I did a marathon swing through southeastern Eastern Washington this week (Sunday-Wednesday). Here's some of what I saw:

Sunday, 7/24:

County Line Ponds, Grant:
Black-necked Stilt - 10
Greater Yellowlegs - 6
Western Sandpiper - 20
Least Sandpiper - 2
Long-billed Dowitcher - 4
Wilson's Phalarope - 6
Red-necked Phalarope - 1

Hatton Coulee, Adams:
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Spotted Sandpiper
Wilson's Phalarope

Washtucna, Adams:
Swainson's Hawk
Barn Owl - in a tree near Bassett Park lot
Violet-green Swallow

Kamiak Butte, Whitman:
Fairly quiet - best bird was a VEERY

Monday, 7/25:

Swallows Park, Asotin:
Caspian Tern - several

Weissenfels Ridge Rd., Asotin:
Gray Partridge
Golden Eagle
Grasshopper Sparrow ? 20!
Lesser Goldfinch

Tuesday, 7/26:

Field Springs SP, Asotin:
Barn Owl from Park Rd.
Red-naped Sapsucker
Hermit & Swainson's Thrushes
Nashville & MacGillivray's Warblers

W. Mountain Rd., Asotin:
Williamson's Sapsucker ? many
Olive-sided, Willow, Hammond?s & Dusky Flycatchers
Gray Jay
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3 where E. Mountain meets W. Mountain
Western & Mountain Bluebirds
Townsend?s Solitaire
Hermit Thrush

W. Mountain Rd. etc. in Garfield:
Very similar species list as for Asotin

Pataha Creek Rd., Garfield:
Cordilleran Flycatcher ? at least 3

Town of Pataha, Garfield:
Black-chinned Hummingbird male

Starbuck, Columbia:
Common Nighthawk ? 2
LESSER GOLDFINCH ? 1

Wednesday, 7/27:

Lower Granite Dam, Garfield:
American White Pelican ? 3
Spotted Sandpiper
BONAPARTE?S GULL ? 1 juvenile
BELTED KINGFISHER ? 2
Canyon Wren ? at least 3
Gray Catbird ? 1
Yellow-breasted Chat ? 2
LESSER GOLDFINCH ? as reported by Matt Bartels, on Wawawai Grade Rd.

Rock Lake, Whitman:
Turkey Vulture ? 1

Sheep Lake (SR-23 at Hardy Rd.):
Hooded Merganser ? 3
American White Pelican ? 3
Black-necked Stilt ? 12
American Avocet ? 4
Spotted Sandpiper ? 1
Red-necked Phalarope ? 1
BONAPARTE?S GULL ? 3
Grasshopper Sparrow ? several singing

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
== birdmarymoor at frontier.com