Subject: RBA: N ID / E WA / NE OR -- 6/27/97
Date: Jul 1 12:01:37 1997
From: Dale Goble - gobled at uidaho.edu



-RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* June 27, 1997
* IDWA9706.27

-birds mentioned

Great Egret
Common Poorwill
Gray Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Northern Mockingbird
Bobolink
Red-eyed Vireo
American Redstart
Clay-colored Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow


-transcript

HOTLINE: northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon
Date: June 27, 1997
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Dale Goble
gobled at uidaho.edu


This is Kas Dumroese with the northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon bird hotline.

Scott Downes reports the BLACK-THROATED SPARROW was still
being seen near Vantage, WA on June 22. The bird is along Wanapum
Road, about 0.6 miles south of I-90, on the west side of the Columbia
River. Also in the area are numerous LARK SPARROWS. WA
DeLorme 52, A1.

Shirley Sturts reports two calling COMMON POORWILLS between
Twin Lakes and Spirit Lake, ID, northwest of Coeur d'Alene. The birds
have been present since May 16 near the home of Cindy and Rick
Langlitz. To go for the birds, please call the Langlitz' at
208-687-2475. Apparently birds were also present last summer. ID
DeLorme 60, A1.

About 15 nesting GREAT EGRETS were seen by Russ Roundy on June
14 at Potholes Reservoir near Moses Lake, WA. From Moses Lake,
head west on I-90 to the May Valley exit. Cross over the freeway and
go west on the frontage road about 3-4 miles. As soon as you drive
under the transmission lines, turn south (left) and follow the road to
the "T" intersection. Turn right at the "T" and follow the road to the
north end of the reservoir. WA DeLorme 69, D5.

CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS are at their usual haunt along the
Spokane River, just east of Spokane, according to James Acton. The
birds are along the Centennial Trail west of Harvard Road near the 5-
mile marker, which is between the AT&T cable markers 6C151-152. If
memory serves me correctly, the I-90 exit is signed for Otis Orchards
and you need to head north from the interstate. WA DeLorme 89, C8.

Warren Hall reports 3 GRAY FLYCATCHERS, along with SAVANNAH,
VESPER, and BREWER'S SPARROWS just west of Spokane on June
18. These birds were about 2 miles south of Seven Mile Road,
through the ORV area, near Trails Road. WA DeLorme 88, C4.
Russ Roundy reports up to 20 displaying BOBOLINKS near Cusick, WA
on June 11. Cusick is north of Newport along WA 20 and the Pend
Oreille River. Russ tells the birds are more prominent because the
flooding has forced them together in remaining habitat. Although Russ
reports 6 birds between Usk and Cusick, a better viewing area is to go
north through Cusick on WA 20, cross the bridge, and take the first
left which is labeled Meadow Road on the WA DeLorme. WA
DeLorme 105, B6.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD is persisting just northeast of Kittitas,
WA, which is just east of Ellensburg. Scott Downes saw the bird on
June 22, near the junction of Fox and Christianson Roads. Kittitas is
on WA DeLorme 51, A5, between I-90 and the top of the page, but
Fox and Christianson Roads are on DeLorme 67, D6 right at the
bottom.

On Saturday, June 28, I observed a single LEAST FLYCATCHER
near Rose Lake, ID (Rose Lake is east of Coeur d'Alene). This bird was
in the same cottonwood stand that pairs have been observed in during
1995 and 1996. If the mosquitos had not been draining me, I would
have spent a little time looking for another. Also there were
AMERICAN REDSTARTS and several RED-EYED VIREOS.

On Sunday, June 29, I observed an easy-to-get-to OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER singing on the south side of Moscow Mountain, about
an 8 miles drive NE of Moscow.

Good birding!