From mattxyz at earthlink.net Fri Jan 1 04:42:52 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington Bird List Reports for 2020 - send em in! Message-ID: Happy 2021, everyone! Now?s the time to wrap up those listing details from 2020. January 31, 2021 is the deadline to send Washington Birder your 2020 List Report. List Report and Big Day forms are available on the WA Birder website at: http://www.wabirder.com/forms.html The annual list report is a great chance to look at the community and appreciate all the many accomplishments out there. You don?t have to enter details for every category listed, just send in info for those important to you. If you are on eBird, almost all the totaling is done for you - just remove the oddball extra species that will count in eBird but not elsewhere [some domestic origin birds like parrots & chickens, and for now Northwestern Crow], and you?ll have your totals. I know of many people who have set personal high counts this year in their home counties - it would be excellent receive that info for the overall report. Enjoy the new year, and send in the old! Matt Bartels Washington Birder info@wabirder.com Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Jan 1 07:57:10 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King county rare loons - no Message-ID: <1652771828.313599.1609516630405@ichabod.co-bxl> Happy New Year, Tweets, John P. and I spent from dawn till 11:30, then from 2:15 or so till sunset on December 31, 2020, with scopes at Saltwater State Park, bracketing the rarity reports. Sam T. and a couple other birders overlapped with us from earlier in the afternoon, as well. We saw four or five Common Loons with various appearances, but no other species, try as we might to twist them. (I think John had a couple distant Red-throated.) One had dark head and neck coloring sharply contrasting with white underparts, and showed white on the flank -- but the bill and neck, and the proportions, were those of Common. The remnants of the summer collar pattern were not always visible as they rode low in the water and waves. Despite tides and winds, mostly they stayed in the same general areas where found, without major drifting. Happy New Year, Alan Grenon Seattle From festuca at comcast.net Fri Jan 1 09:19:56 2021 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] First Bird of 2021 Message-ID: <1556081167.190806.1609521597228@connect.xfinity.com> Thank the Bird Gods that 2020 is over!! And, thanks to the cheering song in the pre-dawn of a Song Sparrow, welcoming the New Year on an overcast 46? morning! Here's to a great birding year to all, - Jon. 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We were at a big pullout on Dry Slough Road, just north of a blue farm building, 18748 is address of house which is S of blue building...bird flew SE after we watched it circling for about four minutes, observing in binoculars and scope. No sign of NOGO yet but we did see yesterday?s MOBLs in same spot, just S of 18650 Skagit City Road in horse pasture on west side of road. Yours truly Gary Bletsch PS happy wildebeest year! Sent from my iPhone From wilber4818 at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 10:06:53 2021 From: wilber4818 at gmail.com (Twink Coffman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY bushtits Message-ID: Flock of bushtits at suet early morning.. WOW -- Twink wilber4818@gmail.com Ferndale, WA out on the beach be kind to one another -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From zest4parus at hotmail.com Fri Jan 1 10:37:24 2021 From: zest4parus at hotmail.com (Faye McAdams Hands) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] First Bird of 2021 In-Reply-To: <0f2b6463f7424b1186c3bd7a3d2260d4@avocetconsulting.com> References: <1556081167.190806.1609521597228@connect.xfinity.com>, <0f2b6463f7424b1186c3bd7a3d2260d4@avocetconsulting.com> Message-ID: Anna?s Hummingbird was my First Bird, Sipping from our feeder under the patio deck in semi-darkness. Faye Hands Belfair, WA Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Teresa Michelsen Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 10:09:57 AM To: Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney ; Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] First Bird of 2021 Mine was a Raven, which seems fitting? Teresa Michelsen Lake Limerick From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 9:20 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] First Bird of 2021 Thank the Bird Gods that 2020 is over!! 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We were at a big pullout on Dry Slough Road, just north of a blue farm building, 18748 is address of house which is S of blue building...bird flew SE after we watched it circling for about four minutes, observing in binoculars and scope. No sign of NOGO yet but we did see yesterday?s MOBLs in same spot, just S of 18650 Skagit City Road in horse pasture on west side of road. > > Yours truly > > Gary Bletsch > > PS happy wildebeest year! > > Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amyheyneman at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 12:51:19 2021 From: amyheyneman at gmail.com (Amy Jo Heyneman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American Dipper at the Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island Message-ID: Yesterday (12/31/2020) around 4pm, we watched an American Dipper forage around the mossy edges of the rectangular reflecting pond at the Bloedel Reserve. It also made brief forays underwater, and a short flight to the opposite side of the pond. First time we have observed a Dipper foraging around a quiet pool, rather than along the edges of a fast moving stream. A wonderful New Year?s Eve surprise! Amy Heyneman and Bernard Hallet Bainbridge Island, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com Fri Jan 1 13:26:51 2021 From: rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com (Roger Moyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hooded Oriole Message-ID: The Hooded Oriole was seen at 115pm today at it's original location. The homeowner is very friendly and is welcoming visitors. It is coming to a humming bird feeder. I got a few pictures. Roger Moyer Chehalis, Wa. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Fri Jan 1 13:30:53 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Year-end tally plus Ocean Shores Message-ID: Tweeters, I thought we?d definitely go over 100 species at our home in Roy, but it was not to be: finished up at 99 - darn! Home runs: ROCK WREN and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. The latter was on my ?possible? list as a species that might eventually show up; however, the former was (to me) a shocker. Staying home so much during the pandemic likely helped just watching the birds on the property. Strike-outs: Most of the diving ducks; Osprey; Virginia Rail; Sora; MacGillivray?s Warbler; Olive-sided Flycatcher - all of which are typically found. Still, a good 2020 for birding the property - especially compared with other ongoing concerns (politics and pandemic). Currently sitting in a condo watching the waves break over the north jetty at Point Brown, Ocean Shores. REALLY stormy here off and on the past several days with yet another high wind watch ongoing through tomorrow. I?ve been driving around occasionally to check what might have gotten blown in, but nothing unusual so far. Leaving tomorrow and will check some more on the way out.... Happy New Year to all in Tweeterdom, and may all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Point Brown, Ocean Shores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tobeross at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 14:01:30 2021 From: tobeross at gmail.com (Toby) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl Location Today? Message-ID: <3EA4CA54-AA35-4712-926C-1B428B546CA2@gmail.com> Has anyone seen the Snowy Owl today and willing to share location? Please DM Toby From bellasoc at isomedia.com Fri Jan 1 14:09:31 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Message-ID: <001901d6e08a$c7c2cf30$57486d90$@isomedia.com> Hi Tweets I went up to Fir Island early, and my first bird of the year was (were) two Trumpeter Swans flying by! One of my best FOYs. Missed on the Goshawk (but 25 mph winds probably had something to do with that). Did have Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel and Bald Eagle. On a small "pond" I did have Mallard and American Wigeon. Everybody else was sticking under cover. Good Birding Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA mail to be lla soc a t iso me dia d o t com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 14:18:18 2021 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl Location Today? In-Reply-To: <3EA4CA54-AA35-4712-926C-1B428B546CA2@gmail.com> References: <3EA4CA54-AA35-4712-926C-1B428B546CA2@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Toby & Tweeters, It was still there as of 11:00 am or so. Here's the directions that I put on eBird: Still here. Best seen in the alley between W Boston and W McGraw and 1st and 2nd Ave. W. If you walk toward McGraw from Boston down the alley past the first two houses and just beyond the wooden fence, you'll be in front of 2211 according to the garage. Look across the yard over the shorter section of the wooden fence and you'll see it tucked under an eave on the roof. I live only a few blocks from there and was going to try to get this for my FOY species, but as soon as I walked out of my house (pre-dawn), I heard an A. Robin singing away. Oh well. Good luck! Lonnie Somer Seattle On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 2:02 PM Toby wrote: > Has anyone seen the Snowy Owl today and willing to share location? 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Not bad for a beginner? Sent from my iPhone From wagtail24 at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 15:05:55 2021 From: wagtail24 at gmail.com (Brad Waggoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White flanks on a loon does NOT equate to it being an Arctic Loon Message-ID: <52010307-9CCE-4B92-B540-7FACEEA87768@gmail.com> Hi all, It seems every winter there are a handful of reports of an Arctic Loon and ?white flanks? are provided as the reasoning for the identification. The presence of white flanks is really not the identifying feature of an Arctic Loon. And all of our common expected species of loons can exhibit this feature to some degree depending on the individual bird depending on posture or behavior. The specific key feature to send one down the path of a potential Arctic Loon identification is an enlarged white ?bubble? or oval area in the rear area of those white flanks. Then there are some subtle features such as a somewhat blocky head and larger bill than a Pacific Loon that will be of additional help. I think actually an Arctic Loon can tend somewhat more suggestive of a Common Loon than a Pacific Loon. There are only a handful of WBRC approved records of Arctic Loon so it truly is a rare bird in Washington. Good birding and Happy New Year! Brad Waggoner Sent from my iPhone From charleseasterberg at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 17:14:06 2021 From: charleseasterberg at gmail.com (Charles Easterberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle Goshawk Message-ID: Happy New Year! Had a 20-minute look at an adult goshawk high in the cottonwood snag at the NW corner of Meadowbrook Pond Tuesday afternoon December 29: pale grey breast, large size (thought it was a red-tail at first until I saw the tail sticking out). Flight was right for a goshawk when it took off for parts unknown. Luck of the draw for timing. Also, a Virginia rail has been hanging out in the NW corner of the pond area this winter, in the small wet marsh NW of where the culvert passes underneath the trail. The bird is very shy and hard to see, however; I've only had glimpses. Charles -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 00:23:49 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Weyerhaeuser Pond on New Years Day Message-ID: I went looking for Redheads at Weyerhaeuser Pond in Federal Way this afternoon, but did not find any. Normally there are several Killdeer in the grass north of the pond - again no luck! Here is what I did see there: American Wigeon - large flock Ring-necked Duck - many Lesser Scaup - a few Ruddy Duck - a few Bufflehead - several Gadwall - one pair Hooded Merganser - several pairs Canvasback - one (female?) Pied-billed Grebe - one Double-crested Cormorant - one (Mallard - none!) As you can tell, I did not count any of them! At first a light fog was rising of the water, but as I got to the furthest point close to the building, a torrential rainfall made the visibility even worse. I was soaked by the time I got back to my car! Happy New Year to All and Good Birding! Hans My FOY : Anna's Hummingbird -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com Sat Jan 2 02:17:42 2021 From: orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com (David Olsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Sora Message-ID: Hi Tweets, We have a very cooperative Sora currently hanging out at Green Lake park. This bird may be a recurrent visitor since we had one here in March and is being seen in the same location and time of day as before. It seems to be most active in the early afternoon and can provide stunning views at close range. Look for it near the fallen aspen at the SW part of the loop. Happy New Year and happy birding, David Olsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Sat Jan 2 11:36:48 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] CBC and FOY Message-ID: <7CC2EC92-705D-44D0-8827-EF5DD94FEA9A@ramoslink.info> As part of our Jan 1 Skagit Bay CBC survey, Louis Kreemer, Graham Hutchinson and I had Great Horned Owl as our first of year heard bird and Great Egret as FOY seen bird. Nice way to start the year despite the 30 mph winds. Scott Ramos Seattle From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 12:02:00 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote, last week and the week of Jan. 3, 2021 Message-ID: Hello, Tweeters! Happy 2021, to all of you! Heard last week on BirdNote: * The Music of Long-tailed Ducks http://bit.ly/J583Yg * Screech-Owls Go Fishing http://bit.ly/2CzeMq3 * Searching Out Mega-Roosts of Chimney Swifts http://bit.ly/3rTwlLh * The Legendary Phoenix http://bit.ly/2r4ZapK * Pulling Rank at the Birdfeeder http://bit.ly/2XfEqMd * How Feathers Insulate http://bit.ly/2Fib0SB * Sparrows Kick, Robins Pick http://bit.ly/2AUZZ7P ========================= Next week on BirdNote: Bird Songs You Can Whistle + Birds with Snowshoes, "Jaywalking"? A Woodpecker Sets Up a Roadblock -- and more! http://bit.ly/3b6BKIV -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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I haven?t seen one in my yard in years so I assume that?s why. Also, my suet feeder holds a single cake which allows me to take it down for cleaning more regularly since it is empty more often. I am astounded by how fast mold/mildew grows in the winter inside the feeder! I still clean up underneath occasionally as well but with no seed hulls, there is not much to clean up. Dayna Yalowicki Bothell, Wa Buy Free Range From 1northraven at gmail.com Sat Jan 2 17:59:22 2021 From: 1northraven at gmail.com (J Christian Kessler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] strange goose & Eurasian Wigeon Message-ID: This evening just at dusk I stopped at Matthews Beach (off Sand Point Way in NE Seattle). found at least 2 male & 1 female Eurasian Wigeon in with a flock of American Wigeon. also found a lone small white goose, about the size of a Snow Goose or slightly smaller; orange stocky legs and feet; but a yellow bill; black showing in the primaries but spotty, not one clean patch; and several black patches on the head, including one on the back of the head. otherwise the head was clean white. Will send iPhone pictures of goose on request. 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I also saw the Snowy Owl this afternoon in the rain at about 4 pm on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. (Thank you, Elaine, for the views through your scope!). Happy New Year, all. FOY bird for me was Anna?s Hummingbird. Doug Santoni Seattle > On Jan 2, 2021, at 5:59 PM, J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> wrote: > > This evening just at dusk I stopped at Matthews Beach (off Sand Point Way in NE Seattle). > found at least 2 male & 1 female Eurasian Wigeon in with a flock of American Wigeon. > also found a lone small white goose, about the size of a Snow Goose or slightly smaller; orange stocky legs and feet; but a yellow bill; black showing in the primaries but spotty, not one clean patch; and several black patches on the head, including one on the back of the head. otherwise the head was clean white. Will send iPhone pictures of goose on request. Interested on thoughts on possible ID (it's a hybrid something, I believe) > > Chris Kessler > Seattle > > -- > "moderation in everything, including moderation" > Rustin Thompson > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From n3zims at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 10:22:52 2021 From: n3zims at comcast.net (Neil and Carleen Zimmerman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle Snowy Owl location Message-ID: <273a6fb5-5412-4629-8102-59919f0ed440@Neils-iPad> Right now the Snowy Owl is on the roof of 2119 2nd Ave West Sent from Xfinity Connect App -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Jan 3 11:19:50 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bewick's Wren collecting bugs in Port Townsend Message-ID: <3d31adfc3e7fbe56fdadfd1c7a0e644d@birdsbydave.com> Small Smoke Tree in a pot on our deck, just outside back door attracted a Bewick's Wren (Januay 2nd) who darted about collecting bugs from the now dormant leafless twiggy branches. There was a light rain, so I photographed it through the glass of our back door, using 80-400 MM Nikkor on my D-850 Nikon SLR at ISO 4,000 and shutter 1/2,500th sec; used Photoshop to get rid of spots on the glass. Posted it on website, where it is mixed in with warblers and some other birds (as I don't have enough "categories" to classify properly.) It landed on the website right next to my photo of a Pacific Chorus Frog, if you go looking. Birdsbydave.com From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 12:43:52 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Reliquias Message-ID: <3437B93B-7DE9-49A1-BE0D-D7392DC84CE3@comcast.net> Tweeters, What happens to leftover fruit in the Arboretum? Find out more in this week?s post: https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/reliquias.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 13:48:25 2021 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Reliquias In-Reply-To: <3437B93B-7DE9-49A1-BE0D-D7392DC84CE3@comcast.net> References: <3437B93B-7DE9-49A1-BE0D-D7392DC84CE3@comcast.net> Message-ID: You have to love the thrushes. So calm, cool and always alert. Bob Sundstrom's license plate reads "Ixoreus." Thanks for the experience. Alan Roedell, Seattle. On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 12:44 PM Hubbell wrote: > > Tweeters, > > What happens to leftover fruit in the Arboretum? Find out more in this > week?s post: > > https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/reliquias.html > > Have a great day on Union Bay,* where nature lives in the city and Black > Birders are welcome!* > > Larry Hubbell > ldhubbell at comcast dot net > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill.freidberg at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 15:21:43 2021 From: jill.freidberg at gmail.com (Jill Freidberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskins ill and dying In-Reply-To: <4CA4407C-7274-44A9-87CA-1B44FF15F73C@comcast.net> References: <4CA4407C-7274-44A9-87CA-1B44FF15F73C@comcast.net> Message-ID: I took down my suet feeder (in Seattle?s Central District) because 1) Pine Siskins are coming to the suet feeder and 2) Both my neighbor and I spotted a sickly siskin this weekend. I know the risk of transmission might be less at a suet feeder, but the siskins are definitely among the visitors, and I?d hate to pass the salmonella on to the flickers and scrub jays and bushtits who love the suet, not to mention the Coopers who hunt at our feeder fairly regularly. Jill > On Jan 2, 2021, at 5:27 PM, Dayna yalowicki wrote: > > In answer to the question asked about what is different about a suet feeder in regards to sick siskins (sorry, can?t reply to a particular post), since taking down my seed feeders, I no longer have pine siskins. I haven?t seen one in my yard in years so I assume that?s why. Also, my suet feeder holds a single cake which allows me to take it down for cleaning more regularly since it is empty more often. I am astounded by how fast mold/mildew grows in the winter inside the feeder! I still clean up underneath occasionally as well but with no seed hulls, there is not much to clean up. > > Dayna Yalowicki > Bothell, Wa > > Buy Free Range > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 15:30:42 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Reliquias In-Reply-To: References: <3437B93B-7DE9-49A1-BE0D-D7392DC84CE3@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1FB43E38-5060-486C-93DF-644577510787@comcast.net> Alan, Thank you! I bet there are lots of folks googling, Ixoreus. :-) Larry > On Jan 3, 2021, at 1:48 PM, Alan Roedell wrote: > > You have to love the thrushes. So calm, cool and always alert. > Bob Sundstrom's license plate reads > "Ixoreus." > Thanks for the experience. > Alan Roedell, Seattle. > > On Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 12:44 PM Hubbell > wrote: > > Tweeters, > > What happens to leftover fruit in the Arboretum? Find out more in this week?s post: > > https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/reliquias.html > > Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! > > Larry Hubbell > ldhubbell at comcast dot net > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 15:32:43 2021 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bloedel Reserve Dipper Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, Just a quick follow-up to Amy Heyneman's post from Dec. 31st. I went to the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island today with my wife Wendy and spotted the A. Dipper, mentioned by Amy, at the reflection pool. It would stay on the grass near the edge of the pool, then jump in and quickly pop back out with a tasty invertebrate. I have seen dippers in snow melt ponds and and small lakes in the mountains while hiking a few times (usually juveniles), but it was my first one seen in an artificial cement pond. Lonnie Somer Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adamssumner at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 16:01:49 2021 From: adamssumner at gmail.com (Adam Stopka) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow bellied Sapsucker Message-ID: Hi all Just a head's up, if you are trying to get to the YB Sapsucker the road is closed on the Fall City side with water over the roadway. I'm not sure if you can get to 19th by coming down W Snoqualmie River Rd from Tolt Hill or if it is closed as well. Good birding, Adam -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From whitney.n.k at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 16:37:14 2021 From: whitney.n.k at gmail.com (whitney.n.k@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Northern Goshawk - no Message-ID: <58541990-093C-4414-8991-AC91EA818F52@gmail.com> Hello, Tweeters! My husband and I scoured Dry Slough, Moore, and Poulson roads on Fir Island this afternoon from about 1 pm to about 3 pm but were never able to turn any of the raptors into a Northern Goshawk. We did find a group of Tundra Swans, as well as many Trumpeters, and a dark morph Red-tailed Hawk (always so handsome). We then headed north up to the east 90, where we enjoyed golden late afternoon light and watched Short-eared Owls hunting. A special treat was seeing a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk along with two light morphs. Happy New Year, Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser Seattle From baro at pdx.edu Sun Jan 3 17:04:20 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White flanks on a loon does NOT equate to it being an Arctic Loon In-Reply-To: <52010307-9CCE-4B92-B540-7FACEEA87768@gmail.com> References: <52010307-9CCE-4B92-B540-7FACEEA87768@gmail.com> Message-ID: Nice comments by Brad Waggoner. And clearly not to discourage anyone from looking for Arctic Loons. They are indeed rare and all the more reason to look for them. Always best to post to Tweeters if you have found a 'suspect'. Take a look and decide what you think, based upon Brad's comments, about the ID of these two Oregon loons, which I photographed over a period of many years. (P.S. There was nothing 'highly' unusual about the posture of either one.) Comments online or offline welcomed. To be continued. https://www.flickr.com/photos/159695762@N07/? Bob O'Brien Portland On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:06 PM Brad Waggoner wrote: > Hi all, > > It seems every winter there are a handful of reports of an Arctic Loon and > ?white flanks? are provided as the reasoning for the identification. The > presence of white flanks is really not the identifying feature of an > Arctic Loon. And all of our common expected species of loons can exhibit > this feature to some degree depending on the individual bird depending on > posture or behavior. The specific key feature to send one down the path of > a potential Arctic Loon identification is an enlarged white ?bubble? or > oval area in the rear area of those white flanks. Then there are some > subtle features such as a somewhat blocky head and larger bill than a > Pacific Loon that will be of additional help. I think actually an Arctic > Loon can tend somewhat more suggestive of a Common Loon than a Pacific Loon. > > There are only a handful of WBRC approved records of Arctic Loon so it > truly is a rare bird in Washington. > > Good birding and Happy New Year! > > Brad Waggoner > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sun Jan 3 17:26:16 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Apparent Slaty-backed Gull @ Gene Coulon Park, Renton King Co. Sun 3 Jan Message-ID: <2ACA56E9-5BFF-445B-9C08-B194FA24EE90@earthlink.net> Hi Tweets While looking in vain for the Glaucous Gull this afternoon, we came across what appeared to be an adult Slaty-backed Gull instead. Bobbie & Curtis Pearson were the first to notice the bird quite a ways north along the log booms off Gene Coulon Park in Renton. The bird was quite a distance away, and the overcast skies lends some tentativeness to the id. Overall the color was solid for Slaty-backed, dark, but slate-gray rather than the dark of a Western or near-Western Olympic. Legs pink. Nice smudging through the eye area. Bill seemed narrower/straighter than I?d expect on an Olympic-type. The gulls eventually lifted off and we lost track of the bird. Would love to see the spread wing clearly to be sure. A few of my crappy digiscope pix are available at the link below, but it would definitely be great for others to get better shots of this one if it can be relocated in the coming days. Haven?t had a SBGU in King Co since 2013, I believe. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tZpArZ40nEj-IGy8iRr37iPjd97020qI?usp=sharing [opinions welcome, but better photos desired for sure] Also around the area, Ed Newbold got us on a nice Eared Grebe hanging close to the Ivars walkway. Good 2021 birding, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Sun Jan 3 17:54:39 2021 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hooded Oriole - Yes Message-ID: <197359902.1.1609725274347@localhost> The Bay Center (Pacific Co.) Hooded Oriole is showing well just now at the hummingbird feeder at 26 Main St. Nice bird for the New Year. Cheers, Jon. OlyWA Sent from Xfinity Connect Application From mshroyer17 at gmail.com Sun Jan 3 18:26:40 2021 From: mshroyer17 at gmail.com (Michael Shroyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Goshawk spotted Message-ID: I got super lucky to roll right up on the Northern Goshawk today. Photo and exact location found on my eBird checklist. Special thanks to my girlfriend who noticed it while I drove! https://ebird.org/checklist/S78627297 Michael Shroyer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottratkinson at hotmail.com Mon Jan 4 11:25:52 2021 From: scottratkinson at hotmail.com (Scott Atkinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Arctic Loon on Port Angeles CBC Jan. 2 (Was Re: White flanks on a loon does NOT equate to it being an Arctic Loon) Message-ID: Tweets: Many observers have reported varied loons showing white flank patches at times, especially when preening or when in feeding/diving mode. And then Red-throated Loon can show white along the flank especially, and also tends to hold head/bill upward. That said, the white flank on RT never seems to reach the fullest and most symmetric expression as it does on Arctic. (And as we all know, RT does not typically have dark plumage extending below the eye, RT giving off the "baby face" impression, along with having a slimmer, paler bill than Pacific/Arctic). This is all timely, because I just posted an Arctic Loon report from Port Angeles, seen on the Jan. 2 CBC, to Ebird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S78633096. No photo was possible, but most details are given in writing there. The slightly heavier bill & overall length, uptilted head/bill posture, and side-profile silhouette of Arctic--what could be called overall "presence" (or "gizz" in past parlance)--differ from Pacific Loon. Brad is correct here in noting similarity to Common Loon. Overall length of Arctic is about midway between Common and Pacific, but often comes off as more like Common in the field, and Arctic seems to sit a bit lower in the water than Pacific sometimes, likely reflecting a slightly heavier/ longer bird. The uptilted head/bill and side-profile silhouette (for overall length, bill, head shape and back) are good field-marks for Arctic, but a uniform, and full-length, white flank patch has historically been considered important. Back seems less neatly uniform and rounded than on Pacific, still again reminiscent of Common Loon. All of the above were evident with the Port Angeles bird, which was at rest (and at side profile the entire time). Although I did not see the Port Angeles bird fly off, Arctic seems a little heavier in flight than Pacific also. My core experience comes from nearly 30 years of Russian Far East visitation, including at-sea time; both Pacific and Arctic Loons are common at times, such as migrants along s.e. Kamchatka, for example. Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens ___________________________________________________________________________ Nice comments by Brad Waggoner. And clearly not to discourage anyone from looking for Arctic Loons. They are indeed rare and all the more reason to look for them. Always best to post to Tweeters if you have found a 'suspect'. Take a look and decide what you think, based upon Brad's comments, about the ID of these two Oregon loons, which I photographed over a period of many years. (P.S. There was nothing 'highly' unusual about the posture of either one.) Comments online or offline welcomed. To be continued. https://www.flickr.com/photos/... Bob O'Brien Portland Hi all, It seems every winter there are a handful of reports of an Arctic Loon and ?white flanks? are provided as the reasoning for the identification. The presence of white flanks is really not the identifying feature of an Arctic Loon. And all of our common expected species of loons can exhibit this feature to some degree depending on the individual bird depending on posture or behavior. The specific key feature to send one down the path of a potential Arctic Loon identification is an enlarged white ?bubble? or oval area in the rear area of those white flanks. Then there are some subtle features such as a somewhat blocky head and larger bill than a Pacific Loon that will be of additional help. I think actually an Arctic Loon can tend somewhat more suggestive of a Common Loon than a Pacific Loon. There are only a handful of WBRC approved records of Arctic Loon so it truly is a rare bird in Washington. Good birding and Happy New Year! Brad Waggoner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Mon Jan 4 18:11:27 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Probably not: Re: Apparent Slaty-backed Gull @ Gene Coulon Park, Renton King Co. Sun 3 Jan In-Reply-To: <2ACA56E9-5BFF-445B-9C08-B194FA24EE90@earthlink.net> References: <2ACA56E9-5BFF-445B-9C08-B194FA24EE90@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <2153734B-8963-4A4F-AD39-EFFE341F636B@earthlink.net> Hi all - Following up on yesterday?s report of a possible Slaty-backed Gull in Renton King Co. Patrick Van Thull got clearer shots of what is likely the same bird yesterday and in his photo the id looks wrong for Slaty-backed. In his pix, the bill is much brighter than what we noticed and than what shows up in my [much less clear] photos. Assuming he was taking pix of the same dark-backed bird, I?d say Slaty-backed is off the menu. There?s a slight chance we were looking at different birds [same time, but not standing by each other] - if so, maybe a Slaty-backed will yet turn up there. But I think it is more likely he was on the same bird and better captured the bill color. That?s my latest take, at least! Thanks, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA > On Jan 3, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > Hi Tweets > While looking in vain for the Glaucous Gull this afternoon, we came across what appeared to be an adult Slaty-backed Gull instead. > Bobbie & Curtis Pearson were the first to notice the bird quite a ways north along the log booms off Gene Coulon Park in Renton. > The bird was quite a distance away, and the overcast skies lends some tentativeness to the id. > > Overall the color was solid for Slaty-backed, dark, but slate-gray rather than the dark of a Western or near-Western Olympic. Legs pink. Nice smudging through the eye area. Bill seemed narrower/straighter than I?d expect on an Olympic-type. > The gulls eventually lifted off and we lost track of the bird. Would love to see the spread wing clearly to be sure. > > A few of my crappy digiscope pix are available at the link below, but it would definitely be great for others to get better shots of this one if it can be relocated in the coming days. Haven?t had a SBGU in King Co since 2013, I believe. > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tZpArZ40nEj-IGy8iRr37iPjd97020qI?usp=sharing > [opinions welcome, but better photos desired for sure] > > Also around the area, Ed Newbold got us on a nice Eared Grebe hanging close to the Ivars walkway. > > Good 2021 birding, > > Matt Bartels > Seattle, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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After my circuit of the lake (two drake Eurasian Wigeon), Pam tipped me off and I backtracked to see the Dunlin on the south swim platform near the bath house. 5 January, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle From o.b.james at verizon.net Tue Jan 5 12:22:04 2021 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Iceland Gull References: <075001d6e3a0$6ee6a490$4cb3edb0$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <075001d6e3a0$6ee6a490$4cb3edb0$@verizon.net> Probable adult Iceland Gull on Cedar River delta today at 12:15 pm. Adult bird, so is not the same as the Glaucous seen at Coulon Park. Smaller than nearby Glaucous-winged. Odette James, seen from Lakeshore Retirement Community (with my brand new Kowa TSN-883 - woo!) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpdvm at whidbey.com Tue Jan 5 14:39:57 2021 From: dpdvm at whidbey.com (dpdvm@whidbey.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sick and dying Siskins and other finches (long) Message-ID: <08c701d6e3b3$b199b4e0$14cd1ea0$@whidbey.com> Hello Tweeters, As a veterinarian who treats wildlife, I would like to weigh into the conversation concerning Salmonellosis in sick and dying Siskins and other finches. I have done more than my share of attempting to treat (always futile) and euthanization of these sick birds. Important fact - Salmonella is a natural and normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tracts of almost all birds, reptiles and amphibians. These bacteria do little or no harm to a healthy individual and perhaps may be beneficial. As an aside, better cook that chicken or turkey very well! During commercial poultry processing, it is almost impossible to avoid some fecal contamination of the meat. Do feeders play an important role in the transmission of Salmonellosis? There are so many variables it is difficult to sort them all out. Why is it the case that some individuals who rarely clean their feeders report no cases of sick finches while others who clean and bleach their feeders every day report many cases? Why are these cases seen mostly in winter? Why finches and not chickadees, nuthatches or woodpeckers? Does the finches' habit of staying at a feeder for long periods contribute? Are finches more susceptible to Salmonella? Are feeders really the source of overwhelming Salmonella infections? Do sick Siskins get sick elsewhere and then gravitate to feeders because of the easy food supply? Winter is a tough time for all wildlife, especially the very young who haven't quite figured out how to make a living and the very old. A missed meal during cold wet weather could mean a downward spiral. It is impossible to identify a mildly sick bird because prey animals hide any sign of weakness until they can't anymore. Those fluffed birds camped out at your feeder are dying and likely cannot be helped. Since every bird already harbors Salmonella bacteria, it is my opinion (and JUST an opinion!) that the birds that are dying from Salmonellosis almost always have some preexisting condition that makes them more susceptible to the disease. They may be malnourished, weak, unable to stay warm, or have some other concurrent disease. The Salmonella takes over in these situations and causes death. Our own bodies contain billions of beneficial E. coli bacteria but if these organisms are in the wrong place at the wrong time they can cause a serious infection. So, what about feeders as a cause of dying birds? Maybe, but I believe we may save more birds by feeding them especially during the torrential rains we are experiencing or when snow covers the ground. Again, this is controversial and there appears to be no right or wrong answer. Should we thoroughly clean our feeders? Definitely, fungal and other pathogens as well as Salmonella, lurk in feeders. The frequency of cleaning is up to you. I hope this has been food for thought. Definitely a lot of unanswered questions! Happy New Year! Dave Parent DVM dpdvm@whidbey.com Freeland, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danerika at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 14:46:05 2021 From: danerika at gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sick and dying Siskins and other finches (long) In-Reply-To: <08c701d6e3b3$b199b4e0$14cd1ea0$@whidbey.com> References: <08c701d6e3b3$b199b4e0$14cd1ea0$@whidbey.com> Message-ID: Dave and other Tweeters-- The comments that Dave made about siskins are interesting and I am inclined to believe he is correct. My 2 cents to this conversation is that siskins have just this month discovered our banding station in Olympia. The birds we have banded this year have been remarkably emaciated, perhaps indicating that they have been having great difficulty finding food sources. dan On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:40 PM wrote: > Hello Tweeters, > > > > As a veterinarian who treats wildlife, I would like to weigh into the > conversation concerning Salmonellosis in sick and dying Siskins and other > finches. I have done more than my share of attempting to treat (always > futile) and euthanization of these sick birds. > > > > Important fact - Salmonella is a natural and normal inhabitant of the > gastrointestinal tracts of almost all birds, reptiles and amphibians. These > bacteria do little or no harm to a healthy individual and perhaps may be > beneficial. As an aside, better cook that chicken or turkey very well! > During commercial poultry processing, it is almost impossible to avoid some > fecal contamination of the meat. > > > > Do feeders play an important role in the transmission of Salmonellosis? > There are so many variables it is difficult to sort them all out. Why is it > the case that some individuals who rarely clean their feeders report no > cases of sick finches while others who clean and bleach their feeders every > day report many cases? Why are these cases seen mostly in winter? Why > finches and not chickadees, nuthatches or woodpeckers? Does the finches? > habit of staying at a feeder for long periods contribute? Are finches more > susceptible to Salmonella? Are feeders really the source of overwhelming > Salmonella infections? Do sick Siskins get sick elsewhere and then > gravitate to feeders because of the easy food supply? > > > > Winter is a tough time for all wildlife, especially the very young who > haven?t quite figured out how to make a living and the very old. A missed > meal during cold wet weather could mean a downward spiral. It is impossible > to identify a mildly sick bird because prey animals hide any sign of > weakness until they can?t anymore. Those fluffed birds camped out at your > feeder are dying and likely cannot be helped. > > > > Since every bird already harbors Salmonella bacteria, it is my opinion > (and JUST an opinion!) that the birds that are dying from Salmonellosis > almost always have some preexisting condition that makes them more > susceptible to the disease. They may be malnourished, weak, unable to stay > warm, or have some other concurrent disease. The Salmonella takes over in > these situations and causes death. Our own bodies contain billions of > beneficial E. coli bacteria but if these organisms are in the wrong place > at the wrong time they can cause a serious infection. > > > > So, what about feeders as a cause of dying birds? Maybe, but I believe we > may save more birds by feeding them especially during the torrential rains > we are experiencing or when snow covers the ground. Again, this is > controversial and there appears to be no right or wrong answer. Should we > thoroughly clean our feeders? Definitely, fungal and other pathogens as > well as Salmonella, lurk in feeders. The frequency of cleaning is up to > you. > > > > I hope this has been food for thought. Definitely a lot of unanswered > questions! > > > > Happy New Year! > > > > Dave Parent DVM dpdvm@whidbey.com Freeland, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wpalsson at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 17:32:07 2021 From: wpalsson at gmail.com (Wayne Palsson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Western Tanager in NW Seattle Message-ID: An adult male Western Tanager breezed through my yard in northwest Seattle and was at my feeder this early afternoon. Didn't stay long but got a couple of pictures. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 19:40:16 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sick and dying Siskins and other finches (long) In-Reply-To: References: <08c701d6e3b3$b199b4e0$14cd1ea0$@whidbey.com> Message-ID: This is some good insight. I had a feeling the superflight caused a massive level of exhaustion amongst finches competing with one another as they search for food. While it sounds like Salmonella is a possibility, I'm noticing with the Pine Siskins at my feeder a lot of fighting, and the one I was able to approach and have hop on my finger was getting the worst of it. With populations of finches exploding from the spring surplus, the prevalence of weaker birds also increases, so I'm guessing it's just natural selection on a more noticeable scale. Could be a lot of things! But just as a precaution it never hurts to clean the feeder out a bit more often just in case.. -Steven On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:47 PM dan&erika wrote: > Dave and other Tweeters-- > > The comments that Dave made about siskins are interesting and I am > inclined to believe he is correct. My 2 cents to this conversation is that > siskins have just this month discovered our banding station in Olympia. The > birds we have banded this year have been remarkably emaciated, perhaps > indicating that they have been having great difficulty finding food sources. > > dan > > On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:40 PM wrote: > >> Hello Tweeters, >> >> >> >> As a veterinarian who treats wildlife, I would like to weigh into the >> conversation concerning Salmonellosis in sick and dying Siskins and other >> finches. I have done more than my share of attempting to treat (always >> futile) and euthanization of these sick birds. >> >> >> >> Important fact - Salmonella is a natural and normal inhabitant of the >> gastrointestinal tracts of almost all birds, reptiles and amphibians. These >> bacteria do little or no harm to a healthy individual and perhaps may be >> beneficial. As an aside, better cook that chicken or turkey very well! >> During commercial poultry processing, it is almost impossible to avoid some >> fecal contamination of the meat. >> >> >> >> Do feeders play an important role in the transmission of Salmonellosis? >> There are so many variables it is difficult to sort them all out. Why is it >> the case that some individuals who rarely clean their feeders report no >> cases of sick finches while others who clean and bleach their feeders every >> day report many cases? Why are these cases seen mostly in winter? Why >> finches and not chickadees, nuthatches or woodpeckers? Does the finches? >> habit of staying at a feeder for long periods contribute? Are finches more >> susceptible to Salmonella? Are feeders really the source of overwhelming >> Salmonella infections? Do sick Siskins get sick elsewhere and then >> gravitate to feeders because of the easy food supply? >> >> >> >> Winter is a tough time for all wildlife, especially the very young who >> haven?t quite figured out how to make a living and the very old. A missed >> meal during cold wet weather could mean a downward spiral. It is impossible >> to identify a mildly sick bird because prey animals hide any sign of >> weakness until they can?t anymore. Those fluffed birds camped out at your >> feeder are dying and likely cannot be helped. >> >> >> >> Since every bird already harbors Salmonella bacteria, it is my opinion >> (and JUST an opinion!) that the birds that are dying from Salmonellosis >> almost always have some preexisting condition that makes them more >> susceptible to the disease. They may be malnourished, weak, unable to stay >> warm, or have some other concurrent disease. The Salmonella takes over in >> these situations and causes death. Our own bodies contain billions of >> beneficial E. coli bacteria but if these organisms are in the wrong place >> at the wrong time they can cause a serious infection. >> >> >> >> So, what about feeders as a cause of dying birds? Maybe, but I believe we >> may save more birds by feeding them especially during the torrential rains >> we are experiencing or when snow covers the ground. Again, this is >> controversial and there appears to be no right or wrong answer. Should we >> thoroughly clean our feeders? Definitely, fungal and other pathogens as >> well as Salmonella, lurk in feeders. The frequency of cleaning is up to >> you. >> >> >> >> I hope this has been food for thought. Definitely a lot of unanswered >> questions! >> >> >> >> Happy New Year! >> >> >> >> Dave Parent DVM dpdvm@whidbey.com Freeland, WA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman > Olympia, Washington > danerika@gmail.com > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that > require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sblauman1 at yahoo.com Wed Jan 6 11:08:32 2021 From: sblauman1 at yahoo.com (Sara Blauman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy owl References: <182102CC-0432-4BB7-8A72-55FE9C49132D.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <182102CC-0432-4BB7-8A72-55FE9C49132D@yahoo.com> Queen Anne Snowy owl next to chimney at 2119 2nd Ave W now. Sara Blauman Seattle Sent from my iPhone From gorgebirds at juno.com Wed Jan 6 11:07:43 2021 From: gorgebirds at juno.com (Wilson Cady) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sick and dying Siskins and other finches (long) Message-ID: <20210106.110743.6682.1@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> I haven't handled any of this year's Pine Siskins but am not surprised by the reports of low body weight as a poor food crop in the east has forced these birds westward. The 2020-2021 Winter Finch Forecast from the Finch Network examines the finch and waxwing food crops across the northern forests and predicts where the birds will move to based on food supplies. For Pine Siskins it says this: "It looks to be a flight year for several species in the East. Most cone crops average poor to fair from Lake Superior eastward with Eastern White Pine being the exception. Spruce crops increase west from Lake Superior from fair to excellent in Western Canada and Alaska. White-winged Crossbills and often Pine Siskins prefer to move east or west rather than go south in search of cone crops." Winter Finch Forecast – FINCH RESEARCH NETWORK (finchnetwork.org) Wilson Cady Columbia River Gorge, WA ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Steven Dammer To: "dan&erika" Cc: Tweeters , dpdvm@whidbey.com Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Sick and dying Siskins and other finches (long) Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 19:40:16 -0800 This is some good insight. I had a feeling the superflight caused a massive level of exhaustion amongst finches competing with one another as they search for food. While it sounds like Salmonella is a possibility, I'm noticing with the Pine Siskins at my feeder a lot of fighting, and the one I was able to approach and have hop on my finger was getting the worst of it. With populations of finches exploding from the spring surplus, the prevalence of weaker birds also increases, so I'm guessing it's just natural selection on a more noticeable scale. Could be a lot of things! But just as a precaution it never hurts to clean the feeder out a bit more often just in case.. -Steven On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:47 PM dan&erika wrote:Dave and other Tweeters-- The comments that Dave made about siskins are interesting and I am inclined to believe he is correct. My 2 cents to this conversation is that siskins have just this month discovered our banding station in Olympia. The birds we have banded this year have been remarkably emaciated, perhaps indicating that they have been having great difficulty finding food sources. dan On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 2:40 PM wrote:Hello Tweeters, As a veterinarian who treats wildlife, I would like to weigh into the conversation concerning Salmonellosis in sick and dying Siskins and other finches. I have done more than my share of attempting to treat (always futile) and euthanization of these sick birds. Important fact - Salmonella is a natural and normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tracts of almost all birds, reptiles and amphibians. These bacteria do little or no harm to a healthy individual and perhaps may be beneficial. As an aside, better cook that chicken or turkey very well! During commercial poultry processing, it is almost impossible to avoid some fecal contamination of the meat. Do feeders play an important role in the transmission of Salmonellosis? There are so many variables it is difficult to sort them all out. Why is it the case that some individuals who rarely clean their feeders report no cases of sick finches while others who clean and bleach their feeders every day report many cases? Why are these cases seen mostly in winter? Why finches and not chickadees, nuthatches or woodpeckers? Does the finches’ habit of staying at a feeder for long periods contribute? Are finches more susceptible to Salmonella? Are feeders really the source of overwhelming Salmonella infections? Do sick Siskins get sick elsewhere and then gravitate to feeders because of the easy food supply? Winter is a tough time for all wildlife, especially the very young who haven’t quite figured out how to make a living and the very old. A missed meal during cold wet weather could mean a downward spiral. It is impossible to identify a mildly sick bird because prey animals hide any sign of weakness until they can’t anymore. Those fluffed birds camped out at your feeder are dying and likely cannot be helped. Since every bird already harbors Salmonella bacteria, it is my opinion (and JUST an opinion!) that the birds that are dying from Salmonellosis almost always have some preexisting condition that makes them more susceptible to the disease. They may be malnourished, weak, unable to stay warm, or have some other concurrent disease. The Salmonella takes over in these situations and causes death. Our own bodies contain billions of beneficial E. coli bacteria but if these organisms are in the wrong place at the wrong time they can cause a serious infection. So, what about feeders as a cause of dying birds? Maybe, but I believe we may save more birds by feeding them especially during the torrential rains we are experiencing or when snow covers the ground. Again, this is controversial and there appears to be no right or wrong answer. Should we thoroughly clean our feeders? Definitely, fungal and other pathogens as well as Salmonella, lurk in feeders. The frequency of cleaning is up to you. I hope this has been food for thought. Definitely a lot of unanswered questions! Happy New Year! Dave Parent DVM dpdvm@whidbey.com Freeland, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....”—H. D. Thoreau_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From max2012mike at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 11:44:52 2021 From: max2012mike at gmail.com (Maxine Reid) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow billed sapsucker, today, 6 January, Everett, Snohomish co, refound. Message-ID: <6BB47D7B-118C-4DBE-A91B-199B0182170E@gmail.com> Jackson elementary- corner of Federal and Edwards. Hi tweeters, At 9:00 am the YBSA was in the same tree where it was in early December. See the report in ebird.photos. Happy new year, Maxine REID. Sent from my iPad From krothnelson at yahoo.com Wed Jan 6 12:04:24 2021 From: krothnelson at yahoo.com (krothnelson@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Gray Owl Presentation Tomorrow Night, 1/7 at 7 pm! References: <1755916346.7917185.1609963464149.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1755916346.7917185.1609963464149@mail.yahoo.com> Tomorrow evening, North Cascades Institute and Skagit Audubon welcome award-winning author and photographer Paul Bannick for a virtual presentation on?Great Gray Owls! Paul will share an intimate look into the life history of this charismatic species combining his breathtaking images, firsthand accounts, video, sound, and science to help inspire conservation and education efforts as well as help spread awareness about the threats facing these owls and what we can do to protect them. You will also be given a chance to ask Paul all of your burning owl questions after his presentation.? This presentation will take place tomorrow (Thursday, January 7th)?at 7 pm and is only $5 to attend! In case you can't make it tomorrow, registrants will also have access to a recording of the presentation for 24 hours afterwards.? This is just one part of a virtual series on owls with the next presentation on Snowy Owls happening Tuesday, January 19th. You can sign up for either or both classes at the following link:?https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/classes?? Additionally, Paul is proud to have recently published two new books: Great Gray Owl: A Visual Natural History and Snowy Owl: A Visual Natural History. Both books feature several dozens of never-before-published images, some of which capture behaviors rarely witnessed and perhaps never photographed. The photos work with first-hand field accounts, which are illuminated by our most up-to-date understanding of these species. You can order signed of his books on his?website. I hope to see you all there! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think we have a leak somewhere On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:54 PM Maxine Reid wrote: > I just posted a report of th yellow bellied sapsucker in Everett today. > It didn?t get posted .instead I got 3 spam with pictures of a naked young > woman. > OMG. > Maxine reid > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 13:08:16 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (mollycvetovac@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pornographic emails In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0D4B8485-EA6A-492D-AD1A-1CE153B6F41D@gmail.com> I have also been getting that. I blocked the email. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 6, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Steven Dammer wrote: > > ? > I've been getting that when I respond to some threads as well... > > I think we have a leak somewhere > >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:54 PM Maxine Reid wrote: >> I just posted a report of th yellow bellied sapsucker in Everett today. >> It didn?t get posted .instead I got 3 spam with pictures of a naked young woman. >> OMG. >> Maxine reid >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Portland > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Steven Dammer > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Pornographic emails > Date: January 6, 2021 at 12:58:55 PM PST > To: Maxine Reid > Cc: Tweeters > > I've been getting that when I respond to some threads as well... > > I think we have a leak somewhere > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 12:54 PM Maxine Reid > wrote: > I just posted a report of th yellow bellied sapsucker in Everett today. > It didn?t get posted .instead I got 3 spam with pictures of a naked young woman. > OMG. > Maxine reid > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmann at epl-inc.com Wed Jan 6 16:07:13 2021 From: pmann at epl-inc.com (Peter Mann) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sora Message-ID: <2924C75A-1735-4B21-9BC9-9F5572D27EEE@epl-inc.com> Green Lake Sora out today 2:30 to 3:00pm in the usual spot. Visible 4 times, last time for 2 minutes as it crossed one reed bed and swam across to another. Wow. Best view ever of a nemesis bird. Sent from my iPad From dougsantoni at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 18:40:44 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Townsend's Solitaire at Gene Coulon Park (Renton) Message-ID: I didn't find the Glaucous Gull at Gene Coulon Park, but I did see a Townsend?s Solitaire just north of the park, on the pedestrian trail, just a few houses north of the park entrance. The Solitaire was in the yard of 2805 Mountain View Avenue N., just beyond the northern (pedestrian) entrance to the park. Seen at about 2:45 this afternoon. GQ8R+V7 Renton, Washington Doug Santoni Seattle, WA From scottratkinson at hotmail.com Wed Jan 6 18:41:43 2021 From: scottratkinson at hotmail.com (Scott Atkinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] pornographic emails Message-ID: Like Maxine, I too got intercepted by the party that sent pornography. Blocked the email address, but then a different address started sending. Blocked that one too, and (hopefully) end of story, nothing seen today. Scott Atkinson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Thu Jan 7 01:04:01 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White flanks on a loon does NOT equate to it being an Arctic Loon In-Reply-To: References: <52010307-9CCE-4B92-B540-7FACEEA87768@gmail.com> Message-ID: These two photos are NOT a tutorial of how to identify an Arctic Loon. They just illustrate a couple of possibilities. Note the difference in the white along the flanks. The Arctic Loon (lower photo) has a broader white patch towards the rear,but not necessarily a blotch at the rear, The Pacific Loon above had consistent white flanks but consistently very blotchy. The bill sizes and shapes are quite similar as are the head shapes.. BUT the Arctic Loon photo which I took 13 years ago is just a single photograph of the many I took at the time.. My different photos of this bird appear superficially quite different and some conform in the head shape described as secondary features by Brad Waggoner. You can look at additional photos taken by others here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S51313730 and https://ebird.org/checklist/S77812356 the latter url has a nice comparison between the two as well. I only found these eBird photos before replying to this thread. eBird shows only 1 record each for WA & OR, but eBird does not contain all records. Here is an especially nice set of photos from the WA record https://ebird.org/checklist/S18340151 and the following. https://www.flickr.com/photos/76552838@N03/14163138925/in/photostream/ So, the lesson is, "Keep looking". And if you find a suspect take a lot of photos. Brad Waggoner described the situation very well. Bob OBrien Portland PS eBird is a great resource. On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 5:04 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Nice comments by Brad Waggoner. And clearly not to discourage > anyone from looking for Arctic Loons. They are indeed rare and all the > more reason to look for them. Always best to post to Tweeters if you have > found a 'suspect'. > Take a look and decide what you think, based upon Brad's comments, about > the ID of these two Oregon loons, which I photographed over a period of > many years. (P.S. There was nothing 'highly' unusual about the posture of > either one.) Comments online or offline welcomed. To be continued. > https://www.flickr.com/photos/159695762@N07/? > Bob O'Brien Portland > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 3:06 PM Brad Waggoner wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> It seems every winter there are a handful of reports of an Arctic Loon >> and ?white flanks? are provided as the reasoning for the identification. >> The presence of white flanks is really not the identifying feature of an >> Arctic Loon. And all of our common expected species of loons can exhibit >> this feature to some degree depending on the individual bird depending on >> posture or behavior. The specific key feature to send one down the path of >> a potential Arctic Loon identification is an enlarged white ?bubble? or >> oval area in the rear area of those white flanks. Then there are some >> subtle features such as a somewhat blocky head and larger bill than a >> Pacific Loon that will be of additional help. I think actually an Arctic >> Loon can tend somewhat more suggestive of a Common Loon than a Pacific Loon. >> >> There are only a handful of WBRC approved records of Arctic Loon so it >> truly is a rare bird in Washington. >> >> Good birding and Happy New Year! >> >> Brad Waggoner >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Thu Jan 7 10:26:11 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:10 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] YBSA Everett References: <386320478.4061813.1610043971472.