This report was mailed for Kerry Turley by http://birdnotes.net

Date: December 8, 2002
Location: Yakima County, Washington


I extended my normal Sunday birding so I could scout portions of the
Toppenish CBC Route #6 for next weekend. The area birded was the
Toppenish Wildlife Refuge, Pumphouse Rd., Lateral "C" Rd. to W.
Wapato Rd., Lateral "A" Rd., and Lateral "B" Rd.

Noticibly missing in all this running around were the Mourning Doves,
I did not see one all day. I notice that they have seen a few large
flocks on the West side of the mountains (ie. 66 at the Stanwood
Sewage ponds) is there a shortage of food or could the mild weather
have drawn them over there? Always something about this hobby that
will make you scratch your head and wonder.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail
Common Snipe
Rock Dove
Great Horned Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northern Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
House Sparrow

Total number of species seen: 32