Subject: [Tweeters] New Years Eve birding in the Okanogan Highlands
Date: Dec 31 21:45:44 2011
From: khanh tran - khanhbatran at hotmail.com



Hi Tweets!
A terrific, birding day in the Okanogan Highlands. ?Covered all the usual roads and gradually found most of our target species. Still little snow and didn't expect much activity!
Excellent variety of species and ended the day with a GREAT GRAY OWL near Havillah at dusk! ?
A more detailed report later.?

1 Great Gray Owl1 Long eared Owl2 Short eared Owl1 Northern Pygmy Owl
4 Great Horned Owl1 American Three Toe Woodpecker175-200 Bohemian Waxwings?75 Gray crowned Rosy-finches25 Pine grosbeaks (3 flocks)100 Common Redpolls (several small flocks)20 White winged Crossbills12 Snow Buntings2 American Tree Sparrows1 Northern Goshawk2 Sharp tailed Grouse9 Gray Partridge6 Ruffed Grouse
Happy New Year!
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Khanh Tran?