Breaker Lake, Pacific Co. - 05/09/2005

I started out with nominal weather, but by the end of the
morning the rain set in. I don't think this had a substantial
impact on the count. Notable arrivals include a good movement
of BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, a couple of SWAINSON'S THRUSHES
and a WESTERN TANAGER.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Canada Goose 1
Mallard 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Unidentified gull 1
Rufous Hummingbird 2
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4
Hutton's Vireo 1
Steller's Jay 9
American Crow 4
Tree Swallow 1
Violet-green Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8
Bushtit 2
Bewick's Wren 5
Winter Wren 2
Marsh Wren 14
Golden-crowned Kinglet 15
Swainson's Thrush 1 [1]
American Robin 15
European Starling 6
Orange-crowned Warbler 8
Black-throated Gray Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 4
Wilson's Warbler 11
Western Tanager 1 [2]
Song Sparrow 9
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 3 [3]
Red-winged Blackbird 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 1
Red Crossbill
House Sparrow 3

Footnotes:

[1] a second bird was heard between stations
[2] heard only; first of season
[3] several more between stations; clearly a movement

Total number of species seen: 36

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

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