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <386320478.4061813.1610043971472@mail.yahoo.com> 4 of us from 10 until 10:25 watched a Sapsucker at the sapsucker tree at Edwards and Federal.? Unfortunately it was a Red Breasted.? No Yellow Bellied. 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Comments must be submitted by *January 22, 2021*, or they may not be considered. *Any person wishing to comment should submit written comments using LINKS in*: http://bit.ly/ParksSEPA For questions please contact: Attention: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Jessica Logan, Environmental Program Manager Address: PO Box 42650, Olympia WA 98504-2650 Phone: (360) 902-8679 Email: SEPA@parks.wa.gov TDD: Washington Relay Service 711 or (800) 833-6388. ----------------------------------------------- The following is a video transcript of the Washington State Parks Commission?s Nov. 19, 2020 Remote Regular Meeting held via Microsoft Teams. This video is closed captioned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV2j2xMbsyo&feature=emb_logo ---------------------------------------------- The Navy has determined there are no adverse effects or environmental impacts. What do you think? 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From vkbirder at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 08:24:12 2021 From: vkbirder at gmail.com (Vicki King) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Inappropriate emails Message-ID: Good morning, Tweeters, Regrettably, after posting to Tweeters last week, I received similar inappropriate emails. I want to assure you that the Tweeters Administrator is aware of this problem and is working to resolve it. Thanks, Vicki King Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 09:35:34 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Inappropriate emails In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Vikki, I am among those receiving the inappropriate emails. For what it?s worth, even after I block the Gmail address from my Gmail account, the emails keep coming. Thank you for letting us know that this issue is being tackled! Doug Santoni DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Jan 8, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Vicki King wrote: > > ? > Good morning, Tweeters, > > Regrettably, after posting to Tweeters last week, I received similar inappropriate emails. > > I want to assure you that the Tweeters Administrator is aware of this problem and is working to resolve it. > > Thanks, > Vicki King > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From willbrooks.0 at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 11:02:53 2021 From: willbrooks.0 at gmail.com (William Brooks) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] WINTER WREN - orting Message-ID: <9A5DFABF-6C5B-44DD-A159-C0D83DCA0EA5@gmail.com> Hey all, I just found a winter wren WINTER WREN at west orting farms, right where 188th st crosses creek (47.0851500, -122.2254311). Initially hanging out in blackberries and then tall cypress hedge row s of rd, now in blackberries n of rd. Please be aware I have had issues with one homeowner here, so be very respectful of peoples privacy. Good Birding, Will Brooks From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 11:05:53 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-01-07 Message-ID: Tweets ? Yesterday, the day was gorgeous; the park was flooded. High water closed parts of the boardwalk and slough trail, making it impossible to walk the full loop; we had to probe in from each side separately. Three of us did make it to the Lake Platform (from the east), not that we found many species on the lake. Waterbirds have *so many* places to be, with all of the flooded fields in the area. And due to COVID, we again split into two groups to try and be safe. Still, we managed to find a very respectable number of species. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? Flyovers, seen by the Jordan?s group b.. Horned Grebe ? three FAR out on the lake c.. Virginia Rail ? heard (seen by Jordan?s group) east of the East Meadow; the usual haunts along the slough and boardwalk are too flooded d.. Barn Owl ? Matt saw one in the shaft opening of the windmill just after 5 a.m. e.. Western Screech-Owl ? The owling team heard one from the ?Mysterious Thicket? pre-dawn f.. Hairy Woodpecker ? female in Big Cottonwood Forest g.. Varied Thrush ? female near the Hairy, in the Big Cottonwood Forest h.. Cedar Waxwing ? Jordan?s group saw three i.. Western Meadowlark ? My group found two in the East Meadow and Dog Meadow, with at least one of them singing j.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? two at the Rowing Club, our first since October! Singing has really picked up in the last two weeks. Species heard singing yesterday: ANNA?S HUMMINGBIRD, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, PACIFIC WREN, BEWICK?S WREN, HOUSE FINCH, SONG SPARROW, GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. The Bewick?s Wrens were really going at it, all over the park. A few other species were heard tuning up, but not really singing. Misses yesterday included Ring-necked Duck, Marsh Wren, and Lincoln?s Sparrow. For the day, 61 species; a very good start to 2021. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willbrooks.0 at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 15:34:06 2021 From: willbrooks.0 at gmail.com (William Brooks) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More info on Winter Wren Message-ID: Hey All, Here is a link to my ebird checklist which has more info on the Orting Winter Wren, including photos, audio, identification, and viewing directions: https://ebird.org/checklist/S78897204 I understand that the bird is still being seen well by several birders after being absent for about an hour. 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See message below and the linked article for details. One fun note: With the appearance of a pretty solid looking Winter Wren yesterday, I?m not accepting guesses of Winter Wren from anyone who has not yet submitted a list. I believe 2 participants so far got that one, so there are early leaders in the game. Best, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA > On Dec 11, 2020, at 5:18 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > hi everyone - > I wanted to ping the list to participate in a contest if interested. In the current issue of WOS News [https://wos.org/documents/wosnews/wosnews188.pdf#page=1 ], I?ve got a summary of the last round of this game. 31 people sent in guesses last time [late 2017-2018], predicting the next 5 birds that would be added to the official state list of birds. After adding 8 [or 7, depending on how you count] species, there were 3 winners last time: Congrats to Evie Merrill, Grace Oliver, and Brad Waggoner for correctly predicting two of the new species. > > This will be the 4th time this contest has been run - once by Dennis Paulson in 1994, twice more recently by me, and now this new round. > > Will a Cerulean Warble come to visit? How about a Winter Wren? Maybe the next bird will see us finally add a phylloscopus warbler to our list... or a Mississippi Kite?.. too many choices! > > To join in: Read the article above for details and ideas, spend some time with the state checklist and other resources to figure out what seems likely, and then make your guesses. Send a list of 5 species to me here, by mid-January. 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On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 1:14 PM wrote: > Looking as if every Pine Siskin west of Spokane has descended onto our > feeders today, accompanied by a dozen or so Juncos an a solitary Towhee. > What a mob! > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottratkinson at hotmail.com Sat Jan 9 19:37:50 2021 From: scottratkinson at hotmail.com (Scott Atkinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A few notes from north Lake Stevens: Red Crossbills persist and more Message-ID: Red Crossbills continue to be omnipresent up here about midway between Granite Falls and Marysville. Type 3 has been present almost daily for about a year now, but Type 4 was here today as well, appropriately feeding at the top of a tall Doug Fir. The Type 4 song was heard as well. Today's list posted to EBird (from "Tiny's Lane") also included mention of a few other singing passerines (both Pac and Bewick's Wrens, for example), giving rise to thoughts of an early spring. We have also had Am. Robin here and nearby, and they normally don't winter east of Hwy 9 in our area. Indicators in the shrub flora also hint at an earlier start to spring, but I do remember last year's "February surprise." While here 'll risk violating protocol and also mention a Pine Marten that darted across the road, at point-blank range, while I was stationary (after "raking myself silly" along our wooded drive), about a week ago, just before dusk. One assumes the creature was drawn to the substantial population of Chickaree (Douglas' Squirrel) we have on site, associated with tall hemlock forest. 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Message-ID: this morning I went over to the published address on 2nd where the Snowy Owl has been seen the last several days. I arrived shortly before 11:30 and walked the immediate area for 30 minutes, as about 6 other birders also searched. when I returned to the specific address about 12:00, there was still no sign of the owl, but there were 2 crows sitting high in a tree in the back year, as tho waiting for the owl, just as we were (tho perhaps with less benign intent ...). At that point I left, deciding that the owl had likely moved on to a new place to rest during the day. Chris Kessler Seattle -- "moderation in everything, including moderation" Rustin Thompson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomboulian at comcast.net Sat Jan 9 21:49:16 2021 From: tomboulian at comcast.net (tomboulian@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Green Lake Sora is a feeder bird Message-ID: <87441EFF55F04847BD144514963D68A8@markPC2> The Sora currently being seen at Green Lake city park in Seattle is tame as a Sora can be?I think. Stopped by with my partner today for a picture since, well, when does one get a really good picture of any rail. Upon arriving at the most likely spot gleaned from e-bird sightings (directly east of Bongo?s/65th St) a man saw us approaching with our big camera and waved us over to see it. That simple; right next to the Green Lake Trail. That man is Ed--the fellow who has been feeding peanut chips to wildlife here and at several other sites around Green Lake for years. Interesting fellow with recognition of many of the individual birds and people he interacts with. Indeed, the Sora appeared to recognize him and his whistle, if that?s possible. It repeatedly came within 8 feet or so of us, slowly and calmly with no fear; swimming etc. as others have reported, poking at greens and cattails in addition to nabbing up peanut pieces. Ed told as may stories of birds and plants he?s encountered in the area, and though he?s no bird expert (he says he didn?t know what the thing was until a birder ID?d it), but ?it?s been here since summer? He was interested to see pictures and hear on my phone of this bird and others he did not know (Fox Sparrow and Golden-crowned kinglet) Two local residents stopped by and thanked him for helping their interests in both trees and birds of the park. Although I?m sure its technically verboten to feed wild life in City parks (squirrels and a rat were also in this menagerie), this certainly is a great example of what a nature ambassador can look like. We gave him a few bucks for bird seed. FYI if you are not familiar with Green Lake Park at this time, be advised that Covid rules require a counter-clockwise movement only around the extremely busy foot path (though you can easily come around the outer non-regulated trail and drop down at many points) Also, if you encounter Ed, he does not wear a mask. And although we parked without incident near the row of homeless person?s RV?s along Green Lake Drive, just know that this is here. Mark Tomboulian Shoreline WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stigeweard at yahoo.com Sat Jan 9 21:49:12 2021 From: stigeweard at yahoo.com (Deborah Stewart) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] SNOW and SORA Saturday 1/9 References: <79CEE7B7-A6B3-41A8-9AA8-494AB599BB8C.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <79CEE7B7-A6B3-41A8-9AA8-494AB599BB8C@yahoo.com> The Queen Anne Snowy Owl was present on rooftop at 2225 1st Ave W around noon and the Sora was at Green Lake around 1:30. Advice for newbies at Green Lake... the walking loop is one-way counterclockwise. Best thing is to park on the southwest corner of the park where the RVs are parked just off of Aurora. Ed is a great ambassador for this little bird. Deb Stewart Clinton WA Sent from my iPhone From whitney.n.k at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 11:03:13 2021 From: whitney.n.k at gmail.com (whitney.n.k@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gyrfalcons outside of Sequim Message-ID: <75F8505B-E7F2-4CE4-B247-256C6F8FA471@gmail.com> Hello, Tweeters. Sunday 1/10 at 10 am we?re trying to pick out the Pacific Golden-Plover being seen on Schmuck Rd just south of Port Willams Road outside of Sequim. No luck on the Plover but OMG we watched two Gyrfalcons hunting across the fields and engaging with each other. Both birds appear to be first-year birds, with lighter brown coloring and some white on the face and head. A herd of elk came through as well. What an amazing morning. Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser Seattle From cariddellwa at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 11:52:12 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds 2020 Roundup Message-ID: Hi Tweets, We added Canvasback (code 4) and Ancient Murrelet (code 3) to our year list in November. There were no new year birds in December. We reached a 2020 year total of 185 species, a number that is pretty consistent from year to year since we have been tracking year birds. All of the expected species (codes 1-3) were reported with the exception of three code 3 species: Long-tailed Duck, Ruddy Duck, and Bullock?s Oriole. There were two eBird reports of single Ruddy Ducks on the waterfront, with no photos and no details. It is possible that one might be seen in the protected waters of the marina, but it is an unlikely sighting on our exposed waterfront. Ruddy Duck can be seen in the marsh or on the Edmonds portion of Lake Ballinger from time to time when it is present in Edmonds. It is one of the more difficult code 3 birds to find here. Waterfront reports of this would require further information to be added to our year lists. This also applies to Iceland, Western, and Herring Gulls. All three are code 4 species in Edmonds that would require documentation, such as a good description of critical field marks or preferably a good photo, before we would add them to the city year list. If you would like a copy of our 2021 Edmonds city checklist, please request it at checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. We will send you a pdf copy that you can print out for field use or just keep on your computer for reference. Good birding in 2021, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA Abundance codes: (1) common, (2) uncommon, (3) harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) rare, 5+ records, (5) fewer than 5 records From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 12:12:34 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskins storming our feeders ... (maybe they're coming from Seattle!) Message-ID: <74fe8b5a-cc31-f8cc-e133-bc6483eee349@gmail.com> Alas, count mine as one more feederless yard -- had to take the feeders down after having 2 sick siskins. Bummer. Ellen Blackstone, Wedgwood, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I watched it catch and eat several small fish before I left it working farther east of the road. 10 January, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sun Jan 10 13:02:55 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <7219e5f-56aa-4a69-9af1-9faa1445345d@zipcon.net> HI ALL: This week's titles are: 1) The Largest Avian Radiation 2) Birds of the Philippines 3) Mammals of China 4) The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From osdlm1945 at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 13:27:59 2021 From: osdlm1945 at gmail.com (Dianna Moore) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Green Lake Sora is a feeder bird In-Reply-To: <87441EFF55F04847BD144514963D68A8@markPC2> References: <87441EFF55F04847BD144514963D68A8@markPC2> Message-ID: Thanks, Mark, for this bit of birding experience. I am a storyteller (all writers are) and very much enjoy hearing reports of people like Ed. I fear an aging population means a loss of these kinds of people. They have so much knowledge they have accumulated by long-time observations. Citizen-science at its best! Great that you listened and thanks for sharing. Dianna Moore On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 9:50 PM wrote: > The Sora currently being seen at Green Lake city park in Seattle is tame > as a Sora can be?I think. Stopped by with my partner today for a picture > since, well, when does one get a really good picture of any rail. Upon > arriving at the most likely spot gleaned from e-bird sightings (directly > east of Bongo?s/65th St) a man saw us approaching with our big camera and > waved us over to see it. That simple; right next to the Green Lake Trail. > That man is Ed--the fellow who has been feeding peanut chips to wildlife > here and at several other sites around Green Lake for years. Interesting > fellow with recognition of many of the individual birds and people he > interacts with. Indeed, the Sora appeared to recognize him and his > whistle, if that?s possible. It repeatedly came within 8 feet or so of us, > slowly and calmly with no fear; swimming etc. as others have reported, > poking at greens and cattails in addition to nabbing up peanut pieces. > Ed told as may stories of birds and plants he?s encountered in the area, > and though he?s no bird expert (he says he didn?t know what the thing was > until a birder ID?d it), but ?it?s been here since summer? He was > interested to see pictures and hear on my phone of this bird and others he > did not know (Fox Sparrow and Golden-crowned kinglet) > Two local residents stopped by and thanked him for helping their interests > in both trees and birds of the park. > Although I?m sure its technically verboten to feed wild life in City parks > (squirrels and a rat were also in this menagerie), this certainly is a > great example of what a nature ambassador can look like. We gave him a few > bucks for bird seed. > > FYI if you are not familiar with Green Lake Park at this time, be advised > that Covid rules require a counter-clockwise movement only around the > extremely busy foot path (though you can easily come around the outer > non-regulated trail and drop down at many points) Also, if you encounter > Ed, he does not wear a mask. And although we parked without incident near > the row of homeless person?s RV?s along Green Lake Drive, just know that > this is here. > > Mark Tomboulian > Shoreline WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jan 10 14:03:41 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Tranquility Message-ID: <321AAF03-A212-4ABE-9AC7-4E9969ECE742@comcast.net> Tweeters, If you have been searching for a little peace and quiet you might try observing the Trumpeter Swans on Union Bay. I hope my post provides a little motivation in that direction. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/tranquility.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! 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In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! Happy Birding, Greg Harrington From benedict.t at comcast.net Sun Jan 10 14:28:53 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskins storming our feeders ... (maybe they're coming from Seattle!) In-Reply-To: <74fe8b5a-cc31-f8cc-e133-bc6483eee349@gmail.com> References: <74fe8b5a-cc31-f8cc-e133-bc6483eee349@gmail.com> Message-ID: <745834109.126266.1610317733832@connect.xfinity.com> Are we thinking that the feeders are making the siskin sick? Or are they already sick because there was a food supply shortage somewhere else? Or do we think that having feeders will spread whatever sickness the siskin have to other species or healthy siskin populations? 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URL: From stigeweard at yahoo.com Sun Jan 10 14:55:16 2021 From: stigeweard at yahoo.com (Deborah Stewart) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Present Everett 1/10 References: <1099499062.485035.1610319316075.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1099499062.485035.1610319316075@mail.yahoo.com> The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was present around noon today (Sunday, 1/10) in her usual tree.? She was working the main trunk, up and down, up and down and not flying to any other trees.? The presence of about 50 crows in the front yard and across the street at the school making a ruckus may have kept her in one place.?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Jan 10 15:14:18 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskins storming our feeders ... (maybe they're coming from Seattle!) In-Reply-To: <745834109.126266.1610317733832@connect.xfinity.com> References: <74fe8b5a-cc31-f8cc-e133-bc6483eee349@gmail.com> <745834109.126266.1610317733832@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <0cfa64d6a431ae61a77951d88d6a048f@birdsbydave.com> In the throng mobbing our feeders, I have not seen any that are obviously sick, just ravenously hungry. Port Townsend, WA On 2021-01-10 15:28, THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > Are we thinking that the feeders are making the siskin sick? Or are > they already sick because there was a food supply shortage somewhere > else? Or do we think that having feeders will spread whatever sickness > the siskin have to other species or healthy siskin populations? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On 01/10/2021 12:12 PM Ellen Blackstone >> wrote: >> >> Alas, count mine as one more feederless yard -- had to take the >> feeders down after having 2 sick siskins. >> Bummer. >> >> Ellen Blackstone, Wedgwood, Seattle >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 15:21:41 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Funny enough I noticed this behavior too and assumed the same! I wasn't able to dig up any info either. I assumed it had to be their way of agitating small inverts to either come closer to the surface or locate them On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 14:12 Greg Harrington wrote: > Greetings! > > About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated > Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one > bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was > shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and > I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a > probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but > it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes > sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding > snacks. > > If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing > more. > > In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting > out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! > > Happy Birding, > Greg Harrington > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Sun Jan 10 15:52:04 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <53592080-6D69-434F-B249-25951E0371D8@comcast.net> Quite a few species of plovers use this ?foot-quivering? behavior, and it is presumed to stimulate their small prey animals to move, so they can detect them. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jan 10, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Steven Dammer wrote: > > Funny enough I noticed this behavior too and assumed the same! I wasn't able to dig up any info either. I assumed it had to be their way of agitating small inverts to either come closer to the surface or locate them > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 14:12 Greg Harrington > wrote: > Greetings! > > About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. > > If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. > > In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! > > Happy Birding, > Greg Harrington > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From marvbreece at q.com Sun Jan 10 16:22:42 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <438626594.86449613.1610324562632.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Here's a video of a Semipalmated Plover foot-quivering. https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/41075214335/in/album-72157663401467577/ Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Harrington" To: "Tweeters" Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 2:11:23 PM Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior Greetings! About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! Happy Birding, Greg Harrington _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From girresp at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 17:44:03 2021 From: girresp at gmail.com (Pamela Girres) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gyrfalcon still at Westport Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Sun Jan 10 22:34:43 2021 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter Swan color rareity Message-ID: I was out to pick up a dead Trumpeter Swan (lead poisoning) near Carnation, WA last week. When I examined it I noted something very different about this one. The bird was all white, quite white with no iron staining and the legs and feet were the color of a juvenile Trumpeter. Very much a mix of black with significant yellow/orange color. And the sole of the foot, unlike juvenile TRUS, was all black. I checked the swan for gray feathers any where, none were found, not even a speck of one on the neck, head, body, tail, just all a very white feathering. Then it came to me, this is is a leucistic Trumpeter, meaning that genetically it hatches white, never goes through a gray phase. The pure leucistic Trumpeters typically have school bus yellow legs/feet, sometimes really red and even pink. They have also found the leg/feet color such as the bird I collected. This is uncommon to rare in the Yellowstone and up into the Red Rocks Lake area where Trumpeters occur. This is a rare find in the Pacific Coast Population of Trumpeters and the first one I have encountered from an unknown origin. The one I did find a few years ago was collared and hailed from an eastern Oregon release program. Unless I had the bird in hand I never would have known it was leucistic. It is common for 2nd and even 3rd year swans to have salt and pepper on their heads and necks but often hard or nearly impossible to see in the field. The other interesting thing I noted is that the white feathers seem whiter, brighter than normal colored swans. My colleague says this is likely true of many leucistic birds. Also, there was no iron staining on this bird anywhere. If you want to read more about this you can find an article on this rare variant at https://nwswans.org/swan-info/ look for article to download. 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I?m guessing it probably was not on account it wouldn?t have been in any position to quickly catch anything. Then again, maybe it was taking names! Carl Haynie Sammamish, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hayncarl at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 06:21:31 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A pishing Northern Harrier? