Subject: [Tweeters] Snoqualmie Valley Trail Birding
Date: Sep 7 20:34:21 2009
From: JERRY D AND MARCENE D'ADDIO - jmdaddio at msn.com


Sunday I spent about one hour on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail just south of Duvall around noon. Light rain mostly, poured for awhile. It was nicely birdy for (daylight savings) high noon.
Black-capped chickadee
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Spotted Towhee
American Goldfinch
Common Yellowthroat
White-crowned sparrow
Song Sparrow
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
American Kestrel
Turkey Vulture out over the valley
Pied-billed grebe and juvenile
Mallard duck
Wood duck
Grackles
Crows

Backlit at the top of a tree, one thrush sp. - Buffy-orange breast distinct spots

There was a lot of woodpecker evidence, but none heard or seen
One tree trunk with beaver damage

Also, on Saturday while looking at HDTV demo feed:
Surf Scoters
Goldeneyes

Saturday, the Wester Screech Owl was a life-bird for me. Thank you! Excellent directions, and then someone pointed it to me while I was still scanning.

Marcy D'Addio
Redmond, WA