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Category: Bruce
LBCU Persists Plus CITE and LABU
This morning at the 56th Street Ponds I arrived just after Bruce and although shorebirds were absent except for 5 Greater Yellowlegs a male Cinnamon teal cruised the far pond and just before leaving several Lazuli Buntings responded to a recording, and one perched for a brief look. Quick stops at Sha-Dax and Levee Pond Read More…
Long-Billed Curlew
Thanks to Will Brooks who found the LBCU and Bruce Labar who called me while he was seeing the bird, I was able to make a frantic dash to the newly plowed field just off Hwy 162 near 80th Ave. to see my first Pierce County Long-billed Curlew about 12:50 today, get photos, and dash Read More…
Gray’s Harbor Shorebird Festival Bottle Beach to Tokeland Field Trip
Today Bruce Labar and I led the shorebird festival field trip visiting Gray’s Harbor from Bottle Beach to Westport plus stops in Tokeland and at Grayland Beach. We met at the festival HQ at 7 AM and enjoyed nice looks at a flock of Red-necked Phalaropes, Spotted Sandpipers, peeps, Dunlin, and Dowitcher flocks swirling around 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…
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…
Longmire and Back
Bruce Labar, Marcus Roening and I met at the Roy-Y Park & Ride at 7:20 AM and headed for Longmire Rainier NP in hopes of finding a few FOY Pierce birds. At Longmire it was generally quiet but we managed to find a small flock of mixed chickadees, CBC’s mostly, but at least 2 Mountain Read More…
Ridgefield NWR and Vancouver Bottoms
Today Bruce Labar and I met at 7 AM and headed south to Ridgefield NWR. Enroute we stopped in Centralia at a home with a feeder where Lesser Goldfinches are often found. The feeders were well stocked but the LEGO were not attending but Purple Finches were all over. At Vancouver NWR we just did Read More…
Tundra Swans on the Orting Farm Loop Today
Today I tried once more for the Brant in the wet fields between Riverside Rd and Auto Way in Sumner, finding a diminishing flock of Cackling Geese behind the Honda dealership again, but today the Snow Geese were gone and the Brant still not found. Rain was found though and increasing hard rain at 33 Read More…
A Rare Skagit Winter Day
Today was a rare winter day on the Skagit/Samish Flats. Clear skies, minimal wind, and almost no traffic made for a wonderful day to get out on the flats. First though was the primary excuse for the trip, going to Rosario Head to see if we could find the reported Yellow-billed loon and Rock Sandpiper Read More…