Brendan McGarry and I took a quick trip out to the Nisqually NWR this
morning. The predicted storm front held off for the day, and it was very
warm. The shorebird habitat has already dried considerably, and we saw far
less birds than I had before. Still, a very nice morning. From the
McAllister Creek trail we could hear a lot of birds had stopped in the
growth on the other side of the creek. The area around the barns also had
several birds.

Sunday, 2 May 2004 (8:00-10:30am)
Nisqually NWR - 73 species.
Mostly cloudy; wind N 5-10; 60-66? F.

Wood Duck (1)
Blue-winged Teal (4)
Cinnamon Teal (5)
Northern Shoveler (3)
Northern Pintail (7)
American Bittern (1)-calling along road to McAllister Ck.
Virginia Rail (1)
Sora (5)
Greater Yellowlegs (12)
Lesser Yellowlegs (5)
Western Sandpiper (40)
Least Sandpiper (60)
Dunlin (1)
Short-billed Dowitcher (3)
Long-billed Dowitcher (5)
Mourning Dove (1)
Warbling Vireo (6)
Purple Martin (3)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (15)
Swainson's Thrush (6): first of season, along boardwalk S of the barns.
Yellow Warbler (20)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1-Myrtle)
Black-throated Grey Warbler (3)
Western Tanager (1)-FOS, singing across McAllister Ck.
Golden-crowned Sparrow (5)
Black-headed Grosbeak (1)-FOS, singing across McAllister Ck.
Purple Finch (2)

That's all for now,
--
Charlie Wright
Sumner Washingotn
charlie at birdwright.com