After two years of not doing the bird surveys at Morse Refuge, in the Graham
vicinity, I resumed the surveys this morning. It seems they have not been
done in a while, and I am glad to be back there. I will go weekly, possibly
twice a week during spring and summer, and probably less during the colder
weather.
Birds are listed in order seen; and altho not of interest to all, many in
the Tahoma Audubon may be interested.....

RED TAILED HAWK first encountered in dry douglas forest
PINE SISKINS dry forest, and near marsh edge, as well as decidious
areas
Y.R. WARBLERS
GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLETS
OREGON JUNCOS
BROWN CREEPERS, both seen and heard
RED SHAFTED FLICKERS
STELLAR JAYS
PURPLE FINCHES several singing, more than I remember ever having in
past
AMERICAN ROBINS
RAVEN also high count on these, they were all over the area, used to be
rare find
RUBY CROWNED KINGLETS
SONG SPARROW
SPOTTED TOWHEES
EVENING GROSBEAKS
R.W. BLACKBIRDS
PILEATED WOODPECKER pair
SHOVELER
AMERICAN CROWS
TREE SWALLOWS
VIOLET GREEN SWALLOWS
TURKEY VULTURES pair flying over marsh, don't remember having them before
VIRGINIA RAILS lots of noise, and movement in cattails, observed from new
tower
AMERICAN BITTERN
HOUSE FINCHES
STARLINGS
SAVANNAH SPARROW
HOUSE SPARROWS one pair
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD male
WHITE CROWNED SPARROW
GADWALL pair
MALLARDS several pairs
CANADA GEESE about 12 pairs
PIE BILLED GREBE one pair
AMERICAN COOT one pair
COOPERS HAWK
SHARP SHINNED HAWK
GREATER YELLOWLEGS 3
KILLDEER 1
ROCK DOVES 3
MOURNING DOVE 1
KINGFISHERS 2
BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEES
CHESTNUT BACKED CHICKADEES
WINTER WRENS
TOWNSENDS WARBLERS
RED BREASTED SAPSUCKER making cavity, easy to see from trail, but is high

50 total species

Red Tail was being attacked both by Crows and Ravens, however, at 11:15 she
was still in the same area.
1 Greater Yellowlegs appeared shortly after I arrived at Tower, stayed a few
minutes, left and returned with 2 more. They foraged in mud for about 15
minutes before flying off.
House Sparrows were checking out nest box, I will be making sure they don't
start nesting in it!
Vicki Biltz Bonney Lake Wa. vickibiltz at msn.com