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15 May Willet again near Othello ["Hill" ] 15 May Western Screech Owl nest [] 15 May Ferry County arrivals [Dan Owens ] 15 May Info. on Iller Creek NA, Spokane County ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 15 May FWD>U.S. Nightjar Survey still needs volunteers ["Charles Swift" ] 15 May UI Arboreta, Moscow, 5/15/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 15 May Iller Creek Migrants ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 15 May spring arrivals ["Terry Little" ] 15 May Priest River Arrivals.. [Paul Sieracki ] 15 May Wilson's warbler ["RUSSELL FROBE" ] 14 May Common Tern at Othello ["Hill" ] 14 May Common Tern at Othello ["Hill" ] 14 May Priest River, ID Arrivals [Paul Sieracki ] 14 May UI Arboreta sightings, Moscow, 5/14/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 14 May Wenatchee Confluence State Park/Horan Nature Area ["Themartins" ] 14 May Red Crossbill fledgling ["craigco" ] 13 May Lincoln County-Many Birds ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 13 May (no subject) ["Shirley Sturts" ] 12 May Latah Co. Greater Scaup, 5/12/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 12 May GU Campus ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 12 May Lincoln Co Sprague arrivals ["craigco" ] 12 May Colville STP birds ["W & J Current" ] 12 May GREATGRAY OWL [] 11 May Lazuli Buntings everywhere ["mike denny" ] 11 May Lazuli Buntings everywhere ["mike denny" ] 11 May Pend Oreille County - Calispell Lake ["Terry Little" ] 11 May tanager ["Carol Mack/John Stuart" ] 11 May Wenas & Umtanum Birding ["Michael Fleming"] 11 May afternoon at the wetland ["Terry Little" ] 11 May Asotin county migrants ["Kec201814" ] 11 May Yellow-breasted Chat ["mike denny" ] 10 May Slavin Ranch and Northern Whitman County [Gina Sheridan ] 10 May Latah Co. Solitary Sandpiper, Lewis's Woodpecker, etc., 5/10/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 10 May IMBD field trip today ["Hill" ] 10 May IMBD field trip today ["Hill" ] 10 May WOS Reports ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May WOS Reports ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May North American Birds Editorial Changes ["Doug Schonewald" ] 10 May North American Birds Editorial Changes ["Doug Schonewald" ] 9 May Mann Lake ["Kec201814" ] 9 May Soap Lake, Lake Lenore and Points Between ["Themartins" ] 9 May Need bird ID ["Ben Egbert" ] 8 May Springtime Birding in Lincoln & Spokane Counties [Gina Sheridan ] 8 May Dusky Flycatcher Priest River, ID Gravel Pit , 5/7/08 [Paul Sieracki ] 8 May Lincoln Co WF Goose, Dunlin ["craigco" ] 8 May Philleo Lake, 5/8/08 [Michael Woodruff ] 7 May big worms = bird habitat ["kas dumroese" ] 7 May Re: swifts [] 7 May Asotin county migrants ["Kec201814" ] 7 May swifts ["Carol Mack/John Stuart" ] 7 May Latah Co. Lewis's Woodpecker etc., 5/4/08 ["Charles Swift" ] 7 May Moscow Vaux's Swifts [] Subject: Willet again near Othello From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:53:42 -0700 Last week on Monday a WILLET showed up at the County Line Ponds west of Othello. It was not there Saturday. This afternoon there was another WILLET at the same location along highway 26. 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: Western Screech Owl nest From: <ronpatdexter AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:17:40 -0700 Our Western Screech Owl has successfully hatched 4 young owlets that are nearly two weeks old now. If anyone needs to see a Screech Owl for their life list, Wa. State list or Spokane Co. list, you are welcome to come to our home near Mt. Spokane some evening during the next 2-3 weeks before the young fledge. You should arrive at our home about 8 in the evening. The mama owl will sit in the nest box hole for about a half hour before she flies off to go hunting. That is a good time to take a photo or two. Contact me for an appointment date. Email to address below or call 468-2555. Ron Dexter Spokane, Wa. Email: (Ronpatdexter AT msn.com)_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Ferry County arrivals From: Dan Owens <mtn AT redmeadow.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:31:43 -0700 Hi all, Recent arrivals in Ferry County are: Western Tanager Western Kingbird Wilson's Warbler Lewis's Woodpecker Yellow Warbler Warbling Vireo Common Poorwill Black-chinned Hummingbird -- --------------------------------------------------------- Dan Owens White Mountain Curlew, WA --------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Info. on Iller Creek NA, Spokane County From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:28:05 -0700 Iller Creek Natural Area is in Spokane County near Spokane Valley and is part of the larger Dishman Hills Natural Area. It includes some of the most diverse habitat in the region, with broadleaf riparian forest, brushy foothill and old burns, Ponderosa Pine forest, and Douglas-Fir-Western Larch mixed wetbelt forest. As a result, you can find species common to the Columbia Basin -- e.g., Eastern and Western Kingbird, House Wren, Gray Catbird, Spotted Towhee, Vesper and Brewer's Sparrows; Eastern Cascades -- e.g., Swainson's Thrush, Varied Thrush, Winter Wren, Golden Crowned Kinglet, Chestnut Backed Chickadee, Red Crossbill; and to the Northern Rockies -- e.g., Pygmy Nuthatch, Mountain Chickadee, Various Mountain Warblers, Chipping Sparrow, Cassin's Finch -- ALL, in one place! Also one of the best spots in Spokane County for Empid. Flycatchers and Vireos. To get there: *Take Argonne Road Exit South off I-90 in Spokane Valley * Argonne becomes Dishman-Mica Road * Go 3.4 miles and turn RIGHT onto Schafer Road * Go .9 miles and turn RIGHT onto 44th * Go .2 miles and turn LEFT onto Farr * Go .4 miles and turn RIGHT onto Holman - take to end and trailhead. Good birding, Jon Isacoff _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: FWD>U.S. Nightjar Survey still needs volunteers From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:29 -0700 Subject: U.S. Nightjar Survey still needs volunteers From: "Mike Wilson" Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:02:20 -0000 We are still looking/hoping for volunteers to adopt Nightjar Survey routes in many areas across the country. The first survey window ends May 28th but a second window takes place June 10-June 26. There is still plenty of time to think about adopting a vacant route and assist the program. The Nightjar Survey Network relies on volunteer participation by conservation-minded citizens, biologists, and other like-minded groups to adopt and conduct survey routes. Nightjar Surveys are easy to perform and will not take more than two hours to complete. Volunteers conduct roadside counts at night, during specific time windows when the moon is > 50 % illuminated, by driving