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Not quite summer, not quite spring. No unexpected species, no glaring absences. Another boring day at Nisqually? Not at all.
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We were briefed this morning that a section of the dike along the Nisqually River would be closed to entry for most of the day for hazard tree removal. (This informal, informative, friendly outreach by the Refuge staff is their consistent approach.) At peak attendance 32 of us ambled along in bovine bliss.
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A personal aside: We as a group have to do better at keeping the entrance road clear of us pedestrians. Someone could get hurt.
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Lecture finished, the checklist follows.
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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US
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May 24, 2023 7:53 AM - 4:10 PM
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Protocol: Traveling
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5.47 mile(s)
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Checklist Comments: Mammals: Harbor Seals, Coyote, Black-tailed deer, E. Gray squirrel.
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71 species (+3 other taxa)
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Canada Goose 91
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Wood Duck 25
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Blue-winged Teal 6
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Cinnamon Teal 3
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Northern Shoveler 6
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Gadwall 4
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American Wigeon 4
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Mallard 60
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Northern Pintail 1
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Hooded Merganser 6
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Band-tailed Pigeon 4
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Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
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Mourning Dove 2
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Rufous Hummingbird 6
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hummingbird sp. 2
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Sora 1
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American Coot 2
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Killdeer 1
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Whimbrel 6
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Wilson's Snipe 2
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Spotted Sandpiper 1
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Greater Yellowlegs 1
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Ring-billed Gull 25
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California Gull 35
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Glaucous-winged Gull 1
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Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 30
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Caspian Tern 80
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Brandt's Cormorant 4
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Double-crested Cormorant 40
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Great Blue Heron 45
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Accipiter sp. 1
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Bald Eagle 40
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Red-tailed Hawk 1
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Red-breasted Sapsucker 2
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Downy Woodpecker 1
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Hairy Woodpecker 1
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Western Wood-Pewee 8
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Willow Flycatcher 10
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Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2
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Warbling Vireo 3
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Steller's Jay 1
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American Crow 6
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Common Raven 2
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Black-capped Chickadee 8
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
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Purple Martin 2
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Tree Swallow 30
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Violet-green Swallow 10
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Bank Swallow 3
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Barn Swallow 60
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Cliff Swallow 20
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Bushtit 6
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Brown Creeper 4
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Pacific Wren 1
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Marsh Wren 12
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Bewick's Wren 6
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European Starling 18
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Swainson's Thrush 28 Counted individually by group member tasked to tally this species.
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American Robin 40
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Cedar Waxwing 50
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Purple Finch 6
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American Goldfinch 36
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Savannah Sparrow 4
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Song Sparrow 33
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Spotted Towhee 3
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Bullock's Oriole 3
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Red-winged Blackbird 50
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Brown-headed Cowbird 25
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Orange-crowned Warbler 1
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Common Yellowthroat 12
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Yellow Warbler 40
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Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
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Western Tanager 1
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Black-headed Grosbeak 12
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<br>View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S139145750">https://ebird.org/checklist/S139145750</a>
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