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Pileated Woodpecker - Remember Woody the Woodpecker? Yes, that's it!

Having relocated back to my home state of Washington, to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, the one thing that is not lost is the birder in me - quite the opposite.

I moved into a roommate situation that worked from August to early March then I needed a place of my own - away from the hubbub of an off-Broadway Capitol Hill apartment.

I bid farewell to my murder of Corvid friends and they in turn finally came upon my stoop the very last day as I was moving,.

A lone crow came to eat from my hand.

No, she didn't want the usual fare of peanuts I lain upon the railing, but she was interested in a piece of salami I was eating and scooted closer - tilting her head, a curtsy, then she blinked.

I knew I was suckered and handed it to her. She politely took it and flew off to a nearby pole.

I found a new sense of wonder. I asked myself "I wonder what species I will see first when I get there."

I relocated to a quieter, private apartment in a virtual Bavarian flashback called Firdale Village - a small niche community in southwest Edmonds on the border of Shoreline - a delightful place where the evening breeze blows pleasantly in from the Puget Sound.

Now I find myself more hellbent on identifying species by sound only, trying, in a sense, to organically increase and hone my avian identification skills.

The first species that welcomed me to the little subculture I now find myself a part of was not a sighting, but rather a sound, the pronounced calls of the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus).

Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes this species as "Nearly as large as a crow, the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in most of North America. Its loud ringing calls and huge, rectangular excavations in dead trees announce its presence in forests across the continent."

From the moment I drove my car into a parking stall at the bottom of my apartment steps, as I opened the car door to start unloading the mass of neatly stacked boxes and clothes, there it was, or should I say "He" was, making those beautiful sounds.

The echoing of a lone male Pileated Woodpecker, possibly calling for its mate or looking for a mate, echoed and billowed out three, four, five times into the canopy of the forest.

As he called out into the tall pines, I smiled. Recalling times I heard a similar sound of a woodpecker hidden in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The disappointment of never seeing it was etched in my mind.

A feeling welled up inside me. A sense of pride that I relocated to the perfect stoop from which I would listen to the progressive (and potential) mating rituals of this bird. And what a gift to be happy just to listen.

And, as I expected "He" did not disappoint from the not-so-far-away tree top I could hear his cries.

Three days I listenend intently to his dawn to dusk calls, when suddenly I heard another call.

Could it be?

As I stood on my balcony, pervaying the spread of forest behind my apartment, I sipped from my morning cup of Tully's Italian Roast coffee.

Again, listening carefully I realized a new group of return calls were coming from close proximity to my stoop. Was it a mate, or another male?

Two, three sips of coffee, then another echoing of calls from a lesser distance.

Call number four came from the southeast. At the top of a Douglas Fir he sat silent awaiting an answer.

The tallest of pines rise above my balcony - as far as the eye can see.

A bellowing of quick return calls to him.

Suddenly a fluttering of activity above me. He flew toward her in the pine tree above.

As organically as the mating calls started, so did the orchestration of early morning drumming.

Happy are they to simply do what birds and bees do.

The couple called and drummed for weeks then silently fledged a brood of little "Woody's" above my balcony.  What a treat!

March, April, now spring is gone - summer is here - with his echoing calls.

I did finally spot the species through my binoculars, and I checked that one off my Life List.

Rescue, Rehabilitation of Raptors in Pacific Northwest

Photo courtesy of King 5 News

Recently in the news, around the Pacific Northwest, we have heard stories of a Bald Eagle and Trumpeter Swan being shot. Other birds are found and reported injured by the local news.

Photo courtesy of King 5 News

I have seen several Canada Geese with arrows shot through them wandering amongst their flock.

Photo courtesy LA Times.com

In the spring of 2010 while traveling to the Point Reyes Bird Observatory I saw and reported to a Bay Area wildlife rehab about an injured Red-throated Loon that was swimming near the Treasure Island Yacht Club in San Francisco Bay.




