Subject: Re: Loomis area
Date: May 24 21:52:00 1996
From: Scott Ray - scray at wolfenet.com



>of
>particular interest was the nesting long-bills, hummingbird feeders
>(especially black-chins), the dusky flycatcher, poorwills, and the
>woodpeckers.

Several people have asked for more details about Okanogan county in spring
so here are more details...



Long-billed Curlew - Look along both sides of the first mile of Chopaka Road
at the north end of Palmer Lake. For poorwills stand at the intersection of
this road and Loomis-Oriville Road after dark. On a calm night you will
easily hear them calling poor-WILL. With a strong light you can sometimes
see their reflective eyes on the grassy slope just east of this intersection.

Hummingirds - By standing in the parking area (small area) just east of the
Loomis General Store you can see 2 hummingbird feeders on mobile homes to
the south and one feeder across the street to the north. All three had all
three hummers.

Dusky Flycatchers are common in many pine woodlands in this part of the
state. Listen to a tape of their calls, the only sure way to identify them.

For woodpeckers, follow the directions on the previous field trip posting.
Go to Little Beaver Lake, not Beaver Lake as I incorrectly indicated.

Flammulated's are common in the 2 miles west of Beaver Lake along
Oroville-Toroda Road. You *will* hear them calling here on a calm spring
evening. I've never seen them there though. Call for barreds here too
(rare). Great Grays are very difficult. I've had them in the evening and
morning in the pines along the grassy field just west of the corral 3.6
miles west of Beth lake on this road. Also 1.1 miles up Mt Annie Road which
leaves Hwy 20 1 mile west of Wauconda (delorme page 115, C-8). Sweat Creek
Campground (Delorme pg 116, C-1) has had Barred Owls for several years too.

I know of no Boreal Owl sightings in Okanogan county in the last couple of
years. They are very difficult to detect during the summer anyway.

Sorry, I don't know much about Mt Salmo area.

Good luck!

Scott




If you could be gracious enough to share your best known
>and reliable areas I would be most grateful we were planning on
>Birding this area on Saturday June 22 and staying in Loup/Loup
>Capground. Also was wondering about Owls in this area; Flamulated,
>Barred, Boreal, in particular and was curious if there are any
>chances fo GReat Grays in this area. If you wouldn't mind I would
>like your opinion on one last topic, if we are going to be going up
>Salmo MT. to look for Boreal Species is Togo Mt. going to add
>anything? Thanks for all your help,
>-Scott Downes
>
>
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