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AzureWindProductions In reply to BlueLunarRose [2014-06-07 05:04:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I had to sneak up to them. Thankfully they weren't too concerned about me but the eagles on the other hand...

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AzureWindProductions In reply to Cypselurus [2014-06-07 04:24:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you C: He was the hardest to get, the females were all so pushy! I hope you get to see some while your over here!

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Cypselurus In reply to AzureWindProductions [2014-06-07 08:12:31 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!  

Yeah, same. I've seen these little guys before, but I've missed them- nothing like them here. 

By the way, if you don't mind me asking, any particularly interesting species seen lately? Have the Rufous Hummers and such arrived yet? I'm arriving at Seattle in around 2-3 week's time...

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AzureWindProductions In reply to Cypselurus [2014-06-07 13:22:13 +0000 UTC]

The Rufous are here for the summer so keep your eyes open. We have the cedar wax wings, all the swallows, violet-green, house and barn, grosbeaks, tanagers, crossbills and finches to name a few I normally see in summer. I saw a peregrine falcon the other day for the first time as well.

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Cypselurus In reply to AzureWindProductions [2014-06-10 10:21:04 +0000 UTC]

That's good to hear, they're one of my target species Is Anna's also common, or are they not as widespread as Rufous?

I've seen Cedar Waxwings, hoping to get Bohemian in Denali in Alaska. I'm still lacking Violet-green, and I really hope to see them. Beyond being a lifer, they're just beautiful birds, with their unique emerald coloring.

Evening Grosbeaks? I hope to see those two, but finches can be tricky. Crossbills are pine forest species, aren't they? They're reputed to be hard to locate sometimes, too...are they, in your experience?

Tanagers are the ones I'm hoping to see most in the area, apart from Varied Thrush Are either of them easy to find, or do they require a bit of searching? I do get quite a few days of birding, but I don't think I can just tell my parents I want to go to one particular distant forest to find some random bird... o.o"

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AzureWindProductions In reply to Cypselurus [2014-06-10 19:30:41 +0000 UTC]

Anna's are the most common since they're here year round, you're most likely to see females over males though.

They are very pretty ^^ I see Violet-greens everywhere here so there should be a good chance of seeing one. Look over open fields with perching areas where they normally do a lot of feeding.

For finches, it might not be as great as wild-wild, but look around feeders if you see any in the mornings. They swarm them (as mine keeps running out...)
Crossbills can be found around coniferous trees so ones with pine cones in more wild areas is a good bet. Otherwise I've only seen them in the national park by Lake Crescent.

Sorry I don't have much inside info on Tanagers, but my book says their range extends almost up to Alaska and they like coniferous forests.

I'm planning on joining the local Audubon Society chapter so hopefully I can learn more and have better info about local birding areas.

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