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On further thought, I imagine a harrier?s typical ?cluck? call would require a ?flapping gums? delivery. On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 5:47 AM Carl Haynie wrote: > Hi Tweets, > > I was out along W Snoqualmie River Rd in King County late yesterday > afternoon just before it started to mist when I saw an interesting sight. > > In my scope I was enjoying a distant adult female Northern Harrier perched > down low in tall grass. As I watched, it started ?flapping its gums? > similar to how a house cat reacts when a bird appears outside the window. > While inaudible to me, it wasn?t to a Marsh Wren that popped up out of the > grass behind it! > > Once seeing the source, the wren quickly dove back down. Was the harrier > pishing out prey species? After all, they are known to take sparrows and > such. I?m guessing it probably was not on account it wouldn?t have been in > any position to quickly catch anything. Then again, maybe it was taking > names! > Carl Haynie > Sammamish, WA > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Mon Jan 11 07:05:16 2021 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan/Douglas County Birding (Glaucous Gull, Bohemian Waxwings and more) References: Message-ID: Hey all, Yesterday I embarked on a day trip from Winthrop down to the Columbia River around Pateros, Brewster and Bridgeport. It was gray and rather dismal all day, with light precipitation scattered throughout. Despite this, it still turned out to be a great day, as it seems mild temperatures in the lowlands have allowed many species that would often be absent in January to stick around. I started in Winthrop, where I birded around the main part of town. The highlight was a couple continuing flocks of Bohemian Waxwings, one flock of 61 at Lost River Winery/Methow Ciderworks, and a larger flock of 187 frequenting some loaded Mountain Ashes off of Kineson Ave. The Mountain Ash crop is exceptional in town this winter, so keep an eye out for the waxwings, and possibly Pine Grosbeaks as winter presses on. Also of note around town were 7 Western Bluebirds and a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, both normally absent in January. I headed to the Columbia from here, with a stop in Pateros yielding the expected assortment of 13 waterfowl species and a Rock Wren, calling from the rocky slopes south from state route 153. From here, I decided to cross the Columbia in Brewster and bird its south shore, something I haven?t really done before, as I usually opt to stay with Okanogan County lines. I?m glad I did! At my first stop east of the bridge I spotted a 1CY Glaucous Gull loafing around with a flock of Horned Grebes and Scaup. I relocated further east and managed better views at the hulking white gull, though try as I might, I could not will it to fly across the river. I was also pleased to hear Pygmy Nuthatches calling from the Ponderosa Pines at this stop; certainly the only time I?ve ever simultaneously observed them with a Glaucous Gull in Washington. I stopped at a couple other riverside pullouts along hwy 173, adding Cackling Goose, Tundra Swan, Eared Grebe, many Common Loons, Mountain Chickadee, Bewick?s Wren and a calling Pacific Wren. My next stop was Bridgeport Bar Wildlife Area, a place I hadn?t been before. It was awesome!!! The loaded Russian Olives at the west entrance were swarming with birds, including well over a hundred White-crowned Sparrows, Golden-crowned Sparrow (uncommon here), Hermit Thrush, Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglet, Spotted Towhee and Steller?s Jay. Really what impressed me was the sheer number of birds and the diversity, as I tallied 43 species in a brief visit. Certainly a place to explore further in the future, and somewhere I could easily see something like a Harris?s Sparrow showing up. I loyally headed back to Okanogan County afterwards, stopping at Cassimer Bar for dusk. This is another under-birded wildlife area that often yields great numbers of waterfowl coupled with high diversity. The marshes here were unfrozen, and I encountered 3 Virginia Rails and a couple Marsh Wrens calling at dusk. At one point I stumbled upon a copse of trees that is obviously favored as a roosting place for Bald Eagles, as no fewer than 18 Eagles flushed from the tree, circling right above my head as the light faded. Amazing! Also of note here was an American White Pelican on the Columbia, several Great Horned Owls and 4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, somewhat rare this far north in winter. I tallied 40 species at this lovely spot in an even briefer visit. It was a great day of birding, and I managed to record 78 species on the day, perhaps the highest total I?ve managed in January in this region. Best of all, I encountered virtually no people, always a highlight of Okanogan county winter birding. Best, Eric Heisey From ksnyder75 at gmail.com Mon Jan 11 07:18:18 2021 From: ksnyder75 at gmail.com (Kathleen Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Sage_Grouse_of_Washington_and_the_West_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=93_Zoom_Thursday_Jan_14th?= Message-ID: On Thursday, January 14th, Ashley Ahearn will present a program on Sage Grouse. Her recent podcast ?Grouse? on Birdnote, vividly described their magical breeding behavior and the causes of declining abundance throughout the West. They are now being considered for endangered status by WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife. 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Here is a link to my eBird checklist, which has a few photos of this gull. eBird Checklist - 10 Jan 2021 - Minkler Flats - 13 species (+1 other taxa) When I spotted it, I thought the bird was a Glaucous Gull, since it was so white, and its bill bicolored. I had seen a Glaucous Gull in this same field fifteen years ago. However, on closer view, the dark area on the distal part of the bill on yesterday's bird was not demarcated as cleanly as would be expected on a Glaucous Gull, and the base of the bill was not pink. A friend drove over to view the gull a short while later, but the flock had vanished. Any opinions as to this bird's ID would be welcomed.? Later yesterday, there were at least 19 Ancient Murrelets off Green Point, Washington Park. These birds were giving close views, albeit brief ones. It was possible to hear their high-pitched "styrofoam squeak" calls, which they would utter during their five-second sojourns at the surface. 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I called my email provider and they've changed the password, so the problem is probably solved. I can't tell if this hacker got into my email, or just got all of my contacts. Apologies for this unfortunate happening, and please let me know if anything else suspicious comes through. This person now has all of my contacts, and may try something again. My contact list now comprises of over 2500 jumbled contacts. I personally had less than two hundred, so I may have missed some of my own, but I hope this email gets to most of you. Regards, Samuel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From execdir at rpbo.org Mon Jan 11 11:44:37 2021 From: execdir at rpbo.org (Executive Director) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Rocky Point Bird Observatory (Victoria, B.C.) is looking for a part-time, contract-based position (averaging approximately 1.5 days per week) Message-ID: <28b779b98e9244e042a3502b54730f5f@rpbo.org> Dear tweeters, mail admin. The following may be of interest to your readers on BC's West Coast: Rocky Point Bird Observatory (Victoria, B.C.) is looking for a part-time, contract-based position (averaging approximately 1.5 days per week). The ideal candidate is someone with knowledge of birds and experience in environmental education to be the primary instructor for the organization's education and outreach programs. Rocky Point has established a small, but growing, elementary and middle-school education program, and offers adult education programs throughout the year. 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URL: From deedeeknit at yahoo.com Mon Jan 11 16:44:08 2021 From: deedeeknit at yahoo.com (Dee Dee) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7E23527B-0FBA-4359-842D-2A3C26CE78CC@yahoo.com> Thought I?d add that when I lived a 5-minute walk from, and spent a lot of time at Juanita Bay Park back in 2006-2007, several times observed Killdeer working the mud and shallows near the Causeway, doing what my husband and I called ?trembling? with their feet/legs in the mud. It was interesting to watch. Just assumed it was, as others have opined, a feeding behavior. Have seen it since then on occasion and recently saw in a search on-line using the key words -foot trembling- that it is common in many species of plover and is thought to somehow induce their prey to come closer to the surface where they can grab it. Folks have posted video showing it even on dry sand, not just damp or wet surfaces. Glad you mentioned it. Dee Warnock Edmonds > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:11:23 -0800 > From: Greg Harrington > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Greetings! > > About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. > > If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. > > In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! > > Happy Birding, > Greg Harrington From ixoreus at scattercreek.com Mon Jan 11 17:32:28 2021 From: ixoreus at scattercreek.com (Bob Sundstrom) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: <53592080-6D69-434F-B249-25951E0371D8@comcast.net> References: <53592080-6D69-434F-B249-25951E0371D8@comcast.net> Message-ID: <52A26927-5D9C-4F51-A831-7C2030B23C80@scattercreek.com> Somewhat analogous is foot-paddling in smaller gulls, which I watched last winter on the Tofino tide flats. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.birdwatchingdaily.com/beginners/birding-faq/julie-craves-gull-foot-paddling/amp/ Bob Sundstrom Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2021, at 3:56 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > ?Quite a few species of plovers use this ?foot-quivering? behavior, and it is presumed to stimulate their small prey animals to move, so they can detect them. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Jan 10, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Steven Dammer wrote: >> >> Funny enough I noticed this behavior too and assumed the same! I wasn't able to dig up any info either. I assumed it had to be their way of agitating small inverts to either come closer to the surface or locate them >> >>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 14:12 Greg Harrington wrote: >>> Greetings! >>> >>> About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. >>> >>> If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. >>> >>> In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! >>> >>> Happy Birding, >>> Greg Harrington >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdologist at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 04:06:54 2021 From: birdologist at gmail.com (Devorah the Ornithologist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] how to describe this parrot's plumage colouring? Message-ID: hello everyone, i've been staring at this wild rainbow lory (photo attached), which some people are describing as "leucistic". google images link: https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMa54w0MwAL6Gtwem9ewXCQeoFLDPvaCe0xzYys except ... i don't think it is leucistic because the definition of leucism is the reduction in one or more melanin-based pigments being deposited into the feathers. considering this parrot appears to have normal amounts of yellow pigments, but a lack in blue feather structure that would normally create its green colouring, i think it is not leucistic at all. (green colours in parrots are created by a mixture of yellow pigments and blue structural colours.) however, the only word i can think of to describe this condition is "pied" or "piebald", which i don't think is particularly precise. does anyone else know what this feather colouration/condition is called? thanks. -- GrrlScientist Contact: *grrlscientist@gmail.com * | Twitter Words: Forbes | Medium | GoodReads sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. [Virgil, Aeneid] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Tue Jan 12 06:09:09 2021 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior Message-ID: <1940970875.62762.1610460549818@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill.tweit at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 08:23:14 2021 From: bill.tweit at gmail.com (Bill Tweit) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bushtits explored on eBird Northwest Message-ID: There are two distinct populations of Bushtits in the Pacific Northwest: Pacific and Interior. The latter is not as well understood as the former, read how to identify both and how to contribute to our knowledge of the distribution of Interior Bushtits and the range expansion of Pacific Bushtits in this new posting on eBird Northwest, at: https://ebird.org/pnw/news/bushtits-another-east-meets-west-story A reminder, eBird Northwest is a great resource for Pacific Northwest birders. In addition to periodic focus articles like identification of Fox Sparrows, Cassiar Juncoes, fall swallows and the like (all of which can be found by clicking the "Northwest Species highlights" button on the eBird Northwest homepage), eBird Northwest also has a useful section on community science projects in the Northwest, habitats, and it carries the content of the main eBird page. If you are a Pacific Northwest eBirder and you aren't already using eBird Northwest as your portal for eBirding rather than the national portal, now is a good time to switch to get the same eBird access with a Northwest flavor. Bill Tweit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Tue Jan 12 08:45:24 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior In-Reply-To: <52A26927-5D9C-4F51-A831-7C2030B23C80@scattercreek.com> References: <53592080-6D69-434F-B249-25951E0371D8@comcast.net> <52A26927-5D9C-4F51-A831-7C2030B23C80@scattercreek.com> Message-ID: <506276825.87767989.1610469924041.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Speaking of gulls foot-paddling, here's a Ring-billed Gull at Potholes State Park in Grant Co on 10.11.18. https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/50827800018/in/datetaken/ Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com From: "Bob Sundstrom" To: "Dennis Paulson" Cc: "Tweeters" , "Greg Harrington" Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 5:32:28 PM Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior Somewhat analogous is foot-paddling in smaller gulls, which I watched last winter on the Tofino tide flats. [ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.birdwatchingdaily.com/beginners/birding-faq/julie-craves-gull-foot-paddling/amp/ | https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.birdwatchingdaily.com/beginners/birding-faq/julie-craves-gull-foot-paddling/amp/ ] Bob Sundstrom Sent from my iPhone On Jan 10, 2021, at 3:56 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: BQ_BEGIN Quite a few species of plovers use this ?foot-quivering? behavior, and it is presumed to stimulate their small prey animals to move, so they can detect them. Dennis Paulson Seattle BQ_BEGIN On Jan 10, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Steven Dammer < [ mailto:dammerecologist1990@gmail.com | dammerecologist1990@gmail.com ] > wrote: Funny enough I noticed this behavior too and assumed the same! I wasn't able to dig up any info either. I assumed it had to be their way of agitating small inverts to either come closer to the surface or locate them On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 14:12 Greg Harrington < [ mailto:gregtheteacher@gmail.com | gregtheteacher@gmail.com ] > wrote: BQ_BEGIN Greetings! About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! 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Because birds have such sophisticated senses, they can see, hear and feel things which we cannot. The vibration certainly must affect the tiny annelid-like prey species which may be revealed or perhaps even attracted to the vibration. The vibrating foot is carefully placed out in front while the other foot supports the bird?s weight. The Plover seems to listen more than look directly downward. I have not noticed the head being cocked in any particular attitude. But the typical plunge/grab feeding of the Plovers follows once the bird detects an item to devour. Then the behaviour is repeated in a slightly different location. Because this behavior seems to be done in very shallow pools, I have long thought the vibration is helpful to reveal one type of species. I?ve seen very thin wire like worms being consumed but I do not know if any other type of species are revealed or attracted due to this. Very best, Tim Birdman Productions - Montana Birdman Adventures - Missouri > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:11:23 -0800 > From: Greg Harrington > > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover Behavior > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Greetings! > > About a month ago I was out at the coast watching some Semipalmated Plovers feeding in the tidal zone. It was really cold and I noticed one bird?s leg shaking ? and being rather cold myself I assumed at first it was shivering. Looking over at another one I saw it doing the same thing ? and I wondered at that point if it was shaking its leg a part of a probing/feeding behavior. I have not really found any info about this, but it makes sense since their bills are too short to probe the mud it makes sense to me that they?d have an alternative means for sensing or finding snacks. > > If anyone has any insights or has seen similar behavior I?d enjoy hearing more. > > In terms of an early Spring ? I have a coneflower plant that is putting out a bloom which is astonishing since it is about 5 months too early! > > Happy Birding, > Greg Harrington Timothy Barksdale Birdman Productions LLC P.O.Box 1124 69 Mountain View Dr. Choteau, MT 59422 Missouri: Birdman Adventures LLC Timothy dot barksdale at gmail dot .com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Denis Chair, emeritus, WDFW Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council The Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council advises the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on keeping common species common and recovering sensitive, threatened, or endangered species. The council also recommends approaches for developing and maintaining the social, political, and financial support necessary to conserve wildlife species diversity in Washington. WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 https://wdfw.wa.gov Date: January 12, 2021 Contacts: Taylor Cotten 360-902-2505; Jason Wettstein 360-704-0258 WDFW seeks comment on periodic status review for Ferruginous Hawks OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on its draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk. The department is recommending a change from threatened to endangered status for Ferruginous Hawks in Washington. Breeding populations of Ferruginous Hawks have been in sustained decline in Washington since 1974, with a decreasing trend in adult pairs at nesting areas and decreased reproductive success. "Ferruginous Hawks have been in trouble for decades. Factors involved include loss and degradation of nesting and foraging habitat, and associated reductions to populations of their primary prey species," said Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager at WDFW. The Ferruginous Hawk, the largest hawk in North America, is an open-country species that inhabits grasslands and shrub-steppe in eastern Washington. Conversion and degradation of native grasslands and arid shrublands has resulted in the loss of nesting and foraging habitat for the species. The draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk is available for review at WDFW's publications webpage. The public can provide comments on the drafts through April 12, 2021. Written comments on the review and recommendation can be submitted via email to TandEpubliccom@dfw.wa.gov or by mail to Taylor Cotten, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 43141, Olympia, WA 98504-3200. WDFW prepares recovery plans to guide conservation and recovery efforts and periodically reviews the status of protected species in the state. WDFW is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. The agency works to keep common species common and restore species of greatest conservation need. May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: hello again, everyone, please accept my apologies for my previous, unsuccessful, attempts to share a photo of a supposedly "leucistic" lory. a story about this "mutant" lorikeet has just hit the news now and is featured in The Daily Mail Australia: https://twitter.com/Pennycopter/status/1349311937629208576/photo/1 i think that you now can see the photos of a "normal" versus a "mutant" rainbow lorikeet. as i mentioned in my previous messages, i'm interested to know what birders might describe this bird as being ... leucistic? (despite this term being applied to the lack of melanin-based pigments in plumage, which is NOT the source of this bird's peculiar colouring) or "pied"/"piebald" which is, at best, an imprecise term. thanks. -- GrrlScientist Contact: *grrlscientist@gmail.com * | Twitter Words: Forbes | Medium | GoodReads sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. [Virgil, Aeneid] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tweeters has been hit from an unusual and malicious direction (onset Dec 29, 2020?), as a number of you know first-hand: certain posts being sent in are getting picked out, apparently before even reaching the electronic ?guts? of our listserv (?UW Mailman?). A cascade of unwanted, salacious messages with or without attached images have then started pouring into those unfortunate ? post-ers? " inboxes: perhaps showing as a reply to that Tweeters post, and later as the flow of C@*P continues, perhaps with nothing shown in the subject line. The UW?s IT department has worked with me in earnest since this S%#T began to surface, and there is little currently available in the way of an explanation for why these ?low-lifes? have targeted Tweeters subscribers. And most sadly, there is no systemic UW listserv repair or fortification we can put into place to stop the incursions; efforts by the IT experts at UW are continuing, be assured. On the individual level, each affected ?post-er? should know how to block senders (for what benefit that may offer), and should also consider the value of communicating with your internet service provider (ISO) for specific advice. There are many more facts and specific replies that might be provided here, but in this first update, the primary messages are: - - needing to take a huge group sigh and lament together - - asking for your actions and cooperation, as directly below 1. Please do carry forth with all the fabulous exchange that has made Tweeters what it is today, and has been for these many decades. 2. Let?s try not to soil what is held and seen (and retained) in Tweeters; we can exclude that type of notoriety. 3. If you are affected because you have posted something, follow for now THIS set of requests to assist the search for solutions: - please do not post into tweeters your report of the ?incursion? ? or even great suggestions you might have - please do not forward the offending material - consider sending a short report to us by writing to: tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu - in the subject line (title) kindly place "Incursions" Tweeters-linked invasion of email (or something of that sort) - include screenshots of material (as well as whether you are a ?Digest" or ?Immediate?subscriber to tweeters) Should anyone be hugely experienced in cyber-sleuthing, please do make contact (tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu). Stay tuned but not too attuned, for future updates. And a personal thank you to those who have taken the time to help in our investigations to date. Best wishes all! 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Thanks, Caryn From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 12:12:43 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] a few recent Clark County birds Message-ID: Tweeters, Just a quick update from Clark County: A BRANDT'S CORMORANT was found yesterday along the Columbia River at Vancouver by birders in Portland. It is perched on one of the cement pilings that support the I-5 Bridge. It seems to be within feet of the state line - thankfully appearing to be on the Washington side. This may be a first county record but I don't know that for sure. https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S79234651 I found a female or immature male TUFTED DUCK at BluRock Landing which is just west of Vancouver Lake. See the eBird checklist for the exact location. https://ebird.org/checklist/S79233762 Keep your eyes and ears skyward or on the water. 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We immediately looked up "when what to my wondering eyes should appear" but a Black-billed Magpie flying about 50' up and 50' out, a large and vivid black and white bird with a very long tail, flying southward. It proceeded across the bay and then up and over Rosario Head, vocalizing as it disappeared from sight. A quick trip up to the top of Rosario Head did not give us another sighting. No Yellow-billed Loon for us today, but the Magpie at a beach in Western Wash. on a brilliantly clear and sunny day put a big smile on our faces and was certainly our bird of the day. Perhaps it was blown off course by the recent storms? Joan Bird Bellingham -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jan 14 19:32:25 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-01-14 Message-ID: Tweets ? A stunningly glorious sunrise and a wonderful, warm, sunny morning at Marymoor today. The park is extensively flooded, however, and even with tall boots we were not able to get into some of the southern end of the park. Worse, the whole place was OVERRUN with very active American Robins (plus enough vocalizing European Starlings to muddle birding by ear), to the point that it made finding any other birds a challenge. Still, we managed. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? pair hidden in the willows at the Rowing Club b.. American Wigeon and Green-winged Teal ? huddled in the middle, closed sections of the flooded Dog Meadow c.. Ring-necked Pheasant ? ?Lonesome George II? heard from Viewing Mound just before 8 d.. Horned Grebe ? 2 or 3 FAR out on the lake, from the flooded Lake Platform e.. Cooper?s Hawk ? three sightings, at least 1 adult, and one juvenile f.. Hairy Woodpecker ? Mason had one in the East Meadow g.. Northern Shrike ? one in the East Meadow, seen by most of us h.. Cedar Waxwing ? 3 at Dog Central, mixed in with American Robins. Very unusual at Marymoor in winter i.. Western Meadowlark ? Jordan?s group had 2 in fields 7-8-9 A late scan of the lake turned up a lone male HOODED MERGANSER, a female CANVASBACK, and a male and female LESSER SCAUP. We only had 8 Scaup sightings in 2020, and only one of those was definitely Lesser. Scaup were much more common at Marymoor 20+ years ago. Near the Art Barn, ENE of the mansion, we had a DOUGLAS SQUIRREL, only the 5th time we?ve seen one in the park (compared with almost 1000 sightings for Eastern Gray Squirrel). Misses today included Ring-billed Gull (though a flock of gulls took flight when I was only 1/2 way through scoping them), Marsh Wren, and Purple Finch. For the day, 60 species plus a probable Barn Owl that went down as owl sp. 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What do we now know about the relationship between dinosaurs and birds???Our presenter on February 1, Kim Adelson, says that virtually all paleontologists agree that birds evolved from dinosaurs, and most even go so far as to claim that birds are, in fact, living dinosaurs.??In her presentation, she will explain the structural and behavioral similarities between birds and the more ?classic? dinosaurs they evolved from. She guarantees that you will not only be surprised as to how dinosaur-like birds are, but also how very bird-like dinosaurs were.??After this talk, you will never think about T. rex in the same way again! What:??Dinosaurs Amongst Us with Kim Adelson When:??Monday, February 1, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) The Washington Ornithological Society?s Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King, WOS Program Coordinator Seattle From wohlers13 at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 08:39:08 2021 From: wohlers13 at gmail.com (Lynn Wohlers) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-Billed Magpie In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Joan, a Black-billed Magpie was being seen on Fidalgo last year. I heard about it and went to find it on Oct. 1st when it was at the Skyline Marina, which isn't far from Rosario Beach. I wonder if it's the same bird. I don't see a local sighting after Oct 2nd but maybe I'm missing something, or maybe it wasn't reported for a few months. Lynn www.bluebrightly.com Virus-free. www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 6:34 PM Joan Bird wrote: > Joanne Weldon and I included Rosario Head on our Skagit County birding > route today in the hope that the Yellow-billed Loon might make an > appearance. As we stepped out into the open at the bay (just past the > parking lot and lawn area) we were startled by a very loud bird > vocalization. We immediately looked up "when what to my wondering eyes > should appear" but a Black-billed Magpie flying about 50' up and 50' out, a > large and vivid black and white bird with a very long tail, flying > southward. It proceeded across the bay and then up and over Rosario Head, > vocalizing as it disappeared from sight. A quick trip up to the top of > Rosario Head did not give us another sighting. No Yellow-billed Loon for > us today, but the Magpie at a beach in Western Wash. on a brilliantly > clear and sunny day put a big smile on our faces and was certainly our bird > of the day. Perhaps it was blown off course by the recent storms? > > Joan Bird > Bellingham > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Lynn Wohlers Blogging at Bluebrightly Photography on Flickr And at Lynn Wohlers.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elc at uw.edu Fri Jan 15 08:59:46 2021 From: elc at uw.edu (elc) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] From Tweeters Administration - update #2 ("Incursions" Tweeters-linked invasion of your email...) Message-ID: <9A06D3C9-2396-4240-8A38-11599E284A7D@uw.edu> Sadly, we are being dragged into deeper Lowlands, Tweets. An active investigation continues, thanks to the UW-IT folks. But meanwhile, the last 24 hours has made clear that worse infiltration is occurring. That is, you may have seen that low-life ?xyz" has posed as a legitimate new subscriber, and using email address ?abc? managed to post into our listserv, yesterday. As soon as detected, ?abc? was removed from the database (and indeed banned), but sorry to say that is only one single incursion, blotted out. To the untold numbers of birding enthusiasts who enjoy what Tweeters represents, new dents and bruises aside, this Forum will do its best to adapt and roll, and strengthen wherever possible. To our 3600+ members (some subscribed since the inception of Tweeters), who are heartily appreciated for joining and often contributing to Tweeters, you are therefore Tweeter's ?Living Bird? with apologies to Cornell. One word - Solidarity. Here is information on two new items: one is an action we have initiated Jan 14, 2021 for new subscribers. 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Jeff Gibson Moon watching in Port Townsend From wilber4818 at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 19:59:35 2021 From: wilber4818 at gmail.com (Twink Coffman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] spam In-Reply-To: <2001981277.2040840.1610645206769@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2001981277.2040840.1610645206769.