Today was the official Christmas Bird Count for the Chehalis Estuary area while this coming Saturday, is the count that includes Kilby and the dykes on that side of the river. Not sure how the count went as the only area we got to count was just inside our complex, and it seemed, like with most count days, the birds know and are no where to be found!
It was a good excuse to get out and spend most of the day looking for birds though.
this Great Blue Heron was sheltering this morning, where he got the morning sun. (Had to point him out to the official counters because where they were positioned, they never would have seen him)
It's been a while since we've seen the House Finch, nice to see they are back.
there was a fair bit of eagle activity, this guy had a live one, it took him a bit, but he won the battle.
after lunch we headed over the bridge for a walk...
down by those pilings we spotted...
a young Trumpeter Swan. At first we thought it might be sick or injured, but no, it appeared to be perfectly healthy and happy. I'm wondering if it is the same one we saw in the same general area, several weeks ago. Strange for one to be all by itself.
still Robins hanging around....
wandered down to the estuary again before the sun disappeared completely
getting to be more and more swans up this way
there was a fair amount of Eagle activity as well.
then, just as we were heading home, saw a Downy Woodpecker.
Should mention that we also saw a Townsend's Solitaire today but unfortunately no picture.
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