Tom Aversa and I birded in central and eastern Skagit County from
Tuesday evening through Wednesday with the following highlights:

Sooty Grouse - two heard near Rockport
American Kestrel - one in Marblemount
Eurasian Collared-Dove - two near the east end of Cook Road in Sedro-Woolley
Western Screech-Owl - five near Rockport at two locations, four of the
five were seen very well including three babies
Northern Pygmy-Owl - one near Rockport seen extremely closely at dusk
Northern Saw-whet Owl - heard one at least near Rockport
Common Nighthawk - at least five near Rockport
Black Swift - several at Swamp Creek and near the Easy Pass trailhead
American Three-toed Woodpecker - two at a nest along Highway 20 east
of milepost 155
Eastern Kingbird - one at Corkindale
Bank Swallow - a couple at Corkindale, probably more in the distance
Olive-backed Swainson's Thrush - one seen well at Rainy Pass, do they
breed there?
Mountain Chickadee - two along the trail to Cutthroat Pass from Rainy Pass
Cassin's Vireo - one singing at the entrance to the Agg Ponds in Whatcom County
Yellow-breasted Chat - one heard singing on Martin Road just west of
the WDFW parking lot
Chipping Sparrow - two Swamp Creek, five just below Cutthroat Pass
Bullock's Oriole - one at Martin Road
Pine Grosbeak - four within the first mile of the trail from Rainy
Pass to Cutthroat Pass, seen very well

Pictures from the trip, as well as the American Redstart at Juanita are online:
www.flickr.com/photos/rjm284

Good birding,
Ryan Merrill
Kirkland, WA