Hi Tweets,

sorry for the delay. Approximately 25 of us had a very nice walk at the
Refuge with partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 40's to 50's degrees
Fahrenheit. There was a High 15.45 Tide at 8:05am, so we decided to do the
walk backwards heading out to the dike and Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk
Trail first to catch the falling tide. Highlights included upwards of 30
TREE SWALLOW, 1 EARED GREBE from the Puget Sound viewing platform, 3
WESTERN SANDPIPER mixed in with LEAST SANDPIPER on the Nisqually Estuary
Boardwalk Trail, and refound RED-SHOULDERED HAWK hunting where the old
McAllister Creek Road meets the new south dike that is restricted access.
We observed 67 species for the day, and have seen 90 species this year thus
far. Mammals seen Columbia Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and
Harbor Seal. A Mink was seen last week.

Until next week when we meet again at 8am, happy birding,
Shep
see eBird list below.

--
Shep Thorp
Browns Point
253-370-3742

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US
Feb 12, 2020 7:43 AM - 4:02 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.031 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Wednesday walk.
67 species (+8 other taxa)

Brant (Black) 45
Cackling Goose (minima) 1000
Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 40
Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 6
Northern Shoveler 201
Gadwall 50
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 500
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid) 1
Mallard 200
Northern Pintail 300
Green-winged Teal 300
Greater Scaup 10
Surf Scoter 20
Bufflehead 75
Common Goldeneye 50
Hooded Merganser 8
Common Merganser 10
Red-breasted Merganser 30
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Horned Grebe 1
Eared Grebe 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
Anna's Hummingbird 1
hummingbird sp. 1
Virginia Rail 1
American Coot 40
Killdeer 1
Dunlin 1
Least Sandpiper 100
Western Sandpiper 3 Foraging on mudflat with Least Sandpiper. Black
legs, thicker bill, and white throat. Just bigger than WESA and smaller
than Dunlin. 100 feet with 60x spotting scope. Photos.
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 15
Mew Gull 75
Ring-billed Gull 40
Glaucous-winged Gull 2
Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 15
Larus sp. 50
Red-throated Loon 3
Common Loon 4
Brandt's Cormorant 6
Double-crested Cormorant 15
Great Blue Heron 20
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 15
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Refound immature bird. Hunting unaccessible
south dike where the old McAllister Creek Rd joins dike. Barred tail, long
tail. Crescents in primary while flying. This is probably the same bird
last seen in December.
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 1
Steller's Jay 2
American/Northwestern Crow 150
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tree Swallow 30
Bushtit 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Brown Creeper 4
Marsh Wren 6
Bewick's Wren 5
European Starling 50
American Robin 50
Fox Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) 1
Golden-crowned Sparrow 15
Song Sparrow 25
Lincoln's Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 4
Western Meadowlark 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64484483

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