Subject: W. Richland & McNary NWR, 9/5/99
Date: Sep 6 18:01:54 1999
From: Stephen L. Lindsay, PhD, DVM - slindsay at dmi.net


Went looking for the Indigo Bunting on Snively Road yesterday without
success. There were no buntings of any kind so perhaps they have moved on.
There were American Goldfinches and White-crowned Sparrows (adults and
juvs), large flocks of American Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds
(thousands), Western Kingbirds, and an Osprey.

McNary NWR was very windy, but lots of migration activity:
Greater White-fronted Geese
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs
Short-billed Dowitcher (2 juv.)
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Bewick's Wren (singing)
Also of interest:
Am White Pelicans & Great Egret at Walla Walla River Delta
Bonaparte's Gull & Swainson's Hawk at Refuge Headquarters

Stephen Lindsay
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
slindsay at dmi.net