Tweeters,
All of the summer regulars are finally here, with WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE,
WILLOW FLYCATCHER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING, YELLOW WARBLER,
WESTERN TANAGER, AND BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK noted as recent arrivals.
Somewhere around 5-7 EVENING GROSBEAKS continue to remain, and the
KILLDEER that has a nest scrape south of the house must be getting close
to having its eggs hatch - it's been about 3 weeks since we returned
from vacation to find that "squatter" in the glacial till.

The Soras and Virginia Rails have migrated through, and we heard no
vocalizations this weekend. However, the SAVANNAH SPARROWS and CHIPPING
SPARROWS are in fine tune, with at least one pair of each nesting on the
property.

A House Sparrow took up residence in one of the Bluebird/Tree Swallow
boxes, and had 3 young fledge. A female Bewick's Wren was an unfortunate
victim of the only window in the our garage. Tree Swallows have young in
at least one of the nestboxes, with some late starters getting set up in
at least two boxes. I removed the House Sparrow nest from the one box,
and Tree Swallows were checking it out late yesterday afternoon.

Birds seen this weekend include the following:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk (at least one nest in the immediate area has young)
Killdeer
Great Horned Owl
Rufous Hummingbird
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Western Tanager
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch
House Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

43 spp this weekend; 76 spp year-to-date; 95 spp site-to-date

May all your birds be identified,

Denis DeSilvis
Seattle, WA
mailto:denis.j.desilvis at boeing.com