Photo: American goldfinch by Will Stuart
Hello everyone,
Fall must be on its way. For the third week in a row the most notable thing about our walk was what we didn’t see rather than what we did see. We had only one Purple Martin, no House Wrens, and Osaka wasn’t at his post in the Japanese Garden. I don’t think that he has begun his migratory journey yet, he was probably just out and about and enjoying the nice weather.
However, we had plenty of other nice birds to watch. Three Baltimore Orioles posed nicely for us and two Tennessee Warblers were present. We had three Green Herons and a Spotted Sandpiper on the lily pads in the Columbia Basin. It’s fun to search for them, kind of like “Where’s Waldo”. And although the Martins have departed, there are still plenty of Barn Swallows left.
We had another large flock of House Sparrows and several American Goldfinches were about. The juvenile male Wood Ducks are growing out their feathers and beginning to look like male Wood Ducks.
BIRDERS: Cheryl, Marian, Mike, Jennie, Dennis, Betty, Gary, Mark, Leslie, Paul, Eric, Tracy, Satya, Marisa, Pam, Renate, Stacey, along with her daughters Amelia and Julie.
TIME: 8:00am to Noon
WEATHER: Sunny, mid 60s to low 70s
Compiler: Cheryl
Photographers: Marisa, Tracy, Eric
Canada Goose Number observed: 78
Wood Duck Number observed: 5
Mallard Number observed: 9
Mourning Dove Number observed: 1
Chimney Swift Number observed: 9
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Number observed: 3
Spotted Sandpiper Number observed: 1
Ring-billed Gull Number observed: 4
Herring Gull Number observed: 1
Great Blue Heron Number observed: 8
Great Egret Number observed: 1
Green Heron Number observed: 6
Cooper's Hawk Number observed: 2
Belted Kingfisher Number observed: 1
Downy Woodpecker Number observed: 1
Northern Flicker Number observed: 3
Eastern Phoebe Number observed: 1
Eastern Kingbird Number observed: 7
Warbling Vireo Number observed: 2
American Crow Number observed: 9
Black-capped Chickadee Number observed: 5
Purple Martin Number observed: 1
Barn Swallow Number observed: 28
White-breasted Nuthatch Number observed: 2
European Starling Number observed: 12
Gray Catbird Number observed: 5
American Robin Number observed: 10
Cedar Waxwing Number observed: 3
House Sparrow Number observed: 52
House Finch Number observed: 7
American Goldfinch Number observed: 10
Song Sparrow Number observed: 2
Baltimore Oriole Number observed: 3
Tennessee Warbler Number observed: 2
Northern Cardinal Number observed: 4
If you’d like more information about a bird, check out the All About Birds ID guide:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/
Corrections, additions and comments are welcome.
Good birding everyone,
Jennie