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12 May GREATGRAY OWL [] 11 May Lazuli Buntings everywhere ["mike denny" ] 11 May Lazuli Buntings everywhere ["mike denny" ] 11 May Pend Oreille County - Calispell Lake ["Terry Little" ] 11 May tanager ["Carol Mack/John Stuart" ] 11 May Wenas & Umtanum Birding ["Michael Fleming"] 11 May afternoon at the wetland ["Terry Little" ] 11 May Asotin county migrants ["Kec201814" ] 11 May Yellow-breasted Chat ["mike denny" ] 10 May Slavin Ranch and Northern Whitman County [Gina Sheridan ] 10 May Latah Co. Solitary Sandpiper, Lewis's Woodpecker, etc., 5/10/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 10 May IMBD field trip today ["Hill" ] 10 May IMBD field trip today ["Hill" ] 10 May WOS Reports ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May WOS Reports ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May North American Birds Editorial Changes ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May North American Birds Editorial Changes ["Doug Schonewald" ] 9 May Mann Lake ["Kec201814" ] 9 May Soap Lake, Lake Lenore and Points Between ["Themartins" ] 9 May Need bird ID ["Ben Egbert" ] 8 May Springtime Birding in Lincoln & Spokane Counties [Gina Sheridan ] 8 May Dusky Flycatcher Priest River, ID Gravel Pit , 5/7/08 [Paul Sieracki ] 8 May Lincoln Co WF Goose, Dunlin ["craigco" ] 8 May Philleo Lake, 5/8/08 [Michael Woodruff ] 7 May big worms = bird habitat ["kas dumroese" ] 7 May Re: swifts [] 7 May Asotin county migrants ["Kec201814" ] 7 May swifts ["Carol Mack/John Stuart" ] 7 May Latah Co. Lewis's Woodpecker etc., 5/4/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 7 May Moscow Vaux's Swifts [] 7 May U. of Idaho Arboreta & other Moscow sightings, 5/6/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 7 May Black-headed Grosbeak and other arrivals [] 7 May Golden-crowned Sparrow ["mike denny" ] 6 May Black-chinned Hummingbird in Moscow [] 6 May Spangle migrants, 5/5/08 [Michael Woodruff ] 6 May Peone Wetland - Tuesday morning ["Terry Little" ] 06 May Request for help with bird surveys ["Shirley Sturts" ] 6 May Environmentally friendly observation deck design competition [] 5 May Spokane White-throated Sparrow [Gina Sheridan ] 5 May Saturday Afternoon Birding in Adams & Grant Counties [Gina Sheridan ] 5 May BBWO Priest River , ID 5/5/08 [Paul Sieracki ] 05 May Re: [inland-NW-birders] Kootenai Big Year Correction ["Shirley Sturts" ] 05 May Re: Kootenai Big Year Correction ["Shirley Sturts" ] 05 May Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years ["Shirley Sturts" ] 05 May Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years ["Shirley Sturts" ] 5 May Moscow Lark Sparrow, 5/5/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 5 May Saturday & Monday Peone Wetland ["Terry Little" ] 4 May Great-tailed Grackle & more ["Michael "] 4 May Whitman County Birds, Cinco de Mayo, 2008 [Diane Weber ] 4 May Anderson Lake, Peopne prarie ["Ben Egbert" ] 4 May Crepuscular birding west of LOMO ["mike denny" ] 4 May Eurasian Collard dove ["John Rogers" ] Subject: GREATGRAY OWL From: jami9197 AT aol.com Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 00:51:48 -0400 WHILE ANTLER SHED /TURKEY HUNTING NEAR MCCOMAS MEADOWS NEAR GRANGEVILLE,ID MY KIDS AND I HAD A GREAT, SEVERAL MINUTE LOOK AT A GREAT GARY OWL.? MOBBING GRAY JAYS LET US KNOW?IT WAS THERE. ALTHOUGH WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE, GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE?COULD BE?A NESTING PAIR IN THE AREA. _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Lazuli Buntings everywhere From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:03 -0800 Hello All, Just a note to let you know that the Walla Walla valley is crawling with Lazuli Buntings with 98% being males. We had over 40 buntings in our garden today. We are getting phone calls from folks all over town wanting to know what the spectacular little blue birds are. Great education opportunity. We also had a flock of 50 Bank Swallows sweeping back and forth over the house just before dark and attempting to land in several large wind tossed maples to roost. We have never seen this number of buntings in this area or have we ever had Bank Swallows attempt to roost over our house. Later Mike ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweetersSubject: Lazuli Buntings everywhere From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:03 -0800 Hello All, Just a note to let you know that the Walla Walla valley is crawling with Lazuli Buntings with 98% being males. We had over 40 buntings in our garden today. We are getting phone calls from folks all over town wanting to know what the spectacular little blue birds are. Great education opportunity. We also had a flock of 50 Bank Swallows sweeping back and forth over the house just before dark and attempting to land in several large wind tossed maples to roost. We have never seen this number of buntings in this area or have we ever had Bank Swallows attempt to roost over our house. Later Mike ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Pend Oreille County - Calispell Lake From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:04:01 -0700 Calispell Lake on Saturday morning; Wilson's Phalaropes. Black Necked Stilts, Am Avocets, Long billed Dowitchers, EURASIAN WIGEON, Black Terns, Nashville, Yellow Rumped, Yellow, and Townsend's Warblers, Cassins Vireo Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: tanager From: "Carol Mack/John Stuart" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:09:23 -0700 While listening to a Pygmy owl duet on Friday, 5/9, a newly arrived Western Tanager joined in the chorus. A pleasant sound also is a local group of about 20 Red Crossbills. I have seen them a couple times but not close enough to see if there are any new young birds. There are at least several pairs of Evening Grosbeaks constantly milling around our neighborhood, so I assume they are nesting. We see these seed eaters so seldom in winter, it is good to hear and seem them again. Oh yes, just heard the first neighborhood B. H. Cowbird on Friday, as well. These are in the Deer Valley Rd. area west of Newport, WA. John Stuart _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Wenas & Umtanum Birding From: "Michael Fleming"<michael-fleming AT myway.