My wife and I tried to relocate Rosalind's birds on Tuesday but were
unable to do so. We checked the general area where she saw the birds,
but of course they could have moved to an inaccessible location.
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P W (Bill) Smith
Grays Harbor, Washington USA
birdman at techline.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Mcallister <mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Cc: Max Zahn <ZAHNHMZ at dfw.wa.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Lewis Woodpeckers


>
>
> On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Rosalind Philips wrote:
>
> > Yesterday I was out at Bowerman Basin in Hoquiam and saw 5 Lewis
> > Woodpeckers feeding on choke cherries.
>
> Any corroboration of Lewis' Woodpeckers at Bowerman? I am in no
position
> to question Rosalind's identification but this seems to me to a most
> extraordinary sighting. Any Lewis' Woodpecker sighting in Western
> Washington is noteworthy and should be documented as carefully as
possible.
>
> I can't make it out to Bowerman for the foreseeable future so I would
> appreciate hearing from others who might.
>
> Kelly McAllister
> Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
>