Newly arrived at McLane Creek Nature Trail are female
Redwinged Blackbird, Cedar Waxwing, and Painted Turtle.

Date: March 30, 2003
Location: McLane Creek Nature Trail, Capitol State Forest,
Thurston County, Washington

Walked my usual 1.7-mile, figure-8 trail loop between 0814 and
1000, but with numerous detours. Cloud cover variable from 50%
to 100%. Saw my first Painted Turtle of the season sunning on
a log.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2 [1]
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 [2]
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 4 [3]
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 7 [4]
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1 [5]
Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 2 [6]
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 14 [7]
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 1
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 1
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 7 [8]

Footnotes:

[1] Arrived from the north, one of the smaller races.
[2] Pair.
[3] Pair plus 2 males.
[4] 4 males, 3 females.
[5] Male.
[6] One a female, the other heard only.
[7] Many singing; witnessed 3 territorial fights.
[8] 4 males, 3 females.

Total number of species seen: 16

This report was mailed for Doug Canning by http://birdnotes.net
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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at nisquallyestuary.org
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