Tweets,
This past week has seen a significant influx in "winter" birds around
Tenino:
- Saturday: Hermit Thrushes scattered about the woods nearly everywhere. One
spot had 4-6 together all "chook"-ing at the same time.
- Saturday: Juncos galore
- Friday: Fox Sparrows widespread for the first time this season
On Saturday one lingering CINNAMON TEAL remained at the mill pond on the
Heernett Enviromental Foundation property E of Tenino.

Off-topic... I was complimented by a Connecticut birder where I was
vacationing last week that I had raised my kids right. My son lives in
Groton, 2 miles from Bluff Point Coastal Reserve where on Mon, Oct 5 a dozen
birders were spellbound by a massive "morning flight" of an estimated 4000+
warblers, with migrants "dripping" from every tree. Tuesday's showing was
about 1/10th but still impressive. This is one of the East Coast's fall
migrant hot spots -- my first experience with such a fallout. WOW! And my
daughter lives in St. George, UT, 25 miles (as the Common Black-Hawk flies)
from Lytle Ranch Preserve, great Mojave Desert habitat, and 45 minutes from
Zion National Park. You can well imagine how I look forward to visiting my
kids! (And, yes, they let me birdwatch!) (And my sister, whom I've visited
in West Africa and Spain, just moved to Florida!)

Good birding!
-- Paul Hicks / Tenino, s. Thurston Co / phicks AT accessgrace.org