Saturday, February 28, 2009

Latah Co. Tundra Swans & N. Pintail, 2/27/09

Hi All -

On Friday afternoon I found 11 Tundra Swans, ~20 Canada Geese, ~150 Mallards, and ~20 Northern Pintails along the Palouse R. in Latah Co., ID a few miles east of town of Palouse, WA. The broad floodplain here has standing water in low areas and is attractive to waterfowl. There isn't much else in the way of open water except the rivers which are flowing fast and full w/ snow melt at the moment. This area should continue to be attractive to waterbirds until these ephemeral ponds dry up later in the spring. The best way to access this area is from the town of Palouse along North or South River Rd.

thanks, Charles.

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Charles Swift
Moscow, ID
chaetura@gmail.com

Monday, February 23, 2009

Fwd: eBird Report - Moscow - East Side (My Home) , 2/23/09



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Location:     Moscow - East Side (My Home)
Observation date:     2/23/09
Notes:     Lots of bird song from the porch this morning. Brown Creeper was on the southwest corner maple, first detected it singing. Also juncos and flickers singing. A pair of crows wandering around probably checking out potential nest sites.
Number of species:     10

Northern Flicker     1
American Crow     2
Black-capped Chickadee     1
Red-breasted Nuthatch     2
Brown Creeper     1
Bewick's Wren     1
American Robin     1
Dark-eyed Junco     2
House Finch     2
House Sparrow     1

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)



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Charles Swift
Moscow, ID
chaetura@gmail.com

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Moscow Yellow-rumped Warbler (& Pine Grosbeaks), 2/3/09

Hi All -

I had a Yellow-rumped Warbler at noon along Paradise Ck. on the east side of the UI Campus. This is in the general area of Moscow where I have found a few YRWA the past few winters. I wonder if this bird has been around all winter, surviving the severe Dec. cold snap, or has moved here recently w/ the milder weather. It's a balmy 45 F in Moscow right now.

I also tracked down the Pine Grosbeaks in the "Heritage Grove" east of the UI Admin. Bldg. There was a group of as many as 10 and some were feeding on buds on the maple trees in the area. Pine Grosbeaks have been pretty consistent in this area the past few weeks so would be a good bet for anyone still looking.

thanks, Charles.

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Charles Swift
Moscow, ID
chaetura@gmail.com