Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the
Pittock Mansion for the week 4/23/15 to 4/29/15. Species neither seen nor
heard the previous week are in ALL CAPS.
Additional information about my dogwalk, including an archive of weekly
summaries and a checklist, may be found at
http://www.hevanet.com/winkg/dogwalkpage.html
<http://www.hevanet.com/winkg/dogwalkpage.html>
The sightings are also in eBird.
We did the walk 4 days this week.
Species # days found (peak #, date)
Band-tailed Pigeon 3 (5, 4/23)
Mourning Dove 3 (1)
Anna's Hummingbird 4 (6)
Rufous Hummingbird 4 (2)
Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 (4, 4/23)
Hairy Woodpecker 2 (1, 4/28 & 29)
Northern Flicker 4 (3)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2 (1, 4/23 & 29)
WARBLING VIREO 1 (1, 4/28)
Steller's Jay 4 (6)
American Crow 4 (8)
Violet-green Swallow 2 (5, 4/28)
Black-capped Chickadee 4 (11, 4/28)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 3 (4)
Bushtit 3 (3)
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 (6, 4/29)
Pacific Wren 3 (1)
Bewick’s Wren 3 (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 (4, 4/23 & 24)
Hermit Thrush 2 (2, 4/23)
American Robin 4 (14, 4/28)
Varied Thrush 3 (1)
European Starling 4 (3)
Orange-crowned Warbler 4 (4)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 (3, 4/24)
Black-throated Gray Warbler 4 (8, 4/23)
Townsend’s Warbler 3 (6, 4/24)
Wilson’s Warbler 4 (4)
Spotted Towhee 4 (8)
Song Sparrow 4 (11)
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1 (1, 4/23)
Dark-eyed Junco 4 (6)
Western Tanager 1 (1, 4/28)
House Finch 2 (1, 4/24 & 28)
Purple Finch 3 (1)
Pine Siskin 4 (2)
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH 2 (1, 4/28 & 29)
Evening Grosbeak 1 (1, 4/29)
Tomorrow, Thursday, Apr 30, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading another of
this season’s Morning Birdsong Walks at the Pittock Mansion. Sponsored by
Portland Audubon, the walks are free and open to all. No registration
required. Meet at the Pittock Mansion parking lot at 7AM. The walks last
about 2 hours, but you’re free to leave whenever you need. Note: this year the
Pittock walks will be held on THURSDAYS.
For more information on the Morning Birdsong Walks go to
http://audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult/walks
<http://audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult/walks>
Wink Gross
Portland
