-RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* June 16, 1995
* IDWA9506.16

-birds mentioned

LEAST FLYCATCHER
SORA
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
BOBOLINK
NORTHERN BOBWHITE
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH


-transcript

HOTLINE: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: June 16, 1995
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Dale Goble
gobled at uidaho.edu


This is Kas Dumroese with the northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon bird hotline.

On Sunday, June 11, Dan Svingen found a pair of singing LEAST
FLYCATCHERS near Rose Lake, Idaho. This is only the 5th record
for the state. The birds were seen again today by Dan, myself,
and 25 attendees of the Western Field Ornithologist's meeting. To
get to the birds, take Idaho 3 toward Rose Lake, either via
Interstate 90 and exit 34 or from St. Maries. At mile post 113.8
is Rose Creek Road. This is the best place to park. The birds
are in the aspen-cottonwood stand between Rose Creek Road and
Shady Lane Road which is at mile post 113.5. On Sunday, Monday
and Wednesday the birds were seen just west of Shady Lane Road,
about 150' north of Idaho 3. That ground is private. Today, the
birds were between Rose Creek Road and Shady Lane and were only
seen by bush-wacking into the interior of the aspen-cottonwood
stand, where it's more open. The ground between the two roads is
public. Besides the flycatchers, watch for AMERICAN REDSTART,
WARBLING and RED-EYED VIREO, NASHVILLE and YELLOW WARBLERS.

One mile south of Shady Lane Road were displaying WILD TURKEY on June
west 14, according to John and Marty Hirth. At the Lane marsh on the
side of Idaho 3 just north of Lane, there were 5-8 SORA on
June 16. They responded enthusiastically to a single playing of
their song. See Idaho DeLorme p. 60, b-2.5.

Jim Acton reports the CLAY-COLORED SPARROW first reported May 24
was still on station along the Centennial Trail east of Spokane on
June 1. The bird was 0.75 miles west of Harvard Road along the
Centennial Trail, specifically between AT&T cable markers 152 and
154. Harvard Road heads north from Interstate 90 toward Otis
Orchards. See Washington DeLorme p. 89, c-7.5. If you have any
questions, call Jim Acton at 509-747-4880.

Male BOBOLINKS were seen at two Idaho locales this past week.
Luke Cole reports one right on the state line along Blanchard Road
in the very southwest corner of Bonner County, Idaho. Blanchard
Road heads south southwest from Blanchard off Idaho 41. See Idaho
DeLorme p. 62, the very bottom left-hand corner. A male was
chasing a female northeast of St. Maries, Idaho June 10 and today,
June 16. From St. Maries, head north on the road that departs
from Idaho 3 between the St. Maries River and Super Foods toward
Mill City and Riverdale. Take the first left onto the dike road.
Eventually it swoops down to the right. Follow it about another
0.5-0.75 mile to the grassy fields. Watch for displaying males on
either side of the road. Idaho DeLorme p. 60, c-2.

John and Marty Hirth report a NORTHERN BOBWHITE along the St.
Maries River Road southwest of St. Maries on June 10. Idaho
DeLorme p. 60, c-1.

If you head up toward St. Maries or Rose Lake, NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH are seemingly everywhere there's water and trees.
Look for them across from the St. Maries sewage lagoons along
Idaho 3 just north of St. Maries, along the lake trail in Heyburn
State Park at the southwest end of Lake Chatcolet, and just
southwest of the Idaho 3 bridge just north of Harrison, Idaho.

Good birding!