- RBA
* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* December 23, 2002
* IDWA0212.23

- birds mentioned

Short-eared Owl

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: December 23, 2002
Phone: (208) 882-6195
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Kas Dumroese - dumroese at iglide dot net

This is Kas Dumroese with the Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington /
Northeastern Oregon bird hotline for Monday 23 December (2002). This
hotline, sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is usually updated every Monday
evening. NEXT UPDATE WILL BE MONDAY, 6 JANUARY. Transcripts of this RBA and
membership info are available on-line at http://www.palouseaudubon.org

Leave a message anytime during this recording by pressing 2 and then #.
Please give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

The only notable birds this past week were SHORT-EARED OWLS in Idaho. Not
that they are unusual, it just seems we haven't seen many lately. On the
Rathdrum Prairie, just northwest of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID on 21
Dec, Stephen Lindsay saw 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS hunting together in the vicinity
of Spokane Avenue where it takes off from Hayden Avenue. ID DeLorme 60,
AB-1.

Today, 23 Dec, Dave Holick reports seeing 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS circling over
fields near the intersection of Darby and Olson roads about 1.5 miles NE of
Moscow, Latah Co ID. ID DeLorme 58, BC-1.

If you have any questions about birds on the report, call me before 9 pm at
208.883.0943. If you see any of the birds mentioned in this report, be sure
to let me know.

Good birding.

Kas