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7 Nov Fw: banded Tundra Swan ["Keith Carlson" ] 6 Nov NIC double-crested cormorant [Paul Sieracki ] 5 Nov Bonner County Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Bonner County Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Benewa County Barred Owl ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Yellow-billed Loons at Sunnyside ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Benewah County Barred Owl [2 Attachments] ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Yellow-billed Loons at Sunnyside ["Terry Gray" ] 5 Nov Nez Perce/Asotin County Sandhill Crane ["Keith Carlson" ] 5 Nov Interesting short video of an enterprising seagull [Bill & Joyce Dowd ] 5 Nov CBC dates ["Shirley Sturts" ] 5 Nov Halloween birding: The search for spooky owls, holy grouse, and angelic snowbirds..... [khanh tran ] 4 Nov Albino Canada Goose-Post Falls, ID ["Doug Ward" ] 3 Nov Snow Bunting [Kim Thorburn ] 3 Nov Southern Pend Oreille Co. Today ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 3 Nov Fw: Neck-banded tundra swans [Lisa Hardy ] 3 Nov UI Dairy Ponds and Sheep Farm ["Terry Gray" ] 3 Nov UI Dairy Ponds and Sheep Farm ["Terry Gray" ] 3 Nov banded Tundra Swan ["Keith Carlson" ] 2 Nov FW: [IBLE] Trumpeters from Blackfoot Ind Res ["Terry Gray" ] 2 Nov Spokane crows headed south ["craigco" ] 1 Nov WOS Spokane County Big Day fieldtrip report, Nov. 1 ["Tim O'Brien" ] 1 Nov Sprague Lake today ["Randy Hill" ] 1 Nov Kootenai County Big Year ["Shirley Sturts" ] 1 Nov Kootenai County Big Year ["Shirley Sturts" ] 1 Nov UI Arboretum (Moscow, ID) Bohemian Waxwings, etc., 11/1/09 [Charles Swift ] 1 Nov Mann Lake Gyrfalcon and Swans ["Keith Carlson" ] 1 Nov Birding Habitat Loss in Lewiston ["Terry Gray" ] 1 Nov Birding Habitat Loss in Lewiston ["Terry Gray" ] 31 Oct Corrected Updated Spokane Year List ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 31 Oct Black Scoter still at Lake Lenore ["Randy Hill" ] 31 Oct Mann Lake, October 31, 2009 ["Terry Gray" ] 31 Oct Mann Lake, October 31, 2009 ["Terry Gray" ] 31 Oct Silver Lake - Western Grebes (Spokane Co.) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 31 Oct Mill Canyon 10/29 ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 31 Oct Sage Thrasher - late ["washingtonbirder.Knittle" ] 27 Oct Lincoln's Sparrow/Bennington Lake ["Mike and MerryLynn" ] 27 Oct Scoterville [Mark Houston ] 25 Oct Nature's composers [Tina Wynecoop ] 26 Oct New Picasa Web Albums Activity [Picasa Web Albums ] 25 Oct Columbia County Surf Scoters [Michael Woodruff ] 25 Oct Kootenai County Big Year - one more ["Shirley Sturts" ] 25 Oct Kootenai County Big Year - one more ["Shirley Sturts" ] 25 Oct New Spokane County 1st and Rare Bird Records Online ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 25 Oct Invitation to view a photo from myawney's Picasa Web Album - Lesser Black-Backed Suspect [Picasa Web Albums ] 24 Oct Mann Lake Birds October 24, 2009 ["Terry Gray" ] 24 Oct Mann Lake Birds October 24, 2009 ["Terry Gray" ] 23 Oct Rainy Day in Grant County ["Terry Little" ] 23 Oct Frenchman Coulee - Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch ["Themartins" ] 23 Oct Red-Necked Grebe [matt yawney ] 23 Oct Black Scoters Lake Lenore [] 22 Oct Colville Bonaparte's Gull ["W & J Current" ] 22 Oct UI Campus (birdy w/ a few goodies), 10/22/2009 [Charles Swift ] 22 Oct Red-throated Loon on Hayden Lake, ID ["Doug Ward" ] 22 Oct Yakima & WW River Delta Dunlin [Michael Woodruff ] 21 Oct Anna's Hummingbird [Jenny Graevell ] 21 Oct Snow Goose ["Mike and MerryLynn" ] 20 Oct Re: Birding Peru newsletter [Gunnar Engblom ] 20 Oct UI Arboretum White-throated Sparrow, A. Tree Sparrow, etc., 10/20/09 [Charles Swift ] 20 Oct Shovelers ["Lindell" ] 20 Oct Birding Peru newsletter [Charles Swift ] 19 Oct White colored American Crow... [Ron Ellis ] 19 Oct 14 Nov. WOS Field trip ["Mike and MerryLynn" ] 19 Oct 14 Nov. WOS Field trip ["Mike and MerryLynn" ] 19 Oct Rosy finch on Mt Spokane [Fran Haywood ] 19 Oct Moscow Marsh Wrens, Stateline Wetlands , 10/18/09 [Charles Swift ] 19 Oct mystery calidrine [Lisa Hardy ] 18 Oct Sprague Lake today ["Randy Hill" ] 18 Oct Sprague Lake today ["Randy Hill" ] 18 Oct Possible Broad-winged Hawk ["Terry Gray" ] 18 Oct Possible Broad-winged Hawk ["Terry Gray" ] 18 Oct Mann Lake and Chief Timothy HUM Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 18 Oct Mann Lake and Chief Timothy HUM Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 17 Oct Sweet morning on Mt Spokane ["Terry Little" ] 17 Oct Scoters in three E Washington Counties ["Terry Little" ] 16 Oct L-C Valley, ID, 10/16/09 [Charles Swift ] Subject: Fw: banded Tundra Swan From: "Keith Carlson" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:35:18 -0800 Last week I photographed and reported on Inland Birders a banded Tundra Swan at Mann Lake. I received the following info on this bird. Thanks to all who took an interest and lead me in the right directions. InlandNW Birders once again proved it's worth as a valuable resource. Keith E. Carlson Lewiston ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig R Ely To: Keith Carlson Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 4:06 PM Subject: Re: banded Tundra Swan Keith, Thanks for sending the photo. Indeed I could make out the first code in the collar, so I know the bird was banded on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in July 2009. Best of luck in your future wildlife endeavors. Craig Craig R. Ely Alaska Science Center 4210 University Drive Anchorage, AK 99508 (907) 786-7182_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: NIC double-crested cormorant From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:47:03 -0800 I had a cormorant fly over North Idaho Community College in Coeur d'Alene yesterday am. No unusual gulls were located in flocks of ring-billed gulls along the beach. Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9690331&ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Bonner County Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:36:41 -0800 Hi Everyone, Below is a list of bird species observed at the Sandpoint City beach and along Sunnyside Road to Hawkins Point on Lake Pend Oreille. Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan - a family of 2 adults and a juvenile Mallard Northern Shoveler Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Pacific Loon Common Loon Yellow-billed Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Bald Eagle - 2 adults Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Bonaparte's Gull - many Ring-billed Gull - many California Gull American Herring Gull Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker American Crow - 100 + Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco House Finch Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Bonner County Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:36:41 -0800 Hi Everyone, Below is a list of bird species observed at the Sandpoint City beach and along Sunnyside Road to Hawkins Point on Lake Pend Oreille. Canada Goose Trumpeter Swan - a family of 2 adults and a juvenile Mallard Northern Shoveler Bufflehead Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Wild Turkey Pacific Loon Common Loon Yellow-billed Loon Pied-billed Grebe Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe Double-crested Cormorant Bald Eagle - 2 adults Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Bonaparte's Gull - many Ring-billed Gull - many California Gull American Herring Gull Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Northern Flicker American Crow - 100 + Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco House Finch Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Benewa County Barred Owl From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:50:27 -0800 Hi Everyone, This afternoon at about 3:00 p.m I observed a Barred Owl at mile marker 374 along US Highway 95 approximately 3 miles north of Mineral Mountain rest area. The bird was hunting from fence posts on the west side of the road. Photos on my flickr site below. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Yellow-billed Loons at Sunnyside From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:43:29 -0800 Hi everyone, Today I was in Sandpoint and glad I decided to call Earl Chapin. He had observed a pair of Yellow-billed Loons along Sunnyside Road east of Sandpoint. I was able to relocate one at about noon today. There were at least 6 Common Loons at the lake as well. I will post a full report of birds observed in the Sandpoint area later this evening. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Benewah County Barred Owl [2 Attachments] From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:43:01 -0800 Hi Everyone, This afternoon at about 3:00 p.m I observed a Barred Owl at mile marker 374 along US Highway 95 approximately 3 miles north of Mineral Mountain rest area. The bird was hunting from fence posts on the west side of the road. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Yellow-billed Loons at Sunnyside From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:43:29 -0800 Hi everyone, Today I was in Sandpoint and glad I decided to call Earl Chapin. He had observed a pair of Yellow-billed Loons along Sunnyside Road east of Sandpoint. I was able to relocate one at about noon today. There were at least 6 Common Loons at the lake as well. I will post a full report of birds observed in the Sandpoint area later this evening. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Nez Perce/Asotin County Sandhill Crane From: "Keith Carlson" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:55:23 -0800 This AM ( 1000) I observed a single Sandhill Crane fly from the Lewiston Levee across the Snake River toward the COE boat ramp. I did not see it land and was unable to relocate it. Asotin county # 192 for the year and a Category 5 bird. Keith E. Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Interesting short video of an enterprising seagull From: Bill & Joyce Dowd <bjdowd AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:52:58 +0000 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:46:52 -0800 From: bjdowd2003 AT yahoo.com Subject: Fw: Funny To: bjdowd AT hotmail.com ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Sue Cordero Sent: Fri, October 16, 2009 11:59:27 PM Subject: FW: Funny From: dlbell AT centurytel.net To: ; Subject: Fw: Funny Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:50:58 -0800 Subject: Funny So, this bird walks into a store... A seagull in Marinette , WI has developed the habit of stealing Doritos from a neighborhood convenience store.. The seagull waits until the Manager isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos. Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds. The seagull's shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Marinette , WI , and helped himself to a bag of Doritos. Since then, he's become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips. The Manager thinks it's great because people are coming to watch the feathered thief make the daily grab and run, and that's good for business, and especially since customers have begun paying for the seagull's stolen bags of Doritos because they think it's so funny .. However, the Manager did say, "This is Wisconsin , and if that seagull starts to grab a 6-pac to go along with the Doritos, I may have to put a stop to it." (Notice how he pauses and quickly glances to the right before he grabs!) No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.12/2431 - Release Date: 10/12/09 13:01:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.20/2440 - Release Date: 10/16/09 06:32:00 _________________________________________________________________ Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: CBC dates From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:49:43 -0800 Coeur d'Alene CBC will be Sat. Dec. 19th Spirit Lake CBC will be Sat. Jan. 2nd Indian Mt. CBC will be Monday Jan 4th More information will be on the Couer d'Alene Audubon Website in December. 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-birders Subject: Halloween birding: The search for spooky owls, holy grouse, and angelic snowbirds..... From: khanh tran <khanhbatran AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:04:43 +0000 Hi all, Sorry for the delay. My work and tennis schedule has gotten a bit busy. Anyhow, here it is... Sorry that some of my photos are a bit grainy from transferring them to pBASE (since the server crash, things have not been the same). Some of my images remind me of Bev Dolittle paintings. It was definitely not intentional. I am so in the moment just trying to capture the bird without them flying or scurrying away. **************************************************************************************************** This Halloween, Chris Stearns and I decided to bird Hart's Pass one last time before the heavy snow hits. On Friday night, we started out well and clearly heard one BOREAL OWL close to Clover Flats CG near Athanum Meadows in Yakima County. It was a bit frustrating to not see the reclusive owl as it was literally 15 feet above the car. That's the way it goes. It was my 15th owl species for the year for WA so I will take it!! Lower down at around 5800 ft, we heard another faint skiew near the Eagle's Nest CG. Before dusk, we stumbled on a male SPRUCE GROUSE along one of the closed logging road not far from the Grey Rock Trailhead. I understand this is a tough bird to get for Yakima County. Other than that quiet. On Saturday, we proceed to Hart's Pass. We had to hike the last mile to reach the summit due to 3 feet of packed snow. Conditions were cold with poor visibility and 10 degrees temps. Weeks prior, I had found a gorgeous male ptarmigan that was about 99.7% white with some black freckles. In my eyes, it was close but no cigar. Not satisfied, I wanted another attempt of finding a pure white bird! As we approached the summit, 25-30 MPH winds were unforgiving and ground was icy. I usually don't give up but decided to abort Operation Holy Grouse. To drive almost 400 miles and not have a chance to search was very disappointing. Earlier in the morning, we were successfully seeing other nice birds so our spirits were not entirely dampered. We saw up to 50 PINE GROSBEAKS, a nice flock of roughly 150 GRAY CROWNED ROSYFINCHES, a dozen WHITE WINGED CROSSBILLS, and singlets of NORTHERN SHRIKE and SNOW BUNTING. As we descended down about 2.5 miles from Slate Peak, heading towards the Meadows CG, my mind started to wander. What the heck do these birds eat when the food source is frozen or buried?? Hmmm.. I then saw a good patch of dwarf willows and my grouse instincts kicked in. I instructed Chris to back up and let's try here! Chris slowly backs up the rig about 3O feet as I hesitantly got my gear ready to face the harsh conditions outside. About to get out from the car, I see one white dove-like bird in the snow from the corner of my eyes. It was about 40 feet from the car. What the heck?? All I can see are the large black eyes and dark beak. Later another one appeared and more popped out. I need to have my eyes check and help with my id. Later the next day, while attending to some squeaky problems with our car seat near Meadows CG, I looked about 100 yards away and a NORTHERN HAWK OWL flew in from nowhere. It was in hot pursuit of a prey. Moments later, it was joined by an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK that kept skybombing it. We heard both birds vocalize. Way cool... What a special TREAT. It was very exciting and emotional seeing the winter plumaged ptarmigans near an open road in WA!! These birds can scoot and scurry quite fast. I was surprised how fast they can run rather than fly. I finally feel that I have a better knowledge and understanding of their behavior and habits. All the persistence and hard work paid off. The birds were probably forced down by the strong winds and descented almost 800 ft from their usual haunts. I suspect they will come down lower in the next few weeks where there are exposed vegetation for food and cover. We saw them the second day under less windy and sunnier conditions. This time, the birds had ascended up higher (almost near the highest ridge) us to use the stunted firs for shelter. They were roosting near them. I also witnessed and videoed a male white-tailed eating larch needles for food. It is probably a Washington FIRST for documenting these exquisite,white plumaged birds on an open road. It was more exciting than seeing two Northern Hawk Owls in one trip at two different locations. Grouse are often not given enough attention from birders and are overlooked or missed. They are really fascinating birds to study and photographed. Also, their complex beautiful plumages and entertaining breeding displays are a hoot to watch. I am NO expert with these group of birds. The last 3 years has been extremely fun and rewarding to learn, discover and appreciate these fancy chickens. I was one of my best Halloween treats ever!! Don't always keep your eyes and ears skyward, look down at times. You may find some thing cool as well:) **************************PHOTOS:**************************************** http://www.pbase.com/spruce_grouse/snowbirds_in_autumn&page=all Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon) www.ktbirding.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Albino Canada Goose-Post Falls, ID From: "Doug Ward" <ward AT revettminerals.com> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:32:21 -0800 I had a pure albino, pink feet and all, lesser Canada Goose fly over I-90 between Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, ID on my way into work this morning. It was in with a mixed flock of Canadas heading north from the Spokane River probably to feed somewhere in the Rathdrum Prairie. This is a pretty neat bird so keep your eye out for it if you are in the area. Good Birding ( AT 80mph), Doug Doug Ward VP of Corporate Development Revett Minerals Inc. 11115 E Montgomery; Suite G Spokane Valley, WA 99206 USA Office: 1 (509) 921-2294 Mobile: 1 (208) 755-1612 Email: ward AT revettminerals.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Snow Bunting From: Kim Thorburn <kthorburn AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:52:19 -0800 There has been a lone female snow bunting in the grass field adjacent my North Spokane home located close to the confluence of the Little Spokane River. She is foraging close to a large puddle. It's the same field where I saw a lone snow bunting last January. Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH 509-465-3025 phone 509-599-6721 mobile 509-465-4695 fax _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Southern Pend Oreille Co. Today From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:48:15 -0800 Had a very enjoyable morning in S. Pend Oreille Co. today. Calispell Lake had thousands of Canada Geese and Ducks, predominantly Wigeons and Mallards. I managed to pick out a pair of CACKLING GEESE, 1 SNOW GOOSE, and 10 TUNDRA SWANS amidst the hordes of Canadas. Also in the area in addition to the usual suspect birds were RUFFED GROUSE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, PILEATED WOODPECKER, and PYGMY NUTHATCHES (not common in that area). Flying Goose Ranch had a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL, COMMON LOON, PIED-BILLED GREBES and more Geese and Wigeons. At the Kalispell Tribal Headquarters, there was a mixed flock of BOHEMIAN and CEDAR WAXWINGS flycatching profically off the tops of trees. There were about 10-12 Bohemians and 5-6 Cedars, which posed nicely for photos. A beautiful fall morning. Good birding, Jon www.flickr.com/photos/isacoff _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Fw: Neck-banded tundra swans From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:52:13 -0500 (EST) _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Dairy Ponds and Sheep Farm From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:25:47 -0800 Hi Everyone, This morning there was good numbers of Canada and Lesser Canada Geese and 3 Cackling Geese mixed in with a couple hundred Mallards at the UI Dairy Ponds. At the UI Sheep Farm there was 22 Brewers' Blackbirds and 6 Red-tailed Hawks and one Harlan's Hawk and a Kestrel. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Dairy Ponds and Sheep Farm From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:25:47 -0800 Hi Everyone, This morning there was good numbers of Canada and Lesser Canada Geese and 3 Cackling Geese mixed in with a couple hundred Mallards at the UI Dairy Ponds. At the UI Sheep Farm there was 22 Brewers' Blackbirds and 6 Red-tailed Hawks and one Harlan's Hawk and a Kestrel. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: banded Tundra Swan From: "Keith Carlson" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:53:38 -0800 On 1 November, I observed and photo'd an adult Tundra Swan with a colored neck band at Mann Lake, Nez Perce county, Idaho. Photo was taken at 0741 in rather poor light, Band appears to be either a blue or black background with white ( possibly pink numbers) the last two numbers are 35 with either a number or letter preceding it. Additionls letters/numbers were obscured by feathers. My search of the web has not yielded a site to which I should send this info. happy to send an enlarged photo to anyone interested. Keith E. Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: FW: [IBLE] Trumpeters from Blackfoot Ind Res From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:47:56 -0800 IFY to those not on IBLE. -----Original Message----- From: ible AT yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible AT yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Steve Bouffard Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 2:32 PM To: IBLE AT yahoogroups.com Subject: [IBLE] Trumpeters from Blackfoot Ind Res I have been asked to relay to Idaho Birders to be on the lookout for trumpeter swans bearing red and white collars. They are part of a reintroduction program on the Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana. They have recently left the reservation. If you see red & white collared trumpeters please contact Greg or Bill. 