This report was mailed for Wayne Weber by http://birdnotes.net

Date: September 15, 2004
Location: Yakima River Delta, Benton County, Washington

Low temperature: 65 degrees fahrenheit High temperature: 75 degrees fahrenheit
Wind direction: W
Prevailing wind speed: 20-28 km/h
Percentage of sky covered by clouds: 30%
Precipitation: none

The following birds were seen by Wayne Weber on the south (Kennewick)
side of the Yakima River Delta on September 15, 2004 between about
10:30 AM and 2:00 PM on September 15, 2004.

In addition to the single FORSTER'S TERN, which was roosting with
gulls on a nearby sandbar, 10 unidentified terns (likely COMMON
TERNS) were seen roosting with gulls on a much more distant sandbar,
as well as flying up and down the river.



Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

American White Pelican 8 [1]
Double-crested Cormorant 26
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 2
Canada Goose 15
Gadwall 150
American Wigeon 60
Mallard 40
Cinnamon Teal 5
Northern Shoveler 25
Northern Pintail 150
Green-Winged Teal 100
Redhead 3
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 [2]
American Coot 50
Killdeer 8
American Avocet 2 [3]
Greater Yellowlegs 16
Lesser Yellowlegs 12
Western Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 2
Long-billed Dowitcher 18
Common Snipe 1
Red-necked Phalarope 2 [4]
Ring-billed Gull 300
Forster's Tern 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Black-billed Magpie 6
American Crow 4
Barn Swallow 15
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 5
House Finch 1

Footnotes:

[1] Am. White Pelicans-- roosting on sandbar far out in delta
[2] Peregrine Falcon-- seen flying across delta, apparently chasing
waterfowl
[3] Am. Avocet-- 2 on nearby sandbar with Ring-billed Gulls
[4] Red-necked Phalarope-- 2 swimming in water far out in delta,
near roosting gulls and terns

Total number of species seen: 37