Subject: [Tweeters] Lincoln County Red-Eyed Vireo
Date: Jun 14 15:20:45 2010
From: Gina Sheridan - gsherida8502 at yahoo.com


On a beautiful Saturday morning (6/12/10), my friend Angela Merchant and I birded Spring Creek Canyon and the Long Lake Dam area. Activity level was high for our summer resident breeders.

Although we dipped again on the Pileated Woodpecker (my notorious Lincoln County nemesis bird) at Avisita Park/Long Lake Dam, we were treated with great views of BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, HOUSE WREN, WHITE-THROATED SWIFT, OSPREY, PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, GRAY FLYCATCHER,WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, RED-TAILED HAWK, TURKEY VULTURE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, SPOTTED TOWHEE, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, MOURNING DOVE, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, andWESTERN BLUEBIRD.

In the late morning, Spring Creek Canyon was still popping with birds. Some of denizens here included VEERY, WARBLING VIREO, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, CASSIN'S VIREO, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER, YELLOW WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, CEDAR WAXWING, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, PAC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, and SONG SPARROW.

While viewing several LEWIS'S WOODPECKERs that were working the ridgelines, I heard a RED-EYED VIREO singing. It didn't take long to coax out the RE Vireo out for some crippling views of this county rarity. The RE Vireo was present in the upper part of the southern end of the canyon (before the first major turnout on the east side of the road).

Happy June Birding,

Gina Sheridan
Spokane, WA