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2001981277.2040840.1610645206769@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: getting lots of spam lately... wonder what's up.. On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 9:28 AM Ellen Cohen wrote: > problem with spam replies. Am I the only one? > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Twink wilber4818@gmail.com Ferndale, WA out on the beach be kind to one another -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Sat Jan 16 12:50:19 2021 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan County Birding References: <77427F51-64EA-4D76-B9DF-D20B6177C1F7.ref@rocketmail.com> Message-ID: <77427F51-64EA-4D76-B9DF-D20B6177C1F7@rocketmail.com> Hi all, On Wednesday and Thursday I birded around the varied habitats of Okanogan County. Unfortunately the wind was quite strong on Wednesday, which conferred very few birds, but things really calmed down on Thursday, which turned out to be a gorgeous day! I started out Wednesday morning along Fancher Rd, which runs through shrub steppe and fields along the eastern base of a tall cliff (the butte blocked the wind nicely!). I normally stop here in the hopes of a calling Chukar or maybe a soaring Golden Eagle. On this morning I got all this and more! I flushed two Gray Partridge off the road approaching the cliff, my first time seeing this species at this location. At the cliffs, three Chukar called along with a Canyon Wren as the sun warmed the fairly calm, sheltered air. My personal highlight was a soaring Golden Eagle, which alit on an exposed branch about halfway up the cliff, allowing wonderful views with great lighting. As I watched it, another Golden Eagle appeared, presumably the male of the pair that breeds here, and began its majestic swooping display right above my head!! Absolutely magical? Well, it was all downhill from there. Emboldened by my great start to the morning, I eagerly charged up into the highlands and found?. very little. The wind howled, and the temperatures were unseasonably warm, keeping most birds in hiding. I scoured the highlands for five hours before turning tail, finding little more interesting than a small flock of Snow Buntings along Havillah Road and a few Red Crossbills along Hungry Hollow Rd. My 30 minute stint along Mary Anne Creek Rd (normally one of the premier spots) was indicative of the day: I saw a grand total of two Black-billed Magpies on the ENTIRE 6 miles road, despite multiple stops in the prime habitat. It was really slow? at least it was sunny and beautiful! A bit discouraged, I decided Great Gray Owls and the like would be a fantasy on such a day, and opted to head down to Osoyoos Lake in hopes of waterfowl and gulls. Well, it was just as windy here, which made scoping for waterfowl very difficult and caused the gulls to wheel in the air, neglecting to present me with very good views. I was just about to give up, when suddenly the wind virtually stopped as the sun set! Finally I was able to get some bearing on the birds present, finding three Red-breasted Mergansers, 12 Trumpeter Swans, Barrow?s Goldeneyes, Herring, California and Olympic Gulls, and a Merlin. A pleasant respite to end the day? Thursday was much more lucrative. I decided I would do something I had always wanted to do, but never really found the time for: walk the entirety of Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area. This place is truly awesome, and it is not birded even close to enough. It?s the kind of place that if situated near a larger populace could perhaps garner 240+ species and thousands of eBird lists. As it stands, there are still fewer than 200 checklists for the location, amounting to almost 190 species. Anyways, the birds! I found a number of interesting birds on my survey, including a continuing American White Pelican, Glaucous Gull, Virginia Rails and Marsh Wrens, as well Dunlin, Say?s Phoebe, Barn Owl, Hermit Thrush, Purple Finch, American Tree Sparrow, Cackling Goose, Pine Siskin, both Kinglets, Wilson?s Snipe and 15 species of duck. All of these are fairly difficult to come by in Okanogan county winters, so I was quite pleased! I totaled 57 species for the morning, easily my highest total at single location in January in Okanogan county. Below my report I will outline some tips for birding Cassimer Bar, in hopes that I can convince a couple birders to check out this fantastic place and find some great birds! Afterwards, I crossed the road from Cassimer Bar and scoped the Okanogan River at the junction of hwy 17 and hwy 97, which was swarming with waterfowl! Here I estimated around 650 American Wigeon, though I was unable to pick out an Eurasian. It seems like the spot to do so, though! There was also a single Tundra Swan mixed in with 44 Trumpeter Swans, a Purple Finch, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Cedar Waxwings. I drove to Grand Coulee afterwards, spending an unexciting 45 minutes hoping for gulls below the dam or at Electric City. My only sighting of any note was a continuing American Dipper below the dam. My real reason for coming this way was to bird the Columbia River west of Nespelem, something I had never done before. This place is vaunted as the only reliable place in Okanogan county for interesting gulls, attracted to three large aquiculture operations. Though the riverside access points were closed to non-tribal members due to COVID, I was able to spy some interesting birds right along the road. Oh, and did I mention that this area is just drop dead gorgeous?! Worth the trek for the scenery alone. On my drive there I had a Townsend?s Solitaire fly over my car and noticed several Northern Shrikes perched on telephone wires. Along the river, I found one spot along Nespelem Bar where I could scan perching gulls while Canyon Wrens called, finding a Thayer?s (Iceland) Gull, and one interesting 1CY gull that I believe was likely a Herring x Glaucous-winged Gull amongst the Herring, Ring-billed and Olympic Gulls. Not much else of note was around, but as I mentioned, it was gorgeous and I didn?t mind. I rounded out the day with 71 species, a lovely day of Okanogan birding. Alright, now for the Cassimer Bar directions! Previously, I have mostly accessed the bar by parking at the pullout just east of the bridge on hwy 97 the crosses the Okanogan River. This can be good, but there?s a fair bit of road noise, it?s a fair walk out to the Columbia, and even once you get to the Columbia you can?t really view everything without walking further. Instead, I suggest you park at the west end of Cassimer Bar Rd (48.0960933, -119.7086949; this can be pretty muddy, but it?s entirely manageable in an AWD car) and walk south to the river at (48.0921492, -119.7107153). This is where many of the good birds I mentioned above were viewed from, including AWPE, GLGU, ATSP, SAPH, DUNL and more. This spot allows a nice view of the river, where you can identify almost all the waterfowl within view on Lake Pateros. From there, either walk west and complete a shorter loop back to the parking area, or if you?re feeling adventurous, walk south to this general area (48.0875577, -119.7067684), which has some nice thick trees. This is where the HETH, PUFI, BANO and most passerines were, and has prime habitat for something like a Long-eared Owls or migrants in the spring or fall. Cows have made some paths through the trees, making it fairly easy to get back into the thickets themselves. This area also often has mud in the fall, making it a good spot to look for shorebirds. From there, I would just backtrack and finish walking the loop. In this reasonable walk, you are able to cover the best parts of the bar, probably finding some cool birds! Happy birding all, Eric Heisey From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sat Jan 16 14:16:59 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] contest: Guess the next 5 state birds! In-Reply-To: <6CC7CACF-F91C-46BD-AD7A-AE5A85830EA3@earthlink.net> References: <01FAD615-E7F3-4B92-8A7A-4FDDDCC680BA@earthlink.net> <6CC7CACF-F91C-46BD-AD7A-AE5A85830EA3@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <1BBD5242-15F2-4567-8834-932376469324@earthlink.net> Hi all - Last reminder to get in your guesses for the next 5 new species for WA - I need to receive your guesses by the end of this long weekend to count. Join in the fun w/ just 5 quick guesses Thanks, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA > On Jan 9, 2021, at 6:59 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > Hi Tweeters & INWBers > A reminder that we are getting close to the deadline to join in the ?guess the next 5 state birds? contest this round. > I?m accepting responses for a couple more weeks ? > See message below and the linked article for details. > > One fun note: With the appearance of a pretty solid looking Winter Wren yesterday, I?m not accepting guesses of Winter Wren from anyone who has not yet submitted a list. I believe 2 participants so far got that one, so there are early leaders in the game. > > Best, > > Matt Bartels > Seattle, WA > >> On Dec 11, 2020, at 5:18 AM, Matt Bartels > wrote: >> >> hi everyone - >> I wanted to ping the list to participate in a contest if interested. In the current issue of WOS News [https://wos.org/documents/wosnews/wosnews188.pdf#page=1 ], I?ve got a summary of the last round of this game. 31 people sent in guesses last time [late 2017-2018], predicting the next 5 birds that would be added to the official state list of birds. After adding 8 [or 7, depending on how you count] species, there were 3 winners last time: Congrats to Evie Merrill, Grace Oliver, and Brad Waggoner for correctly predicting two of the new species. >> >> This will be the 4th time this contest has been run - once by Dennis Paulson in 1994, twice more recently by me, and now this new round. >> >> Will a Cerulean Warble come to visit? How about a Winter Wren? Maybe the next bird will see us finally add a phylloscopus warbler to our list... or a Mississippi Kite?.. too many choices! >> >> To join in: Read the article above for details and ideas, spend some time with the state checklist and other resources to figure out what seems likely, and then make your guesses. Send a list of 5 species to me here, by mid-January. Then, in a couple years or so, we?ll see how we all did. >> >> Looking forward to seeing what the collective wisdom of the crowd comes up to this time around. >> >> Matt Bartels >> Seattle, WA >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. We must follow the prescribed rules: 1. Maintain social distancing throughout the walk. 2. Stay in groups of not more than five - we can divide up before we start trekking. 3. Do not share birding or other gear, including scopes, binoculars, etc. 4. Wear a cloth mask. Don't put others or yourself at risk by not wearing one. Hope to see you there! May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From yekramw at gmail.com Sat Jan 16 19:14:41 2021 From: yekramw at gmail.com (Will Markey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Today's Video: Stealing Black Swan's eggs... to save them In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Another great Mel's Video of the day. Will Markey General Adjuster Cell - 253-569-8455 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mel's Video Of The Day! Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 4:02 AM Subject: Today's Video: Stealing Black Swan's eggs... to save them To: Will Stealing Black Swan's eggs... to save them View this email in your browser *Mel's Video Of The Day!* Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Hello Will, *Stealing Black Swan's eggs... to save them * In the middle of the winter, Black Swans in Holland sometimes lay their eggs, because their biological clock is still set to Australia. Mom will sit patiently on her nest, in the middle of the ice. 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I hope you enjoy it. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/01/lesprit-de-escalier.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Sincerely, Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alndonna at wamail.net Sun Jan 17 14:43:08 2021 From: alndonna at wamail.net (Al n Donna) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 Message-ID: Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 Al in Tacoma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RexTak at msn.com Sun Jan 17 15:43:44 2021 From: RexTak at msn.com (Rex Takasugi) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Phoebe at Frager Road in Kent Message-ID: Surprised to see a Black Phoebe on Frager Road in Kent near the Cottonwood Grove Park. The GPS coordinates are 47.388743, -122.273720 (or 47?23'19.5"N 122?16'25.4"W). Park along Frager Road at Cottonwood Grove, walk past the gate that closes the road to traffic. Look in the marshy area to the left (west). It was perching on the dead tree branches and singing away. It may be the one Mary Saylor reported seeing at Kent Ponds two or three weeks ago, as Kent Ponds is close by (maybe 1.5 miles away). Good birding! Rex Takasugi Kent, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owler at sounddsl.com Sun Jan 17 16:43:43 2021 From: owler at sounddsl.com (J. Acker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 In-Reply-To: <202101172243.10HMhHr8028624@mxout24.cac.washington.edu> References: <202101172243.10HMhHr8028624@mxout24.cac.washington.edu> Message-ID: <005501d6ed32$f96bfd40$ec43f7c0$@sounddsl.com> I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as harassment. The ABA code of ethics states ?Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area?? Where does the WOS Board stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a Code of Ethics). J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Al n Donna Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:43 PM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 Al in Tacoma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmaron101 at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 16:46:37 2021 From: mmaron101 at gmail.com (Mason Maron) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 In-Reply-To: <005501d6ed32$f96bfd40$ec43f7c0$@sounddsl.com> References: <202101172243.10HMhHr8028624@mxout24.cac.washington.edu> <005501d6ed32$f96bfd40$ec43f7c0$@sounddsl.com> Message-ID: I don't see any real harm in using a limited amount of playback for this bird, especially given the requirements for an ID on it. Given the physical similarities to our local Pacific Wren, vocalizations from the bird are essentially going to be the only way to confidently identify it, so the use of playback may become next to necessary in order to be sure you're actually seeing this state first. Mason Maron On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:44 PM J. Acker wrote: > I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as > harassment. The ABA code of ethics states ?Limit the use of recordings > and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded > areas, for species that are rare in the area?? Where does the WOS Board > stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a > Code of Ethics). > > > > J. Acker > > owler@sounddsl.com > > Bainbridge Island, WA > > > > *From:* Tweeters *On Behalf > Of *Al n Donna > *Sent:* Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:43 PM > *To:* Tweeters > *Subject:* [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 > > > > Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded > well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 > > > > Al in Tacoma > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owler at sounddsl.com Sun Jan 17 17:07:51 2021 From: owler at sounddsl.com (J. Acker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Winter Wren Sunday January 17 References: <202101172243.10HMhHr8028624@mxout24.cac.washington.edu> <005501d6ed32$f96bfd40$ec43f7c0$@sounddsl.com> Message-ID: <008901d6ed36$582190e0$0864b2a0$@sounddsl.com> So what exactly is wrong with waiting for it to sing on its own, as it was originally discovered? I disagree with your logic, especially as this bird has been confirmed. Now it is a series of state tickers personally verifying what has already been established. Harassment from the bird?s point of view. J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Mason Maron > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 4:47 PM To: J. Acker >; Tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 I don't see any real harm in using a limited amount of playback for this bird, especially given the requirements for an ID on it. Given the physical similarities to our local Pacific Wren, vocalizations from the bird are essentially going to be the only way to confidently identify it, so the use of playback may become next to necessary in order to be sure you're actually seeing this state first. Mason Maron On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:44 PM J. Acker > wrote: I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as harassment. The ABA code of ethics states ?Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area?? Where does the WOS Board stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a Code of Ethics). J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of Al n Donna Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:43 PM To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 Al in Tacoma _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 17:19:43 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Winter Wren Sunday January 17 In-Reply-To: <008901d6ed36$582190e0$0864b2a0$@sounddsl.com> References: <008901d6ed36$582190e0$0864b2a0$@sounddsl.com> Message-ID: <78798246-63A3-4EDA-89CB-0A78BB611363@gmail.com> I would like to respectfully weigh in in support of J. Acker?s position. I don?t think recordings should be used in a case like this. Making ?carve-outs? or trying to make exceptions to sound ethical policy seems like a slippery slope, and not in the interests of the birds. It isn?t the poor bird?s fault that it is drab and small! I appreciate the siren call of listing, but I think we need to put the birds first. Doug Santoni DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Jan 17, 2021, at 5:08 PM, J. Acker wrote: > > ? > So what exactly is wrong with waiting for it to sing on its own, as it was originally discovered? > > I disagree with your logic, especially as this bird has been confirmed. Now it is a series of state tickers personally verifying what has already been established. Harassment from the bird?s point of view. > > J. Acker > owler@sounddsl.com > Bainbridge Island, WA > > From: Mason Maron > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 4:47 PM > To: J. Acker ; Tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 > > I don't see any real harm in using a limited amount of playback for this bird, especially given the requirements for an ID on it. Given the physical similarities to our local Pacific Wren, vocalizations from the bird are essentially going to be the only way to confidently identify it, so the use of playback may become next to necessary in order to be sure you're actually seeing this state first. > > Mason Maron > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:44 PM J. Acker wrote: > I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as harassment. The ABA code of ethics states ?Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area?? Where does the WOS Board stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a Code of Ethics). > > J. Acker > owler@sounddsl.com > Bainbridge Island, WA > > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Al n Donna > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:43 PM > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 > > Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 > > Al in Tacoma > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Sun Jan 17 17:22:43 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] WOS's Tweeters Archives Message-ID: Dear Tweeters - All Tweeters messages for the year 2020 have now been added to WOS's Tweeters Archive, which can be found at https://tweetersarchives.org/ There were a total of 3,542 Tweeters messages during 2020, ranging from a low of 220 messages in February to a high of 364 in September. The Tweeters Archive, sponsored by the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), now contains Tweeters messages from 1994 through 2020.? You can search or browse to find the message or messages you're looking for. To find messages for the current year (2021), look at the archive on the University of Washington site: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/ Jane Hadley hadleyj1725 AT gmail DOT com Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From qblater at yahoo.com Sun Jan 17 17:54:07 2021 From: qblater at yahoo.com (Qblater) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter wren References: <09C877C5-71C3-43AD-A3CD-1D16E2658835.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <09C877C5-71C3-43AD-A3CD-1D16E2658835@yahoo.com> On the subject of overuse of playback for this poor bird Please keep in mind that this rural area has feral cats or ? barn cats? and repeated singing will attract them and make their job of locating the bird a lot easier. With 6 to 12 birders a day, enough is enough we need to give it a rest Clarice Clark Puyallup, WA From calliopehb at comcast.net Sun Jan 17 18:03:25 2021 From: calliopehb at comcast.net (Beth Thompson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Winter Wren Sunday January 17 Message-ID: With Winter Wrens, they have such a beautiful song. Ever notice how quiet they get as soon as you focus on them? I know I've been tempted to play recordings? but it's not the right thing to do. I limit pishing too as it can detract birds from their foraging and bring them up where a predator could snag them. Nothing wrong with listening to recorded bird songs in order to ID a bird though.? Planned on birding today but worked at home instead. ? Kind regards, Beth ThompsoArlington WA Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On Jan 17, 2021 5:07 PM, "J. Acker" wrote: > > So what exactly is wrong with waiting for it to sing on its own, as it was originally discovered? > > I disagree with your logic, especially as this bird has been confirmed. Now it is a series of state tickers personally verifying what has already been established. Harassment from the bird?s point of view. > > J. Acker > > owler@sounddsl.com > > Bainbridge Island, WA > > From: Mason Maron > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 4:47 PM > To: J. Acker ; Tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 > > I don't see any real harm in using a limited amount of playback for this bird, especially given the requirements for an ID on it. Given the physical similarities to our local Pacific Wren, vocalizations from the bird are essentially going to be the only way to confidently identify it, so the use of playback may become next to necessary in order to be sure you're actually seeing this state first. > > Mason Maron > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:44 PM J. Acker wrote: >> >> I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as harassment. The ABA code of ethics states ?Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area?? Where does the WOS Board stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a Code of Ethics). >> >> J. Acker >> >> owler@sounddsl.com >> >> Bainbridge Island, WA >> >> From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Al n Donna >> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 2:43 PM >> To: Tweeters >> Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 >> >> Found just before noon on both sides of the small white shed. Responded well to recording. My best photo is at: https://pbase.com/image/171351144 >> >> Al in Tacoma >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bradliljequist at msn.com Sun Jan 17 21:42:07 2021 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Shout out for Gibson Spit - many Ancient Murrelets today Message-ID: Gibson Spit, in my mind, is an underappreciated and -mentioned gem. Located at the mouth of Sequim Bay, it is by itself a gorgeous location, which also brings in a lot of great birds. In particular, the light is very special there, forelighting nearly everything through a rainshadowy spotlight. Today, lots of Common Goldeneye, Buffleheads, Harlequins, Brant, and most surprising, many Ancient Murrelets - some as close as 100 feet. Lots of to-ing and fro-ing so it was hard to put a guess on numbers, but I would say at least 50 (they were moving in and out of the Bay so who knows exactly). Definitely get down to the end of the spit and plan to sit for some time and just take in whatever moves by. Also a great place later in the year to watch the Protection Island Rhino Auklets. I am assuming a lot of fish moves through the tight channel thus the attraction. Also, an excellent place for a small boat or kayak - next time, we plan to bring the Avon and just do an quiet offshore float and see what flies over. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA, USA. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcydaddio89 at gmail.com Mon Jan 18 10:33:42 2021 From: marcydaddio89 at gmail.com (Marcy D'Addio) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Found - Nikon Lens Hood Message-ID: I found a Nikon Lens Hood at Ebey's Landing, Whidbey Island on Jan. 17. Contact me off post with description and to make arrangements for return of the item. -Marcy D'Addio Redmond, WA marcy daddio eighty-nine at g mail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Mon Jan 18 12:12:32 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington County Year List Project 2020 summary & 2021 launch Message-ID: <879AD139-3685-48BE-9ED6-DF73FE567A9D@earthlink.net> Hi Tweeters & INWBers - Here?s the year-end report for the 2020 round of the county year-list project. Full results posted here: http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html [for those waiting for fresh excel checklists for 2021 - stay tuned, we?re getting close!] This was the 14th year we?ve recruited compilers from every county to keep track of sightings. The idea behind the project is to get behind the fun of individual county listing to compile a ?community? list ? rather than just birds seen by a single individual, we attempt to pull together birds seen by anyone over the course of the year. It provides one perspective on the birds of Washington in 2020. Some results for 2020: Overall, I?m mostly surprised by how ?normal? the results look despite this year?s disruptions. 393 species were reported statewide. That?s just a little below average [394.6], and one lower than 2019?s total. 323 species for Eastern Washington. That?s six above last year, and almost exactly at our average [323.3] 368 species for Western Washington. That?s four below last year, but still three higher than the overall average [365.0]. Record high totals were reported for fourteen counties. That might be a result of more birders staying close to home? Records highs were tallied for: Asotin [225], Benton [235], Cowlitz [209], Franklin [222], Grant [262], Island [243], King [292], Kitsap [241], Lewis [213], Mason [213], San Juan [216], Spokane [254], Thurston [243], and Whitman [239] 25 Counties came in with totals higher than last year, 14 came in lower. 32 counties had totals higher than their 2007-2020 average. The counties with the biggest variance from their average included King [27], Whitman [27], Island [25], Mason [22], Lewis [22], San Juan [22], and Thurston [21]. Species: 84 species were seen in all 39 counties, 171 were seen in 30 or more counties. That?s in line with last year, a sign of the ?stable abundant? portion of the state list, maybe? At the other end of the spectrum, 26 species were reported in only one county this year. The only missing species that are not a Washington Bird Records Committee review-list species were pelagic birds - not surprising with the limited Westport schedule and the lack of repositioning cruises: Parakeet Auklet, Short-tailed Albatross, & Murphy?s Petrel. In addition to the year list at the link [http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html ] , I've included a simple sheet that compiles the annual county totals for each county from 2007-2020 -- if you'd like to see how any county has trended over the years, this is the sheet to study. 2021 compiling is underway, and I encourage you to look up the compiler for counties you bird in and send along unusual sightings -- most compilers are checking eBird reports already, but eBird still misses a good bit and we appreciate the help making sure we hear about these sightings. You can find a list of the compilers at the above link Thanks to all the compilers who track each county, and here's to a fun and surprising 2021. If you notice anything not noted on the 2020 list, let us know and make a resolution to report your sightings to the compiler this year . Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Mon Jan 18 12:24:01 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington County Year List Project 2020 summary & 2021 launch In-Reply-To: <879AD139-3685-48BE-9ED6-DF73FE567A9D@earthlink.net> References: <879AD139-3685-48BE-9ED6-DF73FE567A9D@earthlink.net> Message-ID: Matt, thanks so much for compiling all this information. It?s really interesting to see the big picture! Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > Hi Tweeters & INWBers - > > Here?s the year-end report for the 2020 round of the county year-list project. Full results posted here: > http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html > > [for those waiting for fresh excel checklists for 2021 - stay tuned, we?re getting close!] > > This was the 14th year we?ve recruited compilers from every county to keep track of sightings. The idea behind the project is to get behind the fun of individual county listing to compile a ?community? list ? rather than just birds seen by a single individual, we attempt to pull together birds seen by anyone over the course of the year. It provides one perspective on the birds of Washington in 2020. > > > Some results for 2020: > Overall, I?m mostly surprised by how ?normal? the results look despite this year?s disruptions. > 393 species were reported statewide. That?s just a little below average [394.6], and one lower than 2019?s total. > 323 species for Eastern Washington. That?s six above last year, and almost exactly at our average [323.3] > 368 species for Western Washington. That?s four below last year, but still three higher than the overall average [365.0]. > > > Record high totals were reported for fourteen counties. That might be a result of more birders staying close to home? Records highs were tallied for: Asotin [225], Benton [235], Cowlitz [209], Franklin [222], Grant [262], Island [243], King [292], Kitsap [241], Lewis [213], Mason [213], San Juan [216], Spokane [254], Thurston [243], and Whitman [239] > > 25 Counties came in with totals higher than last year, 14 came in lower. > > 32 counties had totals higher than their 2007-2020 average. The counties with the biggest variance from their average included King [27], Whitman [27], Island [25], Mason [22], Lewis [22], San Juan [22], and Thurston [21]. > > > Species: > 84 species were seen in all 39 counties, 171 were seen in 30 or more counties. That?s in line with last year, a sign of the ?stable abundant? portion of the state list, maybe? At the other end of the spectrum, 26 species were reported in only one county this year. > The only missing species that are not a Washington Bird Records Committee review-list species were pelagic birds - not surprising with the limited Westport schedule and the lack of repositioning cruises: Parakeet Auklet, Short-tailed Albatross, & Murphy?s Petrel. > > > > In addition to the year list at the link [http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html ] , I've included a simple sheet that compiles the annual county totals for each county from 2007-2020 -- if you'd like to see how any county has trended over the years, this is the sheet to study. > > 2021 compiling is underway, and I encourage you to look up the compiler for counties you bird in and send along unusual sightings -- most compilers are checking eBird reports already, but eBird still misses a good bit and we appreciate the help making sure we hear about these sightings. You can find a list of the compilers at the above link > > Thanks to all the compilers who track each county, and here's to a fun and surprising 2021. If you notice anything not noted on the 2020 list, let us know and make a resolution to report your sightings to the compiler this year . > > Matt Bartels > Seattle, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From o.b.james at verizon.net Mon Jan 18 12:43:11 2021 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] possible Iceland Gull at mouth of Cedar River References: <029701d6edda$8968f9a0$9c3aece0$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <029701d6edda$8968f9a0$9c3aece0$@verizon.net> The possible Iceland Gull has returned to the delta of the Cedar River at the south end of Lake Washington. It is with other gulls on a patch of gravel exposed among the logs on the submerged delta. The bird has a very pale mantle and pink legs, is an adult (has red gonydeal spot on bill), is smaller than nearby Glaucous winged, has no streaking on back and sides of neck. There at 12:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 18. