Subject: [Tweeters] Re: a Skamania County rarity
Date: Sep 25 17:39:28 2012
From: Wilson Cady - gorgebirds at juno.com


Susan and I checked the area for about four hours today with no luck on this bird. I did see one very dark-bellied warbler that just didn't "click" with us for a few seconds but never got a good view of it. We did have a pure looking male Yellow-shafted NORTHERN FLICKER being chased by a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. This is a Skamania County first and another great warbler this group has banded at the St. Cloud Recreation Area in Skamania County.
There is a huge amount of fruit in this old orchard and it is attracting a lot of birds to the fruit and the insects feeding on the fruit. Wilson Cady

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Stuart Johnston <johnstonstuartf at hotmail.com>
To: Wilson Cady <gorgebirds at juno.com>, Cathy Flick <stewart at gorge.net>, Joy Markgraf <joy.markgraf at gmail.com>
Subject: a Skamania County rarity
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:45:35 -0700


Hi Wilson

Yesterday, at about 0945-1000, Cathy, Joy and I banded a Palm Warbler at the St. Cloud Recreation Area
in Skamania Co.; Cathy took lots of documentary photos. It was in the vicinity of the mouth of Arthur Slough
and the disappeared-underground mouth of Good-Bear Creek. It did not have any fat, so it may stick around
for awhile to refuel before attempting another long migratory flight.

We wondered if this might be a county first; do not see Palm Warbler listed on the Washington Birder checklist
of Skamania County birds. Anyhow, thought you would want to know so it can be added to the cumulative year
list for the county.

All the best...........
Stuart