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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">The last Wednesday Walk of Summer started with cool, cloudy weather. It finally turned sunny in mid afternoon, a notification of the passing of one season, anticipation of the next, highlighted by the first of the season overflight of 100+ Cackling Geese. The sound and sight of fall returning. Not a day of rarities, but a nice mix of the more common species. Autumn arrives. The complete list follows:</span>
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Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Olympia US-WA 47.07225, -122.71205, Thurston, Washington, US
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Sep 18, 2024 7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
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Protocol: Traveling
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5.25 mile(s)
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71 species (+5 other taxa)
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Cackling Goose 100 First flock for the Wednesday Walk.
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Canada Goose 1
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Wood Duck 3
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Northern Shoveler 2
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Gadwall 2
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American Wigeon 20
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Mallard 200
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Northern Pintail 100
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Green-winged Teal 200
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Hooded Merganser 1
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duck sp. 300
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Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
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Mourning Dove 3
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Anna's Hummingbird 5
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Virginia Rail 1
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Killdeer 1
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Whimbrel 1
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Long-billed Dowitcher 9
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Wilson's Snipe 3
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Spotted Sandpiper 2
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Greater Yellowlegs 30
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Least Sandpiper 25
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Western Sandpiper 10
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Short-billed Gull 2
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Ring-billed Gull 250
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Glaucous-winged Gull 4
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Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 8
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Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 25
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Larus sp. 500
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Double-crested Cormorant 75
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cormorant sp. 75
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Great Blue Heron 30
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Osprey 1
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Northern Harrier 1
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Cooper's Hawk 1
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Bald Eagle 6
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Red-tailed Hawk 1
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Belted Kingfisher 1
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Downy Woodpecker 4
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Hairy Woodpecker 1
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Northern Flicker 7
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American Kestrel 1
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Merlin 1
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Peregrine Falcon 2
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Western Wood-Pewee 1
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American Crow 10
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Common Raven 7
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Black-capped Chickadee 16
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3
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Barn Swallow 30
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
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Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
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Brown Creeper 2
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Marsh Wren 1
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Bewick's Wren 3
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European Starling 150
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Swainson's Thrush 1
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American Robin 40
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Cedar Waxwing 15
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American Pipit 30
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House Finch 1
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Purple Finch 1
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Pine Siskin 1
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White-crowned Sparrow 3
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Golden-crowned Sparrow 9
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White-throated Sparrow 1
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Savannah Sparrow 12
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Song Sparrow 15
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Lincoln's Sparrow 4
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Spotted Towhee 5
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Red-winged Blackbird 10
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Orange-crowned Warbler 3
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Common Yellowthroat 8
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Yellow Warbler 2
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Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
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Wilson's Warbler 1
</div> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br>View this checklist online at <a href="https://ebird.org/checklist/S195635739">https://ebird.org/checklist/S195635739</a><br></span>
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