Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 4/24/14 to 4/30/14.  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 only 2 days this week, 4/29 & 30. This Friday, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading the Morning Bird Song Walk, sponsored by Portland Audubon.  The walk begins at 7AM at the Pittock Mansion parking lot and lasts about 2 hours--but you're free to leave whenever you need.  Free, open to the public, no pre-registration required.    Species                # days found  (peak #, date) Band-tailed Pigeon          2  (3) Anna's Hummingbird          2  (4) Rufous Hummingbird          1  (1, 4/30) Red-breasted Sapsucker      1  (1, 4/29) Downy Woodpecker            2  (2) HAIRY WOODPECKER            1  (1, 4/30) Northern Flicker            2  (4) Hammond's Flycatcher        1  (1, 4/29) Pacific-slope Flycatcher    1  (1, 4/29) CASSIN'S VIREO              1  (1, 4/30) WARBLING VIREO              1  (1, 4/29) Steller's Jay               2  (7, 4/30) Western Scrub-Jay           1  (1, 4/29) American Crow               2  (7) Violet-green Swallow        2  (3) Black-capped Chickadee      2  (5) Chestnut-backed Chickadee   2  (5) Bushtit                     2  (2) Red-breasted Nuthatch       2  (4) Pacific Wren                2  (2) Bewick's Wren               1  (1, 4/30) American Robin              2  (11) European Starling           2  (2) Orange-crowned Warbler      2  (2) Yellow-rumped Warbler       2  (6, 4/29) Black-throated Gray Warbler 2  (3) Townsend's Warbler          1  (1, 4/30) Wilson's Warbler            2  (4, 4/30) Spotted Towhee              2  (5) Song Sparrow                2  (10) Dark-eyed Junco             2  (5) WESTERN TANAGER             1  (2, 4/30) BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD        1  (2, 4/29) House Finch                 2  (1) Purple Finch                2  (3, 4/30) Lesser Goldfinch            1  (1, 4/29) In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk (all fide Dave Irons/Shawneen Finnegan, except as noted):  COOPER'S HAWK, EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (fide Andy Frank), Pileated Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, EVENING GROSBEAK Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found this week): lots, mostly owing to the this week being "short" Wink Gross Portland From: Wink Gross Subject: Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 4/09/14 Date: April 9, 2014 8:46:52 PM PDT To: obol@freelists.org Bcc: Jürgen Striemer Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 4/03/14 to 4/09/14.  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 3 days this week. This Friday, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading another Morning Bird Song Walk, sponsored by Portland Audubon.  The walk begins at 7AM at the Pittock Mansion parking lot and lasts about 2 hours--but you're free to leave whenever you need.  Free, open to the public, no pre-registration required.    Species                # days found  (peak #, date) Band-tailed Pigeon          1  (1, 4/8) MOURNING DOVE               2  (1, 4/8 & 9) Anna's Hummingbird          3  (2) Red-breasted Sapsucker      3  (2) Downy Woodpecker            3  (4, 4/8) Northern Flicker            3  (3) PILEATED WOODPECKER         3  (1) Hutton's Vireo              1  (1, 4/9) Steller's Jay               3  (4) Western Scrub-Jay           3  (1) American Crow               3  (18, 4/4) COMMON RAVEN                1  (1, 4/9) VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW        2  (5, 4/8) Black-capped Chickadee      3  (11) Chestnut-backed Chickadee   3  (5) BUSHTIT                     1  (2, 4/4) Red-breasted Nuthatch       3  (4) Brown Creeper               1  (1, 4/4) Pacific Wren                3  (4) BEWICK'S WREN               1  (1, 4/9) Golden-crowned Kinglet      2  (5, 4/4) Ruby-crowned Kinglet        3  (3, 4/9) American Robin              3  (10) Varied Thrush               1  (2, 4/4) European Starling           3  (2) Orange-crowned Warbler      3  (2) Spotted Towhee              3  (6) Song Sparrow                3  (12) Dark-eyed Junco             3  (10) House Finch                 3  (5, 4/8) Purple Finch                3  (3, 4/9) In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: TURKEY VULTURE, Rufous Hummingbird Wink Gross Portland From: Wink Gross Subject: Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 5/07/14 Date: May 7, 2014 9:09:29 PM PDT To: obol@freelists.org Bcc: Jürgen Striemer Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 5/01/14 to 5/07/14.  