If the White-crowned Sparrows in the yard aren't indication of fall starting up, the first Sandhill Crane of the season this afternoon at Columbia NWR is.

Yesterday 35 miles west of Yakima in the Ahtanum Creek area I saw 5 species of woodpeckers including black-backed and 3-toed. They are there just about every time I visit (as are Spruce Grouse) but finding them is a different story.

Randy Hill
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