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SW Benton Co. roads from Prosser to the Umatilla Wildlife refuge
along the Columbia River and back. Weather sunny and a light breeze.
For nearly an hour around noon flock after flock of geese flew over
the town of Paterson enroute from the grain fields of Benton Co. to
resting locations on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. Nearest
estimate is well over 10,000 individuals.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Pied-billed Grebe 3
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose 10000
Gadwall 20
Mallard 10
Green-Winged Teal 13
Common Goldeneye 2
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 2
American Coot 1000
Northern Flicker 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Black-billed Magpie 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 3
Horned Lark 100
American Robin 1
European Starling 100
Song Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 36
Red-winged Blackbird 100
House Finch 20

Total number of species seen: 24