Raymond Korpi wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Bruce Fischer (Volt Computer) wrote:
>
> > I have a chance to take my Dad birding in the Vancouver/Portland region this
> > weekend (2/28). He'd really like to see a Sandhill Crane. Are they around
> > this time of year? Where would be the best spot to find them?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Bruce Fischer - stump123 at aol.com
> > Federal Way, WA
> >
>
> A major group of cranes was still just west of Vancouver Lake on Saturday.
> They were primarily in a muddy field about 1/2 mile west of the lake, on
> the north side of Lower River Rd.
>
> I'd also recommend Oak Island Rd. on Sauvie Island.
>
> Cranes are certainly moving at present--my wife had a flock of 200
> circling over downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon.
>
> Ray K
>
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> Ray Korpi "[On the corpse] sat a huge seagull, busily
> Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA gorging itself with the horrible flesh, its bill
> rkorpi at clark.edu and talons deep buried, and its white
> President, Oregon Field plumage spattered all over with blood."
> Ornithologists --Edgar Allan Poe, _Narrative_of_
> **Inquiries on Oregon birds Arthur_Gordon_Pym_
> always welcome**
>
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.......Oak Island road On Sauvie Island is an excellant spot. Also the
River"S" unit, just south of Ridgefield, Wash. usually is host to an
abundance of Sandhill Cranes(they ply the area between here and Bachelor
Island(which is off limits to humans)). I'm am sure any of us would be
happy to supply precise directions to these location(if you feel
'hopelessly lost' by now!!!!!!)
.......The Sandhills should begin arriving any time now.

Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
gerald at e-z.net