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:52:55 -0400 (EDT) This weekend I birded parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties, particularly the Wenas and Umtanum areas. I began Saturday morning in Ellensburg working my way south along the Umtanum-Wenas Road, stopping at Umtanum Creek/Falls and birding to the Wenas Campground. I then spent late Saturday afternoon hiking in Hardy Canyon and checking a few spots in Selah. Sunday morning I birded the Umtanum Recreation Area-BLM in the Yakima Canyon. The weather was good although later Sunday morning the wind picked up in the Ellensburg area. One of the highlights was along the Umtanum-Wenas Road near Bluebird boxes 26 and 27, where I spent about 20 minutes walking along the road and had CASSINS FINCH, a pair of WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS, and several LEWIS WOODPECKERS. Lots of Warblers at several locations, and many LAZULI BUNTINGS at the Umtanum Recreation Area, although I missed YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Additional birds seen included: OSPREY - near Ellensburg SWAINSON'S HAWK - in Selah along Sheep Company Road CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD - Umtanum Creek/Falls LEWIS WOODPECKER - at Audubon Road into the Wenas Campground and along Umtanum-Wenas Road WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER - 2 along Umtanum-Wenas Road GRAY FLYCATCHER - along Umtanum-Wenas Road - Bluebird box 45 PYGMY NUTHATCH - along Umtanum-Wenas Road - Bluebird box 45 DUSKY FLYCATCHER - Umtanum Creek/Falls WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Umtanum Creek/Falls CANYON and ROCK WRENS - Umtanum Recreation Area SAGE THRASHER, BREWER'S SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, and VESPER SPARROW - along Umtanum-Wenas Road near Durr Road HERMIT THRUSH - near Wenas Campgroung BUSHTIT (eastside) - Umtanum Recreation Area CASSIN'S and WARBLING VIREOS - near Wenas Campground CASSIN'S FINCH - along Umtanum-Wenas Road NASHVILLE, WILSON'S, ORANGE-CROWNED, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS - at several locations including Wenas Campground, Umtanum Recreation Area, and Hardy Canyon. YELLOW WARBLER - Hardy Canyon GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW - Umtanum Recreation Area LAZULI BUNTING - Umtanum Recreation Area BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Umtanum Recreation Area and Selah WESTERN TANAGER - several at Umtanum Recreation Area BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Umtanum Recreation Area Cheers and Good Birding; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington Michael-Fleming AT myway.com _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: afternoon at the wetland From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:22:12 -0700 I just got back from a brief trip to the Peone Wetland. Even in breezy conditions and poor lighting, my wife and I were treated to some nice shorebird activity: killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, 7 Long Billed Dowitchers, 2 Black Necked Stilts, 8 Wilson's Phalaropes, 2 alternate plumaged RED NECKED PHALAROPES (get them in the wetland in the fall, first for the spring), 1 Least Sandpiper. Blessings Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Asotin county migrants From: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:39:49 -0700 On a cool, breezy, but sunny day we spent the morning looking for newcomers. Swallows Park in Clarkston still had: Ruddy Ducks 20-25 Bufflehead 25-30 Western Grebe 10 American Avocet 1 Anatone had both Western and Mountain Bluebirds, Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks. Field Spring State Park: Rednaped Sapsucker county #113 Pileated Woodpecker #114 Gray Jay #115 Varied Thrush #116 Townsend's Warbler #117 Macgillvary's Warbler #118 A stop at the Asotin Cemetery yielded: Vesper Sparrow #119 Lark Sparrow #120 the Lark Sparrows are pretty dependable at the cemetery. Keith and Marilyn Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Yellow-breasted Chat From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:24:41 -0800 Had a Yellow-breasted Chat in the Fort Walla Walla natural area this am - #197 for our county year list. No pewees yet. MerryLynn ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Slavin Ranch and Northern Whitman County From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:39:08 -0700 (PDT) On Thursday (5/08/08), Jon Isacoff ventured out on a brisk day with partly cloudy skies. Although the sun promised to warm things up, a biting wind continued to blow across the Columbia Plateau and kept the temps chilly. Perhaps as result of the cold wind and low temps, passerines were conspicuous by their absence. We found very little in the woodlands, but there were some nice waterfowl for us to gaze upon. The highlights were all three species of teal and a BLACK-NECKED STILT in the same binocular view, several LEAST SANDPIPERs, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, six species of swallows, and plenty of BLACK TERNs. Later, we drove through Fairfield (Spokane County), and easily spotted three EURASIAN COLLARED DOVEs. Pushing on into Whitman County, we birded around the town of Tekoa. The Tekoa City Park held a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, CASSIN'S FINCH, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. A productive stop en route, was the Oaksdale STP (south of town). A small but interesting mix of ducks were present. Species here included LESSER SCAUP, WOOD DUCK (tough for Whitman Co.), BUFFLEHEAD, RUDDY DUCK, and NO. SHOVELER. Steptoe Butte State Park was quiet overall. We did see LAZULI BUNTING and VESPER SPARROW, but not much else. Perhaps, the most satisfying bird of the day for me, was a single EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE in the town of Steptoe. The Euro Dove was a Whitman County lifer for me. During our search for the dove, we noted a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Latah Co. Solitary Sandpiper, Lewis's Woodpecker, etc., 5/10/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:48:43 -0700 This afternoon I checked a few spots along the Palouse R. in Latah Co. just east of the ID/WA boundary (and east of the town of Palouse, WA). The Palouse R. has a nice wide floodplain in places here w/ remnant oxbow lakes and wetlands. At a small marshy pond just a bit east of the state line along S. River Rd. I found a *Solitary