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Group Charity Be the Change A citizen movement to change the world Get in Shape on Yahoo! Groups Find a buddy and lose weight. . __,_._,__________________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Spokane crows headed south From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:56:52 -0800 11/02/09 Today a flock of 61 Crows flew south over my place, maybe headed to Lewiston. I only see crows here a couple times a year. CraigCorder rural 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-birders Subject: WOS Spokane County Big Day fieldtrip report, Nov. 1 From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:51:00 -0800 (PST) Today, seven west-side birders joined me in a Big Day quest in Spokane county. The weather was great with sunny skies and light wind. The morning was cold with frost in many places. We started the day in the Four Lakes area and then circled our way around the county ending the day at the top of Indian Canyon. Notable stops included Turnbull NWR, Philleo Lake, Spangle, Fairfield, Mount Spokane and its foothills, Wandemere Pond, Spokane Fish Hatchery, Little Spokane River Natural area, and Nine Mile dam. Total species seen today for the group was 72. We drove 171 miles and spent 10 hours birding. Here are the highlights: Hallet Road pond (east of the Petro Truck Stop): 3 Greater White-fronted Geese and 7 Cackling Geese. Granite Lake - 1 male Redhead (only one of the day) Meadow Lake - 8 Lesser Scaup Turnbull NWR - the family of 6 Trumpeter Swans, one female Wood Duck, Northern Shrike, both Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, singing Marsh Wrens, White-breasted Nuthatch, 2 Red-winged Blackbirds, and a very vocal flock of Red Crossbills Philleo Lake - a very well hidden Great Horned Owl on the road to the lake (nice spot Mr. Hobbs!), about 50 Tundra Swans, Hooded Mergansers, Killdeer, Long-billed Dowitchers, and Cedar Waxwing Fairfield - no Collared Doves, but we did find a soaring Rough-legged Hawk Along Hwy 27 heading north - big flock of Wild Turkeys Mount Spokane - one Northern Harrier (possible juvie heading south), Steller's Jay, and Chestnut-backed Chickadees Madison Road - one Northern Pygmy-Owl who came in to my tooting allowing great looks and listens! Wandemere Pond (at the Wandemere Golf Course) - Ring-necked Duck and an AMERICAN DIPPER (odd spot but there is a good looking human built rocky stream here with bridges so this may be the new county hot spot for this species) Spokane Fish Hatchery - Common Merganser, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Winter Wren, and another Dipper Little Spokane NA at Painted Rocks - Pileated Woodpecker Nine Mile Dam - 30 Double-crested Comorants, Horned Grebe Indian Canyon - Ring-necked Pheasant (making weird sounds), Bewick's Wren As were ending the trip back at the Petro truck stop, a Great Horned Owl flew up and lit on an utility pole to bid us good-bye for the day. Thanks to everyone who joined the trip today. It was a great day with great company! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Sprague Lake today From: "Randy Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:09:58 -0800 Took a different route from Othello to Sprague Lake today, a more northerly route through Adams County via Herman, Roxboro, Deal, Batum, Tokio, Danekas, Wellsandt Roads to the north side at the Four Seasons Resort access. On the way were 10 Rough-legged Hawks, 3 Northern Shrikes and 3 Prairie Falcons. >From just south of the I-90 overpass near the resort there was a Common Loon and 4 Surf Scoters among many waterfowl, coots and grebes using a cove immediately south. From the south side east of the WDFW access were 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, all female/YOY. Fishing boats moved most birds far west and north of the island. Notable were two Barrow's Goldeneyes and 35 Snow Geese. Returning to Othello I stopped at the settling pond east of town (Foley and Irby) where McCain send processing water. Surprising were 5 species of mostly distant shorebirds including 3+each Least and Baird's Sandpipers and Dunlin, and a single Black-bellied Plover. Randy Hill Othello _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Kootenai County Big Year From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:24:22 -0800 One by one we working up to our goal of 200. #191 - Cackling Goose, River Road, near Cataldo Oct. 29 Lisa Hardy (a rare bird report w/photographs was submitted the IBRC) 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-birders Subject: Kootenai County Big Year From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:24:22 -0800 One by one we working up to our goal of 200. #191 - Cackling Goose, River Road, near Cataldo Oct. 29 Lisa Hardy (a rare bird report w/photographs was submitted the IBRC) Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID Subject: UI Arboretum (Moscow, ID) Bohemian Waxwings, etc., 11/1/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:55:00 -0800 Hi All - I had 7 *Bohemian Waxwings* this morning at the UI Arboretum w/ about 70 Cedar Waxwings (total 150 for my morning walk). This is about the earliest I've had them in Moscow although I'm sure it's not unprecedented. I had a flock of ~300 Cedar Waxwings on campus Thursday (10/29) and was looking carefully for them then but no luck. There have been reports of Bohemians in southern British Columbia and w/ the unsettled and at times cold October weather I figured there was a good chance we'd get some early ones here. Also this morning among 26 species were 2 Cooper's Hawks, 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk, Belted Kingfisher and Great Blue Heron (both present Thursday), flock of 5 *Townsend's Solitaires* (always nice!), ~10 Black-capped Chickadees, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and others. I haven't had much of a chance to put together a report but have covered the UI arboretum complex 6 times now in the past 2 weeks and birding has continued to be quite good (20+ species on all visits and a good diversity overall). Seems like I usually curtail my fall migration birding here after mid October but this is clearly a mistake! I'll try to post a summary in the next few days but here are a few items of interest. On Tuesday (10/27) I had an immature *Northern Goshawk* flying south through/over the arb. (this is a good time for migrating Goshawks). The Goshawk initially gave the impression of a Sharpie until it got closer and I realized it was much too large to be a Sharpie. "Hawks in Flight" (Dunne et al.) notes that Goshawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk have very similar wing and tail proportions and this is useful (among other things) in separating immature Goshawks and Cooper's Hawk in the field. (According to Dunne et al. "If Sharp-shinned Hawks were the size of Cooper's Hawks, distinguishing between them and Goshawks would border on the impossible". It also notes that high flying Goshawks at hawk watches are likely to be initially mis-identified as Sharpies - until they flap that is.) The past couple of weeks (but not today) I've been observing a flock of ~15 or so *Yellow-rumped Warblers* - I presume mostly the same birds - frequenting the same general part of the arb. It turns out there are a couple of "*Myrtle Warblers*" in this group but my post a couple weeks ago was wrong (sort of) in pointing to pale throats as a key feature in separating Myrtles from Audubon's. In actuality basic (fall plumage) Audubon's can have fairly pale throats (most probably 1st fall females). However, with basic plumage Myrtle Warblers the white throat extends in thin arcs under the auriculars (cheek area) and this along w/ several other features makes the face pattern fairly distinctive from Audubon's. This is pointed out well in the big Sibley and in more detail in Dunn and Garret's "Peterson Field Guide to Warblers". Fortunately I was able to study the guides at home and then study this flock further on successive visits. It also turns out after some study there were a good number of adult (after hatch year) male Audubon's Warblers in the group as evidence by the gray streaking on their backs. It may well be that there were both male and female 1st year (hatch year in banding lingo) and adult (after hatch year) Audubon's in this group. According to Dunn and Garret the dullest pale throated birds likely are 1st year (hy) females and the brightest, distinctly marked, yellow-throated birds are adult (ahy) males with the others hard to separate (this is typical of many passerines and often only these 2 plumages are depicted in the major field guides). BTW this may be of more than just academic interest as there is recent research on this species complex that may result in Myrtle and Audubon's Warblers being un-lumped (Dunn and Garret seem to be of the opinion that the split was incorrect and indeed if you look at these 2 they are quite different in appearance although their similarities certainly point to a common ancestor species, and yes they do hybridize in a narrow zone in British Columbia.) It's always nice to go out and learn new things in your own backyard and to have cooperative birds stay around to be studied on successive visits! More later (hopefully) on my recent UI Arboretum birding - time to go do some raking! 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-birders Subject: Mann Lake Gyrfalcon and Swans From: "Keith Carlson" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:57:53 -0800 This Am ( 0700 PST) I was fortunate to find the Gyrfalcon reported by the Palouse Audubon and Canyon Bireders field trip yesterday that was discovered by Jerry Cebula. I found it in the stubble field between Mann lake and Bever Road, it then flew to a power pole on Bever Road. I believe it was on a kill when first seen in the field. >From it's large size, I would call this a female. This would seem to be an early appearence for this species. It is almost in the same location as a juvenile male seen last December. http://www.flickr.com/photos/birddog/4064308857/sizes/o/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/birddog/4065013126/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Also at Mann Lake were fourteen Tundra Swans 9 10 adults , 4 Immature). One adult is wearing a neck band. http://www.flickr.com/photos/birddog/4064991326/sizes/o/in/photostream/ There was also a rather late Greater Yellowlegs. Keith E. Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Birding Habitat Loss in Lewiston From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:40:42 -0800 Hi Everyone, I am sorry to have to report this but if you have not been to Lewiston lately you will be in for a big SHOCK! Along the Levee Ponds where you would expect to find cover for birds and nesting for Wood Ducks, and at this time of year when you are looking for the Black-crowned Night-Heron. ALL OF THAT IS GONE OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CUT DOWN. IT IS UGLY AT BEST. