| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Please note official name changes from AOU - Black Scoter in the new world is now American Scoter and Winter Wren in the NW is now Pacific Wren but still Winter Wren in the east.
|
| Name:
Kitty Reed |
Date:
2010-07-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach - Wilson St.,, PT |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Eurasian collared dove - lone bird on my feeder pole early this AM. I saw these in Texas and am pretty confident of the ID - the pointed black stripe. I've been hearing the voice, too loud for and not like the mourning dove. These are also on Vashon as of this year, so maybe there are some explorers over here.
Or, of course, I have not been very observant...in which case, ignore this.
|
| Name:
Diane Jones |
Date:
2010-07-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
just off west side of beckett point |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At least 300 rhinoceros auklets, many gulls feeding on large feed balls . 8am
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-07-25 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Just west of the Port Townsend Boat Haven a flock of approximately 20 black bellied plovers flew around the cove before heading toward the east end of the bay. For me this is an early date to see returning plovers.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-25 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Ruddy Turnstone in breading plumage flew onto the breakwater at the end of the chanel this evening around 7pm and settled down with the Black Turnstones that moved in a week or so ago.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-22 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At least two spotted sandpipers in breeding plumage on the muddy edges of the lagoon.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-07-21 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Greater yellowlegs - 4 individuals in breeding plumage were resting at the west side of the island in the little pond. Time was around 2:30 PM. Least sandpipers and perhaps a western or two were at the southeast corner of the lagoon near Kearney St.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-20 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Rhinoceros Auklets feeding - losts of fish mouthfulls.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-07-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Mt. Townsend Trail,Oly. Nat. Forest, app. 5000 ft. |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Pine Grosbeak, was heard then seen in the top of a subalpine fir near the trail on the south side of Mt. Townsend. This is for me the first sighting of a pine grosbeak in the Olympic Mountains. Two other hikers saw and recognized the bird shortly before I saw it.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Oak Bay Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| California Quail parents with babies on the entrance road to Oak Bay Park.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Pair of male ruddy ducks in breeding plumage. About a dozen peeps (least sandpipers and western sandpipers) in a mixed flock along the mud banks on the Co-op side.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-16 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Lots of dunlins, sanderlings, least sandpipers, and western sandpipers, in mixed groups.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Actually I saw a Caspian tern flying overhead along the Fort Worden State Park shoreline that very day. Also two least sandpipers at Point Hudson.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Bellingham |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| If you were wondering why you have't seen many Caspian Terns this year fishing off Pt. Wilson, it's probably because the Dungeness Spit colony has mainly moved to the Port of Bellingham. Yesterday we saw over 2,000 adults, 250 or so juveniles and active nests in a large open area between buildings at the Port. The activity was amazing but too far away to photograph well. The terns were fishing up and down the coast to feed them all. I've requested that some be returned but I doubt anyone will listen!?!
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Protection Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 4-5 Puffins on the south and west side of the island. 4 light colored Brant (probably sub adults) flying from Protection Island to the Diamond Point area. It would be interesting if they spend the summer. Keep reporting sightings.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-07-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Western Kingbird
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-06 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
near Protection Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed tufted puffins: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seaotter/4769739415/
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-06 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Strait of Juan de Fuca just south of San Juan Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Pair of red-necked phalaropes in flight.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-07-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Huge schools of fish at the entrance to the marina, which have attracted a dozen or so rhinoceros auklets. One surfbird on the Port Townsend Bay waterfront near the ferry dock.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
22nd Street, PT |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A group of 7 or 8 Bushtits bathing in our neighbor's birdbath. Most were recent fledges.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| surf scoter: a bit unusual at this time of year?
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
San Juan Avenue near Blue Heron Middle School |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Eurasian collared doves doing their coo-COO-coo, coo-COO-coo, coo-COO-coo all day long.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-23 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| house wren
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Admiralty Inlet from Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I was mistaken on that ID. Examination of the photos i took showed it was a line of Canada geese. Nothing unusual.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Admiralty Inlet from Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A line of brant flying across Admiralty Inlet toward Whidbey Island.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| The Heerman's gulls are back! And lots of auklets and guillemots.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Reply - Bobolinks have been seen in the Seattle area recently so it's not out of the question one could be here though they are more common east of the mountains. We seem to have a lot of rarities this year with the cool spring.
|
| Name:
Kathryn Molotsky |
Date:
2010-06-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
bird feeder |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| We saw a bird at our feeder that looks exactly like a Bobolink. Is it possible that there would be one here?
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-06-15 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Boat Haven |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At least one pair of Purple Martins are nest-building in the boxes near the Alladin Motel. At least one pair of Starlings occupy one of the other boxes.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| For the last 3 days, Bob Whitney has seen and photographed a female Bullock's Oriole in the trees across from the parking lot. See his image at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rlw/.
I was there for the first sighting but it was at the same time a female Western Tanager showed up and the three of us shooting missed the difference until Bob downloaded his images on his computer. Another advantage of photobirding.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT Feeder |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Three Red-crossbill, an orange male, a female and a juvenile.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT Backyard |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Casey thinks she saw a White-breasted Nuthatch on our feeder. Did anyone else see one around here recently?
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Admiralty Inlet off of Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed a common loon in full breeding plumage in flight.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-06-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| In the trees by the parking lot - Black-headed Grossbeaks, Western Tanagers, Rufous Hummingbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Yellow-rumped Warblers, House Finches, Goldfinches, Orange-crowned Warbler. Yesterday Bob Whitney saw and photographed a Wood Pewee.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden pier |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| An amazing sight. Standing on the pier, i saw a speck on the horizon in Admiralty Inlet. Looking through my 400 mm lens, i saw it was a deer, and that it was swimming this way through the shipping channel. Based on its path, it presumably began its crossing from Whidbey Island. The tide was incoming at the time (10:30 am). I was amazed at the doe's stamina. Deer are way more powerful swimmers that i imagined. It arrived on shore, shook the water off like you see dogs do, and joined a second doe that, based on its soaked fur, must have crossed earlier.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Swainson's thrushes are back! Also western tanagers, black-headed grosbeaks, warbling vireos, olive-sided flycatchers, Pacific slope flycatchers, brown creeper, turkey vultures. Guillemots nesting in bluffs and mating on barnacle-strewn boulders in the surf.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Four California sea lions: two on the red buoy, two in the water holding their flippers in the air to warm up.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-06-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Olive-sided flycatchers, Wilson's warblers, orange-crowned warblers, western tanagers, cedar waxwings, large numbers of rufous hummingbirds, Anna's hummingbird, red-tailed hawk, black-headed grosbeak, Townsend's chipmunk, Douglas squirrel, mule deer
|
| Name:
Marilyn Friedrich |
Date:
2010-06-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach backyard |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 2 more Eurasian Collared-Doves below our feeder.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-05-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Gardiner - Wild Birds Unlimited |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A number of Black-headed Grossbeaks on the feeders - A male Lazuli Bunting was seen there last week. Maybe the one from PT?
