I was thinking of heading out there this weekend and was wondering if there was an update on the cranes and burrowing owls.

Ilene Samowitz
www.ilenesamowitzphoto.com
www.ilenesamowitz.com
http://blog.ilenesamowitzphoto.com/




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From: Randy Hill <hill at smwireless.net>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu; inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu
Sent: Sun, March 14, 2010 9:31:15 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Cranes and other Othello area birds


Back in Othello for the weekend to do a couple of
pre-Festival field trip yesterday. Visit the Festival website at www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org for details on speakers, field trips (and ticket availability), and other
happenings. Sandhill Cranes continue to move in. McKinney Road
south of SR 26 and Road B SE north of SR 26 have several hundred using corn
fields to the west. Friday?s scouting included Dunlin, a Great
Egret and plenty of Tricolored Blackbirds at the Para Ponds. Yesterday we
found a few Burrowing Owls, a Tree Swallow at Crab Creek, and several Tundra
Swans and Dunlin at the County Line Ponds. Be aware that Highway 24 is
closed where it passes under Highway 26.

Randy Hill
Othello/Ridgefield