MaryAnn Ruthruff and I completed another survey of the Spray Park trail. This
was the third on this trail. Before the Mowich Lake road opened, three
surveys on the road were done. We had 13 species and 49 birds, compared to 10
and 31 Sept. 3, and 7 and 30 on Aug. 24. It was cloudy and windy with
temperature in low 50's. It started raining lightly about noon during lunch
at Spray park and continued on the way down.

Pileated Woodpecker - 1 at Paul Peak trailhead on Mowich Lake road
Hairy Woodpecker - 2 on same dead tree as PIWO
Gray Jay - 8
Common Raven - 1
American Dipper - 2, one at small pond by picnic area & 1 at outlet stream
Varied Thrush - 6
American Robin - 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 5
Brown Creeper - 1
Winter Wren - 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - 5
Dark-eyed Junco - 3

We also saw two hoary marmots in Spray Park, a deer outside the park on the
road, and two Northern Flicker on the road out.

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com