>If Washington has reservoirs like Beulah (nice little marsh at one
>end, fairly arid habitat - sparse junipers and some sage around
>it), that would be a good place to look for a higher elevation
>record.
>
>Barbara Combs obie '70

The "high dry" country in Washington is at much lower elevation than that
of Oregon, because the interior of this state is in the Columbia River
basin rather than on a high plateau. Areas >3,000' in Washington are
likely to be forested and fairly cool in summer--not that Killdeers don't
nest in cool and forested country, but it would be a very different
situation from that at 3,000' (or even 4,000') in central Oregon.

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