Tweets,

Went to Lake Hills Greenbelt in Bellevue to lead an ELWAS birdwalk
(Ducks at Phantom Lake) this morning. No customers! (But there were 2
leaders assigned). I did a preliminary check of the Lakes and walked
the Greenbelt afterward - too bad no one showed up it was a good day for
birds! Here's my list.

(GB=greenbelt/farm, L-Larson, P-Phantom)

Great Blue Heron 1 (GB)
Double-crested Cormorant 4 (L,P)
Canada Goose 30+(P,L,G) Charged by 1 at Phantom Lake
Mallard 60 (L,P,G) All but 2 in pairs
Gadwall 4 (L) Paired
American Coot 140 (L,P)
American Wigeon 21 (G)
Eurasion Wigeon (Male) 1 (G)
Bufflehead 14 (P) Pairs
Ruddy Duck 25+(P) Courting behavior
Northern Shoveler 30 (P,L) Doing the circular dance
Green-winged Teal 2 (G) Pair
Hooded Merganser 2 (G) Pair
Ring-Necked Duck (Male) 1 (L) Flushed by an off-leash dog
Common Merganser 2 (P) Pair
Virginia Rail 1 (G)
Killdeer 2 (G)
Common Snipe 3 (G) My first good look in years
Ring Necked Pheasant 1 (G)
California Quail 6 (G) Very vocal
Red-Tailed Hawk 1 (L)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (G)
Bald Eagle 1 (G) In transit
Belted Kingfisher (female) 1 (G)
Band-tailed Pigeon 20+(G)
Rufous Hummingbird 1 (P) In salmonberry.
Northern Flicker 3 (G) Showing territorial behavior
Downy Woodpecker 1 (G)
Swallow (species?) 2 (P) Way out over water
Common Crow 9 (L,P,G)
Stellers Jay 3 (G)
Black Capped Chickadee 2 (P)
Chestnut Backed Chickadee 3 (G)
Red Breasted Nuthatch 2 (P) aggressive - chased Chickadees Brown
Creeper 1 (G)
Bewicks Wren 1 (G) Singing beautifully
Golden Crowned Kinglet 7 (G)
American Robin 100+(G) Everywhere!
Cedar Waxwing 2 (G) Almost dismissed as Starlings
Townsends Warbler 1 (G) Gorgeous male
Warbler species 1 (G) Heard, briefly saw (Y throated?)
Common Yellowthoat 1 (G) Wow!
Red Headed Blackbird 200+(P,L,G) Lots of song
Spotted Towhee 3 (G,P)
White Crowned Sparrow 4 (L)
Song Sparrow 8 (P,L,G)
Fox Sparrow 1 (P) Near parking lot
Red Crossbill 3 (G) 1 male, 2 females
House Finch 6 (G)
Purple Finch 2 (G)
Pine Siskin 1 (G)
Starling 100+(G,L,P) Some mimicking frogs, quail

52 Species - including 11 ducks which were the target for the day.

Good Birding

Rob Conway
Bellevue, WA

robin_conway at hotmail.com





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