|
| Name:
Stephen Cunliffe |
Date:
2010-05-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Marrowstone East Beach, south of Craven Rock |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A pair of Whimbrel
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-05-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning a MacGillivray's Warbler was seen flitting thru the landscape.
|
| Name:
Ron & Rosemary Sikes |
Date:
2010-05-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Lake Leland, Jefferson County |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A pair of blue winged teal were flushed from the near shore of the south end of the lake where there are dense stands of cattails and water lilies. Also we saw our first osprey for this year.
|
| Name:
Lee Miller |
Date:
2010-05-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
1920 Spruce St. Front yard bird bath |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Male Lazuli bunting.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-05-22 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Protection Island Trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 8 Tufted Puffins around the s. side of the island with lots of Pigeon Guillemots near shore and a few Rhinos between the island and Diamond Point. Double Crested Cormorants with double crests, lots of eagles and gulls.
|
| Name:
Alex Bradley |
Date:
2010-05-20 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
29th & Sheridan |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 1 Eurasian Collared-Dove sitting on utility wire, 12:45 p.m.
|
| Name:
Sandra |
Date:
2010-05-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kuhn St & "32nd St" |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Warbling vireo?
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-05-16 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Mount Walker |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Sunday morning trip to the look-outs found, among other birds, several perched and singing Hermit Warblers (best view of one with an all-yellow head, I know it could be a hybrid, but not for me), a perched and calling Evening Grosbeak, a Band-tailed Pigeon flying across a clearing, and Hermit Thrushes calling in several locations.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-15 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden shoreline under the bluffs |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Not birds, I know, so sue me! Northern sea lion came into shallow water and raised up on its front flippers. Coyote descended from the bluff, went to water's edge, and looked out over the water. Red octopus crawling over the tidal flats at low tide. All photographed.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-05-15 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Discovery Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Saw an American Pipit in the new wetlands on the south side of Highway 101.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
San Juan Avenue and Admiralty |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| purple finch singing from top of tree
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-05-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Uptown, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At 7 a.m. this morning I heard a lisping, syncopated trill outside my kitchen window. I stepped outside and viewed a singing Townsend's Warbler almost at eye level feeding in a plum tree.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend wetlands |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Pair of blue-winged teal and pair of cinnamon teal. I hit the teal jackpot.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park, top of Artillery Hill |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 4 male western tanagers, in a group, in dead tree, lots of Wilson's warblers, coyote
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-05-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Oak Bay area |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I saw 5 Eurasian Collared-Doves in the small neighborhood just south of the Oak Bay Beach County Park. Diane Milholland reported they have been there since mid-April. My brother Brad reported that he saw 30+ doves in the community of Hansville. These doves are here to stay.
|
| Name:
Marilyn Friedrich |
Date:
2010-05-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Our yard in North Beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Ron Sikes helped with the identification, we knew it was unusual though. We had a flock of 9 Eurasian Collared-Doves.
They were only here for less than 30 minutes, but I'll bet they are still in this area. I'll try to post a photo.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-05-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
17th and Gise St., Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First sighting this year for purple martins. They were calling as they flew overhead.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Pacific slope flycatchers, warbling vireos, hairy woodpecker, 2 young red-tailed hawks circling overhead in the company of 4 turkey vultures, bald eagles, sharp-shinned hawk, Caspian tern, buffleheads and harlequin ducks, guillemots and auklets, Bewick's and winter wrens, and an ermine!
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-05-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Wildlife Landscape Tour in Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Our group of 7 visited 4 residences to see wildlife habitat saved and created. Saved habitats seen were mature conifers and deciduous trees such as bitter cherry. A hedge of nootka rose and snowberry had survived to provide dense cover and nesting for birds including the white crowned sparrow. Plantings of native shrubs have grown from seedlings to 10 feet high in 8 years and now provide wildlife with an array of flowers, fruits, and seeds. Now they are large enough most weed are of minor consequence to their health. Jill showed us an abandoned dark eyed junco nest with two speckled eggs. The nest had been woven into the base stems of a clump of tall field grass. We saw a great variety of native and introduced plants from annuals, perennials, ground covers, shrubs, and trees. All were planted primarily for their wildlife values. For a list of wildlife friendly plants send a request to sikes@olympus.net. Thanks to Jill Silver, fellow trip leader and the wildlife landscape owners the Nightengales and the Bugel-Shunras.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-05-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Gise St. and 17th ST. Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning an olive sided flycatcher was calling from the nearby woods. For me it is the first of the year.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Wilson's warbler, raven
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-05-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
San Juan Avenue |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Three Caspian terns overhead, a coyote at the corner with Admiralty Ave
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-05-06 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| On a short walk through the upper bunker saw my first Vaux's Swifts, Warbling Vireos and Townsend's Warblers of the year.
|
| Name:
Stephen Cunliffe |
Date:
2010-05-01 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Rat Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 6 Caspian Terns, first of the year for me.
|
| Name:
Stephen Cunliffe |
Date:
2010-05-01 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
West end of Fort Worden |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| a single White-throated Sparrow, foraging on the ground with a small group of Golden-crowns
|
| Name:
Marilyn Friedrich |
Date:
2010-04-30 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Whimbrels-5-7 of them, going West from the park.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Yellow-billed loon, common loon, red-necked grebe, horned grebes, seals, California sea lion, red-breasted merganser, Bonaparte's gulls, rhinoceros auklets, guillemots.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-26 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Froggy Bottoms |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| orange-crowned warblers, yellowthroats, Audubon's warbler, goldfinches, snipe, pair of Canada geese
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-25 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Marine Science Center |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Three common loons and a horned grebe in full breeding plumage.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-04-23 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A flock of 35 plus Bonaparte's Gulls mostly in breeding plumage on the spit at Pt. Hudson along with the usual Brant, Mew and Glaucous-winged Gulls.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-04-22 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Discovery Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Among the normal Glaucous-winged and Mew Gulls were 2 Caspian Terns. The first of the year for me. Also there was a single Lesser Yellowlegs.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-22 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend shorefront |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Red-necked grebe in full breeding plumage at Point Wilson. Lincoln's Sparrow and common loon at Indian Point on Port Townsend Bay shoreline. Also saw my first barn and cliff swallows of the year. The violet-green, tree, and rough-winged swallows have been around for several weeks already.
|
| Name:
Alex Bradley |
Date:
2010-04-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
29th & Sheridan |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Wanted to add that by 3:30 PM I saw a variety of kettles containing 17 additional Red-tailed Hawks, 2 adult Bald Eagles and 2 more Sharp-shinned Hawks. All went north out of sight, except for 1 Bald Eagle and 1 Red-tailed Hawk. Before leaving, 2 of the Red-taileds engaged in roller-coaster, talons-down flight displays.
|
| Name:
Alex Bradley |
Date:
2010-04-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
29th & Sheridan |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Raptor migration underway - between noon and 2PM have seen 10 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, 1 juvenile Golden Eagle, 1 Turkey Vulture, all headed north. That's just with being able to sporadically check the sky.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Yellow-billed loon flew by. So did five whimbrels accompanied by a marbled godwit, six in a row single file. Photographed, so no doubt about the ID.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-04-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Anderson Lake |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
|
Eight birders spent a productive two hours at Anderson Lake State Park this morning. Highlights include at least two male Wood Ducks on the water (thanks, David Gluckman) and a first-of-season returning Wilson's Warbler and several Common Yellow-throats nearby. The species total numbered 31. It was good birding in the intermittent light rain. Here is the complete list (for those who like to peruse bird lists):
Mallard, Wood Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Canada Goose, Common Raven, Northern Flicker, Hairy Woodpecker, American Robin, Winter Wren, Marsh Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Wilson's Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Spotted Towhee, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird, House Finch, Purple Finch, House Sparrow.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-04-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson Marina-Indian Point |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Pt. Hudson Marina -At least one Surfbird in with the Black Turnstones by the harbor entrance along with a few Dunlin, one turning black on the belly.
