In a message dated 7/21/2002 12:11:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, hill at cbnn.net
writes:

Sorry. A couple of clarifications.

The correct county should be Grant, not Adams. I didn't realize McManamon Rd
was the dividing line.

The boat launch in question is on the Lind Coulee side. It is the first
launch coming from the east on O'Sullivan Dam Rd. The launch is to the
right. The road veering left is an entrance to the CNWR.

> Is the boat ramp at the east end (Lind Coulee arm) or the west end (near
> Mardon)? Both locations are in Grant County, but that doesn't matter. I'd
> like to track this down. We've had scattered sightings during or
> immediately post-breeding in the past, and they likely breed in locations
> other than the Wilson Creek area, but also are known to wander in search of
> food.
>
> Randy Hill
> Othello
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <JanFWatson at aol.com>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:35 p
> Subject: Tricolored Black Bird in Adams Co?
>
>
> > This afternoon my husband and I birded around the Columbia WLR. At the
> > O'Sullivan Dam boat launch we watched what we believe to be a tricolored
> > blackbird. We were no more than 30 feet from this bird and watched it
for
> > about 5 min before it flew down the shore closer to the dam. Though the
> bird
> > seemed to be staying closer to the yellow headed blackbirds in the area,
> it
> > was near enough to red winged blackbirds for a close comparison. The
> white
> > median coverts were a bright white and had no trace of yellow or even
> buff.
> > The red was much darker than on the nearby redwings. (The red on the
> > redwings, when the sun hit it right, almost glowed as a red-orange. That
> did
> > not happen with the red on this bird.)
> >
> > We didn't hear the bird. This bird did stand out, though. We both
> noticed
> > it as being "different." Our initial first thought was that the tail
> seemed
> > different...maybe a bit longer?
> >
> > We have never seen one before, but have been fooled by what could appear
> to
> > be white at a distance, but ended up being a pale yellow or buff. This
> bird
> > was CLEARLY white. The amount of white appeared to be greater than the
> > amount of red.
> >
> > When we watched it, it was in the willows to the left of the ramp. If
> anyone
> > else happens to be in that area, please be on the lookout for this bird.
> >
> > Great day to be birding there. We saw lots, but most of our "thrills"
are
> > pretty common for that area. This is a wonderful place to explore!
> >
> > Jan Watson
> > Rochester, WA
> >
> > PS The black backed woodpecker is still up at the Nile Rd burn, not that
I
> > saw it, but my husband was able to watch it. I did hear it, but could
> only
> > catch it flying.

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