My husband and I made a brief detour (off Hwy 14) west of Lyle, WA and drove
along Old Hwy 8. Though we saw several Lewis's woodpeckers along that road,
just east of Balch Rd we were treated to a flock of well over 50. They were
everywhere and very vocal. At least 25 scrub jays and an equal number of
Steller's jays were also in that area. The Lewis's were acting more like swallows as
they swarmed around us. After about a 1/2 hour flying in increasingly strong
wind, they all landed in trees and the rain hit. One of the trees next to
the "acorn woodpecker" snag held at least 20.

No acorn woodpeckers were seen, and the snag held only a few Lewis's
woodpeckers and several starlings.

Further west on the same road we saw a single western bluebird.

Jan Watson
Rochester, WA



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