Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace
to the Pittock Mansion for the week 12/12 to 12/18/02.  Species in
ALL CAPS were neither seen nor heard the previous week.

We did the walk 5 days this week (with a second, afternoon walk on
12/17).

Species              # days found  (peak #, date)

CANADA GOOSE              4  (95, 12/12)
DUCK sp.                  1  (NOPI? 70, 12/13)
CALIDRIS sp.              1  (DUNL? 30, 12/17)
GULL sp.                  1  (HEGU? 1, 12/16)
Mourning Dove             1  (1, 12/18)
Anna's Hummingbird        2  (1, 12/13 & 16)
Downy Woodpecker          2  (3, 12/18)
Northern Flicker          5  (3)
Golden-crowned Kinglet    1  (25, 12/12)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet      3  (5, 12/12)
Bewick's Wren             2  (1)
Winter Wren               4  (5, 12/13)
American Robin            4  (15, 12/12)
Varied Thrush             5  (15, 12/18)
Bushtit                   5  (35, 12/18)
Black-capped Chickadee    5  (30)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5  (25)
Red-breasted Nuthatch     4  (5)
Brown Creeper             4  (3)
Steller's Jay             5  (6, 12/12)
American Crow             5  (15, 12/12)
European Starling         2  (4, 12/13)
HUTTON'S VIREO            1  (1, 12/13)
Spotted Towhee            5  (12)
Fox Sparrow               4  (2, 12/12 & 16)
Song Sparrow              5  (20)
Dark-eyed Junco           5  (40)
House Finch               5  (15, 12/12)
Pine Siskin               4  (45, 12/13)
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH        1  (1, 12/13)

Calidris is new genus for the dogwalk--and perhaps an indication 
of how bad the weather has been!

Misses (birds found at least 3 days during previous 2 weeks, but
not found this week):  Cooper's Hawk, Western Scrub-Jay

Wink Gross
Portland