Date: 4/10/26 2:36 pm From: Larry Schwitters via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Osprey time
One Osprey nest building south Issaquah this AM.
Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
> On Apr 10, 2026, at 12:22 PM, Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters <tweeters...> wrote:
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> As the spring birds have been arriving, I’ve been expecting a few species to arrive — today I got my first call from a Western Flycatcher here on the property. Time for everyone to keep eyes and ears open for them, they’re arriving.
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> We had our first swallows (Violet-green) six days ago along with the first purple finches. Still missing but due any time are Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Swainson’s Thrush, but it seems like the transition from winter is mostly complete.
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> A few days ago with the improving weather I spent some time doing a survey around the homestead, and found 17 species. We’re at about 500’ altitude above Silverdale on 4 acres of mostly unmanaged pine, alder and cedar. The usual suspects here are the Anna’s, Juncos, Spotted Towhees, Song Sparrows, Stellar’s Jays, Golden-crowned Kinglets and both chickadees. We currently have Robins everywhere, both Bewicks and multiple Pacific Wrens (loudly declaring their territory) and at least three pairs of purple finches.
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> Some other fun highlights are a brown creeper, Pileateds (our other woodies are elsewhere right now, but I’m hearing flickers on and off) and the other day, caught a Hermit Thrush out in the open foraging along with four of the Robins.
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> Since we moved here in 2021 the yard list is now 80 species, including five woodpecker species (Pileated, Hairy and Flicker being fairly common with two confirmed breeding, red-naped Sapsucker FINALLY showed up for a one day visit) and we’ve confirmed breeding of 12 species with another half dozen suspected but not confirmed. It’s surprisingly weak on warblers here, and I’m not sure why, but we get one wander through every so often.
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> It won’t be too long before the first fledglings show up around the feeders demanding to be fed….
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> chuq
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