Subject: [Tweeters] Bennington Lake, WW Co.
Date: Aug 18 16:46:27 2006
From: mike denny - m.denny at charter.net


Hello All,
This morning MerryLynn and I walked around Bennington Lake east of Walla
Walla and observed the following species.......

Nashville Warbler.......2 adults
Vaux's Swift...............84 birds in two flocks skimming the lake
Gray Catbird..............1 adult
Yellow-breasted Chat..2 birds
Coopers Hawk............1 ad. male
Olive-sided Flycatcher..1 adult
Bairds Sandpiper..........1 adult
Greater Yellowlegs........3 birds
Western Tanager............4 birds
Eastern Kingbirds...........5 birds, two recent fledglings, watched as an
adult shoved a large green & blue dragonfly down one chick. Proving that
dragonflies are just prey base.
Yellow Warbler...............7 birds
Northern Shovelers..........12 birds
Green-winged Teal...........6 birds

Thats it.
Later Mike




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