Saturday, June 2, 2001 began at 5:45 waiting for the Keller Ferry. Lake Roosevelt was it's normal with little birdlife. Our 1'st
destination was Swawilla Basin where one bird led us to another until we had seen or heard quite a few species. Birds of note here
were: Canyon Wren, Turkey Vulture, Brewer's Sparrow, Yellow-breasted Chat. Second destination was Silver Creek Rd. where a pair of
White-headed Woodpeckers were in the same area as 1994. Third destination was north along the Sanpoil River--one of Washington's
finest birding destinations in June and home to lots of Veeries with few showing themselves. Bobolinks were also in their field
just a few miles south of Republic and a quick flyby of White-throated Swifts. Fourth destination were Sanpoil Lake(mill pond) and
Curlew Lake. (Here I left the group as I needed to head for home for work the next early morning)

Birds seen:

Red-necked Grebe---Sanpoil Lake
Canada Goose
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal--Sanpoil Lake
Cinnamon Teal--Sanpoil Lake
American Wigeon
Common Merganser
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse with young
California Quail
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Mourning Dove
Vaux's Swift
White-throated Swift
Rufous Hummingbird
Belted Kingfisher
Lewis's Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
White-headed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Dusky Flycatcher--Swawilla Basin
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow--Sanpoil Lake
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Clark's Nutcracker (approx. 50 birds Silver Creek Rd. in one large flock)
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren
Canyon Wren
House Wren
Dipper
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
Veery
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Starling
Cassin's Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
American Redstart--heard only
Northern Waterthrush--heard only
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Western Tanager
Black-headed Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Bobolink
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
Cassin's Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch

Notice NO HOUSE SPARROWS---That's tough in Ferry County

Ken Knittle, Gold Bar
xenops at msn.com