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Date: October 21, 2001
Location: Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge, Yakima County, Washington


>From the observation platform and around the headquarters building.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron
Tundra Swan [1]
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier
California Quail
Killdeer
Common Snipe [2]
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
Black-capped Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch

Footnotes:

[1] 4 Tundra Swans in front of the obsevation platform, gave good
views as they rested and preened.
[2] 3 Common Snipe flew over the observation platform.

Total number of species seen: 29