Subject: RBA: N ID / E WA / NE OR -- 09/29/2003
Date: Sep 29 21:35:12 2003
From: The Dumroese Family - dumroese at iGlide.net


- RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* September 29, 2003
* IDWA0309.29

- birds mentioned

Great Egret
White-faced Ibis
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover
Northern Mockingbird
Lapland Longspur

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 29 September, 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 29 September (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

Verizon switched our bird alert to a new system this past week, and the
recording feature is still inoperative, and will be for at least another
week. Leave a bird sighting message on my home phone, 208.883.0943. Please
give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate it.

A SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER is west of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co WA. First
seen on 27 Sep, it was still there today, 29 Sep. The bird is in a flooded
pasture at the northeast corner of MacDonald and Detour roads, just east of
Lowden, west of Walla Walla and south off US 12. Also there on the 29th was
a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER. WA DeLorme 41, D-5.5.

A BOREAL OWL was heard calling in Wallowa Co OR above Walla Walla WA on 27
Sep according to Mike and MerryLynn Denny. The bird was 0.3 mile to the
north of the 65-64 jct. OR DeLorme 87, A-5.

At Mann Lake, east of Lewiston, Nez Perce Co ID on 25 Sep was a single
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER according to Jane Westervelt. On 27 Sep, Charles Swift
reports a single WHITE-FACED IBIS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR. There are 2 ways
to Mann Lake: the scenic route: Mann Lake, Nez Perce Co ID. From the north
end of Lewiston, follow US 12 south into town, cross the Clearwater River on
Memorial Bridge and immediately take the first left (east) toward East
Lewiston. Turn left (east) onto East Main Street and go about a half mile
to the flashing yellow lights. Turn right (south) onto Lapwai (a.k.a.
Lindsay Creek) Road. When the road forks stay right on Lindsay Creek Road
(Nez Perce County Road 460) and follow it about 5 miles to its terminus at
Grelle Avenue. Turn left (east) onto Grelle Avenue and just past the sharp
right curve, turn left (east) onto East Powers Avenue (a.k.a. Lapwai Road).
Continue straight (east) past the grain towers to the main parking lot. The
urban route: The other way is to cross the Clearwater River, stay left at
the first light and take 21st Street up the hill. Follow it until it turns
into a 2-lane and then turn left onto Powers. Follow Powers to the grain
towers. ID DeLorme 54, A-1.

A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD was at Coolin, Bonner Co ID today, 29 Sep, according
to Bob Bond. Coolin is at the southern end of Priest Lake. ID DeLorme 62,
AB-1.

On 25 Sep, Craig and Judy Corder report 500 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS, 3
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and estimate 2000 KILLDEER at Cold Springs NWR,
Umatilla Co, OR. OR DeLorme 85, A-8.

Warren Current found 2 GREAT EGRETS on 23 Sep in the sloughs on the north
side of the Colville arm of Lake Roosevelt, Stevens Co WA. He saw the birds
at the end of the Park Service road south of the Kettle Falls marina, Locust
Grove, and the swimming\picnic area. WA DeLorme 117, D-8.

Seven GREAT EGRETS were on the Walla Walla River Delta, western Walla Walla
Co WA on 27 Sep according to Mike and MerryLynn Denny. The delta can be
accessed 0.1 mile north of Madame Dorian Park which is just north of the jct
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.

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