This morning I took a drive out in the foothills to the northwest of the
town of Elma here in Grays Harbor county. My main target was Mountain
Quail, but unfortunately I didn't find any this morning. However, I did
pick up three new year birds and one county first for me today. Here they
are:

Olive-sided Flycatcher - I've been looking hard for one in the county and
finally got one (actually heard 2 today)

Gray Jay - spotted 2 in a stand of fir trees

Western Bluebird - (county first for me) single bird flying back and forth
to a snag where I am presuming there is a nest

MacGillivray's Warbler - one flitting around small fir trees right next to
the bluebird snag

Good birding,

Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
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