A rainy morning lead to depressed bird activity. I managed to record 13 birds in between the rainy periods. The habitat around Packwood had changed a great deal since I had been there in the late 1980s. I decided to conduct field work about 40 km to the north around Ashford where there was a lot more logging and clearcuts for breeding habitat. I managed to take some video of one of my favorite western species, the Varied Thrush which looks very much like our American Robin.
I also found Jackie’s Java in Elbe where I could get great frozen coffee drinks.
Extensive clearcutting in the Ashford area
MacGillivray’s Warbler breeding habitat
Varied Thrush video
Day-list Washington: Lewis Co., south of Ashford
Ruffed Grouse
Calliope Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Gray Jay
Steller’s Jay
American Crow
Northern Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Warbling Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Townsend’s Warbler
MacGillivray’s Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson’s Warbler
Western Tanager
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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