RBA

* northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
* as above
* Nov 7, 2005
* IDWA05.11.07

- birds mentioned

Red-necked Grebe
Cackling Goose
Surf Scoter
Eurasian Wigeon
Black-bellied Plover
Mew Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Parasitic Jaeger
Gyrfalcon
Golden-crowned Sparrow

- transcript

hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
Date: 7 Nov 2005
Internet only.
Compiler: Kas.... dumroese at moscow dot com

On 4 Nov, Terry Little found a PARASITIC JAEGER on the Adams Co WA end of
Sprague Lake. Craig and Judy Corder found it again on 5 Nov, and Gina
Sheridan and the Woodruff's saw it on 6 Nov. Sprague Lake straddles the
Lincoln and Adams county line just south of I-90. WA DeLorme 71, BC-8.

A brown, first year GYRFALCON was seen 6 Nov by Doug Schonewald near road
"W" NE about 11 miles east of Moses Lake and just inside the Adams Co WA
line.

At McNary Dam and wildlife area in Umatilla Co OR on 6 Nov, Mike and
MerryLynn Denny saw 145 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, a MEW GULL, 8 GLAUCOUS-WINGED
BULLS, a WESTERN GULL, and 20 GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROWS. Check either WA
DeLorme 29, A-6 or OR DeLorme 85, A-7.

A female SURF SCOTER and a basic plumaged RED-NECKED GREBE were on the
"stateline" pond 2.1 miles south of the city of College Place, Walla Walla
Co WA along WA 125 on 7 Nov, according to Mike and MerryLynn Denny.

A WESTERN GULL, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, and a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW were
spotted 7 Nov at Potholes State Park, Grant Co WA by Doug Schonewald. Also
there were several CACKLING GEESE. The park is about 25 miles SW of Moses
Lake. WA DeLorme 53, A-6.

Keith Carlson reports a single EURASIAN WIGEON at the Corp of Engineer boat
ramp in Clarkston, Asotin Co WA near the confluence on 5 Nov.

On 2 Nov at Hayden Lake in Kootenai Co ID, Lisa Hardy spied 5 species of
grebes: PIED-BILLED, HORNED, EARED, RED-NECKED, and WESTERN.

Good birding.
Kas