Indian Point - Mixed flock of Dunlin (some starting to change), Sanderlings, and Black-bellied Plovers (some fully changed to breeding plumage).
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-04-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Lake Leland Area |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A single Barn Swallow was flying around yard this evening. First of the season.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-04-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Single breeding-plumaged Bonaparte Gull (black hood, small black bill, white eye arcs. Foraging on surface of water, ten feet out from shoreline about a quarter mile west of Point Wilson lighthouse.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-04-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Horseshoe Lake off Highway 104 |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Saw my first of the season Osprey. It was flying over Highway 104 headed towards Horseshoe Lake
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-09 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| horned grebes in partial and full breeding plumage
|
| Name:
Carolyn Eagan |
Date:
2010-04-09 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Squamish Harbor (Shine) |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 4 pair Ring-necked Ducks
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
City Dock |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A seal and a common loon in full breeding plumage.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-04-04 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Male mountain bluebird, who eventually flew to Whidbey Island.
Tree swallows are back.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-04-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson to Point Wilson, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| An afternoon low tide allowed for easy access from point to point. The birds were actively feeding, many of them taking on fuel for the imminent breeding season and migration. The glaucous winged gulls may be Protection Island nesters but the black turnstones, the mew gulls, the common loons, the black bellied plovers, the surf scoters, buffleheads, red breasted mergansers, and about 100 brant we saw, will be headed for their arctic or taiga forest breeding areas. Most were in their breeding plumage including some black bellied plover, horned grebe, and the common loon. Together on the fence near the light house were a male mountain blue bird and a very red house finch. The mountain blue bird may be the same bird D. Gluckman found this morning at Point Wilson.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-04-03 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First male Mountain Bluebird of the year showed today in the open field and on the fence. Last year the male came about this time and was joined by a female a few days later. He stayed around for a few weeks.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-03-31 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Common loon in full breeding plumage.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-03-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Addendum to field trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I forgot Black Turnstones at the PT Ferry dock, Violet-green and Tree Swallows over PT Bay and Ft. Casey
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-03-27 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT to Keystone - Crockett Lake and Return |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| AAS Field Trip to Crockett Lake – April 27, 2010
Six of us boarded the ferry in PT to Keystone for a wonderful morning of birding. The weather was great and the company fine. We didn’t see anything unusual except for the hundreds of Rhinoceros Auklets in mid channel where they’ve been for a few weeks. Our list was as follows: Rhinos, Pigeon Guillemots, Double Crested and Pelagic Cormorants, Red-necked and Horned Grebes, Marbled Murlets, Glaucus-Winged Gulls and Hybrids, Long-tailed Ducks, Canada Geese, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagles, Red-breasted Mergansers, Harlequin Ducks, Northern Pintails, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Scaup, American Widgeon, Buffleheads, Savannah, White-crowned, Golden-crowned and Song Sparrows, Spotted Towees, American Crows, Red-winged Blackbirds, European Starlings, Ruddy Ducks, American Robins, Winter Wrens, White-winged Scoter.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-03-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Lake Leland Area |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First Turkey Vulture of the year. Its amazing the distance they can cover without flapping their wings.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-03-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed a yellow-billed loon. Also present and also photographing the loon were Bob Whitney and Frank White. There was also a common loon at the point.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-03-23 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Our first male Rufus on the feeder and in a tree.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-03-20 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT - Keystone Ferry |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Hundreds and hundreds of Rhinoceroa Auklets out in Mid-channeld Bank.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-03-19 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden pier |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First pair of violet-green swallows of the year, arriving in winter!
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-03-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First California gull sighting of the year - unusually early, in late winter!
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-03-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
AAS Field Trip Oak Bay to Fort Flagler |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Nine of us enjoyed a beautiful morning of birding. We saw a total of 55 species. Some of the highlights included 2 Black Oystercatchers at Oak Bay, A Sharp-shinned Hawk capturing a meal just a few feet in front of us at the picnic area on Indian Island, Greater Yellowleg and Least Sandpipers at Isthmus Beach, Barrow's Goldeneye at Mystery Bay and Long-tailed Ducks, all 3 cormorants, Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderlings, Dunlin, a Black Turnstone and a Western Meadowlark. Dick Johnson and I saw a Peregrine Falcon at the Indian Island bridge on the way home.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-03-13 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A male common merganser was seen flying across the western end of the lagoon where it landed and began diving. This is a new species for the Kah Tai Lagoon Bird list.
