Subject: Nisqually sighting for Sunday
Date: Apr 7 16:20:02 2002
From: David Hayden - dtvhm at nwrain.com
Today I visited Luhr Beach, and walked around the Nisqually Refuge.
Here are some birds seen.
At Luhr Beach:
2 Earred Grebes
White Winged Scoters (numbers are dwindling)
200+ Brant
6 Greater Yellowlegs
At the Willow ponds along the trail to McAlliser Creek near the parking
lot. (south pond)
2 Least Sandpipers
2 American Pipits
1 Greater Yellowlegs
Barn Swallows
Cliff Swallows
1 Northern Roughed Winged Swallow
>From the twin barns deck.
1 Sharp Shinned Hawk
3 Greater Yellowlegs (in the pond)
Along the McAllister Creek trail.
1 Pileated Woodpecker (call from across the creek)
2 Eurasian Wigeon
1 Caspian Tern
8 Greater Yellowlegs
1 Northern Roughed Winged Swallow
The photo blind pond along McAllister Creek.
1 Virginia Rail (calling)
The pond in the corner of the north dike tail and the connecting trail
to the twin barns.
1 Cinnamon Teal
The mud flats from the observation tower.
10 Caspian Terns
6 Bonaparte's Gulls
1 Black Bellied Plover
1500+ Dunlin
Dave Hayden
Lakewood, WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com