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Birding Habitat Loss in Lewiston From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:40:42 -0800 Hi Everyone, I am sorry to have to report this but if you have not been to Lewiston lately you will be in for a big SHOCK! Along the Levee Ponds where you would expect to find cover for birds and nesting for Wood Ducks, and at this time of year when you are looking for the Black-crowned Night-Heron. ALL OF THAT IS GONE OR IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CUT DOWN. IT IS UGLY AT BEST. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Corrected Updated Spokane Year List From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:59:01 -0700 For reasons I can't explain, about 30-40 records disappeared from the last online update of the Spokane Co. Year List. I have re-uploaded it with the complete information. 234 Species for the year as of today. Viewable online (no login required) at: http://www.spokaneaudubon.org/Default.aspx?pageId=308336 Species still to look for: Gyrfalcon (hey, you never know!), Surf and White-winged Scoters, Snowy Owl, Blue Jay, Harris's Sparrow. Good birding, Jon Isacoff Jonathan B. Isacoff Associate Professor, Political Science Director, Environmental Studies Program Box 52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0052 Tel.: 509-323-5951 Fax: 509-323-5718 isacoff AT gonzaga.edu _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Black Scoter still at Lake Lenore From: "Randy Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:16:06 -0700 I relocated the female Black Scoter at the north end of Lake Lenore this afternoon. Opposite the Lake Lenore Caves turnoff, but seen at the fishing access with boat ramp (just south) and way across near the far shore with 2 Surf Scoters. Ron Friesz saw it with 3 SUSC later, and these joined more scoters to total 9 which included a WWSC. Also saw Red-necked Grebes on several lakes, Bonaparte's Gulls and Greater White-fronted Geese at Soap Lake, and 3 Red-breasted Mergansers mid-way on Banks Lake. Randy Hill Othello _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake, October 31, 2009 From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:38:42 -0700 Hi Everyone, This morning 8 of us birded Mann Lake. A list of the birds observed are below: Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/31/09 Notes: The Gyrfalcon was observed at the intersection of Reservation Line Road and Beaver Road. Two people observed it from the Boat Ramp at Mann Lake (spotting scope) and Jerry Cebula looked at the bird as he stopped unter the power poll it was perched on and it remained their until he got to the lake. The bird was observed at approximately 8:15 a.m. The bird flew west toward Lewiston, Idaho and could have proceeded into Asotin County Washington. Number of species: 41 Snow Goose 1 Canada Goose 225 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 480 Northern Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 42 Ring-necked Duck 2 Lesser Scaup 1 Bufflehead 26 Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Eared Grebe 2 Western Grebe 16 Double-crested Cormorant 126 Great Blue Heron 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Gyrfalcon 1 Prairie Falcon 1 American Coot 34 Killdeer 16 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Dunlin 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 4 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 3 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 5 Common Raven 2 Bewick's Wren 2 European Starling 6 American Pipit 2 Song Sparrow 1 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Mann Lake, October 31, 2009 From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:38:42 -0700 Hi Everyone, This morning 8 of us birded Mann Lake. A list of the birds observed are below: Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/31/09 Notes: The Gyrfalcon was observed at the intersection of Reservation Line Road and Beaver Road. Two people observed it from the Boat Ramp at Mann Lake (spotting scope) and Jerry Cebula looked at the bird as he stopped unter the power poll it was perched on and it remained their until he got to the lake. The bird was observed at approximately 8:15 a.m. The bird flew west toward Lewiston, Idaho and could have proceeded into Asotin County Washington. Number of species: 41 Snow Goose 1 Canada Goose 225 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 480 Northern Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 42 Ring-necked Duck 2 Lesser Scaup 1 Bufflehead 26 Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Eared Grebe 2 Western Grebe 16 Double-crested Cormorant 126 Great Blue Heron 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Gyrfalcon 1 Prairie Falcon 1 American Coot 34 Killdeer 16 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Dunlin 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Bonaparte's Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 4 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 3 Northern Flicker 1 American Crow 5 Common Raven 2 Bewick's Wren 2 European Starling 6 American Pipit 2 Song Sparrow 1 American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Silver Lake - Western Grebes (Spokane Co.) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:45:49 -0700 (PDT) In a feeble attempt to scout some locations for my WOS trip tomorrow, I checked out the Medical Lake area this morning while battling the gusty winds. On Silver Lake, there was at least 12 WESTERN GREBES scattered about the lake. Medical Lake hosted 2 female COMMON MERGANSERS with a large flock of Canada Geese. On the small pond just north of Medical Lake, there were HOODED MERGANSERS and RING-NECKED DUCKS. West Medical Lake was empty. Nothing on the lake itself most likely related to a recent treatment of pesticide two days ago. Aero Road pond is filling back up with water and this morning it had about 60 Canada Geese and a few Mallards. The wind got the best of me this morning so I called it quits early. Good birding! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mill Canyon 10/29 From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:45:21 -0700 In the terrible light and drizzle on Thursday afternoon, I checked out Mill Canyon hoping the string of unusual birds there would continue. I was rewarded with 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in the Spokane River near the confluence with Mill Creek. Equally rewarding were 4 BONAPARTE'S GULLS that were swimming around for over an hour and as luck would have it, swam over to the STEVENS Co. side of the river(the Scoter was not so cooperative). I was surprised to see that Bonaparte's are Code 5 in Stevens Co. - does anyone know of other reports there? Among the expected waterfowl and resident passerines were also 1 COMMON LOON and 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE. Interestingly, the only Woodpeckers observed in "Woodpecker Canyon" were Flickers. Though I haven't seen them all yet, Mill Canyon has the potential for an 8 or possibly 9 Woodpecker day (Lewis's (April-Sept.), Downy, Hairy, Flicker, Red-naped (April-Sept.) and Williamson's SS, White-headed, Black-backed, and Pileated). Not complaining, I'll settle for the Flickers and the Scoter for the day. Good birding, Jon www.flickr.com/photos/isacoff _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Sage Thrasher - late From: "washingtonbirder.Knittle" <washingtonbirder AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:12:27 -0700 While working Fri. Oct. 30 in Lincoln Co. I saw a Sage Thrasher west of Odessa. Seems very late to me. Also driving into Odessa from the west was 2 Eurasian Collared-Doves that flew up from the shoulder of the hwy. Looks like they are getting more abundant. Ken Ken Knittle Vancouver WA 98665 mailto:washingtonbirder AT hotmail.com Washington Birder online http://www.wabirder.com/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln's Sparrow/Bennington Lake From: "Mike and MerryLynn" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:07:30 -0700 Our weekly Bennington Lake walk this morning found a few more interesting birds: Lincoln's Sparrow - 1 among many white-crowneds, song sparrows and juncos. Northern Shrike - 2 adults - one of these was really upset at a kestrel and made surprisingly loud "skidee" calls. Merlin - hunting the many finches at the sunflower patch. Greater Yellowlegs - 6 LB Dowitcher - 4 RC and GC Kinglets. Bufflehead - 3 When I drove up our street there was a Cooper's Hawk diving at my feeder birds - then a few Evening Grosbeaks flew over. Our Anna's Hummingbirds seem to have left the area - no reports this week. Later, ML .................................................................................. Mike and MerryLynn Denny Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley If you have not birded, you have not lived _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Scoterville From: Mark Houston <mhoust AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:04:49 -0700 Yesterday Tom Munson and I traveled west to the Sun Lakes and nearby areas. The top highlight had to be the number and variety of scoters hanging out at the north end of Lake Lenore. The number of observable individuals changed fairly quickly, but there were about 8 Surf Scoters, 5 White-winged Scoters, and 2 Black Scoters in the same area. At one point I had all three species in the same scope view. Of course this sighting of Black Scoters is quite rare. The viewing site was on the west side of the highway at a signed Public Fishing lot across the highway from the Lake Lenore caves. On the way out in the rain one Snow Bunting was seen on the eastern end of Bagdad Rd northwest of Wilbur. After seeing several near Creston over a week ago during the cold snap they seemed to have disappeared. The Rough-legged Hawks have also mostly moved on, although a handful were seen. Another highlight was a Red-breasted Merganser on Park Lake, at the park, giving a nice photo opp. At the south end of Soap Lake were a number of shorebirds, including a Baird's Sandpiper, and a small group of Dunlin. Blue Lake had the typical 25 or 30 loons, apparently all Common. Mark Houston Spokane _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Nature's composers From: Tina Wynecoop <wynecoop AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:40:24 -0700 Birds on the Wires: Have you ever seen birds sitting on wires and wondered what it would sound like if you translated their bodies into notes on a staff? That is what Brazilian film director and musician Jarbas Agnelli did. The result is a sweet, surprisingly melodic tune. To hear it go to www.vimeo.com/agnelli (From Christian Science Monitor, October 18, 2009 p. 41) Tina _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: New Picasa Web Albums Activity From: Picasa Web Albums <picasaweb-noreply AT google.com> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:11:33 +0000 Picasa Web Albums Recent Uploads myawney added 6 photos to Lesser Black-Backed Suspect Oct 24, 2009 7:40:36 PM Post Comment Unsubscribe from these notifications. To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account._______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Columbia County Surf Scoters From: Michael Woodruff <crazybirder98 AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:00:47 -0700 I had an excellent morning birding today (10/25) mainly in Franklin and Columbia Counties. I birded Windust Park and Palouse Falls SP before hooking up with the Denny's to bird Lyons Ferry together and a bit of northern Columbia County. Nothing much to speak of at Windust or Palouse Falls, but afterwards things were very good. The highlight was finding a Columbia County first, four SURF SCOTERS viewed from the bridge at Lyons Ferry. Mike and MerryLynn quickly doubled back to see them too! Later when I came by a second time, the birds were far over on the Whitman side, an extra bonus! Also... Lyons Ferry - a couple EVENING GROSBEAKS, 16 high flyover WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, a scraggly adult BALD EAGLE, a flyby BONAPARTE'S GULL, a female CANVASBACK, a lone DUNLIN on the beach dodging geese, and 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE with the Canadas. A lot of good Franklin County birds. Little Goose Dam - 12 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 HERRING GULL, 2 late SAY'S PHOEBES It was great getting to bird with Mike and MerryLynn; afterwards they headed off to explore some more areas and hopefully found some more birds. Michael Woodruff College Place, WA _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Simplify your PC. