I don't generally list birds I've seen but this was such a great day all around I couldn't resist! Spokane Audubon supports Turnbull in many ways but our special project is a twice a year workparty trying to reestablish the riparian habitat along Pine Creek. The trees along the creek were cut down many years ago and Reed Canary Grass was planted. Ugh!

After our usual weeding, digging up the canary grass around the trees so they'll get some sunshine during the summer, and replanting the trees that didn't make it through the winter (those pesky rodents WILL munch on the bark), those that lasted until 3-4 pm went on a special tour of the refuge. Nancy Curry, manager of the park, took us out for a few hours of birding. Below are the birds we saw (and the mammals). One of the neat points was seeing green-winged, blue-winged and cinnamon teal all at the same time on a small pond!

American Coots
Barn Swallow
Blue-winged Teal
Brewer?s Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bufflehead
Caspian Tern
Chickadee (sp?)
Cinnamon Teal
Double-crested Comorants
Gadwall
Gadwell
Great Blue Heron
Canada Geese
Green-winged Teal
Gull (sp?)
Horned Lark
Kestral
Killdeer
Lincoln Sparrow ?
Magpies
Mallard
Meadow Lark
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Shovelers
Osprey
Pied-bill Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged blackbird
Ring-necked Duck
Robin
Ruddy Duck
Say?s Phoebe
Scaup
Starling
Tree Swallow
Trumpeter Swan
Violet Green Swallow
Western Bluebird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Widgeon
Wilson?s Phalarope
Wood Duck
Yellow-headed Blackbird

Also, the following mammals

White-tailed deer
Chipmunks
2 coyotes
Columbia Ground Squirrels
Muskrat

Regards, Joanne
Reardan (Spokane) WA
jhpowell at snapwa.org
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