Barb is travelling in April, so the Next bird walk is Sunday, May 5th, 2024
You will meet at the Wild Birds Unlimited Parking lot at 8:15am to form carpools and leave by 8:30
Destinations are Seahurst Park and Seola Pond
We return around Noon.
Please call 206-241-3201 and reserve a spot.
On Sunday, March 17th, six people gathered at Van Doren's Landing Park and walked north along the Green River. Progress was slow as one species after another made its presence known. Weather was quite pleasant all morning.
Highlights: We viewed a Red-tailed Hawk through the scope; skeins of Cackling Geese flying over and heading north; a Bald Eagle perched on a power tower while another was seen sitting on a nest. We also had good views of California Scrub-Jays and Anna's Hummingbirds perching in the morning sun along with a nice view of a Tree Swallow preening on one of the GRNRA's manmade snags - this was Barbara's first sighting of the season. :-) While watching Great Blue Herons flying to and from the rookery, we spotted an immature Cooper's Hawk circling high above and glowing in the sunlight. We identified 30 species during the walk and even saw House Sparrows and Rock Pigeons in the store parking lot.
Barbara is travelling in April, so the next bird walk will take place on Sunday, May 5th, at Seahurst Park and Seola Pond. Remember to meet in the store parking lot at 8:15 to form carpools so we can leave by 8:30
BIRDS SEEN ON March 17th walk
Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Anna's Hummingbird
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Cooper's Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
California Scrub-jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Tree Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
American Robin
House Finch
Dark-eyed Junco
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Rock Pigeon
Glaucous-winged Gull
House Sparrow