- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* December 01, 2003
* IDWA0312.01

- birds mentioned

Long-tailed Duck
Gyrfalcon
Short-eared Owl
Hermit Thrush
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Common Redpoll

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 01 December, 2003
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 01 December (2003). 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 the recording by pressing 2 and then #.
Please give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

At the McNary Wildlife Park, Umatilla Co OR, below the McNary Dam on 30 Nov,
Craig and Judy Corder report a single SWAMP SPARROW, 2 WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS, 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS, and a HERMIT THRUSH. OR DeLorme 85, A-7
or WA DeLorme 29, A-6.

A first fall/winter LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen 29 Nov at the south end of
Cascade Reservoir, just south of Cascade, Valley Co ID according to Charles
Swift. ID DeLorme 43, B-4.

A very cooperative SHORT-EARED OWL was north of Pullman, Whitman Co WA on 28
Nov according to Tom and Diane Weber. The location was on David Road, about
0.25 mile north of its intersection with Whelan and Gray roads. WA DeLorme
57, B-8.

On 21 Nov a GYRFALCON was spotted in Grant Co WA along WA 172 about 1.5
miles west of Sims Corner by Randy Hill. On 30 Nov Dave Beaudette saw the
bird again at WA 172 milepost 33.8, just west of Sims Corner.

Reports of COMMON REDPOLLS came in region-wide. Most flocks have been small;
less than a dozen birds.

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