Tweeters, Keith Brady and I checked a few spots this morning for migrants.
Best birds included:
Tolmie State Park-
1 MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER (singing near the park)
1 Hairy Woodpecker
Pac-slope Flycatchers
1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (maybe two singing)
2 CASSIN'S VIREO (singing)
3 Black-throated Gray Warbler (1 female)
Wilson's Warbler
Purple Finch
Evening Grosbeak

Nisqually NWR-
B/W Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Sora
Vir. Rail
Greater Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Dunlin
4 L/BILLED DOWITCHER
3 R/WINGED SWALLOW (now making for the usual 5 swallow days here)
4 Purple Martin
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat (now females present too)
Red Crossbill

Luhr Beach -
Greater Scaup (tons)
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead (not many males around)
R/B Merganser
UP TO 20 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS along the reach up near the grassy areas
G. Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Dunlin
2 CASPIAN TERN
Purple Martin


Jason Paulios
Jpaulios at earthlink.net
Olympia, WA