Jim Pruske and I birding various spots in Lewis and Thurston Counties.
We started at Lincoln Creek, worked our way around to Bunker Creek. We
then came back to Chehalis, went over to the Centralia Steam Plant, and
the Tono Rd. pond. Then went to Waldrick Rd., and worked our way over to
Scatter Creek. We had notable high numbers of Greater Yellowlegs in the
Lincoln Creek area and the Steam Plant. The most interesting bird of the
day was a very tame female Northern Bobwhite in Jim's front yard.

Teague Rd. (Lewis County)
Greater Yellowlegs - 17
Black Bellied Plover - 7
Wood Duck - 2
American Bittern - 1
Mourning Dove - 1
Brown Creeper - 1
Brown Headed Cowbird - 2
Rufous Hummingbird

Lincoln Creek Ponds (Lewis County) (before the hunt club ponds)
Greater Yellowlegs - 38
Mourning Dove - 14
Ring Necked Pheasant - 1

Lincoln Cr. Rd. + Ingalls Rd. (Lewis County)
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
American Kestrel - 1

Top of Ingalls Rd. (Lewis County)
Hairy Woodpecker - 1
Northern Harrier - 1
Purple Finch - several singing

Ingalls Rd. + Bunker Cr. Rd. (Lewis County)
Lincoln Sparrow - 1
Turkey Vulture - 1

Chehalis (Lewis County)
Scrub Jay - 1

Steam Plant (Lewis County)
Greater Yellowlegs - 45
Western Sandpiper - 2
Peregrine Falcon - 1

Tono Rd. Pond (Thurston County)
N. Rough Winged Swallow - 2
Common Loon - 1 (full breeding plumage)

Waldrick Rd. (Thurston County)
Turkey Vulture - 1
Scrub Jay - 2
Evening Grosbeak - 1
Bald Eagle - 2
Chipping Sparrow - several singing

Dan Dar Farm (Thurston County)
American Kestrel - 1

Scatter Creek Wildlife Area (Thurston County)
Orange Crowned Warbler - 1
Northern Harrier - 2
Chipping Sparrow - several singing


Dave Hayden
Lakewood WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com