From Jennifer.Vanderhoof at kingcounty.gov Thu Jul 1 12:16:54 2021 From: Jennifer.Vanderhoof at kingcounty.gov (Vanderhoof, Jennifer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Birdwatering Message-ID: I moved my bird bath into shade and in so doing, sloshed a bunch of water on the patio. That gave me the idea to drench the entire patio. My patio is uneven, so not only did I soak it enough to cool down the concrete temps, but it also formed some puddles. I wish I had thought of it sooner. I'll do this regularly in future heat waves. I'm also going to buy some misters and maybe more bird baths. -jen Jen Vanderhoof, Senior Ecologist | King County Water and Land Resources Division | Ph: 206-477-4840 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jul 1 12:20:09 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-07-01 Message-ID: <355FD9CF059E42E8A12FCBEC3F937895@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? Kind of a quiet, lazy morning at Marymoor today. Very comfortable, with overcast and temps in the high 60?s all morning. Many birds are still singing, but they are not perched out as obviously as early in Spring. Hugh numbers of juvenile birds, most drab and streaky. A few surprises. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? three females with ducklings. Eclipse male at Rowing Club b.. Spotted Sandpiper ? one or two near weir, including what may have been a high display flight c.. Caspian Tern ? at least two over the lake d.. Osprey ? three babies continue on ballfields nest. At least 7 adults seen e.. House Wren ? much quieter today. Seen and heard near Pea Patch, including singing from atop a bird box f.. European Starling ? so, so many today, with flocks of mixed adults and hatch-year birds - 120+ g.. Purple Finch ? young being fed h.. CHIPPING SPARROW ? adult in East Meadow was a huge surprise ? our first ever for June/July i.. Song Sparrow ? many, many, many, mostly juveniles j.. Bullock?s Oriole ? begging young and adult near Dog Area portapotties k.. Yellow Warbler ? at least two singing males. Adult feeding young at Rowing Club l.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? adult male ?Audubon?s? singing NE of mansion m.. WESTERN TANAGER ? adult male singing at Rowing Club. Quite uncommon at this time of year n.. Lazuli Bunting ? several singing males in Dog Meadow, East Meadow. Females and juveniles seen. A dozen or more total Good day for animal sightings too, including three RIVER OTTERS just above the weir, two ?Black-tailed? MULE DEER on far side off slough below the weir, and pre-dawn AMERICAN BEAVER and BAT sp. for Matt, as well as the usual EASTERN COTTONTAIL and EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL. Misses today included Canada Goose, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Killdeer, Green Heron, and Cliff Swallow For the day, 59 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Thu Jul 1 13:31:33 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Marsh Nest Boxes Report Message-ID: <2802299E-D666-4E66-BF37-654E27421337@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, Stan Kostka and I, with Parks Department permission, installed five nest boxes in Edmonds marsh about 5-6 years ago. Our goal was to induce migrating Tree Swallows to breed at this location. The three farthest out boxes have traditionally hosted Tree Swallow pairs. This year two have had active nests. The box nearest the main viewing platform has always been used by a Violet-green pair. The box near the end of the boardwalk has been claimed by Black-capped Chickadees each year. On Monday morning I saw an adult Tree Swallow poke its head out of one of the boxes and I watched a Violet-green going to its box. I can't think that any hatchlings survived Monday's triple digit temperature. I consulted with Chris Anderson at WDFW. He recommend a watch and wait approach. If we see adults carrying food or removing fecal sacs, then there are probably viable swallow chicks. If there is no activity, he recommended that I wait until late August to inspect and clean the boxes, removing any remains that I might find. Per Stan's recent work on his home nest box, I will probably take out a portable drill and enlarge the ventilation holes. I don't think this extreme heat is a one off event, but rather a sign of what is to come with climate change. I did not foresee this problem when we installed the nest boxes. Although there are notable successes in managing (offsetting negative human impact) wildlife, we often unintentionally make mischief. At this time I have no information about the Purple Martin colony in the wooden boxes on the Edmonds Olympic Beach pilings. Just hoping that chicks survived the heat. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Jul 1 13:59:56 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Marsh Nest Boxes Report In-Reply-To: <2802299E-D666-4E66-BF37-654E27421337@gmail.com> References: <2802299E-D666-4E66-BF37-654E27421337@gmail.com> Message-ID: <743221BA-451D-45DE-A6F5-998CB8C076B1@gmail.com> This is good information. While it?s generally best to place nest boxes in afternoon shade, sometimes this is not possible. I?ve seen designs with a double roof? a second larger shade roof an inch above the actual nest box, as well as ventilation holes in the nest box. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2021, at 1:32 PM, Carol Riddell wrote: > > ?Hi Tweets, > > Stan Kostka and I, with Parks Department permission, installed five nest boxes in Edmonds marsh about 5-6 years ago. Our goal was to induce migrating Tree Swallows to breed at this location. The three farthest out boxes have traditionally hosted Tree Swallow pairs. This year two have had active nests. The box nearest the main viewing platform has always been used by a Violet-green pair. The box near the end of the boardwalk has been claimed by Black-capped Chickadees each year. On Monday morning I saw an adult Tree Swallow poke its head out of one of the boxes and I watched a Violet-green going to its box. I can't think that any hatchlings survived Monday's triple digit temperature. > > I consulted with Chris Anderson at WDFW. He recommend a watch and wait approach. If we see adults carrying food or removing fecal sacs, then there are probably viable swallow chicks. If there is no activity, he recommended that I wait until late August to inspect and clean the boxes, removing any remains that I might find. Per Stan's recent work on his home nest box, I will probably take out a portable drill and enlarge the ventilation holes. I don't think this extreme heat is a one off event, but rather a sign of what is to come with climate change. I did not foresee this problem when we installed the nest boxes. Although there are notable successes in managing (offsetting negative human impact) wildlife, we often unintentionally make mischief. > > At this time I have no information about the Purple Martin colony in the wooden boxes on the Edmonds Olympic Beach pilings. Just hoping that chicks survived the heat. > > Carol Riddell > Edmonds, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From cariddellwa at gmail.com Thu Jul 1 19:38:33 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Marsh Nest Boxes Update Message-ID: <4C8E7D8C-17A6-478F-91C1-BFB44A616C39@gmail.com> I went to Edmonds marsh this afternoon. Both Violet-green Swallow adults were going to the nest box they use. At each of the two boxes in use by Tree Swallows, I saw an adult male poke its head out. It seems as if there are surviving hatchlings in the Violet-green box because of the adult activity. In the Tree Swallow boxes it is impossible to know at this time if the adults are still incubating eggs (that might no longer be viable due to the extreme heat) or whether there are hatchlings. I did determine that ventilation holes I could see are inadequate for an extreme heat event. We will enlarge them in August. Because of the layout of the marsh, I don't immediately see a way to move the boxes to locations where they can have afternoon shade. We will think about that. I wonder if, in the future, nest boxes should be made of thicker wood to more closely approximate that of a nest cavity in a snag. I would think, without knowing for certain, that it would provide greater protection from extreme heat, particularly with the addition of adequate ventilation holes. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Thu Jul 1 20:37:46 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] OT: Beaver activity Redmond (WA) Watershed Preserve References: Message-ID: > ?Today for 45 minutes we interrupted our birding in Redmond?s Watershed Preserve to watch a beaver gnaw on a tree and then retreat to a nearby pond. The beaver seemed to be totally unaware of us. We were amazed by the length of time it was going to take that beaver to fell the tree. