Thanks to all who responded with birding site ideas for this area, where I'm staying with my son for a week.
Today was wonderful for birding, especially with the Brant, which is a life bird for me.
Flooded fields near Bellevue:
Trumpeter Swan (no yellow lores/rounded back), @100
Mute Swan, several
Canada Goose
Snow Goose, 10-15
Bufflehead, 1
Horned Lark, lots
Ring-necked Duck, 2
Castalia Pond: Added
BRANT, feeding with Canada Geese
Gadwall
Redhead, pair
Northern Shoveler, pair
Lesser Scaup, pair
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
Resthaven WA: Added
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Hairy Woodpecker
Common Grackle
American Robin
Carolina Wren
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
Telephone wires on Rt. 269: Added
Red-winged Blackbird (early!)
Red-tailed Hawk
Old Bay gulf shore:
Canvasback (100's)
Hooded Merganser, pair
Herring Gull
Common Goldeneye, 25+
Common Merganser (bright male up close--what a red bill!)
Northern Mockingbird
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