Hey Tweets,
Bob Stallcop and I went tearing thru Lewis county on saturday.
best sighting was an AMERICAN DIPPER on the east end of Riffe Lake.
Not in the river. in the LAKE!! Right near the boat ramp. He was swimming near the shore, bobbing up and down like a miniature duck. He would then dive down towards the bottom, which I estimated was at least 3 feet deep. He could stay down a LONG time, and we would see bubbles coming up where he was.
I've never seen a dipper feeding and diving in a lake before ...

Also along hwy 12, west of Morton, at the Riffe Lake overlook, I spotted a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL as we drove past at 60 MPH. Managed to get stopped and turned around. We had great looks for about 10 minutes, while he watched all the cars ripping past. The first time I've located a NOPO like THAT !!

It was a good day.
Guy McWethy
Renton, WA
mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com