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Another cool fall day began at the Visitor's Center deck. The "pond" is now more of a damp field, with narrow channels holding water. Deer were browsing the vegetation casually in the center. I<span style="font-size: 12pt;">t was mostly bird-free, o</span>ther than a couple of Mallards in one channel. 16 people started out but grew to 24 during the day. We followed the usual circuit. All the usual suspects, but again this week we missed the Red-shouldered Hawk and Northern Shrike. A couple not associated with our group purported to have seen a Great Egret, but we were unable to locate it. Lots of ducks, still a variety of shore birds but no grebes today. The little extra jolts of joy were provided by two separate sightings of bright Townsend's Warblers, and at the end of the day, back at the Visitor's Center, the mink did a short tour of the dry pond before entering what must be his den closely followed (in time) by a Barred owl that landed out in the open 10 yards from us, giving us long looks from three different perches. The total tally follows:
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US</span>
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Nov 1, 2023 8:00 AM - 4:16 PM
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Protocol: Traveling
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6.1 mile(s)
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Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Overcast with a bit of drizzle, calm and 45-53ยบ F. There was a +14.2-foot high tide at 9:42 a.m., ebbing to a +7.8-foot low water at 3:19 p.m. Mammals seen included mink, Columbian Black-tailed deer, Eastern Grey Squirrels, Townsend's Chipmunk and Harbor Seals.
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66 species (+7 other taxa)
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Cackling Goose (minima) 2400
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Canada Goose 2
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Northern Shoveler 15
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Gadwall 60
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Eurasian Wigeon 1
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American Wigeon 800
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Mallard 120
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Northern Pintail 875
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Green-winged Teal 1500
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Surf Scoter 15
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White-winged Scoter 1
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Surf/Black Scoter 40
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Bufflehead 75
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Common Goldeneye 2
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Hooded Merganser 4
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Anna's Hummingbird 1
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Killdeer 1
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Long-billed Dowitcher 43
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Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 2
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Wilson's Snipe 1
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Greater Yellowlegs 20
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Dunlin 50
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Least Sandpiper 30
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Western Sandpiper 5
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Short-billed Gull 35
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Ring-billed Gull 150
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Glaucous-winged Gull 2
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Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 6
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Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 7
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Larus sp. 100
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Common Loon 5
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Brandt's Cormorant 1
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Double-crested Cormorant 30
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American Bittern 1
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Great Blue Heron 10
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Northern Harrier 3
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Bald Eagle 5
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Red-tailed Hawk 1
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Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 1
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Barred Owl 1
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Belted Kingfisher 2
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Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 3
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Northern Flicker 2
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Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3
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American Kestrel 1
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Peregrine Falcon 1
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American Crow 190
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Common Raven 5
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Black-capped Chickadee 45
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15
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Bushtit 50
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15
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Golden-crowned Kinglet 25
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Brown Creeper 5
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Pacific Wren 5
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Marsh Wren 12
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Bewick's Wren 5
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European Starling 350
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Varied Thrush 5
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American Robin 28
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House Finch 4
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Pine Siskin 75
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Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 5
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Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 2
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Golden-crowned Sparrow 17
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White-throated Sparrow 2
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Song Sparrow 35
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Lincoln's Sparrow 2
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Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 9
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Red-winged Blackbird 5
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Orange-crowned Warbler 2
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Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
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Townsend's Warbler 2
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<br>View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S153604562">https://ebird.org/checklist/S153604562</a>
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