Hi Tweets,

here's my ebird report to complement Phil's write up for our walk today at
the Refuge. Super fun day with the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper being the big
highlight. Until next week...

Happy birding,
Shep Thorp
Browns Point
sthorp at theaec.com
253-370-3742

Nisqually NWR, Thurston, US-WA
Oct 24, 2012 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 mile(s)
Comments: Cloudy, rain in the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon.
Temperature in the 40-50's degrees Fahrenheit. High 13'8" Tide at 2:40pm.
86 species (+6 other taxa)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 31
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) 500
Cackling Goose (minima) (Branta hutchinsii minima) 500
Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) (Branta canadensis moffitti/maxima) 100
Canada Goose (parvipes) (Branta canadensis parvipes) 5
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 4
Gadwall (Anas strepera) 25
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) 2
American Wigeon (Anas americana) 300
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 300
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 50
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 300
Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 200
Green-winged Teal (American) (Anas crecca carolinensis) 100
Green-winged Teal (intergrade) (Anas crecca crecca/nimia x carolinensis) 1
Molting drake with faint white verticle line from scapulars to water
line, prominent horizontal white line betwen coverts and side, lighter read
head then surrounding American Green-winged Teal with more prominent white
lines bordering green eye patch. Individual bird seen at 100 feet through
scope at 30 x magnification for several minutes with other Green-winged
Teal.
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 20
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 2
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 8
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 12
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) 3
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) 6
Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) 3
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 25
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 30
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 1
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 4
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 3
Red-tailed Hawk (Western) (Buteo jamaicensis calurus) 1
American Coot (Fulica americana) 1
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 22
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 1
Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) 1
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 6
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 2
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) 1 Seen in the flooded
field west of the entrance road directly across from the orchard. 75 feet
away in variety of scopes by entire group, Micheal has photo's that look
confirmable, discernable iphone digiscope images as well. Rufous capped
buff breasted sandpiper slightly smaller and plumper then surounding
Pectoral Sandpiper. Unlike the Pectorals foraging on the mud, the
Sharp-tailed was wading 2/3rds of legs deep. This bird had slight fine
streaks on buffy breast and 4 buffy light lines running sagitally along
mantle and scapulars. Can email, load photos for confirmation.
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 200
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus) 50
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) 20
Mew Gull (Larus canus) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 100
Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) 2
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus occidentalis/glaucescens) 100
California Gull (Larus californicus) 1
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens) 10
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) (Larus occidentalis x glaucescens)
2
gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 100
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 3
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
Peregrine Falcon (North American) (Falco peregrinus anatum) 1
Peregrine Falcon (Peale's) (Falco peregrinus pealei) 3
Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) 1
American/Northwestern Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos/caurinus) 20
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 20
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) 5
Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) 10
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) 7
Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus) 6
Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) 3
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 30
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 15
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 30
Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 300
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) 2
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 50
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (Setophaga coronata coronata) 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) (Setophaga coronata auduboni) 5
Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) 1
Spotted Towhee (Pacific) (Pipilo maculatus [oregonus Group]) 10
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) 2
Fox Sparrow (Sooty) (Passerella iliaca [unalaschcensis Group]) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 20
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 2 Seen in orchard.
Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) 15
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) (Junco hyemalis [oreganus Group]) 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 30
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 4
Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) 2
Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 20
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 5

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