When I was there between 6 & 7am I did see a female Red-necked Phalarope and
a male American Wigeon in addition to the birds Mike and MerryLynn saw. My
count on the Western Sandpipers was 228.

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA denrockwell at surfbest.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "mike denny" <m.denny at charter.net>
To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; "Inland NW Birders"
<inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:35 AM
Subject: [inland-NW-birders]Iowa Beef ponds this A.M.


> Hello All,
> This morning on the Iowa Beef Ponds in Western Walla Walla Co. MerryLynn
and
> I observed the following species...............
>
> Western Sandpipers........227 birds..high number for this early date.
> Least Sandpipers.............8 birds
> Lesser Yellowlegs...........5
> Greater Yellowlegs..........1
> Killdeer.............................13
> Am.Avocet........................53
> Black-necked Stilt............26
> Green-winged Teal............14
> Blue-winged Teal...............5
> Cinnamon Teal....................4
> Ruddy Duck.........................5
> Redhead................................16
> Northern Pintail....................1
> Mallard..................................23
> Black-crowned Night-Heron...5
> Great Blue Heron...................2
> Canada Geese.........................24
> Yellow-headed Blackbirds.....11
>
> NOTE: There were no phalaropes or wigeon on the ponds this morning which
is
> odd.
>
> Later Mike
>
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