The birders group visited Lerwick Nature Park and Storm Basin this morning where they observed 23 species. Their highlights were hearing multiple singing Willows Flycatchers, good looks at a Bewick's Wren, and seeing Fairy Lane.
Band-tailed Pigeon 2
Anna’s Hummingbird 3
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4
Warbling Vireo 3
Northwestern Crow 5
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
Pacific Wren 1
Bewick’s Wren 2
Swainson’s Thrush 2
American Robin 10
European Starling 1
Orange-crowned Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 4
Spotted Towhee 12
Song Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
The birders group visited Paradise Meadows on Thursday and found 24 species. The highlight was a Red-breasted Sapsucker acting like a flycatcher, grabbing moths and dragonflies out of the air.
Mallard 1
Sooty Grouse 1
Anna’s Hummingbird 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Wilson’s Snipe 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-breasted Sapsucker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Olive-sided Flycatcher 4
Gray Jay 6 + chicks
Steller’s Jay 2
Tree Swallow 2
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
American Robin 9
Varied Thrush 4
Pine Siskin 9
Song Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 7
Red-winged Blackbird 1
The birders group visited Bear Creek Nature Park and found 24 Species. The highlights were good clear sightings of Black-throated Gray warbler, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak.
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-breasted Sapsucker 4
Hammond’s Flycatcher 2
Pacific Slope Flycatcher 6
Warbling Vireo 3
Chestnut-baked Chickadee 10
Pacific Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Swainson’s Thrush 10
American Robin 9
Cedar Waxwing 1
Black-headed Grosbeak 2
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Townsend’s Warbler 3
Spotted Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
Western Tanager
