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…
Tag: Western Kingbird
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…
JBLM Today for NOBO with Ken
Today Ken and I got out in Pierce to look for Northern Bobwhite at the site it has been seen last month. We initially tried to use Google Maps which took us through Roy to a blocked entry onto JBLM, then circled around going in the Roy Gate, past Chamber’s Lake, Left onto East Gate Read More…
Taking a Break from Yard Work Yields Lazuli Bunting and Western Kingbird
Today I had a short window between yard work and covering SDC so the PAs could go to their quarterly meeting, and when Bruce texted about not just the usual Lazuli Bunting but Western Kingbird in Orting, where to go was clear. I had only an hour to bird after dashing down the hill to Read More…
Bolsa Chica and Harriet M. Weider Regional Park
This morning I got up early enough to be at Bolsa Chica while it was still easy to get Ridgeway’s Rail, arriving abut 7:10 gate open at 7 AM). The rails did not disappoint, I saw at least 5 individuals. Surprising was a large flock of Red Knots in various stages of PA molt. Some Read More…