Greetings Tweeters,

I took some brief birding trips on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Saturday morning, I ran into a group of birders at Vance Creek County Park and then again along Wenzel Slough Rd.. They were from the Tacoma area and I forget now who it was led by but I did get to meet Rolan Nelson who was part of the group. I can't wait to hear what that group saw this weekend since they were headed for the coast all weekend. Anyways, onto the birds...I recorded a couple new arrivals around Elma this weekend. Saturday, I spotted a Wilson's Warbler along the eastern portion of Wenzel Slough Rd.. This morning, I observed several warblers at Vance Creek County Park including Yellow-rumped Warblers (both Audubon's and Myrtle), Orange-crowned Warblers, and finally I had my first record of the year for a Yellow Warbler. The Yellow was spectacular with its bright yellow body and the red streaking on its breast.

Also, at Vance Creek this morning I was delighted to see an adult Green Heron on one of the formerly hidden ponds near the highway. I had two Green Herons last year in the same location and I've been looking for them this year and finally found at least one. Happy birding!

Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
mailto: kertim7179 at centurytel.net

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