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Hi Tweets,
Gene Revelas and I went over to Eastern Washington this weekend to =
participate in the Twisp CBC. On the drive over on Friday, we drove =
some of the back roads near Atkins lake (near Coulee City), and walked =
into the sage habitat. No Sage Grouse, but lots of Raptors, including =
numerous Rough-legged Hawk, and flocks of Horned Lark. We arrived in =
Winthrop in a howling blizzard. The weather on Saturday was cold but =
beautiful and clear. During the count, We got good looks at Common =
Redpolls (as did most of the other groups) and Red Crossbills. Seems to =
be a "Redpoll Year". Other birds of note for me were: Brown Creeper =
(first for the Twisp CBC), Ruffed Grouse (Sitting in the open in a =
tree), and Cassin's Finch. Gene and I scoured a burn for Woodpeckers, =
but came up empty. The day ended as the group assembled to watch Bald =
Eagles arrive at an evening roost site. I think the total species =
count for the CBC was 66, not a record, but close.=20
On Sunday, we met Michael Schroeder (a wildlife biologist) in Bridgeport =
(there was a Merlin sitting in a tree in his front yard), and chased =
Grouse. In the morning, we tracked a radio-tagged Sage Grouse for two =
and a half miles over some of the most desolate but beautiful sage =
habitat imaginable, only to recover a radio collar that had fallen off =
the bird. In the afternoon, we drove over to the Buffalo Lake area on =
the Colville Reservation near Nespelum, and tracked a radio-tagged =
Sharp-tailed Grouse. We saw 22 Gray Partridge ('Huns', as the locals =
say), 1 very tame female Ring-necked Pheasant (escaped from a local game =
farm?), and 18 Sharp-tailed Grouse, including the radio-tagged bird. =20
Overall, a great trip, and a real opportunity to meet some interesting =
east-side birders!=20
Rick Romea "We're gonna need a bigger boat"
Seattle, WA - Jaws =
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rromea at stioptronics.com
206-523-5831 (Home)
425-827-0460 X 316 (Work)
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi Tweets,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Gene Revelas and I went over to =
Eastern=20
Washington this weekend to participate in the Twisp CBC. On the =
drive over=20
on Friday, we drove some of the back roads near Atkins lake (near Coulee =
City),=20
and walked into the sage habitat. No Sage Grouse, but lots of =
Raptors,=20
including numerous Rough-legged Hawk, and flocks of Horned Lark. =
We=20
arrived in Winthrop in a howling blizzard. The weather on Saturday =
was=20
cold but beautiful and clear. During the count, We got good looks at =
Common=20
Redpolls (as did most of the other groups) and Red Crossbills. =
Seems to be=20
a "Redpoll Year". Other birds of note for me were: Brown =
Creeper=20
(first for the Twisp CBC), Ruffed Grouse (Sitting in the open in a =
tree), and=20
Cassin's Finch. Gene and I scoured a burn for Woodpeckers, but came up=20
empty. The day ended as the group assembled to watch Bald Eagles =
arrive at=20
an evening roost site. I think the total species count for =
the CBC=20
was 66, not a record, but close. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>On Sunday, we met Michael Schroeder =
(a wildlife=20
biologist) in Bridgeport (there was a Merlin sitting in a tree in his =
front=20
yard), and chased Grouse. In the morning, we tracked a =
radio-tagged Sage=20
Grouse for two and a half miles over some of the most desolate but =
beautiful=20
sage habitat imaginable, only to recover a radio collar that had fallen =
off the=20
bird. In the afternoon, we drove over to the Buffalo Lake area on =
the=20
Colville Reservation near Nespelum, and tracked a radio-tagged =
Sharp-tailed=20
Grouse. We saw 22 Gray Partridge ('Huns', as the locals say), 1 =
very tame=20
female Ring-necked Pheasant (escaped from a local game farm?), and 18=20
Sharp-tailed Grouse, including the radio-tagged bird. =
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size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Overall, a great trip, and a real =
opportunity to=20
meet some interesting east-side birders! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Rick=20
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gonna need a bigger boat"<BR>Seattle,=20
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