Nice recall Andy on your list. The Western Bluebird was discussed later
between the two people that observed the bird and it was decided that it was
a Lazuli Bunting. That brings the grand total to 83. Thanks again Andy for
a great day of birding!

Pied-billed Grebe - EM
Blue Heron - over Shiloh Inn (The Dalles)
Bald Eagle - I-84 Between Hood River and The Dalles
Common Snipe - EM (H)
Belted Kingfisher - EM
Lewis Woodpecker - roadside
Western Scrub-Jay - roadside
White-breasted Nuthatch - Trout Lake
House Sparrow - Trout Lake


----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Stepniewski" <steppie at nwinfo.net>
To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:42 AM
Subject: WOS Conference Field trip to Elk Meadows and north of Mt. Adams


> Tweeters,
>
> Below is a list of birds observed or heard on Saturdays WOS fieldtrip to
> Elk Meadows RV Park (1.6 miles west of Trout Lake on SR-141, then 0.9
miles
> north to the RV park), then north to Takkakah Lake on the
> northwest shoulder of Mt. Adams, and finally the Potato Hill area on the
> western boundary of the Yakama Indian Reservation.
>
> A significant number of forest songbirds were "heard only" sightings. This
> May-July dependence on songs and calls was especially driven home to me as
a
> leader, who dearly wished more of these birds would expose themselves to
our
> binos. Without playback tapes, one simply does not see many species
> readily. We did not use tapes, save for the Hermit Warbler. Species "heard
> only" are marked below.
>
> I invite corrections/additions to this list, especially by Jeff Swift, who
> kept the trip list.
>
> EM - Elk Meadows
> T - Takkakah Lake
> PH - Potato Hill
>
> H - heard only
>
> Turkey Vulture - EM
> Canada Goose - EM
> Wood Duck - EM
> Mallard - EM
> Green-winged Teal - EM
> Osprey-1 being harassed by Red-winged Blackbirds at EM, another bird at T
> Red-tailed Hawk - EM
> American Kestrel - EM
> California Quail
> Virginia Rail - EM (H)
> American Coot - EM
> California Gull
> Rock Dove
> Band-tailed Pigeon - 6+ at EM
> Mourning Dove - EM
> Common Nighthawk - EM
> Vaux's Swift - EM
> Rufous Hummingbird - EM
> Red-breasted Sapsucker - nest at EM, adults feeding young caterpillars
> gleaned from new shoots of Grand Fir
> Downy Woodpecker - EM
> Northern Flicker - EM
> Pileated Woodpecker
> Olive-sided Flycatcher - EM (H)
> Western Wood-Pewee - EM
> Willow Flycatcher - EM (H)
> Hammond's Flycatcher - EM (H)
> Cassin's Vireo - EM (H)
> Warbling Vireo - EM and elsewhere (H)
> Gray Jay - T
> Steller's Jay - EM, T
> Clark's Nutcracker - EM, PH
> Black-billed Magpie
> American Crow - Trout Lake
> Common Raven - EM, T, PH
> Tree Swallow - EM
> Violet-green Swallow - Trout Lake
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow - EM, nesting in cut bank
> Cliff Swallow - Trout Lake
> Barn Swallow - Trout Lake
> Black-capped Chickadee - EM
> Mountain Chickadee - PH
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee - EM, T, PH
> Red-breasted Nuthatch - both adults feeding young in snag at EM, T
> Winter Wren - T (H)
> Golden-crowned Kinglet - EM, PH (H)
> Western Bluebird - Trout Lake
> Mountain Bluebird - PH
> Swainson's Thrush - EM (H)
> Hermit Thrush - T, PH (H)
> American Robin - EM, T, PH
> Varied Thrush - T (H)
> European Starling - EM
> Cedar Waxwing - EM
> Orange-crowned Warbler - EM (H)
> Nashville Warbler - EM (H)
> Yellow Warbler - EM
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - EM, T, PH
> Townsend's Warbler - EM (H)
> Hermit Warbler - T, nice views of 1 male bird, seemed "pure"
> MacGillivray's Warbler - EM
> Common Yellowthroat - EM (H)
> Western Tanager - EM (H)
> Spotted Towhee - EM
> Chipping Sparrow - Trout Lake, EM
> Savannah Sparrow - EM
> White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) - several singing birds in shrub-lined
> fields in Trout Lake
> White-crowned Sparrow (gambeli) - 3+ singing birds at PH, nice
comparisions
> between songs of these two races only 1 hour apart! Thanks to Barb Jensen
> for help in clarification between these 2 subspecies
> Dark-eyed Junco - EM, T, PH
> Black-headed Grosbeak - Trout Lake
> Lazuli Bunting - overlook at 4,000 on FR-23 (H)
> Red-winged Blackbird - EM
> Western Meadowlark - Trout Lake
> Brewer's Blackbird - Trout Lake
> Brown-headed Cowbird - Trout Lake, EM
> Cassin's Finch - PH (H)
> House Finch - Trout Lake
> Red Crossbill - EM (H)
> Pine Siskin - EM, T, PH
> American Goldfinch - Trout Lake, EM, T, PH
> Evening Grosbeak - PH
>
> Andy Stepniewski
> Wapato WA
> steppie at nwinfo.net
>
>
>
>