3 More Pierce FOY Species Today

This morning a quick walk of the loop at Wildwood Park yielded several calling Pacific Slope Flycatchers and two singing Cassin’s Vireos. Then I met Bruce at 134th to look for the LEGO and WEKI, neither showed. Bruce later found a SOSA at 156th St, and I got there just about 1 minute before it Read More…

134th St Quickstop

On the way home from working with Brett today I made a stop at 134th St (beside the old Van Lierop’s Farm Stand) looking for the Lesser Goldfinch sighted there recently. I had not really birded this area before, and found that walking the road plus the dirt road beside the big field gives access Read More…

Back in Pierce

This morning I got out birding in Pierce County for the first time since April 16, and so Pierce FOY birds were pretty available. That said I missed the real target of the morning when I could not find the Brewer’s Sparrow at the 56th St Stormwater Ponds. I met Bruce Labar an Peter Wimberger Read More…

Key West to Manasota Key

Kay and I got off the Playmate, the boat we used for the Dry Tortugas trip after a really rough and pounding ride back to Key West on Saturday about 3 PM. It was raining and we just headed north. There had been a Bahama Mockingbird sighted on the way back through the keys, but Read More…

Dry Tortugas Trip

Day 1- Dry Tortugas Trip: May 20, 2017. Last night we slept on the boat and took off about 5 AM today. It was pretty rough, and I dashed out of bed to get my meclizine on board and get on deck to get eyes on the horizon. I felt better right away and we Read More…

South Florida- Everglades and the Keys

Today Kay and I slept in until about 7:30, then after a quick breakfast headed for the Everglades. We made really a quick morning of it stopping only at Long Pine Key (got distant looks at and heard several Pine Warblers) and Mahogany Hammock Trail where we got nice looks at Swallow-tailed Kites, but overall Read More…

More Spring Arrivals

Today was a day for work around the house, but I started the day off right with an exercise walk from the edge of Manorwood past Pierce College and around Bradley Lake and back. The road was closed to traffic and on a sunny morning the birds were singing nicely. Best bird of the walk Read More…

Kittitas County

Today Ken and I headed east to bird Kittitas County. We started just over the summit at the Hyak Sewage Lagoon’s where our highlight was a flock of about 30 Evening Grosbeaks (FOY #1) flying about, calling loudly, and entertaining us. Barrow’s and Common Goldeneye as well as Ring-necked Ducks were on the lagoons, and Read More…

Spring Arrivals Showing Up

Today was the first day of April Pierce County birding for me, and for FOY Pierce birds it was cherry picking easy. In about 2 1/2 hours on a cool rainy day I visited Levy Pond (FOY Barn Swallow, and Savannah Sparrow. Nothing new at Sha Dax, but at the 56th Street Stormwater Ponds I Read More…