Thanks Birders,
And thanks to the power of these electronic bullentin boards and
everyones' mention of spring arrivals and especially those recent reports
of Westside VESPER SPARROWS. Tonight I stopped at Steigerwald Lake
N.W.R., at the west end of the Columbia Gorge in Clark County, in an
successful check for VESPER SPARROWS there. I hadn't seen one in Clark
County since I started keeping a "County List"about ten years ago. Two
were in a mixed flock of about 50 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 5 LINCOLN SPARROWS,
20 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, and 50 AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. Three WESTERN
KINGBIRDS were perched on a fence line and two AMERICAN BITTERNS flew
into the ponds.
Yesterday when I scanned the fields and ponds from Highway 14,
there were no BARN or CLIFF SWALLOWS, tonight hundreds of both species
were skimming the ponds.
Maybe spring is here after all.
Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com
360-835-5947 gorgebirds at juno.com

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