Northern Idaho / Eastern Washington / Northeastern Oregon RBA
December 20, 2004
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:51:08 -0800
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From: Dumroese Family <dumroese@MOSCOW.COM>
Subject: [BIRDWEST] RBA N Idaho / E Washington / NE Oregon 20 December 2004
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> RBA
>
> * northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
> * as above
> * December 20, 2004
> * IDWA04.12.20
>
> - birds mentioned
>
>
> Pacific Loon
> Red-breasted Merganser
> Glaucous-winged Gull
> Thayer's Gull
> Barred Owl
> Gyrfalcon
> Long-tailed Duck
> Blue Jay
> Hutton's Vireo
> Black-and-White Warbler
> Rusty Blackbird
>
> - transcript
>
> hotline: northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon
> Date: 20 December 2004
> Internet only.
> Compiler: Cindy McCormack for Kas Dumroese
> Transcriber: Cindy.... cbirds at comcast dot net
>
> This is the northern Idaho / eastern Washington / northeastern Oregon bird
> hotline for Monday 20 December (2004). Transcripts of this RBA and Palouse
> Audubon membership info are available on-line at
> http://www.palouseaudubon.org
>
> A BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER was seen by Paul Wik and Jennifer Soules during
> the Coeur d'Alene CBC on December 18th, then again located by Stephen
> Johnson, Nancy Mertz and Shirley Sturts on December 19th at Coeur d'Alene
> City Park in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, ID.
>
> Shirley Sturts also reported a PACIFIC LOON on Hayden Lake, ID and a
> LONG-TAILED DUCK on the Spokane River at Post Falls, ID found during the
> Coeur d'Alene CBC on December 18th.
>
> On December 13th, Lisa Hardy also reported a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Hayden
> Lake
> from Honeysuckle Beach, Hayden Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho.
>
> During the Walla Walla CBC on December 18th, Mike Denny found a HUTTON'S
> VIREO in a mixed feeding flock of Black-capped Chickadees, Golden-crowned
> Kinglets, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Mountain Chickadees. This flock was
> located at the Blue Mountain Archery Range off Blue Creek Rd. in the
> foothills of the Blue Mountains east of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County,
> WA.
> This bird has been relocated on December 19th & 20th. See WA DeLorme, pg
> 41,
> D-7/8.
>
> A BARRED OWL was found roosting on the University of Idaho Campus during
> the
> Moscow-Pullman CBC on December 18th by Charles Swift. Charles also
> reported
> a RUSTY BLACKBIRD in a large flock of starlings at UI Sheep Research Farm
> &
> UI beef barns (main campus) in Moscow, Latah Co., ID.
>
> The Moses Lake CBC in Moses Lake, Grant Co., WA took place on December
> 18th
> and has reported three, yes three, GYRFALCONS for the day. See WA DeLorme
> pg. 69. A GYRFALCON was also seen by Howard Ferguson at Swanson Lake
> Wildlife Area near Creston, Lincoln Co., WA. See WA DeLorme pg. 86,
> C/D-4.
>
> On December 12th, Doug Schonewald found two RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS on
> Banks
> Lake along SR-155 about two miles south of Steamboat Rock State Park. See
> WA DeLorme pg 85, B-7.
> Doug also located a second winter GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and a first winter
> THAYER'S GULL on the log booms at Coulee Playland in Electric City, Grant
> Co., WA. See WA DeLorme pg 85, A-8.
>
> BLUE JAYS continue to be reported throughout the Inland
> Northwest--including
> Cheney, WA; Cataldo, ID; Washtucna, WA; Spokane, WA; Coeur d'Alene, ID;
> Walla Walla, WA; Viola, ID.
>
> Good birding!
> Cindy
>
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