Subject: Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 10/24/12

Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace
to the Pittock Mansion for the week 10/18/12 to 10/24/12.
Species neither seen nor heard the previous week are in ALL CAPS.

Additional information about my dogwalk, including an archive
of weekly summaries and a checklist, may be found at

http://www.hevanet.com/winkg/dogwalkpage.html

We did the walk only 3 days this week. 

Species                # days found  (peak #, date)

Cackling Goose              3  (90, 10/23)
Cooper's Hawk               1  (1, 10/23)
RED-TAILED HAWK             1  (1, 10/23)
GULL sp. (CAGU?)            1  (4, 10/23)
Anna's Hummingbird          2  (2, 10/23)
Hairy Woodpecker            1  (1, 10/23)
Northern Flicker            2  (2, 10/23)
Hutton's Vireo              1  (1, 10/23)
Steller's Jay               3  (3)
Western Scrub-Jay           2  (1, 10/23 & 24)
American Crow               3  (7)
COMMON RAVEN                1  (1, 10/24)
Black-capped Chickadee      3  (10)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee   2  (3)
Bushtit                     1  (?[heard only], 10/22)					
Red-breasted Nuthatch       2  (2, 10/24)
Pacific Wren                1  (1, 10/24)
Golden-crowned Kinglet      3  (4)
American Robin              1  (4, 10/23)
Varied Thrush               3  (6, 10/24)
European Starling           1  (2, 10/23)
Townsend's Warbler          1  (2, 10/23)
Spotted Towhee              3  (4)
Fox Sparrow                 2  (2, 10/22)
Song Sparrow                3  (9)
Dark-eyed Junco             2  (7, 10/23)
House Finch                 2  (1)
RED CROSSBILL               1  (1, 10/24)
Evening Grosbeak            2  (2, 10/23 & 24)

In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: Lesser Goldfinch

Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found
this week--of doubtful significance owing to only 3 walks): Band-tailed
Pigeon, Downy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit
Thrush, American Goldfinch

Wink Gross
Portland