Tweeters:


Decided to give the yard chores a break and broke away for the
Rockport-to-Marblemount beat yesterday. Had 67 species, including a few of
the local breeders and one rarity:

(1) Rockport Quarry vicinity

Nashville Warbler 2 (singing from steep slope n. side of road at eagle
overlook, just east of quarry)

(2) Corkindale Powerline crossing

E. Kingbird 1
Bank Swallow 5
Lazuli Bunting 2
W. MEADOWLARK 1

(3) Marblemount boat launch

E. Kingbird 1
GRAY CATBIRD 1 (singing from first thicket down trail south, right along
Skagit River)
AM. REDSTART 1 (adult male, continuously singing; likely a migrant here)
Lazuli Bunting 1
Bullock's Oriole 1

(4) County Line ponds

Nashville Warbler 1 (singing from hillside on west side of Rt 20)
Am. Redstart 1 (near s.e.-most pond)

The CATBIRD was, by my count, the 10th for Skagit County. Three have been
fall migrants on Fir I. (late August-Oct. 10), six have been June-July birds
elsewhere, and there is a very early May 12 report from a couple years back
at Barnaby Slough (near Rockport). The Meadowlark is the first I've ever
run into in the county during June, gives rise to thoughts of local
breeding...Red-eyed Vireos were sparse, perhaps because birds just arrived.
Cassin's Vireos were pretty common, and Hammond's Fly seemed to be at every
wooded stop; Willows were really common also, especially at cut-over and
aldery edges. Of the warblers, MacGillivray's is especially numerous in
this part of the county.

Scott Atkinson
Lake Stevens
mail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com

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