Hi Tweets,

This afternoon after work I drove around on some of the logging roads in the foothills just northwest of Elma. My main target was Western Bluebird. Last year around this time I found a pair at a nest hole on the A-2800 road. Well, today I heard bluebirds at the A-2800, but did not see any. At the A-2800, I did find MacGillivray's Warbler, Western Tanager, and Olive-sided Flycatcher. I spotted another flycatcher in the top of a small tree that looked like a possible Willow Flycatcher, but it did not sing so I left it at that.

The next big clearcut on my drive which was the A-2600 produced 3 Western Bluebirds. When I first sighted them, I focused on one that perched in a little fir tree not more than 40 yards away from me. What a great sight! They stuck around for about 10 minutes allowing great looks until they moved down the cut away from me. Its always nice finding your target bird!

Good birding,

Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
mailto: kertim7179 at yahoo.com


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