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen1:102009 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Kootenai County Big Year - one more From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:10:38 -0700 !!! One more #190 White-throated Sparrow - Loch Haven, Hayden - Doug Ward Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID Subject: Kootenai County Big Year - one more From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:10:38 -0700 !!! One more #190 White-throated Sparrow - Loch Haven, Hayden - Doug Ward 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-birders Subject: New Spokane County 1st and Rare Bird Records Online From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:54:09 -0700 Did you know that the first Great Egret in WA State was seen at Turnbull NWR? Neither did I! With the careful hard work and assistance of Jim Acton, Marian Frobe, and Howard Ferguson, we've compiled a completely new, expanded, and updated list of Spokane County First and Rare Bird Records, including sitings from justa few weeks ago! You can view both at the Spokane Audubon website: http://www.spokaneaudubon.org/Default.aspx?pageId=280299 Good birding, Jon _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Invitation to view a photo from myawney's Picasa Web Album - Lesser Black-Backed Suspect From: Picasa Web Albums <picasawebalbums-noreply AT google.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:53:36 +0000 Around 12 PM this afternoon I believe that I saw a Lesser Black-Backed Gull at Crescent Bay in Grant County, WA. I took about 10 photos and have included some of them hoping that someone will either confirm the sighting or tell me what else it may be. The bird was located near the small bridge that leads to the resort area. From the bridge, it was off to the right on the edge of the Columbia River. Just larger that the nearby Ring-Billed, it showed yellow legs, light eyes, and a dusky head and neck. Matt http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=mattyawney&target=PHOTO&id=5396361907916868194&aid=5396361867632767985&authkey=Gv1sRgCKy_5cmopPyCJQ&invite=CMHfjvYN&feat=email _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake Birds October 24, 2009 From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:59:01 -0700 Hi everyone, Seven of us bird the morning at Mann Lake. Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/24/09 Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 130 Mallard 1703 Northern Shoveler 3 Northern Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 66 Canvasback 6 Lesser Scaup 1 Bufflehead 24 Common Merganser 10 Ruddy Duck 3 Ring-necked Pheasant 12 Horned Grebe 1 Eared Grebe 1 Western Grebe 26 Double-crested Cormorant 28 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot 38 Killdeer 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Long-billed Dowitcher 4 Ring-billed Gull 5 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 3 Short-eared Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Northern Flicker 1 Black-billed Magpie 3 American Crow 5 Common Raven 1 Bewick's Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 European Starling 12 American Pipit 2 Cedar Waxwing 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 8 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake Birds October 24, 2009 From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:59:01 -0700 Hi everyone, Seven of us bird the morning at Mann Lake. Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/24/09 Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 130 Mallard 1703 Northern Shoveler 3 Northern Pintail 8 Green-winged Teal 66 Canvasback 6 Lesser Scaup 1 Bufflehead 24 Common Merganser 10 Ruddy Duck 3 Ring-necked Pheasant 12 Horned Grebe 1 Eared Grebe 1 Western Grebe 26 Double-crested Cormorant 28 Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Coot 38 Killdeer 3 Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Long-billed Dowitcher 4 Ring-billed Gull 5 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 3 Short-eared Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Northern Flicker 1 Black-billed Magpie 3 American Crow 5 Common Raven 1 Bewick's Wren 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 European Starling 12 American Pipit 2 Cedar Waxwing 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 8 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Rainy Day in Grant County From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:23:52 -0700 Hello, This is just an expansion upon what I briefly sent out earlier. What a great day for birding. With a scope mounted to the window, why ever get out of the car? My kind of birding. Cars should come with mounted window scope. Brooks Lake: 50 Snow Geese in with a bazillion Canadas and a fair number of Cackling, 7 Dunlin Soap Lake: Long Billed Dowitchers, Least Sandpipers, Dunlin, 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 White Winged Scoters, 300+ Eared Grebes (one large clock over 200), 3 Bonaparte Gulls Lake Lenore: ALL THREE SCOTERS: on the north end of Lake Lenore, seen from parking lot marked by green signs "Lake Lenore" and "Public Fishing" and just south of and opposite of Highway marking the Lake Lenore Caves. Excellent view of male and female BLACK SCOTERS in with 8 White Winged and 2 Surf. I had not had Black Scoters in Grant County before. Blue Lake: 1 Pacific Loon in with 39 Common Loons Sun Lakes St Park: Winter Wren Parking Lot for Dry Falls: 1 Gray Crowned Rosy Finch Banks Lake: another Pacific Loon at mm 6 along Highway 155. North Dam, Electric City: Glaucous Winged Gull, Sharp Shinned Hawk. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Frenchman Coulee - Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch From: "Themartins" <themartins AT tndmartin.com> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:56:49 -0700 Tip and I saw our first Gray-crowned Rosy-finch today on a little trip with our friend Charlie Sheard. This sighting made an otherwise unexciting rainy day trip very special. They are lovely birds for sure. Dick Martin Wenatchee Valley _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Red-Necked Grebe From: matt yawney <myawney AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:38:42 +0000 There was a RN Grebe on the east side of Sullivan Dam this afternoon. I also had some amazing views of two Common Loons. Matt _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Black Scoters Lake Lenore From: terry AT crossoverchurch.info Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:13:37 +0000 I am right now looking at 2 Black Scoters (m and f) in with a mixed flock of scoters (2 surf, 8 w w) on the n end of Lake Lenore in parking lot labeled with green "Lake Lenore" and "public fishing" signs - just s of Lake Lenore Caves. Terry Little Mead, Wa Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Colville Bonaparte's Gull From: "W & J Current" <wjcurrent AT ultraplix.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:44:32 -0700 I stopped by the Colville Sewage Treatment Plant this afternoon and saw 12 Bonaparte's Gulls, which is the most I've ever seen there. Also present were Canada goose, Mallard, Bufflehead, Ring-necked Duck, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall, and Ring-billed Gull. Warren Current Colville, WA Stevens County wjcurrent AT ultraplix.com No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.26/2451 - Release Date: 10/22/09 08:51:00 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Campus (birdy w/ a few goodies), 10/22/2009 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:43:57 -0700 Another very birdy noon walk around campus today with a nice variety (~25 species) and a few goodies. As soon as I headed out an OSPREY flew over heading south, always a nice migrant here and getting late. At the east end of the Shattuck Arboretum was a busy mixed flock (mostly C. Waxwing and DE Juncos, also M. Chickadee, RB Nuthatch, RC Kinglet, Song Sparrow, House Finch). At the main Arboretum a small sparrow flock was still present near the entrance including the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW. Further down was a YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER in the large willows (my 2nd in town this fall possibly because I'm paying more attention to them!). There were more YR WARBLERS and RC KINGLETS today than on Tuesday. A group of about 10 Yellow-rumps showed a fair amount of plumage variation with some being quite pale on the throat - possibly Myrtles although 1st fall Yellow-rumps do seem to be quite variable (more research required) and I didn't hear the harder 'check' notes typical of Myrtles. 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-birders Subject: Red-throated Loon on Hayden Lake, ID From: "Doug Ward" <ward AT revettminerals.