Species neither seen nor heard the previous week (a "short week" with only 2 walks) 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 4 days this week. This Friday, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading the Morning Bird Song Walk, sponsored by Portland Audubon.  The walk begins at 7AM at the Pittock Mansion parking lot and lasts about 2 hours--but you're free to leave whenever you need.  Free, open to the public, no pre-registration required.    Species                # days found  (peak #, date) ROCK PIGEON                 1  (1, 5/2) Band-tailed Pigeon          3  (4, 5/5) MOURNING DOVE               1  (2, 5/7) VAUX'S SWIFT                1  (5, 5/7) Anna's Hummingbird          4  (4) Rufous Hummingbird          3  (1) Red-breasted Sapsucker      1  (1, 5/7) Downy Woodpecker            4  (2) Hairy Woodpecker            1  (1, 5/7) Northern Flicker            4  (3) PILEATED WOODPECKER         1  (1, 5/7) Pacific-slope Flycatcher    2  (2, 5/2 & 7) Warbling Vireo              2  (4, 5/5) Steller's Jay               4  (3) Western Scrub-Jay           3  (2) American Crow               4  (10) Violet-green Swallow        2  (2, 5/5) BARN SWALLOW                1  (1, 5/7) Black-capped Chickadee      4  (10, 5/5) Chestnut-backed Chickadee   4  (6) Bushtit                     1  (1, 5/5) Red-breasted Nuthatch       4  (3) BROWN CREEPER               1  (1, 5/5) Pacific Wren                4  (3) Bewick's Wren               3  (1) HERMIT THRUSH               1  (1, 5/7) American Robin              4  (17, 5/7) European Starling           4  (6, 5/7) Orange-crowned Warbler      3  (3) Yellow-rumped Warbler       1  (3, 5/7) Black-throated Gray Warbler 4  (4, 5/5) Townsend's Warbler          2  (3, 5/5) Wilson's Warbler            4  (6) Spotted Towhee              4  (6) Song Sparrow                4  (9) GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW      1  (1, 5/7) Dark-eyed Junco             4  (7) Western Tanager             2  (6, 5/2) BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK       1  (2, 5/5) House Finch                 3  (1) Lesser Goldfinch            3  (2) AMERICAN GOLDFINCH          2  (1, 5/5 & 7) Evening Grosbeak            3  (6, 5/2) In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk:  BARRED OWL Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found this week): Purple Finch Wink Gross Portland From: Wink Gross Subject: Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 4/23/14 Date: April 23, 2014 12:52:05 PM PDT To: obol@freelists.org Bcc: Jürgen Striemer Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 4/17/14 to 4/23/14.  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 4 days this week. This Friday, Shawneen Finnegan and Dave Irons will be leading the Morning Bird Song Walk, sponsored by Portland Audubon.  The walk begins at 7AM at the Pittock Mansion parking lot and lasts about 2 hours--but you're free to leave whenever you need.  Free, open to the public, no pre-registration required.    