This morning I check the ponds along Big Hanaford Rd. The best pond was the first main pond before the steam plant which had, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LEAST SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, and CINNAMON TEAL. This first pond has been the best pond for shorebirds in the county as of right now. I drove to the end of the road, but nothing exciting. Here is a list of birds seen.


Canada Goose 4
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
Cinnamon Teal 2
Northern Shoveler
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead
Northern Harrier 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 20
Long-billed Dowitcher 12
Northern Flicker 1
Steller's Jay 2
Western Scrub-Jay 2
American Crow
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
American Robin
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 2
White-crowned Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird


David Hayden
Centralia, WA
dtvhm AT nwrain.com