Dear Ulrich, Stella, Ryan, and Daoud [and Greetings to
Tweeters],

Thanks for making it an excellent birding trip! Sorry
about the weather, but at least it gave us something
to talk about.

The birds we saw (and/or heard) from Cutthroat Pass
Trailhead to the pass and back included:

Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Ryan only?)
Winter Wren
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Varied Thrush
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Grey Jay
Clark's Nutcracker
Common Raven
Yellow-rumped ("Audubon's") Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler (Ryan only?)
Western Tanager
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed ("Oregon") Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak

We also saw a Douglass's Squirrel, several
Golden-mantled Ground-Squirrels, and a number of
chipmunks.

Yours truly,
Gary Bletsch

PS I found a pillow of unknown provenance in the back
of the minivan. It has an inscription about
friendship. Any claimants?

PPS On the way back west, Ryan Merrill and I stopped
at Corkindale Creek, where there were at least 5
Eastern Kingbirds, along with some other common
species. At the Concrete Airport at dusk were at least
10 Common Nighthawks.






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