On Tuesday, February 29th, 10 of us headed north to B.C. for a Pilchuck
Audubon Society birdwalk led by Darryl Thompson. We also visited OWL
(Orphaned WildLife) a rehabilitation facility, located off 72nd St. near the
Boundary Bay Airport and the surrounding Boundary Bay area.

Birds seen/heard:

Pacific Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Western Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Dunlin
Ring-billed Gull
Thayer's Gull
Herring Gull
Glaucous-einged Gull
Rock Dove
Short-eared Owl
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow (possible)
Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
House finch

total species: 59

(*v*)Donna Ferrill
nightwings406 at aol.com
Mukilteo/Cle Elum, WA