Jim Pruske and I explored the valley area between Curtis and Wildwood
looking for new birding areas in Lewis County. We made a stop next to
Stillman Creek just south of Klaber and that's where we had 3 Whimbrel
fly directly over us, giving good views as they passed over heading
north. As we continued south, we decided to check out the small town of
Ryderwood. The folks in that town are the nicest people. A man gave us
permission to explore his property. We found a Hutton's Vireo there and
4 Black Tailed Deer. Another man gave us some birding tips to check out.
And we ran into one of the local birders, who gave us yet another place
to check. Without their tips, we would have never found those wonderful
places to bird.
On the way home near the end of the day, we made a quick stop at Scatter
Creek.
We also had a 4 bird nest day. We found a Red Breasted Sapsucker and
Rufous Hummingbird nest site in Ryderwood. We had a Robin's nest in
Boisfort, and we had a Bushtit's nest in Scatter Creek.

Whimbrel - 3 (South of Klaber on Boisfort Rd.)

Scrub Jay
1 on Hwy 6
1 south of Klaber
2 across from school in Boisfort
1 at Scatter Creek

Red Breasted Sapsucker
1 at Brown Rd.
1 south of Klaber
1 across from school in Boisfort
2 at Ryderwood

1 Hairy Woodpecker at Brown Rd.

Western Tanager
1 on Pleasant Valley Rd. in the MPV tree farm
2 at Scatter Creek

Chipping Sparrow
several at Scatter Creek
several at Pleasant Valley Rd.

Cassin's Vireo
1 at Pleasant Valley Rd.
1 at Boisfort Rd.
1 at Scatter Creek

1 Hutton's Vireo in Ryderwood

Band Tailed Pigeon
12 south of Klaber
60+ in Ryderwood

1 Spotted Sandpiper at Stillman Creek

Northern Roughed Winged Swallow
2 at Stillman Creek
2 in Ryderwood

1 Black Headed Grobeak in Ryderwood

1 Turkey Vulture in Ryderwood

3 Wood Duck's in Ryderwood

1 Yellow Warbler in Ryderwood

Orange Crowned Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Black Throated Gray Warbler,
Pacific Slope Flycathcer were common at most stops


Dave Hayden
Lakewood, WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com