Hello all (from MerryLynn),
Birds at Coppei Creek (from the "T") this am:
Veery - singing
Swainson's Thrush - 2 seen, singing and calling
Gray Catbird - 5 seen and heard
Western Tanagers - 5 heading south
The usual towhees, wrens (including one house wren), song sparrows,
chickadees.
No flycatchers or warblers?!?
Bennington Lake yesterday:
Yellow-breasted Chat - one bird still chatting
Yellow Warblers - one male still singing, several females/young
MacGillivray's Warbler - 1 male
Wilson's Warbler - 1 male
Western Wood-Pewee - several still singing
Western Tanagers - good numbers heading south
Lazuli Buntings - " " " "
Bank Swallows - 100+
Barn Swallows - 50+
Violet-green Swallows - 20+
All three Teal species
Osprey - 1
Brewer's Sparrows - 6
Had our first Forster's Tern of the fall last thursday.
Still have 3 Rufous, 4 Calliope, and 1 Black-chinned Hummer in our yard.
ML
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

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