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Sunny day with little or no wind. Drove about 130 miles of backroads
through the Rattlesnake and HorseHeaven Hills of western Benton
county with stops along the Columbia River at Paterson, Crow Butte
and the Whitcomb Unit of Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge.
A pair of Osprey tried unsuccessfully to fertilize eggs while
balancing on a power pole overlooking Whitcomb Slough.
On the Columbia there were 4 pairs of Canada Geese each towing a line
of young (3-4 weeks old?) ranging from 2 to 14 young per pair.
At Paterson a pair of Northern Harriers made a couple of passes
overhead with the male carrying a rodent, first in both claws, then
in one. On the last pass the female quickly appoached the male from
behind and below, grabbed the animal, and flew off with carring it
first one claw, then both. After about 100 yards she landed and
proceeded to eat. He landed about 100 yards away and proceeded to
watch.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Pied-billed Grebe 1
Western Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Canada Goose 40
Gadwall 4
Mallard 2
Green-Winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 8
Osprey 2
Northern Harrier 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 4
California Quail 5
American Coot 2
Killdeer 2
American Avocet 4
Sanderling 6
Ring-billed Gull 1
Rock Dove 3
Mourning Dove 12
Lewis' Woodpecker 1
Western Kingbird 14
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Black-billed Magpie 4
American Crow 13
Common Raven 1
Horned Lark 40
Bank Swallow 20
Cliff Swallow 100
Barn Swallow 10
American Robin 7
European Starling 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Brewer's Sparrow 1
Sage Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 6
White-crowned Sparrow 16
Red-winged Blackbird 100
Western Meadowlark 45
Yellow-headed Blackbird 1
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 2

Total number of species seen: 43