http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/ LCBirds Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:07:29 GMT Ron & Carole Louderback http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/955 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/955 We found 6+ Black-necked Stilts, 2 families of Blue-winged Teal and 2 families of Canvasback--both had lots of ducklings. The male Blue- winged were still on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:16:46 GMT Kris Keating http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/954 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/954 Hey Dennis--       Still haven't any idea what the bird was that I saw up near my house, but it wasn't a goldfinch...too gray/brown on the body and had a Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:06:45 GMT Lisa Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/953 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/953 We had another Rufous Hummingbird at the feeders today, either an adult female or a juvenile of unknown gender. Like the Rufous we saw a couple of days ago, Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:36:32 GMT Kris Keating http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/952 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/952 Hi all     Just back from an afternoon at Two Rivers Park.  The opsreys were around all afternoon, always one on the nest and several out over the river.  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:11:56 GMT Adam J. Fyall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/951 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/951 On Saturday, my friend Brad and I went to check-out the newly dedicated section of the Columbia Plateau Trail (CPT) that you may have read about in the paper Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:23:25 GMT tgreager http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/950 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/950 A neighbor from 200 yards away in Rancho Reata showed me what appeared to be an adult Long-eared Owl he had captured. I saw nothing that made me think that Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:30:12 GMT tgreager http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/949 On friday, June 27, had an imm. Cooper's hawk land in a wooded area between Oahu street and Keene, near Badger Mt. play fields. The bird rested only briefly Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:30:49 GMT Cherie Baudrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/948 Cathy, Marilyn and I took a walk at Amon Creek this morning. We parked where the gate is off Leslie, near Lorayne J. We saw a Great Egret, two Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:09:26 GMT Lisa Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/947 Hi all, We had a brilliant male Rufous Hummingbird in the yard today. The chatter of his wings caught our attention as he hovered near the Red Hot Poker plant Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:08:26 GMT Judy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/946 I spotted what I'm pretty sure was a Northern Harrier adult while I was picking up plants at the Flower Farm on Columbia Center Dr. Also, my husband and I each Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:28:48 GMT Cherie Baudrand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/945 Cathy S. and I went to Horn Rapids Park early this morning and last Sat. morning because of Nancy's May 27th posting. Last Sat. we saw two Great-Horned Owls, Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:57:55 GMT Ron & Carole Louderback http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/944 I believe Ron photographed an Olive-sided Flycatcher in Walla Walla Cn. It seemed larger than a Wood Peewee but this bird's streaking on its sides does not Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:48:04 GMT bower01bird http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/943 We finally got out on the Columbia River for the year yesterday. As the river was high we were able to get 20 miles up river. After we cut the engine and Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:23:44 GMT larryumthun http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/942 I posted new pictures today under Larry's Pictures. They are Burrowing Owlets, Western Tanager and a Goldfinch. The Burrowing Owlet photos were taken at long Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:43:50 GMT Bill and Nancy LaFramboise http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LCBirds/message/941 Laurie reported hearing and seeing Red Crossbills in her neighborhood today. They have been present since June 9. They are in the vicinity of Davison and