Sandpiper* along w/ a bunch of other species such as *Cinnamon Teal, Wood Duck, Wilson's Snipe, lots of Tree and Rough-winged Swallow* and so forth. Also in Ponderosa Pines across the street were *Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches and House Wrens*. A bit farther west on S. River Rd. I found a pair of *Lewis's Woodpeckers* in a lone Ponderoda Pine across the street from a farm w/ a nice cottonwood stand (seems like good potential breeding habitat). At another pond on the north side of the river (along N. River Rd.) I coaxed a *Sora* to call once briefly - this is a location where I have heard Soras previously. I can provide more specific location information and will map these locations on google maps in the near future. Elsewhere a group of Coeur d'Alene Audubon birders found a *Western Grebe*at Spring Valley Res. (despite the crowds) which is an FOY for the county I believe. I had a few *Yellow-rumped Warblers* around my house this morning and an unident. empid. but not much else in the way of new passerine migrants. I've also had a *Ruby-crowned Kinglet* singing across the street for several days now and am beginning to suspect it is territorial - in several previous years I've had RC Kinglets singing in my neighborhood well into June that I have suspected were on territory (which I should try to confirm!). thanks, Charles. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: IMBD field trip today From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:51:05 -0700 I led a group to and around Columbia NWR today to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Including a few species that turned up in my back yard we saw or heard 98 species. Most interesting was the SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER near Potholes Canal just south of the Grant County line. Broods of CANADA GOOSE, MALLARD, KILLDEER & WILSON'S SNIPE and a young HORNED LARK . The calling YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was a little early. Yesterday I headed east to Washtucna, Hooper, and Sprague Lake. It was a very slow passerine day but I managed to add seven species for the year in Adams County. Most interesting bird of the day was a GREAT EGRET at the Sprague sewage lagoons. Randy Hill Othello_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: IMBD field trip today From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:51:05 -0700 I led a group to and around Columbia NWR today to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Including a few species that turned up in my back yard we saw or heard 98 species. Most interesting was the SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER near Potholes Canal just south of the Grant County line. Broods of CANADA GOOSE, MALLARD, KILLDEER & WILSON'S SNIPE and a young HORNED LARK . The calling YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was a little early. Yesterday I headed east to Washtucna, Hooper, and Sprague Lake. It was a very slow passerine day but I managed to add seven species for the year in Adams County. Most interesting bird of the day was a GREAT EGRET at the Sprague sewage lagoons. Randy Hill Othello_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweetersSubject: WOS Reports From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:05:50 -0700 Fellow Birders, My face is quite red right now as I have forgotten a very important person in my last email. Tom Aversa is still the sightings editor for all unusual sightings for Washington State for all WOS (Washington Ornithological Society). Tom has done this very well for some time, and all unusual county, regional, or state sightings should go to Tom as well. Tom has been a huge help for Brad and I as we begin this adventure and the three of us are in constant communication. Tom, sorry for leaving out this most crucial piece of information. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: WOS Reports From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:05:50 -0700 Fellow Birders, My face is quite red right now as I have forgotten a very important person in my last email. Tom Aversa is still the sightings editor for all unusual sightings for Washington State for all WOS (Washington Ornithological Society). Tom has done this very well for some time, and all unusual county, regional, or state sightings should go to Tom as well. Tom has been a huge help for Brad and I as we begin this adventure and the three of us are in constant communication. Tom, sorry for leaving out this most crucial piece of information. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweetersSubject: North American Birds Editorial Changes From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:01 -0700 Fellow Birders, After many years of hard work and faithful service to the birding community of Washington, Steve Mlodinow has passed the torch as a regional editor of North American Birds. David Irons, of Oregon fame, has undertaken the unenviable position of primary regional editor for both Oregon and Washington. You may email him with Oregon reports directly (check out OBOL for the address), or by emailing either myself or Brad Waggoner and we will forward those reports to Dave. Brad Waggoner has graciously accepted the responsibility for all of Western Washington. Please email any outstanding sightings on the western side of the state to Brad. His email address is available in the WOS directory. I have accepted the easiest of all the editorial positions by covering all of Eastern Washington. Please email any sightings from the eastern portion of Washington to me at dschone8Subject: North American Birds Editorial Changes From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:01 -0700 Fellow Birders, After many years of hard work and faithful service to the birding community of Washington, Steve Mlodinow has passed the torch as a regional editor of North American Birds. David Irons, of Oregon fame, has undertaken the unenviable position of primary regional editor for both Oregon and Washington. You may email him with Oregon reports directly (check out OBOL for the address), or by emailing either myself or Brad Waggoner and we will forward those reports to Dave. Brad Waggoner has graciously accepted the responsibility for all of Western Washington. Please email any outstanding sightings on the western side of the state to Brad. His email address is available in the WOS directory. I have accepted the easiest of all the editorial positions by covering all of Eastern Washington. Please email any sightings from the eastern portion of Washington to me at dschone8Subject: Mann Lake From: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:24:40 -0700 Brenda Johnson and I briefly birded Mann Lake this AM. Redhead pair Northern Shovelers Western Grebe Long-billed Dowitchers 20 Wilson's Phalarope 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Keith E. Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Soap Lake, Lake Lenore and Points Between From: "Themartins" <themartins AT tndmartin.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:35:44 -0700 I went to Soap Lake and Lake Lenore yesterday, and clicked off the following species: Eared Grebe Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Northern Shoveler Barrow's Goldeneye Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle American Kestrel Sandhill Crane American Coot American Avocet Killdeer Least Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Ring-billed Gull California Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern White-throated Swift Western Kingbird Violet-green Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow American Robin American Crow Common Raven European Starling House Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Dick Martin Wenatchee Valley _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Need bird ID From: "Ben Egbert" <roserus AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:45:09 -0700 Seen at Peone prairie this mooring. Looks like a white crowned from my Petersons Guide, but not sure. http://www.pbase.com/roserus/image/96812187_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Springtime Birding in Lincoln & Spokane Counties From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:57:07 -0700 (PDT) On Sunday (5/04/08), Michael Woodruff, Jon Isacoff, and I had a restricted timeline to bird. As a result, we opted for a pre-dawn start, and concentrated on the Reardan-Davenport corridor in Lincoln County. Within three and a half hours, we managed to tally 88 species of birds. Weather-wise, the morning began cold and clear (mid-30's), but it was sunny and calm. Before we had to break off our good birding run, the temperature had risen to around 60 degrees. Due to the protracted winter weather, snowdrifts still linger on north facing slopes, and tree foliage is just emerging (some two weeks later than usual). Although Reardan Audubon Lake held no real surprises, it was delightfully lively. As a hidden VIRGINIA RAIL called from the cattails, an alternate-plumaged HORNED GREBE glided by, and several WILSON'S PHALAROPEs wheeled overhead. Meanwhile, WILSON'S SNIPE winnowed into the rosy hues of the eastern sky. While YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDs provided marshland ornamentation, MARSH WRENs popped up to greet us. In Reardan itself, we spotted a lone EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE. Our next stop was the Davenport Cemetery. The spring migrant mix that we encountered there included HERMIT THRUSHes that were playing hide and seek around the tombstones, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE & TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, RED CROSSBILL, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HAMMONDS & DUSKY FLYCATCHERs, WESTERN TANAGER, CASSINS' VIREO, GC & RC KINGLETs, HOUSE WREN, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Just north of the junction of Hwy 21 & Old Kuchs Road, we noted NORTHERN SHOVELERs, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CINNAMON TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and a surprising subadult BARROW'S GOLDENEYE. Along Old Kuchs Road, we scored many of the shrub-steppe specialties such as SAGE THRASHER, BREWER'S SPARROW, LONG-BILLED CURLEW, SWAINSON'S HAWK, and VESPER SPARROW. Other notables included WESTERN KINGBIRD, SAYS'S PHOEBE, NORTHERN HARRIER, BARN SWALLOW, and SAVANNAH SPARROW. At the Rocklyn Vernal Pools (west end of Old Kuchs Road, we were pleased to find an excellent selection of shorebirds such as KILLDEER -3, DUNLIN -4, LESSER YELLOWLEGS -1, GREATER YELLOWLEGS -5, SOLITARY SANDPIPER -1, WESTERN SANDPIPER -1, LEAST SANDPIPER -8, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE -8. Joining the shorebirds were AMERICAN PIPITS - 10, TUNDRA SWAN -1, BALD EAGLE -1, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK. In the town of Davenport, we picked up YELLOW WARBLER and NO. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. On our return leg to Spokane (east of Reardan), we saw a CLIFF SWALLOW. After a several hour break, I rejoined Jon and his family for a late afternoon run out to Philleo Lake and Paradise Prairie (Spokane County). Some of the more interesting species on Philleo that we tallied included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN -22, BLACK-NECKED STILT -1, BALD EAGLE -2, COMMON MERGANSER -2, and OSPREY -1. Paradise Prairie held both WILSON'S SNIPE & WILSON'S PHALAROPEs and WESTERN BLUEBIRD. As a result of this glorious spring day, Jon and both broke 100 species for the day. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Dusky Flycatcher Priest River, ID Gravel Pit , 5/7/08 From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:20:58 -0700 > To: psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Subject: eBird Report - Priest River Gravel Pit , 5/7/08> > Location: Priest River Gravel Pit> Observation date: 5/7/08> Notes: First observation for season; > Number of species: 1> > Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri 1> Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Lincoln Co WF Goose, Dunlin From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:11:24 -0700 05/08/08 This morning we found a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Readan's Audubon Lake seen from the dike parking lot. There are BLACK-NECKED STILTS on the dike. Also at least one pair of GREATER SCAUP was seen from the highway. The Davenport Cemetery had 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS & at least one HAMMOND'S & DUSKY FLYCATCHER as well as a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE & HERMIT THRUSH. At Swanson Lakes there were 5 DUNLIN, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER & 11 AVOCETS. 