Tweets -

This morning I went to Mima Mounds Natural Area to see what I could
see, and found that the resident Sooty Grouse is now hooting. I never
laid eyes on him; he was too deep in the forest. If you want to look
for him, walk the paved nature trail through the Douglas-fir forest,
especially between interpretive stations 9 and 10. If he's hooting
you'll know it; finding him is another matter.

Other birds seen:

This report was mailed for Doug Canning by http://birdnotes.net

Date: April 6, 2009
Location: Mima Mounds Natural Area, Thurston County, Washington

Walked the 2.6-mile trail loop, 1049 to 1324 PST. Bird activity low.
WDNR crews spot spraying herbicide in part of northern area.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) 1 [1]
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 6 [2]
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 5 [3]
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 2 [4]
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 5 [5]

Footnotes:

[1] Male hooting in Douglas-fir stand.
[2] In flight.
[3] On forest fringe.
[4] On forest fringe.
[5] Singing, mostly in southeast part of area.

Total number of species seen: 5
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Good luck!
Doug

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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Wash
dcanning at zhonka.net
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