Tweeters:

Birded from Dungeness Forks campground up to the summit of Mt. Townsend this
morn in the n.e. Olympics, chiefly in Clallam Co. Things were pretty quiet,
but among the more notable finds for the 25 species counted were an ad. N.
GOSHAWK and two TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES. The latter is uncommon in the area,
but I had two nice singing birds that afforded good views about half way
between the campground and the trailhead (for the Tubal Cain Mine/Mt.
Townsend). The hawk was also about half way up, allowing terrific views as
it soared and then darted down after something. Another (or the same bird?)
was seen in this area earlier this year (fide 'ol Bob B.), and birds have
been known to nest up the Elwha drainage to the west, but at best the
species is rare and local in the n.e. Olympics. Returning northerners were
three RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, two FOX and one GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, all
three along the Mt. Townsend trail.

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

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