Greetings all,

Here are some select highlights of our trip to Eastern Washington on the 5th and 6th .

Updated photos, including more of the hawk owl and Sharp-tailed Grouse can be found at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyalbatross/sets/72157603659794710/


Common Loon
1 ? N. End Banks Lake, Grant County 1/5/08

Red-tailed Hawk
1 Dark ? Havillah, Okanogan County 1/5/08
1 Light Harlans. Soap Lake, Okanogan County 1/6/08

Rough-legged Hawk
7 ? Okanogan Highlands, Okanogan County 1/5/08
2 ? Dark Morph
1 ? Conconully ? Happy Hill Road, Okanogan County 1/6/08
1 ? Mansfield ? Douglas County 1/6/08

Golden Eagle ? 1 ? Hwy 172 and 10 NW, Waterville Plateau. Douglas County ? 1/6/08

Merlin ? 1 Columbarius ? Bridgeport State Park, Okanogan County ? 1/6/08

Sharp-tailed Grouse ? 34, Happy Hill Road, Conconully. Okanogan County ? 1/6/08.

Chukar ? 8, Soap Lake. Grant County ? 1/6/08

Gray Partridge
36 ? Havillah. Okanogan County 1/5/08
15 - F and 2 NW ? Waterville Plateau. Douglas County ? 1/6/08.

Mew Gull ? 1 North end Banks Lake ? Electric City. Grant County ? 1/5/08.

Glaucous Gull ? 1 juv ? Grand Coulee Dam log booms. Grant County ? 1/5/08

Thayer?s Gull ? 2 ? Grand Coulee Dam log booms. Grant County ? 1/5/08

Eurasian Collared Dove ? 18 ? Mansfield. Douglas County ? 1/6/08

Northern Hawk Owl ? 1 Grand Coulee flew thru 3 counties of Grant, Douglas, and Okanogan. 1/5/08.

Long-eared Owl ? 1 Heritage Road (L NE) found by Bruce LaBar and Charlie Wright. Douglas County. 1/6/08.

Bohemian Waxwings
40 ? Electric City ? Grant County ? 1/5/08.
240 ? Bridgeport State Park ? Okanogan County ? 1/6/08.
10 ? Mansfield ? Douglas County ? 1/6/08

Cedar Waxwings ? 60 ? Bridgeport State Park ? Okanogan County ? 1/6/08.

Northern Shrike
1 ? Just north of Grand Coulee ? Okanogan County ? 1/5/8
4 ? Waterville Plateau ? Douglas County ? 1/6/08
2 ? Sun Lakes ? Grant County ? 1/6/08
1 ? Ephrata ? Grant County ? 1/6/08

Snow Buntings ? 40 ? Havillah, Okanogan County ? 1/5/08

Cheers and Good Birding

Ryan Shaw
Lakewood, WA
Rtshaw80 at hotmail.com
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