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…
Category: Pierce County
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…
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…
Say’s Phoebe in Pierce Today
Yesterday a Say’s Phoebe was sighted at the Brown’s Point Lighthouse Park, but Bruce tried for it with no luck. Today it was relocated, I think by Marcus about 11:30 and I got a text from Marcus. I couldn’t go until after Rotary at noon-1:30 because I had invited the speaker, but right after watching Read More…
Sunny Saturday Morning around Puyallup
This morning I made a few stops between 9-11 AM near home. First at the Vann Ogle’s-Ford Rd area. Only 11 Trumpeter swans this AM, and no PEFA. The WEME remain, are singing and easy to find now. Next at Levy Pond not much on the water but a nice flock of WCSP with a 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…
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…
Snow Geese Finally plus Downy Woodpecker and Sharpie
Today after helping Brett knock out access to his attic and watching a flock of 20 Bushtits flit about in his side yard, I drove by the school on Portland Ave once again in hopes of seeing the Snow Geese reported there by Michael Charest and Bruce Labar among others. I’d gone by at least Read More…
Dipper and Meadowlark Today
Today Kay and I made another trip to try for the Snow Geese off Portland Ave between choir performances but no luck. After lunch Kay helped with the baby shower for Maya and so I was free to get out. First stop was another try for the GWFG or PEFA at Van Ogles Ford Road, Read More…