Photo of Red-throated Loon courtesy of www.birdsasart.com



Copyright 2011 by Jill Rucker. Image of Northern Saw-whet Owl

But what motivates people to do these types of acts and abuses toward such beautiful creatures as birds?

Copyright 2011 by Jill Rucker. Image of Barn Owl.

I pray for them but then reports just keep coming.

Copyright 2011 by Jill Rucker. Image of Great Horned Owl.

I have a strong inclination to assist wildlife rehabs with fundraising and educational outreach but you must be licensed in most states to handle raptors, especially eagles.

Copyright 2011 by Jill Rucker. Image of Peregrine Falcon.

A few stories of rehabiltation of birds deserves praise and the releases are truly inspirational.

Copyright 2011 by Jill Rucker. Image of Golden Eagle & Sarvey rehab worker.

K04, or "Kay" as I named her - is very special indeed. She may never fly with her broken wing but if she does it will be because of a wildlife rehab. She came all the way to the Pacific Northwest from Catalina Island California where her life was virtually captured minute by minute by a bird cam. The bird camera is a manufactured type of motion detection and infrared camera placed close to a nest to detect mating rituals, egg hatching, fledgling, and migration patterns of raptors - birds of prey.

Here's the story as it appeared on King 5 News: KING5.com Posted on December 20, 2010 at 2:45 PM



SEQUIM, Wash. - A bald eagle shot on December 15 in Beaver, Wash. is still in critical condition in the intensive care ward of a local veterinary hospital.


"We almost lost the eagle today," said Matthew Randazzo, Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center Public Relations Director. "The eagle suffered a fractured ulna bone in its left wing from a bullet wound from what we believe to be a .22-caliber rifle in the morning of December 15. There's no way to know its long-term prognosis as of yet."


"The person who did this is still at large," says Randazzo. "I wish they could see the suffering this innocent animal is going through. We are determined to bring the sadistic person who did this to justice and encourage everyone to send any tips to us."


Tips leading to the capture of the person who shot the eagle can be sent to Matthew@NWRaptorCenter.com and to Fish & Wildlife at 1-877-933-9847. Those interested can follow the story at the Raptor & Wildlife Center's Facebook page.

The video link below is about two fledgling Bald Eagles, one, a female Bald Eagle, known as K04 is depicted here in the nest at Catalina Island California before she ever migrated North to the Pacific Northwest - where she was injured.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNEAskGd1E


This second video link is for a Trumpeter Swan that was shot that is being released back into the wild after recovering at a wildlife rescue & rehabilitation center. They all do such great work!

http://www.king5.com/news/Wounded-Swan-Takes-Flight-117370743.html



RESOURCES

Sarvey: http://www.sarveywildlife.org/

NW Wildlife:  http://www.northwestwildlife.org/

PNW Raptors:  http://www.pnwraptors.com/rescue_family_fun_duncan_bc_vancouver_island.html

PAWS:  http://www.paws.org/about-wildlife-center.html

Wildlife Law: http://www.animallaw.info/articles/arusfedwildhistory.htm

Skagit Raptor Census Wrap-up

American Bald Eagle - Copyright©2011 Jill Rucker Luv2bird

Saturday, February 12 proved to be a very windy day in the valley during the census. As a result the total species count and total birds seen were down fifty-percent from last year's numbers according to expert Bud Anderson of the Falcon Research Group

Red-tail Hawk - Copyright©2011 Jill Rucker Luv2bird

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Our group took counts along route 8, and our official count was 29 total birds:
21 Bald Eagles
5 Red-tail Hawk
3 Northern Harrier



Bald Eagle - Copyright©2011 Jill Rucker Luv2bird


My out-of-range hits - or raptors seen but not recorded before, after or during the count were:
2 Rough-legged Hawks
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Peregrine Falcon













Other species for the day were:
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Cackling Goose
Tundra Swan (NEW LIFE LIST BIRD)
Trumpeter (NEW LIFE LIST BIRD)
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
American Coot
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Heermann's Gull
Pigeon Guillemot
Mourning Dove
Rock Dove
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Steller's Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Bushtit
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Song Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Evening Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
House Sparrow

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Copyright©2011 Jill Rucker Luv2bird
















Wood Duck - Copyright©2011 Jill Rucker Luv2bird



Skagit Flats Winter Hawk Count

Skagit Flats Winter Hawk Count - REPOSTED from FRG



The Skagit Flats area is one of the premier winter hawkwatching sites in Washington. This area is located in Skagit County about an hour north of Seattle, WA. The word Skagit rhymes with gadget.