|
| Name:
Stephen Cunliffe |
Date:
2010-03-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Olele Point |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Five eagles scrapping over a dead gull yesterday morning, one crouched over it on a rock, the others performing aerobatics around it. Quite a sight! Dont know whether the gull was a kill or carrion.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-03-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Riverbridge Center |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I saw two Hermit Thrushes under the feeders at Riverbridge Center in early January. I think Sybleys places them here year round though I've never seen one in PT.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-03-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Hermit Thrush was in the landscape this morning. This is the first of year and perhaps a spring migrant from its wintering grounds further south.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-03-06 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Hundreds of Rhinoceros Auklets coming into the bay in flocks of 10-20 this morning. Pair of Ancient Murrelets on the water along with Red-necked Grebes, Pacific Loons, Common Murres, Marbled Murlets, Red-breasted Mergansers, Bufflehead, Harlequin Ducks - Yellow-billed Loon was seen a week or so ago but not this morning.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-03-06 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Tree swallow, the first one seen this year.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-02-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed a Townsend's solitaire.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2010-02-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Skagit Flats Admiralty Audubon trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Auklets, guillemots, pelagic and Brandt's cormorants, red-breasted mergansers on the ferry to Keystone; harrier, red-tailed hawk and eagles on Whidbey Island; peregrine falcon, male and female harriers, and both dark and light morphs of rough-legged hawk close up in the flats along Padilla Bay, along with eagles, red-tailed hawk, herons, and both trumpeter and tundra swans. In the southern Skagit Flats, tens of thousands of snow geese, seen first from a distance then up close and personal. Female harrier over the marsh at Keystone. Four long-tailed ducks flew close by as ferry neared the Port Townsend dock.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-02-25 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT to Mystery Bay by boat and return |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| It was a bit too rough to see much but the flock of 40-50 Long-tailed Ducks are still out in the water between Marrowstone and Indian Islands near Mystery Bay, lots of Brant are hanging around the cut between the park and Rat Island and the Rhinoceros Auklets have started rafting up further out in Admiralty Inlet for the last week. They're only in groups of 10-15 for now but last year by March-April they were in flocks of hundreds fishing at mid chanel. Check from the ferry for those of you going with Ken Wilson on Saturday or my trip on March 27.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-02-21 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fir Island, Skagit River Delta |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Several thousand snow geese were a spectacular site as they flew over head. We were a group of students, teachers, and parents from the Port Townsend ICE education program. I was invited along to help find the birds and to relate their natural history. We had a perfect day with full press sun and no wind. The views of the Puget Sound, the snow covered Cascades and Olympics was magnificent. The geese were flying, landing and feeding next to Wylie Road just south of Fir Island Road and just west of the South Fork of the Skagit. This road dead ends at a Wa. Dept of Fish & Wildlife parking area with clean non flush toilets. A WA. DFW access permit is required to use this access. These are available at sporting goods stores or if you have a state fishing or hunting license then you get this access permit.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-02-20 |
Seen by:
3
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Chinese Gardens, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At one-thirty today a male Eurasian Wigeon was swimming among the several American Wigeons off shore of the Sewage Treatment Facility headquarters building. Also present were a couple of Hooded Mergansers as well as a few Pintails and Mallards.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2010-02-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend waterfront |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Our birding walk started at the Larry Scott trail near the restroom. A group of 4, we set out along the waterfront toward Point Hudson. The wind was whipping up the waves but the air temperature was moderate. Birds have to feed no matter and we saw a variety along our walk, While we were sheltering under the overhang of a shoreline condominium a group of harlequin ducks came bobbing on waves quite close. We were allowed a good look at their marvelous plumage. The black turnstones were absent at Point Hudson. We guessed they were over at Fort Flagler in the lee of the wind. Glauscous winged and mew gulls were the only birds on the gravel covered point. A Steller's sealion swam close by as it went around the point. Earlier having left a car, we drove back to our starting place. Just as we headed for home a few large rain drops fell. Perhaps we had done well to start at 8 AM. Bird s species noted were: Double crested & Pelagic comorant, Glaucous winged gull & hybrids, Mew gull, Sanderling, Black bellied plover, Pigeon guillemot, Pacific brant, Mallard, Harlequin, Common golden eye, Bufflehead, Surf scoter, Red breasted merganser, Hooded merganser,American crows, Song sparrow, House sparrow, and European Starling.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2010-02-01 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Flagler campground |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Single Western Meadowlark at the far southwest section of the campground, near the beach. The bird flew from the grassland to a post where it perched up for about thirty seconds. I had seen an individual of the same species here in October. Could this be a resident bird?
|
| Name:
DAvid Gluckman for Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2010-01-30 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
AAS Saturday Field Trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Three hearty souls started off in the rain at Lake Leland. Only a few waterbirds on lake.Canada Goose,Double-crested Cormorant,Ring-necked Duck,Mallard,Trumpeter Swan – 2 seen on south end of lake.
Stopped at a flooded farm just south of lake. Was hoping to find some Wilson’s Snipes. No luck, but added American Wigeon,Green-winged Teal,Red-winged Blackbird,American Robin,Crow,Song Sparrow
Next stop was the end of Quilcene Bay on E Quilcene Bay Road. Added about 8 Trumpeter Swans at quite a distance Common Raven,Mew Gull,Bufflehead,Great Blue Heron,Rock Pigeon – there is an unusual flock of pure white Carrier/Homing pigeons that are domesticated in the house on the right. Also Red-breasted Merganser,Northern Pintail.
Wet but not completely done. Off we head to a pull out on Linger Longer Road called Indian George Estuarine. Added 4 more Trumpeter Swans that were not as far away. Immediately encountered the highlight of the day. Marbled Godwit – 1 individual working the shallows about 150 feet out, European Starling,Bald Eagle,Common Goldeneye (Lots out on bay),Greater Scaup (ditto),Surf Scoter,Gadwall,Northern Harrier – female,Red-tailed Hawk.
Down to the end of the road at the Marina. Horned Grebe,Common Loon,Red-throated Loon,Belted Kingfisher,Glaucous-winged Gull.
Thoroughly soaked but enough drive left to shoot for a Dipper at the hatchery on the Big Quilcene River. Common Merganser.
No luck on the Dipper and our optics are fogged and we are wet. So its 10:30 and we head home to dry out.
Dan
PS I did get a Northern Pygmy-Owl in the afternoon up on the highway to Mt Walker.
|
| Name:
Daniel Waggoner |
Date:
2010-01-30 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Quilcene Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| On today's AAS field trip we found a single Marbled Godwit at the Indian George Creek Estuarine on Linger Longer Road. Other birds seen in area included Trumpeter Swan, Northern Harrier and large flocks of Commen Goldeneye and Greater Scaup.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-01-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Sequim vacinity |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Peregrine Falcon with a recent duck kill at Carrie Blake Park and two Eurasian Widgeon among the many American Widgeon and Mallards. A Merlin at Riverbridge Center with a Pileated Woodpecker flyover. A Common Merganser, Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Ducks, and many others at the Kitchen-Dick ponds.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-01-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Center Road and Dabob Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| There were two flocks of Trumpeter Swans south of PT yesterday. A small group of 4 on the West side of Center Valley Rd. a mile or so north of SR 104 and 12 on the northeast side of Quilicene Bay just south of the Little Quil River.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-01-16 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Taboo Creek Preserve/Taboo-Dabob Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Tarboo Creek Preserve/Dabob Bay Field Trip- January 16, 2010
Ten of us enjoyed the dry, if a bit foggy, trip to Tarboo Creek Preserve and Tarboo-Dabob Bay. The fields were flooded and the streams were running as high as I’ve ever seen them but the footing was generally solid on the road and trails and the weather pleasant. The Preserve didn’t have a lot of birds but the Bay was loaded. The highlight was the large number of Common Mergansers at the mouth of Tarboo Creek fishing actively in the fresh/salt water mix.
Here’s what we saw –
Tarboo Creek Preserve – House Finches, Crows, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden Crowned Kinglets, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Flicker, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Juncos, Mallards, Green-winged Teal
Dabob Bay – Canada Geese, Glaucus-winged Gulls (and hybrids), Mew Gulls, Northern Pintails, Common Mergansers (20-30), Bufflehead, Great Blue Heron, Greater Scaup, Mallards, American Widgeon, Bald Eagles, Song Sparrow, Crows, Pileated Woodpecker, Dunlin, Stellar’s Jay, Belted Kingfisher
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-01-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Audubon Riverbridge center |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Two Hermit Thrushes below the feeders with lots of other tweets coming in and out. -Juncos, Downey Woodpeckers, House Finches, Anna's Hummingbirds, Song Sparrows, Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees - The largest concetrations I've seen in a while.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2010-01-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
From Oak Bay to Ft. Flagler |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Decided to do a quick photorun at some of my favorite places for flight images and here's what's around. Oak Bay Park- Lots of Pintails, Brant, Mew Gulls with Common Goldeneye in the channel. Indian/Marrowstone wetlands and channel - Lots of Pintails and a flock of 20 Green-winged Teal on the left. Mystery Bay - Pintails again with lots of Bufflehead and a few Common Goldeneye. Ft. Flagler Spit - Inside -Brant, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Goldeneye, Common Loons, Horned Grebes, Dunlin. Outside - Harlequin Ducks, RB Mergansers, Horned Grebes, Bufflehead, all three Cormorants. Lighthouse gunrange pond - 10-15 Northern Shovelers with the usual. Nothing special, but the quanities have picked up as expected.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-12-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Sequim- Shmuck and Point Williams Rd. |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Around 3:30 pm we counted 33 Trumpeter Swans just behind 46 of the Dungeness Elk herd in a mowed hay field next to the road.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-12-16 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsebnd Golf Course Pond |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A female canvasback duck was seen with ring neck ducks and a flock of Canada geese on the PT Golf Course Pond. The time of observation was 2 PM. Earlier in our walk we saw a merlin in flight over Gise St and Hastings.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-12-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
16th and Gise |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| hermit thrush, varied thrushes, purple finch, Bewick's wren, downy woodpecker pair, pair of red-breasted nuthatches, golden-crowned kinglet, Oregon juncos, golden-crowned sparrow, song sparrow, fox sparrow, Steller's jay, black-capped and chestnut-backed chickadees
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-12-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT to Mystery Bay by boat and return |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Lots of sea birds out on the water. Hundred's of pairs of Marbled Murlets and Common Murres (groups of 3 or 4), a few common loons and a few Ancient Murlettes further out. 50-70 Long-tailed Ducks were seen along the way (10-15 off Ft. Flagler Spit, the rest in Killisut Harbor near the entrance to Mystery Bay). A flock of 30-40 Brant were along the inside of the spit. There were also the usual Surf Scoters, Harlequins and Buffleheads in large quantities. Common Goldeneye were common (20-30), maybe the flock that was off the ferry terminal early in the week. There were also a few Hooded and Red-Breasted Mergansers, lots of Cormorants of all three species, and the usual gulls around.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-12-08 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Larry Scott Trail, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A yellow-shafted flicker among the red-shafted flickers:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seaotter/4171314876/
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-12-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT Backyard |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| First Anna's Hummingbird at our frozen feeder. Now that it's thawed, we need to change it every few hours until the weather warms. You too. Good luck!
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-12-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
North Beach, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Clark's nutcracker and Anna's hummingbird.
Photographs of both posted on http://flickr.com/seaotter
|
| Name:
David Beatty 575 534-1450 |
Date:
2009-12-07 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
mile west of North Beach in PT |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Clark's Nutcracker on the ground under evergreens, eating seeds. (Thanks to Jim Oakland.)
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-12-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A white throated sparrow arrived with the cold weather and perhaps the scattered millet and sunflower seeds. This is the second winter we have had this species in our landscape. The Sibley's Field Guide range map shows this species wintering down the Pacific coast line from souther BC to southern Ca. It breeds in eastern and interior Canada.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2009-12-05 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Field Trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Admiralty Audubon Society Field Trip
December 5, 2009
To; Oak Bay – Indian Island – Fort Flagler
Leader:David Beatty
Eight hardy folks braved the cooler weather with good results.
Bird Species Trip List
Common Loon,Horned Grebe,Double-crested Cormorant,Pelagic,Cormorant,Canada Goose,Brant,Mallard,Northern,Gadwall,American Wigeon,Harlequin Duck,Long-tailed Duck,Surf Scoter,Common Goldeneye,Bufflehead,Hooded Merganser,Red-breasted Merganser,Red-tailed Hawk,Bald Eagle,Black-bellied Plover,Killdeer,Greater Yellowlegs,Sanderling,Mew Gull,Glaucous-winged Gull,Pigeon Guillemot,Rock Pigeon,Belted Kingfisher,Northwestern (American) Crow,Winter Wren,Varied Thrush,American Robin,European Starling,Spotted Towhee,Golden-crowned Sparrow,Song Sparrow
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-12-05 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
South of Ferry dock |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 500-1000 Dunlin on the beach with a few Black-bellied Plovers and Sanderlings thrown in.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-12-05 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
ferry wharf, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Thirteen common goldeneyes in a flotilla. I have never seen so many at one time in Port Townsend.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-12-01 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Yellow-billed loon and common loon. Bob Whitney and I have discovered another easy way to distinguish them at a distance: when the former dives it kicks up a tower of spray; when the common loon dives, the surface water stays smooth
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Chinese Gardens Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Over a hundred hooded mergansers in a flotilla that looked like the Spanish armada approaching the English coast.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A single rock sandpiper amid five dozen black turnstones and three surfbirds on the boulder-filled jetty at the entrance to the marina.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-27 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Chinese Gardens Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I have never seen so many hooded mergansers in one spot. I lost count at 60!
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 3 female black scoters (photographed), western gull (photographed, Bonaparte's gull, red-shafted flickers
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Bob Whitney saw the Yellow-billed Loon off the Point yesterday for the first time this year.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| yellow-billed loon (photographed), 3 female black scoters (photographed), surf and white-winged scoters, Pacific and red-throated loons, red-necked grebe, murres, auklets, and guillemots, northern sea lion, red-shafted flickers
|
| Name:
Richard Williams |
Date:
2009-11-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
2399 Highland Loop, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| One varied thrush at edge of deck in early AM; back again on the 15th.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend Umatilla neighborhood |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Acting on a tip from Ron, I bicycled to the same spot, found the Lapland longspur, and photographed it.
|
| Name:
Ron & Rosemary Sikes |
Date:
2009-11-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend, west side of Laurel Grove Cemetery & the end of Gise St. near Umatilla |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Port Townsend rare sighting was made of a 1st winter plumage- Lapland Longspur This sparrow like bird has bold wing and face patterns in warm rich browns and tan with white borders. The black legs and feet aid in identification. It was feeding along a public gravel path thru a grown up pasture of tall grasses and agricultural weeds near Gise and Umatilla St. Another uncommon bird for PT was a Northern Shrike atop an English Hawthorn on the west boundary of the Laurel Grove Cemetery.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-12 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| After looking at my Pt. Wilson photographs on the computer this evening I discovered one showing a flight of 6 birds flying into the Sound were the first Brant of this season for me. Seems a little early.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Hudson and Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 8 Black Oystercatchers on the spit at Pt. Hudson along with Mew and Glaucus-winged Gulls, 2 Black-bellied Plovers, 7 Harlequins and a flock of Bushtits. At Pt. Wilson, the usual sea birds including all three Scoters (Black, White-winged and Surf) and very large flocks of House Finches and Bushtits.
