Subject: [Tweeters] Spokane County Williamson's Sapsucker
Date: Jan 21 16:47:28 2008
From: Gina Sheridan - gsherida8502 at yahoo.com


There has been a male WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER that has
been erratically seen on private property near the
base of Mt. Spokane in northern Spokane County. It was
initially seen during the first week of January, but
it completely disappeared for two weeks before making
another appearance last Friday. When the Woodruffs and
I attempted to see it on Saturday morning, we dipped.
It was not seen on Sunday either.

After a call from Jim Christensen this morning, I
dashed out there to see it. Fortunately, it hung
around just long enough for me to see this striking
bird at 12:30 PM today (1/21/08). Later, Jim Acton
informed me that the only other record for the county
was a female Williamson's that had been found along
the Little Spokane River on a CBC some three decades
ago. Needless to say, this was a Spokane County lifer
for me!

Some of the other birds around the area included:

On Saturday 1/19/08, at the Christensen place:

EVENING GROSBEAK - 5
CASSIN'S FINCH - 4
HOUSE FINCH
HOUSE SPARROW
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
PYGMY NUTHATCH
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE
NO. FLICKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
HAIRY WOODPECKER
SONG SPARROW
DARK-EYED JUNCO

On Madison Road there were WILD TURKEY and CALIFORNIA
QUAIL

On Peone Prairie, there was a NORTHERN SHRIKE, BALD
EAGLE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, and
RED-TAILED HAWK.

Today (1/21/08), I saw an immature GOLDEN EAGLE on the
north end of Peone Road.

Weatherwise, the strong northeasterly winds have
calmed down, and have left us covered within an arctic
dome of dry, cold air. Above the landscape of drifted
snow that looks like giant swirls of whipped cream,
blue skies prevailed. It has been a lovely winter
day.

Gina Sheridan
Spokane, WA





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