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:42:59 -0700 Ended up working at home today which is about 5 minutes from Hayden Lake (Kootenai Co., ID) so I thought I’d play a little hooky and see if I could relocate Lisa Hardy’s RED-THROATED LOON and Surf Scoters she found last Friday (16 Oct 09). Good choice! I found the loon about ¾ mile east of the “Dike Road” pullout (just as you get to the lake) along East Hayden Lake Rd. heading towards the old Tobler Marina. Excellent bird Lisa!! I pulled back into the Dike Rd. turnout and found the Scoters (3 immatures) as well! I’m going to have to go AWOL more often. Here’s a list of the stuff I found in this stretch today: RED-THROATED LOON – 1 Eared Grebe – 5 Horned Grebe – 2 Western Grebe – 4 Mallard – 10 Bufflehead – 15 SURF SCOTER – 3 imm. Ring-billed Gull - 5 Belted Kingfisher – 1hv Steller’s Jay – 2 Black-capped Chickadee – 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee – 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch – 3 Red Crossbill – 10hv Fairly eclectic list considering I was only out for about a half and hour. This work thing is overrated. Good Birding, Doug Doug Ward VP of Corporate Development Revett Minerals Inc. 11115 E Montgomery; Suite G Spokane Valley, WA 99206 USA Office: 1 (509) 921-2294 Mobile: 1 (208) 755-1612 Email: ward AT revettminerals.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Yakima & WW River Delta Dunlin From: Michael Woodruff <crazybirder98 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:01 -0700 A few good birds this morning: Yakima River Delta - 2 late LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 37 DUNLIN, 15 Least Sandpipers, 50 LB Dowitchers, & the lingering BLACK-NECKED STILT. Also 2 juv Black-crowned Night-Herons, a Great Egret, and 6 American White Pelicans. Walla Walla River Delta (a little mud) - 35 DUNLIN, 1 Pectoral, 2 Western, 2 Least Sandpipers, 85 LB Dowitchers, 1 ad. MEW GULL Cheers, Michael Woodruff College Place, WA / Spokane, WA _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:102009 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Anna's Hummingbird From: Jenny Graevell <avijenee AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:35 -0700 (PDT) We are still enjoying visits from an immature male Anna's Hummingbird. There are very few Agastache and Salvia blooms left after the cold nights we had last weekend. The bird is generally feeding on the sugar water feeders.            During the summer the hummers seem to prefer nectar bearing plants vs. the sugar water feeders ( I maintain a dozen around the yard). So, I  have a question for anyone in the know. Do plants continually create the same amount of nectar?  Do they replenish the nectar at the same rate in July as they do in September?  Is it as nutritious as the flower ages? I am so curious to find out.   Happy Birding Jenny Graevell East Wenatchee, Wa  _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Snow Goose From: "Mike and MerryLynn" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:16:38 -0700 Hello All, On my way home for lunch I saw an adult Snow Goose off Myra Rd. in College Place, west of Fort Walla Walla Park. This is the first I have seen this fall. Later Mike .................................................................................. Mike and MerryLynn Denny Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley If you have not birded, you have not lived _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Re: Birding Peru newsletter From: Gunnar Engblom <gengblom AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:01:59 -0500 Charles I am flattered you wanted to post my newsletter on your mailing list for inland nw. It is basically a summery of blog posts from this past year. Just wanted to point out that the form in the end did not seem to work for some people. The newsletter can also be found on the blog, where the form works OK. Check this short link. Gunnar -- Gunnar Engblom-Lima, Peru. Gunnar's Blog - updated frequently. http://www.kolibriexpeditions.com/birdingperu/blog/ Follow me on www.twitter.com/kolibrix http://www.facebook.com/Gunnar.Engblom/_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Arboretum White-throated Sparrow, A. Tree Sparrow, etc., 10/20/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:36:40 -0700 Hi All - I found a White-throated Sparrow and an American Tree Sparrow in a small mixed flock (incl. DE Junco, WC Sparrow, RC Kinglet) on my noon walk today. This group was at the upper (north) end of the UI Arboretum in shrubby area just below the entrance kiosk. The Tree Sparrow was a pleasant surprise - I don't think I've detected this species in migration before. A fly over flock of 6 Mountain Bluebirds and a Hermit Thrush in the conifers near the lower pond were nice. In the interesting behavior department was an agitated Cooper's Hawk (adult, prob. male based on size) that called frequently for several minutes from the willow grove - I could not determine the source of its agitation. And very oddly the group of domestic Mallard hybrids in the upper pond were diving (not unusual in and of itself, Mallards do this sometimes) and eating something off the bottom (walnuts or some other nut perhaps??). 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-birders Subject: Shovelers From: "Lindell" <lindell4118 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:08:14 -0700 I have a pair of Shovelers dabbling in the river in front of our home today. The first time I've seen them here. Quite a treat. There also seem to be a couple Green-winged Teal along with some Mallards and Canada Geese. Lindell Haggin Little Spokane River_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Birding Peru newsletter From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:17:49 -0700 Hi All - While this does not directly relate to birding in the inland northwest I thought it would be of general interest to many on the list. There are other newsletters/e-bulletins on the net that may be of interest which I may forward periodically or have distributed directly to the list. Most of these come out infrequently, at the most monthly, so should not result in much additional email. Please let me know if come across any of interest. thanks, Charles. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Kolibri Expeditions" To: Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:02:46 -0500 Subject: Birding Peru News 8 *Newsletter NÑ” 008** Date: October 9 - 2009* Dear birdwatcher, This birding news bulletin from Peru is the 8th since its start in 2004. If you receive this newsletter we probably have birds and birdwatching in common, but you are right, it is unsolicited. You did not ask for it. On the other hand, this is an informative newslettter about birds and their conservation and links to articles which you hopefully find useful if you are a birder. There is no sales pitch in this newsletter and the links presented here are *not*directed to pages where you are asked to buy something from us. This newsletter is different compared to previous newsletters. It contains some posts from my blog A birding blog from Peru by Gunnar Engblom , that I think many of you will find useful. The blogposts can be commented, so you can give feedback directly. I answer all questions best I can. This newsletter covers bird conservation projects, social media for birders, some selected blogposts from the last year - both on broad topics as well as more specific birding in Peru and finally a few updates on the Kolibri staff who are re-producing and producing future birdguides. Content: 1. Facebook for birders <#124727aec47e4a7d_1> 2. Blogging for birders <#124727aec47e4a7d_2> 3. Twitter for birders <#124727aec47e4a7d_3> 4. 11 best birds in Peru as tourism attractions <#124727aec47e4a7d_4> 5. 1000 birds to see before you die. <#124727aec47e4a7d_5> 6. How to become a birdwatcher in the 21st century. <#124727aec47e4a7d_6> 7. 10 best ways to avoid chiggers. <#124727aec47e4a7d_7> 8. A marathon for Satipo road <#124727aec47e4a7d_8> 9. Amarakaeri Communal Reserve next to Manu. <#124727aec47e4a7d_9> 10. Life List - a new book on Phoebe Snetsinger by Olivia Gentile<#124727aec47e4a7d_10> 11. Kolibri staff news: We are producing new birders! <#124727aec47e4a7d_11> Twice yearly this newsletter will continue to be published, but from now on it shall be presented completely devoid of sales pitch. The tour calendar can be found on the home page so it needs not to be featured here. (See! I don't even link to it. If you want it, I am sure you can find it.) Upcoming trips, both in detail as well as a clean list of confirmed trips, are now reserved for the opt-in newsletter. It makes sense, not clumsily trying to sell you things you did not ask for. Be sure to sign-up for the opt-in newsletter at the bottom of this page, if you like more frequent updates (twice per month) with some featured tours. Finally, if this non-commercial, twice yearly newsletter is not in your liking at all, just reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field. This will guarantee that you shall not recieve another message from us to the same email address. Saludos from sunny springtime Lima Peru Gunnar Engblom Kolibri Expeditions October 8, 2009 1. Facebook for birders. With 300 million users, Facebook should not need a specific presentation to you. However, I have seen that many of my birding friends still have not jumped on the band wagon or have not realized the potential it has for birders to connect with each other as a community. It is the perfect place to search for advice when planning for a birding trip. And you don't have to be real friends to be friends on Facebook. Having birdwatching in common is at least for me enough to connect with you through Facebook. Read the full article: Facebook for birders. A Beginner's Guide. For those already on Facebook and would like to become Facebook friends with me here is my Facebook profile. http://www.facebook.com/Gunnar.Engblom/ Also note that I have started three Facebook groups open for anyone to join. - The Real Birding Peru - Pelagics. Seabirds birding worldwide - Whalewatching - Whale-watching Worldwide! These groups are NOT commercial vehicles for Kolibri Expeditions, but rather open for all that share the same interest. Finally, there is a Kolibri Expeditions Fan page. In a previous newsletter I introduced Kolibri Ambassadors - a community for our past and future clients. However, with the growth of Facebook, this initiative has become obsolete. I regret that I did not know about Facebook back then. This "Fan Page" shall be a great place to discuss Kolibri Expedition trips with others. I am planning to post a lot of photos and videos here for your enjoyment. 2. Blogging for birders To maintain an on-line web-log (blog) has become extremely popular in recent years. Digital photography and free resources such as Blogger (by Google) and My Space has made it easy for birders to also publish their own tales and photos of birds on their own site at no cost. In contrast to Facebook you may share with everyone on a blog, not only with your near friends. I too have had a few blogs that I have nourished all to rarely, until I recently understood that a regular blogging section on our company page could actually bring traffic to the main web-page, as well as improve ranking on search the engines. I down-loaded the WordPress blogging platform to my web-page. This platform is also free and popular among businesses because it can be uploaded on your own domain and it has various plugins that makes it easier for search engines to find your p! osts. You find more info about blo 3. Twitter for birders. I am sure I am loosing some people now. Twitter seems to most birders like a complete waste of time. I could not have agreed more, when I first looked at this Social Media fad. I have changed my mind since. If you want to learn more how Twitter can be useful for birders check out Twitter for birders. The biggest value of Twitter for us, apart from the obvious link-sharing, is that we can recruit more new birders from the huge Twitter pool and pass on birding news very fast. If you would like to connect with me on Twitter, here is my twitter handle AT kolibrix . Click on the link and you shall see my latest tweets. I have covered Twitter quite a bit on my blog. You might find the following blogposts interesting. - Twitter for birders, part 2. Rare bird alert systems with Twitter. - I twitter, therefore I am. - Twitter Karma - Fear of Twitter - do a 2 week test run!! - Ecomonday on Twitter. - Birdsaturday on Twitter. 