Hello Tweeters,

Since we don't feel comfortable spending a night away from
home yet, we decided to do a long one-day trip to eastern Washington to
visit Grant and Adams counties. Our first stop was the County Line Ponds on
Hwy 26, a few miles this side of Othello. There were a few American
Avocets, Black-necked Stilts, and Wilson's Phalaropes on the north side of
the highway. Our presence didn't seem to bother the birds at all and they
began to interact with one another, flying around, calling, wading, feeding.
These birds are all so graceful and beautiful, it almost doesn't matter what
they do. They are wonderful to observe. The light wasn't very good but we
took lots of pictures.

Following the County Line Ponds, we headed to the Para
Ponds. A Long-tailed Grackle had been seen there on July 2. It wasn't
there on July 3, but we had a good look at the American White Pelicans, a
few Tricolored Blackbirds, and other birds that were hanging out there. We
drove up through the Columbia NWR to Potholes State Park for lunch. There
we saw some distant Forster's Terns among the usual birds that live there.
Finally we stopped at Martha Lake (right near George, WA) and then headed
home.

I have put the best of these photos in a small album
commemorating the day if you are interested in seeing some of these birds.



https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421 at N07/albums/72157714985946848/with/500
80443293/



Happy safe birding, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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