Hey Tweets,

There hasn't been much activity that I've seen lately, but here's some of what I've seen.
On 6/13 at Sequim Bay there were two OSPREY fishing, I didn't see them catch anything but it was very interesting to watch.
On 6/18 at my house (up Deer Park Rd, In between Sequim and Port Angeles) there were 15 VAUX'S SWIFT flying west. And on 6/27 there was a single one flying the same direction.
On 6/24 also at my house there was one YELLOW WARBLER singing! I never heard nor saw it again, but I'll post if I do.
On 7/6 my 2 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW chicks fledged.
On 7/12 there was a fledgling RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER at my house.
On 7/16 at Old Olympic and Carlsborg there was a female AMERICAN KESTREL, I'm not sure if this is a new bird or the same one from the Old Olympic and Kitchen-Dick area, but there are many Kestrels on Old Olympic.
On 7/17 at the Sunland Golf Course area there were around 7 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER chasing each other around in the tree-tops. Has anyone else seen this many in one place before?


The BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD have suddenly disappeared, I barely have three a night coming to my feeder, maybe they're all at someone else's feeder? I can't remember the date of it, but I found a dying Cowbird, could it be there's a virus or something going around? Has anyone else noticed this? From 6/27 to 7/10 or so there's been a pair of HOUSE FINCHES coming to my feeder, a female and a variant male, he's kind of a mustard yellow. About 7 years ago the ground here used to be crawling with House Finches, regulars and variants, now they're fairly uncommon....

For anyone interested, to get an idea of the area, here's some birds that are common or fairly common at my house...


TURKEY VULTURE
BALD EAGLE
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
COOPER'S HAWK
RED-TAILED HAWK
OSPREY
RUFFED GROUSE
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
BAND-TAILED PIGEON
MOURNING DOVE
GREAT-HORNED OWL
BARRED OWL
WESTERN SCREECH-OWL
NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL
COMMON NIGHTHAWK
VAUX'S SWIFT
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (I've never seen any hummingbirds but Rufous here)
NORTHERN FLICKER (RED-SHAFTED)
RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
PILEATED WOODPECKER
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
WILLOW FLYCATCHER
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
STELLER'S JAY
AMERICAN CROW
COMMON RAVEN
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
WINTER WREN
BEWICK'S WREN
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
SWAINSON'S THRUSH
VARIED THRUSH
AMERICAN ROBIN
CEDAR WAXWING
EUROPEAN STARLING
HUTTON'S VIREO
WILSON'S WARBLER
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
SPOTTED TOWHEE
SONG SPARROW
OREGON JUNCO
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
WESTERN TANAGER
PINE SISKEN
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
RED CROSSBILL
PURPLE FINCH


Elizabeth Noyes
Port Angeles, WA
noyes at olypen.com
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