Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace
to the Pittock Mansion for the week 3/21 to 3/27/02.  Species in
ALL CAPS were neither seen nor heard the previous week.

Parameters of the dogwalk:

location:   NW Portland, Delorme p 66, D-3
length:     1.7 miles roundtrip
elevation:  800-950 ft.
habitat:    50/50 suburban neighborhood/hem-fir-maple forest,
            one mansion, no open water, nice view
duration:   1 to 1.5 hrs
start time: ~8:15AM
dog:        English Cocker Spaniel

We did the walk 7 days this week.

Species

TURKEY VULTURE            1  (4, 3/27)
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK        2  (1, 3/23 & 27)
Cooper's Hawk             4  (3, 3/23 & 25)
Red-tailed Hawk           2  (1, 3/21 & 25)
AMERICAN KESTREL          1  (1, 3/27)
GULL sp.                  1  (2, 3/26)
Band-tailed Pigeon        6  (10, 3/24)
Mourning Dove             7  (8, 3/23)
Anna's Hummingbird        3  (2, 3/22)
Red-breasted Sapsucker    4  (2, 3/23)
Downy Woodpecker          4  (2, 3/23)
Hairy Woodpecker          1  (1, 3/24)
Northern Flicker          6  (3)
Pileated Woodpecker       1  (1, 3/25)
Steller's Jay             7  (12)
Western Scrub-Jay         5  (2)
American Crow             7  (10, 3/26)
Hutton's Vireo            2  (2, 3/21)
Varied Thrush             7  (15, 3/21 & 24)
Hermit Thrush             1  (1, 3/26)
American Robin            7  (30)
European Starling         7  (8, 3/25)
Red-breasted Nuthatch     7  (6)
Brown Creeper             3  (2, 3/27)
Bewick's Wren             3  (2, 3/24)
Winter Wren               7  (5)
Bushtit                   6  (6)
Violet-green Swallow      3  (8, 3/23 & 25)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet      5  (6, 3/23 & 25)
Golden-crowned Kinglet    4  (7, 3/24)
Black-capped Chickadee    7  (25)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 7  (15, 3/26)
Pine Siskin               7  (30)
PURPLE FINCH              3  (1)
House Finch               7  (35, 3/26)
Red Crossbill             3  (25, 3/23)
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER     1  (1, 3/25)
Fox Sparrow               7  (4, 3/24 & 26)
Song Sparrow              7  (30, 3/21)
Dark-eyed Junco           7  (45, 3/22)
     "slate-colored"      1  (1, 3/21)
Spotted Towhee            7  (10, 3/21)

In neighborhood but not found on dogwalk:

Canada Goose              1  (4, 3/23)
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD        1  (1 male, 3/27--a few minutes ago!)


Wink Gross
Portland
winkg@hevanet.com