Subject: (no subject)
Date: Jun 21 10:50:26 1995
From: STEPNIEWSKI at delphi.com - STEPNIEWSKI at delphi.com


S[c
weeters,

A male Chestnut-sided Warbler was found 20 June by Cory Duberstein, WSU grad
student doing his Master's on migratory bird in riparian habitats on the
Hanford Site. For those of you who are "badged" to go out there, the singing
bird was in Siberian elms behind the 100 D reactor near Coyote Rapids.

I can reccommend 3 sites open to the public where migrants might be looked for:

1-"Laggurth Winery locusts." DeLorme p. 52 (T14N R25E nw of Sec. 1), about .5
mile sw of the Laggurth Winery. Obvious from Hwy 24. I observed a Blackpoll
Warbler here in early Sept 1994. Nesting Swainson's Hawks, Long-eared Owls
(fledged 3 weeks ago).

2-"Wahluke Slope locusts." DeLorme p.53 (T15N R27E Sec.34), between milepost 62
& 63 (I think) on Hwy 24 west of Othello. An obvious and large black locust
grove. Also many N. Orioles, Grasshopper Sparrows in the weedy fields north of
the grove. Look for Swainson's Hawks and Burrowing Owls.

3-"White Bluffs Ferry Landing." DeLormr p. 53 (T14N R27E Sec. 28). Just east of
milepost 63 on Hwy 24 (west of Othello), head south 4.5 miles to a 4-way
junction. Turn right (west) down to the river. A fine black locust grove is
located here just at the waters edge. I had a Tennessee Warbler here in
September 1994, amongst hordes of migrants. This is a very attractive spot for
migrants in spring also according to Cory.

On another matter...Black-throated Sparrows. I haven't noted any yet this year.
Perhaps the conditions which prompted a large movement north in 1994 are'nt in
place this year (too wet out there or all over western North America?).

Andy Stepniewski
Wapato, WA