Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington / Northeastern Oregon RBA
October 10, 2004
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:41:37 -0700
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From: Dumroese Family <dumroese@MOSCOW.COM>
Subject: [BIRDWEST] RBA N Idaho / E Washington / NE Oregon 10 Oct 2004
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> RBA
>
> * northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
> * as above
> * October 10, 2004
> * IDWA04.10.10
>
> - birds mentioned
>
> Surf Scoter
> White-winged Scoter
> Lesser Black-backed Gull
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
> Blue Jay
> Golden-crowned Sparrow
> White-throated Sparrow
>
> - transcript
>
> hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
> Date: 10 October 2004
> Phone: 208.882.6195
> Compiler: Kas Dumroese
> Transcriber: Kas.... dumroese at moscow dot com
>
> This is the Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington / Northeastern Oregon bird
> hotline for Sunday 10 October (2004). This hotline, sponsored by Palouse
> Audubon, is usually updated every Monday evening. Transcripts of this RBA
> and membership info are available on-line at http://www.palouseaudubon.org
>
> Leave a message anytime during the recording by pressing 2 and then #.
> Please give me good directions, your fellow birdwatchers will appreciate
it.
>
> A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER is persisting near Moses Lake International
> Airport, Grant Co WA. First seen on 10 Sep by Steve Frazier, the bird has
> been seen almost daily through 9 Oct. To get there, take Interstate 90 to
WA
> 17 and head north, staying on WA 17 to bypass downtown Moses Lake. At 3+
> miles take the Stratford Road exit and go north about 3.6 miles to Tyndall
> Road. Turn left toward the airport and go to the stop sign at Randolph
Road.
> Turn right and check the fields on both sides for the next mile. You may
> need to be persistent. The bird appears to be quite regular in its habits,
> being easier to find along Randolph Road early in the morning and late in
> the afternoon. WA DeLorme 69, D-6.
>
> Mike and MerryLynn Denny found some good birds at Hood Park in
northwestern
> Walla Walla Co WA. On 5 Oct they observed a first winter WHITE-WINGED
> SCOTER. On 7 Oct they found a sub-adult female YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
near
> the central restrooms just off the east end of the paved basketball court.
> Also there this past week were single GOLDEN-CROWNED and WHITE-THROATED
spar
> rows. Hood Park is located at the jct of US 12 and WA 124, just southeast
of
> Pasco. WA DeLorme 39, C-8.
>
> A second year LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen 8 Oct at Sun Lakes State
> Park in Grant Co WA by Doug Schonewald. The bird was seen and photographed
> at the south-east end of the park near the primitive boat launch and swim
> area. The park is 7 miles southwest of Coulee City. WA DeLorme 85, D-5.
>
> Two SURF SCOTERS were at the Genesee ID sewage ponds on 9 Oct according to
> Terry Gray. Take Cow Creek Road east from US 95 at milepost 329.8 about
0.25
> mile to the pond. ID DeLorme 58, C-1.
>
> BLUE JAY sightings. One bird each unless noted. New for this week unless
> noted. Squaw Bay, Lake Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co ID 29 Sep according to
> Barbara Dorrell College Place, Walla Walla Co WA 5 Oct according to Mike
and
> MerryLynn Denny. Walla Walla WA 8 Oct by Paul Rossi. Last week Julie
Clark,
> on Craig Mountain, Nez Perce Co WA had a single BLJA, on 6 Oct she had two
> at her feeder. Two on Moscow Mountain, Latah Co ID this past week
according
> to Charles Swift. Unconfirmed near the University of Idaho campus in
Moscow,
> ID according to Charles Swift. Turnbull NWR, Spokane Co WA on 2 Oct
> according to Bill Safranek. A single in the 800 block of East Spruce in
> Othello. Adams Co WA on 6-9 Oct according to Bill Flores. Five persisting
> from last week in the yard of Terry Gray in Genesee, Latah Co ID. Rice
> Stevens Co WA on 9 Oct according to Tim Durnell. A single south of Othello
> in the Sundance Loop area for the third consecutive year, according to
Dave
> Goeke. Two in western Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co ID on 9 Oct according to
> Theresa Potts. Viola, Latah Co ID on 9 and 10 Oct according to Nancy
Miller.
> Near East City Park, Moscow ID on 10 Oct according to Charles Swift.
>
> If you see any of these birds or have questions about the report, give me
a
> call at 208.883.0943 but don't expect me to return calls long distance.
>
> Good birding!
> Kas
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