Hey Tweets!

Almost daily on the Sequim bypass between River Rd & 3rd Ave we've seen one
female AMERICAN KESTREL.
01/03/01 at our house up Deer Park we had one young SHARP-SHINNED HAWK
(almost in full adult plumage) land on our feeder and roost for about 2 and
1/2 hours.
01/03/03 we had 3 RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER at our house (1 adult & two younger
birds)
01/03/05 we had 12 EVENING GROSBEAK fly over our house. We rarely have them
here, even just flying over.
01/03/08 we had the SHARP-SHINNED HAWK at our house again, which preened on
our feeder for approx :30 .
01/03/09 we saw four AMERICAN KESTREL. One male across from Costco, and 1
male, the usual female, & 1 unknown on the Sequim bypass between River &
3rd.
01/03/09 near the bypass we saw 3 C. QUAIL (1 M, 2 F).
01/03/09 at our house we had 2 BAND-TAILED PIGEON come to our feeder.
01/03/10 we had 2 HUTTON'S VIREO & 3 (the highest we remember having here)
BEWICK'S WREN.
01/03/11 we had our first (1) OSPREY, 1 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, our first (also
1) TURKEY VULTURE, and 2 RED-TAILED HAWK.

My sister and I went to the Montlake Fill 01/03/11 and saw (not counting the
birds on the bay):

RING-NECKED PHEASANT 3 (1 M, 2 F)
COMMON TEAL 1
AMERICAN BITTERN 1
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 50
AMERICAN ROBIN 30
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE 1
AUDUBON'S WARBLER 10
BEWICK'S WREN 1
AMERICAN COOT 25
RING-NECKED DUCK 3
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 7
BALD EAGLE 1
AMERICAN WIGEON 6
NORTHERN SHOVELER 16
KILLDEER 2
RUDDY DUCK 6
BUFFLEHEAD 4
MARSH WREN 1

We were unable to locate the Palm Warbler.

Elizabeth Noyes
Port Angeles, WA
noyes at olypen.com