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I visited Mann Lake, Nez Perce Co., Idaho from 1210-1420. The =
weather was cool, about 60 degrees F, mostly cloudy and very windy. The =
wind made it difficult to use the spotting scope at high magnification =
but I did manage to identify most of the birds there. There were still =
a good number of shorebirds including a flock of 40 immature Long-billed =
Dowitchers (I looked hard for any Short-bills but no luck). I saw what =
I thought was three Marbled Godwits (larger than the dowitchers with =
bills longer and more slender and cinammon tones) but they were a long =
distance from me. When the dowitchers moved closer, the godwits stayed =
away and later disappeared. The fall migration of shorebirds is =
beginning to give way to the fall migration of waterfowl. There was a =
large flock of Canvasbacks diving and another large flock of Ruddy =
Ducks. The water is getting very low and they are working on the dam =
already. They have also been digging out the sewage ponds and plowing =
the dirt on the shore near the boat ramp (the large pile of dirt is =
gone).
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Here's the list (number):
Western Grebe (4)
Eared Grebe (5)
American White Pelicans (11)
Great Blue Heron (3)
Canada Geese (around 400)
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Northern Pintail (one beautiful male and many in eclipse/female plumage)
American Wigeon
Canvasback (at least 50)
Redhead (4)
Lesser Scaup (4)
Ring-necked Duck (15-20)
Ruddy Ducks (40-50)
Northern Harrier (one immature)
Ring-necked Pheasant=20
American Coots (about 20)
Killdeer (many, at least 50)
Marbled Godwit (3)
Long-billed Dowitcher (40)
Pectoral Sandpiper (many)
Baird's Sandpiper (few)
Western Sandpiper (few)
Least Sandpiper (few)
Common Snipe (1)
Ring-billed Gull
Mourning Dove
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I heard a few calls from the willows but I never saw any birds there; =
probably sparrows of some kind.
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Good birding!
Deb
Deborah K. Beutler
Dept. Zoology
Washington State University
Pullman, Whitman Co., WA
dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <FONT =
color=3D#000000>I visited=20
Mann Lake, Nez Perce Co., Idaho from 1210-1420. The weather was =
cool,=20
about 60 degrees F, mostly cloudy and very windy. The wind made it =
difficult to use the spotting scope at high magnification but I did =
manage to=20
identify most of the birds there. There were still a good number =
of=20
shorebirds including a flock of 40 immature Long-billed Dowitchers (I =
looked=20
hard for any Short-bills but no luck). I saw what I thought was =
three=20
Marbled Godwits (larger than the dowitchers with bills longer and more =
slender=20
and cinammon tones) but they were a long distance from me. When =
the=20
dowitchers moved closer, the godwits stayed away and later=20
disappeared. The fall migration of shorebirds is beginning =
to give=20
way to the fall migration of waterfowl. There was a large flock of =
Canvasbacks diving and another large flock of Ruddy Ducks. The =
water is=20
getting very low and they are working on the dam already. =
They have=20
also been digging out the sewage ponds and plowing the dirt on the shore =
near=20
the boat ramp (the large pile of dirt is gone).</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Here's the list (number):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Western Grebe (4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Eared Grebe (5)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>American White Pelicans (11)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Great Blue Heron (3)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Canada Geese =
(around=20
400)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Green-winged Teal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mallard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Northern Pintail (one beautiful male and many in=20
eclipse/female plumage)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>American Wigeon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Canvasback (at least 50)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Redhead (4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Lesser Scaup (4)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Ring-necked =
Duck=20
(15-20)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>Ruddy Ducks=20
(40-50)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Northern =
Harrier (one=20
immature)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2>Ring-necked =
Pheasant=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>American Coots (about 20)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Killdeer (many, at least 50)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Marbled Godwit (3)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Long-billed Dowitcher (40)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Pectoral Sandpiper (many)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Baird's Sandpiper (few)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Western Sandpiper (few)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Least Sandpiper (few)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Common Snipe=20
(1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ring-billed Gull</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mourning Dove</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I heard a few calls from the willows but I never saw =
any birds=20
there; probably sparrows of some kind.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good birding!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Deb</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Deborah K. Beutler<BR>Dept.=20
Zoology<BR>Washington State University<BR>Pullman, Whitman Co., =
WA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu">dbeutler at wsunix.wsu.edu</A><BR></=
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