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Date: May 7, 2001
Location: Satus WRA Main Unit, Yakima County, Washington

Low temperature: 32 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 65 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: Variable
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

Last friday's count is a bit late as it was a busy weekend.
Most of the ponds and marshes are rapidly drying out which has
markedly reduced the available waterfowl habitat.
Lots of Great Blue Heron and four young eagles working the remaining
water holes. While the number of birds present was about average
there seemed to be an above average number of animals visible this
morning; one coyote, 12 black-tailed deer, 5 squirrels, and some
rabbits.

Birds seen (in alphabetic order):

American Avocet 3
American Coot 49
American Crow 10
American Goldfinch 3
American Kestrel 2
American White Pelican 35
Bald Eagle 9 [1]
Bank Swallow 100
Belted Kingfisher 1
Bewick's Wren 2
Black-billed Magpie 25
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Black-necked Stilt 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Bufflehead 24
California Quail 5
Canada Goose 6 [2]
Cinnamon Teal 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Dunlin 1
European Starling 40
Gadwall 12
Great Blue Heron 15
House Wren 4
Killdeer 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Mallard 22 [3]
Marsh Wren 2
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Harrier 2
Northern Pintail 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-tailed Hawk 4
Red-winged Blackbird 34
Redhead 4
Ring-necked Duck 4
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Song Sparrow 3
Tree Swallow 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Western Meadowlark 3
Wood Duck 25

Footnotes:

[1] 2 young eaglets in nest with 2 adults; 4 young ranging from 1-4
years with one adult
[2] 3 nesting pairs
[3] One pair with 10 young

Total number of species seen: 43