Subject: [Tweeters] Lillian Ridge - Olympics National Park
Date: Aug 22 22:07:07 2009
From: Dave Hayden - dtvhm at nwrain.com


Sherry and I hiked along Lillian Ridge starting from Obstruction Point, which is 8 miles from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. We had 2 young Horned Larks right in the trail, and a Cooper's Hawk harassing a Raven. We also saw 4 Olympic Marmots in the meadows along the road to Obstruction Point. At the visitor center parking lot we watched Violet-green Swallows and Vaux's Swifts.

Birds seen for the day.

Sooty Grouse - 1 along the main road in.
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Rufous Hummingbird - 2
Violet-green Swallow - lots at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center
Vaux's Swift - 12 at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center
Raven - lots
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 5 on the trail to PJ Lake.
Winter Wren - 1 on the trail to PJ Lake.
Horned Lark - several
Red Crossbill - 7
Dark-eyed Junco - lots
Pine Siskin - 2
Varied Thrush - 1 along the main road in.
Steller's Jay - 2 along the main road in.