- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* April 6, 2001
* IDWA0104.06

- birds mentioned

Ross's Goose
Snow Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
shorebirds
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Barred Owl
Snowy Owl
Harris's Sparrow
Tricolored Blackbird

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: April 6, 2001
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Kas Dumroese - dumroese at iglide.net

This is Kas Dumroese with the Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington /
Northeastern Oregon bird hotline for Friday, Apr 6 (2001). This hotline,
sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is updated every Friday evening. If you wish
to bypass this recording and simply leave a message for me, including the
date of your sighting and the DeLorme atlas page numbers and coordinates if
you have them, push the star button on your telephone now. Otherwise wait
for the beep at the end of the tape. Please give me good directions, your
fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS are continuing to be seen at the Para Ponds northwest
of Othello, Adams Co WA. Birds were seen Tue Apr 3 according to Brenda
Senturia. From Othello go north on Broadway (west end of town extending
north from WA 24) past the processing and storage facilities, SVZ and cubing
plant. When the road crosses the RR tracks it becomes McManamon Road.
Continue across the canal and down the hill past the two potato sheds. The
Para Ponds are just beyond on both sides of the road. WA DeLorme 53, B-7.

TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS were also seen last week in Grant Co WA by Matthew
Moskwik ( where they have been reported the past couple of years. The birds
were seen from the overlook along road 22 NE east of WA 28. To get to there
from Soap Lake, take WA 28 east toward milepost 73. Just east of milepost
73, turn north onto road 22 NE toward Marlin. Go 1.9 miles to the large
pullout on the north side of the road. WA DeLorme 69, A-8.

Steven Mlodinow requests that you please send him details of any WA
TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD sightings (SGMlod at aol.com).

A late SNOWY OWL was seen Apr 4 on private property about 4 miles SE of
Boardman, Morrow Co, OR by Craig & Judy Corder (ccorder at eoni.com). OR
DeLorme 85, A-6.

A single EURASIAN WIGEON was at Swallows Park in Clarkston, Asotin Co WA on
Mar 31 according to Charles Swift (charless at moscow.com). Swallows Park is
along the Snake River on the south edge of Clarkston along WA 129. WA
DeLorme 43, AB-8.

In western Walla Walla Co WA on Mar 31 were 17 ROSS'S GEESE, 4 SNOW GEESE
and 230 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE according to Mike and MaryLynn Denny.
The birds were in and around the ponds and the corn field at milepost 300
along US 12 near McNary NWR. WA DeLorme 40, C-1. Mike and MerryLynn also
report that just a little farther south along US 12, just north of the jct
with US 730 at the Walla Walla River Delta were 14 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2
BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 300 or so DUNLIN, 13 AMERICAN AVOCETS, and 2 CASPIAN
TERNS. The delta can be accessed 0.1 mile north of Madame Dorian Park.
There's a pull-out along US 12 at milepost 306.9 and a path to the delta. WA
DeLorme 40, D-1.

Also in western Walla Walla Co in the gull flock that moves back and forth
from the delta to the town of Touchet are a single MEW GULL and 2
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS according to the Denny's.

The vocal BARRED OWL continues to be heard in Genesee, Latah Co ID according
to Terry Gray. Terry has been hearing the bird nearly every night for the
past 6 weeks, particularly between 7 and 9 pm. It seems to prefer the dense
trees at the corner of Hazel and Pine. If you enter Genesee from US 95, Pine
Street heads north just after the grocery store. ID DeLorme 58, C-1.

A mostly winter-plumaged HARRIS'S SPARROW is still persisting at my feeder
about 5 miles south of Moscow, Latah Co ID.

If you have any questions about birds on the report, call me before 9 pm at
208.883.0943. If you see any of the birds mentioned in this report, be sure
to let me know.

Good birding,
Kas