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Mon Jan 18 12:50:13 2021 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington County Year List Project 2020 summary & 2021 launch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <508F4381-5A95-4C32-A66D-DDE1441803B6@harbornet.com> Thank you, Matt!!! > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > ?Matt, thanks so much for compiling all this information. It?s really interesting to see the big picture! > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Matt Bartels wrote: >> >> Hi Tweeters & INWBers - >> >> Here?s the year-end report for the 2020 round of the county year-list project. Full results posted here: >> http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html >> >> [for those waiting for fresh excel checklists for 2021 - stay tuned, we?re getting close!] >> >> This was the 14th year we?ve recruited compilers from every county to keep track of sightings. The idea behind the project is to get behind the fun of individual county listing to compile a ?community? list ? rather than just birds seen by a single individual, we attempt to pull together birds seen by anyone over the course of the year. It provides one perspective on the birds of Washington in 2020. >> >> >> Some results for 2020: >> Overall, I?m mostly surprised by how ?normal? the results look despite this year?s disruptions. >> 393 species were reported statewide. That?s just a little below average [394.6], and one lower than 2019?s total. >> 323 species for Eastern Washington. That?s six above last year, and almost exactly at our average [323.3] >> 368 species for Western Washington. That?s four below last year, but still three higher than the overall average [365.0]. >> >> >> Record high totals were reported for fourteen counties. That might be a result of more birders staying close to home? Records highs were tallied for: Asotin [225], Benton [235], Cowlitz [209], Franklin [222], Grant [262], Island [243], King [292], Kitsap [241], Lewis [213], Mason [213], San Juan [216], Spokane [254], Thurston [243], and Whitman [239] >> >> 25 Counties came in with totals higher than last year, 14 came in lower. >> >> 32 counties had totals higher than their 2007-2020 average. The counties with the biggest variance from their average included King [27], Whitman [27], Island [25], Mason [22], Lewis [22], San Juan [22], and Thurston [21]. >> >> >> Species: >> 84 species were seen in all 39 counties, 171 were seen in 30 or more counties. That?s in line with last year, a sign of the ?stable abundant? portion of the state list, maybe? At the other end of the spectrum, 26 species were reported in only one county this year. >> The only missing species that are not a Washington Bird Records Committee review-list species were pelagic birds - not surprising with the limited Westport schedule and the lack of repositioning cruises: Parakeet Auklet, Short-tailed Albatross, & Murphy?s Petrel. >> >> >> >> In addition to the year list at the link [http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html] , I've included a simple sheet that compiles the annual county totals for each county from 2007-2020 -- if you'd like to see how any county has trended over the years, this is the sheet to study. >> >> 2021 compiling is underway, and I encourage you to look up the compiler for counties you bird in and send along unusual sightings -- most compilers are checking eBird reports already, but eBird still misses a good bit and we appreciate the help making sure we hear about these sightings. You can find a list of the compilers at the above link >> >> Thanks to all the compilers who track each county, and here's to a fun and surprising 2021. If you notice anything not noted on the 2020 list, let us know and make a resolution to report your sightings to the compiler this year . >> >> Matt Bartels >> Seattle, WA >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 12:59:06 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ancient Murrelets from PT Message-ID: Adding to the report from Sequim, ANMU have been regular winging around Point Wilson in Port Townsend, with some in the water and many flying by. The other day they were passing south in the morning at a rate of 30-50/minute for at least half an hour, so thousands total. A scope is necessary. Good birding, Steve Hampton From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 18:42:25 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret on Camano Island Message-ID: Hi Tweets! I think this is rather unusual, but today I saw a Great Egret on Camano Island. It was alone in a field, hunting. Not sure what it was going to eat at this time of year! I took a bunch of photos from my open car window. You can view them at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/103959334@N02/ It was in a field along Rekdal Road, just south of the intersection with Utsalady Rd, on the west side of Rekdal. Is it unusual for winter, or even this region? Joan Miller West Seattle jemskink at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 18:54:35 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] possible Iceland Gull at mouth of Cedar River Message-ID: I saw a bird that fits Odette's description in October at the Cedar River mouth. In addition to what Odette described the bird has yellow eyes. I have some poor digiscoped photos here: http://www.birdingwashington.info/Pics/gull If you right click on an image and select "View Image" you can see the photo at full size. Odette has seen these photos and thinks it may be the same bird. Does anyone have an idea what it is? Thanks, Randy Robinson Seattle, WA rwr DOT personal AT gmail DOT com > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Odette B. James wrote > >The possible Iceland Gull has returned to the delta of the Cedar River at >the south end of Lake Washington. It is with other gulls on a patch of >gravel exposed among the logs on the submerged delta. The bird has a very >pale mantle and pink legs, is an adult (has red gonydeal spot on bill), is >smaller than nearby Glaucous winged, has no streaking on back and sides of >neck. There at 12:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 18. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 19:08:21 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] possible Iceland Gull at mouth of Cedar River In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To whomever - What is "Northwest Birding E-mail,? a separate list-serve? Just curious. George Neavoll S.W. Portland > On Jan 18, 2021, at 6:54 PM, Northwest birding e-mail wrote: > > I saw a bird that fits Odette's description in October at the Cedar River mouth. In addition to what Odette described the bird has yellow eyes. I have some poor digiscoped photos here: http://www.birdingwashington.info/Pics/gull > > If you right click on an image and select "View Image" you can see the photo at full size. > > Odette has seen these photos and thinks it may be the same bird. > > Does anyone have an idea what it is? > > Thanks, > > Randy Robinson > Seattle, WA > rwr DOT personal AT gmail DOT com > > > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Odette B. James wrote > > > >The possible Iceland Gull has returned to the delta of the Cedar River at > >the south end of Lake Washington. It is with other gulls on a patch of > >gravel exposed among the logs on the submerged delta. The bird has a very > >pale mantle and pink legs, is an adult (has red gonydeal spot on bill), is > >smaller than nearby Glaucous winged, has no streaking on back and sides of > >neck. There at 12:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 18. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 19:17:12 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] possible Iceland Gull at mouth of Cedar River In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey tweets, It seems like this bird has been around for quite some time now and at this point has been photographed quite a bit. I?ve seen this bird consistently identified to multiple species/hybrids (like Glaucous, Glaucous x Herring, Kumlien?s Iceland, and Glaucous-winged x Glaucous) and yet there has never appeared to be a really solid ID on this bird. The general consensus amongst reviewers, or at least the one who confirmed it, seems to be that this is Glaucous-winged x Glaucous Gull (hybrid). However, many other experts believe that this is just a Glaucous-winged with pigment issues and not a Glaucous-winged with any other species in it (except maybe Western just because). I am no gull expert myself and don?t have any experience with Glaucous-winged x Glaucous, but i?d have to say that this is likely just a Glaucous-winged with pigment issues. The structure is pretty typical for a Glaucous-winged/Western type bird (not that that?s a big deal) and the weird brown tones and faint mottling all point towards a bird with pigment issues. Here?s a better explanation by Nick Mrvelj: ?Interesting gull. At first glance, I thought this was a good candidate for a GWGU x GLGU. However, after a deeper dive, I feel that Emily may be on to something in regard to this individual having a pigment issue. I agree that the hue of the mantle and primaries just seems a bit off for a Seward Gull; the former a bit too pale and oddly mottled and the latter a weird pale, brownish hue (which translates to me as primaries that should look blackish but have a melanin deficiency). The size and shape of the bill seems good for an Olympic Gull (or even a Western Gull or GWGU). I wonder if the iris has a similar pigment issue, which is why its so pale? The coloration of other bare parts, like the legs and bill, seem normal.? All that being said, I am no gull expert, but it appears that this gull isn?t going to have a solid ID anytime soon. - Alex Sowers On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 6:55 PM Northwest birding e-mail < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > I saw a bird that fits Odette's description in October at the Cedar River > mouth. In addition to what Odette described the bird has yellow eyes. I > have some poor digiscoped photos here: > http://www.birdingwashington.info/Pics/gull > > If you right click on an image and select "View Image" you can see the > photo at full size. > > Odette has seen these photos and thinks it may be the same bird. > > Does anyone have an idea what it is? > > Thanks, > > Randy Robinson > Seattle, WA > rwr DOT personal AT gmail DOT com > > > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Odette B. James wrote > > > >The possible Iceland Gull has returned to the delta of the Cedar River at > >the south end of Lake Washington. It is with other gulls on a patch of > >gravel exposed among the logs on the submerged delta. The bird has a very > >pale mantle and pink legs, is an adult (has red gonydeal spot on bill), > is > >smaller than nearby Glaucous winged, has no streaking on back and sides > of > >neck. There at 12:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 18. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jan 18 19:21:24 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] possible Iceland Gull at mouth of Cedar River In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It appears that the excerpt by Nick Mrvelj wasn?t included on my response. Hopefully it goes through now: ?Interesting gull. At first glance, I thought this was a good candidate for a GWGU x GLGU. However, after a deeper dive, I feel that Emily may be on to something in regard to this individual having a pigment issue. I agree that the hue of the mantle and primaries just seems a bit off for a Seward Gull; the former a bit too pale and oddly mottled and the latter a weird pale, brownish hue (which translates to me as primaries that should look blackish but have a melanin deficiency). The size and shape of the bill seems good for an Olympic Gull (or even a Western Gull or GWGU). I wonder if the iris has a similar pigment issue, which is why its so pale? The coloration of other bare parts, like the legs and bill, seem normal.? - Alex Sowers On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 7:17 PM Northwest birding e-mail < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hey tweets, > > It seems like this bird has been around for quite some time now and at > this point has been photographed quite a bit. I?ve seen this bird > consistently identified to multiple species/hybrids (like Glaucous, > Glaucous x Herring, Kumlien?s Iceland, and Glaucous-winged x Glaucous) and > yet there has never appeared to be a really solid ID on this bird. The > general consensus amongst reviewers, or at least the one who confirmed it, > seems to be that this is Glaucous-winged x Glaucous Gull (hybrid). However, > many other experts believe that this is just a Glaucous-winged with pigment > issues and not a Glaucous-winged with any other species in it (except maybe > Western just because). > > I am no gull expert myself and don?t have any experience with > Glaucous-winged x Glaucous, but i?d have to say that this is likely just a > Glaucous-winged with pigment issues. The structure is pretty typical for a > Glaucous-winged/Western type bird (not that that?s a big deal) and the > weird brown tones and faint mottling all point towards a bird with pigment > issues. > > Here?s a better explanation by Nick Mrvelj: > > ?Interesting gull. At first glance, I thought this was a good candidate > for a GWGU x GLGU. However, after a deeper dive, I feel that Emily may be > on to something in regard to this individual having a pigment issue. I > agree that the hue of the mantle and primaries just seems a bit off for a > Seward Gull; the former a bit too pale and oddly mottled and the latter a > weird pale, brownish hue (which translates to me as primaries that should > look blackish but have a melanin deficiency). The size and shape of the > bill seems good for an Olympic Gull (or even a Western Gull or GWGU). I > wonder if the iris has a similar pigment issue, which is why its so pale? > The coloration of other bare parts, like the legs and bill, seem normal.? > > All that being said, I am no gull expert, but it appears that this gull > isn?t going to have a solid ID anytime soon. > > - Alex Sowers > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 6:55 PM Northwest birding e-mail < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> I saw a bird that fits Odette's description in October at the Cedar River >> mouth. In addition to what Odette described the bird has yellow eyes. I >> have some poor digiscoped photos here: >> http://www.birdingwashington.info/Pics/gull >> >> If you right click on an image and select "View Image" you can see the >> photo at full size. >> >> Odette has seen these photos and thinks it may be the same bird. >> >> Does anyone have an idea what it is? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Randy Robinson >> Seattle, WA >> rwr DOT personal AT gmail DOT com >> >> > On Jan 18, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Odette B. James wrote >> > >> >The possible Iceland Gull has returned to the delta of the Cedar River >> at >> >the south end of Lake Washington. It is with other gulls on a patch of >> >gravel exposed among the logs on the submerged delta. The bird has a >> very >> >pale mantle and pink legs, is an adult (has red gonydeal spot on bill), >> is >> >smaller than nearby Glaucous winged, has no streaking on back and sides >> of >> >neck. There at 12:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 18. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The park has plenty of parking, picnic tables, nasty outhouse, and even a couple fire grates if you really want to go crazy, in addition to a small boat boat launch. Terrific access. Great birding in the fields on the way there, and then if you want to head over past the Greymarsh Farm en route to Dungeness. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Jan 19 09:17:25 2021 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Northwest birding e-mail) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] spam issue Message-ID: happy to hear they are working the spam issue... -- Twink wilber4818@gmail.com Ferndale, WA out on the beach be kind to one another -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 (360) 681-2827 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Northwest birding e-mail Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 7:36 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] kittitas raptors Hi tweets: Took a drive over the hill and was rewarded with a young golden eagle at the party barn near Thorpe and a grey gyrfalcon near the on ramp east of the rest stop. Had a male kestrel in between. Around 1300 today, January 18. Regards, T Dave Templeton Crazydave 65 At Inbox Dot Com Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Wed Jan 20 08:29:15 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit birding Message-ID: <1100829007.94691415.1611160155280.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Yesterday (01.19.21) on Polson Rd on Fir Island all 4 zonotrichia sparrows were in a single tree within a 10 minute period. WHITE-CROWNED, GOLDEN-CROWNED, WHITE-THROATED & HARRIS'S SPARROW. The GREAT EGRET was at the one of the Moore Rd ponds and the LIGHT MORPH HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK continues at Hayton Reserve. Here are 3 short videos of the Eide Rd (Leque Island) SNOW BUNTING; taken yesterday. It's a gorgeous bird! https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The code of ethics can be found on our web site at this link: https://wos.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ With regard to the Winter Wren situation, the ABA code of ethics clearly suggests limiting playback, especially for species that are rare in an area. In this case, the Winter Wren would fall into the category of a rare or unusual bird, and minimizing stress to the bird associated with playback or approaching the bird would be in order. WOS encourages birders to review the ABA code of ethics periodically, and to consider their actions in light of these guidelines. Sincerely, Jennifer Kauffman, WOS President Seattle Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:43:43 -0800 From: "J. Acker" > To: "'Al n Donna'" >,"'Tweeters?" > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Winter Wren Sunday January 17 I would consider the use of playback against this individual bird as harassment. The ABA code of ethics states "Limit the use of recordings and other audio methods of attracting birds, particularly in heavily birded areas, for species that are rare in the area." Where does the WOS Board stand on this? (Their website is not user friendly when searching for a Code of Ethics). J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com Wed Jan 20 21:12:50 2021 From: Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com (Houghton, Jon) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Waterville Plateau Today Message-ID: Hi Tweets- To fullfil a need to travel and visit some familiar places we haven't been able to get for a year, Kathleen and I headed east this morning (limiting our enjoyment of the transition to government by fact, to Sirius coverage, interrupted by high terrain to the south side of Rt 2). Note: many details in the following will only be of interest to those who may want to visit the area!! Weather was good with intermittent sun through high overcast and temps in the high 20s. Badger Mt was pretty bird free except for Horned Larks, there and along Rt 2 east of Waterville. Descending into Moses Coulee we spied a Northern Shrike perched up nicely on a roadside shrub. In the (erstwhile) Atkins Lake area, we stopped at the 'high' point by the sometimes boat launch and scoped distant rockpiles to find a nice perched up Snowy Owl (no chimneys in the view). At the abandoned grain silos and scrub vegetation to the north on Woods/Heritage Rd., (which somehow escaped the fire that raged through most of this area in Sept), a nice Great-horned Owl flew out and then posed for great views. A tour through Mansfield found expected Quail along with a Merlin. At the Mansfield Cemetery, a fascinating gray raptor spooked and headed south while we were getting coats on, without giving any clue (to me) as to whether it could be a Gyr or a GOS?? We then headed west on 172 and north on No. Division Rd. Our plan was to intersect Dyer Hill Rd. which we did. Only problem was that it wasn't named as such, so...we continued north on No. Division Rd. After a few miles, the terrain was not looking familiar but, we did come across a nice perched Golden Eagle who eventually took off a spooked a covey of Gray Partridge into a shrub from which they eventually emerged for good scope views. From there north, the road descended into a once nice, but now burned up ravine that leads to a wash out requiring a major backtrack. Not recommended! Bridgeport Hill Rd, when we finally got there, was just sad - mostly burned. A few water birch may survive but the adjacent sage that supported the Sharptailed-Grouse along Foster Creek is mostly gone. We made it to miraculously unburned Bridgeport State Park at dusk and quickly found two (always) amazingly cute Northern Saw-whet Owls. Our final bird of the day was a calling Great-horned Owl in the park. OK Highlands tomorrow. Happy New Administration - Jon Houghton, Edmonds Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpdvm at whidbey.com Thu Jan 21 07:30:51 2021 From: dpdvm at whidbey.com (dpdvm@whidbey.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Bend, OR Message-ID: <085c01d6f00a$66e04000$34a0c000$@whidbey.com> Hello Tweeters! I'm going to Bend tomorrow. We will be there for a week. Does anyone have information about birding hotspots in the winter down there? Much appreciated! Dave Parent Freeland WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 13:31:02 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Bend, OR Message-ID: Dave Parent is going to Bend, Oregon for a week beginning Friday and asks for information about birding hotspots down there in the winter. The Birder's Dashboard for the US provides such information, which it gets from eBird. Go to http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/ if you are on a laptop or desktop. (If you are on a phone, go to: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/md ) Choose Oregon as the state. Then choose Deschutes as the county. Then click on eBird hotspots and the map will show you all of the hotspots in that county. There are a lot of hotspots so click on the + (plus) sign on the map to zoom in. If you hold your cursor over a hotspot red teardrop, it will give you the name of the hotspot. If you click on a red teardrop, it will tell you the sightings within the number of days you select between 1 and 30. The default is 14 days. Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From devonc78 at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 15:56:01 2021 From: devonc78 at gmail.com (Devon Comstock) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Bend, OR In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As a former Bendian and board member of the East Cascades Birding Club (now East Cascades Audubon) may I direct you to their excellent website https://www.ecaudubon.org/birding-locations Also if you subscribe to the COBOL listserve you can get the latest updates and talk with local birders. For winter birding Haystack Reservoir is popular as are the Prineville Sewer ponds. I always spent most of my winter birding on Hwy 20 east of Bend. Lots of great wintering raptors, including ferruginous hawks, rough legged hawks and the occasional northern pygmy owl. Smith Rock is also a good birding spot. Have fun Devon Comstock Cashmere, WA On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 13:32 Jane Hadley wrote: > Dave Parent is going to Bend, Oregon for a week beginning Friday and asks > for information about birding hotspots down there in the winter. > > The Birder's Dashboard for the US provides such information, which it gets > from eBird. > > Go to http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/ if you are on a laptop or > desktop. (If you are on a phone, go to: > http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/md ) > > Choose Oregon as the state. Then choose Deschutes as the county. Then > click on eBird hotspots and the map will show you all of the hotspots in > that county. > > There are a lot of hotspots so click on the + (plus) sign on the map to > zoom in. If you hold your cursor over a hotspot red teardrop, it will give > you the name of the hotspot. If you click on a red teardrop, it will tell > you the sightings within the number of days you select between 1 and 30. > The default is 14 days. > > Jane Hadley > > Seattle, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davearm at uw.edu Thu Jan 21 18:39:01 2021 From: davearm at uw.edu (David A. Armstrong) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Crockett Lake Message-ID: Quick stop at Crockett Lake, Whidbey Island, after covid vaccination in Oak Harbor this afternoon. Highlights on/over the lake were 24 rudy ducks and aerobatics by harriers, short-eared owls, all harassing a rough-legged hawk. On the salt water across the road, we were surprised to see pigeon guillemost in breeding plumage...seems too early. maybe tricked by 50+F days of late and longer daylight. david armstrong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 20:46:52 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-01-21 Message-ID: <0468FD12349F4389997D4982BF73E921@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? the predawn mist lasted only a little while after our 8:00 a.m. start, and temps were in the low 40?s, with no wind. A very pleasant day for birding. The park flooding has receded significantly, but closures of the south end of the Dog Area continued. So we ended up doing a lot of walking to get everywhere, without ever passing a closed-area boundary. The boardwalk is barely under water now, and only in a few spots. And it was quite birdy today. Highlights: a.. SNOW GOOSE ? lone juvenile on grass soccer fields with a flock of ~1000 Cackling Geese ? First of 2021 b.. Wood Duck ? at least one heard, predawn, along slough c.. Northern Pintail ? flyover flock of 10 ? First of 2021 d.. Ring-necked Pheasant ? heard displaying several times e.. Great Blue Heron ? about 20 visiting the heronry, plus several others f.. Barn Owl ? Matt had two at the windmill just after 5:00 a.m. g.. Hairy Woodpecker ? at least two (male and female) h.. American Robins ? again ubiquitous i.. Cedar Waxwing ? flock of 9 just south of the East Meadow j.. Lincoln?s Sparrow ? Matt had one from the Viewing Mound that then proved elusive ? First of 2021 k.. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW ? two flew up into a little tree sticking out of the blackberries, just south of the heronry. Thought they were Song Sparrow, but I looked anyway. Nice tan-stripe birds. First of 2021 l.. Western Meadowlark ? two near the Viewing Mound m.