Transcribed by Jane Hadley
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phone: (206) 328-7605

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Monday, July 27, 8:40 p.m. Hello, this is Dave Beaudette,
206-365-2083. Spent two very hot days birding the Cascades
on July 26th and July 27th. On July 26th, hiked to the top of
Granite Mountain in King County. The trailhead is at Exit 47 on
the north side of I-90. On the ridge that runs just east of the
lookout was a juvenile CHIPPING SPARROW, two
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, and
a hooting male BLUE GROUSE, and on the south slope of that
ridge were two female BLUE GROUSE with young. High
overhead was a single BLACK SWIFT. On July 27th, I birded
the Stampede Pass area along the King County-Kittitas County
line. Stampede Pass can be reached on Forest Service Road 54
at Exit 62 on I-90. About a mile and a half southwest of
Stampede Pass is Road 675. Turn to the right. A potential
female BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD was seen in the
brush about 100 yards along this road at the powerline corridor.
The bird was seen and heard well. Many hummingbirds were
abundant throughout the area. Also birded Road 110, which is
about 2/10ths of a mile west of Tacoma Pass. Tacoma Pass can
be reached by going on Forest Service Road 54, then Forest
Service Road 41, then Forest Service Road 4112. At the
junction of 4112 and 110 is a wet logged(?) coniferous area.
Here was a CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, several RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRDS, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, and
overhead a COMMON NIGHTHAWK and a TURKEY
VULTURE. Goodbye.

Monday, July 27, 8:01 a.m. This is Dave Swain. Stopped off to
find the TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRDS outside of Soap Lake
on Saturday. There were no blackbirds in sight, as it was
searingly hot. Perhaps they've dispersed. However, up the road,
on Highway 28 at Milepost 84, got spectacular views of two
immature FERRUGINOUS HAWKS on a powerpole.

Saturday, July 25, 10:40 p.m. Hi, Scott Downes, 361-7073.
Went over to Tokeland and the Ocean Shores area today. At
Ocean Shores, from the first beach entrance until Point Brown's
jetty, large numbers of seabirds, including a light-phase,
subadult PARASITIC JAEGER flying right over the second
beach, wonderful view. Not much in the way of shorebirds at
Ocean Shores. However, Tokeland, on the jetty at the tip of
Tokeland, we had six WILLETS, and towards the west side of
Tokeland, there was estimated 500-plus WHIMBRELS, in
among the usual DOWITCHERS, few MARBLED GODWITS,
and a few LONG-BILLED CURLEWS. Coming back up
Highway 6, just about quarter-mile before Elk Prairie Road, had
an immature WHITE-TAILED KITE and actually on Elk Prairie
Road, about a mile down the road, had an adult
WHITE-TAILED KITE feeding in the field. That's it. Good luck
and good birding.

Saturday, July 25, 2:36 p.m. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow.
Today on Whidbey Island, we had the first juvenile
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER of the year out at Crockett
Lake. That was the only semi that was there. And there was a
juv FRANKLIN'S GULL at Cultus Bay. Also, Thursday at the
Everett Sewage Ponds, there was an adult SEMIPALMATED
SANDPIPER and a BANK SWALLOW. That's it. Good luck
and good birding.

[Messages last checked 10:05 p.m., Monday, July 27, 1998]
--
Jane Hadley
jhadle at halcyon.com
Seattle, WA