Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia County Yesterday
Date: Apr 16 23:31:15 2012
From: Rick Taylor - taylorrl at mindspring.com


Tweeters and Inlanders,



Yesterday, Tina and I birded in Columbia County. Our birding karma from
Saturday didn't abandon us. We found some very good birds for the county:



Tree Swallow (3) - 1 at Eckler Mountain Road and Crall Hollow Road, and 2 at
Eckler Mountain and Malcom Grade In both locations they were competing with
a pair of Bluebirds for a next box. I think that this doubled the number of
Tree Swallow that we've seen in Columbia County.



Pine Grosbeak (1) - snow park lot at Skyline and Maloney Mountain Road

White-Breasted Nuthatch (1) -- snow park lot at Skyline and Maloney Mountain
Road

Lesser Goldfinch (1) - Little Goose Dam in the trees above the restrooms by
the visitor center Thanks Gary!



On the way home we made a very brief stop at Washtucna. It was pretty quiet
late in the day. We did find a single Wilson's Snipe in the park by the
stream.



We were unable to find the Texas Rapids / Rivera Road Ferruginous Hawk
reported by Mark Crawford and Gary Bletsch the previous two weekends.



Good Birding!



Rick



Rick Taylor

Everett, WA 98208