[Tweeters] Wednesday walkabout.
Kenneth Brown
kenbrownpls at comcast.net
Thu Jul 20 19:56:22 PDT 2023
It was a wreck, actually two wrecks on I-5 that set the tone for the Wednesday Walk. The attendees coming from parts north had an easier time getting to the Refuge, for those of us coming from the south, it was a different reality. My normally 10-15 minute commute took 3 hours, I was not alone in my frustration. Consequently many fewer attended than is typical, and those that did arrived at times staggered over a 2 hour time span. We were not a cohesive group. But the birds don't care. It was warm, bordering on hot with only a slight breeze. Most of the ducks are gone, but shorebirds are beginning Fall migration. We may be in the summer doldrums but better times are coming. The following list is a compilation of the observations of 3 small groups. Reconciliation of overlapping observation was attempted.
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US
Jul 19, 2023 8:30 AM - 3:40 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
53 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 40
Wood Duck 18
Mallard 15
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 2
Least Sandpiper 35
peep sp. 10
Long-billed Dowitcher 3
Ring-billed Gull 10
California Gull 40
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 15
Caspian Tern 10
Double-crested Cormorant 6
American Bittern 2
Great Blue Heron 30
Osprey 3
Cooper's Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 30
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 4
Western Wood-Pewee 6
Willow Flycatcher 8
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2
Warbling Vireo 1
California Scrub-Jay 1
American Crow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Purple Martin 6
Violet-green Swallow 5
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 50
Cliff Swallow 30
Brown Creeper 6
Marsh Wren 2
Bewick's Wren 6
European Starling 40
Swainson's Thrush 17
American Robin 12
Cedar Waxwing 20
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 18
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 20
Spotted Towhee 4
Bullock's Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 15
Yellow Warbler 8
Western Tanager 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S145150445
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