Hello Tweets,

My mother and I birded mainly Okanogan county, visiting other sites to and
from the county for our 7th time since 1990, inspired by the 1990 WOS
Convention in Okanogan Co. and seems to get better and Better each year
that we visit the area.We birded from the 19th to the 27th of June driving
a total of 1590 miles and producing 190 species in 9 Cos. This trip was an
all camping, birding, and photography trip, where my mother added photos to
her recent dragonfly hobby, as well as bird photos, some of which will be
visible in the photo gallery on the WOS webpage in the near future. Most
abundant bird family numbers were woodpeckers with 11 species, and owls
with 9 species, with many of both families at nest sites or at with young.
12 species of mammals were noted including my mothers first SNOWSHOE HARE,
which we saw 6 in Okanogan Co., and my first MARTEN south of Crawfish Lk.
Weather varied from rain/showers to sunny skies, and temperatures from
42L(Tiffany Springs CG,OK)to 90H(Naches,YA). Highlights included:
BUFFLEHEAD with young, C.GOLDENEYE with young, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, 5
species of migrant shorebirds including 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 9 species of
owl, 11 species of woodpecker, B.CHICKADEE, and P.GROSBEAK. Species
breakdown in families: * indicates nesting/and or with young, and ( )
indicates good sighting or species

LOONS and GREBES(5 species)
Common Loon*(adults with young at Boneaparte and Lost Lks, OK, and probable
non-breeding birds on Banks Lk. and Blue Lk.(Grant Co.)
W.Grebe
R.N.Grebe*
P.B.Grebe*
E.Grebe(5 on Muskrat Lk., and 1 at the Quincy STP)

CORMORANTS and HERONS(2)
D.C.Cormorant
Great Blue Heron*

WATERFOWL(19)
Canada Goose*
Wood Duck*
G.W.Teal*
Mallard*
N.Pintail
B.W.Teal*
C.Teal*
N.Shoveler*
Gadwall*
Am.Wigeon*
Canvasback
Redhead*(60 in one flock on Cameron Lk.Rd.,OK)
R.N.Duck*
L.Scaup*
C.GOLDENEYE*(2 pair with young on Oroville-Toroda Crk.Rd. at Beaver Lk.)
B.Goldeneye*
BUFFLEHEAD*(1 female with young on the Boneaparte BoyScout Camp"pond", 1
pair on Muskrat Lk, OK,and 6 non-breeding birds on Atkins Lk.,DO)
H.Merganser*
Ruddy Duck*

FALCONS,HAWKS, and VULTURES(10)
T.Vulture(8 along Cameron Lk. Rd., and 5 at Northrup Cyn.,GR)
Osprey*
Bald Eagle
N.Harrier
C.Hawk
S.S.Hawk
Sw.Hawk
R.T.Hawk*
G.Eagle
Am.Kestrel*

GALLINACEOUS BIRDS(7)
G.Patridge*
R.N.Pheasant
SPRUCE GROUSE(1 female 15 miles south of Long Swamp,OK on FR 39)
B.Grouse
SHARP-TAILED GROUSE(1 bird along Cameron Lk.Rd.)
R.Grouse
C.Quail

RAILS(3)
V.Rail
Sora
Am.Coot*

SHOREBIRDS(10)
Killdeer*
B.N.Stilts*(18 adults with young at the Quincy STP,GR, and 2 adults below
Dry Falls Dam,GR)
Gr.Yellowlegs(14 at Sanpoil Lk.,FE, 5 at Muskrat Lk., 2 at Duley Lk. along
Cameron Lk.Rd., and 9 at Atkins Lk.)
L.YELLOWLEGS(4 at Muskrat Lk., and 2 at Atkins Lk.)
Sp.Sandpiper*
W.Sandpiper(1 at Atkins Lk.,and 5 at the Quincy STP)
L.Sandpiper(3 at Atkins Lk.,and 7 at the Quincy STP)
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER(1 bird at Atkins Lk.)
C.Snipe
W.Phalarope*

GULLS and TERNS(5)
Glacous-winged(Burlington,SK)
R.B.Gull
Cal.Gull
B.Tern
Caspian Tern

PIGEONS and DOVES(3)
B.T.Pigeon( good numbers along the N.Cascades Hwy., west of Newhalem,WC)
M.Dove
R.Dove

OWLS(9)
FLAMMULATED(4 along Oroville-Toroda Crk.Rd., and 1 at Rimrock Lk.,YA)
W.Screech(1 near Conners Lk.,OK)
G.H.Owl
SPOTTED*(NO LOCATION)
Barred(1 pair at Loup Loup CG,OK)
GREAT GRAY*(1 adult with 3 young near Havillah,OK)
Long-eared*(4 adults and 3 young near Conners Lk., and 1 along FR 30, south
of Crawfish Lk.,OK)
Short-eared(2 at Atkins Lk.)
N.Saw-whet(2 along Oroville-Toroda Crk.Rd., and 1 along FR 30)

NIGHTJARS(2)
C.Nighthawk
C.Poorwill

SWIFTS(3)
Black(5 at Everett STP, good numbers along N.Cascades Hwy., west of
Marblemount,SK. and 1 migrant bird along Cameron Lk.Rd.)
Vaux's
White-throated

