Tweets,

Wet chilly weather on Saturday did not dampen the spirits of nine Yakima
Valley Auduboners who were joined by Tracy Hames and Nathan Burkepile of the
Yakama Indian Nation for the annual YVAS field trip to the Zimmerman
Property. We started the morning at the Campell Rd. property which is
undergoing some renovations to the stream flow and where we saw three
Juvenile BALD EAGLES, feeding on what may have been carp, a brightly
plumaged SAVANNAH SPARROW, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS and
AMERICAN AVOCETS.

We then went to the Zimmerman property where we were joined by a group from
"Pheasants Forever". Here we heard calling SORA's and VIRGINIA RAILS, saw
displaying YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS, as well as numerous waterfowl and lots
of swallows.

We wrapped up by driving Lateral "C" Rd where we had side by side
comparisons of GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS to Pumphouse Rd for LOGGRHEAD
SHRIKE and on to the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Gazebo.

Canada Goose
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Bufflehead
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Coot
Killdeer
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wilson's Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Loggerhead Shrike
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Marsh Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
American Goldfinch

Location: Yakima County, WA, US
Observation date: 4/21/07
Number of species: 57

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 (http://www.ebird.org)



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