and stopping at 10 points along a predetermined 9-mile route. At each point, the observer counts all Nightjars seen or heard by species during a 6- minute period. No artificial broadcasts of the species' calls are used. Please visit the United States Nightjar Survey Website for more details including location of routes, instructions, and results; www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm Volunteer participation is important to provide information on nightjars in your state and the broader region. Please consider adopting a route. Mike Wilson Center for Conservation Biology College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA e-mail: mdwils AT wm.edu http://www.ccb-wm.org/nightjars.htm -- 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: UI Arboreta, Moscow, 5/15/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:36 -0700 Howdy - The UI Arboreta were fairly quiet this morning with most of yesterday's birds presumably moving out overnight. The only birds that were definitely migrants were a single Dusky Flycatcher, a Townsend's Solitaire, 2 Townsend's Warblers, and ~6 White-crowned Sparrows. At the Sand Rd. wetlands across the street from the bottom (south end) of the main Aroboretum I coaxed a Sora into calling and had an out of place Sharp-shinned Hawk in the cattails (presumably going after one of the Red-winged Blackbirds nesting there). 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: Iller Creek Migrants From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:34:59 -0700 Birded Iller Creek and Tower Mountain this morning. Weather spectacular. Many nice migrants are in. All birds were observed and also singing. Notable migrants included: 3 Hammonds Flycatcher 4 Dusky Flycatcher 5 Cassin's Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 4 House Wren 21 Yellow Warbler 8 Yellow Rumped Warbler 4 Wilson's Warbler 4 Black Headed Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting Other interesting birds observed: 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Black Chinned Hummingbird 3 Calliope Hummingbird 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Varied Thrush 12 Spotted Towheee (probably more but lost count) 4 Chipping Sparrow 8 Pine Siskin 2 Cassin's Finch 2 Flickers made quite a scene mating. Chipping Sparrow and woodpecker numbers seem to be way down compared with last spring. Interestingly, no Wood Pewee's yet. 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: spring arrivals From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:37:19 -0700 This morning I had three Warbling Vireos and a Townsend's Warbler on Holcomb Rd. Also seen were Cassin's Vireo, Dusky and Hammond's Flycatcher, Orange Crowned, Yellow Rumped and Nashville Warblers, Lazuli Bunting. Not much at the wetland this morning - maybe tomorrow. Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Priest River Arrivals.. From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:15:34 -0700 Hello: On my run today I heard a MacGillivray's Warbler and saw 2 Northern Rough Winged Swallows by the Priest River Boat Launch. White-Crowned Sparrows have disappeared from my feeders and the Merlin pair that I have been seeing have also migrated or moved to a different area... Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Make Windows Vista more reliable and secure with Windows Vista Service Pack 1. http://www.windowsvista.com/SP1?WT.mc_id=hotmailvistasp1banner_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Wilson's warbler From: "RUSSELL FROBE" <rrfrobe AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:09:03 -0700 Hi, I haven't seen too many postings on Wilson's Warbler yet. There was one singing from a tree across the alley from my yard yesterday in North Spokane. Also, while doing a point count on Turnbull NWR this morning, I heard my first Western Wood Pewee of the year. Yesterday morning in the rain we also did a Marsh Bird Survey on Turnbull and glimpsed several Soras, heard more Virginia Rails, and saw a bittern who was trying to display but we interrupted him, so he walked into the reeds where we couldn't see him to continue his routine. He seems to be a regular at that spot on the Auto Tour Route at Beaver Pond. He had a mate with him Saturday afternoon out in the open. Yesterday, we had bitterns calling in several other places, as well, but this is the only one we saw. Marian Frobe rrfrobe AT msn.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Common Tern at Othello From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 20:59:13 -0700 This afternoon a single COMMON TERN was working the bluster of yet another "topsoil relocation" day in the Columbia Basin. It was at the potato ponds (behind the Para Ponds) just outside of town. Seen daily there now are pelicans, cormorants, egrets, 10 species of ducks, stilt, avocet, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Spotted Sandpiper. A reminder that the ponds are private property. The owners have been mostly tolerant of birders walking in, but even if the gate is open, driving in could result in arrest. There have been thefts from the property. Randy Hill Othello_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Common Tern at Othello From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 20:59:13 -0700 This afternoon a single COMMON TERN was working the bluster of yet another "topsoil relocation" day in the Columbia Basin. It was at the potato ponds (behind the Para Ponds) just outside of town. Seen daily there now are pelicans, cormorants, egrets, 10 species of ducks, stilt, avocet, Wilson's Phalarope, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Spotted Sandpiper. A reminder that the ponds are private property. The owners have been mostly tolerant of birders walking in, but even if the gate is open, driving in could result in arrest. There have been thefts from the property. 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: Priest River, ID Arrivals From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:39:58 -0700 Two new arrivals Black-headed Grosbeaks (2) - today. Lazuli Bunting 1 - last Monday. Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: UI Arboreta sightings, Moscow, 5/14/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 14:13:51 -0700 The UI Arboreta (Shattuck Arboretum and UI Arboretum & Botanical Gardens) were quite good this noon and my tally included several first of years (for me and possibly for the county). Despite some light rain overnight the light winds must have been conducive to a decent flight. These kinds of conditions seem ideal for good bird activity well into the day at migrant traps. The incoming high pressure could open the migrant floodgates but at least here, on warm days, bird activity is quite diminished by noon (so it's best to get out early). The west end of Shattuck was pretty good again and in the main arboretum the birds were spread out but I had several large flocks of Chipping Sparrows w/ a few others mixed in feeding on leafless ash trees (perhaps on aphid larvae or eggs). Notables are below w/ numbers combined from both locations. thanks, Charles. Dusky Flycatcher - 6 (conservative est.) Hammond's Flycatcher - 2 Western Wood-Pewee - 1 (foy) Townsend's Solitaire - 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3 Warbling Vireo - 3 (foy) Orange-crowned Warbler - 3 Nashville Warbler - 2 Yellow Warbler - 3 (sining, prob. on territory) Yellow-rumped Warbler - 6 Townsend's Warbler - 1 MacGillivray's Warbler - 2 (foy) Chipping Sparrow - 50+ White-crowned Sparrow - 2 -- 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: Wenatchee Confluence State Park/Horan Nature Area From: "Themartins" <themartins AT tndmartin.com> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 14:12:57 -0700 I didn't go all the way out to Walla Walla Point today, so I saw very few water birds. I did see an Osprey on the nest over the Wenatchee River. I also saw on Osprey carrying a small fish. Here is the list: Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Turkey Vulture Osprey American Kestrel California Quail Killdeer Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Northern Flicker Say's Phoebe Tree Swallow Violet-green Swallow Cliff Swallow Cedar Waxwing Black-capped Chickadee American Crow European Starling House Sparrow American Goldfinch Evening Grosbeak Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Townsend's Warbler Black-headed Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Bullock's Oriole 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 Crossbill fledgling From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 11:27:33 -0700 05/14 At our feeder today is a male Red Crossbill with a fledgling that he occasionally feeds, but is mostly getting stuff on its own. The fledgling's bill is not yet crossed. As you probably know the crossing occurs when they start getting pine seeds. Hope some find this interesting. CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln County-Many Birds From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 19:17:13 -0700 Following Craig Corder's terrific recent reports, headed down to Lincoln Co. to see what could be found. The day did not disappoint. At Sprague Sewage Ponds, in addition to typical ducks were 24 WILSON'S PHALAROPES with the 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES mixed in as Craig reported. As I was about to depart, the elusive GREAT EGRET flew over the rear ponds and landed in the field. Sprague Lake had all the birds Craig reported; WESTERN GREBE and CORMORANT numbers may be increasing; there were large flocks on both the Lincoln and Adams County sides. A CASPIAN TERN was also in both counties, though it may have been the same bird. Also seen were 8 BLACK TERNS. I decided to make a "quck stop" at Harrington Cemetary en route to Davenport. There were so many birds that the what I thought would be 10-15 minutes became nearly 2 hours. There were dozens, perhaps more than 100 Empidonax Flycatchers, including GRAY, DUSKY, HAMMONDS, and WILLOW. I counted several of each but most were not calling so it was impossible to get an accurate total count. Also present were 2 BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRDS, 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS, 6 WILSON'S WARBLERS, and at least 5 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES, along with many typical birds. I am fairly certain 1 or 2 Western Wood Peewees were calling but I could not get a visual so I am not confirming those. Still en route to Davenport, I tried the Rocklyn/Old Kuchs vernal pools, which have produced an amazing array of shorebirds this spring. Today, observed were 3 Killdeer, 1 Wilson's Snipe, 7 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 24 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 13 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, and a surprise 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS (which were conveniently posing alongside an adult Killdeer for perfect comparison). Added to the Long-Billed Curlew, Solitary Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, and both Yellowlegs seen by Gina Sheridan, Michael Woodruff and myself on May 4, this has definitely been a hot spot. After all that, there was no time left for Davenport Cemetary but 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS and 2 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were observed in Reardon during the ride home. 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: (no subject) From: "Shirley Sturts" <s.sturts AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:08:25 -0700 Location: Mica Bay Survey Observation date: 5/13/08 Number of species: 39 Canada Goose 38 10 goslings with adult Wood Duck 2 American Wigeon 2 Mallard 8 females probably on nests California Quail 1 Red-necked Grebe 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 3 3 occupied nests Bald Eagle 2 1 nest with 1 chick and 1 adult Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 American Coot 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Mourning Dove 2 Calliope Hummingbird 6 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Black-billed Magpie 4 Common Raven 3 Tree Swallow 50 around nest boxes - no eggs yet but some nests started Violet-green Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 Western Bluebird 3 1 complete nest no eggs 1 complete nest with 1 egg American Robin 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Spotted Towhee 1 Song Sparrow 7 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Red-winged Blackbird 44 est. number Brown-headed Cowbird 4 courting House Finch 2 Pine Siskin 2 Evening Grosbeak 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 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: Latah Co. Greater Scaup, 5/12/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:11 -0700 Hi All - I found a pair (male,female) of Greater Scaup w/ a single Lesser Scaup at Spring Valley Res. this afternoon. It was nice having the Lesser Scaup w/ the 2 Greaters for comparison of head shape and size. Also the Bald Eagles are on nest about a half mile south of the dam. Terry found this nest last year (?) and it seems to be the only known eagle nest in Latah County. My complete eBird list is below. thanks, Charles. Location: Spring Valley Reservoir Observation date: 5/12/08 Notes: Pair of Greater Scaup was with single male Lesser Scaup. Size and head shape differences were quite evident w/ Greater Scaup being larger and having rounder head w/ slight peak toward front of head. Bill was also noticeably wider at base. WEll seen w/ scope within 100 yds. or so. Number of species: 23 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 12 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 4 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila 2 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis 1 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser 2 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis 7 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps 1 Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis 1 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus 3 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus 2 on nest just south of res. along SPV Rd. American Coot - Fulica americana 1 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 1 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius 3 Cassin's Vireo - Vireo cassinii 1 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 10 Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis 2 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 2 Mountain Bluebird - Sialia currucoides 1 American Robin - Turdus migratorius 1 Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 1 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina 2 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus X 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: GU Campus From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:59:44 -0700 With all of the excellent reports that come from UI and WSU, I thought it appropriate to have an inaugural report from the Gonzaga Campus, which has some fairly good bird habitat but few birders checking it out. Last week I observed a BALD EAGLE, OSPREY, NOTHERN HARRIER, and 1 RED-TAILED HAWK apiece on BOTH of the St. Aloysius Church spires! A 30 minute casual stroll today yielded nothing spectacular but a few minor surprises, including VAUX'S SWIFT (thanks to Gina Sheridan for the tip to look for these the river); RUBY CROWNED KINGLET; CEDAR WAXWING; and a fair number of YELLOW WARBLERS observed and heard calling. A somewhat lost looking RAVEN flew over. Other birds included: Canada Goose 12 Mallard 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 100+ California Gull 1 Rock Pigeon 10 American Crow 7 Violet-green Swallow 100+ Bank Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 1 American Robin 10 European Starling 10 Song Sparrow 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 House Finch 10 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 20 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln Co Sprague arrivals From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 11:32:29 -0700 05/12/08 We checked the Sprague Sewage ponds hoping the Great Egret would stay, but no luck. We did see 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE with many Wilson's. There was a SPOTTED SANDPIPER & a few BLACK TERNS. On the north end of Sprague Lake were 33 pelicans, 2 CASPIAN TERNS, 12 WESTERN GREBES & 1 COMMON LOON. YELLOW WARBLERS are back. Good Birding, CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Colville STP birds From: "W & J Current" <wjcurrent AT ultraplix.com> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 09:15:01 -0700 Last evening I checked out the Colville, WA, sewage treatment plant ponds and adjoining wetlands. It was quite "birdy" after a showery period. I saw 32 species in the immediate area including: WILSON'S PHALAROPE, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (37 birds, the most I've ever seen there), WILSON'S SNIPE, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, EURASIAN WIGEON (one of 12 species of waterfowl), OSPREY, and NORTHERN HARRIER. There were 5 swallow species, and I also heard a SORA. The rest were the "usuals". Warren Current Colville, WA. (Stevens County) wjcurrent AT ultraplix.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: GREATGRAY OWL From: jami9197 AT aol.com Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 00:51:48 -0400 WHILE ANTLER SHED /TURKEY HUNTING NEAR MCCOMAS MEADOWS NEAR GRANGEVILLE,ID MY KIDS AND I HAD A GREAT, SEVERAL MINUTE LOOK AT A GREAT GARY OWL.? MOBBING GRAY JAYS LET US KNOW?IT WAS THERE. ALTHOUGH WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE, GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR, IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE?COULD BE?A NESTING PAIR IN THE AREA. _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lazuli Buntings everywhere From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:03 -0800 Hello All, Just a note to let you know that the Walla Walla valley is crawling with Lazuli Buntings with 98% being males. We had over 40 buntings in our garden today. We are getting phone calls from folks all over town wanting to know what the spectacular little blue birds are. Great education opportunity. We also had a flock of 50 Bank Swallows sweeping back and forth over the house just before dark and attempting to land in several large wind tossed maples to roost. We have never seen this number of buntings in this area or have we ever had Bank Swallows attempt to roost over our house. Later Mike ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Lazuli Buntings everywhere From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:44:03 -0800 Hello All, Just a note to let you know that the Walla Walla valley is crawling with Lazuli Buntings with 98% being males. We had over 40 buntings in our garden today. We are getting phone calls from folks all over town wanting to know what the spectacular little blue birds are. Great education opportunity. We also had a flock of 50 Bank Swallows sweeping back and forth over the house just before dark and attempting to land in several large wind tossed maples to roost. We have never seen this number of buntings in this area or have we ever had Bank Swallows attempt to roost over our house. Later Mike ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Pend Oreille County - Calispell Lake From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:04:01 -0700 Calispell Lake on Saturday morning; Wilson's Phalaropes. Black Necked Stilts, Am Avocets, Long billed Dowitchers, EURASIAN WIGEON, Black Terns, Nashville, Yellow Rumped, Yellow, and Townsend's Warblers, Cassins Vireo Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: tanager From: "Carol Mack/John Stuart" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:09:23 -0700 While listening to a Pygmy owl duet on Friday, 5/9, a newly arrived Western Tanager joined in the chorus. A pleasant sound also is a local group of about 20 Red Crossbills. I have seen them a couple times but not close enough to see if there are any new young birds. There are at least several pairs of Evening Grosbeaks constantly milling around our neighborhood, so I assume they are nesting. We see these seed eaters so seldom