Bear Mountain Hiking Trail - May 12 AM

[Dave]

Greetings,

I went for a couple of hours this morning on a hike up Bear Mountain overlooking Harrison Lake. I birded as I went and below is the list and some pictures.

10.0 kilometer(s)
23 species

Barred Owl 2
Rufous Hummingbird 3
Red-breasted Sapsucker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Pacific-slope Flycatcher 5
Steller's Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Golden-crowned Kinglet 6
American Robin 10
Orange-crowned Warbler 10
Nashville Warbler 8
MacGillivray's Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Gray Warbler 20
Townsend's Warbler 3
Wilson's Warbler 6
Spotted Towhee 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Black-headed Grosbeak 2

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One of several Golden-crowned Kinglet


Black-throated Gray Warbler - They were the most numerous. Many warbler species today - Orange-crowned, Black-throated Gray, Yellow-rumped, Nashville, Townsends, Wilsons, MacGillvrays - good variety for the west coast. Only missed Yellow Warbler - but a bit early for them perhaps.


Orange-crowned warbler


A good number of Pacifc-slope Flycatcher today.


One of 3 Red-breasted Sapsuckers


And one of 2 Barred Owls.

And back at home, a male Rufous Hummingbird at the feeder.

[davidandkaren]

Any snow? - I've been looking forward to doing that hike this year.

[Dave]

Yes, lots once you are 2/3rds up the mountain. I am assuming it is rapidly melting with this weather though! Still 3-4 feet of snow up there. I didn't go all the way to the top. I met another hiker coming down who also turned around farther up and his feet were soaked! I guess it was rough going on partially melted snow with hidden puddles, etc.

If you are going for the birds, there are plenty there. My list is just the ones I saw. Many more were heard! Photography lighting for the first 1/3rd of the trail is challenging in the morning though, as the trail begins in the shade and that part stays shaded until close to noon.

[Chris]

Enjoyable report Dave. Great warbler diveristy up there. Nice to see so many Nashville Warblers.

[kestrel]

Great report Dave.

[Gord]

Dave, great report! Wish I could have come.

Nice to see you getting the camera out. Not bad on the kinglet! Sure a good test of focus and compose speed.

[10aciousfaith]

Hey Dave:

Damion here. Great photography man! Vivid and bright and colorful. I guess you changed the setting on your camera quite a bit depending on levels of light, and so on. My goal is to buy a good beginners camera and lense in the next year. What do you think about the 4 of us doing Harrison Lake by boat again some time? Remember last September? Also, congratulation on your new baby!