- RBA RBA: N ID / E WA / NE OR -- 11/25/2002

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* November 25, 2002
* IDWA0211.25

- birds mentioned

Yellow-billed Loon
Red-necked Grebe
Red-breasted Merganser
Long-tailed Duck
Dunlin
Glaucous-winged Gull
Barred Owl

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: November 25, 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 25 November (2002). This
hotline, sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is usually updated every Monday
evening. 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.

A juv YELLOW-BILLED LOON was at the spillway of Wanapum Dam near Vantage,
Kittitas Co WA on 24 Nov according to Scott Downes.. Scott also report 5
LONG-TAILED DUCKS at the Wanapum State Park boat launch, and an adult
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL at the Ginkgo SP overlook. Gina Sheridan reports seeing
the loon again 25 Nov. WA DeLorme 52, A-1.

A few good birds were seen in the Lewiston ID / Clarkston WA area this past
week. Keith Carlson reports 2 RED-NECKED GREBES on the Clearwater River near
the railroad bridge on the Idaho side; one was an adult and the other an
immature. Keith also reports a RED-BREASTED MERGANSER on the Snake River
downstream of the US 12 bridge between Lewiston and Clarkston. Regine
Snitzer and Al Winter spotted a single LONG-TAILED DUCK near Swallows Park
on the Clarkston side of the Snake River. The park is on the south end of
Clarkston along WA 129. Regine and Al also report 5 DUNLIN at Mann Lake
about 3 miles east of the Lewiston Orchards. ID DeLorme 54, A-1 and WA
DeLorme 43, A-8.

A BARRED OWL was residing a few miles south of Pullman, Whitman Co WA today
in the yard of Kelly Cassidy.

And I guess fitting, 5 WILD TURKEYS were in my yard this past week....

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