The Skagit River is the second largest river in Washington and over the last 8,000 years, has deposited a rich deltaic alluvium that extends well out into Puget Sound. The flat, open delta is famous for its farmlands and agriculture. Primary crops include peas, corn, raspberries, blueberries, winter wheat, seed cabbage and spinach. The Skagit Delta connects with the Snohomish River Delta to the south, thereby creating a vast flat, open area approximately 25 miles long and 10 miles wide.


It is ideal winter raptor habitat. The winter raptor population reaches its peak in mid-February when the Bald Eagles disperse from the upper Skagit River down onto the open fields and salt-water bays. They complement the other main wintering species, including Red-tailed Hawks, Northern Harriers and Rough-legged Hawks.


In mid-February, the Falcon Research Group hosts an annual winter raptor count to determine how many birds of prey occur on the Flats. They began this count in 1985. They divide the area into 26 census routes. Each year, approximately 100 volunteers survey the routes during a two-hour count period. The results are compiled into an annual report.


Results demonstrate that typically 85-95% of the winter raptors are composed of the “Big Four”, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier and Rough-legged Hawk. Other species seen, in generally descending order of frequency, are: Peregrine Falcon, Merlin, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, Short-eared Owl, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Snowy Owl, Common Barn Owl, Gyrfalcon, Prairie Falcon, Great Horned Owl, Golden Eagle, Great Grey Owl, Barred owl.


For more information or to read the blog by FRG visit http://204.57.142.147/S_Flats.htm

Seattle, WA Section 2A Christmas Bird Count

Seattle, WA Section 2A Christmas Bird Count notes compiled by Kevin Purcell:



I (Kevin) coordinated 2A (Capitol Hill, Montlake, Madison Park and Portage Bay) section. I'm grateful for Anne, Mary Anne, Barbra, Jill and Mo for getting up early on New Year's Day to bird. But six people are not enough. If you're a birder in Capitol Hill, Montlake, Madison Park, Portage Bay or First Hill (the really ignored bit of 2A) the CBC needs you. You can bird your local patch: ask me how!  (SEE BELOW)


Nothing unusual (as in TWEETERS-ALERTS unusual) was seen in section 2A but some interesting observations and few memorable moments for those counting the birds.


We saw 2329 individual birds across 55 species of bird (ignoring the unidentified gull spp counted). That compares with 2240 individual birds in 50 species in 2009 without about the same amount of effort. Number below in brackets is the 2010 versus 2009 count.


MISSES


No Canada Geese [0 versus 30]. No Pine Siskin [0 versus 21]. No Red-tailed Hawk [0 versus 1]. No Hairy Woodpeckers [0 versus 1]. No Northern Shrike (count week bird in 2009).


HITS


Common Goldeneye [2 versus 0]. Common Merganser [24 versus 0]. Peregrine Falcon [3 versus 0]. Pileated Woodpecker [1 versus 0]. Red-breasted Sapsucker [2 versus 0]. Hermit Thrush [3 versus 0].

Pileated Woodpecker

MORE


Lots more Chestnut-backed Chickadee [49 versus 2]. Lots more Steller's Jay [26 versus 3]. Lots Red-breasted Nuthatch [33 versus 11]. Lots more Golden-crowned Kinglets [120 versus 38]. I'm sure we didn't count most of them. More Band-tailed Pigeons [19 versus 6]. More Bushtit [42 versus 26]. More Gadwall [122 versus 83]. No Winter Wrens this year but a lot of Pacific Wrens [13 versus 3] :-)

Pacific Wren

Saw a Barred Owl in Interlaken rather than hearing a possible Barred Owl in Volunteer.

