Subject: [Tweeters] Scatter Creek and Gray Jay
Date: Jun 10 12:30:15 2005
From: MEYER2J at aol.com - MEYER2J at aol.com


Hi Tweets:

An East Lake Washington Audubon Society (ELWAS.org) field trip to Scatter
Creek on Thursday, June 9, yielded some excellent sightings. We birded both the
North and South Units. Wilson's Warblers were numerous at the North along
with Cassin's Vireo, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-breasted
Sapsucker, Winter Wren, Purple Finch, Savannah and Chipping Sparrow, Common
Yellowthroat, Bullock's Oriole, Black-headed Grosbeak, American Goldfinch, and Western
Tanager. Flycatchers included Willow, Pacific-slope and Western Wood-peewee.
While waiting to the see the Black-throated Gray Warbler at the North Unit,
we had an immature Gray Jay come in close and heard a nearby Mourning Dove. A
Chukar was seen, possibly celebrating it's freedom from the fall/winter
hunters. The highlight at the South Unit included the young American Kestrel
retrieving a mouse from the adult male at the nest hole in a dead snag. A
Polyphemus Moth in the hand added to our day's experiences. Wildflowers, Garter
snakes, bunnies, and a young Coyote caught our attention, too. On the drive between
Units, a Western Scrub-jay gave us good looks as it perched in a tree, on a
house roof, and also walked in the road. 54 species all told, including a trip
to the nearby Mima Mounds.

Joyce Meyer
meyer2j at aol.com