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS were along the road into Swanson Lakes about 2 miles south of where the pavement ends where there are significant trees along the west side of the road. Yesterday in Spokane I was shocked to hear a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW south of Mission Park in the Academy front yard. (SE of Mission & Hamilton) Good Birding, CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Philleo Lake, 5/8/08 From: Michael Woodruff <crazybirder98 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:58:01 -0700 At Philleo Lake this afternoon, there were a number of good birds. I had ~130 Black Terns, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 15 American White Pelicans, and 1 Western Grebe. In the shrubbery I also got my first-of-year Wilson's Warbler and a couple Yellow Warblers. There were hundreds of swallows....predominantly Cliff, with Barn, Bank, and Tree Swallows as well. Michael Woodruff Spokane, WA _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: big worms = bird habitat From: "kas dumroese" <kas.birder AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 19:23:00 -0700 Greetings all: Currently the Moscow-Pullman Daily News is doing their weekly on-line survey about the Giant Palouse Earthworm and its proposed status as endangered. I'd encourage you, whether or not you're a worm lover, to go to the site and vote.... because, I think we can all agree that the best birding on the Palouse is anywhere we still have native vegetation, and it's under those native plant refugia that the worm is likely to be found. Keeping good worm habitat, therefore, is essential to retaining good bird habitat. Here are the details: Check out (and vote in) the Moscow-Pullman Daily news poll (www.dnews.com): Weekly Poll Do you think the giant Palouse earthworm warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act? No, not under any circumstances No, not until more information is gathered regarding the worm's population and habitat. Yes, under any circumstance. Yes, until more information is gathered regarding the worm's population and habitat. Good birding, and here's to extremely fat American Robins! :-) Kas Dumroese Moscow, Idaho_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Re: swifts From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:36:55 GMT HI JOHN,
I USUALLY GET TO THE SIGHT AT ABOUT 8:00 P.M. AND THEY ARE USUALLY
ALREADY THERE. LAST NIGHT THEY STARTED TO DROP INTO THE CHIMNEY AT ABOUT
8:05 AND ENTERED IN SMALL GROUPS FOR A HALF HOUR. THEY WERE ALL VERY
VOCAL UNTIL THE LAST TEN MINUTES WHEN THEY CAME IN SILENT AND DROPPED
STRAIGHT INTO THE CHIMNEY WITHOUT CIRCLING COUNTER CLOCKWISE BEFORE
ENTERING THE CHIMNEY.
THANKS,
TERRY
> Terry Gray,
> Do the swifts in Moscow enter the chimneys at the same time every day?
> How close to dark is it when they go to roost?
>
> John Stuart
> Newport
Newport
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Subject: Asotin county migrantsFrom: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:24:34 -0700 At Swallows Park: Ruddy Ducks 25-30 in Snake R Western Grebes 10 Horned Grebes Eared Grebes 2 breeding plumage Am Avocets 10 Asotin Slough western Kingbird county list #110 Keith E. Carlson_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: swifts From: "Carol Mack/John Stuart" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:23:40 -0700 Terry Gray, Do the swifts in Moscow enter the chimneys at the same time every day? How close to dark is it when they go to roost? John Stuart Newport_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Latah Co. Lewis's Woodpecker etc., 5/4/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:33:12 -0700 Hi All - This past Sunday I wandered east of Moscow to Deary, then south to Kendrick, and back north to Troy via Little Bear Ridge Rd. then home to Moscow. - A stop at Spring Valley Res. was unproductive due to the large number of fisherfolk around and on the lake - on warm weekend afternoons it's best to avoid SVR! - The Deary sewage ponds had 45 Bufflehead and a few other ducks (Bufflehead seem to really like sewage ponds - what is the attraction??). - Heading south from Deary on ID-3 I checked some ponds and fields (and visited a couple of old rural cemeteries in the area). This is a really impressive drive w/ excellent views of mountains and the eastern Palouse wheat fields in all directions. Along the grade down to Kendrick I stopped at a nice road cut just past mp 16 where I had *Bank, Rough-winged, and Violet-green Swallows* all nesting or checking out (in the case of the Bank Swallows) nest holes in various strata including sandstone. At this point the road is above the Potlatch R. providing good foraging for the swallows. Looking back up the hill I noticed a *Lewis's Woodpecker* flycatching from trees near the house at mp 16 (west side of the rd.). I went back to get a closer look but couldn't relocate the bird. It looks like a great area for them and suspect nesting in the area is likely. I've had my eye on nearby Little Bear Ck. canyon for this species as well so was not totally surprised at this discovery. - At Kendrick I noted *Cliff Swallows* (which nest on the grain elevators) and heard a *Yellow Warbler. *(Iris had woken up by this point so we stopped in town to play in the park and get an ice cream bar for the drive home.) Just outside of town heading up Little Bear Ridge Rd. an adult *Bald Eagle *was soaring around - perhaps one of the nesters from nearby Dworshak Res. which isn't far from here as the eagle flies (I understand there are 3 active eagle nests on the lake this year). - Finally there were only a few ducks on the Little Bear ponds but they included a foy *Blue-winged Teal* and several downy *Killdeer* chick w/ adults on the shore. It was nice to be back home - what a difference from Florida! -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Moscow Vaux's Swifts From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:26:11 GMT Hi Everyone,
I have been watching a couple of chimneys in Moscow since April 27th.
The following dates and numbers have been observed:
4/27 32
4/28 22
4/30 8
5/5 35
5/6 68
The first two evenings they were enttering 2 separaate chimneys but now
are only using the chimney at the north side of the Latah Title Company
building on Second and Main. Birds are easiest to see from the alley
east of the building.
