I saw several on 3/25 and think there are still some around, but the larger
flock of blackbirds hasn't been very frequent there this winter/spring.
There was a Blue-winged Teal at the Para Ponds this morning, the first I've
seen this year.

Randy Hill
Othello
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grace & Ed Kane" <kane3d2001 at yahoo.com>
To: <hill at cbnn.net>
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: cranes near Othello


> Randy, Tweeters, I was wondering if you have seen any
> Tri-Colored Blackbirds at the Para ponds near Othello
> lately? I haven't seen any mention of them so far
> this spring. Do you know if anyone has seen any?
>
> Ed Kane
>
>
> --- Hill <hill at cbnn.net> wrote:
> > The Sandhill Cranes are still around and really
> > concentrated in the Corfu Road area 12 miles west of
> > Othello. This morning at 8 a.m. there were 11,000
> > concentrated on about 60 acres of corn, a field that
> > appeared to have no kernals left on any of the cobs!
> > Morning seems to be better than evening now, but
> > the evening display still includes a big duck swirl
> > after sunset. Also 100 or more White-fronted Geese
> > roosting in Marsh Unit 1 at the northern end of
> > Columbia NWR.
> >
> > Randy Hill
> > Othello
>
>
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