Barred Owl

LESS


Fewer Brown Creeper [1 versus 9]. Fewer Anna's Hummingbird [7 versus 27]. Fewer Bewick's Wren [14 versus 24]. 300 fewer Crows. Fewer Green-winged Teal [8 versus 21].


We started the count with a male and female Peregrine Falcon having an aerial dispute over Volunteer Park and finished the count (the very last species counted at from Sakuma Viewpoint) with a Peregrine flying across Portage Bay to Montlake Community. A very fine symmetry.


I had mentioned the resident Barred Owl pair in Interlaken Park to our team but cautioned they are difficult to find if they don't call. A pair of our birders were asked by a local dog walker if they were "looking for the owl". The dog walker then pointed to a tree where "the owl often sits". There was the Barred Owl at eye level. We even got a photo.




Interlaken Park
















Where are all the Pine Siskins? We had none in the count but we usually see some at VP and the Arboretum. Bizarre. In my daily birding at Volunteer Park I've perhaps seen one small flight of Pine Siskins in the last month.


2A's reliable "oddity" is to go to the SW boundary of 2A at the jetty off Madison on Lake Washington and look out towards the center of the lake just south of SR520. There always seems to be a constant number of Western Grebes bobbing on the lake. Sometimes they look like Buffleheads in binoculars but the Western Grebes are always there during the holidays (in case someone should need a year bird).


Fewer crows streamed across the sky at Montlake Community Center than last year. Later, they appeared but instead of sweeping majestically across the sky in an orderly manner to facilitate counting they came in to land in the trees around the center. I didn't realize there might be a night roost there. That could use some more investigation. Perhaps 300 or 400 American Crow at the roost when we left but accurate counting wasn't easy.

After a record number of Anna's Hummingbirds last year we only saw/heard a couple. Do hummingbirds have bubbles?


Lots of Chestnut-backed Chickadees in the Arboretum: a lot more than I expected. Three Hermit Thrushes along with a good number of Varied Thrushes. Four species of woodpecker including a rather rare (for 2A -- not enough snags) Pileated in Interlaken and an uncommon Red-breasted Sapsucker in Volunteer Park. And 18 Band-tailed Pigeons in the tops of the trees behind the Hebrew Academy.

Hermit Thrush

Varied Thrush

The oddest thing I saw was a flight of six swans (spp ... not a specific ID) "the wrong side" (in Section 3) of SR520 Bridge for our count. They dropped down to the level of the "high rise" and disappeared as I called them out to the rest of the group. I hoped they’d cross 520. But we looked for them in vain. I suspect they thought I might have lost my mind at that point. But it was fun. And it will be even more fun next year if you join in.


Kevin Purcell (Seattle, WA)
kevinpurcell@pobox.com
http://kevinpurcell.posterous.com/
http://twitter.com/kevinpurcell






Madison Park


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I was interested in the ice skating enthusiasts and took pictures with my iphone.




Dad is close by
 

 

Hockey chicks rule!



