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November 14, 2009

Birding in the Footsteps of Townsend

Leaders: Mike and MerryLynn Denny

This trip started with a completely unexpected species. We started at Madame Dorian Park / Wallulua HMU, Walla Walla County, and ended up at Crow Butte Park, Benton County.

Wallula HMU

House Wren (1 adult seen and heard by all. Very late.)

Wilson's Snipe (5 birds)

Wood Duck (3 birds)

Walla Walla River Delta

Bonaparte's Gull (4 birds)

RED-NECKED GREBE (1 adult, very rare here)

Dunlin (111 birds)

Killdeer (1 bird)

Two Rivers HMU

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (6 birds. Rare)

Horned Grebe (17 birds)

Western Grebe (14 birds)

Plymouth, Benton County

Snow Geese (475+ flying over town to the west)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (3 adult)

Black-capped Chickadee (3 birds)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (2 birds)

Hooded Merganser (1 pair)

Bewick's Wren (1 bird)

Peregrine Falcon (1 adult beside road three miles west of Plymouth)

Paterson, Benton County

Marsh Wren (1 bird)

Virginia Rail (1 bird)

SWAMP SPARROW (1 bird)

Golden-crowned Sparrow (1 adult)

Cooper's Hawk (1 adult)

Snow Geese (2,200 birds three miles west of Paterson on a Columbia River blind. Most ever in fall.)

Swan (sp) (6 birds three miles west of PatersOn)

Prairie Falcon (1 adult 1.5 miles west of Paterson)

Yellow-headed Blackbird (1 adult female two miles west of Paterson)

Whitcomb Island, Benton County

Golden-crowned Sparrow (2 birds)

Golden-crowned Kinglet (1 bird)

Marsh Wren (1 bird)

Crow Butte Park, Benton County

Golden-crowned Sparrow (2 birds)

Eared Grebe (1 bird)

Well, that is it. Great weather - 58 degrees, clear, and calm. Super companions and great birds.

Mike