- RBA
* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* February 4, 2003
* IDWA0302.04

- birds mentioned

Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Snow Bunting

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: February 4, 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 Tuesday 04 February (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 this recording by pressing 2 and then #.
Please give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

On 29 Jan, Jason Paulios reports 4 flocks of SNOW BUNTINGS in Douglas and
Lincoln counties WA. Each flock had about 50 birds. One flock was along US 2
near Atkins Lake, Douglas Co, about 8 miles west of Coulee City. WA DeLorme
85, D-5. The other 3 were along Bagdad Road or side roads off of Bagdad in
Lincoln Co. Bagdad Road is southeast of Grand Coulee and runs west from WA
174 about 9 miles south of Grand Coulee. WA DeLorme 86 AB-1. Dan Stephens
reports several flock of 120 SNOW BUNTINGS were along 6NW (Slusser Road) on
1 Feb. Also in Grant Co, Slusser Road runs east-west northeast of Waterville
connecting with WA 172 near Withrow. WA DeLorme 83, C-8 and 84, C-1-2.

At the Clarkston, Asotin Co WA landfill on 1 Feb were several first-winter
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS, an ad and second-winter GLAUCOUS GULL, and the ad
WESTERN GULL. From Clarkston, head west on US 2 to Evans Road. Follow Evans
until it ends. Turn left and then right into the landfill. Stop and ask for
permission before entering and don't drive on the scales.

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