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2 Jul lazuli bunting ["Nancy Draznin" ] 1 Jul Wilson's Phalarope nesting successful ALMOST in Stevens County! [Nita Hamilton ] 1 Jul Liberty Lake today- American Redstart (Spokane Co.) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 1 Jul Mann Lake ["Terry Gray" ] 1 Jul Mann Lake ["Terry Gray" ] 01 Jul Mailing List [Jeanne Alpert ] 30 Jun RE: Hummingbirds on the Move ["craigco" ] 1 Jul Re: Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Checklist of Birds [Lisa Hardy ] 30 Jun Mt. Spokane Field Trip {Ron Dexter} [] 30 Jun Hummingbirds on the Move ["Terry Gray" ] 30 Jun Hummingbirds on the Move ["Terry Gray" ] 30 Jun WOS Conference Registration ["C. McCormack" ] 30 Jun Trail of the Coeur d Alenes Checklist of Birds ["Shirley Sturts" ] 30 Jun Peone Wetland Yellowlegs and more ["Terry Little" ] 29 Jun Aero Road pond - 6 Greater Yellowlegs this PM ["Tim O'Brien" ] 29 Jun Coeur D'Alene Area-YELLOWLEGS and More ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 29 Jun Radio tracked Eurasian Wigeon to Banks Lake ["craigco" ] 28 Jun Area Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 28 Jun Recreationists Disturbing Bead Lake Red-necked Grebes, PO County, WA. [Paul Sieracki ] 28 Jun Aero Road pond this morning (Spokane Co.) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 28 Jun CDA Audubon Field Trip Report-FRANKLIN'S GULLS & More! ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 28 Jun early Sunday a.m. ["Ninebark" ] 27 Jun Mann Lake Birds [1 Attachment] ["Terry Gray" ] 27 Jun Mann Lake Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 27 Jun Mt. Roothan Clark's Nutcrackers [Paul Sieracki ] 26 Jun Whitman Lewis's Woodpecker ["craigco" ] 26 Jun Lincoln Co Franklin's Gulls ["craigco" ] 25 Jun RE: Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake ["Terry Gray" ] 25 Jun Re: Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake [Charles Swift ] 25 Jun Final PAS Bird Walk ["Terry Gray" ] 25 Jun Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake ["Terry Gray" ] 24 Jun Western Flycatcher Scholarship [Lisa Hardy ] 24 Jun merlin ["Ninebark" ] 24 Jun Merlin dives bombs Bald Eagle [Paul Sieracki ] 24 Jun Scholarly "Western" Flycatchers! ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 24 Jun recent U. of Idaho, Moscow sightings, 6/24/09 [Charles Swift ] 24 Jun Area Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 24 Jun Geophysical, Pend Oreille County, Brown Creeperţ [Paul Sieracki ] 23 Jun Sandhill Crane - Chain Lakes, Kootenai Co. [Lisa Hardy ] 23 Jun Aero Road pond - Greater Yellowlegs (Spokane Co.) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 22 Jun Calispell Lake - Bobolinks, American White Pelicans (PO county) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 22 Jun fwd>Sprague Lake Goodies! [Charles Swift ] 22 Jun Lower Granite Dam & vicinity, Whitman/Garfield Counties, WA., 6/21/09 [Charles Swift ] 22 Jun East Meets West in NE Montana (long) [] 21 Jun Black-necked Stilts at Page [Lisa Hardy ] 21 Jun Eloika Lake and Allen Rd ["Terry Little" ] 21 Jun Palouse Audubon and Canyon Birders Field Trip to Blue Mountains ["Terry Gray" ] 20 Jun Spokane county today - Short-eared Owl ["Tim O'Brien" ] 20 Jun Another Spokane Caspian/Year List Update ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 20 Jun Yocum Lake common loons and chick ["Virginia R, Gumm" ] 20 Jun County Big Years ["Shirley Sturts" ] 19 Jun Spokane Caspian Terns ["craigco" ] 19 Jun Remove mailing ["Diana" ] 18 Jun Latah County Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 17 Jun Whitman County Common Porrwill ["Terry Gray" ] 17 Jun This morning around Newman Lake (Spokane Co.) ["Tim O'Brien" ] 17 Jun Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years ["Shirley Sturts" ] 16 Jun Ferry Co. Least Flycatcher [Dan Owens ] 16 Jun Re: Inland-nw-birders Digest, Vol 20, Issue 17 [Joel Anderson ] 16 Jun west Moscow Mountain (Foothill Rd., Headwaters Trail), 6/15-16/09 [Charles Swift ] 15 Jun Common Poorwill common @ Robinson Canyon [Michael Fleming ] 16 Jun Mystery Grouse that needs ID! [khanh tran ] 15 Jun Benewah and Shoshone County Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 15 Jun Benewah and Shoshone County Birds ["Terry Gray" ] 14 Jun SAS Iller Creek Trip and More Spokane Co. ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 14 Jun Black-throated Sparrow at Steptoe Butte ["Terry Gray" ] 13 Jun Palouse Audubon/Canyon Birders Eastern Latah County Field Trip ["Terry Gray" ] 13 Jun Palouse Audubon/Canyon Birders Eastern Latah County Field Trip ["Terry Gray" ] 13 Jun Paradise Ridge, Latah Co., sparrows, 6/13/09 [Charles Swift ] 12 Jun Lincoln County ["Terry Little" ] 11 Jun Ferry and Stevens Counties-Least Flycatchers and More ["Isacoff, Jonathan" ] 11 Jun Displaying Dusky Grouse - 100 species in 3 hours ["Terry Little" ] 10 Jun Priest River Clark's Nutcrackers [Paul Sieracki ] 10 Jun MOB Connection re RBA [] 10 Jun Geophysical, Pend Oreille County, Black Backed Woodpecker [Paul Sieracki ] 9 Jun East Latah County and Clearwater County Birds [1 Attachment] ["Terry Gray" ] Subject: lazuli bunting From: "Nancy Draznin" <motherwise AT genesee-id.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:52:31 -0700 This morning in Genesee a Lazuli Bunting has been singing from high, exposed tree tops around my neighborhood. Nancy Draznin, CPM _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Wilson's Phalarope nesting successful ALMOST in Stevens County! From: Nita Hamilton <hamiln AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:10:51 -0700 Driving on Staley Road about 4 miles west of Hwy. 395, I stopped by the little pond and wetlands of the Blue Haven Stables ranch, just a few hundred feet east of the Stevens Co. line in Spokane Co. In the southeast corner of the fenced-in area I watched an adult male WILSON'S PHALAROPE tending 2 somewhat downy young ones feeding around the edge of that small pond. There was also one WILSON'S SNIPE, some killdeer, as well as numerous black birds of various kinds. This morning at home in Stevens Co. I had a Red-naped Sapsucker. Nita Hamilton Deer Park_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Liberty Lake today- American Redstart (Spokane Co.) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:32:10 -0700 (PDT) Today, I had the pleasure of co-leading the first half day of the NE Washington WOS fieldtrip led by Ken Knittle. We started the day at Liberty Lake county park and I ended my part at the northern county line along Allen Road. At Liberty Lake county park, we first walked up the hiking trail just past the first right turn where we found an AMERICAN REDSTART singing behind some brush. With a little encouragement, the Redstart came in close allowing nice looks. While walking the trail, we also saw/heard WILSON'S SNIPE, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, DUSKY FLYCATCHER, CASSIN'S VIREO, RED-EYED VIREO, HOUSE WREN, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING, YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, CHIPPING SPARROW, AND BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. At the beach at the park, there was a family of SPOTTED SANDPIPERS at the small bridge on the path to the beach. The little fluffballs were fun to watch. Out in the water of the lake, we watched a pair of RED-NECKED GREBES carry nesting material to one of the floats in the swimming area. Our drive around Newman Lake produced PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, and RED CROSSBILL. As we drove up and away from Newman Lake on Foothills Road, we hit a warbler-fest with ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, YELLOW WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, TOWNSEND'S WARBLER, and MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER all found. Also, here were had a singing WINTER WREN, WARBLING VIREOS, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, and CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES. At the creek crossing on Holcomb Road, we were greeted immediately with a fly over PILEATED WOODPECKER. Also, just off the edge of the road we spotted a female LAZULI BUNTING on a nest. Madison Road was quiet except for two NORTHERN-PYGMY OWLS that were attracting mobs of smaller birds. At the Peone wetland, we made a quick stop to check for shorebirds and found KILLDEER, a lone LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and one WILSON'S PHALAROPE. We stopped for lunch at the Eloika Lake boat launch and enjoyed nice looks at several WOOD DUCKS, REDHEAD, and COMMON GOLDENEYE. Also, here were GREAT BLUE HERON, OSPREY, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. Along Allen Road, we were only able to find a GRAY CATBIRD on the PO county side of the road. I left the group here and headed back south towards home. A great day to be out and good company as well! Good birding! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:12:42 -0700 Hi Everyone, Louise LaVoie and I birded Mann Lake late morning today and observed the following: Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 7/1/09 Notes: Warm mid morning with no wind. Mann Lake is the fullest I have seen it with very little mud except on the southern shore. Observations worth noting: One of the northern Shovelers was a chick. Bank Swallows were also feeding fledglings. Two families of Spotted Sandpipers with checks also observed. Number of species: 25 Wood Duck 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Cinnamon Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Bufflehead 3 Great Blue Heron 1 American Coot 2 Killdeer 9 Black-necked Stilt 1 American Avocet 30 Spotted Sandpiper 8 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Western Sandpiper 6 Tree Swallow 4 Violet-green Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 44 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Yellow Warbler 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 Brewer's Blackbird 4 House Finch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:12:42 -0700 Hi Everyone, Louise LaVoie and I birded Mann Lake late morning today and observed the following: Location: Mann Lake Observation date: 7/1/09 Notes: Warm mid morning with no wind. Mann Lake is the fullest I have seen it with very little mud except on the southern shore. Observations worth noting: One of the northern Shovelers was a chick. Bank Swallows were also feeding fledglings. Two families of Spotted Sandpipers with checks also observed. Number of species: 25 Wood Duck 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Cinnamon Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 2 Bufflehead 3 Great Blue Heron 1 American Coot 2 Killdeer 9 Black-necked Stilt 1 American Avocet 30 Spotted Sandpiper 8 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Western Sandpiper 6 Tree Swallow 4 Violet-green Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 44 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 5 Yellow Warbler 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 Brewer's Blackbird 4 House Finch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Mailing List From: Jeanne Alpert <jsalpert AT optonline.net> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:54:28 -0400 Please remove my name from your mailing list. My e-mail is jsalpert AT optonline.net. We just returned from a trip to Eastern Washington and Idaho and found your postings most interesting and helpful. However, now that we are back home in New York, we have no need to continue on the list. Thank you for the opportunity to share in your findings. Good Birding, Jeanne Alpert_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: RE: Hummingbirds on the Move From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:38:42 -0700 Our first migrant RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (male) showed up June 27. We have at least ten pair of nesting BLACK-CHINNED. Fun. CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett   -----Original Message----- From: inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu [mailto:inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu] On Behalf Of Terry Gray Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:15 PM To: Inland-Nw-Birders AT Uidaho.Edu; Ible AT Yahoogroups.Com Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Hummingbirds on the Move Hi everyone, Late last week and this week I have been seeing many hummingbirds coming to my feeder. I observed a fledgling Calliope today. I have been only seeing one male Calliope until last week where I have seen both adult female Blackchinned and a male Rufous this week but more are showing up daily. Been watching a nest of Northern Pygmy-Owls that just fledged their young this past Sunday or early Monday morning. Both adults are very busy feeding FIVE very healthy chicks. Nest site is near Harvard, Idaho. