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Hurricane Ridge Flower and Bird Walk (7/22 and 7/23/06) Highlights
Hot and wild. the only way to characterize this year's annual wildflower trek up Hurricane Hill, where nine stalwart hikers found fifty-three wildflower varieties and hot weather. For the past two year we had to grab our rain gear, but this year we wore sunscreen, by the gallons.
How hot was it in a place where temperatures never get high (upper 80s)? Hot enough to melt rocks, it seemed. Of course, we found the insect eating Common Butterwort, Larkspur, Columbine, Wall Flower, Blue Bells of Scotland, but this year's golden flower award goes to Melinda Bronsdon for spotting the Elephant Head - and because it was across a ravine, she did it with binoculars. A well done from all you fellow flower gazers. At the same time - looking for wildflowers - Hugh Jennings drew our attention to a Brown-headed Cowbird, American Crow, American Kestrel, and Red-tail Hawk. He went even further identifying butterflies—Sara Orangetip, Bosduval's Blue, Western Sulphur, and Edith's Checkerspot
The next day Hugh led the group around the Sequim area where we spotted a variety of birds, including a Gadwall, Brewer's Blackbird, Killdeer, Greater Yellowlegs, House Finch, Least Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher, Mourning Dove, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vultures and other usual suspects, such as swallows, Pigeon Guillemots, Common Raven and Cedar Waxwing.
