Washington to Yuma County

[Glenn and Laurie]

Folks,

 

Steve Larson and I birded our way east yesterday in the wind and rain and back today in wind.  Highlights include:

 

Monday 05/20

 

Prewitt SWA

nothing remarkable, some western migrants

Swainson's Thrush 20+

 

Akron Golf Course

Red-necked Phalarope (18)

ALDER FLYCATCHER (silent, very green Trail's with complete thin eyering and long primary projection... no pics due to rain)

Northern Waterthrush

Baltimore Oriole (there for a week now)

 

USDA Woods

Red-headed Woodpecker

 

Yuma

Chimney Swift

Orange-crowned Warbler

 

Stalker Ponds

Great Egret

Stilt Sandpiper

peep (sp)

Red-headed Woodpecker

Swainson's Thrush 10+

Western Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Orchard Oriole many

Golden-winged Warbler 0, despite accurate directions from M. Peterson

 

Bonny SWA

Red-headed Woodpecker

Great-crested Flycatcher 2

Swainson's Thrush 10+

Hermit Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Nashville Warbler

Summer Tanager

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting 4

Lazuli Bunting

PAINTED BUNTING female

Northern Cardinal

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

 

Tuesday 05/21

 

Hale Ponds SWA

Red-headed Woodpecker 27

CAPE MAY WARBLER female

Northern Waterthrush

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

 

We worked hard for the few goodies we found, walking many miles.  Bonny SWA is still birdy despite the drained lake.  It was very nice to see dozens of Red-headed Woodpeckers, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles, multiple buntings, tanagers, thrushes and kingbirds.  Pics of Painted Bunting, Cape May Warbler and others can be seen here...

 

http://www.pbase.com/gwalbek/2013_birds

 

Amazing pics of eastern warblers and more can be seen here...

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lochkilpatrick

 

Glenn Walbek

Castle Rock, CO