Subject: The other Soap Lake-- breeding Avocets, July 9
Date: Jul 13 13:06:01 2003
From: Douglas Canning - dcanning at nisquallyestuary.org


On 12 Jul 2003 at 11:54, Wayne C. Weber wrote:

> This may be the only regular breeding spot for Avocets in Okanogan
> County. (If someone knows of other breeding localities, please let me
> know). However, Ed Swan reported seeing quite a few avocets about a
> month ago at Duley Lake, not far away and higher in altitude on the
> Cameron Lake road. Has anyone checked Duley Lake since then?

On June 4 I saw 2 American Avocet feeding along the south shore of Duley Lake.

I have been surveying birds on the Omak Plateau for maybe 5 years now, and that was the
first time I had seen American Avocet there, or anywhere in Okanogan County.