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Date: June 22, 2003
Location: Yakima County, Washington


Birded the lower Yakima Valley from Granger to Lateral "C" Rd. today
spent most of my time at the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge.

Highlites today were 10 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN riding the thermals
over the refuge, 4 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON flying in front of the
observation deck, and the two BOBOLINK on Lateral "C" Rd.

Also of note was the BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE nest inside the observation
deck, with at least two (about to fledge) young. A great chance for a
close look at these resourceful birds.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

American White Pelican [1]
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron [2]
Turkey Vulture [3]
Osprey [4]
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail [5]
American Coot
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull [6]
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl [7]
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike [8]
Black-billed Magpie [9]
Common Raven
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Common Yellowthroat
Song Sparrow
Black-headed Grosbeak
Bobolink [10]
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bullock's Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow

Footnotes:

[1] - 10 catching the thermals over the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge
[2] - 4 flying by the observation deck
[3] - at least 12 (10 in one kettle)
[4] - 1 Adult and at least one young on nest along Indian Church Rd.
and Hwy 224
[5] - at least 30 chicks with 3 adults
[6] - Granger Pond
[7] - 1 Adult 1 Juv.
[8] - 1 on Old Goldendale Rd. and 1 on Pumphouse Rd.
[9] - nest with ready to fledge young in the observation deck at TWR.
[10] - 2 on Lateral "C" Rd.

Total number of species seen: 43