Birding locally does not get much better than getting out with a good birding buddy, on a sunny day, and finding most of the birds you are looking for. That was today for me. Ken texted last night to see if I was interested in getting out in Pierce County to look for several FOY Read More…
Category: Pierce County
Three Trips to Tacoma Day
Today Kay and I had an appointment in Tacoma at 10 AM, so we decided to try for the Clark’s grebe at American Lake after the meeting. I got brief but definitive looks, she missed as her scope in in repair and was sharing mine. Then after lunch we tried for the Greater-white fronted geese Read More…
Northern Saw-whet and Great Horned Owls at Pt. Defiance Park Today
This morning I managed to hear both the NSWO and GHOW at the same area we got them for the CBC in Dec. I also managed to do this without getting up ridiculously early, getting there about 6:30 AM. It took me a bit to find the trail, and I’m still not sure I was Read More…
JBLM Prairies Today
Today Bruce Labar and I met at the Roy Y park-and-ride at 8:30 AM and headed for the Ft. JBLM prairies and Chambers Lake hoping for some early Pierce County birds. At the bobwhite spot a fire may have forced the birds to move, but no luck on them of CAQU but I did get Read More…
Pierce County Today
Finally today was a dry morning when I had time free and I got out and about the county. First stop American Lake where the usual Canvasbacks were closer than usual. A nice variety of waterfowl, the obligatory Bald Eagle, and a few brave passerines moving about in the 30 degree morning. I saw three Read More…
Puyallup TAS Trip
Today I met 18 local birders at Bradley Lake where after a brief orientation we headed off to DeCoursey Park, starting there because Bradley Lake was frozen completely over with zero waterfowl present. At DeCoursey we started at the playground area where we got oriented to several species of waterfowl including Bufflehead, American Wigeon, Gadwall, Read More…
Two FOY Pierce Birds on the Last 2 Days of 2016
Yesterday Kay and I decided for another try at Great Egret at DeCoursey Park later in the day hoping to see it come to roost. Got there about 4 PM and as soon as we climbed the hill behind the South parking lot we saw the Great Egret foraging in the pond area nearest the Read More…
Great Egret Remains Elusive (for me)
Today I dashed down to DeCoursey Park again at my lunch break from the Hartland Same Day Clinic where I was helping out over the holidays, to once again not see the Great Egret which was seen there on Dec 22, Dec. 25 and Dec. 26th. I missed it on Dec 23, Dec 26 and Read More…
Ohop Lake
This morning Kay and I took a drive out to Ohop Lake to see if we could locate the Tundra Swan Marcus and Bruce had yesterday, but no luck. Still, after working M-W this week it was nice to get out even for a brief bit of birding. There were lots of Hooded and Common Read More…
TAS CBC on a Boat
For the first time I did the Tahoma Audubon CBC from the luxury of a boat. I was able to join Bruce Labar, Charlie & Linnaea, Peter Wimberger, and others on the Sea Scout 72′ boat on a clear, nearly windless cruise of the Puget Sound waters in the CBC circle. Before the boat Bruce, Read More…