Subject: [Tweeters] RBA N Idaho / E Washington / NE Oregon 9 Aug 2005
Date: Aug 9 21:03:07 2005
From: Dumroese Family - dumroese at moscow.com


RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* Aug 9, 2005
* IDWA05.08.09

- birds mentioned

Glaucous-winged Gull
Pacific Golden-Plover
Northern Mockingbird
Least Flycatcher
Indigo Bunting
American Redstart

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 9 Aug 2005
Internet only.
Compiler: Kas.... dumroese at moscow dot com

This is the northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon bird
hotline. Transcripts of this RBA and Palouse Audubon membership info are
available on-line at http://www.palouseaudubon.org

A male INDIGO BUNTING was spotted 3 Aug in Boundary Co ID by Kris Bucher and
Jean Retzler. The bird was singing 0.25 mile south of the Ball Creek Nature
Conservancy ranch house along West Side Road. This is about 5.75 miles north
of Kootenai NWRefuge and near a white ranch house with a green roof.

The NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS reported more than 3 months ago by Bill and Nancy
LaFramboise at Horn Rapids County Park north of Richland, Benton Co WA were
still being observed through 1 Aug according to Bill and Nancy. Although the
pair fledged 3 young, Bill and Nancy report just 2 birds on 1 Aug. From
Richland, take WA 240 toward Vernita. The park is located just past the Horn
Rapids Dam. Turn left toward Benton City to the park entrance. The bird has
been in the day-use area in the smaller group of trees (locust and
cottonwood). WA Delorme 39, AB-5.

On 2 Aug an AMERICAN REDSTART was reported from Rhinehart Canyon in NE
Oregon by
Eric Henze, Margaret LaFaive, and Trent Bray. Take OR 82 (Island Blvd in La
Grande) toward Elgin. Approximately 5.2 miles north of Imbler take a right
on Philberg Road (the first road past the OR 82 Grande Ronda River bridge).
Philberg Road backtracks, paralleling OR 82, 1.5 miles to the gravel pit.
Park here and look along the bank of the Grande Ronde River.

A LEAST FLYCATCHER was calling at Mountain View Cemetery in Davenport,
Lincoln Co WA last week according to Gary Bletsch.

Shorebirds are moving through. Besides the usual suspects, here's a few
interesting sightings: Lisa Hardy reports a flock of less-than-solitary
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS at Lane Marsh in Kootenai Co ID on 5 Aug; she found 12
birds on a single pond. Bob Flores had a possible PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER at
McCain's ponds in Grant Co WA on 6 Aug. On the Walla Walla River delta in
western Walla Walla Co WA 6 Aug, Mike and MerryLynn found 9 species of
shorebirds along with an adult GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and an adult
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER at nearby Casey Pond.

Thanks to Cindy McCormack for handling the RBA duties while I was away.

Good birding.
Kas