|
| Name:
Brian Larsen Stafki |
Date:
2009-11-11 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon (small pond), Port Townsend, E. Jefferson County |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 1350: Spotted one American coot amongst the Mallards. The blackish body and white bill with a dark ring stood out amongst the other birds.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-06 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
rest of report on Oct. 31 Field Trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Check the October 31 post below for the rest of Ron's Field Trip to Sequim. I posted it on actual rather than today's date. Sorry.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-11-06 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Seqim Bay and Dungeness Spit County Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Ten birders met at the John Wayne Marina. We enjoyed seeing gulls, dunlin and waterfowl including three gull species in one scopes view. These were the Bonapart'es, mew, and glaucous wing gull. A male harrier flew toward us as it tracked the rock jetty. Moving to Port Williams we hiked to the lagoon near the Battell Laboratory. Here we watched green wing teal and norther pintail. Unfortunately we found a dead common loon, 4 cackling geese, and one Canada goose along the waters edge of the Bay. We did get to see a pair of long tailed female ducks feeding relatively close to us. By the time we reached the Three Crab area the wind was howling and made it difficult to view the hundreds of American widgeon and gulls. We had hoped to find a Eurasian widgeon and a Thayer's gull. Two of us decided to go to the Dungeness County Park and search for a short eared owl. On our way we stopped at the Oyster House Road public access where we saw hundreds of widgeon rafting in the waves. At the county park we hiked along the west boundary looking for the owl in the open fields. Except for soaring gulls and two ravens the birds were keeping in shelter and out of sight.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-04 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Boat Haven-Port Townsend Bay-Killisut Harbor - Mystery Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A boat trip to Nordland and back was very productive. 4 Surfbirds mixed with Black Turnstones(50+) at the entrance to Boat Haven Marina on the inside rocks. 20 to 30 Red-necked Grebes with Horned Grebes(5), Common Loons(6+), Long-tailed Ducks (25), Marbled Murlets(6), Common Murrre(30+), Rhinoceros Aucklet (1), Pigeon Guillemots(20-40 scattered), Ancient Murlets (6), Surf and White-winged Scoters in the Bay and out toward Admiralty Inlet. In Killisut Harbor between Marrowstone and Indian Island were Long-tailed Ducks (30+), Surf Scoters, many Bufflehead(75 +), Harlequins (35+), Horned Grebes.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-03 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 13 buffleheads, 7 harlequins, 4 black oystercatchers at the point itself, and three surfbirds among the dozens of black turnstones and starlings at the entrance to the marina.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-11-03 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A single Surfbird on the pilings at the harbor entrance with the Black Turnstones. The first one I've seen in a few weeks.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-11-01 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| An even dozen Pacific oystercatchers on All Saints Day ... like the twelve apostles?
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-31 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Sequim Field trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| After John Wayne Marina we split into two groups - one going a lot faster than the other, enabling our faster one to get to Dungeness Bay area before the big winds blew. We saw lots of Dunlin and Sanderlings along with Black-bellied Plovers on the flats. There was a large flock of House Finches (200+) on one power pole at Three Crabs and 30+ Brewer's Blackbirds on the other. The ponds on the east held Gadwall, GW Teal and lots of Mallards. A few Eagles were seen fly and roosting around the bay. We also saw 3 Eurasian Collered Doves on the wires between 3 Crabs and Oysterhouse County Park. Carrie Blake Park in Sequim produced the only Eurasian Widgeon of the day. It was a good trip for all.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Carrie Blacke Park Sequim |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| My first Eurasian Widgeon among the Americans at the southern pool at the park.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-10-26 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed a merlin in flight as it sped after black turnstones, causing the entire flock of dozens to flee over Port Townsend Bay.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2009-10-25 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Flooded pasture south of Lake Leland. |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning I saw 21 Wilson's Snipe amd 3 Cackling Geese (minima subspecies) in the flooded pasture at the Faith Farm. It is located about 1 mile south of Lake Leland on the Highway 101. Definitely a high count of snipe's for me,
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-21 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend - Keystone ferry |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| My first-of-season Western Grebes (two) on an afternoon sailing today back to Port Townsend from Whidbey Island.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Two male Long-tailed Ducks flying by heading west along with lots of Pacific Loons, M. Murlets, Common Murres, Surf and White-winged Scoters.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kai Tai Lagoon Nature Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| The ducks have returned to Kai Tai. During Ken Wilson's study day on Sunday we saw Mallard, Ruddies, Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, American Widgeon, Bufflehead, Lesser Scaup and Hooded Merganser.
|
| Name:
Pauline Carter |
Date:
2009-10-17 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Hurricaine Ridge road, Olympic NP (parking before tunnel going up) |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Fun to see three very wet Gray Jays begging. First time I've seen them in awhile. Also, pair of Ravens playing (flirting)doing the upside-down flying with each other higher up on paved trail.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Indian Island and Hadlock Bay |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Great view of a Peregrine Falcon mobbing a Red-tailed Hawk above Indian Island's south shoreline. At Hadlock Bay (south and east of The Ajax Cafe) two Mute Swans were clearly visible in the distance. So I checked at Kah Tai Lagoon later in the afternoon and NO Mute Swans were present.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-10-13 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend shoreline |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Common murre in close to the Fort Worden pier on a gray blustery morning. Otter returning with a fish trailing out of its mouth. Raven over Port Townsend Bay shoreline, common loon offshore, Heerman's and mew gulls and black-bellied plovers on the pilings. Two dozen lesser scaup on Kah Tai Lagoon shoreline. American wigeons in the smaller pond at Kah Tai.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2009-10-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Campground Spit Fort Flagler State Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning I saw the Western Meadowlark in the same location David saw it. In addition, I saw a male Northern Harrier and early winter arriving Northern Shrike.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-08 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Marrowstone Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A lone Western Meadowlark was seen by me and two New Mexico birders at the front edge of the sand dunes at the Fort Flagler State Park sand spit this afternoon.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-08 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Andrew's location |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I also saw and photographed (mediocrely) the Ruddy Turnstone this morning. Included at the same locations were some Black Turnstones and three Surfbirds.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-07 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend Bay shoreline |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Having 15 minutes to spare before an evening dinner engagement I sped on down to Andrew's location (see below) and sorted through the many Sanderlings, and Black-bellied Plovers, and just as I was ready to call it a missed opportunity, I spotted the Ruddy Turnstone. Thank you, Andrew.
|
| Name:
Chrissy |
Date:
2009-10-07 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden Pier |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A pair of green winged teals has been sitting on the beach all day.
|
| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-10-06 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend Bay shoreline |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A ruddy turnstone amid the Heerman's gulls, black-bellied plovers, and sanderlings, off Gaines Street near the motel.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| At the Fort's western forest edge around 11 a.m. today a Merlin grabbed a small unidentified bird out the air and flew away for lunch.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2009-10-03 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Lake Leland Area, Quilcene |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Between 11:30 and 11:45AM, I had 34 Turkey Vultures pass over my home, heading south.
|
| Name:
Chrissy |
Date:
2009-10-02 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson, north shore |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Large flocks of Surf Scoters. I also think that I saw several horned grebes. Anyone else seeing these grebes out there?
