Hotline: Lower Columbia Basin
Date: October 26, 2004
Phone: 509-627-BIRD
Compiler and Transcriber: Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, wlafra at owt.com

BIRDS REPORTED

Yard birds
Evening Grosbeak
Long-tailed Duck, Mountain Chickadee
Pine Siskin
Bonaparte's Gull
Tundra Swan, Snow Goose, Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter

TRANSCRIPT

This is the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society Bird Alert for October 26,
2004. For questions regarding LCBAS, please leave a message.

To skip the announcement, push the star button on your phone and give your
name, phone number, date, and sightings after the tone.

This may be the year of great winter birds. The influx of Red-breasted
Nuthatches suggest more species may arrive. Reports from all around our
area contain goodies such as Mountain Chickadee, Pine Siskins, numerous
Blue Jays, both crossbills and maybe more. Some of the following reports
may just be the start of things to come. Please make sure to call in
unusual winter birds.

Margaret Greger noted her first DARK-EYED JUNCOS returned to her Richland
yard on October 12. She also has RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES there.

Bob Woodley reported 3 male EVENING GROSBEAKS in his Richland yard on
October 13.

Bill and Nancy LaFramboise and Dennis Rockwell found a male LONG-TAILED
DUCK at Hood Park on October 17. Tony Greager joined them and they found
at least 2 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES there.

PINE SISKINS are starting to turn up at local feeders. Dennis Johnson had
a flock of 20 at his feeders in Richland on October 23. Jack & Murrel
Dawson had at least 2 at their Benton City home on October 25.

On October 24, Wayne Heinz reported 4 immature BONAPARTE'S GULLS at Ice
Harbor Dam.

There were several interesting birds at McNary National Wildlife Refuge in
Burbank on October 25. There were 5 TUNDRA SWAN and 1 SNOW GOOSE among
many CANADA and CACKLING GEESE.

Today, October 26, Nancy LaFramboise found a SURF SCOTER at the Yakima
Delta west of Bateman Island.

To report your own sightings, please give your name, phone number, date,
and sightings after the tone. Thank you.