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There were 6 reports since the last transcription date of Tuesday, 11/16.

Monday, 11:14pm This is Martin Stewart with naturesound.org. This is a belated report. On Saturday I visited the Richfield nature wildlife preserve and recorded a spotted owl. You can hear this bird, I've just posted it at www.naturesound.org. Click on the Workshop tag to the left on the web site and scroll to the bottom of the page. The recording was made with a parabolic dish and there is some noise pollution there. I've also reported this to the wildlife biologist. My phone number is 425 898 0462 if you have any questions.

Sunday, 11/21 8:49pm. This is Michael Fleming 206 297 3234. Did some birding this weekend with Stefan Schlick. We birded the Columbia River gorge area on Saturday. We stopped by the Lyle area and saw 3 ACORN WOODPECKERS there at the granary tree near the Balch Road and Highway 8. Also at the Balch/Lyle Cemetery we had 12 RED CROSSBILLS. Also in this Balch/Hwy 8 area we had 20 LEWIS WOODPECKERS. On Hwy 142, milepost 10 near Klickitat we had a flock of 20 LESSER GOLDFINCH and also a GOLDEN EAGLE in the same spot. Today we stopped by the Para Ponds in Othello and had a couple TRI COLORED BLACKBIRDS.

Sunday 11/21 5:35pm. Hi this is Nancy LaFramboise. Today Bill and I birded near the Edmonds ferry. Just north of the ferry off the jetty was a LITTLE GULL. It was mostly on the water but it did fly briefly. We observed the bird from about 3:30 to 4:15.

Sunday 11/21 1:30pm. Hi this is Steve Mlodinow. Actually in addition to the report which you will hear next, the ACORN WOODPECKERS are much easier to get a good look at at Balch Lake near Lyle. Take the road that goes along Balch Lake, called Balch Lake Rd. You'll pass one house on your right and you'll pass another house that looks like it used to be a small church. That guy is very friendly and he says you can park in his yard; that the locals get really upset if you park on the road (even though there's plenty of room to park on the road). Anyway, park at his house and walk back to the house before, and in that person's yard we had 4 ACORN WOODPECKERS. Apparently they're establishing a new granary there, and we were able to get really close looks instead of the distant looks of the previous granary tree.

Sunday 11/21 1:27pm This is Steve Mlodinow. Yesterday Dave Mandell and I had a TRI COLORED BLACKBIRD, an adult male. This is kind of a traditional spot. Go to Vancouver Lake, follow the road as it turns sharply to the left towards Post Office Lake. The road after a short distance takes a sharp turn to the right. The bird was basically where that turn is. We also had a HARRIS SPARROW at the same place Tom Aversa had one last year, but this bird is immature so it's not the same bird. And the day before I birded the Columbia gorge, had some things that were a bit out of place: a STELLER'S JAY and a couple MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES at Maryhill State Park; a PURPLE FINCH and a MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE at Dallesport. We had a THAYER'S GULL at John Bay's Beach. Earlier in the day I guess Mike Denny actually had a FORSTER'S TERN and a FRANKLIN'S GULL there. We also birded Bonneville Dam on Saturday, no sign of the MURRELOT or YELLOW BILLED LOON. We did have a PYGMY OWL on the Oregon !
side. On Friday we had 6 MEW GULLS, a good concentration for the east side, at Hood River.

Saturday, 11/20 12:58 p. This is Phil LaFramboise. Nancy and I have been birding Dash Point and Brown Point Lighthouse this morning on Sat. Most significant birds that we saw were a SNOW BUNTING and several MARBLED MURRELETS at Brown's Point Lighthouse. Nothing else unusual. To find Brown's Point, go to the bird finding guide on page 198.