With Tom Scribner leading the way, 18 people ventured south of Pomeroy to check bluebird boxes and see birds, beautiful scenery and wildflowers galore. Mountain bluebirds were present at many of the boxes we visited although tree swallows also found them a nice place to nest at several places. We saw a Lewis's woodpecker at a burn area and several red-tailed hawks. We wound around the high open areas where wheat is the main crop. However, several large fields were planted to canola and the yellow fields were a beautiful sight with the mountains as a backdrop. We dropped down to the Tucannon River on Blind Grade and had lunch at a small park at the bottom of the grade. Then it was up Hartsock Grade where we stopped to look for warblers. We heard lots of yellow warblers, house wrens, and one car saw a lazuli bunting. We went up Payne Hollow out of Dayton to connect with Jasper Mountain Road where we saw several western bluebirds and chipping sparrows. At the bottom of Jasper Mountain Road we saw a black-chinned hummingbird and a rufous hummingbird. Total number of species for the day was 35. Thanks Tom – it was a great day!
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