Subject: Rattlesnake MT Hawk Watch - day 5
Date: Sep 29 17:27:32 2001
From: Dennis K Rockwell - dennis.rockwell at gte.net


Today Larry Bowman and I conducted a Hawk Watch and bird survey on the ridge
of the Rattlesnake Hills northwest from the summit of Rattlesnake MT
(elevation 1074 meters - 3600 ft) on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve in the
Hanford Reach National Monument, Benton County. (See DeLorme page 39, A-B
4) The
following is a list of the birds we observed from those locations.

Osprey 1, on pole near summit of Ratlesnake MT
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Prairie Falcon 1
Chukar 40
Northern Flicker 2
Say's Phoebe 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
Common Raven 2
Mountain Bluebird 5
Varied Thrush 1
Swainson's Thrush 2
European Starling 8
Winter Wren 1
Barn Swallow 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Horned Lark 15
American Pipit 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Fox Sparrow 1
Spotted Towhee 1


Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net