The following interesting birds have been reported in Spokane County during
the past week:

3 BLUE JAYS continue to come to feeders at 7th & Smith. They were also seen
farther west at 7th & Stone. For best results be there at 8:00 am & be
prepared to wait a couple hours.

A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER has recently been seen several times in the
Dishman Hills Natural Area. To get there take the Argonne Road exit off the
I90 freeway. Go south to Sprague Ave, west a couple blocks to Sargent Road,
left on Sargent to end of road. Park & walk (about a mile total uphill).
Take the main trail, thru the log house, past the display signs. At one
point the trail might appear to Y. If you see this stay to the right. You
will pass a pond on your right (which had a singing WINTER WREN), then you
go thru a small canyon. Up on top the trail comes to a T with a sign saying
East Pond is to the right. Follow the trail to the right about 440 steps.
There is a large Pine Tree barely to the right of the trail. The tree has
been worked over pretty well. Also there is a small spring to the right of
the trail. Of course the bird does wander around.

A VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW was seen at Eloika Lake on Feb 15, which is probably
a record early date. With temperatures headed toward zero this genetic
trait for being early may end.

13 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen Feb 15 at their usual location at Coulie-Hite
and Thorpe Roads, south of HWY 2 in extreme west Spokane Co.

13 TUNDRA SWANS flew high over Turnbull NWR on Feb 12, for a first report.

1 GOLDEN EAGLE soared over Cheney Feb 12. Golden are hard to find in the
county.

3 wintering WILSON'S SNIPE were at Turnbull HQ of Feb 13 for the first
report of the year.

1 HERMIT THRUSH has been in a Spokane yard all winter for the only report.

The group Spokane year list is up to 109.

A Buttercup was in bloom Feb 14 near Cheney.

Good Birding,

CraigCorder I did not see all these birds.
Cheney
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