Hello Tweeters,
This message is from the 15th of July.When i wrote the message from the
13th the other day, i din't get in to sightings of birds, because i was to
intense finding and photographing the "GRAPPLETAIL I noticed that day about
one bird calling over and over the same song. But this particular never
came out to identify.I mention this to my son Patrick that i think i heared
a Red-eyed Vireo. This bird was singig for the longest time, and playing
the tape at home i was sure what i heared was this bird.
On the 15th i went back to Stossel Creek way taken my tapes not only
finding the mystery bird, but also finding a female "GRAPPLETAIL".I know
there hard to find, but now going to find this bird i heared and the
Dragonflie it was a challenge. Beside this is such a neat place to go
sitting on a creek with Coniferous Forest including Salmonberry Alder
-Cotton and Fir Trees.I been taken a little chair to sit and watch, it is
so serene one can not describe with out beeing there. The only time silent
is disturbed when a Loging truck goes by. It is amazing this place is
direct next to the road, but you have to climb down and it is a different
habitat.
When i got there i was first looking for The "Grappletail" and taken some
more photos only the male was showing. After a while i heared the Red-eyed
Vireo way in the back calling again. Than i played my Tape and sure enough
he came close landing in a smal Alder Tree. I had a chance to take few
photos before he was flying deeper in to the tall Cotton Trees.He was still
calling when i left, i wonder how long can there sing to get a sure
throat?I never forgot the time i saw my first Red-eyed Vireo in the sommer
of 1987 on Sullivan Lake which is in Salmo Prist Wilderness in Pend Oreille
Co.Where we also found our first Boreal Chickadee's. I heared the Red-eyed
Vireo than singing for the longest time. I hope my photos will come out OK
so i can publish them in the WOSNEWS.
Other Birds sighted on the Creek:
Red breasted Sapsucker
Swainson"s Thrushes
Townsend's Solitaire
Black-capped Chickadee"s
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Olive -sided Flycatcher
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Black-headed Grosbeak's
Western Tanager
And yes lot's of American Robin's

RuthSullivan
Tacoma