Greetings,

Today, 18 Sept 03, Roger Johnson and I checked out some sites in Grant
County, then traveled back to East Wenatchee on US 2.

Babcock Ridge Lake [a few miles west of Quincy on SR 28]
Red-necked Phalarope...1
Western Sandpiper...10
Semipalmated Sandpiper...1
Lesser Yellowlegs...2
Long-billed Dowitcher...6
Pectoral Sandpiper...17
Common Snipe...2
Virginia Rail...2
Sora...1

Soap Lake, East Beach
Sanderling...1 juv
Baird's Sandpiper...15 juv
Western Sandpiper...10 juv
Sabine's Gull...3 juv

Soap Lake, West Beach
Red-necked Phalarope...42
American Avocet...1

>From Soap lake we headed north on SR 17 to US 2.

Alkali Lake,SR 17
Great Egret...2 at the south end

Blue Lake, SR 17
Common Loon...17

Sun Lakes State Park, SR 17,riparian along Meadow Creek
Cassin's Vireo...one with 4 Ruby-crowned Kinglets and an Orange-crowned
Warbler.
Western Wood-Pewee...1
Lincoln's Sparrow...2

Department of Wildlife campground at the SW corner of Banks Lake
White Pelican...29 on two small islands to the east

US 2 at Atkins Lake[dry],Douglas County
Sandhill Crane ..a flock of 9 over the highway.

Good Birding,
Dave Beaudette
Wenatchee,WA
drtbrdr at earthlink.net