On 11.25 last year, a Swamp sparo was found at the Kitchen Dick ponds and over several days, even tho it's shy behavior was frustrating, was seen by many who searched for it.
And now, almost three months later, it [or another] was found again yesterday at the ponds. As noted for the Neah Bay Swamp sparo, this bird is probably the same bird; having over-wintered, in part, due to the very mild winter we've had on the Peninsula.Finding the bird is a matter of patience. There are three ponds: one W and two E. The sparo has mostly been using the willow-brambles along the roadside of the NE pond. Pissshing. Waiting. Looking. "Ohhh, there it is!" Nope. Song sparo. Lincoln's sparo. Pisssh some more. Squeak. Wait. Look at every feathered movement, then . . . .
Other birds using the ponds and area included- Ring necked duck
- Common merganser
- Wood duck
- Shoveler
- Green winged teal
- Lesser scaup
- American coot
- Gadwall
- Audubon's & Myrtle warbler
- Ruby crowned kinglet
