Hi Tweets,

Penny Koyama, Barbara, and I spent the morning at the Skagit Game Range on
Fir Island today. We had clear weather with temps in the 70s. We were able
to locate the *Black Phoebe* that had been reported there (on the right side
of the pond closest to the toilets in the large parking lot). We also found
a *Northern Waterthrush* on the trail that goes out from the other end of
the pond complex at a junction about 1/4 mile from the gate. This may have
been the bird that Brendan McGarry says he heard there a few days ago. All
together we found 46 species in about three hours.

The Nature Conservancy property on Boe Rd in Snohomish County was rather
quiet this afternoon. We found several *Yellow-headed Blackbirds* and spent
several minutes watching a handsome *Virginia Rail* that emerged from the
reeds and looked us over carefully. We quit after about 90 minutes there.

Our species count for the day totaled fifty-two: S=Skagit, N=Nature
Conservancy, B=both

Canada Goose B
Mallard B
Cinnamon Teal B
Northern Shoveler S
Northern Pintail N
Green-winged Teal B
Ruddy Duck N
Pied-billed Grebe N
Great Blue Heron B
Turkey Vulture B
Northern Harrier (Jensen Access and N)
Red-tailed Hawk B
American Kestrel N
Virginia Rail N
Killdeer B
Greater Yellowlegs S
Lesser Yellowlegs S
Least Sandpiper S
Pectoral Sandpiper S
Long-billed Dowitcher S
Glaucous-winged Gull B
Caspian Tern N
Mourning Dove S
Belted Kingfisher S
Hairy Woodpecker S
Western Wood-Pewee S
Black Phoebe S
Warbling Vireo S
Steller's Jay S
Common Raven (Jensen Access and S)
Viiolet-green Swallow S
Barn Swallow B
Black-capped Chickadee S
Red-breasted Nuthatch S
Bewick's Wren S
Marsh Wren N
Swainson's Thrush S
American Robin B
European Starling B
Orange-crowned Warbler S
Northern Waterthrush S
Common Yellowthroat B
Savannah Sparrow S
Song Sparrow B
Western Tanager S
Red-winged Blackbird S
Yellow-headed Blackbird N
Brewer's Blackbird S
Purple Finch S
House Finch S
American Goldfinch S
House Sparrow S

Good birding!

Paul Webster
Seattle
paul.webster at comcast.net
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