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Re: Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Checklist of Birds From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 00:44:20 -0400 (EDT) Yes, and I'd appreciate feedback on the abundance codes from anyone who birds along the Trail. I don't have a lot of familiarity with the Harrison to Plummer stretch. Thanks, Lisa Hardy Kellogg, ID -----Original Message----- >From: Shirley Sturts >Sent: Jun 30, 2009 3:38 PM >To: Inland-NW-Birders - To Post >Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Trail of the Coeur d Alenes Checklist of Birds > >Lisa Hardy and Kris Buchler have compiled new version of >a checklist of Birds found along the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. >You can view and download this checklist from the CDA Audubon >website. >Go to: >http://cdaaudubon.org/Birdtrailcda.pdf > >Shirley Sturts >Coeur d'Alene, ID > >_______________________________________________ >Inland-nw-birders mailing list >Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu >https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mt. Spokane Field Trip {Ron Dexter} From: <ronpatdexter AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:32:20 -0700 On Saturday, June 27, 2009 Melissa Cumming, Andre Wamsley, Jim Hudlow, myself and newcomers, Susan and Chuck Delsid and their youngsters, Wes and Max (a good birder) left our home at 7:15. Along Hwy 206 going to Mt. Spokane State Park we saw Wild Turkeys, Brewers Blackbirds, Meadowlark, Rring-necked Pheasant, BB Magpies, Cliff Swallows, American Robin, Bank Swallows and Tree Swallows. On Holcomb Rd. at Deadman Creek, we added BC Chickadee, Calliope Hummingbird, Yellow Warblers, Pileated Woodpecker, Cedar Waxwings, Black-headed Grosbeaks, Chipping Sparrows, Song Sparrows, Gray Catbirds, Osprey. At the Bear Creek Lodge, we saw a White-throated Swift and Mallard Ducks. Inside the Park we found , VG Swallow, Cassin's Finch, many Red Crossbills, Northern Flicker at the Bald Knob Campground where we stopped just for a moment. Near the CCC camp and the top of Mt Kit Carson and Mt Day, we saw a number of Lazuli Buntings, American Kestrel, Western Tanagers, Mt. Bluebirds, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Red-breasted Nuthatch, a low soaring Northern Goshawk stooped and disappearing into the trees , a number of Olive-sided Flycatchers, Gray Jay, Steller's Jay, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Pine Siskins, DE Juncos, Wilson's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrushes and a Varied Thrush fledgling. We made a qucik stop at the Peone Prairie Wetland to aquaint the newcomers where we saw many Yellow and Red-winged Blackbirds, Pied-billed Grebes, American Coots and a Northern Harrier following and hunting behind a farmer who was cultivating. Ron Dexter Ronpatdexter AT msn.com Spokane, Wa. _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Hummingbirds on the Move From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:25 -0700 Hi everyone, Late last week and this week I have been seeing many hummingbirds coming to my feeder. I observed a fledgling Calliope today. I have been only seeing one male Calliope until last week where I have seen both adult female Blackchinned and a male Rufous this week but more are showing up daily. Been watching a nest of Northern Pygmy-Owls that just fledged their young this past Sunday or early Monday morning. Both adults are very busy feeding FIVE very healthy chicks. Nest site is near Harvard, Idaho. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Hummingbirds on the Move From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:25 -0700 Hi everyone, Late last week and this week I have been seeing many hummingbirds coming to my feeder. I observed a fledgling Calliope today. I have been only seeing one male Calliope until last week where I have seen both adult female Blackchinned and a male Rufous this week but more are showing up daily. Been watching a nest of Northern Pygmy-Owls that just fledged their young this past Sunday or early Monday morning. Both adults are very busy feeding FIVE very healthy chicks. Nest site is near Harvard, Idaho. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: WOS Conference Registration From: "C. McCormack" <nwbirder AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:40 -0700 Registration is now open for the 2009 WOS conference in Kelso/Longview. If you get your registration in before July 3rd, you will receive priority status for the field trips of your choice. Highlights of the conference include: Over 40 field trips to choose from. We will cover a wide swath of southwest Washington, from the ocean to the Columbia Gorge to Mt St Helens. We will have owling trips and birding by kayak. Some of the premier birders in the state will be leading the trips, including several who live in this corner of the state An evening presentation for the Washington Rare Birds committee A banquet with special speaker Robert Michael Pyle, noted author and naturalist Register now at http://www.wos.org/2009conference.htm Jack Stephens, WOS Jstephens62 AT comcast.net Edmonds, WA -- Cindy McCormack Yakima, WA nwbirderatgmaildotcom _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Trail of the Coeur d Alenes Checklist of Birds From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:38:31 -0700 Lisa Hardy and Kris Buchler have compiled new version of a checklist of Birds found along the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. You can view and download this checklist from the CDA Audubon website. Go to: http://cdaaudubon.org/Birdtrailcda.pdf Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Peone Wetland Yellowlegs and more From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:13:34 -0400 Hello, This morning there were 12 Greater yellowlegs at the Peone Wetland. Other nice birds in the area included Common Merganser with tiny babies, YELLOW BREASTED CHAT, Gray Catbird, Bullock's Oriole, and Willow Flycatcher. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Aero Road pond - 6 Greater Yellowlegs this PM From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:39:11 -0700 (PDT) This evening around 7:30pm, the Aero Road pond had a substantial increase in Greater Yellowlegs numbers. There were six total today. Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers were present as well. Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Coeur D'Alene Area-YELLOWLEGS and More From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:51:38 -0700 Had a few hours to bird around CDA today, starting with a visiting family tourist boat ride. The boat ride itself is, of course, not a highlight (in fact, it's really a marketing ploy for certain corporate elements), but it allowed the opportunity to see some interesting birds, most notably a pair of GREATER YELLOWLEGS on a private residence beach on the shore accross from the resort golf course; and 1 WESTERN GREBE, 1 CALIFORNIA GULL, and 1 CASPIAN TERN near the resort golf course (and many Ring-billeds and Osprey, of course). Mica Bay was very birdy with Passerines, including the expected Flycatchers and Vireos, including 2 pairs of very active and in-your-face RED-EYED VIREOS. Also observed were many CATBIRDS,BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, YELLOW AND MACGILLVRAY'S WARBLERS, COMMMON YELLOWHROATS and 1 each of a BULLOCK'S ORIOLE and a beautiful male AMERICAN REDSTART. Also nice to see were 2 mommy WOOD DUCKS, each with 4 chicks in tow. Good birding! Jon Isacoff Jonathan B. Isacoff Associate Professor, Political Science Director, Environmental Studies Program Box 52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0052 Tel.: 509-323-5951 Fax: 509-323-5718 isacoff AT gonzaga.edu _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Radio tracked Eurasian Wigeon to Banks Lake From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:09:02 -0700 The Radio tracked EURASIAN WIGEON that has been in Whitman Co, has now moved to the SW side of Banks Lake. If you are birding in the area, or want updates, I'm sure Jeremey would like to communicate with you. (see below) I did look for this bird last Friday in Whitman, but there's not much water visible from public land. CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett From: inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu [mailto:inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Swift Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:38 AM To: Birders Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake More information on this project can be found here: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/index.html Current location of this bird can be seen at the site below and a google earth KMZ file can be downloaded and viewed, it looks like the E. Wigeon being tracked has been wandering around nw Whitman Co. a bit, one has to wonder what it's doing! http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/maps.html On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Terry Gray wrote: Hi everyone, I just recieved a call from Christi Norman, Washington Audubon, who was contacted by Jeremey Ashe who is a Graduate Student at California State Chico. He has a male Eurasian Wigeon with a transmitter attached to its back and is apparently tracking this bird via satalite and had the bird at Rock Lake on June 18th. Jeremey is interested in any sightings of this bird as well and would like to be contacted at jeremey_ashe AT hotmail.com or by phone at 408.202-5935. I am sure any info he can get from us will aid in his research project. Thanks, Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Area Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:28:16 -0700 Hi everyone, This morning at 6:15 there were 26 American Avocet at the Gensee Sewage Pond and 7 Black-necked Stilts at Winchester Lake and late this afternoon at Mann Lake was a adult WESTERN SANDPIPER and 2 Black-necked Stilts. A report will follow later on the Canyon Birders/Palouse Audubon Trip to Josephs Plains southwest of Cottonwood Idaho. Good Birding. Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Recreationists Disturbing Bead Lake Red-necked Grebes, PO County, WA. From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:45:03 -0700 My fiance and I saw a red-necked grebe nest with two birds in the process of nest building at Bead Lake today. The birds were disturbed frequently by the motorized water recreationists in the photo linked to below which show the disturbance and the grebe nest consisting of yellow pond lily stems. In addition they were disturbed by our hiking and other hikers along the Bead Lake Trail. I am not sure if the birds could get any prolonged periods of quiet on a weekend day. It would be possible to cordon off this area with a buoy string to reduce disturbance. We also saw 4 hooded merganser young. No common loons were noted although the lake is large enough for nesting. http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qqJvpu_MQ133ONTCa5IKxA?feat=directlink Location: Bead Lake Observation date: 6/28/09 Notes: Location is the nest site on a Nuphar (yellow pond lily) patch. Number of species: 2 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus 4 Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Aero Road pond this morning (Spokane Co.) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:40:03 -0700 (PDT) This morning at about 10:15am, I checked the Aero Road pond again for any new shorebirds. This pond is located south off I-90 exit 272. Go past the truck stop to the four way stop and then continue straight through the stop to the pond which is on the right side of the road surrounded by a green chain-link fence. Birds seen this AM: Killdeer 5 (two young) Spotted Sandpiper 4 (two fluffy young) Greater Yellowlegs 1 Wilson's Phalarope 1 (new) Also, two Red-tailed Hawks were flying low to the ground near the pond while I was there. A female Mallard had 6 young with it on the pond as well. Good birding! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: CDA Audubon Field Trip Report-FRANKLIN'S GULLS & More! From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:17:24 -0700 On Saturday, eight Birders from the CDA Audubon set out on a gorgeous, perfect day, to bird the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness region (see www.scotchmanpeaks.org - a really nice website). I was joined by Kris Buchler, Joan and Bill Gundlach, Janet Callen, Jan Stevertson, and Valerie and Mike Zagar. Weather was approximately 80 and sunny around Lake Pend Oreille and a wonderfully comfortable 72 at 3,300 feet in the proposed wilderness were we ended our day. While our targets were boreal specialties, we had some real surprises. On the first leg of our tour of Sunnyside Loop, we found the field I planned to view BOBOLINKS mowed! That was a sad sight, but just a few hundred meters down the road in a different field, we were able to observe gorgeous male and female BOBOLINKS perched on fence posts. Shortly thereafter, we were treated to outstanding views of a surprise CASPIAN TERN. Then while scanning for more Terns, we found several Ring-billed Gulls and in their midst, 2 adult FRANKLIN'S GULLS. That was tough to top, but several minutes later, we found a LARK SPARROW perched perfectly atop a small ornamental Spruce on a lawn. I believe these are quite rare in Bonner County so it was a real treat for the group to get such excellent views. We proceeded up the Lightning Creek drainage in search of Dippers and Harlequin Ducks. Unfortunately, a new gate forced us to park about 2-3 miles further downstream than would have been ideal. Pardoning the pun, we "dipped on the Dipper" but just before we decided to return from our walk, Bill Gundlach spotted 1 female HARLEQUIN DUCK, giving us our main target for that area. We finished the trip by birding our way up to an old cut near the Scotchman Peak trailhead at about 3,300 feet. SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, and CHIPPING SPARROWS were abundant and WINTER WREN, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE, and