Subject: Birding Trip Report: Walla Walla River Delta Area, Walla Walla County, Washington on August 23, 2003
Date: Aug 24 11:03:15 2003
From: m.denny at charter.net - m.denny at charter.net


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Date: August 23, 2003
Location: Walla Walla River Delta Area, Walla Walla County, Washington

Low temperature: 62 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 78 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: SW
Prevailing wind speed: 1-5 km/h gusting to: 6-11 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 0%
Precipitation: none

Walla Walla River delta, Walla Walla Co. Washington
American White Pelican...17 birds
Bonapartes Gull....1 bird
Common Tern....4 birds
Black Tern....1 bird Note:seldom seen in WW Co. save during the fall
passage.
Caspian Tern.....9 birds
Semipalmated Plover...3 birds
Western Sandpiper.....56 birds
Pectoral Sandpiper....5 birds
Greater Yellowlegs....1 bird
Western Tanager....1 bird
Bewicks Wren.....2 birds

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

American White Pelican
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Western Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Tern
Black Tern
Bewick's Wren
Western Tanager

Total number of species seen: 11