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51283322112/in/dateposted/ (Photo) > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51284927019/in/dateposted/ (Video) > > Hank & Karen Heiberg > Issaquah, WA > > Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From russkope at gmail.com Sat Jul 3 10:50:32 2021 From: russkope at gmail.com (Russ Koppendrayer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Least Flycatcher in Cowlitz Co Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, At 10:45 on 6/3 there is a Least Flycatcher che-beking away at the entrance to the parking lot for the trailhead for Hummocks Trail. This is in Mount Saint Helens National Monument up SR 504. Russ Koppendrayer Longview, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 3 12:38:50 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Don't worry, birds won't become dependent on you feeding them, study suggests -- ScienceDaily Message-ID: <3D908E2F-39F0-4606-8BFA-1AD9A5B9FBA5@gmail.com> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210628114119.htm Sent from my iPhone From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Sat Jul 3 14:12:15 2021 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] 70 Am. White Pelicans Message-ID: Willapa Bay, several miles south of Oysterville, Pacific County. From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sun Jul 4 13:43:05 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Paul Johnsgard Message-ID: HI ALL: I just posted about the passing of Paul Johnsgard at my blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/07/paul-johnsgard-1931-2021.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From panmail at mailfence.com Sun Jul 4 17:00:12 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King Cty. Rosy-finch Message-ID: <10594069.376797.1625443212944@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, I hesitate to recommend this hike, but first, Todd S. and I did find a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch for a brief view and some additional calling heard high on Snoqualmie Mountain today, repeating John P.'s find from yesterday. This was about 250 feet below the summit, from the "trail." There really isn't a constructed trail, just a rocky path hikers have worn mostly straight up the mountain. It's less than two miles and 3,000 or more vertical feet, so consider your fitness and level of subsequent pain tolerance. Poles recommended if you're over, say, 22, and even then a good idea. At least it's not crowded. Not many other birds, either, mostly, in order of descending abundance, Evening Grosbeaks, juncos, siskins, and Hermit Thrushes. We did have one Chipping Sparrow, an accipiter that was too quick for positive id. (not Sharp-shinned), and also some too-quick Selasphorus hummingbirds among the Rufous. 4 July, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From thefedderns at gmail.com Mon Jul 5 14:36:47 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Browns Point Marbled Murrelets Message-ID: Despite heavy Fourth of July boat traffic and several crazy jet skis zooming around yesterday afternoon, two Marbled Murrelets were seen trying to feed in the waters close to the Browns Point Lighthouse. I recall seeing a dozen pair of them on the same date several years ago at this location. This may show the serious decline for this endangered species! Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Of special interest was a singing Brewer's Sparrow just downhill from the Morrison Creek CG (in particular, just downhill from the restroom that is just downhill from Morrison Creek CG) at about 46.1227, -121.5168. In the bug department we were rewarded by Hedgerow Hairstreak, Northern Crescent, Anna's Blue, Pacific Spiketail, Crimson-ringed and Dot-tailed Whiteface and Western Sheep Moth. We also got fabulous looks at both Ringed and American Emerald at Takhlakh Lake. 21 species of odes and leps each. The highlights with the plants included 3 penstemons, Elephant's Head, White-flowering Rhododendron, Slender Bog Orchid, two wintergreens, Subalpine Mariposa Lily, several fresh Woodland Pinedrops and many more. Stefan Schlick Hillsboro, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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All the meadow area from the ?scenic overlook rock knoll? to the lake area is good for alpine species and a good spot for hawk watching in the fall. Also seen and heard were Mountain Chickadee, Townsend?s Solitaire, Sooty Grouse and Cassin?s Finch. You can continue on another 1/2 mile to the PacCrest Trail in Yakima county and turn left (north) to make a loop back to the footbridge over Chinook Pass. Good birding, Marcus Roening Tacoma WA Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffjendro at aol.com Mon Jul 5 16:53:50 2021 From: jeffjendro at aol.com (jeffjendro@aol.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cowlitz County Least Sandpiper References: <1683478929.3677643.1625529230032.