Post by Chris on Jul 8, 2013 13:30:08 GMT -8
A visit to North Bend, just across the river from Boston Bar, is always a productive outing and today was no different. Started off on Green Ranch Rd (Google maps has it wrong). Less than a km in there is a creek which typically has a nesting pair of Redstarts. Walked the road a bit first, Veery called. After about 10-15 minutes saw the male Redstart feeding. First time I have seen this male, usually it is the female.
Instead of turning around I continued on the road. I had thought the road ended there but the road continues on for a while. Just after there is a small straight stretch so I parked and walked the road. A decent amount of MacGillivray's Warblers, Lazuli Buntings and Rufous Hummingbirds. Had my first Willow Flycatcher up at North Bend.
MacGillivray's Warbler
Lazuli Bunting
I continued walking the road and came across three Merlin, one young one. Definitely nested in the area. A little further up I heard another Redstart singing. A female popped up out of the bush. Definitely a second pair of redstarts.
A few seconds after I took that picture. I saw what I thought was a small cow in the little clearing where the Redstart was. Quickly I realized my ID was incorrect. It was a small Black (brown) Bear. It was about 20 feet away from me but there was a barbed wire fence between me and it. With the potential of the mother being around I went back to my car.
Green Ranch Rd List
Rufous Hummingbird 6
Red-breasted Sapsucker 2
Merlin 3
Willow Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Steller's Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6
Veery 7
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
MacGillivray's Warbler 6
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 13
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Western Tanager 1
Lazuli Bunting 3
Purple Finch 2
Next area was Chamoux Rd. Right away I heard a Catbird singing near the clinic. First one up there for me.
Further up was a female Redstart. My fourth one of the day and given the distance each one there would probably be three pairs breeding up there.
Tanager and Grosbeak together
There is a nice field and in the area were Chipping Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings and a Western Kingbird.
Western Kingbird
Pair of Lazuli Buntings.
It's a cool place to visit. I assume very few places have species like Black-throated gray Warbler, Western Kingbird and Lazuli Buntings breeding in the same location.
Chamoux Rd List
Rufous Hummingbird 4
Northern Flicker 1
Western Kingbird 1
Cassin's Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Steller's Jay 1
Tree Swallow 4
Violet-green Swallow 7
Barn Swallow 4
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8
Townsend's Solitaire 1
Veery 5
Swainson's Thrush 3
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 22
Nashville Warbler 2
MacGillivray's Warbler 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Gray Warbler 6
Townsend's Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 11
Western Tanager 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 5
Lazuli Bunting 6
Purple Finch 1
Pine Siskin 10
Instead of turning around I continued on the road. I had thought the road ended there but the road continues on for a while. Just after there is a small straight stretch so I parked and walked the road. A decent amount of MacGillivray's Warblers, Lazuli Buntings and Rufous Hummingbirds. Had my first Willow Flycatcher up at North Bend.
MacGillivray's Warbler
Lazuli Bunting
I continued walking the road and came across three Merlin, one young one. Definitely nested in the area. A little further up I heard another Redstart singing. A female popped up out of the bush. Definitely a second pair of redstarts.
A few seconds after I took that picture. I saw what I thought was a small cow in the little clearing where the Redstart was. Quickly I realized my ID was incorrect. It was a small Black (brown) Bear. It was about 20 feet away from me but there was a barbed wire fence between me and it. With the potential of the mother being around I went back to my car.
Green Ranch Rd List
Rufous Hummingbird 6
Red-breasted Sapsucker 2
Merlin 3
Willow Flycatcher 1
Dusky Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Steller's Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6
Veery 7
Swainson's Thrush 2
American Robin 6
Cedar Waxwing 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
MacGillivray's Warbler 6
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Black-throated Gray Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 13
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Western Tanager 1
Lazuli Bunting 3
Purple Finch 2
Next area was Chamoux Rd. Right away I heard a Catbird singing near the clinic. First one up there for me.
Further up was a female Redstart. My fourth one of the day and given the distance each one there would probably be three pairs breeding up there.
Tanager and Grosbeak together
There is a nice field and in the area were Chipping Sparrows, Lazuli Buntings and a Western Kingbird.
Western Kingbird
Pair of Lazuli Buntings.
It's a cool place to visit. I assume very few places have species like Black-throated gray Warbler, Western Kingbird and Lazuli Buntings breeding in the same location.
Chamoux Rd List
Rufous Hummingbird 4
Northern Flicker 1
Western Kingbird 1
Cassin's Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Steller's Jay 1
Tree Swallow 4
Violet-green Swallow 7
Barn Swallow 4
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8
Townsend's Solitaire 1
Veery 5
Swainson's Thrush 3
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 22
Nashville Warbler 2
MacGillivray's Warbler 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Gray Warbler 6
Townsend's Warbler 1
Spotted Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 11
Western Tanager 2
Black-headed Grosbeak 5
Lazuli Bunting 6
Purple Finch 1
Pine Siskin 10
