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February 10, 2007
Owls by Day led by Mike and Merry
Lynn Denny
This field trip started out
under an overcast sky at Hood Park with an outstanding group of folks.
We visited Hood Park, Charbonneau Park, Fish Hook Park, Smith Springs
Rd., Lyons Ferry Park, Kahlotus and ending at Windust Park. Highlights
of the trip were........
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Long-eared Owls......19
birds-located 7 birds at Wind Dust after most folks had left.
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Great Horned Owl...8
birds
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Rough-legged Hawk...3
birds in Franklin Co.
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Coopers Hawk.....1
bird, in WW Co.
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Sharp-shinned
Hawk.....1 bird at Fish Hook Park not far from a plucked Saw-whet
Owl.
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AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW....20 birds along Lyons Ferry Rd.-this is the most we have
ever seen in Walla Walla Co. until today. These birds were chirping
and singing in one flock.
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Bohemian
Waxwing......24 birds at the Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery, Franklin Co.
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Northern Shrike...1
bird along HWY 261 in Franklin Co.
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900 to 1100 Common
Goldeneye with 80% male. These birds were diving for spilt grain at
the barge slip west of Windust Park, Franklin Co.
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24 Bohemian Waxwings at
the Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery.
Mammals of note: Porcupine,
mule deer, howling Coyotes
A huge thank-you to all those that joined us for this great day in the
field. Thank-you for supporting WOS.
Mike & MerryLynn Denny,
College Place, WA
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