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1683478929.3677643.1625529230032@mail.yahoo.com> About noon today found a small empid that I believe is the same bird reported as a Least Flycatcher by Russ Koppendrayer on Tweeters, July 3.? It appeared to me to be similar to the photo posted on eBird by Russ.? ?Because of hearing impairment unable to verify by hearing the bird, however the bird reacted strongly to playback of recording.? Not a life bird, but a first for my Cowlitz County list. Found at the entrance to the Hummocks Trail parking lot as was the case for Russ Koppendrayer and Becky Kent's sighting. Jeffjendro@aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jelder at meteorcomm.com Tue Jul 6 10:46:07 2021 From: jelder at meteorcomm.com (Jim Elder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Heads up for possible Skagit County Swainson's Hawk Message-ID: On Sunday July 4 around 5 PM while returning from Mt. Baker, my wife and I spotted a buteo flying over I-5 near Conway. It showed the light wing linings and dark flight feathers and brown upper chest of a Swainson's Hawk. 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Do you associate them with negative or positive omens? Are you struck by their intelligence, beauty and playful nature? Or do you simply think of them as pests? Whether you are keen on them or not, ravens, crows and other corvids have played a prominent role in many cultures throughout history.? Please join North Cascades Institute for a virtual program hosted by?Dr. Kaeli Swift the evening of July 20th. Kaeli?will walk us through the fascinating mythology that surrounds corvids from their symbolism in ancient Greece to the creation stories of the Coast Salish people, as well as?how we can celebrate the role of corvids in the cultures of others.???????????Please register at ncascades.org/classes or by calling 360-854-2599. The cost to attend this online program is only $15!?And please do not fret if you cannot make the date. All registrants will be sent a recording to view at their own leisure.?????? ????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Caspian Tern ? at least 5 fishing the lake e.. Great Blue Heron ? most young seem to have left the nests. Many trying to find fish in the slough while looking clumsy and clueless f.. Cooper?s Hawk ? quick fly-by flying east from concert venue g.. Hairy Woodpecker ? adult female across from Rowing Club dock I was also at the park Tuesday morning and had 6 species we did not have today: a.. Hooded Merganser ? one at Rowing Club pond ? first since April! b.. Spotted Sandpiper ? perched in a willow below the weir c.. Pileated Woodpecker ? two near concert venue d.. Tree Swallow ? one active nest in Pea Patch. Looked empty today e.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ? at least 2-3 along slough f.. Cliff Swallow ? one at lake ? first since late May Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Red-eyed Vireo, Tree Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bullock?s Oriole, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. For today, 53 species. 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It appears to be in a location that predators such as crows or jays won't notice. We'll keep our fingers crossed. Last year the nest on the other side of the deck and I think it was productive, although I didn't manage to see any fledglings. I could have missed them It seems to be very tolerant of human activity. Is it possible that this bird is the same bird that nested here last year? Or maybe it's was born here last year? Or maybe it 'missed out' on this spot last year, so tried again this year? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Sun Jul 11 11:22:58 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (Molly Cvetovac) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unidentified call Message-ID: Hi, I am having trouble identifying a call. I have downloaded it under "bird sp" on this checklist. I am referring to the harsher set of three notes and not the other bird song (which I think is a Swainson's Thrush?). Can anyone help? Thanks, Molly -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Sun Jul 11 11:26:26 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (Molly Cvetovac) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unidentified call In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Whoops I forgot to provide the link to the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/email?subID=S91605649 On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 11:22 AM Molly Cvetovac wrote: > Hi, > > I am having trouble identifying a call. I have downloaded it under "bird > sp" on this checklist. I am referring to the harsher set of three notes and > not the other bird song (which I think is a Swainson's Thrush?). > > Can anyone help? > > Thanks, > > Molly > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From do-not-reply at ebird.org Sun Jul 11 11:50:26 2021 From: do-not-reply at ebird.org (Molly