Here is the summary of my morning dogwalks from NW Seblar Terrace to the Pittock Mansion for the week 4/02/15 to 4/08/15.  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 7 days this week.

Species                # days found  (peak #, date)

Cooper’s Hawk               1  (1, 4/2)
Band-tailed Pigeon          3  (3, 4/7)
Mourning Dove               3  (2)
Northern Pygmy-Owl          1  (1, 4/8)
Anna's Hummingbird          7  (3)
Rufous Hummingbird          1  (1, 4/5)
Red-breasted Sapsucker      3  (3)
Downy Woodpecker            4  (1)
Hairy Woodpecker            2  (1, 4/2 & 5)
Northern Flicker            7  (5)
Pileated Woodpecker         2  (1, 4/4 & 7)
HUTTON’S VIREO              1  (1, 4/5)
Steller's Jay               7  (6)
American Crow               7  (10)
Violet-green Swallow        2  (3, 4/5)
Black-capped Chickadee      7  (10, 4/8)
Chestnut-backed Chickadee   7  (5) 	
Bushtit                     4  (3)
Red-breasted Nuthatch       7  (4)
BROWN CREEPER               1  (1, 4/2)
Pacific Wren                5  (3)
Bewick’s Wren               3  (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet        6  (4)
Hermit Thrush               2  (1, 4/5 & 7)
American Robin              7  (14)
Varied Thrush               4  (3)
European Starling           6  (3)
Orange-crowned Warbler      7  (3)
Spotted Towhee              7  (9, 4/4)
Fox Sparrow                 1  (1, 4/7)
Song Sparrow                7  (9, 4/5)
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW      1  (1, 4/5)
Dark-eyed Junco             7  (7)
House Finch                 6  (2)
Purple Finch                3  (2)
Pine Siskin                 5  (6)

In the neighborhood but not found on dogwalk:  Red-tailed Hawk, GREAT HORNED OWL, Western Scrub-Jay

Misses (birds found at least 3 days during previous 2 weeks but not found this week):  Golden-crowned Kinglet

Tomorrow, THURSDAY, Apr 9, Lillian (the dog) and I will be leading the second 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. 

For more information on the Morning Birdsong Walks go to 
 
http://audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult/walks

Wink Gross
Portland