Both species will nest only in cavities, such as old woodpecker holes or man-made nestboxes. So they called this one a Robin, too. Although Common Loons rarely breed in Washington State, large numbers do visit during winter. Nothing signals spring quite like the sound of a Red-winged Blackbird, calling from the marsh. Birders across the country count birds in parks or fields or their own back yards, and then report the numbers on-line. Western Scrub-Jays are on the move. One piercing, cheerful yelp catches your ear. Except in winter, when it gathers in loose flocks to move to lower elevations, this shy bird prefers solitude. So they called this one a Robin, too. Among the most dramatic wildlife sights of a Northwest winter is that of a huge, silent, all-white owl perched out in the middle of the day: a Snowy Owl, visitor from the Arctic. Both species will nest only in cavities, such as old woodpecker holes or man-made nestboxes. According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and thunder. But with many hawks and falcons, the pattern is reversed. According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and thunder. By March, Rufous Hummingbirds are returning to our region, after wintering in Mexico. High in a leafless cottonwood sits a female Great Horned Owl, her broad head sporting two ear-like tufts. A pint-sized Northern Pygmy-Owl, not much bigger than a pine cone, hoots from a tree-top on a winter morning. Tree Swallows and Western Bluebirds are among the earliest northbound migrants to arrive in Washington, heralding spring a month before the equinox. The state of Washington is fortunate to host four breeding species of hummingbirds. What is the connection between the blood-curdling roar of a Tyrannosaurus rex and the gentle song of a robin? These nests endure rough treatment. At first glance, a Varied Thrush can appear to be a robin. When the Great Horned Owl eggs hatched in the first days of March, the downy owlets were the size of newborn chickens and their mother brooded them day and night. Pacific chorus frogs, less than two inches long, swell their throat sacs to three times the size of their heads to send their calls into the night. Nothing signals spring quite like the sound of a Red-winged Blackbird, calling from the marsh. Although Common Loons rarely breed in Washington State, large numbers do visit during winter. Snowy Owls are usually rare visitors to Western Washington. You can help by putting out nectar feeders beginning in early March. A striking vision amid the open habitats it prefers, the Black-billed Magpie is a familiar sight throughout much of the West. Yet not one of these iridescent-black, yellow-billed starlings is native to the Americas. These are Sanderlings, small sandpipers that stay through the winter. But how did that old legend get started, that storks bring babies? With names like the Screaming Piha, the Blue-crowned Motmot, and the Black-necked Red-Cotinga, these are not your average birds. Since December, this pair has been hooting back and forth regularly at night. But a cavalry regiment from Wisconsin actually had an eagle that accompanied it during the Civil War. Nothing signals spring quite like the sound of a Red-winged Blackbird, calling from the marsh. Zipping about at high speed, they burn a great deal of energy, so they must seek food constantly.
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