- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* September 2, 2002
* IDWA0209.02

- birds mentioned

Marbled Godwit
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Northern Waterthrush
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Golden-crowned Sparrow

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: September 02, 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 2 September (2002). This
hotline, sponsored by Palouse Audubon, is updated every Monday evening.
Transcripts of this RBA and membership info are available on-line at
http://www.palouseaudubon.org

If you wish to bypass this recording and simply leave a message for me,
including the date of your sighting and the DeLorme atlas page numbers and
coordinates if you have them, push the pound button on your telephone now.
Otherwise wait for the beep at the end of the tape. Please give me good
directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

The EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE at Horan Natural Area at Confluence State Park in
Wenatchee continues to be seen. Also at the state park on 30 August was a
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH seen by Steve Mlodinow seen from the gravel nature
trail at the west end of the pear orchard. That same morning at the same
place Dave Beaudette saw a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER and a GOLDEN-CROWNED
SPARROW. From US 2 at Wenatchee, eastbound or westbound, follow signs to the
state park. Very soon after entering the park, take the first right turn,
which goes to a small parking lot along the Loop Trail, an asphalt trail.
Walk the Loop Trail south, go over the bridge over the Wenatchee River.
Continue south on the Loop Trail [asphalt path] for a little more than a
0.25 miles to the wetlands interpretive station. WA DeLorme 67, A-6.

A TENNESSEE WARBLER was banded 24 August along the Little Spokane River nort
h of Spokane, Spokane Co WA according to Marian Frobe.

Signle MARBLED GODWITS made appearances the last week of August at the
Yakima River Delta, Yakima Co WA, and the Walla Walla River Delta. Walla
Walla Co WA, according to Bob Woodley and Mike and MerryLynn Denny.

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