RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* December 6, 2004
* IDWA04.12.06

- birds mentioned

Pacific Loon
Trumpeter Swan
Cattle Egret
White-winged Scoter
Eurasian Wigeon
Spotted Sandpiper
Glaucous-winged Gull
Wilson's Warbler
Harris's Sparrow

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 6 December 2004
Internet only.
Compiler: Kas Dumroese
Transcriber: Kas.... dumroese at moscow dot com

This is the northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon bird
hotline for Monday 6 December (2004). Transcripts of this RBA and Palouse
Audubon membership info are available on-line at
http://www.palouseaudubon.org

On 5 Dec an imm WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was at the Vantage, Kittitas Co WA
according to Stefan Schlick and Michael Fleming. This site is on the NE
corner of I-90 and Huntzinger Rd. WA DeLorme 52, A-1.

On 4 Dec a CATTLE EGRET was along Netherda Road near Stanfield, Umatilla Co
OR according to Dennis Rockwell. OR DeLorme 85, A-8.

On 5 Dec a CATTLE EGRET was in Benton Co WA according to Dennis Rockwell.
The bird flew over Finley Road between east Kennewick and Two River County
Park. WA DeLorme 39, C-8.

A late WILSON'S WARBLER was seen 4 Dec in Lyon's Ferry Park in the southeast
corner of Franklin Co., WA. This park is right in the corner of Franklin,
Whitman, Columbia and Walla Walla counties. Access via WA 261. WA DeLorme
55, D-6.5. Nearby, a PACIFIC LOON was below Little Goose Dam swimming on the
Snake River between Whitman and Columbia counties, according to Mike and
MerryLynn Denny. WA DeLorme 55, D-8.

A HARRIS'S SPARROW was seen by Craig Corder on 2 Dec at McNary Wildlife Park
below McNary Dam, Umatilla Co OR. Check either WA DeLorme 29, A-6 or OR
DeLorme 85, A-7.

A very late SPOTTED SANDPIPER was at Bennington Lake near Walla Walla, Walla
Walla Co WA on 2 Dec according to Mike and MerryLynn Denny. WA DeLorme 41,
D-6.5.

Randy Hill reports a "family" of TRUMPETER SWANS were on the Columbia NWR in
central WA on 30 Nov. Specifically, the birds are on the Royal Slope, just
south of the Sunny Royal Slope Dairy on the west side of Road E north of
Road 14.8 SE, just NW of Royal Lake, which straddles the Adams and Grant
county line about 3 miles north of WA 26. WA DeLorme 53, AB-5.5.

Several good birds were at Walla Walla Point Park in Wenatchee, Chelan Co WA
on 30 Nov. Dave Beaudette reports a CACKLING GOOSE, a female WHITE-WINGED
SCOTER in the pond at the north end of the park, an EURASIAN WIGEON, and
hatch year GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. Walla Walla Point Park is just south of
Confluence State Park. WA DeLorme 67, A-6.

Good birding!
Kas