Mike Denny led a field trip to various areas in the Christmas Bird Count Circle on December 8. We visited Bennington Lake, the Airport, Biscuit Ridge Road, Five Points, Evans Road and several spots in Walla Walla and College Place. The highlight of the day was a northern pygmy owl. It was a life bird for several of the people on the trip, which always makes it a special event. Other highlights were a large flock of common redpolls, a northern shrike, and several white sacks at the airport that we hoped were snowy owls, but weren't! It was a good trip and nice to acquaint the group with the areas in the circle. We even had a little snow at Five Points! Looking forward to the Christmas Count next weekend.
Ginger
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