Thanks,
Terry
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Subject: U. of Idaho Arboreta & other Moscow sightings,
5/6/08From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 09:37:14 -0700 I had a pleasant walk through the old (Shattuck) and new UI arboreta yesterday at noon and found a nice bunch of migrants and spring arrivals. Calliope Hummingbird - ~ 8 seen well but there were probably 15-20 with all the zipping around and calling I detected, at least 2 were drinking in the stream below the lower pond which was neat to see [a few Calliope's have been at our yard feeders since 5/4 and a male has been doing display flights, Rufous Hummingbirds showed up yesterday, 5/6] Hammond's & Dusky Flycatchers - several of each as far as I could tell, at least a few were calling sporadically confirming what I thought I was seeing Cassin's Vireo - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Golden-crowned Kinglet *Hermit Thrush* - 4 together in a loose group in the understory shrubs at the sw end of Shattuck Orange-crowned Warbler - 2 Nashville Warbler - 4 Townsend's Warbler - 1 (well seen in low brush and brilliant!) Chipping Sparrow - 4 White-crowned Sparrow - 8 (many around other parts of campus as well) Dark-eyed Junco - 1 (still a few coming through) I also found a dead adult Great Horned Owl in Shattuck and flushed a live Great Horned Owl from the new arboretum where we don't see them very often. Yard birds in addition to hummingbirds mentioned above include a male Cassin's Finch still coming to the feeders but not many migrants as seen elsewhere. I've also heard House Wrens the past few mornings on my bike into work in south Moscow. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Black-headed Grosbeak and other arrivals From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 15:14:07 GMT Hi everyone,
This morning I had a male Black-headed Grosbeak and also a male Black-
chinned Hummingbird at my feeders. Have seen male and female Rufous,
Black-chinned and Calliope Hummingbirds at my feeder this morning. They
are BACK!
Good Birding!
Terry
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Subject: Golden-crowned SparrowFrom: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 06:52:22 -0800 Hello all, A Golden-crowned Sparrow showed up in our garden this morning - and the Shoemake's have one as well. A Harris's Sparrow is still coming to a feeder in Walla Walla - in breeding plumage. A few Evening Grosbeaks stopped briefly in our yard yesterday evening. First sighting since January. Our Tricolored Blackbirds thinned out already to a couple females - maybe they went north. Have all three hummer species at the feeders. Cassin's Finches and Pine Siskins are common all over town and our White-crowned Sparrows are still in the lowlands - they must know about the deep snow in the mountains. Migration is still very slow here in the Walla Walla Valley - walked Bennington Lake yesterday and found no new year birds. Did have a Long-billed Curlew fly over and an Eared Grebe. The Wood Ducks have fluffy ducklings up behind the dam at Rood's Park. Waiting for BH Grosbeak, WW Pewee, Wilson's Warbler, etc. etc. ---- MerryLynn ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweetersSubject: Black-chinned Hummingbird in Moscow From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 23:39:00 GMT Hi Everyone,
Today I saw my first Black-chinned Hummingbird at my yard feeder. Also
in my yard today:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Cassin's Finch
Rufous Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Pine Siskin
House Finch
House Sparrow
Near McDonald School
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Mertle and Audobon's
Mallard with ducklings
Whie-crowned Sparrows
Good Birding!
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Subject: Spangle migrants, 5/5/08From: Michael Woodruff <crazybirder98 AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:14:04 -0700 I had a few migrants here at school just south of Spangle yesterday. There was 1 TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, 15 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, 1 CASSIN'S VIREO, 1 BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, 1 CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, and a BARN SWALLOW. Feels warm out there finally! Michael Woodruff Spokane, WA _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Peone Wetland - Tuesday morning From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 09:49:59 -0700 A brief look over the Peone Wetland this morning found 7 Long Billed Dowitchers and 2 Wilson's Phalaropes. Western Kingbirds were nearby and four species of warblers (Yellow, Yellow Rumped. Orange Crowned, and Nashville), Cassin's Vireo, Western Tanager, and Evening Grosbeaks were at Deadman's Creek at Holcomb Rd. Blessings Terry Little _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Request for help with bird surveys From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 09:09:06 -0700 I was asked to post this request for someone to help with bird surveys. I am looking for someone to assist me with breeding bird surveys on the WT Wooten Wildlife Area, south of Pomeroy, WA. I am the new Assistant Wildlife Area Manager here. I do not have much experience with birds and no experience with breeding bird surveys. I would like to learn, however, and I am looking for an experience birder who is interested in helping me conduct the surveys. From what I understand, the surveys need to be done late May/early June. Anyone who is interested, please contact me at: Kari Dingman, dingmkld AT dfw.wa.gov or 509-843-1530. Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Environmentally friendly observation deck design competition From: <hawk8956 AT vandals.uidaho.edu> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 00:39:31 -0700 okay gang, here's your chance to have say on what you would like to see at an observation deck for the Stateline Wetlands across from WalMart. The Revitalization group wants to turn the area into a community park and environmental education site. I am a graduating landscape architecture student who would like to submit some ideas. The due date is May 23rd so I don't have a lot of time before it needs to be turned in. I am also a birder and have been following all of your emails for the last couple of years.......and thought you would like to have some say on the design. what da ya say? Get in touch with me by May 12th so I can implement your thoughts. Tammi Hawkins That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again. - By Michael Johnson _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Spokane White-throated Sparrow From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 20:32:55 -0700 (PDT) After Jim Acton called me to say that he had a White-throated Sparrow at his feeders today, I dashed over there this evening (5/05/08). After fifteen minutes of waiting, a gorgeous white-striped-morph WHITE-THROATED SPARROW delivered a marvelous five minute show for us. This was one of my most sought after Spokane County lifers. Other interesting yard birds at Jims, were lovely male RUFOUS & CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDs. