Denny,

No offense intended, but the last time I checked, Prosser was the county
seat of Benton County,

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Denny Granstrand <osprey at nwinfo.net>
To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:19 PM
Subject: Blue Jays in Yakima County


>There are two Blue Jays in Yakima County now. One is at a house between
>Sunnyside and Grandview and the other is at Gaylord Mink's place in
Prosser.
>This is the first time there have been two at the same time in Yakima
County.
>
>Here is an e-mail that Kerry Turley sent to BirdYak this afternoon:
>
> I ventured out in the rain today to check on the reported BLUE JAY
>and was successful, I sat in the car out of the rain and watched as
>a BLUE JAY collected acorns and generally acted very Blue Jayish
(is
>that a word?), the distance was about 20 feet and the bird was not
>shy. It first showed up after the wind storm last week and may stay
>around as long as the acorns last. Good county bird for all you listers!
>
> >From Sunnyside go South (toward Grandview) on Hwy 12 turn East
>(left) on Alexander Rd. Go 1.6 miles cross Puterbaugh Rd. to 1st
>house on right. Go up drive between the grapes to red barn and wood
>shed (about 50 ft.). BLUE JAY hangs around in the tree and is
>feeding on acorns in the old flatbed truck. George Graf is usually home
>after 2:00 PM, there is a large German Shepherd to watch for so you
>may want to call ahead at 882-2616.
>
>Gaylord posted the news of his Blue Jay earlier today on Tweeters.
>
>It is possible that it is the same Blue Jay since the locations are only
>about seven miles apart.
>
>
>Denny Granstrand
>Yakima, WA
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