Today I hiked along the trails at Rainbow Falls State Park. The water is still high for dippers and no crossbills were seen, but I did find some forest species.

Bald Eagle 1
Steller's Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 4
Winter Wren 17
American Robin 1
Varied Thrush 2

Later I walked along the Chehalis Rvier Trail which turned out to be quite birdy. Here are few species seen.

Green-winged Teal 20
Ring-necked Duck 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Steller's Jay 2
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 16
Brown Creeper 4
Bewick's Wren 1
Winter Wren 6
Golden-crowned Kinglet 16
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 35
Spotted Towhee 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 10
Dark-eyed Junco 42
Pine Siskin 2
Evening Grosbeak 1

And lastly the Tundra Swans are still at the Adna school playfield.


Dave Hayden
dtvhm AT nwrain.com
Centralia, WA