4. Birds as tourism attractionsThis is an interesting exercise. Say you were to name the birds in your country or your state that are or could be tourism attractions for non-birders. These are the kind of birds that everyone likes with a lot of Wow-factor. The kind of attraction one would make a detour to see. They could be arena birds displaying in leks, big colonies, penguins, hummingbirds, places of concentrated migration or just very special birds. Here is my list of the top 11 bird tourism attractions for Peru. Make a list of your best tourism attractions for your area and upload it in a blog and I' l write a follow-up post linking to you. 5. 1000 birds to see before you die. Do you feel that there is no way you can keep up with the world birding. There are just too many birds to see. Instead of trying to see them all, why not just concentrate on the top 1000 birds. The most magnificent and special birds that you would like to see during your lifetime. Not only does this make your targets more manageable, but it all also invites you to be less fanatic during your holidays with your non-birding spouse and just concentrate on those special birds that maybe he/she would also enjoy. This idea will summit with a book, and you can help decide which species to include. Click this link: 1000 birds to see before you die. 6. How to become a birdwatcher in the 21st century. I predict that birding and nature watching will grow very fast in the coming years. Why? Because, the birders are very good at promoting and recruiting, by putting a pair binoculars and field guide in the hands of a teenager? Hardly! That is so 20th century! I have two blogposts that develop the new way to recruit new birders. - How to become a birdwatcher in the 21st Century - Would you be able to identify this bird on only a description? 7. How to avoid chiggers in the Tropics. Chiggers can be a nuisance and difficult to protect oneself from. Often one takes measures after the damage is already done. Here is a fool proof 10 step approaches to avoid chiggerson your visit to the Peruvian rain-forest. 8. A Marathon for Satipo road. I have the ambition but not always the time to train to become a half decent Marathon runner for my age. My dream is to be able to qualify for the oldest marathon in the world - the classic Boston Marathon. The problem is that there was no Marathon in Peru that was internationally recognized, so I had my mind to train for a Marathon in the US late in the year. But in April I still had not even gotten started to train and I hear that all of a sudden there would be a Marathon in Lima May 31 and the first one to be a qualifying race for Boston and only 5 and half weeks away. I should give it a try although time was short. I needed yet another stimulus and challenge and making my race a fund-raiser for the conservation of Satipo road and for eco-tourism infrastructure was a perfect match. Below follows a ! series of blogposts on the maratho - A marathon for conservation - Dress rehearsal. Last long run before the marathon for conservation. - Physiology of a Marathon - race strategy for Lima Marathon - Lima Marathon finished in 3:59. How to donate? - Marathon analysis 9. Amarakaeri Communal reserve next to Manu.Last year I got the privilege to visit four new lodges on the Manu circuit owned by Wanamei - a tour company formed by the 8 communities of three native ethnic groups Yine, Matsiguenka and Harakmbut. I immediately saw a potential for a niche marketing these lodges for birders and we set up some programs. Here is the first report about the potential for birders of this area. The birding is quite spectacular and many of the special birds of the Manu region are easier to see here than at many of the better known lodges in the area. However, this year two of the lodges never got restored to functionality after the rains. It is quite a shame, so I thought Kolibri Expeditions best make something about it. We are very excited to be committed to make sure that the lodges are re-opened again. Read about the strategy in this update to the community lodges next to Manu. The first support and promotion trip is scheduled on Oct 29, 2009 and hosted by the well known blogger GrrlScientist (Devorah Bennu). The trip she hosts would be particularly interesting for anyone that loves parrots. Devorah Bennu is a parrot expert. Read my interview with GrrlScientisthere. Also check this blog post by Seabrooke Leckiewho host the blogger promotion trip in Nov 2010. 10. Book review: Life List by Olivia Gentile.One of the nice things about writing a somewhat popular blog is that sometimes one gets a free book. The new biography Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing BirdsI probably would have bought anyway. It is a wonderfully told story of the world's greatest birder Pheobe Snetsinger. Read my review of Life Listhere. 11. Meet the crew. We are producing more birders. It is time to present to you our staff for the season 2009-2010. Here is Kolibri Expeditions staff and the latest additions to the pool of new Peruvian birders. We are very pleased being sponsored with great optics from Vortex Optics during 2009. Reviews of our equipment will follow in future blogs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That is it folks. There is no commercial interest in this newsletter, but I admit that the link to Life List on Amazon.com would give me coffee money if anyone would buy it after clicking the link. Do sign up for the twice-monthly opt-in newsletter below if you got interested in our tours or just want to stay uptodate with my blog posts without having to check the actual blog to see what is new. Good birding to you all Gunnar New twice-monthly email birding news mailing list Name: Email: Social Media for birders, blog summeries, conservation news, new trips, special offers. Kolibri Expeditions *www.kolibriexpeditions.com* E-mail to: kolibriexp AT gmail.comfor more information Telephone: (511)2737246 Direct from U.S. 011-51-1-2737246 Copyright © 2007 Kolibri Expeditions All rights reserved -- 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-birders Subject: White colored American Crow... From: Ron Ellis <rdeshadow AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:42:38 -0700 (PDT) While driving down the city streets of Spokane with my wife around noontime today Christina spotted a white American Crow (an albino perhaps?).  We circled the block to get a better look and sure enough we saw the bird.  It was among a flock of maybe 30 other crows feeding in a yard on the corner of Rowan and Oak in the northwest part of Spokane.  Perhaps this is not an uncommon sighting to some of you, but neither of us had ever before seen a white Crow so we were pretty intrigued.   Ron & Christina Ellis Spokane, WA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: 14 Nov. WOS Field trip From: "Mike and MerryLynn" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:12:14 -0700 Hello All, All of those interested in joining in on the WOS fieldtrip on Nov.14 please e-mail us at this address as our phone is shorting out. Our e-mail address is m.denny AT charter.net Thank-you very much. Later Mike .................................................................................. Mike and MerryLynn Denny Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley If you have not birded, you have not lived _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: 14 Nov. WOS Field trip From: "Mike and MerryLynn" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:12:14 -0700 Hello All, All of those interested in joining in on the WOS fieldtrip on Nov.14 please e-mail us at this address as our phone is shorting out. Our e-mail address is m.denny AT charter.net Thank-you very much. Later Mike .................................................................................. Mike and MerryLynn Denny Birding the beautiful Walla Walla Valley If you have not birded, you have not lived _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Rosy finch on Mt Spokane From: Fran Haywood <birders13 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:16:48 -0700 After the recent reports of Rosy Finch on Mt Spokane, I decided to try on Sunday Afternoon; my escape TV football trip. I didn't get to the top of the Mt until almost 1:00 pm, and didn't have a lot of hope for the birds, especially since there were large numbers of people enjoying the day on the Mt. There were lots of cars roaring up and down the Mt, many bikers, hikers, and horse riders. It made stopping along the road impossible, except at the few pull offs. There were no birds at the hairpin turn by the wood rail guardrail where I parked for several minutes. I drove to the top, but there were so many people, that I quickly gave that up, but on the way, I spotted a large flock of what I suspected were Rosy Finch, swirling around. The flock flew behind trees and I lost them. On the way back down I was rewarded as the flock of Rosy Finch circled and a few landed on the road shoulders along the rocky stretch just above the S curve by the Hourglass Ski Run sign. There were at least 200 birds in this flock. I could only slow a few seconds because of the traffic, but could clearly see all the id features. Just a short ways below the S curve I spotted another flock of 25 to 30 birds. This was really unexpected, as these birds usually don't stay on the MT, but quickly migrate on. I didn't find much else, except for nuthatches, chickadees, and Ravens, but the ROSY FINCH FLOCK make my day. Thank-you Terry and Ron for the recent reports. Fran Haywood Spokane WA_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Moscow Marsh Wrens, Stateline Wetlands , 10/18/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:27:06 -0700 Hi All - Had at least a couple Marsh Wrens at the usual fall spot on the west side of Moscow late yesterday afternoon. Also about 200 Red-winged Blackbirds and a some Starlings came into roost in the cattails. Completere eBird list is below and here is a link to the cumulative eBird list for this location: http://tinyurl.com/yh7zj7j (we could use some more lists for this hotspot). thanks, Charles. Location: Moscow - Stateline Wetlands Observation date: 10/18/09 Number of species: 12 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 