MACGILLVRAY'S & YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS made appearances. Several hikers told us they encountered a Dusky Grouse on the road just down from our spot, but we were unable to locate it. However, at the end of the trip, we were treated to outstanding views of an adult NORTHERN GOSHAWK (probably male, based on size) that first made a quick flyover, then returned about 10 minutes later and circled over the open cut for at least 2 minutes provide spectacular viewing. We finished with 73 Species total; clearly, a fantastic field trip! Full species lists are below. Good birding, Jon Isacoff Location: ID-BC-Sunnyside Loop/Hawkins Point Observation date: 6/27/09 Number of species: 62 Canada Goose 40 Gadwall 1 Mallard 10 LESSER SCAUP 1 Common Merganser 2 Common Loon 1 RED-NECKED GREBE 2 Western Grebe 37 Double-crested Cormorant 5 Great Blue Heron 2 Osprey 5 Bald Eagle 8 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 FRANKLIN'S GULL 2 Ring-billed Gull 6 CASPIAN TERN 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 1 Black-chinned Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Red-naped Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Willow Flycatcher 8 Cordilleran Flycatcher 11 Eastern Kingbird 3 Cassin's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 American Crow 10 Common Raven 5 Tree Swallow 10 Violet-green Swallow 10 Cliff Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 Winter Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 2 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 10 European Starling 2 Cedar Waxwing 5 Yellow Warbler 13 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 8 Chipping Sparrow 1 LARK SPARROW 1 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 BOBOLINK 2 Brewer's Blackbird 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 House Finch 5 Pine Siskin 2 Location: ID-BC-Lightning Creek/Clark Fork Observation date: 6/27/09 Number of species: 20 HARLEQUIN DUCK 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Calliope Hummingbird 1 Northern Flicker 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 4 Cordilleran Flycatcher 4 WESTERN KINGBIRD 1 Warbling Vireo 3 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Winter Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 2 American Robin 2 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Western Tanager 5 Spotted Towhee 1 Location: ID-BC-Scotchman Peaks Uplands Observation date: 6/27/09 Number of species: 20 NORTHERN GOSHAWK 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Northern Flicker 1 Hammond's Flycatcher 2 Cassin's Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Winter Wren 1 Swainson's Thrush 10 American Robin 5 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Townsend's Warbler 5 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Western Tanager 2 Chipping Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Pine Siskin 5 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: early Sunday a.m. From: "Ninebark" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:21:21 -0700 With the low-angle sun just filtering through the trees this morning, I was underneath a scolding mom warbling vireo while I was trying to find her youngster. I could hear it but never did see it. At the same time 20 ft. to my right, a hummingbird was hanging in mid-air picking off insects (hopefully 'skitos), when it suddenly dropped out of sight and a goshawk drifted through, right where the hummer had been. The big one soared another 100 yards and landed in a tree. I tried to get closer to it, but it wasn't about to be social with me. Last night, I found myself underneath a family of four Steller jays who all needed to join in a scolding barbershop quartet. Rattle my eardrums. John Stuart Newport, WA_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mann Lake Birds [1 Attachment] From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:35:33 -0700 Hi everyone, Today Christine and I stopped at Mann Lake near Lewistion, Idaho and observed a Greater Yellowlegs, a Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpipers with young, and two male Bufflehead. One of the Bufflehead had black on the back of its head and where the bird is usually white on the flank it was a very dark gray. It may be just a molt issue. Seems a little unusual to see a couple of Bufflehead at this location this time of year? See attached photo. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Mann Lake Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:35:33 -0700 Hi everyone, Today Christine and I stopped at Mann Lake near Lewistion, Idaho and observed a Greater Yellowlegs, a Black-necked Stilt, Spotted Sandpipers with young, and two male Bufflehead. One of the Bufflehead had black on the back of its head and where the bird is usually white on the flank it was a very dark gray. It may be just a molt issue. Seems a little unusual to see a couple of Bufflehead at this location this time of year? See attached photo. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mt. Roothan Clark's Nutcrackers From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:07:37 -0700 A hike up to Mt. Roothan in the Selkirk Mountains of Idaho today yielded a couple of Clark's Nutcrackers flybys along with several more expected species. We did not observe any Boreal Chickadees this time. Whitebark Pine snags are the only remnants of a large stand of these trees. We observed one mature pine. There are younger whitebark pines in the area all with blister rust. Location: Mt Roothan Idaho Observation date: 6/27/09 Number of species: 7 Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula 2 Townsend's Solitaire - Myadestes townsendi 3 Hermit Thrush - Catharus guttatus 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Dendroica coronata 3 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca 2 Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Whitman Lewis's Woodpecker From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:07:27 -0700 06/26/09 This morning we saw a LEWIS'S WOODPECKER at Steptoe Butte. It was 1/3 mile SW of the quarry (downhill). We watched it for ten minutes without seeing it go to a nest. It disappeared in a thick riparian area. Too windy (again!) to find much else. CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln Co Franklin's Gulls From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:01:40 -0700 06/26/09 At 4 pm we saw 4 FRANKLIN'S GULLS at the Sprague sewage ponds (Lincoln Co). Two in breeding plumage & two probable 1st summer. Also 2 early GREATER YELLOWLEGS & 16 CASPIAN TERNS (high #). Plus Avocets, etc. Good Birding, CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: RE: Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:32:37 -0700 Maybe it has a girlfriend!!! Charles, Thanks for the links! I talked to Jeremey this evening and if you are trying to see this bird and you are using the location on the maps it may not be current so call or email him and he can give you the most up to date info on location. Terry -----Original Message----- From: inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu [mailto:inland-nw-birders-bounces AT uidaho.edu]On Behalf Of Charles Swift Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:38 AM To: Birders Subject: Re: [inland-NW-birders] Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake More information on this project can be found here: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/index.html Current location of this bird can be seen at the site below and a google earth KMZ file can be downloaded and viewed, it looks like the E. Wigeon being tracked has been wandering around nw Whitman Co. a bit, one has to wonder what it's doing! http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/maps.html On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Terry Gray wrote: Hi everyone, I just recieved a call from Christi Norman, Washington Audubon, who was contacted by Jeremey Ashe who is a Graduate Student at California State Chico. He has a male Eurasian Wigeon with a transmitter attached to its back and is apparently tracking this bird via satalite and had the bird at Rock Lake on June 18th. Jeremey is interested in any sightings of this bird as well and would like to be contacted at jeremey_ashe AT hotmail.com or by phone at 408.202-5935. I am sure any info he can get from us will aid in his research project. Thanks, Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Re: Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:38:28 -0700 More information on this project can be found here: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/index.html Current location of this bird can be seen at the site below and a google earth KMZ file can be downloaded and viewed, it looks like the E. Wigeon being tracked has been wandering around nw Whitman Co. a bit, one has to wonder what it's doing! http://www.werc.usgs.gov/sattrack/ewigeon/maps.html On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Terry Gray wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just recieved a call from Christi Norman, Washington Audubon, who was > contacted by Jeremey Ashe who is a Graduate Student at California State > Chico. He has a male Eurasian Wigeon with a transmitter attached to its > back > and is apparently tracking this bird via satalite and had the bird at Rock > Lake on June 18th. Jeremey is interested in any sightings of this bird as > well and would like to be contacted at jeremey_ashe AT hotmail.com or by > phone > at 408.202-5935. I am sure any info he can get from us will aid in his > research project. > > Thanks, > > Terry Gray > 890 Stefany Ln > Moscow ID 83843 > (208)882-1585 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ > > _______________________________________________ > Inland-nw-birders mailing list > Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu > https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders > -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Final PAS Bird Walk From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:42:45 -0700 Hi Everyone, Six of us birded east of Moscow Wednesday evening: Birds of note are: Great Horned Owl Northern Pygmy-Owl at the intersection of Lenville Road and Genesee-Juliaetta Road. This bird was being mobbed by at least three Veery. Fun to watch as it flew from tree to tree. Dusky Flycatcher Cordelleran Flycatcher Western and Eastern Kingbird Pygmy Nuthatch VEERY Yellow Warbler Spotted Towhee Black-headed Grosbeak Bullock's Oriole Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Male Eurasian Wigeon at Rock Lake From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:34:48 -0700 Hi everyone, I just recieved a call from Christi Norman, Washington Audubon, who was contacted by Jeremey Ashe who is a Graduate Student at California State Chico. He has a male Eurasian Wigeon with a transmitter attached to its back and is apparently tracking this bird via satalite and had the bird at Rock Lake on June 18th. Jeremey is interested in any sightings of this bird as well and would like to be contacted at jeremey_ashe AT hotmail.com or by phone at 408.202-5935. I am sure any info he can get from us will aid in his research project. Thanks, Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Western Flycatcher Scholarship From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:14:11 -0700 (GMT-07:00) There was a graduate student who came through the area last year studying the Western Flycatcher "complex"; I asked for an update on his progress and received this from Arch McCallum: "He completed an MS at UBC and he has a paper in press, coauthored with Darren Irwin and Dick Cannings, on the situation in southern BC and w. Alberta. I believe it will appear in The Auk. He found psfl mtdna all the way east to Alberta, but a nuclear gene showed cofl influence in parts of interior BC. Various explanations are out there for such patterns, but they're too convoluted for me to try to repeat. He's now a doctoral student at Berkeley and making headway on the situation throughout the US contact zone. I suspect that the genetic work will show what we see with morphometrics and vocalizations: There is a big zone of intermediacy. The question is how one interprets these data. Is there active gene flow, or is the intermediacy a legacy of ancient hybridization?" I recall that Dick Cannings did extensive research on the WEFL complex in Canada, so I expect the forthcoming paper to be of great interest. Lisa Hardy Kellogg, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: merlin From: "Ninebark" <ninebark AT povn.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:47:05 -0700 Since Paul S. has mentioned merlin in Priest River, ID, it reminded me to update on the Newport merlins. The nest is located in a tall Doug fir about a block east of the Newport Forest Service office. I have watched the nestsite (the nest itself is not visible) several times in the last 3 weeks. The parents always give their keely, keely, keely calls when meeting at the nest or arriving or leaving. Our local paper this week is carrying a story about a missing male common loon and fledgling at a small local lake. WDFW is suspecting someone may have shot the birds. John Stuart Newport, WA _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Merlin dives bombs Bald Eagle From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:29:06 -0700 Just had the local Merlin dive bomb an immature Bald Eagle that was flying over our neighborhood. I have been seeing a Merlin frequently in the Priest River city limits and along the Pend Oreille River since about February. Never more than one bird at a time. Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now http://www.bing.com?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFEHPG_Core_tagline_try_bing_1x1 _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Scholarly "Western" Flycatchers! From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:13:00 -0700 Charles's message about the singing Cordillerian is an incredible coincidence: we had a singing Pacific-Slope (or "Western," etc.) in the trees between my office and the main Administration Building at Gonzaga today. It sang continuously from about 12 to 1 PM (I could hear it through the window). A first for the campus either in migration or during nesting season! Maybe this is the week all the "unemployed"/un-mated males are roaming around and have decided that education is a good investment since they can't find work. Good birding, Jon Isacoff _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: recent U. of Idaho, Moscow sightings, 6/24/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:08:58 -0700 Hi All - I've got a *Cordilleran Flycatcher* calling (suwheet suwheet!) outside my office window right now and it's been wandering around this side of campus since Monday. I presume it's an un-mated male as I haven't heard it before this week. They are regular though and have probably nested on campus in the past. A *Warbling Vireo* was also singing nearby on Monday although not since and I presume the same story. They have nested in the UI Arboretum but probably this bird was not a local breeder. Local breeders of interest include *Western Wood Pewees* and *Yellow Warblers* which are on territory along Paradise Creek and elsewhere in the case of the pewees. I haven't walked through the Shattuck Arboretum recently but have heard a* House Wren* calling there from the peripherary and heard that *Mountain Chickadees* were nesting there again. Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallows, and Vaux's Swifts are also a regular features of campus avifauna in June. Raptors on campus include *Red-tailed and Swainson's Hawks* and the Red-tails have noisy young on the southeast side of campus. I don't know where the Swainson's are nesting this year but there must be a pair nearby. *American Kestrels* have apparently nested in the Art and Architecture building and I heard food begging young there yesterday which I will check out again later today. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Area Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:43:54 -0700 Hi Everyone, Yesterday I birded east of Moscow along Spence and Lenville Road with good birds including nesting Pygmy Nuthatch and good looks a a couple of Veery. This morning I birded Phillips Farm north of Moscow and my eBird report is below: Location: Phillip's Farm Park Observation date: 6/24/09 Notes: I believe all the the species seen today except for Eastern Kingbird and Wilson's Warbler are all nesting at this location. They all were either feeding young or with fledglings or on nest! Number of species: 34 Mourning Dove 4 Black-chinned Hummingbird 2 Calliope Hummingbird 2 Red-naped Sapsucker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Willow Flycatcher 4 Dusky Flycatcher 2 Cordilleran Flycatcher 2 Say's Phoebe 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 6 Tree Swallow 6 Violet-green Swallow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 8 Swainson's Thrush 2 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 4 Common Yellowthroat 1 Wilson's Warbler 1 Spotted Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 3 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Western Meadowlark 2 Bullock's Oriole 3 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Geophysical, Pend Oreille County, Brown Creeperţ From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:37:05 -0700 At the Geophysical XC ski area: On this morning point count, I was fortunate to hear a brown creeper repeatedly calling from an immature stand dominated by douglas fir, where they are likely breeding based on repeated observations at that site. In addition there were 2 red-tailed hawks [calling & visual] from a mature ponderosa pine stand. A gray jay was also heard, I have not detected one from this area since last year. Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Sandhill Crane - Chain Lakes, Kootenai Co. From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:49:25 -0700 (GMT-07:00) There was a SANDHILL CRANE today at Schlepp Ranch (Kootenai Co., ID). Also of interest, in addition to our four resident shorebirds, were 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, including an injured one that was hopping on the ground though flying normally. No avocets today, but there were about 40 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN. There is hardly any water left - just a few ditches - and it looks like the "fall" shorebird migration might not be as good as last year here. Lisa Hardy Kellogg, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Aero Road pond - Greater Yellowlegs (Spokane Co.) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:47:06 -0700 (PDT) The pond along Aero Road off of I-90 exit 272 is drying up exposing mud. I have been watching several Spotted Sandpipers and Killdeer for the past week. However, today a new arrival showed up, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS was present as I drove by on the way home. Failed breeder, heading south early, been here all the time? Who knows!?! I'll be checking the pond often as fall migration starts to fire up in July. Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Calispell Lake - Bobolinks, American White Pelicans (PO county) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:30 -0700 (PDT) This morning, I tried for the Bobolinks along Allen Road on the border of Spokane county and PO county without success. Since I was up that way, I decided to bird PO county since I had not been up there since last summer. It was cold and windy, but dry up there this morning. Best bird of the day were four male Bobolink in the fields on the north side of lake. They were perched on the fence on the north side of the road which allowed great looks at a new life bird for me. On Calispell Lake, there was a huge number of American White Pelicans. I estimated that there were at least 200 pelicans present. It was literally a sea of white in the NW corner of the lake. Good birding, Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: fwd>Sprague Lake Goodies! From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:16 -0700 from Tweeters: Subject: Sprague Lake Goodies! From: Guy McWethy Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:14:46 -0700 (PDT) Hey Tweets! On the way home from a week long family trip at Yellowstone (Fun!), I invoked Father's Day perogative and stopped by Sprague Lake for a quick bit of birding! Nice singing GRAY CATBIRD at the firt boat launch on the east side of the lake. A few REDHEAD as well, a pair of RED_NECKED GREBES. Windy and spitting Rain .. Eventually saw all 6 SWALLOW species flying around ... CASPIAN TERN, but no Black Terns on this side of the lake. Sprague Sewage Treatment Ponds - 2 adult FRANKLIN'S GULLS (gorgeous!), 2 immature BONAPARTE'S GULLS, Lots of WILSONS'S PHALAROPE, several AMERICAN AVOCET. Ducks were dominated by NORTHERN SHOVELER and GREEN-WINGED TEAL, some LESSER SCAUP and RING-NECKED DUCK, and RUDDY DUCK. Nice stop on the LONG drive home! (now I just need to catch up on the 250 posts to Tweeters!) Guy McWethy Renton, WA mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lower Granite Dam & vicinity, Whitman/Garfield Counties, WA., 6/21/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:31:27 -0700 Hi All - We wandered over to L. Granite Dam on the Snake R. in the rain yesterday afternoon to see what was happening. This is an area we haven't been to in quite some time but is not that far from Moscow/Pullman. Most notable were American White Pelicans, California Gulls, and several Caspian Terns with the 3 species seen in both counties (although it's not entirely clear from the map where the county line runs along the Snake R., it's mostly a trivial matter as these birds wander back and forth and up and down the river.) *American White Pelica*n - total of ~70 with most loafing on an island just downstream of Boyer Park, there were as many as 10 or 15 near or just downstream of the dam and a few scattered elsewhere along the river from Almota to the dam. *California Gull* - total of ~40-50 with most loafing w/ pelicans on island, and a few others at the base of the dam *Caspian Tern* - 2 flew upstream right over the middle of the dam and later a single calling bird flew high above the river near Boyer Park They are firing a propane canon at the base of the dam presumably to haze the White Pelicans (and other piscavores) away from the area. It didn't seem to have too much effect on the pelicans. Interestingly there were no cormorants in the area although they could be elsewhere up or down stream, perhaps closer to their breeding colonies wherever those are (does anybody know??). The area above the dam and immediately below the dam is not visible or accessible from the Whitman Co. side as there are no dam crossings allowed on Sundays. Despite the time and perhaps because of the rain and cool temps there was a fair amount of other bird activity. There were lots of swallows over the river with all species except Tree observed. Boyer Park had mostly A. Robins but also *Western Kingbird, Yellow Warbler, and Bullock's Oriole* among others. Boyer Pk. is irrigated w/ tall trees and looks like it could be a decent migrant trap but is fairly manicured w/o much undergrowth. The bottom of the grade from Almota up to the hairpin turn has a pretty nice strip of riparian habitat. Birding it requires stopping in the emergency pullouts which didn't seem a big problem w/ very little traffic. This area had among others *Western Wood-Pewee, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Bullock's Oriole*. Union Flat Creek could also be checked out on a trip here which is an interesting area and is mentioned frequently in Larrison and Weber's, "Birds of Southeastern WA" including a possible location for breeding Veery. The little bit one passes on the way to Lower Granite looks pretty good. thanks, Charles. -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: East Meets West in NE Montana (long) From: gsherida8502 AT yahoo.com Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:36:59 -0700 (PDT) Having contemplated a June trip to northeastern Montana for some time, Dennis Murphy joined me on a week long venture that would focus on specialties of the northern Great Plains. My other goal was to hopefully find some of the eastern birds that find their western range limit in extreme eastern Montana and to see how they mix with their western cousins.  Utilizing the ABA guide for Montana and perusing some of the reports on the MOB list serve, I mapped out a course that would concentrate on a route from Great Falls to Havre, to southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, down to Malta, out to Fort Peck, and back through the upper Missouri Breaks of Charles Russell NWR. On our afternoon of departure (6/06/09) out of Spokane, a cold weather system out of Canada had substantially dropped temperatures through the Inland NW. Fortunately, the broken cloud deck didn't look particularly threatening, and some sunshine managed to occasionally beamed through. During this travel day, I picked up my first Montana state lifer. At the East Lolo Pass rest area, we found a singing WILSON'S WARBLER. In Missoula, our best bird was a LAZULI BUNTING. Our first stop on the next morning (6/07/09) was at the Gold Creek Rest Area. Surprisingly, we quickly found a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH singing from an exposed snag, and an Elk on a hillside. Some of the other birds that we saw here included WARBLING VIREO, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, HOUSE WREN, YELLOW WARBLER, HOUSE WREN, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. Along Hwy. 12, west of Avon (Powell County), we were pleased to find BOBOLINK, TREE SPARROW, and EASTERN KINGBIRD. East of Avon (MP 17), we enjoyed the sight of two SANDHILL CRANEs with a lanky, buff colored chick. Nearby, a WILSONS' SNIPE flew over the road. On MacDonald Pass, light snow was falling and the temp had dropped to 30 degrees. Checking out a stand of scaled Ponderosa Pines for Three-toed Woodpeckers, we had to settle for NORTHERN FLICKER and PINE SISKIN. A quick stop in Spring Meadow State Park (Lewis & Clark County), netted us VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, HOUSE FINCH, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, RING-BILLED GULL, and LEAST FLYCATCHER. A field west of the park held seven Mule Deer with three fawns. At the community of Birdseye, we saw our first MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. On the sagebrush plains north of Silver City, we saw BREWER'S SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, and WESTERN MEADOWLARK. Working the riparian sections of Little Prickly Pear Creek, we found TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, GRAY CATBIRD, SPOTTED TOWHEE, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, DUSKY FLYCATCHER, LEAST FLYCATCHER, NO. WATERTHRUSH, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, AMERICAN DIPPER, SONG SPARROW, DOWNY WOODPECKER, YELLOW WARBLER, and we heard RUFFED GROUSE drumming. Mammals along this route included White-tailed Deer, Least Chipmunk, and Columbian Ground Squirrel. Arriving at Freezeout Lake WMA, we were greeted by blustery northerly winds, brief periods of snow pellets, and intermittent rain showers. As I opened the car door at our first stop, I immediately flushed a SORA. This avian rich area yielded GREAT EGRET - 3 (are these rare here?), BONAPARTE'S GULL (in basic plumage) feeding like a shore bird with WILSON'S PHALAROPEs, BLACK-NECKED STILT, AMERICAN AVOCET, WILLET, MARBLED GODWIT, REDHEAD, NO. PINTAIL, AME. WIGEON, CINNAMON TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, ROSS'S GOOSE - 1, CANADA GOOSE, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, WESTERN KINGBIRD, BARN SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW, EARED GREBE, WESTERN GREBE, FRANKLIN'S GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, RB GULL, FORSTER'S TERN, COMMON TERN, GADWALL, NO. SHOVELER, AME. WHITE PELICAN, LESSER SCAUP, RUDDY DUCK, AME. COOT, C. YELLOWTHROAT, YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, and GREAT BLUE HERON. In the uplands, we saw GRASSHOPPER SPARROW -3 , CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, HORNED LARK, LONG-BILLED CURLEW, SHORT-EARED OWL, and Richardson's Ground Squirrel.  