>Hi tweeters:
>I just got back from an almost birdless cross-country skiing weekend near
>Lake Wenatchee. Unbeliveably the 1st bird we actually saw and heard was a
>female White-headed Woodpecker. It was flying from tree to tree near the
>Plain church just off the Wenatchee River (T26N R17E NE Section 12). The
>bird was vocalizing almost the whole time. It seems a little far west but I
>imagine their winter range is wider than their summer (?). Other birds of
>note- 1 Hairy Woodpecker, a flock of 10 Common Ravens, 16 Pine Siskins on
>the White River (T28N R16E SW ).
>
>Tracee Geernaert
>tracee at iphc.washington.edu
>PO Box 95009
>Seattle, WA 98145-2009

White-headed Woodpeckers are neat birds! No, this isn't too far west--the
Plain to Leavenworth pine forests support a fair number.

--Jerry <tangren at wsu.edu>