On Saturday, Lonnie Somers and I led a small group of Black Hill Auduboners back over to eastern Washington, retracing our route from last weekend for the most part. Starting in Kittitas, taking Old Vantage Hwy to Gingko State Park, then heading south down to Huntzinger Rd., and back over to Frenchman Hills Rd. and Dodson Rd. Here our some our highlights.

Along I-90:
Swainson's Hawk (between Adams Rd. and Dodson Rd.)
Osprey
Turkey Vulture - 5 (1 mile west of CleElum)
Yellow-bellied Marmot

Old Vatange Hwy:
American Kestrel
Mountain Bluebird
Sage Thrasher
Brewer's Sparrow
Coyoyte

Quilomene:
Sage Thrasher
Sage Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Short-horned Lizard

Gingko State Park:
Says's Phoebe
Orange-crowned Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Western Kingbird
Bullock's Oriole - 4
Lazuli Bunting - 1 pair
Rock Wren
Warbling Vireo
Western Tanager
Dusky Flycathcer - 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Slide-blotched Lizard

Wanapum State Park:
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Bank Swallow
Caspian Tern
Common Loon
Cedar Waxwing

Huntzinger Rd.:
American White Pelican -2 (south of the dam)
Rock Wren (south of the dam)
Lark Sparrow - 1

Frenchman Coulee:
White-throated Swifts

Audubon Tral on Dodson Rd.:
Great Egret - 3
Redhead - 1
Sagebrush Lizard

Corner of Frenchman Hills Rd. and Dodson Rd.:
Wilson's Phalarope - 4
Black-necked Stilt
American Wigeon - 2
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Wilson's Snipe - 2
Yellow-headed Blackbird ( 1 very striking bird with a bright orange-yellowish head)
Western Meadowlark

Dave Hayden
dtvhm AT nwrain.com
Centralia, WA