Tweeters,

I spent a couple days poking around the Asotin Wildlife Area (AWA) and Umatilla NF (UNF) this weekend. The weather was extremely warm with very little breeze and things tended to die down quickly in the morning before starting back up around 7 PM.

Highlights are as follows:

Swainson's Hawk - 1 near Cloverfield
Golden Eagle - 1 adult in AWA
Chukar - 100+ AWA
Dusky Grouse - 3 UNF
Ruffed Grouse - 2 UNF
N. Pygmy-Owl - 2 UNF
Common Poorwill - 10-15 AWA
Eastern Kingbird - 3 AWA
BLUE JAY - 1 Ed Foresythe Trail, AWA
Horned Lark - 30-50 Cloverfield
Orange-crowned Warbler - small flocks scattered in most drainages
Nashville Warbler - 1 AWA
MacGillivray's Warbler - many
Wilson's Warbler - 2 AWA
Green-tailed Towhee - 1 AWA
Lazuli Bunting - 5 AWA
Red Crossbill - many flocks UNF
LESSER GOLDFINCH - 2 at km marker 6 on Lick Fork Rd.

Cheers,



Tyler L Hicks
PhD Student
Washington State University - Vancouver

E-mail: tyler_hicks at wsu.edu
Website: www.thingswithwings.org

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