Elizabeth via eBird) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Molly Elizabeth has shared an eBird checklist with you from Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR on Jul 5, 2021 - 9:10 AM Message-ID: <0100017a96e806cb-f1a2b2ca-13cd-4ac1-a561-a860853e734b-000000@email.amazonses.com> To accept this checklist into your eBird account, click on the link below: https://ebird.org/mychecklists?subID=UzkxNjA1NjQ5&s=t You will then be able to view, edit, or delete it. Learn more about eBird's checklist sharing process at https://support.ebird.org/support/solutions/articles/48000625567 --------- Can someone help with call under "bird sp"? Thanks! From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Sun Jul 11 11:52:19 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (Molly Cvetovac) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Molly Elizabeth has shared an eBird checklist with you from Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR on Jul 5, 2021 - 9:10 AM In-Reply-To: <0100017a96e806cb-f1a2b2ca-13cd-4ac1-a561-a860853e734b-000000@email.amazonses.com> References: <0100017a96e806cb-f1a2b2ca-13cd-4ac1-a561-a860853e734b-000000@email.amazonses.com> Message-ID: There was trouble accessing the checklist for the unidentified call I just sent an email about. Hopefully people can access it now? On Sun, Jul 11, 2021 at 11:51 AM Molly Elizabeth via eBird < do-not-reply@ebird.org> wrote: > To accept this checklist into your eBird account, click on the link below: > > https://ebird.org/mychecklists?subID=UzkxNjA1NjQ5&s=t > > You will then be able to view, edit, or delete it. Learn more about > eBird's checklist sharing process at > > https://support.ebird.org/support/solutions/articles/48000625567 > > --------- > > Can someone help with call under "bird sp"? Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > 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 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. Just to reiterate: JBLM has the following Covid-19 guidelines: Fully vaccinated personnel (who are at least two weeks beyond their final dose) are no longer required to wear a mask indoors or outdoors on JBLM. I'm not going to be checking vaccination status and will be trusting you that attend the birdwalk to follow the Army's guidelines. If you haven't yet been fully vaccinated, please do wear a mask. Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! 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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I rushed off to take a look at the monthly bird census for our Capehhart site in Discovery Park. Lo and behold the statement was largely correct. Throughout the year there were peaks and valleys for Robin nos. >From mid-June their numbers steadily dropped until early September. A decline through July, with August partic empty. Then a large peak in mid-Oct. Now why that is would be another matter. Ground too hard for probing? Certainly our mid-summer is full of native berries for local birds from Bushtits to Flickers. Perhaps the berry-crop for Robins is much better in our Cascade Mtns, where Robins might go on mass?? David Hutchinson 206-499-7305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lo and behold the statement was largely > correct. Throughout the year there were peaks and valleys for Robin nos. > From mid-June their numbers steadily dropped until early September. > A decline through July, with August partic empty. Then a large peak in > mid-Oct. > > Now why that is would be another matter. Ground too hard for probing? > Certainly our mid-summer is full of native berries for local birds from > Bushtits to Flickers. Perhaps the berry-crop for Robins is much better in > our Cascade Mtns, where Robins might go on mass?? > David Hutchinson > 206-499-7305 > _______________________________________________ > 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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There were two populations of Robins on the Cape. The 'southern' Robins (spending winters largely in the southeast states) would arrive in March and become less noticeable throughout the summer months, hanging around into October. There would still be a few Robins around afterwards. The 'northern' Robins would arrive in big numbers just before Christmas from Labrador, northern Ontario and Quebec, hanging around into late February. They would feed on the various berries and leftover fruits, sometimes in competition with irruptive Bohemian Waxwing and Pine Grosbeak flocks. On our Mid-Cape CBC there would sometimes be overnight roosts of 20,000 individuals in Barnstable. The 'northern' Robins were darker above and slightly larger than their 'southern' cousins. 