[Birdtalk] 6/18/09 - Silver Lake to Lake Solitude (Big Cottonwood Canyon)

[Jeff Bilsky]

Birded the hike from Silver Lake to Lake Solitude last night - not quite
making it to Lake Solitude before turning back. A couple of seemingly
interesting birds for that altitude. I saw a DOWNY WOODPECKER just West of
Silver Lake and I heard a SWAINSON'S THRUSH singing near Silver Lake as
well. I had a Swainson's last week at the Spruces so I suppose there are a
few that go higher up. Comments welcome on how unusual those sightings are
for that altitude. No Williamson's or 3 toed seen yet, but I'm sure they're
around. I also located a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE nest in a nest hole that was
used by Red-naped Sapsuckers last year.

Location:     Big Cottonwood Canyon - Silver Lake to Lake Solitude Hike
Observation date:     6/18/09
Number of species:     24

Mallard     1
Broad-tailed Hummingbird     2
Red-naped Sapsucker     1 (heard)
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)     2
Western Wood-Pewee     15 (heard everywhere)
Warbling Vireo     2
Steller's Jay     1
Clark's Nutcracker     1 (heard)
Violet-green Swallow     16
Mountain Chickadee     5 (1 pair near a nest hole)
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1 (heard)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     10
Swainson's Thrush     1 (singing by Silver Lake)
Hermit Thrush     22
American Robin     18
Yellow-rumped Warbler     9
MacGillivray's Warbler     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Lincoln's Sparrow     3
White-crowned Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed)     8
Pine Siskin     3

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

-- 
Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
jbilsky at gmail.com
www.endlesswilderness.com
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