BOHEMIAN STYLE

BOHEMIAN & CEDAR WAXWINGS - Note rufous colored under tail coverts on Bohemian's

Meep, Meep, Tweeters,

Sunday proved very fruitful for viewing the BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at Magnuson Park eating berries, catkins, and crabapples, and for seeing other birding enthusiasts doing the same exact thing. I found easy access to Magnuson Park via University to Sand Point Way then turned right on NE 65th Street simply following park signs to Kite Hill. I parked near the boat launch & Kite Hill and walked down to the beach near the lifeguard stand & floating dock to view shorebirds first. Among the waves were a large raft of COMMON GOLDENEYES, & BUFFLEHEADS. One COMMON MERGANSER appeared to be a hen but upon closer inspection was in fact a drake in eclipse plumage. A pair of GADWALL swam close to the boat launch as did several MALLARDS, AMERICAN WIGEON, and a quad of PIED-BILLED GREBES could be seen diving for mussels. Among the Glaucous-winged & mix of hybrid Gulls on the floating dock I spotted a lone HERRING GULL, and what looked like a dozen SANDERLINGS in winter plumage. I continued birding north along the paved trail toward the submarine field and suddenly spotted and heard the characteristic “zee," “zeet," and “scree," “zirr” from flock of 12 mixed CEDAR & BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS flying NE over my head into a crabapple tree along the southwest side of the path. A few remained in the tall poplar trees next to lower walk path near the beach approximately 100 yards ahead of me northwest of the submarine field to the west of the out buildings along the gravel service drive. Upon approaching, I could see two fellow bird enthusiasts I had seen & spoken to back at the Kite Hill parking lot, one was attentively using binoculars & the other changing camera lenses apparently trying to capture images of the few birds left atop the trees. I approached them to discuss the departure of the flock as we caught the last glimpse of them flying overhead. The undeniable “scree” and “zirr” could be heard as they departed. We bumped into two more birders as we headed back to our cars. I wish to thank all those who gave detailed reports on location – I am much obliged.

“Watch the birdie.”
Jill Routh Rucker a.k.a. Luv2bird
Seattle, WA

Six New Life List Birds & Orca

Keystone Ferry - Last car on

Lucky rainbow & Orca seen too.

Clinton Ferry Terminal

Fort Worden State Park

Cathalmet

Coupeville

Sophie Trouble getting a whiff & Janet.

I'm so exhausted from travel that I haven't had time to add new blog post but I wanted to let all tweeters know my sightings from Island County in Washington State.

I recently added six new life list birds including a BLACK SCOTER (seen on north side of SR 104 Hood Canal), PACIFIC & YELLOW-BILLED LOONS (Southside of Port Townsend/Keystone ferry terminal), COMMON LOON (Port Ludlow Inn resort lagoon), ANCIENT MURRELET (east side of Coupeville ferry terminal) & BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (southeast side of Clinton ferry terminal deck).

 

Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, & Surf Scoter

American & Eurasian Wigeons mixed with Gadwall

Female Surf Scoter

Chetzemoka Life Boat & Buoy rest near Point Wilson Light Station

Pair of Black Scoters

Barrow's Goldeneye



Point of Interest near Fort Worden





Black-tailed deer/Blacktail deer (Odocoileus columbianus)



Eared Grebe near Shine Tidelands State Park - Hood Canal WA



Common Loon



Port Townsend Bell Tower



Boats displayed in Port Townsend long house





In addition on the Port Townsend/Keystone to Coupeville run, a fellow ferry rider, her daughter & I spotted an Orca breeching off the north west side of the stern. I noted a large flock of gulls circling above the water and honed into the location using my binoculars to see the dorsal fin as it was swimming. A nice welcome to the Pacific Northwest - indeed!

"Watch the birdie."

Jill Routh-Rucker aka Luv2bird

Shoreline, WA - King County

Raven Aerial Displays

"I often refer to the Cornell ornithology website for research based information regarding species." - Dan Reiff





www.flickr.com/photos/keithmwilliams/4402138669/

 



The following is an excerpt from Dan taken off the Cornell website about Ravens & aerial displays:


Pair Formation


No information on when pairs form. Considerable displaying, possibly courtship, occurs in flocks throughout the year, with greatest intensity in fall and winter (Jan and Feb; Dorn 1972, Conner et al. 1976, Heinrich 1989).


Dives and rolls by tucking both wings in; dives and turns by tucking one wing in; turns loops and accelerates with short choppy wingbeats. Aerobatic rolls have been seen in as many as 16% of observations of individual flying birds ( Van Vuren 1984 ). Sometimes makes half-rolls onto back (95% of recorded rolls), occasionally makes full rolls (3%) and double rolls (1%). Aerobatic rolls may serve a socialization function (dominance or courtship display) but are performed throughout the year by solitary individuals and by birds in large flocks and small groups (Dorn 1972 , Van Vuren 1984 ). Observed flying upside down for as far as 1 km ( Evershed 1930, Taning 1931).




