Hi Tweets:

On Saturday, 10 people birded Spanaway Marsh, Pierce County, on East Lake
Washington Audubon's field trip. Purple Finches sang, Evening Grosbeaks flew
over, a Pileated Woodpecker was scoped. There were many Yellow-rumped
Warblers and Orange-crowned Warblers were plentiful and singing throughout
the marsh. We scoped them as well as had close-up looks at a couple of
individuals. There were several displaying and disputing Rufous
Hummingbirds. Two Downy Woodpeckers entertained us with their dueling
drumming. Here's a list of the 51 species seen during the half-day trip.

~ Spanaway Marsh ~ 51 seen
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser - Spanaway Lake Park
Osprey - Renton
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Virginia Rail
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Dove
Band-tailed Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Rufous Hummingbird
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick's Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Steller's Jay
American Crow
European Starling
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak

Joyce Meyer
Woodinville, WA
www.elwas.org