Hello Tweets,

Today my mother and I checked a few locations in eastern Grays Harbor Co. primarily for dragonflies,but we encountered a few bird species,as well. We checked areas between the Chehalis River near Montesano to the Schouweiler Rd. wetland near Elma with an additional check made along Brady Loop Rd. We encountered 9 species of dragonfly during our searching,although conditions were not at their prime due to fairly cloudy conditions with wind at times. Our main bird highlights today were up to 5 adult Least Sandpipers observed along Brady Loop Rd. among 3 other shorebird species and a pair of Greater Scaups observed at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland. Other highlights noted during the day included the following:

Pied-billed Grebe
1 juvenile along Brady Loop Rd.
1 calling adult and 1 juvenile at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland

Wood Duck
1 immature along Brady Loop Rd.

Turkey Vulture
8 along Brady Loop Rd.
1 over the Schouweiler Rd. wetland
1 along S.R.8 near McCleary

Osprey
2 along Brady Loop Rd.
4 at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland
1 pair along the Chehalis River south of Montesano

Am.Kestrel
6 along Brady Loop Rd.

Spotted Sandpiper
13 along Brady Loop Rd.
2 along the Chehalis River south of Montesano

Wilson's Snipe
7 along Brady Loop Rd.

Barn Owl
1 dead bird along Hwy.12 east of Montesano

Vaux's Swift
2 along Hwy.101 east of Mud Bay(Thurston Co.)

Pacific-slope Flycatcher
2 along Brady Loop Rd.

Western Scrub Jay
1 adult feeding 1 juvenile near the Schouweiler Rd. wetland

Black-headed Grosbeak
4 at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland
1 flying along S.R.8 east of Elma


Other wildlife:


Mammals:

1 Long-tailed Weasel at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland

Reptiles:

2 Common Garter Snakes at the Schouweiler Rd. wetland

Butterflies:

Western Tiger Swallowtail
Margined White
Lorquin's Admiral
Painted Lady

Dragonflies:

Pacific Forktail
Boreal Bluet
Common Green Darner
Blue-eyed Darner
California Darner
Eight-spotted Skimmer
Dot-tailed Whiteface
Beaverpond Baskettail
Cardinal Meadowhawk
Striped Meadowhawk


In addition a belated report of a few highlights we encountered during the week in Mason Co. near Wood Lake,which included 2 Common Nighthawks and 2 Black Swifts on the 27th of June and a single flyover calling female Purple Martin at the same location on the 28th of June,which seems a noteworthy observation for the location. Among several dragonflies identified in this area of Mason Co. were a pair of Emerald Spreadwings on the 28th of June,which was a first county record and specimen for Mason Co. Other noteworthy dragonfly species encountered at this location included Common Spreadwing, Western Forktail,American Emerald, and Chalk-fronted Corporal,which the latter species was locally common and is known from at least 13 WA counties,with the newest addition to Grays Harbor Co.


Good birding,

Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
Fircrest,WA
godwit at worldnet.att.net










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