On nearby Priest Lake, we saw several SPOTTED SANDPIPERs. Strangely, we didn't see one even one grebe at the designated "Grebe City" section of Freezeout Lake. After an overnight in Great Falls, we drove through patchy fog up to Havre. During the morning,  temperature stubbornly remained around 39 degrees. Within sight of Big Sandy, we saw an ungainly Northern Pocket Gopher cross the road. South of Chinook (Blaine County), we arrived at Bear Paw (Chief Jospeph) Battlefield National Historical Park. Birds that we encountered there included WILLOW FLYCATCHER, C. YELLOWTHROAT, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, VESPER SPARROW, GRAY CATBIRD, NO. HARRIER, BUFFLEHEAD, AME. GOLDFINCH. As we were about to leave, I heard a BAIRD'S SPARROW singing near the parking lot. With a bit of effort, we managed to obtain some decent views of one of our most desired target species. Continuing south of the battlefield park, we birded a rich wetland and pond on the entrance road to H. C. Kurh Reservoir. While BOBOLINKs sang from the wet meadow, we scoped out CANVASBACK, PIED-BILLED GREBE; BARN, TREE, CLIFF, and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWs;  WILLETs, W. PHALARPOPEs, and AME. GODWITt. On the Kuhr Reservoir, there was a pair of RED-NECKED GREBEs and more EARED GREBES. On the gravel road near Crown Butte, we saw a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. At the south end of the Bowe's Oil Field, we stopped to view CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURs, LARK BUNTINGs, and LONG-BILLED CURLEWs. A roaming Badger (life mammal for Dennis) added to the excitement. Hearing a singing SPARGUE'S PIPIT, we were finally rewarded with fantastic views of highly territorial pipit that flew in and flashed it's showy white-rimmed tail flicked downward at a 90 degree angle from it's body. At times the pipit landed right in the road, perched on a fence, and then went back to skulking in the grass. This Sprague's Pipit was the second target bird that we picked up out of the "big three" (Baird's Sparrow, Sprague's Pipit, and Mountain Plover) that I especially wanted to see. The lively pipit put on a  fantastic show! Rather than bird just the known hot spots, I wanted to explore some off the beaten track areas too. In the early evening we drove up from Havre to the Canadian border. Although we had some difficulty finding the unmarked entrance road, we probed into Creeman Coulee NWR. On this short-grass prairie, we had crippling views of displaying McCOWN'S LONGSPURs and CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURs. Meanwhile, Dennis photographed a COMMON NIGHHAWK was that snoozing on a fence post. In particular, I was entranced with McCown's Longspur elegant dihedral tip of the wings as it glided down from some lofty height back down to earth. While McCown's was engaged in this aerial display, it was continually singing it's sweet warbling tune. In the northern reaches of Hill County, there were plenty of raptors hunting the abundant Richardson's Ground Squirrels. NORTHERN HARRIER, RED-TAILED HAWK, and SWAINSON'S HAWKs were all represented. However, FERRUGINOUS HAWKs were especially common up there. In fact, we found one large Ferrugionous Hawk nest that contained three downy white chicks in it. Our foray into Canada's prairie provinces began on Tuesday morning (6/09/09). Crossing over the border via the Port of Wild Horse, we began ticking off Alberta provincial life birds such as CALIFORNIA GULL, HOUSE SPARROW, CLIFF SWALLOW, CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR, McCOWN'S LONGSPUR, HORNED LARK, FERRUGINOUS HAWK, NO. HARRIER, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, BARN SWALLOW, VESPER SPARROW, SAVANNAH SPARROW, W. MEADOWLARK, RED-TAILED HAWK, SWAINSON'S HAWK, and MALLARD.  Our short time in Alberta came to an end as we crossed over into Saskatchewan. As we worked on our nascent Saskatchewan list from Hwy 13 (near Govenlock), we picked virtually all the same birds that we saw in Alberta, and added AMERICAN COOT, BREWER'S SPARROW, SHORT-EARED OWL, and AME. WIGEON. In Consul, we added MOURNING DOVE, ROCK PIGEON, BREWER'S BLACKBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, and HOUSE SPARROW. En route to the Centre Black of Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, we crossed the highly productive wetlands nestled in Frenchman Valley. Some of the birds here included RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, NO. PINTAIL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, WILSON'S SNIPE, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, C. RAVEN, CANADA GOOSE, RUDDY DUCK, SORA (h), and BOBOLINK. While waiting out some rain showers in the forested Cypress Hills, we saw some birds around the lake such as GREAT BLUE HERON, DC CORMORANT, BC CHICKADEE, PINE SISKIN, C. TERN, AME. ROBIN, MALLARD, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, HOUSE WREN, DE JUNCO, and HAIRY WOODPECKER. Since the park received heavy snow on Saturday, we were hiking through several inches of it in the shady forest of White Spruce-Lodgepole Pine. The Highland Trail traversed boreal forest, riparian woodland, open meadows, and aspen groves. Birds that we encountered along the trail were RING-NECKED DUCK, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, AME. WHITE PELICAN, VEERY, SONG SPRARROW, C. YELLOWTHROAT, AME. REDSTART, OVENBIRD, YELLOW WARBLER, TURKEY VULTURE, WARBLING VIREO, and RED-NECKED GREBE. As we progressed around the trail, the sun broke through and the snow was melting. Heading back southward, we saw a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD. In the late afternoon, we birded the town of Eastend, SK. The residential west side of town was quite birdy and had a few lingering migrants. We found YELLOW WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER - 2, NO. FLICKER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, C. NIGHTHAWK, BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE, HOUSE FINCH, AME. GOLDFINCH, and LARK SPARROW.  On a pond south of Eastend, SK, we saw WILLET and NO. SHOVELER. In Arena, SK, we wrapped up our birding day in Canada with AMERICAN AVOCET, KILLDEER, and MARBLED GODWIT. White-tailed Deer and Pronghorn Antelope were seen too. Eventually, we crossed back in the U.S. via the Port of Morgan, and spent the next couple of nights in Malta, MT. On Wednesday morning (6/10/09), we were grateful to see sunny skies and warmer temps. Entering Bowdoin NWR (Phillips County), we were met by some special birds such as MARSH WREN, C. YELLOWTHROAT, LEAST FLYCATCHER, FRANKLIN'S GULL, CALIFORNIA & RING-BILLED GULL, C. TERN; BLUE-WINGED, CINNAMON, & GREEN-WINGED TEAL (only one Green-winged was seen our trip); WHITE-FACED IBIS, BROWN THRASHER, WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, CLARK'S GREBE, WESTERN GREBE, EARED GREBE, SHARP-TAILED GROUSE, BALTIMORE ORIOLE -2, CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPUR, COMMON GRACKLE, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, and plenty of other waterfowl. On the first portion of the auto loop, we had crippling views of SORA and VIRGINIA RAILs. At station # 10, we had nice views of a SPRAGUE'S PIPIT that was engaged in it's aerial display. Territorial MARBLED GODWITs often stood in the road and defied us to advance. We saw another Godwit swoop after a NORTHERN HARRIER and pluck at it's tail feathers. Between Station #3-4, BAIRD'S SPARROWs were very common. We heard them singing everywhere, and had fantastic views of several of them. With regards to Baird's Sparrow, I noticed that in flight the high contrast (almost checkered looking) back pattern of black and gray, and the light gray outer tail feathers were quite prominent. Baird's often had a light buffy wash across the upper chest and face, and had strong buffy-orange colored patch on the upper nape. It is interesting that both Sprague's Pipit and Baird's Sparrow share some similar plumage characteristics (i.e. the almost identical streaked breast pattern, larger looking eye, and strongly patterned back). Back at the refuge headquarters, we noticed that a couple of birders from Maryland (Ed Boyd & Jim Stanz) that we had conversed with earlier, had entered in the log book that they had heard a Sharp-tailed Sparrow at staion #9. Although we tried for it that afternoon, we dipped on that. We did chat with Bruce Barbour who was the refuge manager, and he suggested that might try for our target Mountain Plover and Burrowing Owl in the prairie dog town at Hewitt Lake NWR and have us tips for Wood Duck.  Before we departed, we walked the wooded trail around the Display Pond and observed SWAINSON'S THRUSH and an EASTERN KINGBIRD chasing a GREAT HORNED OWL. On the dam side of Nelson Reservoir, we saw three COMMON LOONS in alternate plumage. Driving over the washboard road around Hewitt Lake was teeth jarring experience, and we had difficulty locating the prairie dog town. A local rancher helped us out by giving us directions, and drove along a the BLM/NWR border fence and found the dog town. Although we were assiduous in our search, we failed to find the plover or owl, but we did see a pair of UPLAND SANDPIPERs, and LONG-BILLED CURLEWs. Thinking that rolling sagebrush covered hills in this area seemed like good Poorwill habitat, we decided to try for that after dark. While working for Poorwills in the dark, we were amazed at how many COMMON NIGHTHAWKs there were flying about. Some nighthawks were on the road too, but we dipped on Poorwill. The pump station in the natural gas field was quite loud and annoying too. Our only mammal of the evening was Mountain Cottentail. Our first stop of the next morning (6/11/09), was at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta that is conveniently situated on the bluffs of the Milk River. Our first state lifer of the day was WOOD DUCK on the river. Although we attempted follow-ups on bittern and Sharp-tailed Sparrow in Bowdoin NWR, we dipped on both. We did see BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, and I heard a YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. Skimming the waters of Nelson Reservoir were COMMON NIGHTHAWKs that seemed to be impersonating Black Terns. A final check of the prairie dog town in Hewitt Lake NWR failed to deliver any Mt. Plovers or Burrowing Owls. However, we did have closer views of the pair of UPLAND SANDPIPERs. Treking farther east to Glasgow (Valley County), we drove south on Bentonite Road. In the riparian area near the edge of town, we saw WOOD DUCKs, and a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE. Up on the Bentonite High Plains, we saw both MCCOWN'S & CHESTNUT-COLLARED LONGSPURs, LB CURLEWs, MARBLED GODWITs, WILLET, and a flock of a dozen male GREATER SAGE GROUSE. Around 15.5 mile mark, we flushed a pair of MOUNTAIN PLOVERS from the shoulder of the road. One plover landed on the road itself, and the other began hunting insects on an alkali flat. We had spectacular views of our third and final member of our "Big Three" target species. In the late afternoon, we birded some around Fort Peck. Near the dam, We quickly found  FIELD SPARROW, LARK SPARROWs, TURKEY VULTURE, SPOTTED TOWHEE.  