Zoology 464, The Natural History of Birds
Field trip number one

Birds seen on 2 April 1998 at the Montlake Fill between the hours
of 830am and 1130am. Moderately warm, light breeze, partly cloudy
morning.

Total species: 45 (seen or heard).

Common Loon, Gavia immer, feeding at the north end of Lake
Washington near the stadium, mostly in alternate plumage

Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, saw and heard many

Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, many feeding at north
end of Lake Washington

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, lone individual sitting in a tree
near the boathouse

Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, lone individual on
the Central Pond

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis canadensis, setting up housekeeping

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis minima (?), "Cackling Canada Goose"
on the Central Pond

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Gadwall, Anas strepera, several on Central Pond

Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca carolinensis, several pairs (at least 5)
tucked away on various ponds

American Wigeon, Anas americana, many on Central Pond

Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata, many on Central Pond

Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, males and females in alternate plumage

Canvasback, Aythya valisineria, feeding on north end of Lake Washington

Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris, 2 males 4 females (2.4.0) feeding at
north end of Lake Washington, near Montlake parking lot footbridge.

Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola

Common Merganser, Mergus merganser, feeding at north end of Lake
Washington

Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus, feeding at the north end of
Lake Washington

American Coot, Fulica americana, many many many

Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, many, including one hen on her nest
near the restoration project

Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, two flying across Central Pond

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis, group of 20 or more flying
high overhead

Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucenscens, arguing over a food morsel

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, sitting in a large cottonwood
tree on Foster's Island

California Quail, Callipepla californica, heard several calling in
blackberry brambles near the montlake parking lot just north of
Lake Washington

Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, heard only

Rock Dove, Columba livia

Northern (red-shafted) Flicker, Colaptes auratus, many

Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, many, some sitting on nestboxes

Violet-green Swallow, Tachycineta thalassina, many, some sitting
on nestboxes

American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos, including one color-banded
individual located in a large tree near the E8 parking lot

Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus, "dueling chickadees"
heard (only)

Bushtit, Psaltriparus minimus, nest only (not included in today's
species count)

Bewick's Wren, Thryomanes bewickii, including one individual who
allowed us to approach closely for good, long looks

(Long-billed) Marsh Wren, Cistothorus palustris, heard and observed,
also identified nests

American Robin, Turdus migratorius, many

European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, many

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata, in trees next to the
Montlake footbridge

Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia, heard and observed

White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, heard and observed a
small group in blackberry brambles

Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla, observed a small group
in blackberry/scotch broom cluster near the "beaver trees"

Lincoln's Sparrow, Zonotrichia lincolnii, heard singing in blackberry
brambles between the Central Pond and the north end of Lake Washington

Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, many (both male and female)

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, many

American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis, sitting in large (coottonwood?)
tree near southern end of Central Pond

House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, heard and saw many





Deborah Wisti-Peterson email:nyneve at u.washington.edu
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
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