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Today was another gorgeous day at the Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR. In the absence of our accustomed leader (Shep the Beneficent) 25 or so of us muddled on, consoled by the lovely weather and several FOY birds. We started off at the orchard where Bushtits were feeding young in their cozy sock, spotting Yellow Warblers and Western Tanagers, then reversed our usual route and followed the east side of the loop trail, hoping to get the Great-horned Owl we had last week, to no avail. Black-throated Gray and Wilson's Warblers, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo and Cedar Waxwings (the last two were heard only) made that loss less painful. A Bullock's Oriole was seen by a few in the Big leaf Maples by the Twin Barns. Ducks were lower in number, and shorebirds almost non-existent (with the exception of 17 Whimbrel and 1 lonely Greater Yellow-legs) along the dike and out along the McCallister Creek boardwalk. The list follows:
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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US
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May 3, 2023 8:04 AM - 2:55 PM
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Protocol: Traveling
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5.03 mile(s)
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75 species (+3 other taxa)
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Greater White-fronted Goose 5
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Cackling Goose 50
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Canada Goose 30 5 goslings
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Wood Duck 2
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Cinnamon Teal 2
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Northern Shoveler 60
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Gadwall 8
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American Wigeon 30
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Mallard 13
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Northern Pintail 20
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Canvasback 1
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Ring-necked Duck 3
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Surf Scoter 1
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Bufflehead 100
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Common Goldeneye 4
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Hooded Merganser 2
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Common Merganser 5
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Pied-billed Grebe 1
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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
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Mourning Dove 4
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Anna's Hummingbird 1
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Rufous Hummingbird 6 2 female
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Virginia Rail 1 Heard only.
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American Coot 50
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Whimbrel 17 3 on mud, flock of 14 more flew in, seen and counted by at least 5 birders.
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Greater Yellowlegs 1
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shorebird sp. 50 One flock, all uniform in size and coloring, looked to be plover sized. Gone before identified.
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Short-billed Gull 36 Counted individually.
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Ring-billed Gull 40
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Glaucous-winged Gull 2
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Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 15
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Larus sp. 50
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Caspian Tern 6
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Brandt's Cormorant 3
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Double-crested Cormorant 2
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Great Blue Heron 10
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Turkey Vulture 2
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Osprey 1
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Bald Eagle 25
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Downy Woodpecker 3
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Northern Flicker 2
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1
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Warbling Vireo 4 Heard only.
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Steller's Jay 1
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American Crow 12
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Common Raven 5
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Black-capped Chickadee 15
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8
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Purple Martin 2
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Tree Swallow 75
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Violet-green Swallow 5
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Barn Swallow 100
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Cliff Swallow 40
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Bushtit 3
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Brown Creeper 3
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Marsh Wren 15
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Bewick's Wren 4
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European Starling 8
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American Robin 25
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Cedar Waxwing 4
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Purple Finch 6
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American Goldfinch 8
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White-crowned Sparrow 2
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Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
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Savannah Sparrow 3
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Song Sparrow 25
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Spotted Towhee 3
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Bullock's Oriole 1
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Red-winged Blackbird 40
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Brown-headed Cowbird 6
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Orange-crowned Warbler 3
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Common Yellowthroat 8
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Yellow Warbler 20
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Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 (2 Myrtle)
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Black-throated Gray Warbler 2
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Wilson's Warbler 2
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Western Tanager 3
</div> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br>View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S135975939">https://ebird.org/checklist/S135975939</a><br></span>
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