Hi Tweets,

I spent the morning searching out migrating shorebirds in several areas of
Grant County. The following shorebirds were observed in several locations.
All of the birds observed were adults as should be the case this time of
year

Western Sandpiper - about 75 split evenly between Soap Lake's East Beach and
Perch Point on Potholes Reservoir
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 1 at Perch Point
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 at Soap Lake East Beach, 1 at Perch Point
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 at Perch Point
Long-billed Dowitcher - 2 at the south end of Lake Lenore
Killdeer - everywhere and a noisy nuisance spooking shorebirds everywhere
with alarm calls
American Avocet - 28 scattered everywhere, with the most (17) located at
several locations on Soap Lake.
Black-necked Stilt - several pair on Lake Lenore and another pair with young
on Moore Road (Blue Lake) that offered excellent views and photo
opportunities
Spotted Sandpipers - 6 in several locations, most at Perch Point

Other birds of note during the trip included:

Lark Sparrow - many in several locations with about a dozen near Dry Falls
Lake at Sun Lakes State Park and another dozen or so along Road 'C' NE
behind the Rocky Ford WA.
Grasshopper Sparrow - several along Road 'C' NE
Loggerhead Shrike - a good year for these. At least seven seen along SR-17
and Road 'C' NE
Red-necked Grebe - a pair nesting at Alkali Lake and a single male at Banks
Lake.

Cheers

Doug Schonewald
Moses Lake, WA
dschone8 at donobi.net
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