Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: March 29, 1996
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Long-billed Curlew
Cliff Swallow
Tree Swallow
Tundra Swan
Glaucous Gull
Dunlin
American Avocet
Eurasian Wigeon
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Violet-green Swallows

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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for March 29,
1996. For any questions regarding LCBAS call Mike Lilga at 946-8966.

On March 23, there were a pair of LONG-BILLED CURLEWS in a field near the
Battelle Building in North Richland and about 20 CLIFF SWALLOWS were near
the I-182 Bridge where they will eventually nest. (Bob Woodley)

On March 25, the Cliff Swallows were not present but a lone TREE SWALLOW was
flying around the tip of Columbia Point nearby. (Bob Woodley)

Phil Bartley noted a TREE SWALLOW flying over Highway 395, I assume in
Kennewick, on March 27.

Kathy Frick observed 2 LONG-BILLED CURLEWS in a recently tilled field in the
Columbia Hills area of Klickitat county on March 28.

Also on March 28, Ruth Fischer, Nancy LaFramboise and I found the following
birds of interest: A lone immature TUNDRA SWAN in the big pond on the north
side of Highway 12 on the McNary National Wildlife Refuge. Also on the
refuge, 3 or 4 TREE SWALLOWS were flying around the east end of Humorist
Road, where it crosses the water. At the compost piles near the Wallula
Pulp Mill, a lone, immature GLAUCOUS GULL had to contend with many
California and Ring-billed Gulls. While on the Walla Walla Delta 100+
DUNLIN and a lone AMERICAN AVOCET were present. The drake EURASIAN WIGEON
remains with the American Wigeon flock at the east end of Columbia Park. On
the Yakima delta, 5 AMERICAN AVOCET occupied the small area of mud available
and 8 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON roosted on their favorite island adjacent to
Bateman Island. Lastly 3 or 4 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS foraged over the ponds
along the south part of Leslie Road.

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