We Pierce County listers have been impatiently waiting for the first big fall windstorm to blow in pelagic and maybe other rarities to pad our year lists. Today it blew and rained heavily in the AM, and the sun came out but the wind continued to gust in the afternoon. I worked the AM around Read More…
Category: Point Defiance Park
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…
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…