Subject: East Slope birding 5/7/00
Date: May 7 21:37:41 2000
From: RTShaw80 at aol.com - RTShaw80 at aol.com


Hi everyone,
Gene Revelas, Rick Romea and myself birded the east slope of the cascades
concentrating mainly in Kittitas County with a drop into Yakima County at the
end of the day to bird Umtanum Road and Lower Hardy Canyon. Hardy Canyon was
pretty much dead, but we did have a nice day with some great birds. All in
all, 91 species, and Patrick, I liked your format for listing your highlights
so much I decided to follow suit. Here are the highlights:

AMERICAN DIPPER
2 at Teanaway River

NASHVILLE WARBLER
Roslyn, many singing

CASSIN'S VIREO
3-4, Rosyln

CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD
1 male, Rosyln

BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
1 male, Bettas Road

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
4 males, Hwy 97 outside of Ellensburg

HAMMOND'S FLYCATCHER
1-2 in Rosyln
1 Manastash Ridge

DUSKY FLYCATCHER
1 Robinson Canyon
1 Manastash Ridge

GOLDEN EAGLE
1 really ratty adult, Robinson Canyon

LEWIS'S WOODPECKER
1 Manastash Road
2 Umtanum Road

VAUX'S SWIFT
6 Manastash Ridge

WESTERN TANAGER
2-3 singing, Umtanum Road

BREWER'S SPARROW
many now along Umtanum Road

VESPER SPARROW
2-3 singing along Bettas Road

SAGE THRASHER
2 birds, 1 singing real close to the road, Umtanum Road

Nothing out of the ordinary, just a nice day of birding with great company.
Good birding!

Ryan Shaw
Lacey, WA
RTShaw80 at aol.com
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