Hi Tweeters,

On Saturday, seven members of Black Hills Audubon Society made a field
trip to Julia Butler Hanson Natl Wildlife Refuge and a couple of other
sites in Wahkiakum Co., with Dave Hayden and Jim Pruske leading the group.
We had a pretty decent day, with 68 species recorded, although nothing
that was particularly unusual. Some of the more interesting sightings
were:

Common Loon - 1 bird in breeding plumage that attempted a half-hearted
yodel
Wood Duck - about 10
Osprey - common along the Columbia R., with 12-15 seen during the day
White-tailed Kite - 3
Merlin - 1
Peregrine - 1
Virginia Rail - heard or possibly saw 2-3
Western Gull - 1
American Pipit - 8
Western Meadowlark -1
Shorebirds were sparse apart from Killdeer and Greater Yellowlegs, with
only 3 Dunlin and 2 Wilson's Snipe seen as well. Except for Common
Yellowthroats, which were common throughout the refuge, the only other
warbler recorded was a single Orange-crowned Warbler heard singing at
County Line Park. Lastly, there was no sign of the Black Phoebe at the
refuge HQ.

Gary Wiles
Olympia, WA
wilesharkey at yahoo.com


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