Subject: Nisqually/Luhr Beach
Date: Jan 5 16:17:14 2002
From: David Hayden - dtvhm at nwrain.com


Today, I birded the Nisqually NWR in search of just one of the Rough
Legged Hakws that Jason Paulios had on Thursday, but came up with zero.
Had lots of immature Red Tailed Hawks, but could not turn one into a
Rough Legged. I birded most of the morning at the refuge, before being
joined by Jim Pruske. I was able to tally 68 species as the weather
stayed overcast with a couple a sprinkles, eventually it started to rain
by 3:00pm.

Willow Pond (Center Trail)
4 Yellow Rumped Warblers (Myrtle)
1 Barn Swallow
1 Eurasian Wigeon
1 Western Sandpiper
4 Dunlin
1 Thayer's Gull
1 Western Gull
9 Greater White Fronted Geese

Further down the Center Trail
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Northern Harriers
15 White Crowned Sparrows
1 Lincoln Sparrow
3 Fox Sparrows

Twin Barns
2 Tundra Swans
1 Western Meadowlark
1 Great Horned Owl

Nisqually River Side Trail
1 Peregrine Falcon
2 Hairy Woodpeckers (Male/Female)
1 Varied Thrush

Luhr Beach
4 Eared Grebes
100+ Brant
1 Ruddy Duck (Female)
2 Lesser Scaup

Dave Hayden
Lakewood WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com