Hi Tweeters,



I led a Seattle Audubon field trip to Nisqually on Saturday. We had some
sunshine (intermixed with rain), and saw about 50 species. Here is the
list, with the best views highlighted below:



Pied-billed Grebe

Double-crested Cormorant

American Bittern - flushed 4 along the trail to McAllister Creek

Great Blue Heron

Canada Goose

Tundra Swan - 1 juvenile near the Twin Barns, seen from the trail to
McAllister Creek

Eurasian Wigeon - 1 in the ponds along the trail to McAllister Creek

American Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Bufflehead

Hooded Merganser

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

American Kestrel

Merlin - 1 good view of a female along the Nisqually River overlook

American Coot

Greater Yellowlegs - 1

Dunlin

Short-billed Dowitcher - 1

California Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flicker

Northern Shrike - 1 great look at the Twin Barns

American Crow

Black-capped Chickadee

Brown Creeper

Bewick's Wren

Marsh Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing - small flocks along McAllister Creek

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow - 1 great (repeated) look at the Twin Barns

White-crowned Sparrow

Golden-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird - 1 at the visitor's center

House Finch

American Goldfinch - 1 flyover along the trail to McAllister Creek



Good birding,

-Christine Vadai

Kirkland, WA

cvadai at verizon.net