I don't know how "recent" you want your information about Lewis's
Woodpeckers to be, but an immature showed up at our house (southern Eld
Inlet, west of Olympia) in September, 1996. It stayed around for several
hours, then disappeared.

As long as I'm reporting unusual home sightings: this morning five immature
Red Crossbills came to the feeder about three feet away from where I was
standing.

Betty Estes
Olympia
estes1 at home.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Li, Kevin <Kevin.Li at METROKC.GOV>
To: 'Tweeters (postings)' <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Cc: 'McAllister, Kelly' <mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov>;
<"'kraige at oclc.org'" at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 8:36 AM
Subject: Black River Lewis' woodpecker


> Since posting my tweeter note on Black River sightings, I've had a number
of
> inquiries about the report of Lewis' woodpeckers from Kris Baker and I.
> Kris saw one about a month ago when we paddled just a short distance from
> the WDFW public access ramp downstream from Little Rock; she's very
certain
> of her ID, having good familiarity with them when she lived in CA.
>
> My sighting was downstream of the access by several miles, and was a brief
> glimpse of the bird as it left a tree trunk and disappeared as I paddled
my
> kayak. I've seen many of them among the garry oaks above the Klickitat
> River, where I would usually camp during my gorge windsurfing days. I took
> it for granted that these woodpeckers were associated with garry oaks, and
I
> hadn't realized how the habitat of this species in WA had shrunk to where
> their discovery in western WA would be considered exceptional. Now that I
> read up on the history of them in WA, I'm realizing how special it might
be.
> Next time I'll not be so casual, and will reach for a camera and GPS.
>
> Anyone else have recent information to share on Lewis' woodpeckers in
> western WA?
>
> On Friday I might consider paddling the Black River again, if I can tear
> myself away from the purple martins on the Duwamish; the martins should be
> fledging any day now.
>
> Kevin Li
> Seattle, WA
> e-mail: kevin.li at metrokc.gov
>