schooley 121 277 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Western, Ocosta, Westport, John's River, Chehalis River to Oakville, Elma, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores
• Weather: High overcast-partly sunny, no precipitation, mild 43-56, calm
• Species of note: Snowy Owl (R - invasion year)

• Species Total = 124/124 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 124, Tom Schooley 124 300 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Western, Ocosta, Westport, John's River SGA, Chehalis River to Oakville, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores
• Weather: AM - Overcast, rain, wind 15-40+; late PM partly cloudy, windy, temp 45-55
• Species of Note: Clark's Grebe (R), Ross's Goose (R), Blue-winged Teal (M), Surfbird (M), Black Turnstone (M)

• Species Total = 139/138 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 138, Tom Schooley 139 333 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Quinalt Ridge, Wynoochee River, Chahalis River to Oakville, Hoquiam Sewage lagoon, Ocean Shores
• Weather: Clear and sunny, west to north wind 0-10, temp 50-85
• Species of note: Horned Grebe (M), Common Goldeneye (M), Bushtit (M), Golden-crowned Kinglet (M)

• Species Total = 107/105 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 106, Tom Schooley 106 271 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Wynoochee River, Donkey Creek Rd, Taholah, Ocean Shores, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Chehalis River to Oakville, Capitol Forest
• Weather: AM: overcast, drizzle, rain, water spout. Early PM: clear
• Species of note: Canada Goose (M), Surf Scoter(L), White-winged Scoter(L), Bufflehead(L)

• Species Total = 112/112 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 112, Tom Schooley 112 324 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Western, Ocosta, John's River SGA, Chehalis River, Minot Peak, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Pt Grenville, Ocean Shores, Shouweiler SGA, Oakville
• Weather: AM: Sunny, light winds, 50-75F; PM sunny inland, northwind to 20 knots, FOG at coast
• Species of note: Surf Scoter(L), White-winged Scoter(L), Bufflehead(L), Common Snipe(M), Downy Woodpecker(M)

• Species Total = 120/120 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 120, Tom Schooley 120 227 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Capitol Forest, Oakville, US 12, Westport, Ocosta, John's River SGA, hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores, Shouweiler SGA, McCleary
• Weather: early AM: light fog w/strobe lights, 55F; later Sunny 80+, stuck in sand
• Species of note: Elegant Tern (R), Warbling Vireo (M)

• Species Total = 121/120 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 120, Tom Schooley 121 226 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: McCleary, Minot Peak, Chehalis Valley, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores, Ocosta, John's River SGA, Westport
• Weather: AM: Moonbow, overcast, 50F, light wind. PM: rain heavy at times, SW wind to 50 mph
• Species of note: Cattle Egret (R, E), Blue-winged Teal (M), White-winged Scoter (M), Bald Eagle (M), Black Tern (R), Downy Woodpecker (M), Cliff Swallow (L)

• Species Total = 113/108 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 110, Tom Schooley 110, Bruce LaBar 111 186 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Capitol Forest, Oakville, Wynoochee Rd., Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores, Chehalis Valley
• Weather: AM: Fog, 40F; PM: high overcast to sunny, 58F, light wind at coast
• Species of note: Pelagic Cormorant (M), Common Goldeneye (M), Semipalmated Plover (M), Pomarine Jaeger (R), owls (M)

• Species Total = 100/99 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 100, Tom Schooley 100, Bruce LaBar 99 197 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Shouweiler SGA, Western, Ocosta, Westport, John's River SGA, Chehalis Valley, Minot Peak, Oakville
• Species of note: Gadwall (M), Heerman's Gull (L), Thayer's Gull (M), Red-breasted Nuthatch (M)

• Species Total = 102/101 (Team/Shared) Bill Tweit 101, Tom Schooley 102, Bruce LaBar 101 233 miles by car, 1 mile by foot
• Visiting: Western, Ocosta, Westport, John's River SGA, Chehalis Valley, Hoquiam Sewage Lagoon, Ocean Shores
• Species of note: Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (R), Redhead (R), Red Phalarope (R), Heerman's Gull (L), alcids (M)

Species of Note: A Species of Note is either one that you wouldn't normally expect to get, but did, or one that you counted on but failed to see.

• a Rare (R) species is less than annual along your chosen route, but may be more common elsewhere in your state
• an Early (E) or Late (L) species is one that is Rare due to being unusually tardy or eager
• a Big Miss (M) is a species you had a 95% or better chance of seeing along your route at theat time of year.