Today, I did a bird survey out at the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge located in Hoquiam at Bowerman Basin. My big highlight was flushing a Short-eared Owl out of some grass near the first observation lookout on the boardwalk. Also, I got nice looks at a Hermit Thrush in the alder grove just before the loop begins. Here's the list:


Location: Grays Harbor NWR
Observation date: 3/6/08
Number of species: 31

Canada Goose 20
Gadwall 123
Mallard 60
Northern Pintail 130
Green-winged Teal 58
Canvasback 2
Bufflehead 5
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 9
Great Blue Heron 2
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Virginia Rail 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Ring-billed Gull 21
Short-eared Owl 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northwestern Crow 50
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Bewick's Wren 3
Marsh Wren 9
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 20
European Starling 11
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Spotted Towhee 1
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 15
Red-winged Blackbird 1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
mailto: kertim7179 at yahoo dot com



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