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Washington
Ornithological Society: 2008 WOS Conference Field Trips
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Conference Field Trips
Note: Field Trips are $25
each
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Friday, June 6: En route to
Walla Walla
FR-TC
Tri-Cities: Meet at 6:30 AM at Wye Park/Bateman
Island, Big Flat HMU, Wind Dust Park, Kahlotus, Washtucna, Palouse Falls,
Lyons Ferry, Tucannon River mouth, then via Clyde.
Leader:
Dennis Rockwell.
FR-ML Moses Lake: Meet at
6:30 AM at the state park,
Potholes Reservoir, Dodson Rd, Othello, then via Pasco & Wallula.
Leader: Randy Hill.
FR-OT
Othello: Meet at
6:30 AM at McDonalds on Main,
Washtucna, Hooper, La Crosse, Central Ferry, Lewis & Clark SP.
This trip has been CANCELED.
FR-LY Lyle: Meet at
6:30 AM at bridge on SR 14, Majors
Creek, Rock Creek, Crow Butte, Hermiston, Echo, Reith Rd.,
Pendleton, Mission, then via Milton-Freewater.
Leader: Bob
Flores.
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Saturday and Sunday, June 7
- 8: From Walla Walla
SA-1 / SU-1 Walla Walla walking tour: a short drive
to key sites in and very near town, such as Bennington Reservoir,
Whitman Mission (20 miles driving, *plus 5 miles walking).
SA-1
Leaders: Diane and Tom Weber.
SU-1
Leader: Kathy Andrich.
SA-2 /
SU-2
Tri-Cities walking tour: hike and bird
along the Yakima and Columbia Rivers, visiting Bateman Island, the
Yakima River mouth (120 miles driving, *plus 5 miles walking).
SA-2 has been
CANCELED.
SU-2 Leader: Gene Hunn.
SA-3 /
SU-3 Hatch-Touchet: Hatch
Grade, Walla Walla River mouth, Iowa Beef ponds, McNary NWR, Hood
Park, Burbank Heights HMU
return via Nine-mile Canyon, Touchet (120 miles).
SA-3 Leaders:
Mike and MerryLynn Denny.
SU-3 Leader: Howard Browers.
SA-4 /
SU-4 Lyons
Ferry/Washtucna Ferry: Lyons Ferry-Palouse Falls-Washtucna, Hooper,
Kahlotus, Diablo Canyon and Wind Dust Park (125 miles).
SA-4
Leader: Scott Downes.
SU-4
Leader: Bob Flores.
SA-5 /
SU-5
Mill Creek to Kooskooskie on the state line, then hike the Lewis
Peak trail as far as time and energy allow (e.g., three miles to
Stewart Cabin) (40 miles driving plus 5 miles hiking). Note: Due
to the high snowpack, the original Table Mountain high-elevation
route had to be revised.
SU-5 has been CANCELED.
SA-5 Leader: Bob Flores.
SA-6 / SU-6
Coppei/Lewis Peak: S. Fork Coppei Creek to summit of Lewis
Peak (60 miles).
SA-6 Leader: Brad Waggoner.
SU-6 Leaders: Diane and Tom Weber.
SA-7 / SU-7 Dixie/Biscuit
Ridge: Dixie, up Dry Creek past the
hummingbird house, to Biscuit Ridge, Blacksnake Ridge: (60 miles).
SA-7 Leader: Jim Danzenbaker.
SU-7 Leader: Scott Downes.
SA-8 /
SU-8
Bluewood: Lewis & Clark SP, then up into the
Blues from Dayton along the Touchet River to Bluewood ski area (85
miles).
SA-8 Leader: Jim Nestler.
SU-8 Leader: Paul and Barbara Webster.
SA-9
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SU-9
Oregon
Butte:
These trips CANCELED due to high snowpack.
SA-10
/ SU-10
Tucannon River: via Dayton to the Tucannon River and up
to Panjab and Meadow Creeks: 150 miles.
SA-10 Leader:
Cindy McCormack.
SU-10 Leader: Jim Nestler.
SA-11 / SU-11
Oregon: Umatilla River valley, with an exploration en route of the
upper forks of the Walla Walla River southeast of Milton-Freewater,
returning via Echo. A chance to work on your Oregon satte list (150
miles). Note: Due to the high snowpack, the original Tollgate
high-elevation route had to be revised.
SA-11 Leader:
Gene Hunn.
SU-11 Leader: Bob Derting.
SA-12
/ SU-12 Washington-Oregon: Hatch Grade, Walla Walla River mouth, Port Kelly,
Millet Field, Madam Dorion Park
and Two Rivers HMU (120 miles).
SA-12 Leader: Bob Derting.
SU-12 Leaders: Mike and MerryLynn Denny.
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Sunday, June 8: Owling
SU-OWL1 Owling in and around Walla Walla (20
miles): Barn, Great Horned, Western Screech, Long-eared, Poorwill.
Leader: Mike Denny.
SU-OWL2 Owling Lewis
& Clark State Park and
South Fork Coppei Creek (50 miles): Barn, Great Horned, Western
Screech, Long-eared. Leader: Jim Nestler.
SU-OWL3 Evening at the Lamb home watching
hummingbirds, then owling up along Seimans Rd. and on into Coppei Creek
(40 miles).
Northern Pygmy, Northern Saw-whet, Western Screech, Great Horned
owls.
Leader: Jim Danzenbaker.
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Monday, June 9: Based in Walla
Walla
MO-1 Walla Walla
County hot spots: Bennington Lake,
Whitman Mission, Touchet, Nine-mile Canyon (50 miles).
Leaders:
Diane and Tom Weber.
MO-6
Lewis Peak: S. Fork Coppei Creek to summit of Lewis Peak (60 miles).
Leader: Mike and MerryLynn Denny.
MO-7
Dixie/Biscuit
Ridge, up Dry Creek past the hummingbird
house, to Biscuit Ridge, Blacksnake Ridge (60 miles).
This trip has been CANCELED.
MO-8
Bluewood: Lewis & Clark SP, then up into the Blues from Dayton along
the Touchet River to Bluewood ski area (85 miles).
Leader:
Bob Derting.
MO-9
Oregon Butte:
This trip CANCELED due to high snowpack.
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Monday, June 9: Leaving Walla
Walla
MO-LF Tucannon River mouth, Lyons Ferry,
Palouse Falls, Kahlotus, Connell, Othello.
Leader: Gene Hunn.
MO-CF Lewis & Clark State Park, Central
Ferry, La Crosse, Hooper, Washtucna, Othello.
Leader: Randy
Hill.
MO-TO Walla Walla River delta, Iowa Beef
ponds, McNary NWR, Bateman Island, Yakima River delta, Grandview
sewage ponds, Toppenish NWR.
Leader: Bob Flores.
MO-MH
Walla Walla River delta, Cold Springs
NWR, McNary Dam, Whitcomb Island NWR, Crow Butte SP, Six-Prong Rd.
Maryhill.
This trip has been CANCELED.
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