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-10-02 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Sooty Fox Sparrows are back at the lagoon, singing, calling and very visible at several locations this morning.(Note the pale yellow mandible.)
|
| Name:
Stephen Cunliffe |
Date:
2009-10-01 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Olele Point |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A flock of just over 100 Surf Scoters, swimming in a long line, one behind the other, riding the incoming tide towards the Hood Canal. I have not seen them in that formation (or numbers) here before
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-10-01 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| For those who are intersted - the first Puget Sound Sea Bird Survey will be conducted for about a half hour at 4:15 pm on Saturday at Pt.Wilson. Show up if you want a lesson on how to do this for later surveys or just to watch and talk about what's there. Over the last few weeks the Marbled Murrelets have moved in closer to shore.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2009-09-30 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Lake Leland |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Saw a Flock of 48 Wood Ducks off fishing dock at Lake Leland at 6PM. This is a high count for me.
|
| Name:
a. yusuf |
Date:
2009-09-29 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
freeland, whidbey island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 50 turkey vultures flying in circles near beach, then settling in tall trees in the woods
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-09-29 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| For me, first-of-season confiding male Red-naped Sapsucker lands on an ornamental deciduous tree trunk at eye level as I hike by on Fort Worden trail.
|
| Name:
Dan Waggoner |
Date:
2009-09-28 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Chevy Chase Pond |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Greater White-fronted Geese. 2 hanging aroung with a dozen Canada Geese.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-09-26 |
Seen by:
3
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Saturday Field Trip |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Field Trip Report – Saturday 8am, September 26 – The fast trip around PT got off to a slow start when the times for starting got messed up but the 12 hardy participants braved the wonderful weather and found some interesting birds. Dan Waggoner has the full list but here’s what I remember. Dan – add what I forgot. Thanks.
Kai Tai – Mute Swans, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Black-capped Chickadees, House Finches, Ruddy Ducks, Mallards, Killdeer, Lesser Scaup
Larry Scott Trail – Black-bellied Plovers, Killdeer, Glaucus-winged, Western and California Gulls, Heerman’s Gulls
PT-Whidbey Ferry Landing – Black Turnstones, Surfbirds (50-70), Black-bellied Plovers, Sanderling
Point Hudson - Glaucus-winged, Western and California Gulls, Heerman’s Gulls, Black Turnstones, Surfbirds, Harlequin Ducks, Common Loon, Common Murre
Chinese Gardens – Mallards, Killdeer, American Widgeon, Song Sparrow, Virginia Rail (in the small overflow pond)
North Beach – Harlequin Ducks, Tufted Puffins (3), the usual gulls.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-09-23 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| While getting a lesson for the upcoming Audubon Sea Bird Survey starting October 3rd at Pt. Wilson, we saw the first real indication of fall birds moving in. 10-15 Marbled Murlets were fairly close to shore with Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots, Rhinoceros Auklets and a Brant's Cormorant actively fishing for scalpin. If you wish to participate or just watch this process within an hour or so of high tide on the first Saturdays of the next 6 months, those who volunteer (contact me or the Marine Science Center volunteer coordinator) and show up, will note the birds on the water and locations according to a set methodology over a 15 minute or half hour time period that will go into the larger Puget Sound data base Seattle Audubon has been working on for the last few years. Point Wilson is the newest site. If there's enough interest new sites around PT may be established.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-09-22 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Today I saw the first Golden Crown Sparrow in our landscape for the fall season. Also there was a House Wren drinking and bathing in the birdbath. I heard this species singing during the summer so it may have nested in our neighborhood.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-09-21 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Female Rufous Hummingbird - a late date since most of its kind have migrated south. She has only one tail feather but seems to maneuver around the flowers ok.
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| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-09-20 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend waterfront |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| harlequin duck, dozens of goldfinches in big flock foraging in the fennel
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| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-09-19 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Barn Owl flew across 49th Street at the Chinese Gardens as I was driving home around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday evening. A nice surprise, and an addition to my 4-month old Jefferson County species list.
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| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-09-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend Bay waterfront |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Common loon in breeding plumage near the ferry pier, hundreds of black turnstones and a dozen surfbirds on Union Wharf, Heerman's gulls at Point Hudson, dozens of black-bellied plovers and a dozen sanderlings on pilings and beach by motel
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| Name:
Andrew Reding |
Date:
2009-09-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Nature Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Photographed a coyote running along the edge of the small pond.
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| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-09-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Yellowstone National Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Below is a report on fall Yellowstone Birds I posted on Tweeters for any that might care. We return on Sunday. It was tough birding.
The first thing we tried to do was to try to find any recent information on bird sightings and drew a complete blank. No official person knew anything or anyone who might. There is a bird list available (and a decent book) but these weren’t helpful except to verify sightings that were a little iffy. Maybe our experiences below help to explain this lack of recent stuff.
We did see a number of birds that I will try to list with locations. Nothing unusual or lifer’s for us. Unfortunately there was simply no consistency in our sitings except for a few birds at one location. One day there were different birds all over the place at one spot within a few minutes and then none the next 6 times we went there. Others were pretty much the same except we didn’t try them as consistently. This is a big park with lots of driving so you have to pick out where you want to be at sunup or down and go there. If nothing shows up you move to someplace else and hope luck is with you. Or, you choose an area that feels right and wait all day. We did the former (averaging 70-80 miles a day in the park loking for bears and wolves as well), so I can’t advise whether sitting around is any better. (Of course you can just go looking for the big animals and bird while you wait – a sound strategy for most of us).
In general, it’s my unscientific opinion that fall is a mediocre time to bird Yellowstone. There are no nests or mating areas to anchor populations, nor are there consistent food sources specific locations for many of them to rely on. The birds seem to be moving around a lot. Many of the males have moved on and the juveniles and a few females are mostly what you see.
There were reasonable amounts of ducks on the ponds and lakes but only juveniles and a few female adults. We saw Ruddies, Widgeon, Mallards, Pintail, Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Common Merganser and Harlequins in various locations. Lots of Canada Geese as well. Yellow-rumped Warblers (mostly juveniles) were the most common warbler with a few Wilson’s. Lots of Clark’s Nutcrackers in almost all locations. A few Gray Jays.
Here are some of the birds and locations – Who knows what will be there when you are??
Gardiner –RV park – Flocks of Cedar Waxwings for two days and then they left.
Mammoth Hot Springs - The one really birdy location (for 20 minutes) was next to the stream on the right side of the lower terrace of Mammoth Hot Springs where there was nothing the next 6 times we showed early, noon and late: 10-20 Mt. Bluebirds, 2 Clark’s Nutcrackers, 5-6 Robins, a Varied Thrush, a Hairy Woodpecker, 5-6 Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Townsend’s Solitaire, a Chipping Sparrow, pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers, lots of Brewer’s Blackbirds.
