Subject: Yakima County Common Grackle...YES
Date: Mar 12 17:45:20 2002
From: David Beaudette - drtbrdr at earthlink.net


Bob Peterson, Bob Morse and myself viewed the Yakima County Common Grackle
from 1:45 to 2:00 this afternoon. The bird was in a flock of Brewer's and
Red-winged Blackbirds feeding in pastureland on the west side of Birchfield
Rd just past the spot where the llamas and horses are. This is a mile from
SR 24. The flock was on the move so it was not viewed continuously for the
full fifteen minutes.

Directions: From I-82 at Yakima, take exit 34. Go east on SR 24 for two
miles; just past the 2 mile marker go south on Birchfield Rd for 1 mile.

Thanks for Denny Granstrand for finding this bird!

Dave Beaudette
Wenatchee
drtbrdr at earthlink.net