Spent a couple hours at Nisqually today. It was pretty quiet, too early for
a lot of passerines, but things are starting up.

The only notable observations were:

A male Wood Duck mounting a female Hooded Merganser. They flew in
together, so the Hoody was as confused as the Woody. What would you name
the issue of this encounter?

A woodpecker (sp.?) drumming in answer to machine-gun bursts at Ft. Lewis.
Which one was defending territory? Both?

Otherwise, the ~very~ slim pickings were:

3/19/1998 ~ Nisqually NWR
Twin Barn Loop Only

DUCKS, SWANS, GEESE
Snow Goose (blue)
Canada Goose (some dusky)
Wood Duck
American Wigeon (no Eurasian in flock of 100+)
Green-winged Teal (many + 1 Eurasion ssp.)
Northern Shoveler
Hooded Merganser
HERONS, EGRETS AND BITTERNS
Great Blue Heron
HAWKS, EAGLES AND KITES
Bald Eagle (overflight, but nesting activity has been observed this
month)
Red-tailed Hawk
PLOVERS AND LAPWINGS
Killdeer
PIGEONS AND DOVES
Band-tailed Pigeon
WOODPECKERS
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
CROWS AND JAYS
American Crow
THRUSHES
American Robin
STARLINGS
European Starling
WRENS
Bewick's Wren (No Marsh Wrens heard!)
SWALLOWS
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
NEW WORLD WARBLERS
Yellow-rumped Warbler
BUNTINGS, SPARROWS, TANAGERS, ALLIES
Song Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Savannah Sparrow
BLACKBIRDS, GRACKLES, ORIOLES
Red-winged Blackbird

Jerry Blinn
Silverdale
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