Species                # days found  (peak #, date) Red-tailed Hawk             1  (1, 4/22) Band-tailed Pigeon          4  (8, 4/18) Anna's Hummingbird          2  (2) Rufous Hummingbird          2  (1) Red-breasted Sapsucker      1  (2, 4/22) Downy Woodpecker            2  (3, 4/18) Northern Flicker            4  (5, 4/18) Pileated Woodpecker         1  (1, 4/22) PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER    1  (1, 4/22) HUTTON'S VIREO              2  (2, 4/17) Steller's Jay               2  (2, 4/17) Western Scrub-Jay           1  (1, 4/22) American Crow               4  (10) Violet-green Swallow        1  (2, 4/22) Black-capped Chickadee      4  (7) Chestnut-backed Chickadee   4  (8) Bushtit                     3  (4, 4/18) Red-breasted Nuthatch       3  (4) Brown Creeper               1  (1, 4/18) Pacific Wren                3  (4) Bewick's Wren               2  (1, 4/17 & 18) Golden-crowned Kinglet      1  (2, 4/18) Ruby-crowned Kinglet        4  (5) Hermit Thrush               2  (2, 4/17 & 18) American Robin              4  (15) Varied Thrush               2  (4, 4/17) European Starling           4  (3) Orange-crowned Warbler      3  (4, 4/22) NASHVILLE WARBLER           1  (1, 4/22) Yellow-rumped Warbler       2  (6, 4/22) Black-throated Gray Warbler 3  (5) Townsend's Warbler          3  (13) WILSON'S WARBLER            1  (1, 4/22) Spotted Towhee              3  (7) FOX SPARROW                 2  (2, 4/17) Song Sparrow                4  (9) Dark-eyed Junco             3  (10) House Finch                 2  (1) Purple Finch                3  (6) Lesser Goldfinch            2  (2) In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: Turkey Vulture, Mourning Dove, VAUX'S SWIFT Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found this week): Evening Grosbeak Wink Gross Portland From: Wink Gross Subject: Pittock, NW Portland, week ending 4/16/14 Date: April 16, 2014 8:42:31 PM PDT To: obol@freelists.org Bcc: Jürgen Striemer Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 4/10/14 to 4/16/14.  Species neither seen nor heard the previous week (a "short" week with only 3 walks) 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 6 days this week. This Friday, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading another Morning Bird Song Walk, sponsored by Portland Audubon.  The walk begins at 7AM at the Pittock Mansion parking lot and lasts about 2 hours--but you're free to leave whenever you need.  Free, open to the public, no pre-registration required.    Species                # days found  (peak #, date) SHARP-SHINNED HAWK          1  (1, 4/12) COOPER'S HAWK               1  (1, 4/11) RED-TAILED HAWK             1  (1, 4/10) Band-tailed Pigeon          6  (7, 4/16) Mourning Dove               3  (2) Anna's Hummingbird          6  (4) Red-breasted Sapsucker      4  (3) Downy Woodpecker            6  (6) Northern Flicker            6  (3) Pileated Woodpecker         3  (2) Steller's Jay               6  (6, 4/10) Western Scrub-Jay           2  (2, 4/14) American Crow               6  (13) Violet-green Swallow        4  (5) Black-capped Chickadee      6  (10, 4/13) Chestnut-backed Chickadee   6  (8, 4/11) Bushtit                     1  (3, 4/14) Red-breasted Nuthatch       6  (6) Brown Creeper               2  (1, 4/11 & 13) Pacific Wren                6  (5) Bewick's Wren               3  (2) Golden-crowned Kinglet      2  (4, 4/12) Ruby-crowned Kinglet        5  (6) American Robin              6  (12) Varied Thrush               2  (4, 4/10) European Starling           6  (4) Orange-crowned Warbler      6  (3) YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER       2  (5, 4/11) BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER 1  (1, 4/12) TOWNSEND'S WARBLER          1  (2, 4/11) Spotted Towhee              6  (8) Song Sparrow                6  (10) Dark-eyed Junco             6  (8)   "Slate-colored Junco"     1  (1, 4/14) House Finch                 6  (4) Purple Finch                6  (5) RED CROSSBILL               1  (2, 4/14) LESSER GOLDFINCH            3  (2) AMERICAN GOLDFINCH          1  (1, 4/13) EVENING GROSBEAK            3  (3, 4/14) In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk: Turkey Vulture, BALD EAGLE, Rufous Hummingbird, Common Raven, CATHARUS sp. (probably Hermit Thrush) Misses (birds found at least 3 days in previous 2 weeks but not found this week): Hutton's Vireo Wink Gross Portland