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? one at the Rowing Club A late scan of the lake provided two HORNED GREBE and a pair of HOODED MERGANSERS. There were also a couple of Scaup sp. in the NE corner of the lake (would have been nicely visible from the East Lake Samm Trail). Today?s audible RING-NECKED PHEASANT for Week 3 means that species had at least one record for every week of the year, cumulatively. I believe that is our 49th species recorded at least once in all 53 weeks of the year. Several more species are very close to completing this feat. Lots of singing today; two weeks ago there was singing, last week not so much. Today singing species included Virginia Rail (kidick-kidick predawn), Anna?s Hummingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown Creeper, Pacific Wren, Bewick?s Wren, Song Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and Red-winged Blackbird. Misses today were just Cooper?s Hawk (possibly glimpsed one) and Marsh Wren. We didn?t have any Pine Siskin today; only the 3rd miss in the last 47 weeks. For the day, 63 species + scaup sp. For the year, 71 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Thu Jan 21 21:04:33 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 1-21-2021 Message-ID: Tweeters, Cloudy with light drizzle, calm, 42-48? F. The 13 of us broke into groups and managed to straggle (masked up and socially distanced) around our usual route at the JBLM Eagles Pride GC. Notable sightings included the following: o A pair (likely) of RED-TAILED HAWKS were on a Garry Oak alongside the 18th fairway. o A vocalizing MERLIN flew overhead just as we started out, and was probably the same bird seen later on the walk. The rest of the species seen were the usual suspects, as listed below. Mammals seen included 7 Columbian Black-tailed Deer and 3 Douglas' Squirrels. The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the following (2021): * February 18 * March 18 * April 15 Anyone is welcome to join us! (Currently, wear a mask and maintain social distancing. In addition, we're limited to 5 birders in each grouping. We'll divide the overall party size accordingly.) >From the eBirdPNW report: 32 species (+1 other taxa) Cackling Goose (minima) 70 Canada Goose 2 Vocalization heard at two places. American Wigeon 7 Ring-necked Duck 13 Bufflehead 15 Common Goldeneye 1 Anna's Hummingbird 5 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 2 Northern Flicker 4 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 Merlin 1 Steller's Jay 14 California Scrub-Jay 2 American Crow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 21 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 22 Bushtit (Pacific) 7 Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 Brown Creeper 1 Pacific Wren 8 European Starling 1 Varied Thrush 14 American Robin 7 Red Crossbill 2 Vocalized and saw at least two birds Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 1 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 14 Golden-crowned Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 9 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S79672353 May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In the more open higher parts of the road we saw the first of several gorgeous Rough-legged Hawks, the most common raptor for the rest of the day. Also had a quick fly-by from a Clark's Nutcracker. We didn't see any more (non-raven) birds through the end of Siwash Rd. or along Havilla Rd. and up into the Sno-Park. (Note to owl-o-philes: two local skiers, who seemed to know birds, said they haven't heard of any Great Gray reports from this area since one was reported killed on the road a year ago. Sad.) Nothing special up Havilla Rd. to Nealy Rd where the feeders were well stocked but attracting only Am. Goldfinch, as far as we could see. We proceeded down Chesaw Rd. to 'town' and out Bolster Rd. (for a sunny lunch in the car, with a great view of Canada and some super bird habitat), and then up to the Chesaw Cemetery... all with the only newish bird, a Bald Eagle (but the day was spectacular!). From Chesaw, we went up to Mary Ann Cr. Rd. and drove all the way to and through sleepy Molson with the only new birds a small flock of Mountain Chickadees. Same story back down to Chesaw Rd. and up to the north end of Havilla Rd. No Wild Turkey, no Snow Buntings up Teas Rd. Beautiful scenery. We decided to abandon birding and went back to the Sno-Park for a soothing sunset ski (secretly hoping, of course, that a Great Gray, or maybe a Northern Pygmy would show itself in the rosy crepuscular light). Happy Birding! Jon Houghton, Edmonds Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From genebullock at comcast.net Fri Jan 22 10:14:35 2021 From: genebullock at comcast.net (GENE BULLOCK) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskin flocks vanishing? Message-ID: <721923095.139082.1611339275780@connect.xfinity.com> After being invaded by hordes of pine siskins, the flocks seem to have vanished. Is this because of WDFW telling eveyrone to take do0wn all feeders, including hummingbird feeders? Because of reports that irrupting pine siskins were arriving emaciated and starving, I chose to clean my feeders and leave them up. I saw little justification for taking down my hummingbird feeders, because hummingbirds have little contact with finches and don't frequent seed and suet feeders. Gene Bullock Kitsap Audubon Society Poulsbo, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r_craik at shaw.ca Fri Jan 22 10:55:48 2021 From: r_craik at shaw.ca (Roger Craik) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskin flocks vanishing? In-Reply-To: <721923095.139082.1611339275780@connect.xfinity.com> References: <721923095.139082.1611339275780@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <757a3bf0-f54f-869a-edce-8030533f8032@shaw.ca> All Cleaning the feeders is not good enough. siskins will feed off the ground as well. If there is any contamination there they will become infected just as easily. FWIW Juncos and Towhees don't seem to be affected as badly but finches can be. Roger Craik Maple Ridge BC On 2021-01-22 10:14 a.m., GENE BULLOCK wrote: > After being invaded by hordes of pine siskins, the flocks seem to have > vanished.? Is this because of WDFW telling eveyrone to take do0wn all > feeders, including hummingbird feeders?? Because of reports that > irrupting pine siskins were arriving emaciated and starving, I chose > to clean my feeders and leave them up. I saw little justification for > taking down my hummingbird feeders, because hummingbirds have little > contact with finches and don't frequent seed and suet feeders. > Gene Bullock > Kitsap Audubon Society > Poulsbo, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimullrich at gmail.com Fri Jan 22 12:24:03 2021 From: jimullrich at gmail.com (Jim Ullrich) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskens vanishing Gene Bullock post Message-ID: In response to Gene Bullock post on Pine Siskens vanishing, we have noticed this pattern of large Irruption flocks of Siskens coming and going as a normal activity. Not affected from removal of feeders. Like Gene we kept our feeders up, cleaned and ready to go. My contacts with bird feeding experts from California, Oregon and Washington have witnessed the same movement of the Siskens to other roosting and feeding areas. All our feeding experts, also clean and disinfect bird baths, feeders and ground areas at least twice a week, I do have a few stragglers, but not like the hoards over the past month or so. Jim Ullrich -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kec201814 at cableone.net Fri Jan 22 14:59:07 2021 From: kec201814 at cableone.net (Keith Carlson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Feeders , Pine Siskins and Disease Message-ID: <318306799.15238964.1611356347621.JavaMail.zimbra@cableone.net> This is all very confusing.We are being told/encouraged to take down our bird feeders and bird baths to prevent the spread of salmonella in Pine Siskins.Is this not an admission that Winter feeding is not necessary/useful and done for our pleasure, not for the birds ?.If there is no feeding, will any die off stop or simply occur where not so visible ?Is this more of a problem than the usual loss of birds due to the attraction of avian predators such as accipiters and house cats ?What evidence do we have of disease spread in other species using the feeders ?Does this disease occur in Pine Siskins in years where there is not a visible irruption and to what effect on populations ?Recently, I commented on seeing many flocks of siskins and some of Common Redpolls on US Hwy 12 where I'm sure significant numbers were killed by traffic.I certainly enjoy seeing the many species at our feeders and am willing to take them down if it is established that it is harmful, but so far the evidence seems weak.Keith CarlsonLewiston, Idaho -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kthorburn at msn.com Fri Jan 22 15:32:34 2021 From: kthorburn at msn.com (Kim Thorburn) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Feeders , Pine Siskins and Disease In-Reply-To: <318306799.15238964.1611356347621.JavaMail.zimbra@cableone.net> References: <318306799.15238964.1611356347621.JavaMail.zimbra@cableone.net> Message-ID: Hello Keith and Birder Friends, Here are some thoughts about "evidence." Wildlife don't tend to cooperate with randomized controlled trials. Consequently, the most common "evidence" collected in research on wildlife is associations. While a factor, association alone does not prove cause and effect. Biologic considerations are also helpful. So... Let's start with feeder associations: One of the best studied transmissable wildlife diseases associated with feeding is chronic wasting disease in elk. If there's CWD around, it tends to be concentrated around feeding operations where there is congregation of high numbers of animals. With game species like elk, we can get other data from harvested animals that add information about CWD transmission. The latter data are generally not available with songbirds that are, of course, not hunted. It's hard to postulate much about Keith's question about pine siskin infection transmission at sites other than feeder congregations. Turning to biology: Salmonella is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, meaning the bacteria are shed in the feces and transmitted when the infected feces is swallowed. Feces does certainly soil feeders. Another biologic fact is that infectious agent susceptibility and even more, virulence can vary among species. Salmonella is common in domestic chickens but illness is not. It is the reason that we're counseled to not eat raw eggs. There are some biologic and association data, but not necessarily proof, that we may want to consider regarding the risk that feeders are contributing to a salmonella disease outbreak in the state. It's up to each of us how we want to deal with the risk assessment. Kim? Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH Spokane, Washington 509-465-3025 ________________________________ From: Inland-nw-birders on behalf of Keith Carlson Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 2:59 PM To: inland birders ; Tweeters Subject: [inland-NW-birders] Feeders , Pine Siskins and Disease This is all very confusing. We are being told/encouraged to take down our bird feeders and bird baths to prevent the spread of salmonella in Pine Siskins. Is this not an admission that Winter feeding is not necessary/useful and done for our pleasure, not for the birds ?. If there is no feeding, will any die off stop or simply occur where not so visible ? Is this more of a problem than the usual loss of birds due to the attraction of avian predators such as accipiters and house cats ? What evidence do we have of disease spread in other species using the feeders ? Does this disease occur in Pine Siskins in years where there is not a visible irruption and to what effect on populations ? Recently, I commented on seeing many flocks of siskins and some of Common Redpolls on US Hwy 12 where I'm sure significant numbers were killed by traffic. I certainly enjoy seeing the many species at our feeders and am willing to take them down if it is established that it is harmful, but so far the evidence seems weak. Keith Carlson Lewiston, Idaho -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Fri Jan 22 15:39:22 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Feeders , Pine Siskins and Disease In-Reply-To: <318306799.15238964.1611356347621.JavaMail.zimbra@cableone.net> References: <318306799.15238964.1611356347621.JavaMail.zimbra@cableone.net> Message-ID: <457499992.335374.1611358762991@connect.xfinity.com> Keith Carlson asks: >Is this not an admission that Winter feeding is not necessary/useful and done for our pleasure, not for the birds ?. We bait wild animals for our pleasure not theirs. In many cases, especially bird feeders, the harm to the wild animal is limited. In some places, some species will may not survive without our feeding, but most will do fine. Baiting of wild birds via feeders is mostly benign, but it's definitely for our benefit, not the birds. Here in the Puget Trough, there's plenty of natural food for birds. Might be different in other areas. Of course, we've messed up the natural habitat so much that the wild food supply is inconsistent in many places. That argues that we have an obligation to put out bait as a supplementary food source. The winter elk feeding programs in eastern Washington are not done for survival reasons. Rather its done to keep the animals out of the fields and orchards. If it wasn't for sugar water baiting I doubt whether we'd have hummingbirds in the winter. That baiting provides just enough supplement to the natural nectars and bugs for the Anna's to get through the winter. I like seeing them in my yard, so I will keep putting out a suet cake every couple of weeks. And if it freezes hard for a few days I'll put out some water. I'll get the pleasure of periodic glimpses into the lives of handful of birds as they go about their daily survival chores. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Very clean. Our real object was to scour the North part of Fir Island where some have seen a Gyrfalcon and a Northern Goshawk. We scoured Moore, Polson and Dry Slough roads looking for them. We were not lucky. We did see a very large flock of Snow geese taking off and wheeling around near Maupin Road. We always try to get to Bayview Edison before dusk in hopes of seeing Short-eared Owls and we were pleased to see several of them in action and perched near the East 90. As it got darker we went toward the West 90 ans and saw our first Rough-legged hawk this year as well as a male Kestrel perched on a cable with a vole dangling from its talons. It was a big plump vole and the Kestrel may have been waiting till dark before taking it home to eat. The eagles are formidable around there. Just an ordinary day, but it felt good to get out of the city. Alan Roedell, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com Fri Jan 22 20:27:05 2021 From: Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com (Houghton, Jon) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan Day 3 Message-ID: Hi Tweets- Day 3 of our first EWash adventure of the new year was clear and cool all day. In the mid to low teens at the Foster Creek overlook on Conconully Rd. We've had great luck finding 'budding' Sharp-tailed Grouse in the water birch and cottonwoods along the creek west of Happy Hill Rd. but not this year. No snow on the ground, means no grouse to be seen. Actually, no raptors either, between Omak and Conconully! - A winter first, but they were out when we headed back to Omak at 1030. We drove up Happy Hill and took each of the two deadend roads off Happy Hill and found but one RL Hawk and a couple of Ravens and Magpies. In Conconully, temps were in single digits but there were a few birds around downtown: 'Wild' Turkeys, Flickers, a Townsend's Solitaire, and Mt Chickadees. West on Broadway along the reservoir shore, the feeders at No. 71 were excellent and attracted the vast majority of the species and numbers seen all morning: Am Goldfinch, 3 spp of nuthatch, Pileated and Hairy Woodpecker, Flicker and 2 spp of Chickadee. Nice change from miles and miles of bird free woods! (Which we encountered again driving south on Broadway to the Sno-Park and north along the lake shore. By noon, we were well up Cameron Lake Rd where we sadly confirmed Blair's report that the vast majority of the pine woods around the lakes had burned with only a few scattered pines that may survive. I expect that some of the aspen groves, while badly burned, will regenerate more quickly from their root network. The only birds we saw along the road south to well past Greenaway Rd we're a couple of Ravens - not even a single Horned Lark or Gray Partridge! My favourite habitat on the Plateau, a mini ecosystem of trees and shrubs developed around a perennial spring and small stream about 0.5 miles north of Timentwa Rd. was badly burned. This was usually a sure place to find Am. Tree Sparrows in the winter. On Timentwa Rd itself, the first farm was essentially eliminated, with the house and all outbuildings gone. A couple of horses remained with some hay bales but no cattle and none of the great numbers of Larks and Snow Buntings that had wintered here. A couple of houses farther out Timentwa were gone but some had survived. Farther along Cameron Lk Rd, at the abandoned farm by the 'Butt Hut' (a low roof spring house?) the house remained but the hut, barn, and corrals were gone. The nice patch of owl friendly woods behind the former Butt Hut has been severely thinned, but the next similar copse, a little farther along, appeared to have been missed. The only actual working farm on the main road was missed by the fire, and the wetlands west of the house were intact. With temps in the teens, a brisk breeze, and all the open water frozen, I couldn't find any of the Tree Sparrows that are also pretty reliable here. After the couple of 90 degree turns, and where the road begins to descend, the fire effects are a little more patchy and we finally saw a small covey of Gray Partridge and farther along, a small flock of Horned Larks (foraging in an area of scrub that had burned!?). Off the Plateau, finding no waxwings in the orchards at the junction of Rts 17 and 97, we made a quick stop at Washburn Is. Duck numbers were surprisingly low and sadly lacked my hoped-for Redheads. Walking across the causeway to the island, I found the hoped-for Zono flock, but couldn't pick out anything beyond many WC and GC sparrows. Then, wrapped it up and headed home. In sum - great weather and scenery, seemingly Covid-safe living and dining, many great birds...but...few of the hoped for Okanogan winter specialties - we'll just have to do it again in a few weeks!! - Happy Birding - Jon Houghton, Edmonds Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com Fri Jan 22 20:41:22 2021 From: Jon.Houghton at hartcrowser.com (Houghton, Jon) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan Day 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Oops! In second sentence of the ref'd Tweet, please change Foster Cr. to Scotch Cr. (Wrong Sharpie place!). I claim a travel-weary Senior Moment - Jon Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: Houghton, Jon Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 8:27:05 PM To: Tweeters Subject: Okanogan Day 3 Hi Tweets- Day 3 of our first EWash adventure of the new year was clear and cool all day. In the mid to low teens at the Foster Creek overlook on Conconully Rd. We've had great luck finding 'budding' Sharp-tailed Grouse in the water birch and cottonwoods along the creek west of Happy Hill Rd. but not this year. No snow on the ground, means no grouse to be seen. Actually, no raptors either, between Omak and Conconully! - A winter first, but they were out when we headed back to Omak at 1030. We drove up Happy Hill and took each of the two deadend roads off Happy Hill and found but one RL Hawk and a couple of Ravens and Magpies. In Conconully, temps were in single digits but there were a few birds around downtown: 'Wild' Turkeys, Flickers, a Townsend's Solitaire, and Mt Chickadees. West on Broadway along the reservoir shore, the feeders at No. 71 were excellent and attracted the vast majority of the species and numbers seen all morning: Am Goldfinch, 3 spp of nuthatch, Pileated and Hairy Woodpecker, Flicker and 2 spp of Chickadee. Nice change from miles and miles of bird free woods! (Which we encountered again driving south on Broadway to the Sno-Park and north along the lake shore. By noon, we were well up Cameron Lake Rd where we sadly confirmed Blair's report that the vast majority of the pine woods around the lakes had burned with only a few scattered pines that may survive. I expect that some of the aspen groves, while badly burned, will regenerate more quickly from their root network. The only birds we saw along the road south to well past Greenaway Rd we're a couple of Ravens - not even a single Horned Lark or Gray Partridge! My favourite habitat on the Plateau, a mini ecosystem of trees and shrubs developed around a perennial spring and small stream about 0.5 miles north of Timentwa Rd. was badly burned. This was usually a sure place to find Am. Tree Sparrows in the winter. On Timentwa Rd itself, the first farm was essentially eliminated, with the house and all outbuildings gone. A couple of horses remained with some hay bales but no cattle and none of the great numbers of Larks and Snow Buntings that had wintered here. A couple of houses farther out Timentwa were gone but some had survived. Farther along Cameron Lk Rd, at the abandoned farm by the 'Butt Hut' (a low roof spring house?) the house remained but the hut, barn, and corrals were gone. The nice patch of owl friendly woods behind the former Butt Hut has been severely thinned, but the next similar copse, a little farther along, appeared to have been missed. The only actual working farm on the main road was missed by the fire, and the wetlands west of the house were intact. With temps in the teens, a brisk breeze, and all the open water frozen, I couldn't find any of the Tree Sparrows that are also pretty reliable here. After the couple of 90 degree turns, and where the road begins to descend, the fire effects are a little more patchy and we finally saw a small covey of Gray Partridge and farther along, a small flock of Horned Larks (foraging in an area of scrub that had burned!?). Off the Plateau, finding no waxwings in the orchards at the junction of Rts 17 and 97, we made a quick stop at Washburn Is. Duck numbers were surprisingly low and sadly lacked my hoped-for Redheads. Walking across the causeway to the island, I found the hoped-for Zono flock, but couldn't pick out anything beyond many WC and GC sparrows. Then, wrapped it up and headed home. In sum - great weather and scenery, seemingly Covid-safe living and dining, many great birds...but...few of the hoped for Okanogan winter specialties - we'll just have to do it again in a few weeks!! - Happy Birding - Jon Houghton, Edmonds Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Heard last week on BirdNote: * The Secret "Stash" of Eggshell http://bit.ly/1kNIuNw * Bohemian Waxwing - Exquisite Winter Visitor http://bit.ly/2CR7oIx * The Flicker's White Rump http://bit.ly/2mWfKqd * 61 Tons of Robins! http://bit.ly/2Bb2BCz * The Noisy Willet - A story by 'Chatter Rick Wright http://bit.ly/2Mhjzpu * Rhinoceros Hornbill http://bit.ly/2Mttapa * Treeswift Nest: Exquisite Minimalism http://bit.ly/2C5GECu ========================= Next week on BirdNote: The Mysterious Rain Crow, The Trials of a Young Red-headed Woodpecker, What Happens When Birds Get Wet? + more! http://bit.ly/2NtL3sy -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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URL: From falconresearch at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 12:23:02 2021 From: falconresearch at gmail.com (Bud Anderson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Atacama Message-ID: Hey Ray, One of my absolute favorite places on earth. Nice job on the video. Bud Anderson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chandirah at gmail.com Sat Jan 23 14:49:49 2021 From: chandirah at gmail.com (Chandira Hensey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar Waxwings seen in Ballard Crown Hill Message-ID: <283FC5D3-1B51-45AA-92AC-83F27629B5F0@gmail.com> Hi all, I found a small flock of maybe 6-8 waxwings feasting on tree berries on 15th and Mary, up near Swanson's Nursery, Crown Hill, day before yesterday. There was a lot of bird activity, mostly robins, then I noticed the yellow tails! Unexpected and wonderful.. I would have stayed and watched for longer but I got a little self-conscious staring into the yard the tree was in! ;) Very unseasonable, don?t they usually migrate? Sent from my iPhone From tvulture at gmx.com Sat Jan 23 15:54:29 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] turkey vultures Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alndonna at wamail.net Sat Jan 23 16:36:32 2021 From: alndonna at wamail.net (Al n Donna) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Three FOY First Of Year birds Message-ID: We live in Tacoma and as octogenarians we seldom get to Seattle. But the ebird reports of Black Billed Magpie, Snowy Owl and Sora could not be ignored. We decided to do it on a Saturday to avoid weekday traffic. It took us 35 minutes to get to Van Asselt Community Center, the same as it took us to get to Orting for the Winter Wren. The Magpie had been seen at Beacon Ave and 28th, so we parked there at the basketball courts. It had also had been seen at 6817 Military Rd S. From my parking place, I looked in the Military Rd direction and found the Magpie on the power lines. We got back on I-5, took the Mercer St exit, turned right on Queen Anne Ave, went to the top of the hill, turned left on W Boston St, and parked when I got to 2nd Ave W, where the Owl had been seen. I noticed a woman coming out of a house at the SE corner of that intersection. Seeing a white ceramic Owl on the porch, I decided to ask her where the Snowy was. Boy, did I strike paydirt. Every morning she checks 4 nearby roofs, so she knows where to send birders. What a gem. I suggest that you knock on her door. She?ll walk you right to the beautiful bird. We drove north on QA Ave and followed the signs to 99North. Right after passing through Woodland Park, I turned right on Whitman Pl N and found Saturday parking places on W Greenlake N at 130pm. 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It also caused nerve damage so my right hand is hardly funtioning. Thus I am typing with my left hand and usually making a mess. I'm okay just frustrated for not being able to type well. So . . . if you see any turkey vultures, please let me know. They'll be back soon! Cheers, Diann Diann MacRae Olympic Vulture Study 22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E. Bothell, WA 98021 tvulture@gmx.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Sun Jan 24 05:09:36 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] 3 female Brewer's Blackbirds w/ yellow eyes Message-ID: <535190302.797465.1611493776242.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Often in a very large flock of BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS there is a female with yellow eyes (irises). Yesterday (01.23.21) there were 3 at the old White River Mill in Kent. Here's a video. I did not see the Common Grackle. https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennetts10 at comcast.net Sun Jan 24 07:28:34 2021 From: bennetts10 at comcast.net (ANDREA) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Alki: White-winged Scoter Message-ID: <36d3fb9f-8386-4fbb-82ff-425a0798ca73@Andrea-Bennetts-iPhone> Alki beach west seattle king county Saturday January 23 2021 - lots of good birds, great looks at Harlequin, and a white-winged scoter in with the surf. Everything else on eBird. Sent from XFINITY Connect App -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Michael Hobbs and I have updated the WA Birder Excel spreadsheet and the one page county checklists for the new year. The Excel checklist combines all the county codes in a sheet that allows you to tally your county totals [and do a bunch of other fun things]. Both the ?enhanced? version and the plain version are available at the Washington Birder website at: http://wabirder.com/combined_county_list.html Worth noting: Last year, we added a feature that allows you to generate a one page pdf of any county list with all your species checked off automatically. This is a really cool addition Michael coded up Also new this year, in addition to four state firsts and many county firsts, several counties had their codes updated. [I snuck in Winter Wren in this update, even though it is technically a 2021 bird] Background: Every year since 2003 I've updated this checklist, adding new species and county firsts, and revising it to comply with the latest taxonomic updates produced by the AOU & ABA. This year, the taxonomic sequence changed a bit again ?the hummingbirds, rails, gamebirds and cormorants in particular are seeing new orders. In addition, the checkist can be sorted by the eBird sort order. If you are looking for a color-coded way to track your county lists and/or see how abundant any species is in a given county, give the list a try. With the 'enhanced' spreadsheet, you can generate county needs lists, see which counties you've seen or need any given species, and more. Instructions on using the spreadsheet are on the same page linked above. Instructions on transferring your data from an older copy of your spreadsheet to the new one are included at the website as well. The one page pdf blank county checklists are available at the following link: http://wabirder.com/county_map.html If you want to move away from the screen and enjoy some time filling in checks on a list, print out a few county lists and start marking it up. A summary of all the new ?County Firsts? is available at this link: http://www.wabirder.com/county_firsts.html Finally, a reminder that your 2020 totals are due by the end of January? I?d encourage everyone to take some time and fill out the portions you track. It is always a great community event to pull this info together into one annual report we can share. List Report (and Big Day) forms are available on the Washington Birder website: http://www.wabirder.com/forms.html [I?m going to be filling mine in today] We look forward to feedback or suggestions, and would be happy to help troubleshoot problems if you run across them. Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From shepthorp at gmail.com Sun Jan 24 20:22:18 2021 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Waterville Plateau and Okanogan Highlands 1/22, 1/23, and 1/24. Message-ID: <6862D37B-3C55-43C2-8D54-53296B4C27CD@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, We observed three Snowy Owl in the Atkins Lake area, and picked up brief sightings of Long-eared Owl and Short-eared Owl while on the Waterville Plateau. There were reports from other birders of a large flock of Snow Bunting, 2000, on F Road north of Spraurer or 8th Road. In the Okanogan Highlands: Fancher Road was good for Chukar and Golden Eagle. The Highland Snow Park had a large flock of White-winged Crossbills, we observed about 25. Another birding party saw about 40. Mary Ann Creek Road was good for Northern Pygmy Owl and Pine Grosbeak (flock of 20). We also saw good numbers of Ruffed Grouse. Other birders reported nice flocks of Common Redpoll. In Conconully: Happy Hill Road had 300 plus Gray-crowned Rosy-finch at 7:30am just south of Conconully Road leaving a roost. We also had Prairie Falcon on Happy Hill. In Conconully we picked up Townsend?s Solitaire and Golden Eagle. Bridgeport and Lake Pateros: As usual, Washburn Island was great for sparrows and waterfowl. There was a large flock of Cedar Waxwings at the truck scales (SR97 - SR17) Bridgeport State Park had two Northern Saw-whet Owls and two Great Horned Owl. Tomorrow we will do Bridgeport Hill and more Waterville Plateau. Notable misses, we have not found Bohemian Waxwing or Sharp-tailed Grouse. More to follow... Happy birding, Shep Thorp, with Scott Ramos and Jon Anderson. Shep Thorp, VMD Family Guy, Emergency Veterinarian, Birder Browns Point, Tacoma 253-370-3742 From merdave at homenetnw.net Sun Jan 24 20:27:57 2021 From: merdave at homenetnw.net (merdave@homenetnw.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas Co. --- 5 Snowy Owls Plus.... Message-ID: <6b29c202b21f4491c898f82c814246c9.squirrel@mail.ifiber.tv> Hello, Fellow Birders, I hadn't seen a Snowy Owl since last Dec. 4th. Some of you were still reporting one or two, so I thought I'd go looking for them today. So glad I did, as I had a fabulous outing; just wished I met some of you to share it with. I found 5 Snowy Owls at Atkins...one rock pile had two on it. Most were north of the "lake" and east of Rd. M. Before getting that far from home I went down H Rd. east of Mansfield, because I thought I might find one there, but I only saw a flock of about 100 Snow Buntings in the road, AND had a Gyr fly over me, headed back towards Mansfield. After leaving Atkins I headed to Chelan and saw a flock of between 60 and 70 Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finches. And to top off the day I saw eleven Sage Grouse on the north side of Rd. 18 between Bridgeport Hill Rd. and Rd. So glad it didn't start snowing until I got home. Meredith Spencer, Bridgeport From blabar at harbornet.com Sun Jan 24 20:38:44 2021 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds, 2021 Message-ID: <581C7229-4744-4FD6-80CD-8BBFB59C7C26@harbornet.com> Westport Seabirds schedule, for upcoming trips for 2021, can be seen on our website at www.westportseabirds.com Our first trip is in March with just a few spaces left. COVID-19 protocols are listed on our website as well how to register and other information about the trips. Bruce LaBar From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Jan 25 18:34:53 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Orange-crowned Warbler - Roy, WA Message-ID: Tweeters, I glanced outside at 14:50 today at a suet feeder just behind the house (less than 30 feet from the window) and spotted a small bird snagging suet. Because the bird was relatively small, my initial impression was "Ruby-crowned Kinglet," (we have those quite often) but it was larger than that, had no wingbars, was yellow-greenish overall, with the back darker than the underside. (We have Yellow-rumped Warblers wintering here, but this bird definitely wasn't that species.) It dropped to the rose bush below the feeder, then came back to the suet, and fed there about 15 seconds before a Dark-eyed Junco (larger bird than this) popped up to the feeder and spooked this bird off. My second thought after the kinglet was "ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER," and I believe that this bird was of that species. No other species would come to mind, except, perhaps, a female Yellow Warbler, but that's really not the overall impression I got, given the coloration, time of year, etc. I've not had Orange-crowned Warblers ever in winter here, and especially feeding on suet even at other times of the year. Given that Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped Warblers, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Song Sparrows (among the smaller birds) feed at this feeder from October to May, it's a feeding magnet at times. I'll be looking for this bird over the next couple of weeks, and will attempt to grab a photo of it if I have a chance. May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 00:16:19 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?NATIONAL_GEOGRAPHIC=3A_Bringing_back_the_?