Hey Tweeters & Inland NW,

I found another fall plumaged Blackpoll on the little peninsula at Lyons
Ferry Park, Franklin County with Fred Boesche this afternoon. I believe it
is a different bird from the one Ryan Shaw, Tracey Norris, and I had on the
6th because of subtle differences in plumage and behavior. This bird was
somewhat duller than the former one.

The rest of the very long day was nice also, with a couple addition
highlights. It wasn't nearly so hot as last weekend.

Our route today was:
Windust Park (9:00 to 11:00am)
Kahlotus Lake (11:30 to 11:45am)
Palouse Falls State Park (12:15 to 1:15pm)
Lyons Ferry Park (1:45 to 4:45pm)
grove along SR 261 1.5 miles south of 260 (5:00 to 5:50pm)
Washtucna sewer ponds (6:10 to 6:15pm)
Bassett Park, Washtucna (6:15 to 6:50pm)
Hatton rest area retention ponds (7:20 to 7:25pm)

A selective list:

scaup, spp. (1)-Hatton rest area.

American White Pelican (1)-Windust.

Osprey (2)-Windust.

Northern Harrier (1)-along SR 261.



RUFFED GROUSE (1 gray morph)-Windust Park.



Lesser Yellowlegs (1)-Hatton rest area.

Baird's Sandpiper (1)-Hatton rest area.

Pectoral Sandpiper (2)-Hatton rest area.

Red-necked Phalarope (5+)-County Line Ponds.



Forster's Tern (6)-Windust.

Barn Owl (2)-grove along SR 261.

Great Horned Owl (2)-Kahlotus; (2)-Lyons Ferry Park.

WHITE-THROATED SWIFT (16)-Palouse Falls SP.

RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER (1)-Palouse Falls SP.

Hammond's Flycatcher (2)-Windust Park; (3)-Kahlotus Lake; (5)-Palouse Falls
SP; (3)-Lyons Ferry Park; (1)-grove along SR 261; (10)-Bassett Park.

Dusky Flycatcher (1)-Lyons Ferry.

empid, spp. (1)-Bassett Park.

Cassin's Vireo (1)-Windust Park; (1)-Kahlotus Lake; (2)-Palouse Falls SP;
(5)-Lyons Ferry Park.

"Solitary Vireo" (1)-grove along SR 261.

RED-EYED VIREO (1)-Lyons Ferry Park.

Rock Wren (1)-Windust; (1)-Palouse Falls; (2)-Bassett Park.

Bewick's Wren (2)-Windust; (3)-Kahlotus Lake; (3)-Lyons Ferry Park;
(4)-Bassett Park.

HOUSE WREN (1)-Lyons Ferry Park.

WINTER WREN (2)-Windust Park; (1)-grove along SR 261.

Golden-crowned Kinglet (5)-Palouse Falls SP; (3)-Lyons Ferry Park;
(3)-Bassett Park.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (45)-Windust Park; (15)-Kahlotus Lake; (15)-Palouse
Falls SP; (90)-Lyons Ferry Park; (12)-grove along SR 261; (30)-Bassett Park.

Townsend's Solitaire (1)-Windust Park; (1)-Palouse Falls SP.

Swainson's Thrush (2)-Palouse Falls SP; (1)-Bassett Park.

Hermit Thrush (4)-Windust Park; (4)-Palouse Falls SP; (8)-Lyons Ferry Park;
(2)-Bassett Park.

Orange-crowned Warbler (10)-Windust Park; (3)-Kahlotus Lake; (28)-Lyons
Ferry Park; (15)-Bassett Park.

Nashville Warbler (1)-Bassett Park.

Yellow Warbler (2)-Windust Park; (2)-Lyons Ferry Park.

'Audubon's' Yellow-rumped Warbler (50)-Windust Park; (15)-Lake Kahlotus;
(20)-Palouse Falls SP; (55)-Lyons Ferry Park; (100)-Bassett Park.

'MYRTLE' Yellow-rumped Warbler (2)-Windust Park.

Townsend's Warbler (3)-Windust Park; (1)-Kahlotus Lake; (2)-Palouse Falls;
(9)-Lyons Ferry Park; (8)-Bassett Park.

BLACKPOLL WARBLER (1)-Lyons Ferry Park 2:35 to 3:05pm.

MacGillivray's Warbler (3)-Windust Park; (4)-Lyons Ferry Park; (1)-Bassett
Park.

Common Yellowthroat (1)-Windust Park; (2)-Lyons Ferry Park.

Wilson's Warbler (18)-Windust Park; (2)-Kahlotus Lake; (5)-Kahlotus Lake;
(20)-Lyons Ferry Park; (3)-grove along SR 261; (10)-Bassett Park.

Western Tanager (1)-Lyons Ferry Park; (3)-Bassett Park.

Brewer's Sparrow (2)-Windust Park.

Vesper Sparrow (5)-Lyons Ferry.

'Slate-colored' Fox Sparrow (1)-Lyons Ferry Park.

Lincoln's Sparrow (14)-Windust Park; (1)-Kahlotus Lake; (2)-Palouse Falls;
(5)-Lyons Ferry Park.

GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW (2)-Windust Park.

'SLATE-COLORED' JUNCO (1 male)-Palouse Falls SP.



Cheers and good birding,

--

Charlie Wright

Sumner, WA

charlie at birdwright.com