Within the city limits of Fort Peck, we saw CHIMNEY SWIFTs and CHIPPING SPARROW. One of the big attractions of Fort Peck, is the mixture of eastern (finding their western most limit here) and western birds. On Friday morning (6/12/09), we birded the nature trail in the Downstream Recreation Area. Here we found YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, LEAST FLYCATCHER, BALTIMORE ORIOLE, ORCHARD ORIOLE, and a fly over BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO. Desiring to see some of the more local eastern rarities, we called upon local birding expert Charles Carlson. While we chatted with Charles and his wife Jean, we saw plenty of birds in the Carlson's backyard. COMMON GRACKLE, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, BLUE JAY, BROWN THRASHER, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE, and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH were some of the more memorable visitors that we saw. Later, Charles was gracious enough to take us to some of the prime spots for state rarities. At our stop at Roundhouse Rec. Area, we saw a PIPING PLOVER and COMMON TERNs. In the floodplain woodland below the dam, we saw EASTERN BLUEBIRD, EASTERN KINGBIRD, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, FIELD SPARROW, LARK SPARROW, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, SPOTTED SANDPIPER, and COOPER'S HAWK. Several of these highly localized species would have been nearly impossible for us to have found without Charles's expert help. One of the remaining prairie species that had continued to elude us on this trip Burrowing Owl. Our attempt to find the owl in the Manning Corral Dog Town in the West Unit of Charles M. Russell NWR (Phillips County), was the big target bird of the late afternoon. Due to conflicting maps directions and our failure to find the dog town in the refuge, we checked innumerable dirt side roads. While we were searching for our quarry, we did run across a SAGE HEN with several chicks, WILLET, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, UPLAND SANDPIPER, and a SAGE THRASHER (at Lark Reservoir). Finally, we ran across an Iowa State grad student who was working on Mt. Plovers. Paul (can't remember his last name), informed us that the Manning Corral Dog Town in the ABA Guide is defunct. He recommended that we try a large active dog town around Wrangler Reservoir (15 miles east on Dry Fork Road. On our drive out there, we saw more SAGE GROUSE and LB CURLEWs. Arriving at Wrangler Reservoir, we began scanning the dog town. Although it took us at least twenty minutes to find them, we did see MOUNTAIN PLOVER - 3 (all in one scope view) and two BURROWING OWLs. At long last, we were thrilled to have ticked off the Burrowing Owl for our Montana state list. Mammal-wise, we saw Pronghorn, White-tailed Jack Rabbit, Richardson's Ground Squirrel, Black-tailed Prairie Dog, and Mt. Cottontail. Rolling into the town of Zortman at 10:00 PM, we managed to find a motel. We had dinner in the rowdy saloon and enjoyed plenty of local color. It was Friday night reverie with Indians from the rez and the local cowboys. Awaking to glorious sunshine in the morning (6/13/09), we walked around town. Zortman is nestled in an isolated range called the Little Rocky Mountains. As WHITE-THROATED SWIFTs wheeled overhead, we heard WILD TURKEY, and saw an OVENBIRD. Finishing breakfast, we birded the Camp Creek Gamp Ground. The riparian areas here were incredibly birdy. After I just said that Veery should be in here, I heard one. Veeries were thick in there, and we had great views of one. Other goodies that we quickly found were AMERICAN REDSTART, OVENBIRD, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, WESTERN TANAGER, MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, CHIPPING SPARROW, and DUSKY FLYCATCHER. On the plains south of Zortman, we witnessed the strange sight of a LB CURLEW calling and chasing after a pair of circling GOLDEN EAGLEs. The Little Rocky Mts. was an amazing area with a high density of desirable birds, and I wished that we had more time to bird it. However, we had to be back in Spokane by that evening. Finally, we made a stop in the Upper Missouri Breaks of James Kipp Rec. Area (a unit of Charles Russell NWR in Fergus County). The "Missouri Breaks" is the name for the landscape of rugged forested buttes and benches that are interspersed with deep coulees surrounding the Missouri River. When we stopped in a fine stand of tall cottonwoods, we obtained point blank views of our only RED-EYED VIREO of the trip, and we saw another YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT for good measure. With a bird trip list of over 140 species for Montana (over 30 were state lifers for me), enjoying quality time with difficult-to-find northern plains species (i.e. Baird's Sparrow, Sprague's Pipit, Mt. Plover), seeing fun mammals, meeting friendly folks, birding a day up in the prairie provinces of Canada, and visiting remote, seldom visited areas of the state, we were extremely pleased with our week long visit to the Big Sky Country. Gina Sheridan Spokane, WA _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Black-necked Stilts at Page From: Lisa Hardy <basalt AT earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:27:17 -0700 (GMT-07:00) There was a pair of BLACK-NECKED STILTS today at Page ponds (Shoshone Co., ID). It is an unusual date for north Idaho (as well as the first county record as far as I can find). Lisa Hardy Kellogg, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Eloika Lake and Allen Rd From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:16:05 -0400 Hello, A quick survey of Allen Road in southern Pend Oreille County this morning yielded Bobolinks on both the Pend Oreille and Spokane county side of the border. Other species shoudl be this cooperative. Also, the usually dead Eloka Lake had 22 American Avocets along the southern shore (third year in a row). Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Palouse Audubon and Canyon Birders Field Trip to Blue Mountains From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:14:43 -0700 Hi everyone, Yesterday eleven of us birded from Clarkston, Washington to the Blue Mountains. Our route was from Clarkston to Asotin then west up Asotin Creek to Lickfork Road to the top at Clearwater Lookout. We then traveled some of the roads southeast until we encounted heavy rain then decided to return to Clarkston via Ruchert Road and Peola Road. The following species were observed or heard: A - Asotin County G - Garfield County B - observed in both counties Canada Goose A Wood Duck A Mallard A California Quail A Great Blue Heron A Northern Harrier A Sharp-shinned Hawk G Red-tailed Hawk B Virginia Rail A Killdeer B Spotted Sandpiper A Rock Pigeon A Mourning Dove A Northern Pygmy Owl G Common Nighthawk (some observed this species hovering over water getting a drink and we all observed on bird that had landed in a Cottonwood Tree and was sunning itself. A Vaux's Swift G Black-chinned Hummingbird B Williamson's Sapsucker G Downy Woodpecker G Hairy Woodpecker G American Three-toed Woodpecker G Black-backed Woodpecker G Northern Flicker B Pileated Woodpecker G Olive-sided Flycatcher G Western Wood-Pewee - on nest B Willow Flycatcher B Hammond's Flycatcher A Dusky Flycatcher B Western Flycatcher B Say's Phoebe A Western Kingbird Eastern Kingbird A Cassin's Vireo G Warbling Vireo B Red-eyed Vireo A Steller's Jay G Black-billed Magpie A American Crow A Common Raven B Horned Lark A Tree Swallow A Violet-green Swallow B Northern Rough-winged Swallow G Cliff Swallow A Barn Swallow A Black-capped Chickadee B Mountain Chickadee - at nest G Red-breasted Nuthatch G White-breasted Nuthatch G Pygmy Nuthatch G Rock Wren B House Wren B Ruby-crowned Kinglet B Western Bluebird G Mountain Bluebird G Swainson's Thrush G Hermit Thrush G American Robin B Cedar Waxwing Orange-crowned Warbler B Yellow Warbler B Yellow-rumped Warbler B Townsend's Warbler B Yellow-breasted Chat A Western Tanager B Spotted Towhee B Chipping Sparrow B Brewer's Sparrow A Vesper Sparrow G Savannah Sparrow B Song Sparrow B Dark-eyed Junco B Black-headed Grosbeak B Lazuli Bunting B Red-winged Blackbird A Western Meadowlark A Brewer's Blackbird B Brown-headed Cowbird B Bullock's Oriole A House Finch A American Goldfinch A Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Spokane county today - Short-eared Owl From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:47:15 -0700 (PDT) Today, I went for a Spokane county Big Day. I started early and ended at dark with 128 species tallied for the day. Here are the highlights: Wood Duck - several at Eloika Lake American White Pelican - Philleo Lake American Bittern - heard at Turnbull NWR Cooper's Hawk - a fly over near Elk Greater Yellowlegs - one at Peone Wetland (coming back already?) Caspian Tern - 5 resting on some rocks near the west end of Granite Lake Northern Pygmy Owl - responded quickly to my tooting on Madison Road SHORT-EARED OWL - finally! one seen coursing over the fields east of the intersection of Coulee Hite Road and McFarlane Road Common Poorwill - heard on Old Trails road at dusk (last bird of the day) Red-eyed Vireo - one heard along Madison Road Canyon Wren - one heard along Old Trails Road while waiting for Poorwills Mountain Bluebird - seen at the top of Mt. Spokane Veery - heard at St.George's boat launch (put-in site) Hermit Thrush - several heard singing near the top of Mt. Spokane Fox Sparrow - one heard and seen near the top of Mt. Spokane I had a few "I thought I heard" birds so I didn't count them. At the CCC cabin on Mt. Spokane, there was a very elusive woodpecker that I couldn't get a good look at. Good birding! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Another Spokane Caspian/Year List Update From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:01:18 -0700 Following up on Craig's report but not feeling like a drive all the way to Williams Lake, I checked Granite Lake (Spokane Co.) today and sure enough, 1 CASPIAN TERN was fishing, perhaps one of the 3 seen by Craig. Also of note was a male AMERICAN WIGEON - is it not late for these to still be around? In other birding news: the updated Spokane Year List can be found at the link below. Total is up to 215 species. Only 2 new arrivals since June 1 and all expected migrants have been seen. The only semi-regular missing is still BARN OWL - someone go find one! Numbers will go up again when shorebirds arrive in late July. http://www.spokaneaudubon.org/Default.aspx?pageId=308336 Good birding, Jon Jonathan B. Isacoff Associate Professor, Political Science Director, Environmental Studies Program Box 52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0052 Tel.: 509-323-5951 Fax: 509-323-5718 isacoff AT gonzaga.edu _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Yocum Lake common loons and chick From: "Virginia R, Gumm" <ggloon AT msn.com> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:49:56 -0700 Inland Northwest Birders; We are very disappointed to report that the Yocum Lake (Pend Oreille County) territorial pair of common loons and a chick were suspected as being shot. Because both territorial adults were removed or shot, there is no longer established site fidelity to this location as a nesting territory. Moreover, there are few replacement adults available due to low survival and return of juveniles to the natal lake regions. Consequently, this incident may result in Yocum Lake becoming vacant as a common loon nesting territory for some time or even permanently. Yocum Lake was recently declared "non-combustable motors only." This is being considered a possible motive for this despicable, malicious act. The common loon was listed in 2000 as a "Sensitive" species in Washington. In 2008, there were only 13 established nesting pairs producing young in the state. Washington also has the lowest number of nesting common loons of all states with loon populations in the U.S. Recommendations have been made by the Loon Lake Loon Association to increase the protection status of the common loon in Washington. Other states with more territorial pairs than Washington have listed their common loon population as "Threatened" or "Endangered." The common loon has become an important "indicator species" for understanding the environmental quality and health of mercury contamination in our aquatic systems and environment. They are a charismatic species and need protection for continued breeding in Washington State. A "Reward" is being posted for $1,000.00 for any information regarding this incident that leads to prosecution of individual/s involved in this case. Also a fund is being set-up for additional monies to be added if anyone wants to donate to this cause. The money could be sent to Loon Lake Loon Association, Box 75, Loon Lake, WA 99148. A number to call for the Poaching Hotline is: 877-933-9847 Ginger Gumm and Daniel Poleschook, Jr. Washington Common Loon Conservation Loon Lake Loon Association ggloon AT msn.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: County Big Years From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:41:06 -0700 I just updated the County Big Years on our Audubon Website: Kootenai, Bonner, Benewah and Shoshone. I do not have an update for Boundary. Go to www.cdaaudubon.org and then click on the county you want to see. Also you can click on Spring Arrival ( or maybe I should say first date anyone reported it) dates( for Kootenai County only) for the last 8 years. Let me know if you have seen any species not reported yet, or an earlier date for either Kootenai or Benewah Counties. Let Lisa Hardy basalt AT earthlink.net know for Shoshone or Bonner Counties. Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Spokane Caspian Terns From: "craigco" <2cbird AT hughes.net> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:14:13 -0700 We just saw 3 CASPIAN TERNS at Williams Lake. They can be tough to find in Spokane Co. CraigCorder Cheney 2cbird att hughes dott nett _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Remove mailing From: "Diana" <joneses01 AT myway.com> Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:01:34 -0400 Please remove my email address from the list serve. Thank you. Diana Jones joneses01 AT myway.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Put your future on the fast track with a pharmacy career. Click now! Pharmacy Career http://216.21.215.31/fc/FgElN1l7hAhSpd789iGaILZDCozmprGHMEmtkd0gQxW5shs6fVT10Vg4oZy/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Latah County Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:26:58 -0700 Hi Everyone, Today I spent the day on our national forest north and east of Moscow. I was with Harry Jagman locating Northern Pygmy-Owls. We have been watching a nest at one location and it appears that today was fledging day. We observed an adult with a very large Vole that the head had already been eaten that is was taking to one of the fledglings. Also one of the adults conitinuted to go in and out of the nest but never took any food into the nest cavity. We located one other owl but could not see it in the canopy at a different location. Located a new site for Bobolink. Saw a male along Big Creek Road which is on the west side of Highway 6 just past the turnoff to Laird Park. The bird was observed approximately 1/4 mile from the highway being chased around by a Red-winged Blackbird male. Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Whitman County Common Porrwill From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:34:37 -0700 Hi Everyone, 6 of us birded from Pullman to Wawawai County Park along the Snake River and back. On the return trip near the top of Wawawai Grade Road both vehicles observed a Common Poorwill. I almost hit it as it few right over our vehicle. Common Nighthawks were also observed at the park along the river along with Lazuli Buntings and Yellow-breasted Chats. Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: This morning around Newman Lake (Spokane Co.) From: "Tim O'Brien" <kertim7179 AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:45:17 -0700 (PDT) This morning I took a drive around Newman Lake to reacquaint myself with the area. I found the lake waters pretty quiet, but the surrounding areas were bustling with birds. The east side of the lake had more variety since that side is not as developed. Here's my list of what I saw/heard today: Canada Goose Ring-necked Pheasant California Quail Great Blue Heron Osprey Killdeer Mourning Dove Rufous Hummingbird Olive-sided Flycatcher Western Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Cassin's Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Steller's Jay Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Townsend's Solitaire Swainson's Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Orange-crowned Warbler Nashville Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler MacGillivray's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Spotted Towhee Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Red Crossbill Pine Siskin Good birding! Tim O'Brien Cheney, WA mailto: kertim7179 AT yahoo dot com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Kootenai and Benewah County Big Years From: "Shirley Sturts" <shirley.sturts AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:19:14 -0700 Kootenai #174 American Redstart May 24 Lisa Hardy #175 Veery May 30 Kris Buchler (leader on CDA Audubon Field Trip) #176 Hermit Thrush June 6 Kris and Ed Buchler Mivoden BBS #177 Wilson's Warbler June 6 Kris and Ed Buchler Mivoden BBS Benewah County By Charles Swift May 17 Heyburn State Park and Shadowy St. Joe 92-101 #92 Common Loon #93 Sora #94 Dusky Flycatcher #95 Winter Wren #96 Orange-crowned warbler #97 Nashville Warbler #98 Townsend's Warbler #99 Northern Waterthrush #100 Brown-headed Cowbird By Donni Moen Saint Maries 102-106 #101 Eurasian Wigeon June 6 #102 Redhead June 6 #103 Gray Catbird June 8 #104 Lazuli Bunting June 13 #105 American Goldfinch June 13 Saint Maries Ellen Mackenzie By Lisa Hardy and Kris Buchler June 16 108-112 #106 Blue-winged Teal #107 Bufflehead #108 Spotted Sandpiper #109 Willow Flycatcher #110 Western Wood-Pewee Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene Shirley Sturts Coeur d'Alene, ID _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Ferry Co. Least Flycatcher From: Dan Owens <mtn AT redmeadow.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:01 -0700 We heard another Least Flycatcher along the Kettle River today, about one mile from the Midway border crossing. Above the grove of Cottonwoods and Aspens were at least 40 Nighthawks. Must be buggy up there. The last time we checked the grove of Aspens just west of Curlew, there was still at least one Least Flycatcher singing. We have started hearing Red Crossbills near our home again. The last time we had them was almost two years ago. They had been very common up until then. Hope they stay around. -- --------------------------------------------------------- Dan Owens White Mountain Curlew, WA --------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Re: Inland-nw-birders Digest, Vol 20, Issue 17 From: Joel Anderson <janderson AT ultraplix.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:17:52 -0700 Khanh, I would guess it is a female Spruce Grouse. Looks almost exactly like the one picture in my Stokes guide. Joel -- Joel Anderson 2342 Bodie Mtn. Rd. Colville, WA 99114 509.732.4350 mailto:janderson AT ultraplix.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: west Moscow Mountain (Foothill Rd., Headwaters Trail), 6/15-16/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:27 -0700 Hi All - Last evening and this morning I took groups attending the Evolution Meetings here in Moscow up to the west end of Moscow Mountain (north of Moscow) for some birding. Foothill Rd. dead ends at a gated logging road (known locally as the Headwaters Trail area) which provides some great foot/bike access to the west side of Moscow Mountain. A parking area is provided about .25 miles before the gate as this area is heavily used on weekends by locals. The road and lower part of trail pass through typical mixed conifer forest w/ good shrub understory and some riparian deciduous vegetation along a creek. This provides for a nice variety of the typical nesting songbirds in our area. A sampling of species of interest include Calliope Hummingbird (common), Dusky, Hammond's, and Cordilleran Flycatchers, Western Wood-Pewee (common), Cassin's and Red-eyed Vireos (local but regular here), Swainson's Thrush (common), Gray Catbird, Orange-crowned, Yellow, Yellow-rumped, Townsend's, and MacGillivray's Warbler (I've had Nashville Warbler here in previous years which is an uncommon breeder in Latah Co.), Western Tanager, Spotted Towhee, and Black-headed Grosbeaks. I've never made it up very high on this side of the mountain in breeding season but I'm sure it would be well worth the trip. In fact a traverse of Moscow Mountain on foot ot bike to survey breeding bird would probably be very interesting. This location is on my Latah Co. birding sites Google Map here* - http://tinyurl.com/8q54ys*. An eBird lits of this morning's trip is below: Location: Pond 9 Area Observation date: 6/16/09 Notes: Evolution meeting field trip w/ ~30 participants. Walked from parking lot up just above Pond 9 and back. Good variety of species. Number of species: 28 California Quail 2 Mourning Dove 2 Calliope Hummingbird 5 Western Wood-Pewee 6 Hammond's Flycatcher 4 Dusky Flycatcher 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 3 Cassin's Vireo 2 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Common Raven 1 Violet-green Swallow X Black-capped Chickadee 1 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 2 Swainson's Thrush 8 American Robin 4 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Townsend's Warbler 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Western Tanager 6 Spotted Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 6 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Common Poorwill common @ Robinson Canyon From: Michael Fleming <michaelfleming01 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:27:02 -0700 Last weekend I decided to do some birding in Kittitas County as it has been a while since I have ventured over to the eastside.  I got an early start on Saturday morning hoping to beat the crowds to Snoqualmie in search of the INDIGO BUNTING.  The bunting showed itself briefly, shortly after I first arrrived but I decided to stick around for a much better look.  Before I left after observing the bunting a few more times, there were already eight people at the spot.  Also, the LEAST FLYCATCHER was very active, and heard a RED-EYED VIREO on the way to the bunting spot.   I must say that Robinson Canyon has to be among one of the best places around to come up with COMMON POORWILL.  When actually looking for COMMON POORWILL, I have never dipped on them yet at this location.  I usually go into the canyon area just a little beyond the gate and wait for it to get dark.  As if on cue the poorwills start calling, and most of the time I see a couple of them by either walking or driving the road.  Saturday evening I met up with Steve Pink who was also there to get a look at the birds.   Sunday morning I hiked in the Umtanum Recreation Area along the Yakima River.  This is definately the place for YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS, as the place was crawling with them.  Right across the suspension bridge near the parking area a chat was singing away, and there were many more as I progressed up the trail.  I had a total of 77 species on the trip, some of the highlights being: GREAT HORNED OWL - Robinson Canyon PRAIRIE FALCON - Umtanum Recreation Area COMMON NIGHTHAWK - Robinson Canyon and Colockum Road COMMON POORWILL - Robinson Canyon LEWIS WOODPECKER - Umtanum Recreation Area CASSIN'S VIREO - Colockum Canyon RED-EYED VIREO - heard calling at Three Forks Park, Snoqualmie CANYON WREN - Huntzinger Road & Umtanum Recreation Area ROCK WREN - Huntzinger Road, Ginkgo State Park, & Umtanum Recreation Area MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD - Colockum Road / Canyon GRAY CATBIRD - Colockum Road / Canyon SAGE THRASHER - Old Kittitas Vantage Hwy - MP 20 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT - Robinson Canyon & Umtanum Recreation Area BREWER'S SPARROW - Colockum Road / Canyon LARK SPARROW - Huntzinger Road SAGE SPARROW - Old Kittitas Vantage Hwy - MP 20 CASSIN'S FINCH - Colockum Road /Canyon Cheers and Good Birding; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington michaelfleming01 AT gmail.com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Mystery Grouse that needs ID! From: khanh tran <khanhbatran AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:45:45 +0000 Hi all, What kind of fancy chicken is this? Please PRIVATELY email me your id or guesses. Photo was taken this month at a somewhat high elevation, forested area :) http://www.pbase.com/spruce_grouse/updated_june_photos&page=all Good luck, cluck, cluck and cheers! Khanh Tran (Portland, Oregon) _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Benewah and Shoshone County Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:39:23 -0700 Hi everyone, Today I spend some time in Benewah and Shoshone Counties The following birds were observed in Benewah County. They were observed at Heyburn State Park unless otherwise noted. Red-necked Grebe Osprey Dusky Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo - 2 individuals Common Raven Violet-green Swallow Cliff Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Chestnut-backed Chickadee House Wren Swainson's Thrush American Robin Varied Thrush Gray Catbird Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird American White Pelican many still at the large body of water just north of St Maries. Shoshone County: Chipping Sparrow Bobolink at least 4 individuals Eastern Kingbird Song Sparrow American Robin Swainson's Thrush Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Benewah and Shoshone County Birds From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:39:23 -0700 Hi everyone, Today I spend some time in Benewah and Shoshone Counties The following birds were observed in Benewah County. They were observed at Heyburn State Park unless otherwise noted. Red-necked Grebe Osprey Dusky Flycatcher Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo - 2 individuals Common Raven Violet-green Swallow Cliff Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Chestnut-backed Chickadee House Wren Swainson's Thrush American Robin Varied Thrush Gray Catbird Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Common Yellowthroat Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird American White Pelican many still at the large body of water just north of St Maries. Shoshone County: Chipping Sparrow Bobolink at least 4 individuals Eastern Kingbird Song Sparrow American Robin Swainson's Thrush Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: SAS Iller Creek Trip and More Spokane Co. From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:24:32 -0700 Today, 5 intrepid birders ignored the weather forecast and joined the Spokane Audubon annual Iller Creek Natural Area field trip. The best part is we obsered 28 species in about the first 28 minutes. The bad part was that it started to drizzle then rain, the rain heavily for almost the entirety of the trip, shutting down most of the birds. Despite the poor weather, we still managed some nice birds, including RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER, HAMMOND'S, DUSKY, amd WILLOW, FLYCATCHERS, many typical Warblers and Vireos, and the probably highlight,2 VEERY's one of which posed up high on a treetop to allow everyone long unobstructed views. After the trip, I accompanied Christi Norman for some birding at Liberty Lake and Mt. Spokane Parks. Despite being the worst time of day for birding and large camping and picnicking crowds, we saw the resident breeding RED-NECKED GREBES vocalizing and gather nesting material right on the swimming ropes by the beach. We were later treated to face-to-face cripling, long views of a RED-EYED VIREO, and excellent extended daylight views of 4 calling COMMON NIGHTHAWKS. We closed the day by joining Ron Dexter, who showed us some of the higlights near and in Mt. Spokane State Park. Despite thunder, winds, and ominous clouds, we managed many typical Warblers and Flycatchers. About 1 mile before the park entrance, wed found a singing SWAINSON'S THRUSH perched prominently on a telephone wire and singing fearlessly; an odd sight! Later we were treated to a VAUX'S SWIFT, a singing FOX SPARROW, and an unusual high-evelation LAZULI BUNTING at just over 5,000 feet. Good birding, Jon Isacoff Jonathan B. Isacoff Associate Professor, Political Science Director, Environmental Studies Program Box 52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0052 Tel.: 509-323-5951 Fax: 509-323-5718 isacoff AT gonzaga.edu _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Black-throated Sparrow at Steptoe Butte From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:08:16 -0700 Hi everyone, Today I took my son and his girlfriend (Visiting from New York City)and my wife to Steptoe Butte. I was able to hear and see a single Black-throated Sparrow just above the rock quarry on Steptoe Butte. Still many wild flowers in bloom as well. Other birds of note: Brewer's and Vesper Sparrows still singing and the other usual residents were present as well. Good Birding. Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Palouse Audubon/Canyon Birders Eastern Latah County Field Trip From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:44:05 -0700 Hi everyone, Ten of us birded north and east of Moscow through low elevation mountain meadows north and east of Moscow visiting habitat along mountain meadows and over higher country along Big Sand Creek to Moose Creek Reservoir and the East Fork of the Potlatch River. The following species were observed or heard: Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Roc-Pigeon Mourning Dove Vaux's Swift Black-chinned Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-naped Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Western Wood-Peewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycathcer Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Horned Lark Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch House Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Orang-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Townsend's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Blackbird Bullock's Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ Subject: Palouse Audubon/Canyon Birders Eastern Latah County Field Trip From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:44:05 -0700 Hi everyone, Ten of us birded north and east of Moscow through low elevation mountain meadows north and east of Moscow visiting habitat along mountain meadows and over higher country along Big Sand Creek to Moose Creek Reservoir and the East Fork of the Potlatch River. The following species were observed or heard: Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Coot Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Roc-Pigeon Mourning Dove Vaux's Swift Black-chinned Hummingbird Calliope Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-naped Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Western Wood-Peewee Willow Flycatcher Hammond's Flycatcher Dusky Flycatcher Cordilleran Flycathcer Eastern Kingbird Warbling Vireo Black-billed Magpie Common Raven Horned Lark Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Mountain Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Pygmy Nuthatch House Wren Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Orang-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Townsend's Warbler Wilson's Warbler Common Yellowthroat Western Tanager Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Fox Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Western Meadowlark Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Blackbird Bullock's Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/ _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Paradise Ridge, Latah Co., sparrows, 6/13/09 From: Charles Swift <chaetura AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:39:37 -0700 Hi All - I took a group from the UI Evolution meetings up to Kas's place on the west end of Paradise Ridge. We had good looks at Grasshopper, Clay-colored (pair), and Vesper Sparrows and I heard at least 1 Brewer's Sparrow. The main crowd-pleasers (not all present were keen birders) were Eastern Kingbirds, Bullock's Orioles, the Violet-green Swallows and Mountain Bluebirds around Kas's house, and of course the Palouse wild flowers currently in peak form and great views of the Palouse to the north and west. What a great way to introduce the Palouse to this group of mostly out-of-town visitors! The Mountain Bluebirds near Kas's house were carrying food around (confirms breeding) and the Clay-colored Sparrows have to be strongly suspected of breeding at this point. This would be nice to confirm as there are very few confirmed breeding records for Idaho. Here is a link to a slideshow of images taken by one of the participants: http://picasaweb.google.com/shunter/0613_Birding_with_Charles_and_Evolution2009# Location: Paradise Ridge West Observation date: 6/13/09 Notes: Evolution mtg field trip to Kas's. A pretty good showing of birds despite breezy conditions and large (~20) suze of group. Clay-colored Sparrow pair were seen well. Number of species: 34 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 California Quail 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Kestrel 1 Mourning Dove 5 Western Wood-Pewee 3 Willow Flycatcher 1 Western Kingbird 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Black-billed Magpie 3 Violet-green Swallow 4 Pygmy Nuthatch X House Wren 4 Mountain Bluebird 2 American Robin 4 Cedar Waxwing 2 Orange-crowned Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 2 Spotted Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 4 Clay-colored Sparrow 2 Brewer's Sparrow 1 Vesper Sparrow 2 Grasshopper Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 Lazuli Bunting 2 Western Meadowlark 3 Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Bullock's Oriole 3 House Finch 3 Pine Siskin 4 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Charles Swift Moscow, ID chaetura AT gmail.com_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Lincoln County From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:30:12 -0400 Hello, This morning, I ventured out to Lincoln County to plug some holes in my year list. The highlight of the day were two Clay Colored Sparrows along Seven Mile Rd (between Hwy 2 and Cottonwood Creek Rd just west of Davenport. The birds about 100 feet or so south of a bridge that crosses Cottonwood Creek. Numerous Brewers and Vespers in the area and quite a few Grasshopper Sparrows along Cottonwood Creek Rd just past its intersection with Seven Mile. Hawk Creek Canyon was birdy with its typical residents; Gray, Pac Sloped Flycatchers, Chats, and Veeries among the more common species observed. I was surprised at Lincoln to find Clark's Nutcrackers calling from top of the cliffs. Lots of Sage Thrashers and a few Loggerhead Shrikes were observed in the Swanson Lakes area. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Ferry and Stevens Counties-Least Flycatchers and More From: "Isacoff, Jonathan" <isacoff AT gonzaga.edu> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:37:57 -0700 On a gorgeous sunny day, Sarah de la Rue, by brother Ben, and I went up to retrace Gina Sheridan's and Kim Thorburn's adventure of 2 weeks ago. Things worked out quite well. Following 395 North from Kettle Falls, in a small burn on the right (East) side of the road shortly after the Boyd's Train Sign, were 2 actively calling LEAST FLYCATCHER'S, county lifers for sure, and to my knowledge, very rare in Ferry Co. We then proceeded to the larger burn just south of Barstow where we found 3 of the 6 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS reported by Gina and Kim. One of the males cooperated for a few photos. Crossing over the Kettle River back into Stevens Co. and following the ABA Book route, we found most of the birds previously reported, including YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, YELLOW AND MACGILLVRAY'S WARBLERS, HAMMOND'S AND PACIFIC SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, abundant singing GRAY CATBIRDS, LAZULI BUNTINGS and BULLOCK'S ORIOLES, and, at the appointed spot, we called in 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, which posed nicely for several photos. Returning toward 395, we passed many singing RED-EYED and WARBLING VIREOS and a pair of VEERY. Unfortunately, the Least Flycatchers were uncooperative for photos, but photos of the other key species are posted at: www.flickr.com/photos/isacoff Thanks to Gina and Kim for finding this outstanding birding location! Good birding, Jon Isacoff Jonathan B. Isacoff Associate Professor, Political Science Director, Environmental Studies Program Box 52 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA 99258-0052 Tel.: 509-323-5951 Fax: 509-323-5718 isacoff AT gonzaga.edu _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Displaying Dusky Grouse - 100 species in 3 hours From: "Terry Little" <terry AT crossoverchurch.info> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:59:55 -0700 Hello Everyone, With a few hours to look around this morning, I decided to head up to Mt Spokane and see what damage I could do. It turned out to be a magnificent morning. The highlight was at the CCC cabin up near the summit. I was pleased to find 2 DUSKY GROUSE, including a displaying male right along the cabin wall. This is my first displaying dusky on Mt Spokane and it even let me get a cell phone picture. The hen was on the trail behind the cabin. Also in the area were numerous Olive Sided Flycatchers, 2 Fox Sparrows (1 at the closed campground), 1 Hermit Thrush (campground), many Wilson's, Yellow Rumped, and Townsend's Warblers, and a few MacGillivray's Warblers. On the way back down the mountain, I found Varied Thrush, Veery, 3 Vireos, Orange Crowned, Nashville, and Yellow Warblers, and Am Redstarts, Lazuli Buntings, and Western Bluebirds along with Pac Sloped, Hammonds, Dusky, and Willow Flycatchers. Back down at the Peone Wetland, I found Sora, Bald Eagle, a female Common Merganser with just hatched babies. >From 6:45 to 9:15, I found exactly 100 species on a gorgeous morning and only 15 miles from my house - the way birding ought to be. Blessings Terry Little Mead, Wa _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Priest River Clark's Nutcrackers From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:03:05 -0700 I observed 5 nutcrackers flying low over Priest River this PM. A low elevation for this time of year, and none were observed in the area since last fall. Location: Priest River Cemetery Rd. North Observation date: 6/10/09 Notes: Heading northeast over Priest River. Number of species: 1 Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: MOB Connection re RBA From: chukarbird AT yahoo.com Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:54:45 -0700 (PDT) Hi Inlanders, I don't belong to Montana Online Birders.  I would like to pass on a report of Great-tailed Grackle at the KOA in Butte, Montana to them. I am hoping someone can help me out, thanks. Kathy Andrich chukarbird/yahoo/com _______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: Geophysical, Pend Oreille County, Black Backed Woodpecker From: Paul Sieracki <psnowrunner AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:44:20 -0700 A female (or imm?) Black-Backed Woodpecker visited one of the point count plots this am at Geophysical. Otherwise no other noteworthy birds seen. Paul Sieracki 208.448.2790 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009_______________________________________________ Inland-nw-birders mailing list Inland-nw-birders AT uidaho.edu https://www.lists.uidaho.edu/mailman/listinfo/inland-nw-birders Subject: East Latah County and Clearwater County Birds [1 Attachment] From: "Terry Gray" <clgtlg AT moscow.com> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:16:07 -0700 Hi Everyone, Today Diana Jones and I check out the birds east of Bovill along the east fork of the Potlatch River and some other locations southwest of there on the way home. Birds of note are listed below: Northern Goshawk - along Long Meadow southeast of Helmer California Gull - at Spring Valley Reservoir Red-naped Spasucker Hairy Woodpecker Warbling Vireo - must have heard over a hundred singing today - they were everywhere Mountain Bluebird Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing - many in various locations. Saw our first VARIANT (oranged tipped tail, see attached photo) MacGillivary's Warbler American Redstart in both Latah and Clearwater County Northern Waterthrush - heard only in both Latah and Clearwater County Good Birding! Terry Gray 890 Stefany Ln Moscow ID 83843 (208)882-1585 http://www.flickr.com/photos/terryandchristine/