This report was mailed for Kerry Turley by http://birdnotes.net

Date: April 22, 2001
Location: Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge, Yakima County, Washington


Beautiful spring morning at the refuge. Birds were observed from the
observation platform, along the nature trail, and around the Refuge
Headquarters unless noted otherwise.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail
American Coot
Killdeer [1]
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Common Snipe
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl [2]
Downy Woodpecker
Say's Phoebe [3]
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven [4]
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow [5]
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow [6]
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler [7]
Common Yellowthroat [8]
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow [9]
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch [10]
American Goldfinch [11]
House Sparrow [12]

Footnotes:

[1] Marion Drain
[2] Mom was out of the nest and owlets were visibly inquisitive.
[3] Old goldendale Rd. 1st I've seen this year.
[4] Powerhouse Rd.
[5] Marion Drain.
[6] Lateral "C"
[7] Lots around Refuge Headquarters
[8] Lateral "C" 1st of the year
[9] Powerhouse Rd.
[10] Powerhouse Rd.
[11] Lots around Refuge Headquarters
[12] Marion Drain

Total number of species seen: 50