Play


Diverse and complex, often involving inventive and learning behaviors: sliding down inclines on belly, lying on side grappling sticks, dropping and catching objects while in flight, hanging upside down by one or two feet, snow-bathing, and giving vocal monologues, caching inedible items, playing tug-of-war or king-of-the-hill with other ravens, pecking predators on tail (Dorn 1972, Ficken 1977, Heinrich and Smolker 1998). All of these behaviors may have some ultimate function, perhaps relating to food acquisition and handling or mate attraction, but they are most common in young birds for whom the immediate function is often not evident.


Ravens are known to approach canids and large predatory birds on the ground from behind and yank on their tails. Tame fledglings engage in this behavior toward both cats and dogs. If a bird avoids a dog when pecking the dog's tail, it will become increasingly bolder and eventually attempt to peck it on the nose (BH). The exploratory behavior may be a mechanism of assessing the reactions and capabilities of animals that may be encountered later at food.

Spencer Island Refuge, Snohomish County Everett, WA

Weather forecast?

Dense clouds and intermittent rain bursts - yes. Today had a rainy start but a terrific early afternoon ending to meeting my new f2f (face to face) Facebook friend Kate T.





Kate looking for the Sora we heard at Spencer Island Refuge





 



In September Kate & I discussed meeting to birdwatch but the rain became unsurmountable but eventually we both decided to get together come rain, snow or the dark of night. We met, and set out to see some birds!  Yes, that's right - we are bird geeks and love to watch birds!



Example of "A" birder type personality disorder - the "Bird Geekette" who seeks birds come rain or shine!



Great Blue Heron

Song Sparrow

Bald Eagle - Female

Bald Eagle - Male

Spencer Island is a wildlife refuge of reclaimed land that has been turned into a fresh & salt water mixed marsh just north of the mouth of the Snohomish River.

Today was NOT especially forgiving for observing flycatchers, warblers, and sparrows but eventually the rain stopped and the flies and mosquitoes started buzzing around. The bird activity level elevated as they readily gobbling up protein, became more visible, and audible.

The near 4-mile trek took us around the marsh, islands and along the Snohomish River,  where hundreds of crew enthusiasists gathered south of Spencer Island to cheer for thier favorite rowing teams during the warm up races.



Crew Team practicing along Snohomish River near Spencer Island Refuge



All rowing aside, the birding was marginally successful given the weather conditions and the following list is the compilation of bird species that Kat & I observed at Spencer Island in Snohomish County, near the city of Everett, WA. 

Kat spotted another Bald Eagle and gulls near the Port of Everett, but they are not included on this list.

Canada Goose

Gadwall

American Wigeon

Mallard

Mallard "Swedish" Duck Hybrid

Green-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Ruddy Duck

California Quail (H)

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Western Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Styrafoam garbage shaped like a Great Egret :-D

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Red-Tailed Hawk

Merlin ( Dark morph)

Sora (H) RARE

American Coot

Clapper Rail (H) RARE

Killdeer

Short-billed Dowitcher

Little Gull (new Life List bird) RARE

Bonaparte's Gull

Mew Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Western Gull

Mew x Western Gull Hybrid

Glaucous-winged Gull

Rock Pigeon

Mourning Dove (H)

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Steller's Jay

American Crow

Northwestern Crow

Tree Swallow

Black-capped Chickadee

Bushtit

Red-breasted Nuthatch (H)
Bewick's Wren

House Wren

Winter Wren

Marsh Wren

American Robin

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler "Myrtle's"

Spotted Towhee

Fox Sparrow "Pacific sooty"

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco "Oregon"

Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

House Finch

American Goldfinch

Evening Grosbeak

House Sparrow

Total 59 species



Little Gull - Image courtesy of Ohio Ornithological Society







Merlin - Image courtesy of D. Bruce Volton





Sora - Image courtesy of Ann Nightengale, BC Christmas Bird Count





Yellow-rumped Warbler "Myrtle's" - Image courtesy of  www.science.smith.edu



Hey, hey named a street after me in Everett, and they have good mexican food downtown too.