Date: 5/22/26 9:33 am From: Steve Loitz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Kittitas County Birding
Ooops, there are some typos in my prior response. Corrected response:
Yes, SWHAs are in Kittitas County this time of year and throughout summer.
They are more often seen E of Ellensburg, although we occasionally see one
W of Eburg, and sometimes near town, e.g., last September we saw one at
Irene Rinehart Park, closely W of Eburg, on a Kittitas Audubon (KAS) First
Saturday Birdwalk. One of our KAS board members reported a SWHA nest in or
near Olmstead Place Historical Park off of Vantage Highway E of Eburg. I
saw one closely E of Eburg city limits last week.
Steve Loitz
Ellensburg
On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 9:09 AM Steve Loitz <steveloitz...> wrote:
> Yes, SWHAs are in Kittitas County this time of year and throughout summer.
> They are more often seen E of Ellensburg, although we occasionally see then
> E of Eburg, and sometimes near town, e.g., last September we saw one at
> Irene Rinehart Park, closely E of Eburg, on the Kittitas Audubon (KAS)
> First Saturday Birdwalk. One of our KAS board members reported a SWHA nest
> in or near Olmstead Place Historical Park off of Vantage Highway E of
> Eburg. I saw one closely E of Eburg city limits last week.
>
> Steve Loitz
> Ellensburg
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2026 at 8:56 AM Ronda Stark via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I was surprised you did not list any Swainson's Hawks-- when
>> someone mentions Kittitas, I automatically think of them.
>>
>> Do you know if they are still seen in the area?
>>
>> Ronda
>>
>
