Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: December 29, 1995
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Northern Goshawk
Townsend's Solitaire (2)
Ferruginous Hawk
Yellow-billed Loon
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting (2)
Gyrfalcon (2)
American Tree Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow


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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Rare Bird Hotline for
December 29th. For any questions regarding LCBAS call Mike Lilga at 946-8966.

On December 22, Mark Gerber found a Northern Goshawk in the vicinity of the
West Richland sewage ponds and on December 25, he found a Townsend's
Solitaire at the same location.

On December 26, Dennis Johnson observed a Ferruginous Hawk along Humorist
Road near Hanson Loop Road in the Burbank area.

Farther afield, on December 23, Phil Bartley noted that the Yellow-billed
Loon remained on Blue Lake along Highway 17, south of Dry Falls and toward
the west on Highway 2, he found Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings in a
flock of Horned Larks. While at Mile(post) 179 a gray phase Gyrfalcon was
present.

Also far north of us, on December 23, I (Bob Woodley) found Snow Buntings
along Highway 28 near Harrington and (American) Tree Sparrows along the old
State Highway a few miles west of Reardan.

Also along the latter road on December 26, I observed a gray phase Gyrfalcon
about 4 miles east of Davenport.

Last but not least, Bill and Nancy LaFramboise report that the Harris'
Sparrow remains at their feeder as of December 29 and a Townsend's Solitaire
appeared in my yard this morning.

To report your own sightings, please give your name, phone number and
sightings after the tone.


Bill and Nancy LaFramboise
Richland, WA
wlafra at oneworld.owt.com