Birder PapaRrazi
An Amateur Birdwatcher's tally
I managed to fit in a lot of birdwatching this month. It’s not hard, in the spring, with a few days of vacation. No new birds were added to my life list, but I enjoyed the ones I did see. I also re-visited 3 state parks that I’ve only been to once before each. My goal was to assess them for their bird watching activities. Lake Sylvie is a Washington State Park with a lake, as it suggests. It’s pretty, with paths around the lake. Many of the paths are easy which is good for me. This was my second visit to the park. I didn’t find many birds, but the dogs enjoyed the walk, and it was very scenic. I look forward to checking it at different times in different seasons. Canada Geese were on the lake, but no ducks. Robins sang all over the park. But there were no other birds at that time. Nolte Woods runs alongside Green River and seems to be on multiple levels. I wasn’t prepared to make the climbs up into the woods or down to the river although the paths were paved and probably easier than I imagined. I plan to try it again. Then I went to the tulip festival in Vancouver and La Conner, WA. Beautiful tulips, but not as many fields as I thought there would be. The fields that had flowers had plentiful blooms, though. Nearby, I visited the Wiley Wildlife refuge center. It makes me a little nervous to be in a park where hunting is allowed. I stayed in the opening of the park where shooting is not allowed. My dog Katie was walking with me, and I didn’t want to risk getting her shot, or myself either. There was a hawk, greater lesser legs, mallards, mergansers, wigeons, and northern shovelers in this area as well as robins and red wing blackbirds. I also watched a bunny rabbit hopping along for a moment. The view is spectacular – similar to Nisqually Wildlife refuge which is a federal park. This is a place I want to go back to. At Flaming Geyser Park, I found a downy woodpecker and tree swallows are returning. The daisies have not popped up yet – that is my final sign for spring. But I expect them any time now! King County and more – in Washington State – is a fabulous place to bird in April. Here is my list for the month. Black capped chickadees blue herons Chestnut backed chickadees Crows Dove Eagles Finches, house geese, brandt geese, Canada gold finches Greater Yellowlegs Hawk, red tail Juncos kestrels Killdeer mallards Mergansers, common pigeons Redwing blackbirds Robins scrub jays seagulls Sparrow, golden crown Sparrow, house sparrow, white crown Sparrow, yellow crown starlings Stellar jays Woodpecker, downy Wrens
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AuthorI love birdwatching. It's relaxing and fun. Even though I've been birding for over 10 years I classify myself as an amateur birder. I plan to write a blog each month about my experiences. Hope you enjoy them! Categories |
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