Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: September 10, 1998
Phone: 509-943-OWLS
Compiler: Bob Woodley
Transcribers: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at oneworld.owt.com

Birds reported:

Lewis' Woodpecker
Black Tern, Common Loon
Great Egret and Yakima Delta shorebirds
Wild(?) Turkey
Great Horned Owl, Western Tanager, Lincoln's Sparrow
Ring-necked Duck, BLACK SCOTER, Ruddy Duck
Black Tern, Spotted Towhee
Solitary Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater
White-fronted Geese
Franklin's Gull
Osprey, Eared Grebe
warblers

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This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for September
10, 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.

On September 2, Craig Corder and Judy Stevens relocated the LEWIS'
WOODPECKER on Bateman Island and saw a RED-NECKED GREBE off the north end
of the island.

On September 3, I (Bob Woodley) observed 2 immature BLACK TERNS off the
lower end of Nelson Island (Groves Park, Richland), and later that day,
Nancy LaFramboise and I saw 3 COMMON LOONS there, one of which was calling.

Also on that day and subsequent days, there have been up to 7 GREAT EGRETS
on the Yakima Delta and shorebirds including SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, KILLDEER,
both YELLOWLEGS, SPOTTED, WESTERN, LEAST, BAIRD'S, and PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, COMMON SNIPE and RED-NECK PHALAROPES. (BW)

Bob Derding reported WILD (?) TURKEYS in Columbia Park (Kennewick) on
September 4 but the source of these birds is unknown.

Also on September 4, in Groves Park, there were 3 GREAT HORNED OWLS near
the horseshoe pit and a WESTERN TANAGER and LINCOLN'S SPARROW elsewhere in
the park (BW).

While on the Yakima Delta on September 4, among the other more common ducks
were 7 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2 male BLACK SCOTERS, and 6 RUDDY DUCKS. (BW)

The following day, Groves Park again yielded 2 immature BLACK TERNS and a
SPOTTED TOWHEE among other things. (BW)

On the Walla Walla Delta on September 6, Andy Stepniewski found among the
shorebirds, a SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS and a SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHER. While on McNary Pool he saw 1200 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE.

On September 7, there were 2 HORNED GREBES below Nelson Island and a
FRANKLIN'S GULL on the Yakima Delta. While on September 8, an OSPREY
occupied the nesting platform across the Columbia River from Howard Amon
Park (Richland) and 6 EARED GREBES were on the river below. (BW)

A FRANKLIN'S GULL was on the upper end of Nelson Island on September 9. (BW)

Warblers noted during the period have included: ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW,
YELLOW-RUMPED, MACGILLIVRAY'S AND WILSON'S.

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