Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: July 22, 1996
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Northern Mockingbird
Black-chinned Hummingbird
recovered captive Harris' Hawk
Red-breasted Nuthatch
birds of the Walla Walla River Delta including Semipalmated Plover,
Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet, Greater Yellowlegs, Spotted Sandpiper,
Western and Least Sandpipers, Long-billed Dowitchers, and American White Pelican
Vaux's Swift

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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for July 22,
1996. For any questions regarding LCBAS call Mike Lilga at 946-8966.

Ruth Fischer and Nancy LaFramboise observed 2 NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS on
Buckskin Loop on July 15 but no young were noted. A second try on July 19
yielded only 1 mockingbird. (2 were there 7/23. The birds now favor the
mulberry trees at the back of the field and can be seen flying from the
trees to various nearby posts. -NL)

The Rufous Hummingbird which visited Ruth's feeder as reported on the last
bird alert has departed, but she has had a female BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD
on July 18 and a male on July 21.

Mary Lilga reports that Taffy Mercer's HARRIS' HAWK which disappeared in
Finley on July 10 was recovered along the Yakima River in West Richland on
July 19, 23 miles from its starting point.

Mary also mentioned that a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH has visited her yard at
least 3 times during the past week, the last visit being on July 20.

On July 17, I (Bob Woodley) checked the Walla Walla River Delta and vicinity
for shorebirds and found 2 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 1 BLACK-NECKED STILT, 20
AMERICAN AVOCETS, 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, many WESTERN
AND LEAST SANDPIPERS and 6 LONG-BILLED DOWITHCHERS. Also present were 28
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, GREAT BLUE and BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, several
waterfowl species and 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS among many CALIFORNIA and
RING-BILLED GULLS and CASPIAN TERNS.

This morning a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH visited my yard and a lone VAUX'S SWIFT
flew over.

Admittedly, there isn't much to report at this time of year, but if you do
see something of even limited interest, please report it.

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


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