1 Killdeer 2 Wilson's Snipe 1 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 1 Northern Flicker 1 Marsh Wren 2 European Starling X Song Sparrow 3 Red-winged Blackbird 200 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- 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-birders Subject: mystery calidrine From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:37:26 -0400 (EDT) I found a roadkilled calidrine today near Pinehurst, ID. It looks like a Pectoral Sandpiper, and the wing chord, bill length and tail length all fit PESA, but the tarsus length is too short (perhaps I am measuring incorrectly?). Also, the bill and legs are all dark. I can't come up with any good candidate other than a dark-legged PESA, and wonder if perhaps the exposed parts darken with death. I'd be happy to send pics to anyone who wants to take a stab at an id. Thanks, Lisa Hardy Kellogg, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Sprague Lake today From: "Randy Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:02:51 -0700 Couldn't find scoters today but did have: 5 species of grebes (2 Red-necked) 1 Common Loon 5 minima race Cackling Goose 29 Snow Geese 9 swans (assumed Tundra but too far) All were seen from the WDFW access in Adams County. Hatton Coulee Rest Area had: 10 LB Dowitchers I Gr Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper (isn't it getting late?) Both kinglets Washtucna had Varied and Hermit Thrush, nothing unusual. Had a report from a few days ago about a Red Phalarope on the Royal Slope. Randy Hill Othello _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Sprague Lake today From: "Randy Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:02:51 -0700 Couldn't find scoters today but did have: 5 species of grebes (2 Red-necked) 1 Common Loon 5 minima race Cackling Goose 29 Snow Geese 9 swans (assumed Tundra but too far) All were seen from the WDFW access in Adams County. Hatton Coulee Rest Area had: 10 LB Dowitchers I Gr Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Baird's Sandpiper (isn't it getting late?) Both kinglets Washtucna had Varied and Hermit Thrush, nothing unusual. Had a report from a few days ago about a Red Phalarope on the Royal Slope. Randy Hill Othello _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Possible Broad-winged Hawk From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:31:58 -0700 Hi Everyone, Sorry for the late post on this sighting. Friday afternoon while drive some of the county roads north of Moscow I saw a SMALL hawk flying and hunting off of Darby Road. The bird landed on a power poll but acted very nervous. I stopped and looked at this bird that was facing me. It had a totally white breast with no markings or streaking. When the bird flew it flew over me I got a good look at the under side of the bird. The bird had NO black leading edge on the wings but did have black wing tips that extended along the tips of the primaries and secondaries to the body of the bird. This bird also had a distinct black band on the underside of the tail. This bird also showed a dark moustach streak on the face. The bird flew north but I could not relocate it. I was not able to photograph this bird. This bird landed on a power poll two polls down from a redtail and was smaller but not small enough to be the size of a merlin. Good Birding. Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Possible Broad-winged Hawk From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:31:58 -0700 Hi Everyone, Sorry for the late post on this sighting. Friday afternoon while drive some of the county roads north of Moscow I saw a SMALL hawk flying and hunting off of Darby Road. The bird landed on a power poll but acted very nervous. I stopped and looked at this bird that was facing me. It had a totally white breast with no markings or streaking. When the bird flew it flew over me I got a good look at the under side of the bird. The bird had NO black leading edge on the wings but did have black wing tips that extended along the tips of the primaries and secondaries to the body of the bird. This bird also had a distinct black band on the underside of the tail. This bird also showed a dark moustach streak on the face. The bird flew north but I could not relocate it. I was not able to photograph this bird. This bird landed on a power poll two polls down from a redtail and was smaller but not small enough to be the size of a merlin. Good Birding. Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Mann Lake and Chief Timothy HUM Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:14:49 -0700 Hi Everyone, Ten of us birded Mann Lake yesterday morning. eBird list below. Also we birded Chief Timothy HMU west of Clarkston. A very quiet day with only a few White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, American Coots, a single Horned and Eared Grebe, two Western Grebe and a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/17/09 Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 56 Mallard 230 Northern Shoveler 14 Northern Pintail 25 Green-winged Teal 52 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 8 Lesser Scaup 3 Bufflehead 15 Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 5 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 California Quail 4 Horned Grebe 2 Eared Grebe 3 Western Grebe 26 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 American Coot 28 Killdeer 16 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 9 Long-billed Dowitcher 7 Ring-billed Gull 4 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 3 Belted Kingfisher 2 Northern Flicker 2 Common Raven 2 Bewick's Wren 2 American Robin 8 European Starling 4 American Pipit 6 Cedar Waxwing 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 8 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake and Chief Timothy HUM Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:14:49 -0700 Hi Everyone, Ten of us birded Mann Lake yesterday morning. eBird list below. Also we birded Chief Timothy HMU west of Clarkston. A very quiet day with only a few White-crowned Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Cedar Waxwings, American Coots, a single Horned and Eared Grebe, two Western Grebe and a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 10/17/09 Number of species: 45 Canada Goose 56 Mallard 230 Northern Shoveler 14 Northern Pintail 25 Green-winged Teal 52 Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 8 Lesser Scaup 3 Bufflehead 15 Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 5 Ring-necked Pheasant 1 California Quail 4 Horned Grebe 2 Eared Grebe 3 Western Grebe 26 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 2 American Coot 28 Killdeer 16 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Pectoral Sandpiper 9 Long-billed Dowitcher 7 Ring-billed Gull 4 California Gull 1 Herring Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 3 Belted Kingfisher 2 Northern Flicker 2 Common Raven 2 Bewick's Wren 2 American Robin 8 European Starling 4 American Pipit 6 Cedar Waxwing 9 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Song Sparrow 3 White-crowned Sparrow 8 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 6 House Sparrow 6 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Sweet morning on Mt Spokane From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:48:56 -0400 Hello, I got a tip last night from Ron Dexter and Jim Christensen (thanks guys!) that Jim had seen Gray Crowned Rosy Finches on the very summit of Mt Spokane yesterday - a tough bird in Spokane County. So, I headed up the mountain this morning in hopes they would stlll be there. I ended up finding three separate flocks, totalling 40 birds. This morning, they were not right at the summit, but along the park road below the summit - all the way down to the CCC cabinn. If you go looking for them, watch the rocky areas near the roadsides. But there was more to be seen. There was a Dusky Grouse on the road to the summit. This has by far been the best year for duskies on Mt Spokane - at least for me. On the way down the mountain, near the hairpin turn (wooden guardrail - "hourglass" snow skiing sign), there was a SNOW BUNTING, a PINE GROSBEAK, and four Townsend's Solitaires, Cassin's Finches, and Gray Jays. Further down the mountian a Barred Owl flew across the road and landed in a tree, giving me a brief look before it flew off. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Scoters in three E Washington Counties From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:41:57 -0400 Hello, Today, I started at Crooked Knee Lake in northern Whitman County where there were 3 Trumpeter Swans mixed in with 25 or so Tundras. On Sprague Lake (Lincoln County), there was a lone Surf Scoter near the boat launch ramp and a Prairie Falcon on a nearby telephone pole. On the Adams County Side of Sprague Lake, there were three more Surf Scoters and five White Winged Scoters. Another Prairie Falcon was seen in the area. Four species of grebes on the lake included Western, Eared, Horned, and Red Necked. Late this afternoon, Deer Lake in Stevens County produced two more Surf and five more White Winged Scoters. These are both code 5 birds for Stevens County but perhaps need to be reconsidered as I have seen them on Deer Lake each fall over the past few years. They have showed up at Waitt's Lake and the Valley STP as well. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: L-C Valley, ID, 10/16/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:31:31 -0700 Hi All - Iris and I headed down to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley to enjoy the nice day. We stopped at the Genesee Sewage Pond on the way down, hiked along the levee to the Clearwater-Snake River Confluence, played on the beach at Hells Gate SP (Snake R.), and stopped at Mann Lake on the way home (Iris watched a movie while I looked at birds). A few notes of interest in taxonomic (rather than location) order below - nothing outrageous but a nice day overall w/ a decent variety of birds. In addition to birds listed below there was a massive hatch (?) of Woolly Ash Aphids at Hells Gate that was pretty cool. thanks, Charles. Tundra Swan - 8 AT Mann Lake Mallard - 1500 AT Mann Lake (very rough estimate), other waterfowl - small numbers of a few other species at Mann Lake & elsewhere: Wood Duck, GW Teal, N Shoveler, Canvasback, RN Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded & Common Merganser, Ruddy Duck Common Loon - 1 each at Confluence & Hells Gate Western Grebe - 25 AT Mann Lake, 7 AT Hells Gate Horned & Eared Grebes - several of each at Mann Lake & Confluence Bonaparte's Gull - 1 basic plumage bird AT Mann Lake, spent a good number of minutes apparently hawking insects high over the lake other gulls - ~80 on the beach AT Hells Gate, mostly California & Ring-billed but also ~5 Herring Gulls shorebirds: Killdeer (10), Greater Yellowlegs (1), Pectoral Sandpiper (10), and Baird's Sandpiper (1) AT Mann Lake, but probably more were present, also 8 Killdeer AT Hells Gate -- 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-birders