in winter, it is good to hear and seem them again. Oh yes, just heard the first neighborhood B. H. Cowbird on Friday, as well. These are in the Deer Valley Rd. area west of Newport, WA. John Stuart _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Wenas & Umtanum Birding From: "Michael Fleming"<michael-fleming AT myway.com> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:52:55 -0400 (EDT) This weekend I birded parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties, particularly the Wenas and Umtanum areas. I began Saturday morning in Ellensburg working my way south along the Umtanum-Wenas Road, stopping at Umtanum Creek/Falls and birding to the Wenas Campground. I then spent late Saturday afternoon hiking in Hardy Canyon and checking a few spots in Selah. Sunday morning I birded the Umtanum Recreation Area-BLM in the Yakima Canyon. The weather was good although later Sunday morning the wind picked up in the Ellensburg area. One of the highlights was along the Umtanum-Wenas Road near Bluebird boxes 26 and 27, where I spent about 20 minutes walking along the road and had CASSINS FINCH, a pair of WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS, and several LEWIS WOODPECKERS. Lots of Warblers at several locations, and many LAZULI BUNTINGS at the Umtanum Recreation Area, although I missed YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Additional birds seen included: OSPREY - near Ellensburg SWAINSON'S HAWK - in Selah along Sheep Company Road CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD - Umtanum Creek/Falls LEWIS WOODPECKER - at Audubon Road into the Wenas Campground and along Umtanum-Wenas Road WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER - 2 along Umtanum-Wenas Road GRAY FLYCATCHER - along Umtanum-Wenas Road - Bluebird box 45 PYGMY NUTHATCH - along Umtanum-Wenas Road - Bluebird box 45 DUSKY FLYCATCHER - Umtanum Creek/Falls WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Umtanum Creek/Falls CANYON and ROCK WRENS - Umtanum Recreation Area SAGE THRASHER, BREWER'S SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, and VESPER SPARROW - along Umtanum-Wenas Road near Durr Road HERMIT THRUSH - near Wenas Campgroung BUSHTIT (eastside) - Umtanum Recreation Area CASSIN'S and WARBLING VIREOS - near Wenas Campground CASSIN'S FINCH - along Umtanum-Wenas Road NASHVILLE, WILSON'S, ORANGE-CROWNED, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS - at several locations including Wenas Campground, Umtanum Recreation Area, and Hardy Canyon. YELLOW WARBLER - Hardy Canyon GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW - Umtanum Recreation Area LAZULI BUNTING - Umtanum Recreation Area BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Umtanum Recreation Area and Selah WESTERN TANAGER - several at Umtanum Recreation Area BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Umtanum Recreation Area Cheers and Good Birding; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington Michael-Fleming AT myway.com _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: afternoon at the wetland From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 17:22:12 -0700 I just got back from a brief trip to the Peone Wetland. Even in breezy conditions and poor lighting, my wife and I were treated to some nice shorebird activity: killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, 7 Long Billed Dowitchers, 2 Black Necked Stilts, 8 Wilson's Phalaropes, 2 alternate plumaged RED NECKED PHALAROPES (get them in the wetland in the fall, first for the spring), 1 Least Sandpiper. Blessings Terry Little Mead _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Asotin county migrants From: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:39:49 -0700 On a cool, breezy, but sunny day we spent the morning looking for newcomers. Swallows Park in Clarkston still had: Ruddy Ducks 20-25 Bufflehead 25-30 Western Grebe 10 American Avocet 1 Anatone had both Western and Mountain Bluebirds, Horned Larks and Western Meadowlarks. Field Spring State Park: Rednaped Sapsucker county #113 Pileated Woodpecker #114 Gray Jay #115 Varied Thrush #116 Townsend's Warbler #117 Macgillvary's Warbler #118 A stop at the Asotin Cemetery yielded: Vesper Sparrow #119 Lark Sparrow #120 the Lark Sparrows are pretty dependable at the cemetery. Keith and Marilyn Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Yellow-breasted Chat From: "mike denny" <m.denny AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:24:41 -0800 Had a Yellow-breasted Chat in the Fort Walla Walla natural area this am - #197 for our county year list. No pewees yet. MerryLynn ******************************************************************** Mike & MerryLynn Denny 1354 S. E. Central Ave. College Place, WA 99324 509.529.0080 (h) IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED! ******************************************************************* _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Slavin Ranch and Northern Whitman County From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:39:08 -0700 (PDT) On Thursday (5/08/08), Jon Isacoff ventured out on a brisk day with partly cloudy skies. Although the sun promised to warm things up, a biting wind continued to blow across the Columbia Plateau and kept the temps chilly. Perhaps as result of the cold wind and low temps, passerines were conspicuous by their absence. We found very little in the woodlands, but there were some nice waterfowl for us to gaze upon. The highlights were all three species of teal and a BLACK-NECKED STILT in the same binocular view, several LEAST SANDPIPERs, a WILSON'S PHALAROPE, six species of swallows, and plenty of BLACK TERNs. Later, we drove through Fairfield (Spokane County), and easily spotted three EURASIAN COLLARED DOVEs. Pushing on into Whitman County, we birded around the town of Tekoa. The Tekoa City Park held a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, CASSIN'S FINCH, and WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. A productive stop en route, was the Oaksdale STP (south of town). A small but interesting mix of ducks were present. Species here included LESSER SCAUP, WOOD DUCK (tough for Whitman Co.), BUFFLEHEAD, RUDDY DUCK, and NO. SHOVELER. Steptoe Butte State Park was quiet overall. We did see LAZULI BUNTING and VESPER SPARROW, but not much else. Perhaps, the most satisfying bird of the day for me, was a single EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE in the town of Steptoe. The Euro Dove was a Whitman County lifer for me. During our search for the dove, we noted a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Latah Co. Solitary Sandpiper, Lewis's Woodpecker, etc., 5/10/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:48:43 -0700 This afternoon I checked a few spots along the Palouse R. in