Subject: [Tweeters] Battle Groud Night Flight and yard notes
Date: Sep 1 08:01:52 2009
From: Jim Danzenbaker - jdanzenbaker at gmail.com


Hi Tweeters and OBOLers,

Visiting birder Ann Nightingale from Victoria, BC and I had about 875
SWAINSON'S THRUSHes flying over my yard in Battle Ground, Clark County from
about 5:15am through 5:50am this morning. Number was determined based
on 100 calls per minute times 35 minutes divided by 4 (total number of calls
heard from one individual bird flying over earlier in the night - from
extreme northern end of hearing to extreme southern end of hearing).

Yesterday, the following migrants were observed form the back deck:

Lazuli Bunting 1 (immature feeding on butterfly bush hanging over the deck)
Western Tanager 1
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Black-headed Grosbeak (I think this is one of the local breeders since it
has been here for several days)
Willow Flycatcher 1 (migrant or not - who knows)
Western Wood Pewee (migrant or not - who knows)
Savannah Sparrow 1 (year yard bird #101)

The Cedar Waxwing flock is up to 150 and includes some Evening Grosbeaks.
Pine SIskins are more noticeable now too.
Keep your eyes and ears skyward.

Jim
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Jim Danzenbaker
Battle Ground, WA
360-723-0345
jdanzenbaker at gmail.com
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