While visiting family in western Washington, USA for 4 days I was able to visit this wonderful national wildlife refuge twice. The first time I covered the boardwalk area out on the tidal mudflats at high tide and the trails to and from there. The second time I focused on the boardwalk trails in the forest areas only. Lots of birds and some beautiful weather as well. This is the report for the first day.
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US
Dec 30, 2018 9:53 AM – 1:53 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 kilometer(s)
52 species
Snow Goose 2
Cackling Goose 180
Canada Goose 122
Northern Shoveler 35
Gadwall 15
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 530
Mallard 77
Northern Pintail 55
Green-winged Teal 35
Ring-necked Duck 6
Bufflehead 34
Common Goldeneye 15
Hooded Merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Horned Grebe 1
American Coot 8
Dunlin 16
Least Sandpiper 5
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 11
Ring-billed Gull 50
Herring Gull 30
Common Loon 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 12
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 18
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4
Bushtit 18
Brown Creeper 5
Marsh Wren 4
Bewick’s Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 3
European Starling 2
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 22
Song Sparrow 10
Spotted Towhee 2
Western Meadowlark 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
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