Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan County - Including Sandhill Cranes
Date: Apr 10 16:53:45 2008
From: Ron McCluskey - rmcclsky at mindspring.com


This morning I spent 3 1/2 hours birding Cameron Lake Rd. and Cameron Lake Loop. The birds were out in force. 38 species identified, others seen.

My target species were the Sandhill Crane and White-Headed Woodpecker. I dipped on the Woodpecker but saw about 50 Sandhill Cranes at Duley Lake.

Here are the species seen in taxonomic order:

Tundra Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
Lesser Scaup
Ring-Necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Ruddy Duck
Hooded Merganser
Red-Tailed Hawk
Osprey (across from the Okanogan Inn and Suites on nesting pole)
American Kestrel
(Other small Falcon)
California Quail
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Ivory-billed - no wait - Pileated Woodpecker female :')
Black-Billed Magpie
American Crow
Horned Lark
Cliff Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee (heard not seen)
Wren species (heard not seen)
American Robin
European Starling
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Western Meadowlark
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
Cassin's Finch
House Sparrow

Photos to follow. I'll post when I uploaded.

Best wishes,
Ron McCluskey
Cheney, WA
rmcclsky at mindspring dot com
http://canondigitalslrs.com