Well we couldn't find the maybe--Common Grackle, but I did get some good
pictures of a Lewis's Woodpecker.

Jerry and Sandy Converse

Jerry & Sandy Converse wrote:
>
> Went up by McGinnis Lake (7 miles NE of Grand Coulee) this afternoon. As
> I was driving I saw a bird fly away from the edge of the road and land
> in a snag scope distance away. By the time I got the scope out it flew
> off down a valley. It was larger then a Brewer's Blackbird and smaller
> then a Crow. As it was flying away I saw the Bronze flash on its back. I
> am 90% sure it was a Common Grackle. We are going back tomorrow to see
> if we can find it.
>
> I also found a pair of LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS. The snag they are nesting in
> is near the road. I tried for 1 1/2 hours to get a good picture, but
> they were just too quick going in and out of the hole and the light was
> failing.
>
> Oh ya I also saw a male BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD and a GREAT HORNED
> OWL. I sure would like to get a picture of those two sitting side by
> side. :-)
>
> Jerry Converse
> Grand Coulee, WA