It has been a while since I visited and stayed at Hyak, but I have fond
memories of the hummingbirds and others I saw while there. We were staying
at the state park group "hotel/hostel" for some meetings around this time of
year. I'm not sure if this is the same place Chris is referring to, but the
building we were at is at the very east end of the ski area. As I remember
it was the last turnoff to the right, just before returning to the freeway.
I also saw an American Dipper in the little stream you cross over to get to
the park building and band-tailed pigeons along the road both of which were
new birds for me.



Meanwhile there was a beaver pond just across the freeway to the east where
I saw a brightly streaked yellow warbler. No visuals of the beavers, but
plenty of evidence.



Since we tend to take the train now when visiting Seattle from Vancouver, we
don't do much driving over Snoqualmie any more, but we always made a rest
stop at the east end of the pass to see what we could.



David Barber

Vancouver, USA



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Chris
Caviezel
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 12:04 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Snoqualmie Pass Hummingbirds



Hummingbird Activity at Snoqualmie Pass is back up! While unlikely to get
up to the 265ounces of nectar usage per day pack in the early part of May,
it is still pretty busy. Current usage is about 45 ounces of nectar a day
and should probably increase over the next few weeks as the fledgings come
out.



Feel free to stop by and check out the activity at my feeders. Take Exit 54
and go towards Hwy 906 (south). Continue straight through three-way stop.
Stay on road as it curves to the left and down a hill. As the road flattens
out it will curve back to the right. You will see a light blue house with a
"fire hydrant teepee" in front. Most activity is on the left side of the
house. The address is 69 E Hyak Drive, Snoqualmie Pass.



Most notably will be rufous fledgings, with females also about and an
occasional mature male.



A Male Anna's was banded last year at a nearby location and I believe but I
am not sure that a female Anna's has been around, possibly on a nest? If
you see an Anna's, please let me know.



If you see a calliope, that would be a notable sighting and I would
appreciate knowing that as well.



Wild Pistils Garden Club Tour is during the day on August 9th. Although the
web page has not yet been updated for this year, more information can be
found at http://www.wildpistilgardenclub.com/index.html Also, there is a
hummingbird viewing in the evening at my house starting at 7:00 p.m. Please
RSVP to bird-guy at wildlifeonly.com and bring a lawn chair!





Chris Caviezel

702-415-7340



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