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Saturday Afternoon Birding in Adams & Grant Counties From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 14:28:48 -0700 (PDT) After the WOS Board meeting on Saturday afternoon (5/03/08), I managed to do some birding on my own. The weather was mild, cloudy, and with the occasional sprinkle. On the Para Ponds of Adams County, I encountered a couple of GREAT EGRETs, LEAST SANDPIPER - 2, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER -2, and a single alternate plumaged DUNLIN. As a decorative touch on the shoreline, AMERICAN AVOCETs, and BLACK-NECKED STILTS provided some colorful animation. Meanwhile, MARSH WRENs, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDs contributed their vociferous commentary to the wetland soundtrack. In and around Othello, I saw my first of the season BARN SWALLOW, BURROWING OWL, and WESTERN KINGBIRDs. Around Morgan Lake (Adams Co.), there were ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWs. BANK SWALLOWs and a CASPIAN TERN skimmed the watery surface of McMannaman Lake. Crossing over to Grant County, I saw another CASPIAN TERN and GREAT EGRETS along O'Sullivan Dam. In Potholes State Park, there were quite a few migrants concentrated in border thicket on the edge of the developed campground. Working the trees and shrubbery which have just barely leafed out, were HOUSE WREN, NASHVILLE WARBLER (almost numerous!), ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, and FOX SPARROW (Grant County lifer). After hearing the intermittent leaf scratching in the thick underbrush for some five minutes, I finally obtained a visual on the Fox Sparrow. Spring birds are here! Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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P ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:02:23 -0400 > From: do-not-reply AT ebird.org > To: psnowrunner AT hotmail.com > Subject: eBird Report - Priest River , 5/5/08 > > > > Location: Priest River > Observation date: 5/5/08 > Number of species: 24 > > Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 5 > Merlin - Falco columbarius 1 > Vaux's Swift - Chaetura vauxi 2 > Red-naped Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis 1 > Black-backed Woodpecker - Picoides arcticus 1 > Cassin's Vireo - Vireo cassinii 1 > American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2 > Common Raven - Corvus corax 1 > Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina 5 > Mountain Chickadee - Poecile gambeli 1 > Winter Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes 1 > Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 2 > American Robin - Turdus migratorius 1 > European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 1 > Orange-crowned Warbler - Vermivora celata 1 > Nashville Warbler - Vermivora ruficapilla 3 > Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 2 > Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 3 > Townsend's Warbler - Dendroica townsendi 1 > Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis 2 > Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus 2 > Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra 2 > Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus 3 > Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus 23 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) _________________________________________________________________ Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. http://www.windowsvista.com/SP1?WT.mc_id=hotmailvistasp1banner _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Kootenai Big Year Correction From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 13:47:09 -0700 Oops! Just keeping everyone on their toes :-) #128 should have read Virginia Rail Thanks Charles Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Swift"Subject: Re: Kootenai Big Year Correction From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 13:47:09 -0700 Oops! Just keeping everyone on their toes :-) #128 should have read Virginia Rail Thanks Charles Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Swift"Subject: Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 13:09:27 -0700 Kootenai County 126 Savannah Sparrow April 11 127 Vesper Sparrow April 21 128 Virginia Warbler April 29 Fernan lake Kris Buchler 129 Sora - May 2 Fernan lake Kris Buchler and Shirley Sturts 130 Yellow Warbler - May 2 Fernan Lake - Kris Buchler 131 Chipping Sparrow - May 3 CDA - Kris Buchler 132 Rufous Hummingbird - May 3 CDA Kris Buchler 133 American Pipit - April 21 - Hardy Loop (Cataldo area) - Lisa Hardy On May 4th along River Road south of Cataldo - Lisa Hardy reported 134 Hammond's Flycatcher 135 Cassin's Vireo 136 Eared Grebe Benewah County all reported by Donni Moen St. Maries 74 Cassin's Hummingbird May 4 75 Rufous Hummingbird May 5 76 Cassin's Vireo May 5 Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 13:09:27 -0700 Kootenai County 126 Savannah Sparrow April 11 127 Vesper Sparrow April 21 128 Virginia Warbler April 29 Fernan lake Kris Buchler 129 Sora - May 2 Fernan lake Kris Buchler and Shirley Sturts 130 Yellow Warbler - May 2 Fernan Lake - Kris Buchler 131 Chipping Sparrow - May 3 CDA - Kris Buchler 132 Rufous Hummingbird - May 3 CDA Kris Buchler 133 American Pipit - April 21 - Hardy Loop (Cataldo area) - Lisa Hardy On May 4th along River Road south of Cataldo - Lisa Hardy reported 134 Hammond's Flycatcher 135 Cassin's Vireo 136 Eared Grebe Benewah County all reported by Donni Moen St. Maries 74 Cassin's Hummingbird May 4 75 Rufous Hummingbird May 5 76 Cassin's Vireo May 5 Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, IDSubject: Moscow Lark Sparrow, 5/5/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 12:47:52 -0700 I had a Lark Sparrow at the UI Sheep Farm in Moscow this morning. It was right at the entrance, just past the wood chip piles. The last time I saw a Lark Sparrow in Moscow (or anywhere in Latah Co. for that matter) was 2 found by Jane Westervelt at the UI Dairy Farm (just around the corner) om May 3, 2001. Charles. