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Sept 8, 2006. The following interesting birds have been reported in Spokane
County during the past twelve days. (no year birds)

The Spokane Valley GREEN HERON continues to be reported at the Good
Samaritan Center in Green Acres. Directions are at the bottom.

The last reported COMMON NIGHTHAWK was near Cheney Sept 4.

3 late BANK SWALLOWS were at West Medical Lake Sept 2 as was 1 WILSON'S
PHALAROPE.

On Sept 2, 4 BLUE /DUSKY GROUSE were seen near the summit of Mt Spokane.
Also, a FOX SPARROW was in the campground.

The first (18) AMERICAN PIPITS were on Mt Spokane Sept 1.

A few RUFOUS, BLACK-CHINNED AND CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRDS stayed into early
September.

Good Birding,
CraigCorder
Cheney
mailto:2cbird at hughes.net


Directions to Green Heron: Take the Sullivan exit south from I-90 about 1/2
mile, and turn left (east) on Sprague Ave. In less than 1 mile, turn right
(south) on Tschirley Rd. Go about 1/2 mile south to where the road "L's"
into 8th. Follow the road right on 8th (west) and park at the first parking
lot on the right (~100yds). Walk across the road and explore the pond
immediately south of the road by the paved trail that goes around the whole
thing.