Subject: Census Count: Douglas County, Washington on November 29, 2002
Date: Nov 29 10:08:31 2002
From: lcain at seasurf.net - lcain at seasurf.net
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Date: November 29, 2002
Location: Douglas County, Washington
Low temperature: 32 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 40 degrees fahrenheit
Prevailing wind speed: < 1 km/h
Precipitation: none
>From 0930-1230 hrs, Evan (9), Naomi (7), and I birded Douglas County.
All waterfowl seen were in the Columbia River between Orondo and Rock
Island Dam. LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, GOLDEN EAGLES, HORNED LARKS,
SHORT-EARED OWL, PRAIRIE FALCONS and other sightings were on the
Palisades Rd/Waterville loop (Palisades/Highway 2) east and
north of Rock Island Dam.
Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
Common Loon 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Western Grebe 22
Great Blue Heron 3
Canada Goose 35
American Wigeon
Mallard
Canvasback 1
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Golden Eagle 3
American Kestrel 4
Prairie Falcon 2
Chukar
California Quail 22
American Coot 400
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Short-eared Owl 1
Loggerhead Shrike 1
Northern Shrike 2
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Horned Lark 50
Rock Wren 7
American Robin
European Starling
Brewer's Blackbird
Purple Finch 100
Total number of species seen: 32