Subject: RBA: N ID / E WA / NE OR -- 3/13/98
Date: Mar 13 17:29:10 1998
From: Dale Goble - gobled at uidaho.edu




-RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* March 13, 1998
* IDWA9803.13

-birds mentioned

Northern Pintails
Tundra Swans
Trumpeter Swans
Ruby-Crowned Kinglets
Western Bluebirds
Hermit Thrush
Northern Mockingbird
Blue Jay
Bewick's Wren
Harris Sparrow
Fox Sparrow

-transcript

HOTLINE: northern Idaho / eastern Washington /
northeastern Oregon
Date: March 13, 1998
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Dale Goble
gobled at uidaho.edu


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

On Tuesday, March 10th, Howard Ferguson saw his first WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS of the year south of Liberty Lake on Molter Rd.
Washington DeLorme p. 89, C-8. Diane and Tom Weber saw another
pair along the blue bird trail at Rose Creek Preserve north of Pullman,
Washington on March 12. The Webers also found a pair of BEWICKS WRENS at
the Preserve.

Howard also found 41 TUNDRA SWANS at Saltese Flats along with a
couple of bald eagles. At the south end of Eloika Lake, he saw up to
75 Tundra Swans and 4 TRUMPETER SWANS in the company of
several hundred NORTHERN PINTAILS. Saltese Flats is at Washington
De Lorme, p. 89, C-7; Eloika Lake is at D-6.

Dave Beaudette reports 760 TUNDRA SWANS at Atkins Lake in
Douglas County, Washington on March 7. Atkins Lake is at
Washington DeLorme, p. 85 C/D-4/5.

Dave also reports a HARRIS SPARROW, a FOX SPARROW, a HERMIT
THRUSH, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and a NORTHERN
MOCKINGBIRD from the Priest Rapids Wildlife Area in Grant County.
>From state route 243 turn west at MP 11.9 on Road 26 S.W. to Road
"U" S.W. and follow the gravel road into the Wildlife Area. At slightly
more than half a mile there is a brushy area on both sides of the road.
The Harris Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, and Kinglets were in
the brush. The Mockingbird was at the boat launch further down the
road. Washington DeLorme p. 52, C-1.

Finally, a single BLUE JAY has been around my yard in north Moscow
for the past week.