|
|
 |
|
January 8, 2005 Saturday Ken Knittle led a field trip to Wahkiakum County The WOS Field Trip started at 8 am at Julia Butler Hansen NWR, except for Matt Bartels who dug out a Great Horned Owl in the icy cold wind before dawn. Temperatures ranged from 37 - 38 F most of the day and very strong east wind all day. The Great Horned Owl would make it 71 species. Very high tide with water covering most of the Altoona Road. Basically birded our way through the refuge and then west to Altoona and a brief past around most of Puget Island looking for Western Scrub-Jay and Rock Pigeons. We found two Western Scrub-Jays, but no Rock Pigeons, which stands to reason they are listed as a (3) which means they are usually seen in the county every year, but not numerous. Highlights included: 2-Greater White-fronted Geese 1 Canada Goose with the red neck band reading 9 TA (the 9 being sideways) 2 Eurasian Wigeon drakes (1 at headquarters pond, and 1 along Hwy) 1 male Canvasback in Grays Bay several Pelagic Cormorants at Altoona 2 or 3 White-tailed Kites (numbers down from past trips) 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk male at Altoona 1 young Peregrine Falcon at Vista County Park Black-bellied Plovers with Dunlin in field along Loop Road where they are expected this time of year 1 Spotted Sandpiper-Altoona 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Hutton's Vireo heard along Altoona Rd. 1 or 2 Brown Creepers heard along Altoona Rd. several Townsend's Warblers in Kinglet/Chickadee flock along Altoona Rd. no large sparrow flocks probably due to high wind Animals seen: 1 bloated cow floating down the Grays River 1 dead duck floating down the Columbia River 1 Opossum trying to get hit on the road Columbia River White-tailed Deer several Nutria on the refuge |
|
|
Washington Ornithological Society. 12345 Lake City Way NE, #215. Seattle, WA 98125. Information@WOS.org
|
