From: RUTH SULLIVAN
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:30 AM
To: godwit513 at comcast.net
Subject: FW: Trip report for the 4th and 5th of APRIL,




> From: godwit513 at msn.com
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> CC: godwit513 at msn.com
> Subject: Trip report for the 4th and 5th of APRIL,
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:10:18 -0700
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> Hello Tweeters,
> Carol Riddell meet on Sunday morning ,planning to going to seeing the Sage
> grouse on the Leahy Lek.Carol wanted to going first for the FERRUGINOUS HAWK
> in Wilson Creek.I birdied partly alone and pair up in the evening.I stopped
> on top on the rest stop ,and called (using my I-Pod,The Sage Thrasher
> responded as always.There are also on the other rest stop going to
> Ellensburg.
> I went to in Vantage Gingko Park who I only discover the Say's Phoebe.what
> is there every year
> (Overwinter)and also breed there,There where few birds do to the wind. A
> group of Yellow-rumped Warbler,and 1 Downy Woodpecker.Driving down to the
> boat lounge,I had a big group of Cassin's Finches on the big rocks (also
> landing in the trees.MIGRATING BIRDS?There where about 20 birds.
> I also had there Yellow-rumped Warblers and 1 Rock Wren singing.A group of
> Canada Geese was flying over the water,a group of 10 birds.This place down
> below in Migration is good for some rarities,Wen Vantage got some wind what
> mostly is strong there is not to birdy.
> On Highway 17 stopping in the park in Soap Lake where I saw hundreds of
> Canada Geese resting on the Shore.Also many Gulls sitting tide,
> resting,There where one big dark Gull what turned out to be a Western Gull.
> Lots of Ring-billed Gulls and some California Gulls.
> All around the shores, this is the place to find many Eared Grebes and
> Waterfowl.many Ruddy Ducks and both species of Scaup,I stooped in Sun Lake
> State Park,to find a bathroom,what was all close.
> I coming out of Sun Lake maybe 20 miles down the road I saw a display of a
> GOLDEN EAGLE and a Prairie Falcon.The Prairie attacking the Golden
> Eagle,trying to chase the Eagle away.I was watching this for about 10
> minutes than it dawned on me to getting my camera.It was to late by than
> .the Eagle disappeared over the hill and also I lost the Prairie.Falcon.On
> the cut off to Leahy,it was windy again,but I had a Northern Shrike,and 2
> Mountain Bluebirds,close range on a fence.
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> I met Carol in the late afternoon.Since she did not reported.She found the
> Ferruginous Hawk,and to took some great photos of the Hawk in flight.I
> should have going with her to Wilson Creek
> We did see 3 Adult male SAGE GROUSE flying over the Road.The rest on Leahy I
> wrote the other day.
> Monday than we went birding to Wilson Creek,but all our searching for the
> Ferruginus Hawk we could not find this great Hawk.We went on the long Road
> out of town ,and also on to the Kannaway Rd.
> Here are the birds we saw::Lots of Red-tailed Hawks,A.Kestrel ,Golden Eagle,
> Carol spotted 1 Townsend's Solitaire,and a all silver gray Adult male
> Harrier.
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> Going over to Wilson Creek high up,looking down to the Marsh where Patrick
> and I seeing the breeding colony of Tricolored Blackbirds,We standing there
> a while and spotted 3 Tricolored Blackbirds coming out from under the down
> laying Marsh.
> High count on Waterfowl,BEST DUCK species where the RED HEADS.
> Many Northern Pintails and many Ring-necked Ducks,Shovelers .
> West of Wilson Creek we had a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
> Cooperating for some photos.
> There where 9 trumpeter Swans flying in to Sun Lake.Stopping in the park in
> Soap Lake Carol spotted 4 Black-necked Stilt and 1 Killdeer.
> To mention I never seeing so many BALD EAGLE in Eastern
> Washington!!!!!!!!!!!
> Also to mention all the Snow we had on the Plateau,hitting highway 2 NO SNOW
> and nice weather with some Sun breaks.
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> Cheers Ruth Sullivan (Sorry this message turned out to long )
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> On the way
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