Subject: Moses Lake - Potholes Area 12-01
Date: Dec 2 22:19:56 2002
From: Doug Schonewald - dschone8 at bentonrea.com
Stayed fairly local on Sunday, 12/1. Weather was very foggy, cold, and the
roads were covered with ice. Along with the normal waterfowl at this time of
year a few interesting birds were observed. Highlights as follows.
Moses Lake Spillway (North)
1 Osprey (quite late I would think)
6 Bonaparte's Gull
Lind Coulee
11 American Tree Sparrow (all in one flock and the only ones observed this
day)
Kimberlee Road
1 Great Horned Owl
Pelican Drive, Moses Lake
1 Slate-colored Junco amongst 30 or 40 Oregon race
26 Canvasback (feeding along Goat Island)
Montlake Park, Moses Lake
63 Tundra Swan
11 Dunlin
1 Red-Tailed Hawk
Marina Drive, Moses Lake (near Big Sun Resort campground)
200+ Common Merganser
1 THAYER'S GULL
26 Bonaparte's Gull
6 Tundra Swan
Doug Schonewald
Moses Lake, WA