Today Sherry and I spent the day hiking through Cowiche Canyon. Lots of sun, just more than a tad bit warm, and lots of birds. We made a couple of stops on the way. First being at Hause Creek Campground for a bathroom break, and then another stop at Oak Creek Wildlife Area. While walking in the canyon, we heard some robins cussing up a storm. So much they would make a sailor blush. We investigated on just what the problem was, and found a Gopher Snake raiding their nest. The snake was devouring a baby robin. Wow, nature in the raw.
The following are our highlights of the trip.

Hause Creek Campround

WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
GRAY FLYCATCHER - 1
DUSKY FLYCATCHER
GRAY CATBIRD - 1
NASHVILLE WARBLER - 1
MacGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER - 2
YELLOW WARBLER - 1
WESTERN TANAGER
CASSIN'S FINCH - 1


Oak Creek Wildlife Area

GOLDEN EAGLE
WHITE-THROATED SWIFT
LEWIS' WOODPECKER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
EASTERN KINGBIRD - 1
LAZULI BUNTING
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE


Cowiche Canyon

TURKEY VULTURE - 7
GREAT HORNED OWL - 1
BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD - 1
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
WESTERN KINGBIRD
ROCK WREN
CANYON WREN
SAGE THRASHER - 2 (seemed out of place)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
WESTERN TANAGER
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
LAZULI BUNTING
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE

Dave Hayden
dtvhm AT nwrain.com
Centralia, WA