Spent an hour this morning in the Capitol Forest west of Olympia off Hwy 8,
about 5 miles up Rock Candy Mountain Road in Thurston County. Highlights
were 5 HERMIT WARBLERS on nesting territory, singing constantly. Also had 4
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS singing in the new growth Douglas Fir plantings
about 2 miles up the road. Many flyovers of BAND-TAILED PIGEONS, a few
VARIED THRUSH. And if this Mariners game gets out of hand anytime soon, it
may force me to take the 5 minute drive to the Wier Prairie.


On another note:
Last two trips: Westport Seabirds

Apr May
14 6

Black-footed Albatross 79 51
Laysan Albatross 0 1
Northern Fulmar 106 165
Pink-foot. Shearwater 1 72
Sooty Shearwater 2695 2027
Short-tail. Shearwater 30 31
Manx Shearwater 0 2
Fork-tail. Storm-Petrel 5 98
Red Phalarope 0 10
Red-necked Phalarope 24 440
Pomarine Jaeger 2 3
Bonaparte's Gull 10 120
Mew Gull 0 1
Ring-billed Gull 0 1
California Gull 29 20
Herring Gull 102 83
Western, G-wing. gulls 1161 1433
Black-legged Kittiwake 332 62
Sabine's Gull 8 22
Common Tern 0 50
Common Murre 128 184
Pigeon Guillemot 14 37
Marbled Murrelet 0 10
Ancient Murrelet 0 2
Cassin's Auklet 35 4
Rhinoceros Auklet 27 38
Tufted Puffin 7 1
Total birds 4795 4966

Gray Whale 3 0
Harbor Porpoise 12 7
Dall's Porpoise 0 1
California Sea Lion 0 1
Harbor Seal 0 1

Ryan Shaw - Lacey
rtshaw80 at home.com