Latah Co. just east of the ID/WA boundary (and east of the town of Palouse, WA). The Palouse R. has a nice wide floodplain in places here w/ remnant oxbow lakes and wetlands. At a small marshy pond just a bit east of the state line along S. River Rd. I found a *Solitary Sandpiper* along w/ a bunch of other species such as *Cinnamon Teal, Wood Duck, Wilson's Snipe, lots of Tree and Rough-winged Swallow* and so forth. Also in Ponderosa Pines across the street were *Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches and House Wrens*. A bit farther west on S. River Rd. I found a pair of *Lewis's Woodpeckers* in a lone Ponderoda Pine across the street from a farm w/ a nice cottonwood stand (seems like good potential breeding habitat). At another pond on the north side of the river (along N. River Rd.) I coaxed a *Sora* to call once briefly - this is a location where I have heard Soras previously. I can provide more specific location information and will map these locations on google maps in the near future. Elsewhere a group of Coeur d'Alene Audubon birders found a *Western Grebe*at Spring Valley Res. (despite the crowds) which is an FOY for the county I believe. I had a few *Yellow-rumped Warblers* around my house this morning and an unident. empid. but not much else in the way of new passerine migrants. I've also had a *Ruby-crowned Kinglet* singing across the street for several days now and am beginning to suspect it is territorial - in several previous years I've had RC Kinglets singing in my neighborhood well into June that I have suspected were on territory (which I should try to confirm!). thanks, Charles. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: IMBD field trip today From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:51:05 -0700 I led a group to and around Columbia NWR today to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Including a few species that turned up in my back yard we saw or heard 98 species. Most interesting was the SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER near Potholes Canal just south of the Grant County line. Broods of CANADA GOOSE, MALLARD, KILLDEER & WILSON'S SNIPE and a young HORNED LARK . The calling YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was a little early. Yesterday I headed east to Washtucna, Hooper, and Sprague Lake. It was a very slow passerine day but I managed to add seven species for the year in Adams County. Most interesting bird of the day was a GREAT EGRET at the Sprague sewage lagoons. Randy Hill Othello_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: IMBD field trip today From: "Hill" <hill AT smwireless.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:51:05 -0700 I led a group to and around Columbia NWR today to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Including a few species that turned up in my back yard we saw or heard 98 species. Most interesting was the SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER near Potholes Canal just south of the Grant County line. Broods of CANADA GOOSE, MALLARD, KILLDEER & WILSON'S SNIPE and a young HORNED LARK . The calling YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was a little early. Yesterday I headed east to Washtucna, Hooper, and Sprague Lake. It was a very slow passerine day but I managed to add seven species for the year in Adams County. Most interesting bird of the day was a GREAT EGRET at the Sprague sewage lagoons. Randy Hill Othello_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: WOS Reports From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:05:50 -0700 Fellow Birders, My face is quite red right now as I have forgotten a very important person in my last email. Tom Aversa is still the sightings editor for all unusual sightings for Washington State for all WOS (Washington Ornithological Society). Tom has done this very well for some time, and all unusual county, regional, or state sightings should go to Tom as well. Tom has been a huge help for Brad and I as we begin this adventure and the three of us are in constant communication. Tom, sorry for leaving out this most crucial piece of information. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: WOS Reports From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:05:50 -0700 Fellow Birders, My face is quite red right now as I have forgotten a very important person in my last email. Tom Aversa is still the sightings editor for all unusual sightings for Washington State for all WOS (Washington Ornithological Society). Tom has done this very well for some time, and all unusual county, regional, or state sightings should go to Tom as well. Tom has been a huge help for Brad and I as we begin this adventure and the three of us are in constant communication. Tom, sorry for leaving out this most crucial piece of information. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: North American Birds Editorial Changes From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:01 -0700 Fellow Birders, After many years of hard work and faithful service to the birding community of Washington, Steve Mlodinow has passed the torch as a regional editor of North American Birds. David Irons, of Oregon fame, has undertaken the unenviable position of primary regional editor for both Oregon and Washington. You may email him with Oregon reports directly (check out OBOL for the address), or by emailing either myself or Brad Waggoner and we will forward those reports to Dave. Brad Waggoner has graciously accepted the responsibility for all of Western Washington. Please email any outstanding sightings on the western side of the state to Brad. His email address is available in the WOS directory. I have accepted the easiest of all the editorial positions by covering all of Eastern Washington. Please email any sightings from the eastern portion of Washington to me at dschone8donobi.net. We hope that the transition is seamless and we can serve the folks of Washington and Oregon as aptly as Steve did for so many years. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: North American Birds Editorial Changes From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 AT donobi.net> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 09:01:01 -0700 Fellow Birders, After many years of hard work and faithful service to the birding community of Washington, Steve Mlodinow has passed the torch as a regional editor of North American Birds. David Irons, of Oregon fame, has undertaken the unenviable position of primary regional editor for both Oregon and Washington. You may email him with Oregon reports directly (check out OBOL for the address), or by emailing either myself or Brad Waggoner and we will forward those reports to Dave. Brad Waggoner has graciously accepted the responsibility for all of Western Washington. Please email any outstanding sightings on the western side of the state to Brad. His email address is available in the WOS directory. I have accepted the easiest of all the editorial positions by covering all of Eastern Washington. Please email any sightings from the eastern portion of Washington to me at dschone8donobi.net. We hope that the transition is seamless and we can serve the folks of Washington and Oregon as aptly as Steve did for so many years. Cheers Doug No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.23.9/1418 - Release Date: 5/6/2008 5:17 PM _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Mann Lake From: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:24:40 -0700 Brenda Johnson and I briefly birded Mann Lake this AM. Redhead pair Northern Shovelers Western Grebe Long-billed Dowitchers 20 Wilson's Phalarope 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS 1 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Keith E. Carlson Lewiston_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Soap Lake, Lake Lenore and Points Between From: "Themartins" <themartins AT tndmartin.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 11:35:44 -0700 I went to Soap Lake and Lake Lenore yesterday, and clicked off the following species: Eared Grebe Canada Goose Gadwall Mallard Northern Shoveler Barrow's Goldeneye Bufflehead Ruddy Duck Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle American Kestrel Sandhill Crane American Coot American Avocet Killdeer Least Sandpiper Dunlin Wilson's Phalarope Ring-billed Gull California Gull Caspian Tern Common Tern White-throated Swift Western Kingbird Violet-green Swallow Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow American Robin American Crow Common Raven European Starling House Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Dick Martin Wenatchee Valley _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Need bird ID From: "Ben Egbert" <roserus AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:45:09 -0700 Seen at Peone prairie this mooring. Looks like a white crowned from my Petersons Guide, but not sure. http://www.pbase.com/roserus/image/96812187_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Springtime Birding in Lincoln & Spokane Counties From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:57:07 -0700 (PDT) On Sunday (5/04/08), Michael Woodruff, Jon Isacoff, and I had a restricted timeline to bird. As a result, we opted for a pre-dawn start, and concentrated on the Reardan-Davenport corridor in Lincoln County. Within three and a half hours, we managed to tally 88 species of birds. Weather-wise, the morning began cold and clear (mid-30's), but it was sunny and calm. Before we had to break off our good birding run, the temperature had risen to around 60 degrees. Due to the protracted winter weather, snowdrifts still linger on north facing slopes, and tree foliage is just emerging (some two weeks later than usual). Although Reardan Audubon Lake held no real surprises, it was delightfully lively. As a hidden VIRGINIA RAIL called from the cattails, an alternate-plumaged HORNED GREBE glided by, and several WILSON'S PHALAROPEs wheeled overhead. Meanwhile, WILSON'S SNIPE winnowed into the rosy hues of the eastern sky. While YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDs provided marshland ornamentation, MARSH WRENs popped up to greet us. In Reardan itself, we spotted a lone EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE. Our next stop was the Davenport Cemetery. The spring migrant mix that we encountered there included HERMIT THRUSHes that were playing hide and seek around the tombstones, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE & TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, CHIPPING SPARROW, RED CROSSBILL, FOX SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, HAMMONDS & DUSKY FLYCATCHERs, WESTERN TANAGER, CASSINS' VIREO, GC & RC KINGLETs, HOUSE WREN, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Just north of the junction of Hwy 21 & Old Kuchs Road, we noted NORTHERN SHOVELERs, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, CINNAMON TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and a surprising subadult BARROW'S GOLDENEYE. Along Old Kuchs Road, we scored many of the shrub-steppe specialties such as SAGE THRASHER, BREWER'S SPARROW, LONG-BILLED CURLEW, SWAINSON'S HAWK, and VESPER SPARROW. Other notables included WESTERN KINGBIRD, SAYS'S PHOEBE, NORTHERN HARRIER, BARN SWALLOW, and SAVANNAH SPARROW. At the Rocklyn Vernal Pools (west end of Old Kuchs Road, we were pleased to find an excellent selection of shorebirds such as KILLDEER -3, DUNLIN -4, LESSER YELLOWLEGS -1, GREATER YELLOWLEGS -5, SOLITARY SANDPIPER -1, WESTERN SANDPIPER -1, LEAST SANDPIPER -8, and WILSON'S PHALAROPE -8. Joining the shorebirds were AMERICAN PIPITS - 10, TUNDRA SWAN -1, BALD EAGLE -1, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK. In the town of Davenport, we picked up YELLOW WARBLER and NO. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. On our return leg to Spokane (east of Reardan), we saw a CLIFF SWALLOW. After a several hour break, I rejoined Jon and his family for a late afternoon run out to Philleo Lake and Paradise Prairie (Spokane County). Some of the more interesting species on Philleo that we tallied included AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN -22, BLACK-NECKED STILT -1, BALD EAGLE -2, COMMON MERGANSER -2, and OSPREY -1. Paradise Prairie held both WILSON'S SNIPE & WILSON'S PHALAROPEs and WESTERN BLUEBIRD. As a result of this glorious spring day, Jon and both broke 100 species for the day. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Dusky Flycatcher Priest River, ID Gravel Pit , 5/7/08 From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:20:58 -0700 > To: psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Subject: eBird Report - Priest River Gravel Pit , 5/7/08> > Location: Priest River Gravel Pit> Observation date: 5/7/08> Notes: First observation for season; > Number of species: 1> > Dusky Flycatcher - Empidonax oberholseri 1> Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln Co WF Goose, Dunlin From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:11:24 -0700 05/08/08 This morning we found a WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Readan's Audubon Lake seen from the dike parking lot. There are BLACK-NECKED STILTS on the dike. Also at least one pair of GREATER SCAUP was seen from the highway. The Davenport Cemetery had 2 TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS & at least one HAMMOND'S & DUSKY FLYCATCHER as well as a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE & HERMIT THRUSH. At Swanson Lakes there were 5 DUNLIN, 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER & 11 AVOCETS. 