Hi Tweeters,
Sixty of us (a new record) enjoyed a great day of birding at Nisqually.? Birders included folks from California and Texas.? Low tide was 5' 5" at 9:37am;? High tide was 9' 8" at 2:17pm.
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Highlights of the day included first of year Yellow-headed Blackbird.? Nathaneal's eBird report follows my summary?of today's sightings by general location.?
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Visitor Center:? Pair of Wood Duck, Bald Eagle, Tree Swallow, Canada and Cackling Goose.
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Access Road and Pond South of Parking Lot:? Green-winged Teal, Ring-necked Duck, Wood Duck, American Wigeon, Pied-billed Grebe.
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Access Road and Pond to the West of the parking lot and up to the McAllister Creek gate:? Greater Scaup, Green-winged Teal, Bufflehead, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, American Coot, Northern Pintail, Violet Green, Barn, Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Common Yellowthroat.
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Westside of Boardwalk Loop:? Common Yellowthroat, Bewick's Wren, Spotted Towhee, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Purple Finch, Savannah Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Rufous Hummingbird on nest.
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Barn Overlook:? Northern Harrier, Cliff Swallow, Eurasian Wigeon, Pied-billed Grebe, Wood Duck, American Coot, Northern Shoveler.
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Dike Trail including boardwalk overlook:? Savannah Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Merganser, Ring-necked Duck,?Gadwall, Cinnamon Teal, Green-winged Teal,? Yellow-headed Blackbird, Virginia Rail, Greater Yellowlegs.
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McAllister Creek Boardwalk:? Red-breasted Merganser, White-winged Scoter, Common Loon.
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River Overlook:? Bald Eagle, Great Blue Heron, Rufous Hummingbird.
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Riverside (East) of Boardwalk Loop:? Yellow-rumped Warbler, Brown Creeper (two nests observed), Rufous Hummingbird at nest feeding young, Downy Woodpecker, Great Horned Owl ( 1 adult, 3 young), Golden-crowned sparrow.
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Total Species:? 73
Mammals:? Rabbit, Beaver, Muskrat
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Good birding,
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Eric Slagle
Olympia

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Nisqually NWR, Thurston, US-WA
Apr 9, 2014 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 mile(s)
73 species (+3 other taxa)

Greater White-fronted Goose ?9
Cackling Goose ?200
Canada Goose ?100
Wood Duck ?6
Gadwall ?20
Eurasian Wigeon ?3
American Wigeon ?350
Mallard ?150
Cinnamon Teal ?3
Northern Shoveler ?200
Northern Pintail ?75
Green-winged Teal ?200
Ring-necked Duck ?25
Greater Scaup ?40
White-winged Scoter ?4
Bufflehead ?200
Common Goldeneye ?20
Hooded Merganser ?12
Common Merganser ?6
Red-breasted Merganser ?20
Common Loon ?2
Brandt's Cormorant ?6
Double-crested Cormorant ?10
American Bittern ?2
Great Blue Heron ?25
Northern Harrier ?1
Bald Eagle ?10
Red-tailed Hawk ?2
Virginia Rail ?2
American Coot ?150
Killdeer ?2
Greater Yellowlegs ?20
Dunlin ?200
Mew Gull ?200
Ring-billed Gull ?5
California Gull ?1
Glaucous-winged Gull ?2
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) ?8
gull sp. ?300
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) ?11
Great Horned Owl ?4
Anna's Hummingbird ?1
Rufous Hummingbird ?13 ? ? Found two nests. On one nest we observed a female feeding at least two.
Belted Kingfisher ?1
Downy Woodpecker ?6
Northern Flicker ?1
Pileated Woodpecker ?1
Steller's Jay ?1
American/Northwestern Crow ?125
Common Raven ?7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow ?10
Tree Swallow ?300
Violet-green Swallow ?30
Barn Swallow ?10
Cliff Swallow ?4
Black-capped Chickadee ?5
Chestnut-backed Chickadee ?2
Bushtit ?2
Red-breasted Nuthatch ?1
Brown Creeper ?5
Pacific Wren ?4
Marsh Wren ?8
Bewick's Wren ?4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ?1
American Robin ?25
European Starling ?150
Yellow-rumped Warbler ?30 ? ? 10 Myrtle 20 Audubon
Spotted Towhee ?3
Savannah Sparrow ?19
Fox Sparrow ?3
Song Sparrow ?25
White-crowned Sparrow ?1
Golden-crowned Sparrow ?12
Red-winged Blackbird ?45
Yellow-headed Blackbird ?2
House Finch ?1

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