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FIELDTRIP REPORTS

FALL 2011 MANN LAKE SURVEYS (surveys performed by Terry Gray)

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STEPTOE BUTTE STATE PARK

Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Morning field trip to Steptoe Butte: Tom Weber, Diane Weber, David Pierce, and Gabriel Johnson. Although few species were located, our prime species made an appearance.  The following species were observed on the trip from Pullman to Steptoe Butte State Park; Steptoe STP; and Albion STP.  Steptoe Butte State Park: Ring-necked Pheasant, Red-tailed Hawk, Long-eared Owl (heard only), Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, Common Raven, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick’s Wren, Mountain Bluebird, Townsend’s Solitaire, Varied Thrush, European Starling, Song Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Meadowlark, Gray-crowned Rosy-finch (10), House Finch, American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow. Steptoe Sewage Treatment Pond: Mallard, Ruddy Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Rock Pigeon, House Sparrow. Albion Sewage Treatment Pond: Mallard, Lesser Scaup, Great Blue Heron, and Belted Kingfisher.  The Anna's Hummingbird also made an early morning appearance at the home of Tom and Diane Weber.

Diane Weber

Wawawai and Nisqually John Canyons

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - A nice day but few birds seen - most heard only.  The morning trip was from Pullman to Wawawai to Nisqually John Habitat Management Unit.  Participants were: Gabriel Johnson, Diana Gleason, Clare and Sharon Wiser, Tom and Diane Weber.  Only 29 species were counted.

California Quail, Ring-necked Pheasant, Western Grebe, Great Blue Heron, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, American Coot, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, American Crow, Common Raven, Black-capped Chickadee, Canyon Wren, Bewick’s Wren, American Robin, European Starling, Orange-crowned Warbler, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed
Junco, Western Meadowlark, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, and House Sparrow.

Diane Weber

BASSETT PARK

Saturday, October 1, 2011 - Nine of us birded Bassett Park and other areas between Washtucna and Pullman. Nothing too exciting, but a fun trip nonetheless.                     Lavon and Bruce Frazier
 

Along Highway 26: At Bassett Park (continued) Hooper loop:
Starling Barn Owl – 2 Mallard
Magpie Cedar Waxwing Gadwall
House Sparrow Cooper’s Hawk Pied-billed Grebe
House Finch Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk – juv. Dark-morph
Western Meadowlark American Goldfinch Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-rumped Warbler - many Western Meadowlark
American Kestrel Ruby-crowned Kinglet - several Savannah Sparrow
American Crow Golden-crowned Kinglet American Kestrel
Rock dove Dark-eyed Junco Northern Harrier
Mourning dove Warbling Vireo Black-billed Magpie
Northern Harrier Varied Thrush – 2 Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker Hairy Woodpecker Yellow-rumped Warbler
Great Horned Owl House Finch Great Blue Heron
  Eurasian-collared Dove Belted Kingfisher
At Bassett Park:    
Killdeer At and near STP: Along Hwy 26 again:
White-crowned Sparrow Northern Pintail Canada Goose - 6
Song Sparrow Killdeer Downy Woodpecker
California Quail White-crowned Sparrow Mule Deer – 3
Northern Pintail Ring-necked Pheasant  
American Robin California Quail Pampa Pond:
Say’s Phoebe   Pied-billed Grebe
Spotted Towhee At Mullan Road pullout on Hwy 26: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Barn Swallow Horned Lark  

 

NE LATAH COUNTY

Saturday, June 11, 2011 - Ten of us birded from Moscow to the East Fork of Potlatch River into Clearwater County then returned to Bovill where we birded north to Clarkia where we picked up Bobolink and Sora at the Clarkia Meadows. They we drove to the top of Hidden Creek road which is in Shoshone and Latah County then back to Bovill. Did the Vassar Meadow Road back to Deary Idaho them back to Moscow. Round trip of 130 miles. Below is a list of birds observed in Latah County including a Gray Flycatcher with photo attached. The flycatcher was observed about a mile from where we saw a Sage Thrasher a few years back that was well documented in Mountain Riparian country. Below is a list of the 75 species observed:  Terry Gray
 