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS were along the road into Swanson Lakes about 2 miles south of where the pavement ends where there are significant trees along the west side of the road. Yesterday in Spokane I was shocked to hear a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW south of Mission Park in the Academy front yard. (SE of Mission & Hamilton) Good Birding, CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Philleo Lake, 5/8/08 From: Michael Woodruff <crazybirder98 AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:58:01 -0700 At Philleo Lake this afternoon, there were a number of good birds. I had ~130 Black Terns, 1 Bonaparte's Gull, 15 American White Pelicans, and 1 Western Grebe. In the shrubbery I also got my first-of-year Wilson's Warbler and a couple Yellow Warblers. There were hundreds of swallows....predominantly Cliff, with Barn, Bank, and Tree Swallows as well. Michael Woodruff Spokane, WA _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_mobile_052008 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: big worms = bird habitat From: "kas dumroese" <kas.birder AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 19:23:00 -0700 Greetings all: Currently the Moscow-Pullman Daily News is doing their weekly on-line survey about the Giant Palouse Earthworm and its proposed status as endangered. I'd encourage you, whether or not you're a worm lover, to go to the site and vote.... because, I think we can all agree that the best birding on the Palouse is anywhere we still have native vegetation, and it's under those native plant refugia that the worm is likely to be found. Keeping good worm habitat, therefore, is essential to retaining good bird habitat. Here are the details: Check out (and vote in) the Moscow-Pullman Daily news poll (www.dnews.com): Weekly Poll Do you think the giant Palouse earthworm warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act? No, not under any circumstances No, not until more information is gathered regarding the worm's population and habitat. Yes, under any circumstance. Yes, until more information is gathered regarding the worm's population and habitat. Good birding, and here's to extremely fat American Robins! :-) Kas Dumroese Moscow, Idaho_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Re: swifts From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:36:55 GMT HI JOHN, I USUALLY GET TO THE SIGHT AT ABOUT 8:00 P.M. AND THEY ARE USUALLY ALREADY THERE. LAST NIGHT THEY STARTED TO DROP INTO THE CHIMNEY AT ABOUT 8:05 AND ENTERED IN SMALL GROUPS FOR A HALF HOUR. THEY WERE ALL VERY VOCAL UNTIL THE LAST TEN MINUTES WHEN THEY CAME IN SILENT AND DROPPED STRAIGHT INTO THE CHIMNEY WITHOUT CIRCLING COUNTER CLOCKWISE BEFORE ENTERING THE CHIMNEY. THANKS, TERRY > Terry Gray, > Do the swifts in Moscow enter the chimneys at the same time every day? > How close to dark is it when they go to roost? > > John Stuart > Newport Newport --------------------------------------------- This message was sent by First Step Internet. http://www.fsr.com/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Asotin county migrants From: "Kec201814" <kec201814 AT cableone.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:24:34 -0700 At Swallows Park: Ruddy Ducks 25-30 in Snake R Western Grebes 10 Horned Grebes Eared Grebes 2 breeding plumage Am Avocets 10 Asotin Slough western Kingbird county list #110 Keith E. Carlson_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: swifts From: "Carol Mack/John Stuart" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:23:40 -0700 Terry Gray, Do the swifts in Moscow enter the chimneys at the same time every day? How close to dark is it when they go to roost? John Stuart Newport_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Latah Co. Lewis's Woodpecker etc., 5/4/08 From: "Charles Swift" <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:33:12 -0700 Hi All - This past Sunday I wandered east of Moscow to Deary, then south to Kendrick, and back north to Troy via Little Bear Ridge Rd. then home to Moscow. - A stop at Spring Valley Res. was unproductive due to the large number of fisherfolk around and on the lake - on warm weekend afternoons it's best to avoid SVR! - The Deary sewage ponds had 45 Bufflehead and a few other ducks (Bufflehead seem to really like sewage ponds - what is the attraction??). - Heading south from Deary on ID-3 I checked some ponds and fields (and visited a couple of old rural cemeteries in the area). This is a really impressive drive w/ excellent views of mountains and the eastern Palouse wheat fields in all directions. Along the grade down to Kendrick I stopped at a nice road cut just past mp 16 where I had *Bank, Rough-winged, and Violet-green Swallows* all nesting or checking out (in the case of the Bank Swallows) nest holes in various strata including sandstone. At this point the road is above the Potlatch R. providing good foraging for the swallows. Looking back up the hill I noticed a *Lewis's Woodpecker* flycatching from trees near the house at mp 16 (west side of the rd.). I went back to get a closer look but couldn't relocate the bird. It looks like a great area for them and suspect nesting in the area is likely. I've had my eye on nearby Little Bear Ck. canyon for this species as well so was not totally surprised at this discovery. - At Kendrick I noted *Cliff Swallows* (which nest on the grain elevators) and heard a *Yellow Warbler. *(Iris had woken up by this point so we stopped in town to play in the park and get an ice cream bar for the drive home.) Just outside of town heading up Little Bear Ridge Rd. an adult *Bald Eagle *was soaring around - perhaps one of the nesters from nearby Dworshak Res. which isn't far from here as the eagle flies (I understand there are 3 active eagle nests on the lake this year). - Finally there were only a few ducks on the Little Bear ponds but they included a foy *Blue-winged Teal* and several downy *Killdeer* chick w/ adults on the shore. It was nice to be back home - what a difference from Florida! -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Moscow Vaux's Swifts From: <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 18:26:11 GMT Hi Everyone, I have been watching a couple of chimneys in Moscow since April 27th. The following dates and numbers have been observed: 4/27 32 4/28 22 4/30 8 5/5 35 5/6 68 The first two evenings they were enttering 2 separaate chimneys but now are only using the chimney at the north side of the Latah Title Company building on Second and Main. Birds are easiest to see from the alley east of the building. Thanks, Terry Gray --------------------------------------------- This message was sent by First Step Internet. http://www.fsr.com/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders