Subject: [Tweeters] New Years Eve birding in the Okanogan Highlands (Re-send)
Date: Dec 31 21:56:33 2011
From: Khanh Tran - fsprucegrouse at yahoo.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 Owl
1 Long eared Owl
2 Short eared Owl
1 Northern Pygmy Owl
4 Great Horned Owl
1 American Three Toe Woodpecker
175-200 Bohemian Waxwings?
75 Gray crowned Rosy-finches
25 Pine grosbeaks (3 flocks)
100 Common Redpolls (several small flocks)
20 White winged Crossbills
12 Snow Buntings
2 American Tree Sparrows
1 Northern Goshawk
2 Sharp tailed Grouse
9 Gray Partridge
6 Ruffed Grouse
Happy New Year!
www.ktbirding.com
Khanh Tran?