Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: June 15, 1998
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Western Screech-Owl, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Western Tanager
Golden-crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Black-chinned Hummingbird, Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow-breasted Chat
Osprey, White-crowned Sparrow, Yellow-breasted Chat, Canyon Wren
Sora, Virginia Rail
Western Wood-Pewee
Black-necked Stilt, American Avocet (nesting)
Vaux's Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Wilson's Phalarope, Blue-winged Teal, Clark's Grebe
White-faced Ibis

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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for June 15,
1998. For any questions regarding LCBAS call Mike Lilga at 946-8966.

To skip the message, push the star button on your phone and give your name,
phone number, and sightings after the tone.

Patty Pollari reported a WESTERN SCREECH-OWL, BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD and
WESTERN TANAGER in her West Richland yard on June 1. On June 2, Dennis
Rockwell found 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS and a BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK in Two
Rivers Park and Mary and Mike Lilga observed a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH in
their Richland yard.

The following day, I (Bob Woodley) found a male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD,
a WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS in WE Johnson Park.

Randy Hill of Othello noted an OSPREY, possibly still migrating, 5 miles
east of Othello on May 30 and reported a very late WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW on
the Columbia NWR on June 4. Randy also mentioned vocal YELLOW-BREASTED
CHATS along the Creek Trail just below Marsh Unit 1 and CANYON WRENS in
Marsh Unit 3 on the refuge.

On June 5, Ruth Fischer and I observed SORAS in a pond on both sides of
Bunn Road, south of King Tull Road, near Prosser and heard at least 1
VIRGINIA RAIL there.

On the Bateman Island bird walk on June 6, Dennis Rockwell found 2 WESTERN
WOOD-PEWEES among other species and the following day, Dennis and his wife
Glenda reported nesting BLACK-NECKED STILTS and AMERICAN AVOCETS along
Dodd-Iowa Beef Road in the same locality they used last year, but in
reduced numbers.

On June 9, I (BW) found a VAUX'S SWIFT in Groves Park in Richland and on
June 11 was surprised to see a male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at my feeder.

Craig Corder and Judy Stevens birding at the Patterson Unit of the Umatilla
NWR observed 2 WILSON'S PHALAROPES, 7 male BLUE-WINGED TEAL and a CLARK'S
GREBE, but most exciting, they saw 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS that appeared to set
their wings for landing but apparently continued on and a 4 hour search
failed to relocate them.

To report your own sightings, please give your name, phone number and
sightings after the tone. Thank you.



Bill and Nancy LaFramboise
Richland, WA
wlafra at oneworld.owt.com