28 June 2012

The weather forecast was not good so I left the hotel early to go out and salvage the morning by recording some birds. I managed to record 8 males today without really trying. I also found a Red-breasted Sapsucker nest in a swampy area. This area of Washington is at the western base of the Cascades with some spectacular views to the east. It looks like more rain over the next 2 days so I will camp out tonight and see if I can record something on Friday.

Views of the Cascades from the study site near Oso

Red-breasted Sapsucker at nest

Day-list: Washington: Snohomish: Oso area

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Barn Swallow

Steller’s Jay

American Crow

Northern Raven

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

European Starling

Warbling Vireo

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Spotted Towhee

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brewer’s Blackbird

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch