Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: May 14, 1998
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Clark's Grebe, Lesser Yellowlegs, Gray, Dusky, and "Western" Flycatcher,
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Bonaparte's Gull, Franklin's Gull, Virginia Rail, Sora
Black-necked Stilt, Long-billed Dowitcher
Chipping Sparrow
Great Horned Owl
Red-breasted Merganser, Peregrine Falcon, Spotted Sandpiper,
Spotted and Least Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher
Blue-winged Teal, Canvasbacks
Townsend's Warbler, Wilson's Phalarope, Blue-winged Teal, Western
Sandpiper, Warbling and Cassin's Vireo, Western Tanager
Swainson's Hawk, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat

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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for May 14,
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.

Some rather late sightings that were phoned in after the last update will
be included nevertheless because of their interest.

Mike Denny reported on April 26 a CLARK'S GREBE, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GRAY,
DUSKY and "WESTERN" FLYCATCHERS and a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW were present
at Crow Butte State Park. On April 27, Mike found 18 BONAPARTE'S and 1
FRANKLIN'S GULL on the Walla Walla Delta, on the 29th a VIRGINIA RAIL and 2
chicks at the overlook pond near the delta, on May 1, a VIRGINIA RAIL and
SORA on the delta.

Also on May 1, Mike Denny heard a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW at Madame Dorian
Park and Ruth Fischer reported 10 BLACK-NECKED STILTS and 4 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS at the pond along Gap Road in Prosser.

On May 3, Mary Nowakowski observed 2 CHIPPING SPARROWS in her Richland yard.

Duane Faletti reported a GREAT HORNED OWL in Groves Park between Park and
Saint Streets in Richland on the evenings of May 4 & 5.

On May 6, Nancy LaFramboise, Ruth Fischer, and I (Bob Woodley) saw among
other things, a female RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, a PEREGRINE FALCON, and a
SPOTTED SANDPIPER at Crow Butte State Park; another SPOTTED SANDPIPER, a
LEAST SANDPIPER, and 5 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS at Whitcomb Island; and 2
male BLUE-WINGED TEAL, a pair of CANVASBACKS and the same shorebird species
at the Patterson Slough Unit of Umatilla NWR (near Plymouth, WA).

On May 10, Craig Corder and Judy Stevens found a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in
Plymouth, 3 WILSON'S PHALAROPES and 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Patterson Slough
Unit, Umatilla NWR, and a WESTERN SANDPIPER, WARBLING and CASSIN'S VIREOS,
and a WESTERN TANAGER at Crow Butte State Park.

On May 13, Nancy LaFramboise, Ruth Fischer and I birded WE Johnson Park in
Richland and saw a SWAINSON'S HAWK, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS and a very
cooperative YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.

Lastly, this afternoon I noted a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW in my yard.

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