Tweets - a few of us headed to Ellensburg today for a WOS board meeting, and
took the opportunity to do a bit of birding before and after the meeting.

In the morning we had 40-50 EVENING GROSBEAK and a single MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE
in South Cle Elum, amongst many siskins, goldfinch, black-capped chickadees,
and juncos.

We then headed out east of Ellensburg, and had a singing SAGE SPARROW off
the Old Vantage Hwy.

After the meeting, we took a convoluted (but never out of the way) back
route from Ellensburg to Cle Elum. On US97, a quarter mile before Smithson
Rd, we found a GREAT HORNED OWL on an nest in one of the large cottonwoods.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was circling in the distance.

Along Swauk Prairie Rd and W Ballard Rd, we had a total of 8 WESTERN
BLUEBIRDS. There were three pairs and two other birds whose gender we
didn't scrutinize.

Also on W Ballard Rd, not too far from Swauk Cemetary, was a NORTHERN
SHRIKE. There were also a couple more RLHA in the area.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
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