----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <ptsulliv at spiritone.com>
To: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: Sightings at Wanapum St. Pk


> Ruth,
>
> I am not on Tweeters. Could you forward this to that list. Thanks.
>
> Sunday noon, Mar. 6, 2005, I visited Wanapum State Park to look for the
> TUFTED DUCK reported previously.
>
> I first observed the large raft of scaup from the entrance road at a high
> viewpoint next to two beige colored metal hatches (septic system?) about
> 0.5 mile north of the park entrance. While I was scanning the ducks, I
> heard -- and then found -- a SAGE SPARROW downslope from the hatches.
>
> I then entered the park and searched through the 500 Greater Scaup from
> the campsite right above the boat launch area. Eventually I found the
> TUFTED DUCK near shore. In the flock I also found 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS.
> They had white in their wings, entirely dark heads, and feathered bills.
> This rules out females and adult males. I took them to be first year
> males. Out on the river I also saw 2 COMMON LOONS, some Horned Grebes and
> one Eared Grebe.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Paul T. Sullivan, Beaverton, OR
>