The unpaved road mentioned in the post seems to be open to the public and it
should be legal to pull over right by the little hill with direct view of
the granary tree. Even though it may have sounded like we were trespassing,
we actually did NOT go down the small trail. We scoped the birds from this
pullout (the view is letter from here depending on the lighting). Going
beyond that will require the permission of the property owner for sure as
Wilson mentions.

Steve, could you please post your findings on getting permission to get
access to the property?

Stefan Schlick
Bellevue

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Stefan Schlick wrote in part:

"Bingen/Lyle area:

-Acorn Woodpecker (3 at Granary Tree; see Steve Mlodinow's WOS hotline
posting; we saw the birds from the spot described in Opperman first; you can
get better looks at them by taking the first right heading east on Old 8 for
about 1/3mi, after about 1/2mi there is a little hill on the right and a
trail
leading towards the Granary tree."


All of this area is private property, please respect the rights of the
people
in this area and do not enter onto any property without the permission of
the
landowners. Klickitat County Commissioners have referred to birders as
"eco-terriosts" and many of the locals are still unhappy about the creation
of
the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area.

The original granary tree in the city of Lyle was cut down by the homeowners
who considered the birds and birders a nuisance. Don't do anything that
might
endanger the birds or our opportunity to view them.


Wilson Cady