Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 12/25/14 to 12/31/14.  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

The sightings are also in eBird.

We did the walk 7 days this week.

Species                # days found  (peak #, date)

CACKLING GOOSE              1  (30, 12/28)
BALD EAGLE                  1  (1, 12/30)
MOURNING DOVE               1  (2, 12/27)
Anna's Hummingbird          3  (1)
RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER      2  (1, 12/25 & 31)
Downy Woodpecker            2  (2, 12/28)
Northern Flicker            5  (3)
PILEATED WOODPECKER         1  (1, 12/29)
Steller's Jay               7  (7)
American Crow               6  (20, 12/26)
Black-capped Chickadee      7  (10)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee   2  (5, 12/25)     	
Red-breasted Nuthatch       5  (3)
Pacific Wren                2  (1, 12/27 & 28)
Bewick’s Wren               3  (1)
Hermit Thrush               3  (2)
American Robin              2  (5, 12/31)
Varied Thrush               7  (10, 12/31)
European Starling           3  (4)
Spotted Towhee              6  (6, 12/26)
Fox Sparrow                 1  (1, 12/26)
Song Sparrow                7  (9)
Dark-eyed Junco             7  (12)
House Finch                 3  (8)
PINE SISKIN                 2  (6, 12/30)
LESSER GOLDFINCH            2  (13, 12/30)

In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: Cooper’s Hawk, GREAT HORNED OWL, BUSHTIT, Brown Creeper, TOWNSEND’S WARBLER (first in several months on my suet late this afternoon—nice way to end the year!)

Happy New Year!

Wink Gross
Portland