- RBA
* northern Idaho / eastern Washington
* April 29, 1994
* IDWA9404.29

- Birds mentioned

TUFTED DUCK
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
MARBLED GODWIT
Pectoral Sandpiper
FORESTER'S TERN
Caspian Tern
Black-necked Stilts
American White Pelicans
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
BONAPARTE'S GULL
BEWICK'S WREN
Snow Goose
American Avocet
Bonaparte's Gull
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Least Sandpiper
Common Loon
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW
ROCK WREN
Sandhill Crane
Western Kingbird
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Bank Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Violet-green Swallow

- Transcript

HOTLINE
Region: northern Idaho, eastern Washington
Date: April 29, 1994
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Stacy Peterson
petest at wwc.edu

This is Kas Dumroese with the northern Idaho / eastern Washington bird
hotline for Friday, April 29, 1994. If you wish to bypass this recording
and simply leave a message for me, including the date of your sighting
and the DeLorme atlas page number if you have it, push the star button on
your telephone now.

This hotline, sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is updated every Friday
sometime before the dinner hour. Bird trips and meetings are announced
at the end of the recording.

Birds of note reported this week include TUFTED DUCK, NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD, MARBLED GODWIT, FORESTER'S TERN, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW,
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BONAPARTE'S GULL, BEWICK'S WREN, assorted SHOREBIRDS,
migrants including GRASSHOPPER SPARROW and ROCK WREN, and HUMMINGBIRDS.

Warren Hall reports the TUFTED DUCK, first seen by Russ Roundy on April
12, was still at Reardon, Washington on April 24. The bird was on the
west side of Washington Highway 231, just north of Reardon. See
Washington DeLorme page 88, C as in chickadee, 1, Section 10, T25N, R39E.

Warren Hall, Jim Acton and Brian Miller report a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was
near Liberty Lake, Washington this past week. To get to the bird, head
east out of Spokane on Interstate 90. Take the Liberty Lake exit. At
the Zip Trip, head east on Mission 1.7 miles to some haystacks. The bird
has been frequenting the haystacks and the irrigation pipes around them.
See Washington DeLorme page 89, C as in chickadee, 8.

MARBLED GODWITS made appearances across the region. Stacy Peterson and
Mike Denny saw one at the Walla Walla River Delta on April 23. That same
day Winnie Hepburn reported 2 at Tolo Lake near Grangeville, Idaho, with
a PECTORAL SANDPIPER, and on April 25 she saw a GODWIT at Mann Lake just
east of Lewiston.

The Walla Walla River Delta is just north of the junction of US 730 and
US 12 near the Columbia River. See Washington DeLorme page 40, D as in
dowitcher 1.

To reach Tolo Lake, take US 95 south toward Grangeville, about 1/4 mile
past Fenn, turn onto Johns Creek Road (sometimes called Lake Road) and
follow it about 3 miles to the lake. See Idaho DeLorme page 55, C as in
chickadee 4, right on the crease.

To get to Mann Lake, enter Lewiston via US 95 from the north, cross the
Clearwater River and follow the sign to East Lewiston. Turn left onto
Main Street and follow it until it "T's," turning right onto Lindsay
Creek Road. Follow Lindsay Creek Road for about 5 miles until it
terminates at Grelle Street. Turn left onto Grelle and follow it to the
20 mph turn. Go 0.3 mile more and turn left. Immediately you'll see a
sign for Mann Lake. Go straight for 1.3 miles to the parking lot. See
Idaho DeLorme page 54, a-1.

Also at the Walla Walla River Delta on April 23 were 4 FORESTER'S TERNS,
tons of CASPIAN TERNS (call Stacy Peterson to define "tons"),
BLACK-NECKED STILTS and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS.

John Hirth spotted a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW moving through his yard in
Viola, Idaho on April 22.

The ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD at Brian Miller's feeder near Liberty Lake was
still being seen this week.

A BEWICK'S WREN was at my house south of Moscow last night, April 28.
When our guests were leaving after dark, the bird spooked from under
their car and landed on the light on our garage, where it stayed until we
turned the light off. Weird, huh? I'll see if I can find it today.

Also at Mann Lake this week, and reported by a number of folks, including
me, were SNOW GEESE, AMERICAN AVOCETS, BONAPARTE'S GULLS, GREATER and
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER; and John Hirth
reports two COMMON LOONS in breeding plumage on April 24.

Mike Denny and Stacy Peterson report ROCK WRENS, GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS,
SANDHILL CRANES, and WESTERN KINGBIRDS along 9-Mile Canyon Road on April
23. 9-Mile Canyon Road is west of Toucher, Washington. It leaves US 12
on the north side of the highway just before you cross the Walla Walla
River. It's about half way between Touchet and the Walla Walla River
Delta. See Washington DeLorme page 40, D as in dowitcher 2.

CALLIOPE and RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS have arrived throughout the region, as
have BANK, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED, CLIFF, BARN, and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS.

I know of two upcoming bird trips. On May 7 the Canyon Birders will be
birding my 50-acre yard on the south end of Paradise Ridge just south of
Moscow. Both the birds and the wildflowers should be good. If you have
any questions, please call Winnie Hepburn at (208) 843-5347.

On May 14, Palouse Audubon will bird Kamiak Butte just north of Pullman.
Meet at the kiosk parking lot at the butte at 9 a.m. They plan to bird
until noon, so bring a sack lunch. Call Dana Catts at (509) 334-6633 for
more information.

Palouse Audubon has a presentation coming up. On May 18, Jim Pissot,
Director of the Washington State Audubon Office will talk about the
decline of Neotropic migrants and the international program to stop the
decline. His presentation is at the Moscow Community Center on the
corner of Third and Washington Streets and starts at 7:30 p.m.

Good birding!

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