Tweets,
Did an early Spring (late Winter?) hike and bird to the Eastern slope of the Cascades. Westberg Trail well described in Mountaineers book "Best Desert Hikes" and on the Washington Trails Assoc website. This trail gains 1800 ft in 2 miles without switchbacks (i.e., straight up). Great views of the Stuart Range. Spring is still a few weeks off there. Birds seen and/or heard:
Sooty Grouse
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Common Raven
Black-billed Magpie
Stellar's Jay
Am. Robin
Mountain Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden Crowned Kinglet
Mtn Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
W. Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
House Finch
Am. Goldfinch

Ed Deal
dealgen AT aol.com