Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 3/26/15 to 4/01/15.  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 5 days this week.

Species                # days found  (peak #, date)

CACKLING/CANADA GOOSE       1  (40, 3/27)
RED-TAILED HAWK             1  (1, 3/29)
Band-tailed Pigeon          4  (2)
NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL          1  (1, 3/31)
Anna's Hummingbird          5  (5)
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD          1  (1, 3/31)
Red-breasted Sapsucker      5  (3)
Downy Woodpecker            2  (3, 4/1)
Hairy Woodpecker            1  (1, 4/1)
Northern Flicker            5  (5)
PILEATED WOODPECKER         1  (1, 3/27)
Steller's Jay               5  (8)
Western Scrub-Jay           2  (1, 3/26 & 4/1)
American Crow               5  (8)
Violet-green Swallow        3  (3)
Black-capped Chickadee      5  (8)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee   3  (6) 	
Bushtit                     4  (2)
Red-breasted Nuthatch       5  (4)
Pacific Wren                3  (2)
Golden-crowned Kinglet      2  (7, 3/31)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet        5  (8)
HERMIT THRUSH               1  (1, 3/26)
American Robin              5  (13)
Varied Thrush               4  (2)
European Starling           5  (6)
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER      3  (1)
Spotted Towhee              5  (7)
FOX SPARROW                 1  (2, 3/26)
Song Sparrow                5  (8)
Dark-eyed Junco             5  (10, 3/26)
House Finch                 4  (3)
Purple Finch                3  (3, 4/1)
PINE SISKIN                 3  (4)
LESSER GOLDFINCH            2  (5, 3/29)

In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk:  TURKEY VULTURE, NORTHERN HARRIER, COOPER’S HAWK, BALD EAGLE, MOURNING DOVE, BEWICK’S WREN

Tomorrow, THURSDAY, Apr 2, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading the first of this season’s Morning Birdsong Walks at the Pittock Mansion.  Sponsored by Portland Audubon, the walks are free and open to all.  No registration required.  Meet at the Pittock Mansion parking lot at 7AM.  The walks last about 2 hours, but you’re free to leave whenever you need.  Note: this year the Pittock walks will be held on THURSDAYS.  

Wink Gross
Portland