After speaking with Jim Acton last evening, I thought
that I would pass on a couple of items to the birding
lists. First of all, Jim said that the Upland
Sandpiper has returned to its meadow along Deno Road.
This is presumable the same bird that has turned up
the last couple of years.

Secondly, Jim discovered a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on
Seven Mile Road (which is west of the transfer station
and west of Davenport). After spending about fifteen
minutes sorting through the songs of Brewer's & Vesper
Sparrows, I finally heard the Clay-colored deliver its
monotone buzzy phrases. I saw the bird about forty
yards out perched low in a sagebrush. The location was
south of the cattle loading shoot on the south side of
Cottonwood Creek and on the west side of Seven Mile
Road. I'm sorry that I don't have my DeLorme handy for
coordinates.

Jim reported a breeding pair of Clay-colored Sparrows
near the junction of Stroup & Espanola Roads near the
Spokane/Lincoln County line. He said that these birds
are not singing now, nor will they respond to tapes.

A few other birds of interest that I had for the day
were Turkey Vulture in Airway Heights, Common
Nighthawk south of Harrington, Black Terns on Reardan
(Audubon) Lakes, Grasshopper Sparrow west of Pacific
Lake, and a juvenile FERRUGINOUS HAWK on Hwy 21 some
seven mile north of Odessa.

Gina Sheridan
Spokane, WA



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