Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan Highlands Scout Trip update: Sun 1/22
Date: Sun Jan 22 20:59:14 PST 2023
From: Shep Thorp - shepthorp at gmail.com
Hi Tweets,
Scott and I scouted the Okanogan Highlands (Tonasket to Chesaw) today.
Fancher Road Butte: Golden Eagle
Siwash Creek: Sharp-tailed Grouse x 4, both Type 2 and Type 4 Red
Crossbills, Pileated Woodpecker and all three nuthatches.
Teas Road at junction with Havillah Road: Bohemian Waxwing x 37 feeding on
red berries in bush next to road (looked like little rose hips).
Hungry Hollow Road and Turner Homestead Road: 50 Snow Bunting in cattle
scrape.
Davies Road: both Red Crossbills and Ruffed Grouse.
Bartoff Road: Ruffed Grouse east of Nealy Road.
Nealy Road Feeder or Highland Meadows Compound: many Dark-eyed Junco at the
feeder at 4pm.
Highland Snow Park: Great Gray Owl heard around 5:15pm.
We did not see or relocate Northern Pygmy Owl, Gray-crowned Rosy-finch,
Common Redpoll, or Pine Grosbeak. Overall a little slow, but beautiful day
with lots of snow and pretty scenery.
Happy birding,
Shep
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Shep Thorp
Browns Point
253-370-3742