[Tweeters] Wahkiakum County birds (Western Bluebird, Yellow-breasted Chat)

[Tim Brennan]

Hey Tweets!

I spent today birding Wahkiakum County with Kyleen Austin, and then solo - Good birds were had! Sone of the highlights:

At Kyleen's place on Puget Island: Great Horned Owl, Purple Martins (her first for the property - four of them investigating boxes).

Wahkiakum High School - hundred-acre wood trail: Yellow-breasted Chats are back in the area where they've nested before. We also had Mourning Doves, MacGillivray's Warbler, and Hermit Thrush, which aren't easy in the county.

Julia Butler Hanson: Black Phoebe, Bullock's Oriole, and Cinnamon Teal at the Headquarters Pond.

Beaver Creek Road: Western Bluebird - pair in one of the first big clearcuts. Evening Grosbeak, and a nice FOY Western Wood Pewee. There were likely a half-dozen Hermit Warblers up there, one of which was well seen.

Nelson Creek x Risk Road: Sora, Barn Owl, House Wren

A long tromp out to the mouth of Crooked Creek also pulled up 8 Whimbrels. and a bazillion American White Pelicans.

I went back through these to add species coded 3 or higher -  I was surprised at how many highly coded birds were out there today! Everything but the owls and the pewee are 3 (or 4, in the case of the bluebirds and chats).

Just a great day! I am likely to leave Wahkiakum with the life list at 149, so I have to come back. Don't mind at all.

Cheers!

Tim Brennan
Renton



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