At the end of birding Umtanum - and Wenas Roads yesterday, I briefly visited
the Wenas Campground. Walking around in the campground did not produce many
birds until I saw a shorebird flying up Dry Creek. At first sight, it
appeared to be a KILLDEER, but then the wing beat gave it away as a SPOTTED
SANDPIPER!

Here is a list of species seen along these roads, the campground and another
brief stop at Hardy Canyon:

MALLARD
CALIFORNIA QUAIL
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
TURKEY VULTURE
NORTHERN HARRIER
RED-TAILED HAWK
AMERICAN KESTREL
PRAIRIE FALCON
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
MOURNING DOVE
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER
DOWNY WOODPECKER
NORTHERN FLICKER
WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER
WESTERN KINGBIRD
WARBLING VIREO
BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE
COMMON RAVEN
TREE SALLOW
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
NO. ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW
BANK SWALLOW
CLIFF SWALLOW
HOUSE WREN
WESTERN BLUEBIRD
MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD
AMERICAN ROBIN
SAGE THRASHER
CEDAR WAXWING
NASHVILLE WARBLER
MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
SPOTTED TOWHEE
CHIPPING SPARROW
SONG SPARROW
BREWER'S SPARROW
DARK-EYED JUNCO
WESTERN TANAGER
BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
BREWER'S BLACKBIRD
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD
BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
HOUSE FINCH
AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

I returned to Ellensburg and I-90 via Yakima Canyon and stopped at the
Umtanum Recreation Area. I had been there a couple of weeks ago and saw an
EASTERN KINGBIRD. It was still there around the parking lot and bridge.
REMINDER; Thou shalt check the WSDOT website fro blasting on I-90 near
Easton. It was scheduled for 8:00 pm last night and I hit stopped traffic at
8;42. Luckily it started moving at 8:44, but traffic was anything but fun!

Good Birding!

Hans Feddern
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA.
thefedderns at gmail.com
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