I did bird two new parks this time. So new places DO produce new birds, just not any lifers seen on this trip. I did however get 15 FOYs and some great pictures of my only second viewing of a Varied Thrush.
Birding itinerary
List of FOYs seen that day
- Friday--Marymoor Park am, Edmunds Pier & Edmunds Marsh pm
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Surf scooter
Pelagic Cormorant
Western Grebe
Horned Grebe
Heermans's Gull
California Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Wilson's Snipe
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| Marsh |
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| I see you |
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| Wilson's Snipe |
- Saturday--Discover Park, Seattle Audubon walk, am
Varied Thursh
Bushtit
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| Discovery Park, South meadows overlook |
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| Flock of Robins & a |
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| Varied Thrush!! |
Oh, have I mentioned how much I love my Cannon SX60 camera. I mean with a 65x zoom, you can go from the above picture with the arrow, to all the way zoomed in for the below close up. WOW. I highly recommend the SX50 or 60 models for a simple all-in-one mobile birding camera. Great warranty too!!
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| Bushtit, female, light eye |
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| Life bird #572 10/24/2015 |
- Monday--Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR in Tacoma, am
Golden-crowned Kinglet
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| duck duck GOOSE!?! |
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| Aleutian Cackling Goose |
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| Pacific Cackling Goose |
Food: You have to talk about the food when you visit Seattle, it's amazing . . expensive . . . but amazing. Some eats including award winning Calm Chowder from Duke's in Tacoma, Fried Oysters, Ahi Tuna steak, Sausage & peppers, and good olde Rainier beer
Some other pictures from the trip
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| SR 522 toll bridge, $4-6 each way |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
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| Tacoma Dome |
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| Northern Pintail |
#2016BigYear -- #344 birds
My goal this year was to break my personal best for birding in a year since 2012. That was in 2014 when I saw 359 bird including trips to FL, CO, MO, NV & WA
So wish me luck on my last 16 birds. Ohio here I come!! Bring on the winter migrants that I missed early in the year. Believe me, there is some easy ones I need.
Next up: Ohio or Bust@!
