<div dir="ltr">Hi Tweets,<div><br></div><div>We had a damp day at the Refuge with very nice birding. Temperatures were in the 50's degrees Fahrenheit with cloudy skies and occasional light rain. There was a High 13.4ft Tide at 9:12am. Highlights included five RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS in the flooded field south of the old McAllister Creek Access Road, continuing EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL at the Twin Barns Overlook, EURASIAN WIGEON, two early SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS on the surge plain and a SNOW GOOSE mixed in with the CACKLING Geese.</div><div><br></div><div>We observed 69 species for the day, and have seen 108 species this year. See eBird report attached.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a nice week and happy birding,</div><div>Shep<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Shep Thorp<div>Browns Point</div><div>253-370-3742</div><div><br></div><div>Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US<br>Mar 23, 2022 7:06 AM - 3:03 PM<br>Protocol: Traveling<br>7.847 mile(s)<br>Checklist Comments:   Informal Wednesday Walk. Cloudy with intermittent light rain. Temperatures in the 50’s to 60’s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 13.4ft Tide at 9:12 am. Mammals seen Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Coyote, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. Also seen Red-eared Slider, Northwestern Salamander egg cluster, and Pacific Choral Frog.<br>69 species (+8 other taxa)<br><br>Snow Goose 1<br>Brant 45<br>Cackling Goose (minima) 950<br>Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 50<br>Canada Goose 36<br>Wood Duck 4<br>Northern Shoveler 400<br>Gadwall 15<br>Eurasian Wigeon 1<br>American Wigeon 500<br>Mallard 150<br>Northern Pintail 300<br>Green-winged Teal 900<br>Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) 1   Continuing. Twin Barns Overlook. Photos<br>Green-winged Teal (Eurasian x American) 1   Observed at Twin Barns Overlook for 10 minutes roosting adjacent to Eurasian Green-winged Teal. Seen at 200 feet with 20x spotting scope. A green winged teal with prominent horizontal line and increased white around green eye patch. Photo.<br>Ring-necked Duck 8<br>Greater Scaup 6<br>Surf Scoter 8<br>Bufflehead 200<br>Common Goldeneye 40<br>Hooded Merganser 6<br>Common Merganser 2<br>Red-breasted Merganser 15<br>Pied-billed Grebe 2<br>Horned Grebe 10<br>Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 16<br>Anna's Hummingbird 3<br>Rufous Hummingbird 5<br>Virginia Rail 1<br>American Coot 90<br>Killdeer 1<br>Dunlin 350<br>Semipalmated Sandpiper 2   Observed at 1/4 mile in surge plain north of the Nisqually estuary trail. Two small sized shorebirds in comparison to surrounding GWTE and GRYE, with orange bill, orange legs and single neck band. Observed for 5 minutes by multiple birders using spotting scopes.<br>peep sp. 2<br>Long-billed Dowitcher 20<br>Wilson's Snipe 3<br>Spotted Sandpiper 3<br>Greater Yellowlegs 25<br>Short-billed Gull 175<br>Ring-billed Gull 20<br>Glaucous-winged Gull 3<br>Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 6<br>Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 30<br>Common Loon 1<br>Brandt's Cormorant 9<br>Double-crested Cormorant 2<br>Great Blue Heron 25<br>Northern Harrier 1<br>Bald Eagle 30<br>Red-tailed Hawk 3<br>Belted Kingfisher 3<br>Downy Woodpecker 2<br>Northern Flicker 3<br>Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 1<br>American Crow 150<br>Black-capped Chickadee 15<br>Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2<br>Tree Swallow 150<br>Violet-green Swallow 75<br>Bushtit 2<br>Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3<br>Golden-crowned Kinglet 8<br>Brown Creeper 3<br>Pacific Wren 2<br>Marsh Wren 15<br>Bewick's Wren 6<br>European Starling 30<br>American Robin 75<br>Purple Finch 3<br>Fox Sparrow 1<br>Dark-eyed Junco 2<br>Golden-crowned Sparrow 30<br>Song Sparrow 30<br>Spotted Towhee 3<br>Red-winged Blackbird 83<br>Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2<br>Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 35<br><br>View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S105463071" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ebird.org/checklist/S105463071</a><br></div></div></div></div></div>