viernes, 26 de mayo de 2023

AGOSTO 2022: ESTADOS UNIDOS - COSTA OESTE (4/9) (Estado de Washington (4): Mount Rainier National Park)

El mapa de las principales zonas visitadas, junto con la lista completa de especies de aves observadas durante este viaje, puede encontrarse en este enlace.

The map showing the main visited locations, together with the complete list of bird species observed in this trip, can be seen in this link.

9. Mount Rainier National Park: Paradise Area.

Mapa del parque nacional y puntos visitados (9-10, en rojo)
Map of the national park and visited areas (9-10, in red)

Mount Rainier destaca en el paisaje del estado de Washington. Se trata de un volcán activo, siendo el pico con más glaciares de Estados Unidos (exceptuando Alaska) y desde él se generan cinco ríos principales. Prados subalpinos de flores silvestres rodean el volcán helado, mientras que un antiguo bosque cubre las laderas más bajas del mismo. La vida silvestre abunda en los ecosistemas del parque. El primer día nos movimos por la zona denominada Paradise, con unos paisajes impresionantes. Allí vimos varios gallos fuliginosos, junto con dos cabras blancas de las Rocosas, varias marmotas canosas y ardillas de manto dorado de las Cascadas.

Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. It is an active volcano, and the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier’s lower slopes. Wildlife abounds in the park’s ecosystems. The first day we moved through the area called Paradise, with some impressive landscapes. We saw several sooty grouses there, along with two Rocky Mountain goats, several hoary marmots, and Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrels.

Mapa de Paradise y ruta realizada (en rojo)
Map of Paradise and trail done (in red)

Reflection Lakes, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Reflection Lakes, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Golden Gate y Skyline Trails, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Golden Gate y Skyline Trails, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Marmota canosa / Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)

Golden Gate y Skyline Trails, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Ardilla terreste de manto dorado de las Cascadas / Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)

Cabra blanca de las Rocosas / Rocky mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)

Golden Gate y Skyline Trails, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Golden Gate y Skyline Trails, Paradise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Marmota canosa / Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)

Ardilla terreste de manto dorado de las Cascadas / Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)

Gallo fuliginoso / Sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)

Gallo fuliginoso / Sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)

10. Mount Rainier National Park: Sunrise Area.

Al siguiente día fuimos a la zona denominada Sunrise, donde volvimos a ver las cabras blancas de las Rocosas, picas americanas, marmotas canosas y, entre las aves, algunos cascanueces americanos, zorzales americanos y juncos ojioscuros. Nuevamente, los paisajes impresionantes.

The next day we went to the area called Sunrise, where we saw again Rocky Mountain goats, hoary marmots, american pikas, and, among the birds, some Clark's nutcrackers, american robins and dark-eyed juncos. Again, landscapes were impressive.

Mapa de Paradise y ruta realizada (en rojo)
Map of Paradise and trail done (in red)

Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Cascanueces americano / Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)

Sourdough Ridge Trail to Frozen Lake, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Tordo cabecipardo / Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

Sourdough Ridge Trail to Frozen Lake, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Pica americana / American pika (Ochotona princeps)

Marmota canosa / Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata)

Ardilla terreste de manto dorado de las Cascadas / Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)

Frozen Lake, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Wonderland Trail a Berkeley Park, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Wonderland Trail a Berkeley Park, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Wonderland Trail a Berkeley Park, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Wonderland Trail a Shadow Lake, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Shadow Lake, Sunrise Area, Mount Rainier National Park

Zorzal robín / American robin (Turdus migratorius)

Junco pizarroso / Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

Junco pizarroso / Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

11. Packwood.

Durante nuestra visita al parque nacional Mount Rainier nos alojamos en Packwood. Allí me acerqué al Cowlitz River Public Access Point, para intentar añadir algunas especies a la lista. Poca cosa más pude añadir, dado el poco tiempo que estuve, aparte de algunos charas de Steller y ampelis americanos. Destacar, eso sí, que la visita a Mount Rainier se encuentra entre las que más me gustaron en el estado de Washington.

During our visit to Mount Rainier National Park we stayed at Packwood. There I went to the Cowlitz River Public Access Point, to try to add some species to the list. There little else I could add, given the short time I stayed there, apart from some Steller's jays and cedar waxwings. Note, yes, that the visit to Mount Rainier is among the ones I liked the most in the state of Washington.

Cowlitz River Public Access Point, Packwood

Ampelis americano / Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Chara de Steller / Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

AGOSTO 2022: ESTADOS UNIDOS - COSTA OESTE (3/9) (Estado de Washington (3): Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR)

El mapa de las principales zonas visitadas, junto con la lista completa de especies de aves observadas durante este viaje, puede encontrarse en este enlace.

The map showing the main visited locations, together with the complete list of bird species observed in this trip, can be seen in this link.

7. Tumwater.

Tras visitar la Rialto Beach y algunas otras cercanas, con más o menos las mismas especies, nos dirigimos al Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Reserve, previa parada en la ciudad de Tumwater para pernoctar. En los jardines cercanos a nuestro hotel vimos algunas cosas interesantes, como colibrís de Anna, mitos sastrecillos o chara californiana.

After visiting Rialto Beach and some other nearby ones, with more or less the same species, we headed to the Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Reserve. But before, we stopped in the city of Tumwater to spend the night. In the gardens near our hotel we saw some interesting things, such as Anna's hummingbirds, american bushtits, or western scrub-jay.

Colibrí de Anna / Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Chara californiana / Western scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)

8. Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Reserve.

El Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildife Refuge es una reserva de vida silvestre situada en el delta del río Nisqually cerca de Puget Sound. El mosaico de diferentes habitas situado a orillas del río Nisqually provee las condiciones óptimias para que exista una diversa y abundante vida salvaje.The mosaic of different habitats found on the River Delta provide optimal conditions for diverse and abundant wildlife. Ejemplos de ello incluyen patos joyuyo, chorlitejo semipalmeado, correlimos de Baird, archibebe patigualdo chico, avetoro lentiginoso, pigargo americano y foca común, que pudimos observar a placer en el área.

The Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve located in the Nisqually River Delta near Puget Sound. The mosaic of different habitats found on the River Delta provide optimal conditions for diverse and abundant wildlife. Examples of it include wood ducks, semipalmated plovers, baird sandpipers, lesser yellowlegs, american bittern, bald eagle, and harbor seals, that we manage to see in the area.

Mapa de la reserva / Reserve map

Golondrina común / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Pato joyuyo / American wood duck (Aix sponsa)

Toquí moteado / Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Ardilla gris / Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Martín gigante norteamericano / Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge

Gaviota de Delaware / Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)

Archibebe patigualdo chico / Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

Foca común / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)

Chorlitejo semipalmeado / Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

Correlimos de Baird / Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Chingolo cantor / Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Ampelis americano / Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)