-RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* June 26, 1998
* IDWA9806.26

-birds mentioned

Least Flycatcher
Sage Thrasher
Veery
American Redstart
Clay-colored Sparrow
Purple Finches


-transcript

HOTLINE: northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon
Date: June 26, 1998
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Dale Goble
Transcriber: Dale Goble
gobled at uidaho.edu


This is Dale Goble with the northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon bird hotline.

Gordan and Pam Comrie and Shirley Sturts went to look for the Least
Flyctcher near Rose Lake on Shady Lane. Although they didn't find the
flycatcher, they find at least 2 VEERY. There also were at least 4
AMERICAN REDSTART. Other birds included a PILEATED and DOWNY
WOODPECKER, several RED-EYED VIREOS and 1 WARBLING VIREO.
There also was a possible NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.

These birds were on the north side of Idaho Rt. 3, between milepost
113.5 and 113.8 in the Coeur d'Alene WMA. I'd recommend parking
on Rose Creek Road at milepost 113.8 and hiking back along the
highway almost to within a hundred feet of milepost 113.5 and Shady
Lane Road, then head down into the woods. ID DeLorme BC-3 and
Chain Lakes Route on p. 56 of The Birders' Guide to Idaho.

Shirley also reports that she met Earl Chapin who was birding with Ted
Eliot from California and Bill Foster from Wisconsin. The trio had seen
a SAGE THRASHER on June 21st near Copeland which is south of
Porthill in Boundary County. In the same general area was a CLAY-
COLORED SPARROW. To reach these birds, turn off Highway 1 and
drive toward the Copeland Bridge; just the bridge over the Kootenai
River, turn left on a nameless dike road. The Thrasher showed up on
the road about 1.5 miles from the bridge and tagged along with their
car for about 1/2 mile more until the road took another turn to the left.
The CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was just after this turn. Delorme
page 48 in the little section that is continued from page 63 A-3.

Chapin, Eliot and Foster found a LEAST FLYCATCHER on the 22d on
Hoo Doo Valley Road between Highway 95 and Clagstone. Turn off
Highway 95 on the Kelso Road go past Kelso Lake; the flycatcher was
about 1/2 mile after you pass a cross road. Idaho Delorme Page 62,
between C:1-2 at bottom of page.

In the Marshes around Granite Lake was a VIRGINIA RAIL and along
the Kelso Road were Townsend's Solitaire, MacGillivray's Warbler,
American Redstart, Nashville Warbler,
Mountain and Western Blue Birds, Sora, and Common Snipe.

Andy Stepniewski has found yet another LEAST FLYCATCHER on June
21st in the Wenas. From the end of the paved N. Wenas Rd., go west
on Maloy Rd. One-half mile west of Wenas Creek begins a series of
aspen copses. It was singing from the easternmost aspen grove about
150 feet north of Maloy Rd.

Andy also reports that PURPLE FINCHES, which are local east of the
Cascade crest, are found in this riparian/field mosaic. A RED-NAPED
SAPSUCKER was present at the Wenas Creek crossing of Maloy Rd.

Vivian Conrad reports a possible AMERICAN SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
on Highway 57 between Priest River and Priest Lake.

Good birding!