Subject: Yakima Co. north of Glennwood
Date: Jul 13 22:22:54 2003
From: Kerry Turley - kdturley at bentonrea.com


Tweets,

I explored some new areas of Yakima County today. Mostly along Mt. Adams
Hwy., north of Glenwood in Klickitat Co. This is a neat area that I hope to
bird more often.
The wind made birding tough, but it was considerably cooler.

I've also listed below the birds seen as I flew through Klickitat Co.,
including some
early migrating shorebirds.

Mammal of the day - I had a black bear cross the road at milepost 9 on the
Mt. Adams Hwy.

Yakima County birds seen (in taxonomic order):

American White Pelican - 5 at Granger Pond
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture - along Hwy 223 west of Indian Church Rd.
Osprey - Nest site on Indian Church Rd. 2 adults and one chick visible
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
Blue Grouse - 1 hen along Mt. Adams Hwy. north of Glennwood
American Coot
Killdeer
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Calliope Hummingbird - Mt. Adams Hwy. north of Glennwood
Downy Woodpecker
Dusky Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Mt. Adams Hwy., north of Glennwood
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Mountain Bluebird
Swainson's Thrush - 1 adult feeding some unseen but very vocal young
American Robin
European Starling
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
MacGillivray's Warbler
Western Tanager
Dark-eyed Junco
Black-headed Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
Evening Grosbeak
House Sparrow

Klickitat Co. birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron - 2 at Conboy Lake NWR
Turkey Vulture - 2 at Conboy Lake NWR and 2 at Goldendale
Mallard
Common Merganser - Klickitat River
Osprey - Glennwood
Northern Harrier
American Kestrel
California Quail
American Coot
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs - 1 on farm pond along the Glenwood/Goldendale Rd.
Spotted Sandpiper - Klickitat River
Western Sandpiper - 3 on farm pond along the Glenwood/Goldendale Rd.
Common Snipe - 1 on farm pond along the Glenwood/Goldendale Rd.
Ring-billed Gull - 1 in Goldendale
Mourning Dove
Vaux's Swift
Belted Kingfisher Klickitat River
Lewis' Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee - Glennwood
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird - 1 at Conboy Lake NWR
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Western Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
European Starling
Western Tanager
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird


Kerry Turley
304 E. Woodin Rd.
Sunnyside, WA 98944
kdturley at bentonrea.com