At 10:17 PM 3/27/97 -0800, Meredith Spencer wrote:
>Near Brewster, where Okanogan R. meets Columbia, there is a very
>unusual coot. Its head is mostly white, and body is splotchy white
>and grey. So far we have been unable to get close for a photo, but
>will keep trying. Where Hgwy. 97 and l9 meet, there is a weigh
>station. Across the road you can pull off in a driveway to two homes.
>Coot is in a large flock, fairly close to shore. Bird was first seen by
>Rick Hendrick, who showed it to me. Meredith Spencer
>Meredith and Dave Spencer
>merdave at televar.com
>

Curious, what is the life span of the coot? There was one matching this
description at the mouth of the Methow River in about 1990 (I'll check
my notes).

--Jerry <tangren at wsu.edu>