Saturday I helped with Klickitat County on their NAMC bird county. High lites noted were 8 Scrub Jays west of the lake in evergreen forest moving west as a family unit. Expanding it looks like--expect more records east and north of here. House Wrens and Nashville Warblers were everywhere. In town there were 4 Band-tailed Pigeons and hoards of Evening Grosbeaks. I started at 4 am hoping for a owls. Right at the county line south of Mt. Adams I thought I heard a female Spotted Owl, but there was a white pickup there and some guy and it is possible he had a tape so I didn't count it. Otherwise no owls, just winnowing snipe. It started to rain heavy at noon and I was super sleepy since I got up at 1 am so called it a day and headed home.

Ken Knittle
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