May 27, 2005  New birds not found on previous visits: Black-headed Grosbeak, Western Tanager, Swainson's Thrush, and Warbling Vireo. These birds likely breed on the property.

Date: April 30, 2005 Rufous Hummingbird, Pacific-sloped Flycatcher, Violet-green Swallow, Common Raven, American Crow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Winter Wren, Golden-crowned  Kinglet, Hermit Thrush ! (highlight bird - a nice migrant), American Robin, Hutton's Vireo, Orange-crowned Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Pine Siskin, & American Goldfinch

Date: February 26, 2005  Initial bird survey at Cowling Creek.  

Land Birds:

American Crow, American Robin, Band-tailed Pigeon, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Common Flicker, Dark-eyed Junco, Fox Sparrow, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Pileated Woodpecker, Pine Siskin, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Steller's Jay, Townsend's Warbler, Varied Thrush, Vireo, Winter Wren.

Water Birds:

American Widgeon, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Common Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, GLaucous-winged Gull, Great Blue Heron, Horned Grebe, Greater Scaup, Mallard, Red-breasted Merganser, Mew Gull, Surf Scoter, Thayer's Gull, White-winged Scoter