Subject: Birding Trip Report: Yakima County, Washington on March 16, 2003
Date: Mar 16 10:08:19 2003
From: kdturley at bentonrea.com - kdturley at bentonrea.com


This report was mailed for Kerry Turley by http://birdnotes.net

Date: March 16, 2003
Location: Yakima County, Washington


Birded the lower Yakima valley today mostly around the Toppenish
Wildlife Refuge. The first Spring arrivals for the refuge included
Greater White-fronted Goose, Cinnimon Teal, Ruddy Duck, Violet Green
Swallow.

Birds are on the move, and things should start getting exciting
soon.

Keep the Binos handy.

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Great Blue Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-Winged Teal
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Loggerhead Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Violet-green Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bewick's Wren
Marsh Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
House Sparrow

Total number of species seen: 43