Subject: [Tweeters] bullfrog pond
Date: Sun May 20 14:15:52 PDT 2018
From: B B - birder4184 at yahoo.com

For those not accessing that material and some additional info about the Bullfrog Pond location.
I have led trips to this area for the past 4 years and it is a favorite particularly as migration progresses.  Birds seen/heard can change almost daily in May and into June.  The coordinates for Bullfrog Pond are 47.193612,-121.014751.
Take Exit 80 (Roslyn and Suncadia) off I-90 and head North on Bullfrog Road.  In about 1/2 mile you cross the Cle Elum River and in another 200 yards Bullfrog Pond will be on your left (west) .  There is a very small (one car) parking spot next to a gate there, but it is better to park across the road.  You can walk right down to the pond from the gate.  There may be good birds including warblers right there and Virginia Rail and Sora might be heard and sometimes seen from there. There is a non car accessible road that leads from there back south to the Cle Elum River.  Very birdy area particularly for warblers, flycatchers, vireos and soon Gray Catbirds and maybe Veery among others.  The road leads to a bridge over the River which leads to private property on the other side.  The river is extremely high now.  When it is not so high, you can usually find nesting Dippers at the bridge. 
We usually get back into cars and then drive a little further north on Bullfrog Road and make the first left onto Tumble Creek Drive which leads to a private closed gate community.  Almost immediately upon turning onto Tumble Creek make a quick left onto a small road that leads back to a bathroom and small parking area.  (Bathrooms were still locked as of yesterday).  This an be an excellent area for more warblers, Tanagers, Vireos, nuthatches, chickadees, Sapsuckers and Sparrows.  I have also had Ruffed Grouse here.  A word of caution for sapsuckers.  Although there may be both Williamson (very uncommon) and Red Naped Sapsuckers, there are also Red Naped x Red Breasted hybrids.  There may be Mountain and Black Capped Chickadees (and far less commonly Chestnut Backed) and all three Nuthatch species.
The area across Bullfrog Road (across from the Pond) next to where I suggested you park initially is readily accessible but is private property - not used but owned by a community of owners I believe.  I have talked to one of the owners once who did not mind it being accessed by birders but you have to make your own decisions on that.  It is a really good area for Western and Mountain Bluebirds, Cassin's and Purple Finch, Chipping Sparrow, nuthatches and Chickadees.  Most can be seen or heard from the road.
Over the past 3 years I have had more than 85 species at Bullfrog Pond - a wonderful location.



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