Date: 4/14/24 12:11 pm From: Marcy D'Addio via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Hwy 10 East of Cle Elum
Predicted 70s, light wind near Ellensburg so we drove to see the bluebirds and balsam root.
The Arrowleaf BalsamRoot was peak along Hwy 10, Yakima River and on Hayward Rd. Early boom near Cle Elum. But where are the bluebirds? I visit this area every 2-3 years to see both Western and Mountains on the bluebird boxes on Hayward. Numbers seem down during my last 2 visits.
WA 10/WA970 4/13 11:00am Wild Turkey
Taylor Rd, Hart Rd 11:15 -12:15 3 White Crown Sparrows American Robin 2 Black'billed Magpie Western Meadowlark Norther Harrier Turkey Vulture American Kestrel Yellow rumped Warbler, Audubon's 4 Western Blue Birds Northern Flicker House FINCH Purple FINCH Spotted Towhee 16 deer 6 squirrels on road munching gravel, Western Gray Squirrels? Very long, bushy tail
12:15-1:30 Hwy 10, near Thorp/Hayward corner 2 crow Meadowlark 2 Violet green swallow - so many Steller Jay 2 raven
Ground hog/marmot ?
2-3p Hayward Rd in the Kittitas Valley Wind Farm No Mountain Bluebirds 4 Western Bluebirds
