I checked some of SE Salem's gravel ponds and saw 3 WESTERN GREBES, 4 HORNED GREBES this morning. There are now 200 or 300 AMERICAN PIPITS observable from Duckflat Rd between Marion and Turner south/ southeast of here. They fly up when a NORTHER HARRIER, RED-TAIL, or Falcon flies them up. Roy Gerig, Salem OR