HUMMINGBIRDS(3)
Black-chinned
Rufous
Calliope

KINGFISHERS(1)
Belted

WOODPECKERS(11)
Lewis'*(1
R.N.Sapsucker*(good numbers throughout OK,FE, and YA Cos., with many
nestsites found)
W.Sapsucker*(lesser in numbers than previous, but still prevalent including
1 exceptional pair at White Pass,LE)
R.B.Sapsucker(several near the WC-SK Co. line.,and 1 bird at Rimrock
Lk.,YA)
Downy
Hairy*
WHITE-HEADED*(3 along Cameron Lk.Rd., and 4 at Rimrock Lk.)
N.THREE-TOED*(2 nestsites found 2 miles south of Long Swamp along FR 39)
BLACK-BACKED(2 along Oroville-Toroda Crk.Rd., and 1 bird along FR 1000
along the Tieton River)
N.Flicker
P.Woodpecker*

FLYCATCHERS(9)
Olive-sided
W.W.Pewee
Willow*
Hammond's
Gray(7 along Cameron Lk.Rd.)
Pacific-slope
Say's Phoebe
W.Kingbird*
E.Kingbird

LARKS(1)
Horned

SWALLOWS(6)
Tree*
Violet-green*
Barn*
Cliff*
N.Rough-winged*
Bank*(7 at Diablo Lk. along Hwy.20,SK)

CORVIDS(6)
Gray Jay
S.Jay
C.Nutcracker
B.B.Magpie
Am.Crow
C.Raven

CHICKADEES(4)
Black-capped
Mountain
BOREAL(8 along FR 39)
Chestnut-backed

NUTHATCHES(3)
White-breasted*
Red-breasted*
Pygmy*

CREEPERS(1)
Brown

WRENS(6)
Rock
Canyon*
Bewick's
House*
Winter
Marsh

DIPPERS(1)
American

THRUSHES(10)
G.C.Kinglet
R.C.Kinglet
W.Bluebird*
M.Bluebird*
T.Solitaire*
Veery
S.Thrush*
H.Thrush*
Am.Robin*
V.Thrush

MIMIC THRUSHES(2)
Grat Catbird
S.Thrasher(2 along Cameron Lk.Rd.)

WAXWINGS(1)
Cedar

SHRIKES(1)
Loggerhead

STARLINGS(1)
European

VIREOS(3)
Cassin's
Warbling*
Red-eyed(several on the SK-WC Co.line,Hwy.20)

WARBLERS(12)
Orange-crowned
Nashville(1 at Newhalem,WC)
Yellow*
Yellow-rumped(Audubon's)and "Myrtle"
Black-throated Gray(1 at Rimrock Lk.)
Townsend's
Am.Redstart(3 at the SK-WC Co.line"pond", and 3 along the W.Fork of the
Sanpoil River,FE)
N.Waterthrush(7 along the W.Fork of the Sanpoil River,OK-FE)
MacGillivray's*
C.Yellowthroat*
Wilson's
Y.B.Chat(1 along Chilliwist, west of Malott,OK, and 2 north of the Hwy.12
and 410 intersection,YA)

TANAGERS(1)
Western

SPARROWS,FINCHES, and BLACKBIRDS(30)
B.H.Grosbeak
L.Bunting(3 along Ranger Station Rd.,north of Marblemount,SK, and 1 at
Newhalem,WC)
S.Towhee*
Ch.Sparrow*
B.Sparrow*
V.Sparrow*
L.Sparrow
Sage Sparrow(3 at Wanupum Dam,KT)
Sav.Sparrow*
Grasshopper Sparrow*(5 along Cameron Lk.Rd., and 1 at Atkins Lk.)
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow*
Lincoln's Sparrow
W.C.Sparrow
D.E.Junco*
Bobolink(7 north of Loomis,OK, 4 along Chopaka Rd., north of Palmer Lk.,OK
and 12 at the west end of Aeneas Valley Rd.)
R.W.Blackbird*
Y.H.Blackbird*
B.Blackbird*
B.H.Blackbird*
W.Meadowlark
B.Oriole
P.GROSBEAK(1 along FR 30, south of Crawfish Lk.)
C.Finch(2 at White Pass,LE)
H.Finch*
R.Crossbill
P.Siskin
Am.Goldfinch
E.Grosbeak
House Sparrow(Old World Sparrow)


Most productive locations were:

Cameron Lk.Rd., east of Omak-Monse(70 species)
Sinlaheken Valley north to Palmer Lk.(Chopaka Rd.)64 species
Havillah,Muskrat Lk.,south to Boneaparte Lk., and east along
Oroville-Toroda Crk.Rd., and south to Wauconda(52 species)

Less productive locations:

FR 39(west of Loomis)to Long Swamp, and south to Tiffany Springs CG(40
species)
Rimrock Lk.-White Pass area(35 species)

Other areas were mainly quick stops or checks such as: Curlew Lake-Republic
area, Loup Loup CG, Marblemount-Newhalem area, Chilliwist area, Northrup
Cyn.(Grant Co.), Atkins Lk.(Douglas Co.), Quincy STP, and Vantage-Wanupum
Dam area.


Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
GODWIT at worldnet.att.net