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Birdsong and Wildflowers

The girls and I enjoyed a slow walk this week. It was slow because there were so many wildflowers and so many birdsongs to listen to. I think Sky appreciated the slowness of the walk. Sometimes, she laid down by my side when I stopped to make a photo or listen to the birds.

Some of the birds we heard (most were not seen) included: Lazuli Bunting, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Warbling and Cassin’s Vireos, Townsend’s Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Downy Woodpecker, Purple Finch, Song Sparrow, Mountain Chickadee, Pine Siskin, and many others. I should have kept a list.

Highlights from a Walk

Last week I went birding with a group of folks from Pilchuck Audubon Society. June is a good time for a birding trip to the Methow Valley but the weather is not in agreement with the calendar. It was chilly and raining. We didn’t get far along the Beaver Pond Trail before getting chilled but we did see a nice assortment of birds. My two highlights of the walk were a baby Northern Flicker clinging to a dead aspen tree as still as could be hoping we could not see him (we could) and mountain lady’s-slipper orchids (Cypripedium montanum).

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