Today during Kay’s all-girls birthday party at our condo I picked up Bruce and dashed up to try for the White wagtail again in Fall City. Over the last few days birders have learned that the farmer is OK with birders on the road into his dairy, as long as we stay off his property. Read More…
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January Big Day for Pierce County
Today Bruce Labar and I undertook a January Pierce County big day. This is in response to a challenge from WA birder to fill out the various counties in WA with big days for each month. Per WA Birder at the end of 2016 only 3 WA counties have had a big day report submitted Read More…
Skagit Blue Jay and Swamp Sparrow
Today I met Ken and Bruce and we headed north to meet Blair Bernson in Marysville and go see the Blue Jay that has been hanging out at a feeder in Bow. The fellow who owns and stocks the feeders was very obliging and welcoming, and pointed out the jay under one set of his Read More…
Two More FOY and One County Lifer Today
This morning I headed out just after daylight in hopes of seeing the Snow Bunting located yesterday at Brown’s Point. On arrival Bruce, Peter and a Seattle birder were standing about 20′ from the SNBU near a blue trash can just off the beach. It was another super-easy Pierce lifer. Bruce agreed to go over Read More…
Rough-legged Hawk at Gog-li-hi-ti
Late in the day yesterday Michael found a Rough-legged hawk at Gog-li-hi-ti and this AM Heather and Bruce relocated it. Bruce texted and I broke away from my pledge to help Kay pack up the kitchen stuff prior to our renovations that now start this Saturday. I dashed quickly and as I walked in Bruce Read More…
Sunrise is Closed
Today Bruce and I headed for one last day at Sunrise before it closes for the winter. We are late, looks like it closed already, when we got there the gate was down just past the turnoff to White River Campground. As an alternative we went up to Chinook Pass by Lake Tipsoo and birded Read More…
Catching Up
Life has been hectic since getting back from the coast ABC trip. See the post on the ABC site for a report on the rest of the trip. Highlights since returning have included seeing the Franklin’s gull at Dash Point (Pierce FOY) and best of all the Lesser Black-backed Gull at the 11th St. Bridge. Read More…
FOY Pierce Semi-palmated Plover
Today the informal Pierce County birders text chain came through again, as Michael Charest relocated a Semi-palmated plover seen earlier at the Freeman Road mitigation. He texted Bruce and me at 4:46 PM and about 5:30 Bruce and I arrived about the same time and easily saw the bird with the other peeps. 196th Pierce Read More…
Freeman Road Mitigation Comes Through
This evening, after working at Hartland SDC all day, and after dinner, I broke free to visit the new Freeman Road mitigation site. It has dried up a lot, but there is still a large area of water and mud. Overall less numbers of peeps today, but more Western sandpipers (12) and my first 3 Read More…
Bushwhacking Around Government Meadow
Today Ken, Bruce and I went to try for the woodpeckers seen recently at Government Meadows. Bruce drove and we got to the horse camp 19 miles on FR 70 on the left off Hwy 410. The first 10 miles are paved, then it’s dirt but a pretty good road. Note-to-self to stay straight at Read More…