Herb Curl wrote:

>I've never seen militia activity in either the WA NE or SE in decades of
>birding. But then I've
>never seen a rattlesnake either.

Herb, take a walk up Umtanum Canyon from the Yakima River some time.
Rattlesnakes, not militia; much nicer critters.

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