Subject: Walla Walla River delta birds
Date: Apr 29 13:24:58 2004
From: mike denny - m.denny at charter.net


Hello All,
What a great morning out along the WWRdelta birding this morning. We joined the Shoemakes and the Corvinos and saw the following species:

Western Sandpiper......38 birds
Least Sandpiper...........17 birds
Dunlin..........................5 in Alt. plumage.
MARBLED GODWIT.....1 bird, first of the season
Am. Avocet...................18 birds in Alt. Plumage
Black-necked Stilt.........4 birds
Semipalmated Plover.....4 birds
Killdeer.........................2 birds
Long-billed Curlew..........2 birds
Forsters Tern.................8 birds
Caspian Tern.................106 birds
FRANKLINS GULL.........1 in Alt. Plumage, first of the season.
Herring Gull....................3 birds
Common Loon................3 birds, 2 in Alt. Plumage & 1in basic.
Black-crowned Night-heron..2 birds

Plus many more species. Great company and good birds!
Later Mike
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
323 Scenic View Drive
College Place, WA 99324
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