Subject: Census Count: Chamna Nature Preserve, Benton County, Washington on May 15, 2000
Date: May 15 11:16:26 2000
From: gmink at bentonrea.com - gmink at bentonrea.com
This report was e-mailed for Gaylord Mink by a robot at http://birdnotes.net
Very pleasant sunny, still morning with few clouds. For some reason
there were relatively few birds compared to past visits. Could hear
a few unrecognized songs in the heavy thickets but couldn't find the
songsters. First sightings of black-headed grosbeaks for the season.
The Osprey pair continue life atop the rock crusher occassionally
foraging over the surrounding area.
Birds seen (in alphabetic order):
American Avocet 4
American Crow 2
American Robin 2
Bank Swallow 50
Bewick's Wren 1
Black-billed Magpie 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
California Quail 20
Caspian Tern 2
European Starling 50
Great Blue Heron 1
Killdeer 4
Mallard 6
Mourning Dove 10
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Harrier 1
Osprey 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Ring-necked Duck 3
Ring-necked Pheasant 4
Rock Dove 20
Song Sparrow 3
Western Kingbird 1
Western Meadowlark 1
Yellow-headed Blackbird 2
Total number of species seen: 25