- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* May 12, 2003
* IDWA0305.12

- birds mentioned

Harlequin Duck
Marbled Godwit
Semipalmated Plover
Forster's Tern
Caspian Tern
other assorted shorebirds

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: May 12, 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 Monday 12 May (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 11 May at the Walla Walla River Delta in western Walla Walla Co, WA, Mike
and MerryLynn Denny observed 4 MARBLED GODWITS, 3 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 6
SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 12 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 9 WESTERN
SANDPIPERS, 29 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS,
and 42 CASPIAN TERNS. The delta can be accessed 0.1 mile north of Madame
Dorian Park, just north of the junction of US 12 and US 730. There's a
pull-out along US 12 at milepost 306.9 and a path to the delta. WA DeLorme
40, D-1.

On 11 May I found a pair of HARLEQUIN DUCKS on the Deary, Latah Co, ID
sewage ponds, for what is likely the first county record for this species.
The ponds are at the intersection of ID 9 and ID 8 just west of Deary. ID
DeLorme 58, B-2.

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