Hi all,

The wonderful Mike Marsh and I birded the Okanogan area over New Year's weekend and we had a fantastic trip. We saw 5 owl species, 4 Northern Goshawks, and saw many wintering finches.

Mike got his lifer HOARY REDPOLL! Yipee!!!

People are probably getting tired of my long-winded, over-the-top postings so thought I would do something different by not posting my sightings here. Instead, I have included it in my pBase blog.

A photo quiz of a raptor is also included. At least it is a clear photo so crack at it!!

For complete trip report and photos see:

http://www.pbase.com/spruce_grouse/okanogan_winter_&page=all

Good birding,

Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon)