Many good birds were observed on the Wos trip today, though nothing
rare. We met in Ellensburg where we started off with a close encounter
of the Sharpie kind, an adult Sharp-shinned hawk flew about 20 feet in
front of us to try and nab a house sparrow but missed. We then headed to
Vantage where notable birds included 11 Great Egrets and good numbers of
American Pipits and Yellow-rumped Warblers. By location:

Wanapum dam area:
30 American Pelican
6 Great Egret (5 on islands, 1 in Getty Cove)
6 Chukar
1 Spotted Sandpiper
Many American Pipit and Yellow-rumped Warbler along road in shrub-steppe
(30+ of each)

Horse Farm:
5 Great Egret
1 Yellow Warbler
1 Says Phoebe
1 Long-billed Dowitcher
1 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Eared Grebe

At wenatchee confluence park/horan area, we hit it about 12:00, and saw
many of the same birds Dan Stephens did but some different.
1 Pectoral Sandpiper (juv)
4 Western Sandpiper, did not see any of the least, though made sure
these were western and not the expected least
1 Great Egret
1 Nashville Warbler
3 Orange-crowned Warbler
35-40 Yellow-rumped Warbler, all seen were Audubons
2 Savanna Sparrow
1 Gray Catbird h/o
1 Eared Grebe
2 Turkey Vulture

Coming home hit Blewett Pass/Table Mountain with some nice results...
Migrating raptors included:
2 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 American Kestrel
1 Northern Harrier
3 Turkey Vulture

4 Hermit Thrush
10-15 White-crowned Sparrow
4 Savanna Sparrow
25 WILD TURKEY about 1 mile south of Lion Rock campground on FS 35.

For the day 78 species.

Good birding all.

Scott Downes
downess at cwu.edu
Yakima WA