Washington Seabirds ABC Presentation

Last night at our ABC Birding Club meeting I presented along with Ryan Weise and with the expert help of Bruce Labar a slide show on Washington Seabirds.  Here is a link to a PDF of the power point presentation I used.   https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CkekblylR_ufUXRB-FS-DCNJgRiXBOs2  

Black Phoebe (finally)

Today with an assist to Michael C. I finally found the Black Phoebe at the area across the road from the Gog.  Not a lot else happening at the main area today, but it was nice to walk the area with Michael, and hear about his recent birding travels.  

Ruston Way and ABC

Little birding today, but I did get a walk on Ruston Way this morning in a strong wind and very clear air.  The Olympics were clear view, and if not for the white-caps it would have been a good time for a bay watch.  As it was I brought my camera rather than binos, thinking Read More…

A Drive to the Snow Today

This midday I was able to get out birding, and since I needed to go to Puyallup anyway I kept going east to Ashford hoping for maybe a Pine grosbeak, N. Pygmy owl or Townsend’s solitaire.  What I got was beautiful snowy scenery adn the dipper at the usual Elbe stop.  One was singing under Read More…

Lakes Today

Today I had to go to Dupont to pick up some bookcases, and borrowed Kathy McG’s pickup, so on returning the truck I took a few minutes to check out what on Gravelly Lake.  Turns out pretty much what is expected, but she has nice habitat in her back yard, big trees and plantings so Read More…

Sparrows

Today on the way home from work I managed to get out in the sunshine for a few minutes on 134th Ave near the old Van Lierop’s Farm to look for sparrow flocks and hopefully a FOY Pierce goldfinch.  No luck on the goldfinch, but I did manage a nice look at lots of sparrows.  Read More…

Another Marbled Bird

Yesterday I added Marbled godwit to my 2018 Pierce list, and today after several unsuccessful tries I got a single Marbled murrelet on the south side of the Dash Point pier.  No Black scoter with the mixed flock of WWSC and SUSC though. Then, as it seems to happen, at Brown’s Point Lighthouse there were Read More…

McNeil Trail Lookout Pays Off

Today Will Brooks texted us to tell us he had a Marbled murrelet on the Pierce side of the delta, and I got Bruce to chase it with me immediately.  This morning I had walked the Chamber’s Bay beach access without finding much new, but this afternoon was more rewarding. Immediately on getting to the Read More…