Greetings Tweets -

Sometime since March 1st, Wood Ducks have returned to the beaver pond
at the McLane Creek Nature Trail in Capitol State Forest west of
Olympia. Other new arrivals are singing Marsh Wrens, Robins, and Red-
winged Blackbirds. Also notable today was the one Painted Turtle out
sunning on the shore. The River Otter seen here on February 22nd has
not been seen since then.

This report was mailed for Doug Canning by http://birdnotes.net

Date: March 5, 2007
Location: McLane Creek Nature Trail, Thurston County, Washington

Between 1212 and 1438 I walked the McLane Nature Trail loop plus 0.2
mile north on the old railroad grade and back. One Painted Turtle out
sunning.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 8 [1]
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3 [2]
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) 7 [3]
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 1 [4]
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 1
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 1
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 2
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 4
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2

Footnotes:

[1] 7 males; 1 female.
[2] 1 pair + 1 male.
[3] 6 males; 1 female.
[4] Female.

Total number of species seen: 14

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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at zhonka.net
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