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R.J.Raith
1956
2
Journal
Sequim area, Clallam Co., Washington
August 17, 1956
had it in hand. Along the Dungeness Trail
we saw and mainly heard a flock of
Chestnut-backed Chickadees flying and feeding
about 70-80 feet up in the foliage. Mixed in
with this flock or close to, it were some
golden-crowned Kinglets, one of which I collected.
Also in this mature forest near an opening we
saw a Creeper, and a Piloted Warbler
Empidonax flycatcher feeding young,
and heard a Red-breasted Nuthatch.
At the head of the trail 2 Gray Jays flew
silently and swiftly past me before I
could shoot one. Several times during the
morning, chickarees or chipmunks
answered my squeaking. Numerous dead
snags with woodpecker workings on them were
seen but no woodpeckers were seen or heard.
Oregon Juncos were seen in small groups at
intervals throughout the morning. On the way
back to camp later in the morning another
young Ruffed Grouse was seen on the edge of
the road where I shot the one earlier. No birds
were seen, or heard,
in the tall alders lining the rivers
in the campground nor in the dense growth of
Rubus near our camp nor in fact any where in
the campground. The sky was clear and the
weather warm all day.