I made a frantic search for the Ruff this afternoon for about an hour (in
the rain) with no success. One note of caution for those coming from long
distances for this bird: the directions from the Sullivan's are a bit vague
(no disrespect intended). I arrived at milepoint 18.9 on HWY 12 and
realized that if I stopped here I would be on the side of a very busy
highway! Is this where the Ruth and Patrick stopped? Is this legal?
Anyways, I ended up heading for the north edge of these extensive fields
where I found two viewing areas. One can be reached from Shouweiler
(spelling?)RD heading north, turning on Monte-Elma road east (also called
Main St in Elma)to the cemetary. Here there is a vantage point at the back
of the cemetary.
The other spot can be reached by driving on Main St./Monte-Elma Rd and
turning south at the Shell gas station (only problem here is that it looks
like private property and also is very close to homeowners).

I did run into Michael Dossett on Hwy 12 and pointed him in the direction of
my prior searches, so maybe he found this bird later after I left. Anyways,
I just wanted to let others know that there may need to be long searches in
many large fields to relocate this bird.

Note to Sullivans: Does this sound like the area where you located the
bird? Can you add any more specifics (realizing that this bird could easily
move around since Sunday)? Thanks.


Jason Paulios
JPaulios at hotmail.com
Olympia, WA




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