On Mon, 22 Jan 1996, Lisa M. Smith wrote:
> 4:55 p.m. 01/20/96: Phil Maddox in Ellensburg, 509-962-2191. There was
> indeed a HAWK OWL in, or near, Winthrop. Found on December 28th and last
> seen on January 10th, it was photographed. It's across the lake from
> Peregrine State Park. The lady is there every day and says if she sees it
> again, she'll give me a call, and I'll give you folks a call. It's right
> beside the road. It's sort of a private road, but it's accessible and
> visible from the road if it comes back.

Doh! I talked to Phil (BTW it's Mattocks) on Friday, he must have heard
the update on Saturday (about it being seen on the tenth). Anyway, it
wasn't there on Sunday at 1:00 PM. But here are explicit directions to
the site if folks want to chase it.

1.) Go to Winthrop (Okanogan Co., on highway 20 in the Methow Valley).
It's on page 99 in the DeLorme Atlas

2.) Go north on the East Chewack (Chewuch) River Rd. Just before the
road to Pearrygin Lake State Park (note spelling, not 'peregrine'), a
small road winds up the hill. It is signed 'private'. It has been seen
(admittedly not by me!) in the large pine trees at the top of the hill.
These can be viewed with a scope from the East Chewack River Rd.

3.) Anybody going to twitch it on a day trip? I'd be willing to try
again, just on a day trip.

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Michael R. Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html