Subject: Response to Nick Brickle
Date: Aug 12 08:55:00 2003
From: yake - yake at thurston.com


In addition to the Three-toed Woodpecker at Summerland (roughly 3
crow-flying miles south of Sunrise), we also saw several Varied Thrushes
there (including one accumulating grasshoppers in her beak - she had over
half a dozen by the time she flew off) and heard grouse along the trail
south of Indian Bar.



When near Icicle Creek check out the Sleeping Lady Resort - White-headed
Woodpeckers are quite reliable there.



Bill Yake

Olympia WA

yake at thurston.com



-----Original Message-----
From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of yake
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 8:10 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Three-toed Woodpecker at Summerland



On August 9 at about 7:15 AM we sighted a Three-toed Woodpecker drumming on
the snag immediately east of our campsite at Summerland on the eastern
slopes of Mount Rainier. The yellow crest was lit by the sunrise whenever it
moved its head out of the shadow of the snag. The drumming pattern was as
described in Sibley, "short, slow, speeding up and trailing off at end." The
bird remained as long as we watched - about 15 minutes.



Other birds seen on the trail between Summerland and Box Canyon included
Mountain and Chestnut-backed Chickadees; Townsend's, Audubon's, Wilson's and
Nashville Warblers; American Dippers; Red Crossbills; Red-breasted
Nuthatches; Ravens; and (only) a single, distant Clark's Nutcracker - which
seemed odd as they are generally numerous (and occasionally obnoxious)
camp-robbers.



Bill Yake

Olympia WA

yake at thurston.com