Hi everyone,
Fred Boesche and I birded mainly in Okanogan Co. September 23rd-25th. We
found 129 species during the entire trip, including 1 life bird for each of
us. Below is a run-down of where we went, what we did, what we saw.

9/23/01 Wenatchee Confluence State Park, Chelan Co., WA, 8:15am-10:15am:
3 MERLINS
1 Osprey
15 American Wigeon
35+ Yellow-rumped Warblers (about even numbers of Myrtle and Audubon's)
1 MacGillivray's Warbler
1 HERRING GULL
4 Western Grebes
200+ Violet-green Swallows
1 PURPLE FINCH

Mouth of the Okanogan River, Okanogan Co, WA:
80+ Yellow-rumped Warblers (virtually all Myrtle)
1 Virginia Rail
2 Herring Gulls
5,000+ American Coots
1 Cinnamon Teal
1 MERLIN
3 Marsh Wrens
Butterflies included Viceroy and Califoria Tortoiseshell.

Cameron Lake Road, Okanogan Co, WA:
15 Vesper Sparrows
15 Horned Larks
30 Savannah Sparrows
4 Redheads
30 Eared Grebes
2 Blue-winged Teal (1 with injured wing)
50 Buffleheads
150 Ruddy Ducks
4 Greater Scaup
1 Lesser Scaup
177 Sandhill Cranes (at Duley Lake)
10 American Pipits
8 Pygmy Nuthatches
2 White-breasted Nuthatches
1 Turkey Vulture
5 Red Crossbills

FR 39 near Loomis, Okanogan Co., WA:
1 Northern Goshawk (adult female)

Then we set up camp at Tiffany Springs CG before starting owling at sunset.
We were successful, with 1 BOREAL OWL calling with the high-pitched "skeew"
call along FR 39 where North Fork Boulder Creek crosses the road. The bird
called about 10 times, then stopped and could not be located.

9/24/01 Tiffany Lake Trail, Okanogan Co, WA:
2 Boreal Chickadees
10 Three-toed Woodpeckers
1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER
5 Hairy Woodpeckers
12 Northern Flickers
2 Pileated Woodpeckers

Roger Lake, Okanogan Co, WA:
2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS (life bird for Fred)
male Spruce Grouse feather

Tiffany Springs CG:
4 Blue Grouse

Dog Creek, FR 39, Okanogan Co, WA:
35 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS
50 Pine Siskins
10 Red Crossbills
several Spruce Grouse feathers and other signs, but could not find the bird
here despite extensive searching.

Milemarker 25, FR 39, Okanogan Co, WA:
1 female/imm. male SPRUCE GROUSE (life bird for myself, after several
searches for them). We first saw the bird on the road, but couldn't stop the
car until the bird was next to us on the side of the road. The bird stood
there for a little while, mere feet from the car, and then flew into a nearby
tree for some exceptional views and photos.

Tonasket-Havillah Road, Okanogan Co, WA at sunset:
6-7 Great Horned Owls

Highlands SnoPark area, Okanogan Co, WA, Monday night/Tuesday morning
1 Long-eared Owl
1 Barred Owl
2 Great Gray Owls
1 Northern Harrier
3 White-breasted Nuthatches
1 Hairy Woodpecker
7 Mountain Bluebirds
1 WESTERN BLUEBIRD (quite late)

Loup Loup CG, Okanogan Co, WA:
5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Townsend's Warbler

Washington Pass, Skagit/Okanogan Co, WA
5 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
4 Cassin's Finches
3 Savannah Sparrows

Charlie Wright, 13
Birdking88 at aol.com
Sumner, WA