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From: Patricia and Jeff Harding
To: Obol
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 6:21 AM
Subject: [obol] Olympia Redwing, Samish Gyrfalcon


I was able to locate the Redwing in Olympia yesterday afternoon at about 5:00, at the Corner of Rogers and Harrison. A nice bird, and it does stand out from the associated robins. The white breast attracted my attention from some distance, as it sat with robins in the top of a tall tree. This is just so you know the chances of finding it are not as bad as you might think. It took me about a half hour, or less, and I thought it worth the time, as long as we were driving through Olympia anyway.



There was an orchid show in Mt. Vernon, so I dropped Patricia off at 8:00, and drove out to Samish Flats to see a Gyrfalcon that has been there for three months. It is very cooperative, and well photographed. Out on Samish Island, it was nice to see 11 Long-tailed ducks in a row - we usually only see one at a time here in Oregon. There were big flocks of Snow Geese on Fir Island, and they are always nice to see.



Patricia and Jeff Harding



"Oregon bears, like most others, have no liking for man either as meat or as society..."

John Muir





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