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Date: May 26, 2001
Location: McLane Creek Nature Trail, Thurston County, Washington

I walked the trails in a "Figure 8" between 0745 and 0905. Ground and
foliage still wet with over-night dew.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Wood Duck 7 [1]
Mallard 4 [2]
Hooded Merganser 1 [3]
Mourning Dove 1 [4]
Belted Kingfisher 1 [5]
Willow Flycatcher present [6]
Steller's Jay 1 [7]
American Crow 3 [8]
Violet-green Swallow present
Bewick's Wren 1
Marsh Wren 2 [9]
American Robin present [10]
Cedar Waxwing 1
Common Yellowthroat 1 [11]
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird present [12]

Footnotes:

[1] 2 females, 5 downy juveniles.
[2] Males.
[3] Female.
[4] Heard.
[5] Male.
[6] Loose flock of maybe 10 - dozen in Red Alders.
[7] Heard.
[8] Heard.
[9] Heard.
[10] Heard in Big-leaf Maple groves.
[11] Heard.
[12] 4 males calling; uncounted females and juveniles foraging on
floating Nuphar leaves.

Total number of species seen: 16


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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at igc.org
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