Floating Islands Lake – 3 Sora Rails (2 juveniles and a female) stayed in this pond and were visible all 4 times we stopped. The only truly consistent place in the park for us.
Tower Falls area - Bald Eagles were plentiful (three pair circling South of Tower Falls and others scattered).
Red-tailed Hawks were seen from the Lamar Valley to near the top of Mt. Washburn – Adults and juveniles.
Alum Creek confluence with the Yellowstone River – Adult and juvenile Swainson’s Hawks soaring overhead. Common Goldeneye and Canada Geese in the river.
LeHardy Rapids on the Yellowstone - 8-10 Harlequin Juveniles diving and resting on the rocks.
Pebble Creek Campground – 2 Mountain Chickadees
It was actually a pretty feeble trip as birding trips go. On the other hand, the scenery is always spectacular, the elk and bison are all over the place and you have a 50-50 shot at seeing bears and wolves. Besides, as spotty as the birds where this week, next week could be totally different. Good luck and good birding all!
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-09-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Home landscape, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning a juvenile male rufous hummingbird was nectaring from the "Hummingbird Nettle", Stachys chamissonis, aka. hedge nettle. This is a late sighting, since most rufous hummingbirds have apparently migrated.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-09-11 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
just north of Brinnon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A breeding-plumaged Common Loon and a half dozen Horned Grebes off shore at Seal Rock Campground.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-09-10 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Pt. Wilson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Two Tufted Puffins flying into the Sound.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-09-06 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Hudson Marina |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| The first big flock of Black Turnstones have returned to the pilings at the marina. Didn't get a reasonable count from my bike without nocks but the chittering was loud and probably 30-40 were settling in. Fall is coming.
|
| Name:
David Beatty djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-09-02 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Oak Bay, Jefferson County |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| A Pectoral Sandpiper was hanging out with a Bonaparte's Gull at the county park mud flats during low tide this morning. Interesting how, as the gull moved deliberately collecting and consuming tastey morsels, the sandpiper shadowed him.
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-08-31 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Wilson, Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This morning two whimbrel were feeding by probing in the sand on the south side of Point Wilson.
|
| Name:
Diane Mulholland |
Date:
2009-08-30 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Oak Bay County Park, Port Hadlock |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| 16 Phalaropes in the bay this afternoon. Too far out to ID, but most likely R Necked.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-08-24 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Straits of Juan de Fuca |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Substantil numbers of Common Murres are showing up in the Straits between PT and San Juan Islands.
|
| Name:
David Beatty - djb38@olypen.com |
Date:
2009-08-21 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Indian Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Two Red-necked Grebes (one in breeding plumage) plus a raft of scoter species off the Isthmus Trail beach; plus hundreds of Western Sandpipers at the high tide line and several Savannah Sparrows in the dune brush.
|
| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2009-08-20 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Point Hudson |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Single Juvenile Sanderling on beach (separate from a flock of Western Sandpipers nearby).
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-08-18 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Blue Mountain/Deer Park |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| With the Hurricane Ridge Rd. closed we decided to chance the Deer Park/Blue Mountain Rd. to get high in the park. It was very dry with lots of traffic (probably from the closure). The wildflowers were light as were the birds but the scenery was great as usual. A Sooty Grouse family (parents plus 4 juvies) was feeding in the grass next to the upper view parking lot, posing for wonderful pics. A family of Horned Larks (one female and 3 juveniles) were feeding in the sparse grass on top of Blue Mountain. A Cooper's Hawk flew over for a short view and the usual Gray Jays were in the campground. Also saw a Yellow-rumped Warbler and Junco. Not a big day but pleasant.
|
| Name:
Marcia Hartshorn |
Date:
2009-08-16 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Towne Point Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Yes, I'm seeing Annas at flowers and feeder and at window looking in at flowering geraniums.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-08-15 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Protection Island |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Took a quick trip over to Protection Island this afternoon in a friend's boat. Lots of the usual Gulls and Guillemots with 7-8 eagles, 10-12 Harlequin Ducks (females and juveniles), a few Rhinos, 9 Common Murre (half immature), three Tufted Puffins and one female White-winged Scoter. Almost nothing between PT and the island. Most of the Rhinos must be out in the middle with the Gulls and fish balls.
|
| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-08-14 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
PT Backyard |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I noticed an Anna's Hummingbird feeding on the Crocosmia this morning. It's the first I've seen since the Rufous males showed up in the spring. With the Rufous action slowing down considerably in the last week or so I guess they feel safe enough to come out. Anyone else seeing Annas?
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| Name:
David Beatty |
Date:
2009-08-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Fort Worden beach |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Before 9 a.m.today: two Bald Eagles on the bluff between North Beach and Point Wilson; and two coyotes on the beach (!) between the Marine Science Center pier and Point Hudson. They ran to a wooded arroyo at the bluff when I approached.
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| Name:
David Gluckman |
Date:
2009-08-12 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I've noticed an increase from last year which was a particularly low year compared to previous ones.
|
| Name:
Karen DeLorenzo |
Date:
2009-08-11 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Uptown Port Townsend |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Why so many English sparrows this year? Over 50 to 60 (many babies)some days at the feeder. Does anyone else have this problem (other species seem to avoid the feeder when they are around.)
|
| Name:
Ron Sikes |
Date:
2009-08-04 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park, Port Townsend, Jefferson County |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| This evening a Lesser Yellowlegs was feeding near 8 Least Sandpipers on the lagoon's south shore and east of the bridge. It is the first I have seen this summer. A Greater Yellowlegs was feeding near the bridge. They often are seen catching and swallowing stickleback minnows in this spot.
|
| Name:
Dave Grimmer |
Date:
2009-08-03 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| The remaining domestic duck would be very easy to capture. It is not shy at all. If anyone has the means to care for it, I believe it is not too late to offer it a better life than is currently being had.
|
| Name:
Bonnie Block |
Date:
2009-08-02 |
Seen by:
1
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kai Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| I was photographing the virginia rails in the reeds at the end of the lagoon last month. 3 white ducks came racing down the path and jumped into the brush. Two other birders that were there said that they saw someone with a cage--so the poor birds were dumped. I am sorry to hear that they are not surviving. That is disgraceful behavior on the part of the owner of those birds. Domestic ducks cannot survive in the wild
|
| Name:
Michelle Coleman |
Date:
2009-08-02 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Does anyone know anything about the single white duck that we've seen with the young mallards lately? (Different beak than the mallards...larger and somewhat blueish.) He's looking awfully thin this week. Poor little fella.
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| Name:
Sandra Stowell |
Date:
2009-08-02 |
Seen by:
2
birder(s)
|
| Location:
Kah Tai Lagoon, P.T. |
Region
& State: west WA
(USA) |
| Two mute swans still here... at 7:30am
Virginia rail but not the chicks...
A few Ruddy Ducks among many Mallards, several Hooded Mergansers
Cedar Waxwings? circling & bug catching among swallows(!) up at about 60'-100' over the lawn between the restrooms and the lagoon. Some seriously acrobatic flying for non-Hirundinidae!
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