This report was mailed for Nancy Padberg by http://birdnotes.net

Date: July 21, 2001
Location: Zigzag, Clackamas County, Oregon




Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Common Nighthawk
Rufous Hummingbird
Steller's Jay
Violet-green Swallow [1]
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
American Robin [2]
MacGillivray's Warbler [3]
Wilson's Warbler [4]
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow [5]
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak [6]
Pine Siskin [7]
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak [8]

Footnotes:

[1] 2 babies poking their heads out of the nestbox snapping at
passing insects.
[2] Adult and a juvenile.
[3] Never seen these before! Watched a mom feeding her baby for
about 20 minutes.
[4] Hadn't seen any for about 3 weeks when I watched both parents
bring food to their babies next to the pond.
[5] A shy juvenile, but is getting braver.
[6] A juvenile and a male are regulars at the feeder.
[7] We have a flock of about 25 that are eating everything in sight.
They love the bird bath that is only about 12" in diameter, but
fits at least 8 of them at a time.
[8] The male is here everyday. The female occasionally.

Total number of species seen: 16