[obol] April Tuesdays at Tualatin Hills Nature Park

[Paul T. Sullivan]

OBOL:

Through the years (since 2000) I've led Morning Birdsong Walks at Tualatin
Hills Nature Park in Beaverton from 7-9 AM.  The April mornings are cold and
wet.  The fog burns off about 9 o'clock sometimes; but then I have to go to
work.  Eugene birders get to see migrants before Portland.  Other birders
get out in the Portland area in the middle of the day when the sun comes
out.  Mt. Tabor has better diversity.  So I haven't reported a lot about our
adventures at THNP

Here's April's highlights

April 1: 17 participants: Sunny, crisp 28 degrees
Cooper's Hawks - 1 pair mating and nesting
1 Rufus Hummingbird - on his ususal post
1 Downy Woodpecker
5 Flickers
1 Pileated Woodpecker
8 Bushtits - 2 nesting
2 B. Creepers
~6 each of Bewicks and Winter Wrens, and Spotted Towhees
3 Purple Finches - vocal

April 8: 17 participants: overcast, chilly
Cooper's Hawks - 1 pair nesting
1 Anna's Hummingbird - on his ususal plot
2 Flickers
1 Pileated Woodpecker
3 B. Creepers
~6 each of Bewicks and Winter Wrens, and Spotted Towhees
6 Townsend's Warbler
4 Purple Finches - vocal
6 Siskins

April 22: 4 participants: overcast, after rain
Cooper's Hawks - 1 on nest
1 Rufus Hummingbird - on his ususal plot
2 Downy Woodpecker
2 Flickers
1 Pileated Woodpecker
3 Hutton's Vireo
3 B. Creepers
~6 each of Bewicks and Winter Wrens, and Spotted Towhees
2 Hermit Thrushes
3 Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Black-throated Gray Warbler
6 Purple Finches - vocal
8 Siskins

April 29: 15 participants: overcast, rain began ~8:30
12 Vaux Swifts
1 Anna's Hummingbird - in the parking lot
1 Downy Woodpecker
2 Flickers
1 Pileated Woodpecker - flew right over us, low
8 each of Bewick's Wren
1 Winter Wren
1 Orange-crowned Warbler
2 Black-throated Gray Warbler
4 Spotted Towhees
4 Purple Finches - vocal
6 Siskins

Good birding, everyone,

Paul T. Sullivan