Subject: [Tweeters] Black-throated Green Warbler......YES!
Date: Nov 14 18:31:18 2004
From: mike denny - m.denny at charter.net


Hello All,
Early this morning we headed out on a mission to see the Black-throated Green Warbler in Washtucna, Adams Co..
MerryLynn and I arrived in Washtucna just as Patrick and Ruth Sullivan wandered into view from down a street about 8:45 A.M.. They told us that they had located the warbler at 7:30 and had not seen it since. We also found Tony Greagor and then as we entered the willow stand both Patrick and I spotted a small bird fly overhead that looked like a warbler. We watched it land and continued watching this outstanding discovery for the next 3 hrs as we birded Washtucna.

Birds seen today in Washtucna.........

Black-throated Green Warbler.......male bird, state first for us.
Black-capped Chickadee..............1 adult, Adams Co. first
for us.
Mountain Chickadee.....................1 adult, Adams Co. first for us.
Red-breasted Nuthatch..................1adult,...numbers way down from October.
Red Crossbill................................3 birds, Adams Co. first for us.
Golden-crowned Sparrow................1 sub-adult, Adams Co. first for me.
Lincolns Sparrow...........................1adult, Adams Co. first for me.
Canyon Wren.................................4 birds, Adams Co. first for us.
Common Redpoll.............................4-9 birds
Varied Thrush..................................5 birds
Barn Owl..........................................1 bird
Coopers Hawk...................................1 ad.
Sharp-shinned Hawk...........................1 sub.ad. male
Blue Jays...........................................2 ad. birds
Red-tailed Hawk..................................3 birds, one an adult black morph bird, not a Harlins Hawk.

Ellenger Rd., north of Washtucna 7 miles

Barn Owl..........................3+ birds

Nunnamaker Rd., Franklin Co.

Northern Shrike..................1 sub-adult

Lyons Ferry Park, Franklin Co.

Pacific Loon..................1 adult at mouth of the Palouse River, first for this location for me.
Tundra Swan..................1 adult, 1 sub-adult, mouth of the Palouse River.
Common Goldeneye........26 birds mouth of the Palouse River.
Common Redpoll..............1 bird
Great Horned Owl................1 ad.
Western Grebe....................6 birds
Pied-billed Grebe.................2 birds

Little Goose Dam, Columbia Co.

Western Grebes.................14 birds

Well that is it for now. A huge THANK-YOU to Bill and Nancy LaFramboise for contacting us and for being so sharing. Really enjoyed birding with so many of Washington's birding fraternity. It is always good to see each of you!
Later Mike


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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

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