[obol] Birding Wallowa Co.

[mike denny]

Hello All,
Monday and this morning MerryLynn and I had the honor to join Ginger and 
Rodger Shoemake in a short trip into Wallowa Co. in search of the often 
reported winter specialties from the area. We stayed in Enterprise and 
birded the following areas:

Zumwalt Prairie-out 18 miles
Golf Course Rd.-out 9 miles
Rancho Rd.
Klages Rd.
Liberty Rd.
Wallowa Lake and State Park
Enterprise Fish Hatchery
Joseph

Birds of note: Today, 16 Jan. 2007
Am. Dipper......3 on the Wallowa River south of the Wallowa Lake State Park 
Bridge.
Northern Goshawk.....1 ad. female along the Wallowa River in the State Park.
Am. Dipper.................1 ad. at the Enterprise Fish Hatchery
Marsh Wren................2 at the fish hatchery
Townsends Solitaire...1 at the fish hatchery
Prairie Falcon..............1 ad. Northeast of Joseph
Am. Dipper...................4 birds on the Wallowa River west of the town 
of Wallowa.
Sharp-shinned Hawk......1 ad. at the fish hatchery
Am. Bald Eagle.............10+ northeast of Joseph

15 Jan.2007

Prairie Falcon..................2 birds north of Joseph
Golden Eagle....................1 ad. along Prairie Creek
Bald Eagle........................22 birds north of Joseph
Rough-legged Hawk.........4 birds north of Joseph
many mallards, Red-tailed Hawks and Canada Geese.
one small flock of Horned Larks, maybe 20 birds.
We did not see any waxwings, longspurs, rosy finches or snow buntings.
We were in the sun both days and not a hint of wind. Beautiful area!!
Later Mike






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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA  99324
509.529.0080 (h)

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