Cheam Lake April 13

[Gord]

The Central Valley Field Naturalist's had a fieldtrip to Cheam Lake in the morning. About 12 members showed up. We had a great time and the weather was great as well.

Highlights included seeing the osprey on her nest, watching a male red-winged blackbird briefly land on the back of a bald eagle to deliver a good peck, some good views of several Bullock's orioles and a very cooperative red-tailed hawk. The species list, that ended with getting a starling, totaled 53 species, keeping my promise! (although I sort of cheated when I got a couple species before the trip started as I came early)

Mute swan
Pied-billed grebe
Great blue heron
Turkey Vulture
Canada goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Ring-necked duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Rock dove
Vaux's swift
Rufous hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Red-breasted sapsucker
Hairy woodpecker (earlier)
Northern flicker
Warbling vireo
Steller's jay
Northwestern crow
Common Raven
Tree swallow
Violet-green swallow
N. Rough-winged swallow
Cliff swallow
Barn swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed chickadee
Bushtit
Brown creeper
Bewick's wren
Marsh wren
Swainson's thrush
American robin
European starling
Yellow warbler
Yellow-rumped warbler (earlier)
Black-throated grey warbler (after)
Common yellowthroat
Wilson's warbler (earlier)
Western tanager
Spotted towhee
Song sparrow
White-crowned sparrow (earlier)
Golden-crowned sparrow
Black-headed grosbeak
Red-winged blackbird
Brown-headed cowbird
Bullock's oriole
Purple finch
American goldfinch
Evening grosbeak

Thanks to all who came!