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Saturday & Monday Peone Wetland From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 11:25:25 -0700 Sorry about the late post but my email has been on the blitz for a few days. I went out Saturday morning to try to find Michael Woodruff's Marbled Godwits but was unsuccessful. However, their were several nice consolation prizes. At the Peone Wetland, Joshua and I found SANDHILL CRANES, 3 BLACK NECKED STILTS, and a GREAT EGRET. Blue Winged Teal and Ruddy Ducks were also present. There were also Gray Flycatchers all along Inland Road and at Riverside St Park AT Seven Mile. Today, I recorded my first American Bittern for the year at the wetland. Blessings Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Great-tailed Grackle & more From: "Michael "<michael-fleming AT myway.com> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:52:19 -0400 (EDT) This weekend I decided to make the trek over to Liberty Lake for the GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE, not knowing how many more years, if any, it will continue to return. Having been birding in the Houston area just two weekends ago (where there are plenty of grackles), I had a tough time deciding whether to go after this bird. Thanks to Ron Dexter for the excellent directions and tips on locating the bird. I just drove up to the Liberty Lake Golf course and sat down on the bench where Ron suggested and within 2 minutes the grackle was there (a good state bird). On the way over and back I stopped at several locations including; the Dodson Road area, Ginkgo State Park - Vantage, the Old Vantage Highway, Soap Lake, the Davenport Cemetery, and Cle Elum amongst others. Additional highlights of the birding weekend included: EARED GREBE - Soap Lake AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN - 15 of them near Wilson Creek GREAT EGRET - along Dodson Road CINNAMON TEAL - along Dodson Road REDHEAD - Oasis Park, Ephrata and along Dodson Road BLACK-NECKED STILT - Dodson Road AMERICAN AVOCET - Soap Lake WILSON'S SNIPE - displaying, along Dodson Road LONG-BILLED CURLEW - Dodson Road WILSON'S PHALAROPE - Dodson Road GREAT HORNED OWL - along the Old Vantage Highway WHITE-THROATED SWIFT - Lenore Lake HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER - Davenport Cemetery SAGE THRASHER - approx MP 22 Old Vantage Highway HERMIT THRUSH - Davenport Cemetery EVENING GROSBEAK - Cle Elum NASHVILLE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS - Ginkgo State Park, Vantage SAGE SPARROW - MP 20 Old Vantage Highway Cheers and Good Birding; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington Michael-Fleming AT myway.com _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Whitman County Birds, Cinco de Mayo, 2008 From: Diane Weber <catbirdz AT adelphia.net> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:15:35 -0700 Palouse Audubon Society, joined by Canyon Birders, travelled through northwest Whitman County today: a more detailed report will follow tomorrow. Highlights of the trip included - the glorious weather! - 8 Snow Geese at Steptoe sewage pond - 1 American White Pelican, at Rock Lake, catching carp - Ferruginous Hawk, 1 on Lancaster Road - Semipalmated Plover, at Rock Lake, close up with great views for everyone - Long-billed Curlew and Burrowing Owls, at LaCrosse - pair of Least Sandpipers and a pair of Wilson's Phalaropes, at Rock Lake - Black-necked Stilts, who arrived at Rock Lake as we were leaving - Black Terns, a flock of about 100 circling high over Crooked Knee Lake (hawking for insects?), along with many Ring-billed Gulls - Eurasian Collared-Dove, 2 at Steptoe - White-Throated Swifts, at Little Cove Canyon -returning migrants Bank Swallows, House Wren, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Yellow Warbler. When Tom and I returned home, we had a Rufous Hummingbird in our yard. It is still feeding on a maple that is flowering at our neighbors'. -- Diane and Tom Weber Pullman Washington _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Anderson Lake, Peopne prarie From: "Ben Egbert" <roserus AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 09:04:24 -0700 On Saturday, I drove down to Harrison Idaho which is on the east side of lake Coeur d' Alene where the CDA River enters the lake. I went up osprey ally which is what I call the dike road between the river and Anderson Lake. I call it that because there are so many nesting ospreys this time of year. I did see 4 nesting pair, which is only about half the normal. But I also saw a pair of nesting bald eagles. The eagle nest is by the Anderson lake bridge just south of the trail head. Anderson Lake had about 6 Tundra swans, and some hooded mergansers. Lots of coots this year, they seem to be the most abundant waterfowl along with Canada Geese. I also saw 6 turkey vultures near the Anderson Lake bridge. I drove home via the highway to Rose Lake, and visited the large slough that you see from I-90 near Cataldo. I cross the freeway and get to the north side of this and then find Hardy creek road which loops around another wetland that may be part of the big slough before they diked it for a road. I saw two pair of wood ducks here and some Cinnamon teal. On Friday morning I was at Peone Prairie at the Roskelly property entrance. I saw two Bald eagles on posts. Mostly Coots, Canada Geese, red wing blackbirds, yellow headed blackbirds and some swallows. Would love to see sand hill cranes. Some cinnamon teal in the peone creek east of where it crosses Peone road. I have a gallery page dedicated to Peone Prarie if anyone is interested in seeing these. http://www.pbase.com/roserus/peone_prarie&page=all Ben Egbert Spokane Wa. Mostly a photographer who likes birds roserus AT comcast.net_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birdersSubject: Crepuscular birding west of LOMO From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 07:31:23 -0800 Hello All, Yesterday evening MerryLynn and I drove up north along the Snake River to an area known as Walker Pit Rd.. On our way north we discovered an adult Great Egret perched near a flooded depresion out in a wheat field at Eureka which sits in the great monocultural desert of wheat. Up on the Snake River we saw two Am. White Pelicans, an Osprey, Golden Crowned Kinglet and a Gray Partridge. After sun down we drove out under a great basalt rim west of Lower Monumental Dam (LOMO) and listened for birds. We heard the following species after dark..... Red-tailed Hawk Rock Wren Canyon Wren Common Raven Great Horned Owl Coyote That is it. Later Mike ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweetersSubject: Eurasian Collard dove From: "John Rogers" <johrog AT bmi.net> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 07:42:16 -0700 I have seen a Eurasian Collard dove in my yard or close by 2 times now in the last 3 days. Also had a female Casins finch yesterday again. Sue and John Rogers College Place, WA_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders |