Today I birded the Nisqually refuge and joined up with Jim Pruske about
midway through. Most of the birds were seen in the mud flats and beyond
from the observation tower and along the north dike during the incoming
tide.

American Bittern - 1 (Ring Dike Pond)
Cooper's Hawk - 1 (along the Nisqually River side trail)
Virginia Rail - 1 (along the Nisqually River side trail)
Purple Martin (NW corner)
Green Heron - 1 (NW corner)
Purple Finch - flock
Pigeon Guillemot - 2
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Green Winged Teal
Common Merganser
Gadwall
Osprey - 2
Long Billed Dowitcher - 30+
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper - 4 (thanks to Bill Shelmerdine)
Semipalmated Plover - 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1
Greater Yellowlegs

Dave Hayden
Lakewood WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com