Today Kay and I had an appointment in Tacoma at 10 AM, so we decided to try for the Clark’s grebe at American Lake after the meeting. I got brief but definitive looks, she missed as her scope in in repair and was sharing mine. Then after lunch we tried for the Greater-white fronted geese in Sumner, no luck, but while there Bruce called to tell me of large numbers of alcids viewable from the Chamber’s Bay trail. I dashed back to get distant looks at Common Murre, Marbled Murrelet, and Rhinoceros Aucklet, all FOY Pierce birds. Then after returning home Kay and I went to U.P. for the ABC January meeting and party. Makes me more excited about looking for a place in T-town to live. Pierce year list up to 100 after today.