Subject: [Tweeters] Black-backed Woodpecker Bonanza in Ferry County
Date: May 28 19:07:41 2009
From: Gina Sheridan - gsherida8502 at yahoo.com



However, I am about 90% sure that we did hear a Boreal Chickadee, and I would like to try for that again.

On the Ferry County side of the river, north of the West Kettle Falls Bridge, there were six GREATER SCAUP, BANK SWALLOW, and CALIFORNIA GULLs.

As an addendum, I just wanted to add a few misc. sightings from the last couple of days:

On Memorial Day (5/25/09) in Spring Creek Canyon - Lincoln County, we had several VEERYs, MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, and LEWIS'S WOODPECKER (unusual location).

On Tuesday (5/26/09), my friend Angie Merchant, her daughter London, and I spent a speedy hour on Sprague Lake. The highlights from the Adams County boat launch side of the lake included RED-NECKED GREBE, WESTERN GREBE, HORNED GREBE, EARED GREBE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, AMERICAN COOT, WESTERN KINGBIRD, and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK.
In particular, the Red-necked Grebe (found by Tim O'Brien) is a very tough bird to find Adams County, and it was a county lifer for me.

In the late afternoon sun, there was not a bird to be seen on the Ibis pond. The STP had some the usual birds such as BANK SWALLOW, REDHEAD, RING-NECKED DUCK, CINNAMON TEAL, GADWALL, LESSER SCAUP, and RUDDY DUCK.

Gina Sheridan
Spokane, WA