Clear, sunny, and frigid. The sun really helped, though. The wind, which picked up about 10:00am didn't. Still, it was a really nice day to be out. Birdy too, especially at the beginning. A long dry spell in the middle.
Highlights:
Green-winged Teal At least 16 at the Rowing
Club
Green Heron One on far side of slough near start of
boardwalk
Cooper's Hawk Pair near windmill. Going to nest there???
Red-tailed Hawk Odd-snag nest occupied all day
PEREGRINE FALCON One sped past our cars as we were gathering
Wilson's Snipe At least a dozen below weir
Barn Owl Nesting in nest box after all
Anna's Hummingbird 4 males found
R.-breasted Sapsucker 2 near start of boardwalk (+drumming)
Hairy Woodpecker Pair near start of boardwalk
Tree Swallow One near Compost Piles
Varied Thrush At least 1 singing near mansion
Brian Bell had 2 TREE SWALLOWS last Friday. Grace and Ollie Oliver heard a WESTERN SCREECH-OWL last Saturday.
For the day, 54 species. For the year, we're up to 86.
== Michael
Had a singing Western Meadowlark on Friday, 3/13, between the Compost Piles and the model airplane field. Also, a Garter Snake and a report of a Mourning Dove.
The full moon sets to the west
Mt. Rainier at dawn
Barn Owl's face, barely visible inside the nest box between the mansion
and the stage
Singing male Varied Thrush above the owl nest box
Ollie Oliver's profile shot of the Varied Thrush is more recognizable
Female Common Goldeneye in the slough
Ollie's photo of a male Common Goldeneye in the slough
Male Hairy Woodpecker at the base of a Black Cottonwood
Eastside Audubon is about 1/3 done with the boardwalk extension
Red-breasted Sapsucker near the start of the boardwalk
Ollie's photo of a Brown Creeper
There was still snow on the ground in shady places
"Audubon"-race Yellow-rumped Warbler at the Rowing Club
Both of these photos by Ollie Oliver
More cool fungi in Snag Row
More cool fungi in Snag Row