Canada Goose Hammond's Flycatcher European Starling
Wood Duck Gray Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing
Gadwall Dusky Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler
Mallard Eastern Kingbird Yellow Warbler
Ring-necked Duck Cassin's Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler
Ruffed Grouse Warbling Vireo Townsend's Warbler
Wild Turkey Gray Jay Northern Waterthrush
Turkey Vulture Black-billed Magpie MacGillivray's Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk Common Raven Common Yellowthroat
American Kestrel Northern Rough-winged Swallow Wilson's Warbler
Killdeer Tree Swallow Spotted Towhee
Wilson's Snipe Violet-green Swallow Chipping Sparrow
Rock Pigeon Barn Swallow Fox Sparrow
Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow Song Sparrow
Northern Pygmy-Owl Mountain Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco
Vaux's Swift Red-breasted Nuthatch Western Tanager
Black-chinned Hummingbird House Wren Black-headed Grosbeak
Rufous Hummingbird Golden-crowned Kinglet Red-winged Blackbird
Calliope Hummingbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Western Meadowlark
Lewis's Woodpecker Western Bluebird Brewer's Blackbird
Hairy Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Flicker Hermit Thrush House Finch
Olive-sided Flycatcher American Robin Red Crossbill
Western Wood-Pewee Varied Thrush Pine Siskin
Willow Flycatcher Gray Catbird American Goldfinch

 

STEPTOE, KAMIAK and ROSE CREEK

Saturday, June 4, 2011 - Today eleven of us birded Steptoe Butte. Most of us actually walked from the picnic area at the bottom to the top of the butte. We also birded Kamiak Butte and Rose Creek Preserve, and of course all the locations in between. Below is a list of the 75 species observed:  Terry Gray
 

Canada Goose Western Kingbird Nashville Warbler
Mallard Eastern Kingbird Yellow Warbler
Ruddy Duck Cassin's Vireo Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's)
California Quail Warbling Vireo Townsend's Warbler
Ring-necked Pheasant Black-billed Magpie Common Yellowthroat
Great Blue Heron American Crow Wilson's Warbler
Northern Harrier Common Raven Spotted Towhee
Sharp-shinned Hawk Horned Lark Chipping Sparrow
Cooper's Hawk Tree Swallow Brewer's Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk Violet-green Swallow Vesper Sparrow
American Coot Barn Swallow Savannah Sparrow
Killdeer Cliff Swallow Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper Black-capped Chickadee Western Tanager
Rock Pigeon Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-headed Grosbeak
Eurasian Collared-Dove Rock Wren Lazuli Bunting
Mourning Dove House Wren Red-winged Blackbird
Vaux's Swift Golden-crowned Kinglet Western Meadowlark
Rufous Hummingbird Ruby-crowned Kinglet Yellow-headed Blackbird
Calliope Hummingbird Townsend's Solitaire Brewer's Blackbird
Hairy Woodpecker Swainson's Thrush Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) American Robin Bullock's Oriole
Olive-sided Flycatcher Gray Catbird House Finch
Western Wood-Pewee European Starling Lesser Goldfinch
Hammond's Flycatcher Cedar Waxwing American Goldfinch
Dusky Flycatcher Orange-crowned Warbler House Sparrow

 

NW WHITMAN COUNTY

Saturday, May 7, 2011 - Thanks everyone for a great day! The weather was not great but the good company and birds made up for that. Here is the list of birds that I recorded--not many of us saw all of them and it is entirely possible that I missed something too. Still 78 species on a day when we had major misses because of the weather is not bad. Hope to see you
again next year. PAS Field Trip to northwestern Whitman County. Tom and Diane Weber leaders. Lynn Leaverton, Winnie Kessler, Ron Force, Jerry Cebula, Sarah Walker, Marie Dymkoski, Gabriel Johnson, Clare and Sharon Wiser, Wentao Liu.  Diane Weber
 

Canada Goose Virginia Rail Violet-green Swallow
Gadwall Sora Northern Rough-winged Swallow
American Wigeon American Coot Bank Swallow
Mallard Killdeer Cliff Swallow
Cinnamon Teal Black-necked Stilt Barn Swallow
Northern Shoveler Whitman Co Rock Wren
Northern Pintail Lesser Yellowlegs Canyon Wren
Green-winged Teal Long-billed Curlew Golden-crowned Kinglet
Redhead Long-billed Dowitcher Swainson’s Thrush
Ring-necked Duck Wilson’s Snipe American Robin
Lesser Scaup Wilson’s Phalarope European Starling
Bufflehead Rock Pigeon Nashville Warbler
Ruddy Duck Eurasian Collared-Dove Yellow-rumped Warbler
California Quail Mourning Dove Chipping Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant Barn Owl Vesper Sparrow
Horned Grebe Great Horned Owl Savannah Sparrow
Eared Grebe White-throated Swift Song Sparrow
Great Blue Heron Belted Kingfisher White-crowned Sparrow
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Lincoln County) Downy Woodpecker Golden-crowned Sparrow
Turkey Vulture Northern Flicker Red-winged Blackbird
Osprey Dusky Flycatcher Western Meadowlark
Northern Harrier Say’s Phoebe Yellow-headed Blackbird
Swainson’s Hawk Western Kingbird Brewer’s Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk Black-billed Magpie House Finch
Ferruginous Hawk Common Raven American Goldfinch
Golden Eagle American Crow House Sparrow
American Kestrel Horned Lark 80 SPECIES



TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Saturday, April 23, 2011 - Five of us left Pullman this morning at 7 a.m. We traveled north to Steptoe then west to Rock Lake. Took the Rock Lake road north to Turnbull NWR then west to Sprague. Stopped for ICE CREAM at Sprague before heading to Sheep Lake then back to Steptoe and Pullman. Below is a list of Species observed:   Terry Gray
 

Canada Goose Osprey American Crow
Trumpeter Swan Northern Harrier Common Raven
Tundra Swan Sharp-shinned Hawk Horned Lark
Gadwall Cooper's Hawk Tree Swallow
American Wigeon Swainson's Hawk Violet-green Swallow
Mallard Red-tailed Hawk Cliff Swallow
Cinnamon Teal American Kestrel Black-capped Chickadee
Northern Shoveler Virginia Rail Red-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Pintail American Coot White-breasted Nuthatch
Green-winged Teal Killdeer Pygmy Nuthatch
Canvasback Black-necked Stilt Marsh Wren
Redhead Greater Yellowlegs Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ring-necked Duck Lesser Yellowlegs Western Bluebird
Lesser Scaup Ring-billed Gull American Robin
Greater Scaup California Gull European Starling
Bufflehead Rock Pigeon Vesper Sparrow
Common Goldeneye Eurasian Collared-Dove Savannah Sparrow
Hooded Merganser Mourning Dove Song Sparrow
Common Merganser Great Horned Owl Red-winged Blackbird
Ruddy Duck Belted Kingfisher Western Meadowlark
Ring-necked Pheasant Red-naped Sapsucker Yellow-headed Blackbird
California Quail Downy Woodpecker Brewer's Blackbird
Pied-billed Grebe Northern Flicker House Finch
Horned Grebe Pileated Woodpecker Red Crossbill
Eared Grebe Say's Phoebe House Sparrow
Double-crested Cormorant Black-billed Magpie 77 SPECIES

 


GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

February19, 2011 - Eight of us birded in Moscow, then south, east and north of Moscow.   The following bird species were observed:

Canada Goose Mourning Dove American Robin
Mallard Northern Pygmy-Owl Varied Thrush
Gray Partridge RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER - Phillips Farm European Starling
Ring-necked Pheasant Hairy Woodpecker Song Sparrow
California Quail Northern Flicker Dark-eyed Junco
Bald Eagle - one adult - one juvenile Northern Shrike Red-winged Blackbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk Steller's Jay Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Cooper's Hawk Common Raven House Finch
Red-tailed Hawk Horned Lark Red Crossbill
Harlan's Red-tailed Hawk 2 Black-capped Chickadee Pine Siskin
Rough-legged Hawk Mountain Chickadee American Goldfinch
American Kestrel Red-breasted Nuthatch Evening Grosbeak
Large Falcon (Gyrfalcon?) - Jackshaw Road Pygmy Nuthatch House Sparrow
Rock Pigeon Brown Creeper  
     

 There was also a Porcupine sleeping in a tree and several White-tailed Deer.  Good Birding!

Terry Gray

To get to MANN LAKE:      

THE SCENIC ROUTE: From the north end of Lewiston, follow US 12 south into town, cross the Clearwater River on Memorial Bridge and immediately take the first left (east) toward East Lewiston.  Turn left (east) onto East Main Street and go about a half mile to the flashing yellow lights.  Turn right (south) onto Lapwai (a.k.a. Lindsay Creek) Road.  When the road forks stay right on Lindsay Creek Road (Nez Perce County Road 460) and follow it about 5 miles to its terminus at Grelle Avenue.  Turn left (east) onto Grelle Avenue and just past the sharp right curve, turn left (east) onto East Powers Avenue (a.k.a. Lapwai Road). Continue straight (east) past the grain towers to the main parking lot at the lake.   

THE URBAN ROUTE:  From the north end of Lewiston, follow US 12 south into town, stay left at the first light and cross the Clearwater River on Memorial Bridge.  The left lane directs you up 21st Street at the next light.  Follow it up the hill, through the Lewiston Orchards until it turns into a 2-lane road.  Turn left on Powers Avenue and follow it all the way to the grain towers and the main parking lot at the lake. ID DeLorme 54, A-1.

Updated - October 31, 2011

 

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