[SBB] Cascade Farms update 2-03-07

[Janna Pauser <[[email protected]]>]

This report is out of area but may be of interest.

Friends Frank and Joan Brauch were kind enough to ask me to bird at the 
coast today. I'm sure everyone is well aware of the spectacle of birds 
that's been going on for some time at Cascade Farms brussel sprout farm 
on Hwy 1. You can now drive on their property, park your car in a safe 
area, and follow a path to the field of birds. I'm not sure what 
attracts the birds; the rotting sprouts or insect attracted to the 
sprouts, although I wasn't aware of insects today. Please do not get too 
adventurous and step off the trail as Joan and I did. There's a thin dry 
crust over a foot horrid, stinky brussel sprout goo, which will stay 
with you the rest of the day.

Our first bird was a Varied Thrush, followed by Tri-colored Blackbirds. 
A flock of Cal. Quail crossed our path, then we spotted the sparrows and 
warblers. Most numerous were Yellow rumped Warblers, followed by Fox 
Sparrows, Song and Lincoln's Sparrows. The Townsends Warblers were not 
as numerous as reported a few weeks about but we saw at least a dozen. 
We also found the Slate colored Junco, an Orange crowned Warbler, Common 
Yellowthroat, Winter Wren and heard a Hairy Woodpecker.

Janna Pauser

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