Columbia N.W.R. from 3-13 to 3-20-10, weather, low of 28 high of 67, clear skies and high clouds, light wind at times.
Most days were spent on refuge property with three trips north of Othello to see Burrowing Owls. Once to Scosiney Reservoir to see Sandhill Crane resting area.

Cackling Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
California Quail
Pied-billed Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Prairie Falcon
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Killdeer
Common Snipe
Ring-billed Gull
Feral Pigeon
Morning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Northern Flicker
Say's Phoebe
Northern Shrike
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-billed Magpie
Horned Lark
Cliff Swallow
Canyon Wren
American Robin
European Starling
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
House Sparrow

Robert Whitney
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