Subject: [Tweeters] UW/Portage Bay, week of 4-25
Date: Apr 29 16:48:33 2005
From: Kathy Andrich - chukarbird at yahoo.com



Hi Tweeters,

I had a great time in Arizona, 46 new species! If any
of you want a trip report let me know, it will inspire
me to relive my trip, no gaurantees how soon it will
be done though.

Fun week here with migration in swing. I bravely
waded through the dumpsters and other assorted garbage
recepticles near the boathouses to visualize the
Wilson's Warbler I heard singing in a nearby tree.
Cedar Waxwing's on Monday, so fun to see, especially
with the social passing of food.

Two of the Bushtit nests are doing well. I think one
got cut down from the landscape crew:( The other two
I haven't been able to relocate for sure. I saw the
UW research crew looking for White-crowned Sparrow
nests at Sakuma Viewpoint. I should have introduced
myself, not awake at that time. Rock Pigeons
gathering nesting material at a dock. Black-capped
Chickadee found a place somewhere to nest near Jensen
Boat, I saw one with a beakful of moss flying that
way.

April 25 to 29, from Sakuma Viewpoint Park (near Agua
Verde restaurant) to the Montlake bridge:

Canada Goose
Gadwall--displaying
Mallard
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron--many flyovers back and forth
presumably to and from Kiwana's heronry
Bald Eagle--2 adults, soaring
American Coot
Kildeer--first sighting ever for me here, though I
know they are close by
Gull sp.
Glaucous-winged Gull
Rock Pigeon
Anna's Hummingbird--singing and displaying
Flycatcher sp.--silent Empid, leaning toward Hammond's
American Crow
Violet-green Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren--singing
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin--singing
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler--singing
Yellow-rumped Warbler--incl. Myrtle's, singing
Wilson's Warbler--singing
Song Sparrow--singing
White-crowned Sparrow--singing
Red-winged Blackbird--singing
Brown-headed Cowbird--singing
House Finch--singing
American Goldfinch--singing
House Sparrow--cheeping

Kathy
Roosting in S King County

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