= =?utf-8?b?4oCYbW9zdCBlbmRhbmdlcmVkIGJpcmTigJkgaW4gdGhlIFUuUy4=?= Message-ID: <65D0BD08-0625-4295-8E84-5884FA6EDAE3@gmail.com> Bringing back the ?most endangered bird? in the U.S. Three years after being described as on its last legs, the Florida grasshopper sparrows is soaring again. Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/AxIcUb1IRRiibLMztntSjKQ Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cohenellenr at yahoo.com Tue Jan 26 12:17:18 2021 From: cohenellenr at yahoo.com (Ellen Cohen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] orange crowned warblers References: <106492667.285727.1611692238157.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <106492667.285727.1611692238157@mail.yahoo.com> I too have had an orange crowned warbler on my suet, the first one on Jan. 1 of this year, appearing every few days, disappearing, then reappearing again over the last few days. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davearm at uw.edu Tue Jan 26 12:40:23 2021 From: davearm at uw.edu (David A. Armstrong) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hermit Thrush Message-ID: Today I am working at a desk with good window view into my yard and am surprised to see a hermit thrush 10' from me. Location is Mutiny Bay, Whidbey Island. BirdWeb indicates it's uncommon here this time of year; I've never seen one here in the dead of winter (if it is winter). david armstrong -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Tue Jan 26 14:06:55 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hermit Thrush In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1315583039.356730.1611698815738@connect.xfinity.com> Last week we had a Hermit Thrush on our deck here in Seahurst, WA. It was picking at pyracantha berry clusters we had picked and adorned a cut hemlock we put up as an outdoor Christmas tree "for the birds". Hunn shows HETH in Birding in Seattle and King County as a rare winter migrant to the Puget Sound lowlands. I guess we're both lucky! Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 01/26/2021 12:40 PM David A. Armstrong wrote: > > Today I am working at a desk with good window view into my yard and am surprised to see a hermit thrush 10' from me. Location is Mutiny Bay, Whidbey Island. BirdWeb indicates it's uncommon here this time of year; I've never seen one here in the dead of winter (if it is winter). > david armstrong > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davearm at uw.edu Tue Jan 26 16:18:17 2021 From: davearm at uw.edu (David A. Armstrong) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hermit Thrush In-Reply-To: <1315583039.356730.1611698815738@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1315583039.356730.1611698815738@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Lucky indeed; thanks for your note david On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 2:07 PM THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > Last week we had a Hermit Thrush on our deck here in Seahurst, WA. It was > picking at pyracantha berry clusters we had picked and adorned a cut > hemlock we put up as an outdoor Christmas tree "for the birds". > > Hunn shows HETH in *Birding in Seattle and King County* as a rare winter > migrant to the Puget Sound lowlands. I guess we're both lucky! > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > On 01/26/2021 12:40 PM David A. Armstrong wrote: > > Today I am working at a desk with good window view into my yard and am > surprised to see a hermit thrush 10' from me. Location is Mutiny Bay, > Whidbey Island. 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While much has been done, there are some rural outlying areas where the problem continues inspite of everyone's best efforts. You can read more about what Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society is doing to stop the collisions at: https://olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/donate-swans Northwest Swan Conservation Association and Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife are partnered with OPAS to help solve the issue. A major fund raiser has been launched to pay for burying the power lines, the only solution to solve the problem. The video is a must see. Note: the video is about the collision issue and has both amazing footage of swans it also has graphic moments where collisions happen. Please consider spreading the word by sharing the link on OPAS website or the item on our Facebook page. Martha Jordan Northwest Swan Conservation Association Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shepthorp at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 22:23:27 2021 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Waterville Plateau Monday 1/25 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, We dipped on Sharp-tailed Grouse on Bridgeport Hill as well, but observed several Ring-necked Pheasant and Great Horned Owl. Bridgeport Bar was good for American Tree Sparrow, 5-6, seen with flock of sparrows including White-crowned Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco. Expected waterfowl seen from the Bar and Pateros Lake overlooks. Central Ferry Canyon had Pygmy Nuthatch and Hairy Woodpecker. On D Road NW, north of Waterville, between 15th and 17th Road we had a large flock of Horned Lark with a single Snow Bunting and Gray-crowned Rosy-finch. On F Road north of Spraurer Road we observed two Snowy Owls, one around 11th Road and the other around 12th Road. I suspect there at least 6 in total on the Plateau. Again, no Sharp-tailed Grouse, Boehemian Waxwings, and Gray Partridge for this winter trip. Hopefully we will be able to report them later on my next trip later this season. Happy Winter Birding, be well and be safe. Shep With Scott Ramos. Shep Thorp, VMD Family Guy, Emergency Veterinarian, Birder Browns Point, Tacoma 253-370-3742 From jphammer68 at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 23:43:03 2021 From: jphammer68 at gmail.com (Jennifer Hammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Death of a Barn Owl Message-ID: <5CFFFB61-5DAD-4E6F-A250-1615E3A271C7@gmail.com> Hello Tweeters, Last Friday afternoon (1/22), I was walking in the meadows at Magnuson Park and found a dead barn owl lying on the grass. It was clean and fluffy, had no obvious signs of injury, no rigor mortis, though the eyes were cloudy. It had leaves still clutched in its talons, a very beautiful bird. I didn?t know if I should do anything with the body, but I moved it to the base of a nearby tree and covered it with pine and cedar, hoping that would keep a passing dog from grabbing it. I?ve observed a barn owl at dusk standing in the doorway of the owl box in a tree near the community center in recent weeks, wondering if this was the same one. I?m a new subscriber to Tweeters, as I wanted to pass along this sad news to the community. I have very much appreciated learning from fellow birders' posts for the past couple years. Thank you! Jennifer Hammer Seattle, WA From shepthorp at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 09:48:26 2021 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck continues at Blurock Landing Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Relocated previously reported Tufted Duck at Blurock Landing this morning. Nice female with cute little 1-2cm tuft on nape. Was foraging 100-200 yards from shore with about 400 Scaup, nice looks. Good birding, Shep Thorp Shep Thorp, VMD Family Guy, Emergency Veterinarian, Birder Browns Point, Tacoma 253-370-3742 From podicepswa at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 10:03:43 2021 From: podicepswa at gmail.com (Susan McDougall) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Large group of Western Grebe Message-ID: <6011ab00.1c69fb81.1f7e4.755b@mx.google.com> Yesterday we saw about 50 Western Grebe in Port Angeles Harbor. It is the first time I have seen them this year. Susan McDougall Sent from Mail for Windows 10 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Teri Martine Seattle From olyclarinet at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 12:40:28 2021 From: olyclarinet at gmail.com (Deborah West) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Evening Grosbeaks Message-ID: While cycling on the Chehalis?Western Trail, between mileposts 12.5 and 13, my husband and I saw approximately two dozen evening grosbeaks! What a treat. Deborah West Olympia From codysadis at comcast.net Wed Jan 27 13:42:25 2021 From: codysadis at comcast.net (Codysadis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Where to take dead bird specimens Message-ID: <14B5586A-EAD7-40D0-A8FE-DB27ECD5B09C@comcast.net> The Burke Museum loves to accept dead birds, to add to their terrific collection of specimens. If you can provide the date and location where you found it, that is always appreciated. From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 16:45:35 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Death of a Barn Owl Message-ID: Jennifer Hammer told a sad story about finding a dead barn owl at Magnuson Park. She was unsure what she should do about the corpse. You can deliver a dead bird to either the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle or to the Slater Museum at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. However, it may be that things have changed temporarily during the pandemic, so you should contact them first. The Burke welcomes contributions and provides some information online about why and how to contribute a dead bird: https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/ornithology The Slater Museum also welcomes contributions and also provides information online about contributing a dead bird: http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/specimen-salvage-and-donations/ I'm not an expert by any means, but I've always put the bird into a plastic bag and put the bag into our freezer while waiting to deliver it to the museum.? My understanding is that it is illegal to keep a corpse or bird part for your own use. Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kristinstewart01 at comcast.net Wed Jan 27 20:04:51 2021 From: kristinstewart01 at comcast.net (Comcast) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] "Large" Western Grebe flock In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9FBD2883-FDCC-45D3-A190-80C6AC57A6B1@comcast.net> Totally agree, Brad. Used to live on Budd Inlet in Olympia, and had huge rafts of several hundreds! Hard to count as they were diving in the front and then popping up in the back of the flock endlessly. Glorious! Kristin Stewart Kristinstewart01@comcast.net Olympia Sent from my iPad > On Jan 27, 2021, at 7:18 PM, BRAD Liljequist wrote: > > ? > Makes me sad that nowadays a large group of Western Grebes is 50. It does not seem long ago that we had that splendid huge couple thousand bird raft off Shilshole/Discovery Park all winter. Ya don't know what ya got til it's gone... > > Brad Liljequist > Phinney Ridge > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Wed Jan 27 20:13:03 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] "Large" Western Grebe flock In-Reply-To: <9FBD2883-FDCC-45D3-A190-80C6AC57A6B1@comcast.net> References: <9FBD2883-FDCC-45D3-A190-80C6AC57A6B1@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1A831C14-6EB6-4A5E-B063-E9CF022F849C@ramoslink.info> One place where a large flock of Western Grebe can still usually be found is in the middle of Lake Washington between Magnuson Park and Kirkland. Typical numbers vary in the low hundreds; 400 birds is not unheard of in the winter. Scope required to verify, however. Scott Ramos Seattle > On Jan 27, 2021, at 8:04 PM, Comcast wrote: > > Totally agree, Brad. Used to live on Budd Inlet in Olympia, and had huge rafts of several hundreds! Hard to count as they were diving in the front and then popping up in the back of the flock endlessly. Glorious! > > Kristin Stewart > Kristinstewart01@comcast.net > Olympia > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jan 27, 2021, at 7:18 PM, BRAD Liljequist wrote: >> >> ? >> Makes me sad that nowadays a large group of Western Grebes is 50. It does not seem long ago that we had that splendid huge couple thousand bird raft off Shilshole/Discovery Park all winter. 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URL: From mcallisters4 at comcast.net Wed Jan 27 20:46:56 2021 From: mcallisters4 at comcast.net (mcallisters4@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] "Large" Western Grebe flock In-Reply-To: <9FBD2883-FDCC-45D3-A190-80C6AC57A6B1@comcast.net> References: <9FBD2883-FDCC-45D3-A190-80C6AC57A6B1@comcast.net> Message-ID: <025a01d6f530$9c0b2620$d4217260$@comcast.net> Yes, Kristin, I grew up overlooking Eld Inlet and hunted waterfowl at The Evergreen State College Beach, Fry Cove and other places during the 1969-1973 time frame. I remember the same thing, not an uncommon thing at all. Kelly McAllister Olympia From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Comcast Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 8:05 PM To: BRAD Liljequist Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] "Large" Western Grebe flock Totally agree, Brad. Used to live on Budd Inlet in Olympia, and had huge rafts of several hundreds! Hard to count as they were diving in the front and then popping up in the back of the flock endlessly. Glorious! Kristin Stewart Kristinstewart01@comcast.net Olympia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Thu Jan 28 07:25:51 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Meeting_Reminder_-_Mon=2E=2C_Feb=2E_1=3A?= =?utf-8?q?_The_Dinosaurs_Amongst_Us?= Message-ID: <20210128152551.2773.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to invite you to join us for a presentation by Kim Adelson, "The Dinosaurs Amongst Us."??Relying on insights gained from recent fossil finds and new technologies that have revolutionized our understanding of both dinosaurs and birds, she will demonstrate just how dinosaur-like birds are, but also how very bird-like dinosaurs were. To whet your appetite for this presentation, I heartily encourage you to take five minutes to watch a delightful video entitled "More Than Birds" that many of us learned of from Dennis Paulson.??It is by Tim Blais and combines birds, paleontology and skillful a cappella singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNJE6t6fZE. What:??The Dinosaurs Amongst Us When:??Monday, February 1, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. We welcome your suggestions for future meetings (topics and specific speakers); please send to:??meetings at WOS dot org. Vicki King, WOS Program Coordinator From robertgary02 at aol.com Thu Jan 28 10:04:49 2021 From: robertgary02 at aol.com (Robert Gray) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Death of a Barn Owl In-Reply-To: <5CFFFB61-5DAD-4E6F-A250-1615E3A271C7@gmail.com> References: <5CFFFB61-5DAD-4E6F-A250-1615E3A271C7@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1891862761.952326.1611857089488@mail.yahoo.com> I have found several Barn Owl corpses in the last few years. I fear that the birds are eating rats that have been poisoned by the types of rat traps we see around commercial establishments. The rat that does not die but is suffering severe nerve damage is easy prey for the owls and hawks who then become poisoned themselves. Two of the dead Owls I have seen were on the side of the road and I have theorized they were hit by vehicles they would normally have avoided had they not been sickened by the poisoned rats. These rat traps are everywhere including around Magnuson Park. In addition to this, people are intentionally poisoning Douglas Squirrels that nest in buildings. I know this for a fact. -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Hammer To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Sent: Tue, Jan 26, 2021 11:43 pm Subject: [Tweeters] Death of a Barn Owl Hello Tweeters, Last Friday afternoon (1/22), I was walking in the meadows at Magnuson Park and found a dead barn owl lying on the grass. It was clean and fluffy, had no obvious signs of injury,? no rigor mortis, though the eyes were cloudy. It had leaves still clutched in its talons, a very beautiful bird. I didn?t know if I should do anything with the body, but I moved it to the base of a nearby tree and covered it with pine and cedar, hoping that would keep a passing dog from grabbing it. I?ve observed a barn owl at dusk standing in the doorway of the owl box in a tree near the community center in recent weeks, wondering if this was the same one. I?m a new subscriber to Tweeters, as I wanted to pass along this sad news to the community. I have very much appreciated learning from fellow birders' posts for the past couple years. Thank you! Jennifer Hammer Seattle, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jan 28 13:14:34 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-01-28 Message-ID: <826F338D2BE847CD9DAD0B15AE1ABA03@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? it was rather damp and dark this morning. Predawn had a fair amount of actual rain. During the regular walk it was mostly drizzle and mizzle, clearing a little later in the morning. A good day for waterbirds, not great for anything else. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? pair in slough, one of the 10 species of duck we saw b.. Ring-necked Pheasant ? ?Lonesome George? was in the Pea Patch this morning c.. Horned Grebe ? one far out on the lake d.. Hairy Woodpecker ? a couple of sightings e.. Pileated Woodpecker ? one south of the Rowing Club. First of Year for us f.. Merlin ? one flying with prey ? First of Year for us. Later, we saw possibly the same bird near the mansion, sitting motionless for a long time. Must have been filling prey g.. Fox Sparrow ? notably many, easy to see ? maybe a dozen h.. White-throated Sparrow ? two with Goldencrowns at Dog Central. Probably the same two as last week Nadine saw a LONG-TAILED WEASEL just pre-dawn, East Meadow (First of Year). At the Rowing Club, two RED-EARED SLIDERS were on a log. We?ve had them 3 out of 4 surveys this January, yet never had January turtles before this year. Misses today included Greater Scaup, Mew Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Cooper?s Hawk, Bushtit, and Marsh Wren. 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URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Thu Jan 28 15:56:39 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington Birder List Reports for 2020 - deadline this weekend! References: Message-ID: <9A75658B-0D09-4116-BB14-5213476C984B@earthlink.net> Hi all - A reminder that we are nearing the deadline to send in your 2020 List reports for WA Birders annual compilation.Deadline is January 31 - this Sunday. We?d welcome life list reports , year list reports, and big day reports from the state or any counties in WA. I?d encourage you to take part - it is great to see these numbers in one place. You can see the report from 2019 here: http://wabirder.com/docs/listreport2019.pdf To submit 2020 totals, go to this link: http://wabirder.com/forms.html For those who have already submitted their info: Thanks for getting those in! 2020 List Reports: I?ve believe I?ve confirmed receipt for all list reports received by last weekend. Any that have come in since then should expect to hear from me within the week. If you?ve sent something in and not heard from me by a week or so after sending, please feel free to ping me! Big Day reports: I?ve been slower on confirming receipt of these, but will try to send confirmations this weekend. Matt Bartels Washington Birder Seattle, WA > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Matt Bartels > Subject: [Tweeters] Washington Bird List Reports for 2020 - send em in! > Date: January 1, 2021 at 4:42:52 AM PST > To: Tweeters , inland-nw-birders@uidaho.edu > > Happy 2021, everyone! > > Now?s the time to wrap up those listing details from 2020. > > January 31, 2021 is the deadline to send Washington Birder your 2020 List Report. > > List Report and Big Day forms are available on the WA Birder website at: http://www.wabirder.com/forms.html > > The annual list report is a great chance to look at the community and appreciate all the many accomplishments out there. You don?t have to enter details for every category listed, just send in info for those important to you. If you are on eBird, almost all the totaling is done for you - just remove the oddball extra species that will count in eBird but not elsewhere [some domestic origin birds like parrots & chickens, and for now Northwestern Crow], and you?ll have your totals. > > I know of many people who have set personal high counts this year in their home counties - it would be excellent receive that info for the overall report. > > Enjoy the new year, and send in the old! > > Matt Bartels > Washington Birder > info@wabirder.com > Seattle, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tazaschaming at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 09:19:08 2021 From: tazaschaming at gmail.com (Taza Schaming) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Call_for_Clark=E2=80=99s_nutcracker_nest_sig?= =?utf-8?q?htings?= Message-ID: Hello all, I'm seeking help in locating Clark?s nutcracker nests for my Nutcracker Ecosystem Project and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Clark's Nutcracker/Whitebark Pine Ecosystem initiative. Nest sightings will assist studies of the role of Clark?s nutcrackers in conifer ecosystems, the effects of climate change on the birds and coniferous forests, and educational efforts to elevate awareness. Very few nutcracker nests have ever been documented, so any and all new nest information is wonderfully helpful. Nests are made of twigs/sticks and are ~8-12? wide, ~4-9? high, and 8-60? off the ground, primarily in conifers. Nests can be found in live or dead trees, and dense or open stands of trees. Nest building tends to begin in late-February/early-March (but may be earlier or later depending on the location and year), and seeing nutcrackers carrying twigs for building is the most easily observable sign of nesting. Nestlings should all have fledged by mid-June. If you spot Clark?s nutcrackers nesting, please send GPS point and/or other location information, such as tree species and height of nest in the tree, as well as nest status (building, eggs, nestlings), date located, and any other details to tazaschaming@gmail.com. I'd also love observations of juveniles. Please let me know if you have any questions! For more information and photos of nests, see www.thenutcrackerecosystemproject.com. Thank you! Taza -- Taza Schaming, Ph.D. Research Associate Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative 256 Gulf Hill Rd. Voorheesville, NY 12186 508-277-5084 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If so, could someone let me know where it?s hanging out? > Thank you! > Emily Birchman > Kenmore WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 10:10:44 2021 From: nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com (Nagi Aboulenein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Queen Anne snowy? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <952891ce-c386-4e42-ace1-40412e62d558@Spark> It was still present as of last weekend - we had excellent morning and afternoon audiences with her majesty :-). Kudos also to Elaine Chuang, who was extremely helpful in finding her, as well as educating on her habits, etc. Here?s a link to some photos from that visit:?https://flic.kr/s/aHsmTUWjWS Nagi Aboulenein Nagi dot Aboulenein at Gmail dot com. On Jan 29, 2021, 09:38 -0800, Emily Birchman , wrote: > Hello! > I am late to the game on this and was wondering if the Queen Anne Snowy is still around? If so, could someone let me know where it?s hanging out? > Thank you! > Emily Birchman > Kenmore WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Fri Jan 29 10:50:21 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Call_for_Clark=E2=80=99s_nutcracker_nest_sig?= =?utf-8?q?htings?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8ca13677877f8c9e783ba04799473dbc@birdsbydave.com> At Leavenworth, WA in a long stand of trees across from main building of the Fish Hatchery: we usually find a lot of Clark's n 2021-01-29 10:19, Taza Schaming wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm seeking help in locating Clark?s nutcracker nests for my > Nutcracker Ecosystem Project and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology > Clark's Nutcracker/Whitebark Pine Ecosystem initiative. Nest sightings > will assist studies of the role of Clark?s nutcrackers in conifer > ecosystems, the effects of climate change on the birds and coniferous > forests, and educational efforts to elevate awareness. > > Very few nutcracker nests have ever been documented, so any and all > new nest information is wonderfully helpful. Nests are made of > twigs/sticks and are ~8-12? wide, ~4-9? high, and 8-60? off the > ground, primarily in conifers. Nests can be found in live or dead > trees, and dense or open stands of trees. Nest building tends to begin > in late-February/early-March (but may be earlier or later depending on > the location and year), and seeing nutcrackers carrying twigs for > building is the most easily observable sign of nesting. Nestlings > should all have fledged by mid-June. > > If you spot Clark?s nutcrackers nesting, please send GPS point > and/or other location information, such as tree species and height of > nest in the tree, as well as nest status (building, eggs, nestlings), > date located, and any other details to tazaschaming@gmail.com. I'd > also love observations of juveniles. Please let me know if you have > any questions! > > For more information and photos of nests, see > www.thenutcrackerecosystemproject.com [1]. Thank you! > Taza > > -- > > Taza Schaming, Ph.D. > Research Associate > Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative > > 256 Gulf Hill Rd. > > Voorheesville, NY 12186 > > 508-277-5084 > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://www.thenutcrackerecosystemproject.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From lsr at ramoslink.info Fri Jan 29 11:22:00 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (LSR) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Barn Swallows at Magnuson Park Message-ID: <26B415E1-600E-4193-A865-EEDCB06B89A1@ramoslink.info> Several swallows, adult and immature, at Promontory Pond now. Scott Ramos Seattle Sent from my iPhone From marvbreece at q.com Sat Jan 30 06:16:54 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Harris's Sparrow Message-ID: <1596171208.6191583.1612016214775.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> The ongoing Harris's Sparrow on 78th Ave S in Kent finally let me take some videos of it yesterday (01.29.21). Here are a couple comparison videos with others of its genus. https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: This morning I noticed a Pacific Wren with a peanut piece fly to the door mat outside of my sliding glass door. The door mat has one-inch square holes in it and he/she used the holes to contain the peanut in order to peck at it and eat it. This is the third time I have witnessed this activity over the past few months. The little wren is obviously smart. Would this be a case of tool using? Diane Weinstein Sammamish -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diane_weinstein at msn.com Sun Jan 31 12:46:17 2021 From: diane_weinstein at msn.com (Diane Weinstein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tool Using Pacific Wren? (Correction - Bewicks Wren) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Diane Weinstein Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:40 PM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Tool Using Pacific Wren? This morning I noticed a Bewicks Wren with a peanut piece fly to the door mat outside of my sliding glass door. The door mat has one-inch square holes in it and he/she used the holes to contain the peanut in order to peck at it and eat it. This is the third time I have witnessed this activity over the past few months. The little wren is obviously smart. Would this be a case of tool using? Diane Weinstein Sammamish -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From josh.hayes at q.com Sun Jan 31 17:23:54 2021 From: josh.hayes at q.com (Joshua Hayes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Barred Owl reliably in N. Seattle Message-ID: <001501d6f838$e864b760$b92e2620$@q.com> I don't know if anyone tracks such things, but we have a barred owl reliably in Licton Springs Park for the last several weeks - I have seen him (guessing, based on size) five of the last six times I've gone past his usual spot around sundown. Email for more detailed location if you're interested in seeing him. Cheers, Joshua Hayes Anatomy and Physiology, Biology Redmond High School, E-130 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3272 bytes Desc: not available URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Sun Jan 31 20:41:04 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:11 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Barred Owl reliably in N. Seattle In-Reply-To: <001501d6f838$e864b760$b92e2620$@q.com> References: <001501d6f838$e864b760$b92e2620$@q.com> Message-ID: <172130996.387534.1612154464923@connect.xfinity.com> Who-cooks-for-you? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 01/31/2021 5:23 PM Joshua Hayes wrote: > > > > I don?t know if anyone tracks such things, but we have a barred owl reliably in Licton Springs Park for the last several weeks ? I have seen him (guessing, based on size) five of the last six times I?ve gone past his usual spot around sundown. Email for more detailed location if you?re interested in seeing him. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Joshua Hayes > > Anatomy and Physiology, Biology > > Redmond High School, E-130 > > [Redmond_Mustang-R-Seal_Green] > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3272 bytes Desc: not available URL: