Pullman, WA Bewick's Wrens/Spotted Towhee - Lawson Gardens/Kruegal Park , 3/6/11

I had a few hours to kill in Pullman this afternoon and stumbled upon Lawson Gardens in the southeast part of Pullman. It was quite full of birds including a pair of Bewick's Wrens (male singing) and a female Spotted Towhee. The towhee may be an arrival but it also seems a reasonable place for an over-wintering bird. This seems like a good urban park for wintering birds and perhaps could be in migration as well. The eBird list below includes some birds from the surrounding neighborhood.

thanks, Charles.

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Date: Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 10:23 PM

Location:     Lawson Gardens/Kruegal Park
Observation date:     3/6/11
Number of species:     19

California Quail     5
Rock Pigeon     1
Northern Flicker     5
Black-billed Magpie     20
American Crow     8
Black-capped Chickadee     1
Red-breasted Nuthatch     2
Bewick's Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     4
American Robin     10
European Starling     5
Spotted Towhee     1
Song Sparrow     3
Dark-eyed Junco     25
Cassin's Finch     1
House Finch     20
Pine Siskin     35
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     30

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
(north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA)
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com
skype: charles.swift
google voice: 208-991-2473

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Charles Swift
Moscow, Idaho
(north-central Idaho, 80 miles SE of Spokane, WA)
46°43′54″ N, 116°59′50″ W
email: chaetura@gmail.com
skype: charles.swift
google voice: 208-991-2473