Mar 23, 2006. The following interesting birds have been reported in Spokane
County during the past week:

There were 3 new county year birds being SAVANNAH SPARROW, SANDHILL CRANE,
and TURKEY VULTURE bringing the group year list to 123. Check out the
progress at http://www.spokaneaudubon.org/

A SAVANNAH SPARROW was north of Medical Lake Mar 16.

6 SANDHILL CRANES were on Drumheller Road, SW of Medical Lake, Mar 19. 75
were there Mar 22.

A TURKEY VULTURE was north of Spokane near Colbert Mar 19.

The TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRD found Mar 14 SW of Medical Lake was last seen Mar
18.

A male EURASIAN WIGEON was SW of Cheney on Lance Hill Rd Mar 17 through at
least Mar 19. 3 were on Newman Lake Mar 18.

A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at Meadow Lake near Four Lakes Mar 19.
Another was on Waukon Rd in Lincoln Co, west of Medical Lake Mar 19.

30 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were on Silver Hill Mar 19. 120 were at Mirabeau Park
Mar 19.

In Lincoln Co, a SNOWY OWL was still between Reardon & Davenport near
Oehlwein Rd Mar 22. In Adams Co, 4 SNOWY OWLS were south of Sprague Lake
Mar 22. With the 3 that have died on the freeway, that makes at least 7
that have been in that area this winter.

In Lincoln Co, a Mar 21 adult CHIPPING SPARROW in Edwall is either very
early or a wintering bird. Good details were provided.

CraigCorder
Cheney
mailto:2cbird at direcway.com