Tuesday, February 26, 2013

11th Post 2.26.13


Birds of note since the 22nd . . . 
  • White throated sparo / three birds continue at feeders: one each at Clallam Bay, Jamestown, and Dungeness; birds are white-stripe with bright yellow lores
  • Yellow headed blackbird / weeks early, a single bird was heard giving it's raucous call from the cattails between Helen's pond and the Pumphouse on 3 Crabs road
  • Green heron / a single bird was seen flying over the slough-marsh along Backtrack road in Neah Bay
  • Kestrel / a male was wire-sitting close to Old Olympic hwy on Towne rd 
  • Yellow shafted flicker / described just as older field guides note when it was recognized as a separate species - red nape, black malar, with brightish yellow under-wings and tail - the flicker was seen at a feeder in Sequim
  • Black crowned night heron / both the adult and juvy were seen at their Dungeness roost on the 23rd even tho the wind was blowing a Bf5; this is the first time the juvy [Windy] has been seen with the adult [Gale] in several weeks
  • Bullock's oriole / the Marine & Thornton bird continues to show up sporadically
Birds not seen since the 22nd . . . 
  • Gibson Spit Burrowing owl
  • Dungeness Rec Area Long eared owl
  • Schmuck rd Rough legged hawk