Hi Tweets -

Yesterday I led a group from Seattle Audubon on a field trip east of the
mountains. We stopped at the Teanaway River on Hwy 10, Hidden Valley,
Liberty, and up FR 9712 to the Swauk Pass/Diamond Head area. We had near
ideal weather, little wind until late in the day. Good bird activity at
all locations with something special at each.

We got nice looks at Gray Catbird, Veery, Spotted Sandpiper and American
Dipper at the Teanaway River stop. We had stunning views of Western and
Mountain Bluebirds on Hidden Valley Road. Just before Liberty we had
nice views of Western Wood-Pewee, and MacGillivray's Warbler. In
Liberty, at the house with the hummingbird feeders there was a platform
feeder which had Evening Grosbeaks and Cassin's Finches coming in for
great views. Starting up FR 9712 we had a Lazuli Bunting singing.
Farther up, at a wetland area we had a pair of Lincoln's Sparrows,
Black-throated Blue, Townsend's and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Warbling
Vireo. On Bettas Road we had Vesper Sparrow, Western Kingbird and Horned
Lark. Total of 70 species for the day.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
bellasoc at isomedia.com

Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Dusky Flycatcher
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
House Wren
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Purple Finch
Cassin's Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak