Hi Tweeters,

Sorry for the extreme delay but my hectic, work load and schedule has prohibited me to post promptly. I had two fantastic, birding trips on May 28-May 30th and June 4-6th. My clients had some tough target birds to seek, but I luckily managed to find all of them and a few surprises. An unusually late wet, cold spring so birding at times was frustrating.

However, we had to work to get 189 species including 9 species of owls, 11 species of woodpeckers, 11 gallineous species, and 11 species of flycatchers. We also had one BLACK and WHITE WARBLER near Conner's Lake near Conconully.

Highlights included 3 excellent visuals of FLAMMULATED OWL, wingclap display of SPRUCE GROUSE, 200 WESTERN TANAGERS sallying for insects along the Tieton River, and BURROWING, LONG EARED, AND GREAT GRAY OWLETS.

It was exhausting but a fun trip filled with adrenlin and surprises.

***************Species of Interest*******************************

Harlequin Duck: A gorgeous pair along the Tieton River near Naches
NORTHERN GOSHAWK: An adult near Nealy Rd.
Golden Eagle: Several birds along Hwy 97 near Tonasket
PRAIRIE FALCON: Near Okanogan along B and O Rd
Chukar: 2 birds along Riverside Cutoff Road
GRAY PATRIDGE: one pair along Havillah Rd
Ruffed Grouse: several birds along Sno-Park some drumming
SPRUCE GROUSE: 3 adult males wingclapping and displaying
Dusky Grouse: Okanogan Highlands some with chicks
Sooty Grouse: Several males and females along Paradise Mt. Rainier
SHARP TAILED GROUSE: 5 birds along Scotch Creek Wildlife Area
MOUNTAIN QUAIL: One pair along Tahuya-Blacksmith Rd and Wildflower
Black necked Stilt: Cameron Lake Rd and Soap Lake
Long billed Curlew: 5 birds at Aeneas Valley Rd
Red necked Phalarope: Cook Lake along Cameron Lake Rd
FLAMMULATED OWL: Several birds seen and heard
Western Screech Owl: Heard only near Conconcully,
NORTHERN PYGMY OWL; Sno-Park
Barred Owl: Sno-Park (heard only)
GREAT GRAY OWL: Okanogan Highlands
Long eared Owl: Scotch Creek Wildlife area
Short eared Owl: Scotch Creek Wildlife area
Common Nighthawk: Hwy 97 near Riverside
COMMON POORWILL: Conconully along Fish Lake Rd
BLACK SWIFT: Blewett Pass and Wenatchee areas
White throated Swift: Loomis-Oroville area
Lewis Woodpecker: 40 birds near Loomis area
WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER: Wauconda
WHITE HEADED WOODPECKER: Cameron Lake Rd
Three toe Woodpecker: Havillah Sno-Park
BLACK BACKED WOODPECKER: Sno-Park
Pileated Woodpecker: Sno-Park,
LEAST FLYCATCHER: Bolster Rd and in town of Loomis
Gray Flycatcher: Cameron Lake Rd
Ash throated Flycatcher: Ohme Gardens
Loggerheaded Shrike: Cameron Lake Rd and Scotch Creek Wildlife Area
Red eyed vireo: Conconully
Veery: River Side Cutoff Road near Omak
Sage Thrasher: Cameron Lake Rd
BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER: one male near Conners Lake
AMERICAN REDSTART: Conners Lake
Yellow breasted chat: Loomis-Oroville Rd
CLAY COLORED SPARROW: Nine Mile Rd
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW: Cameron Lake Rd and Fletcher Rd in Highlands
BOBOLINK: Aeneas Valley Rd
PINE GROSBEAK: Blewett Pass a flock of 4 birds

I will post videos soon-- most of my editing is almost done.

Good birding,

Khanh Tran
www.ktbirding.com