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URL: From meetings at wos.org Wed Jul 14 10:56:50 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS/OBA_Conference_Registration_Opens_July_1?= =?utf-8?q?8?= Message-ID: <20210714175650.34469.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> For the first time ever, the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) and the Oregon Birding Association (OBA) have combined forces and will hold a joint Conference in Astoria, Oregon on September 16 ? 19, 2021! Detailed information about the Conference schedule, events, lodging, registration, meals, and field trips is available at https://wos.org/annual-conference/current-year/. Conference registration opens at 8 am Pacific Standard Time on July 18. At that time a link to the registration site (PlanetReg) will become active at both the WOS and OBA websites, letting you sign up. To protect the health and safety of our members and the broader community, WOS and OBA are requiring all Conference attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Evening highlights will include Dr. Dennis Paulson?s ever-popular Stump the Experts program on Friday. On Saturday, Cornell Lab of Ornithology?s Dr. John Fitzpatrick will deliver the Conference Keynote Presentation, ?Wild Birds Are Now the Canaries, and Our Planet Is the Coal Mine.? Registration is open now for pelagic trips out of Ilwaco on Saturday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 19. Oregon Pelagic Tours is offering these trips in coordination with the Conference. Look for details about these trips by date and refer to their instructions on the ?Schedule and Prices? and ?Reservations? tabs of the Oregon Pelagic Tours website -- http://www.oregonpelagictours.com. We hope you can attend the Conference! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From alndonna at wamail.net Wed Jul 14 11:11:34 2021 From: alndonna at wamail.net (Al n Donna) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Disappointing birding day trip, Tacoma to Westport Message-ID: We chose Monday 12 because of the 4pm high tide at Bottle Beach, birding Westport to Tokeland, then arriving Bottle Beach at 2pm, 2 hours before high tide. First stop was the viewing platform at the end of the highway in Westport. We saw 25 Brown Pelicans, 100 Gulls, a dozen Cormorants, 5 Crows and a single Pigeon Guillemot?no White Pelicans or Heermans gulls, both desired as WA year birds. Then we headed for Tokeland, found several beach entrance roads, but finally took Warenton Cannery Rd. BIG MISTAKE! Signs warned of unmaintained conditions, but it didn?t look too bad. There were a few places where dry sand had had piled on the road. OK, until one tall pile. Our low clearance Toyota tried to climb over, but the friction chugged us to a stop. We tried shoveling our way free to no avail. We called a local towing company. They tied a rope and towed us 100 feet to solid ground, charging us only $2 a foot. It was 5pm before we got to Tokeland?again, only Gulls, Crows and Cormorants. Highlights: Fresh raspberries at a fruit stand in Aberdeen No shorebirds seen 140 WA year birds plus zero new ones today = 140 $200 plus a half tank of gas 9am until 8pm = 11 hrs = tired Al Clark, back in NE Tacoma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmborre1 at gmail.com Wed Jul 14 16:43:07 2021 From: cmborre1 at gmail.com (Cara Borre) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report July 10, 2021 Message-ID: Westport Seabirds enjoyed another ?Steller? outing on Saturday, July 10th. We had a few veterans, but mainly first time seabirders joining us. We left the dock at 5:30am under fair skies, but wind and waves made for an arduous start as did the dearth of birds in the first few hours. As we advanced toward a distant shrimper, conditions and spirits improved when we were able to see swirls of birds circling the boat along with a good sized flock in the water. The shrimper concentrated birds for great looks at Black-footed Albatross (40/164 - at boat vs day total), Sooty Shearwater (1100/2813), Pink-footed Shearwater (200/265), Northern Fulmar (205/240), and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (70/156). These five species are the expected tubenoses this time of year in addition to our target deep water species, Leach?s Storm-Petrel. As we work through the birds and help our passengers learn field marks, we are always searching for a rarity. Fellow spotters Scott Mills and Jim Danzebaker both describe scanning a field of Black-footed Albatross in the water when they had a large, bubble gum pink bill enter their field of view. That bill was attached to an equally large, juvenile Short-tailed (aka Steller?s) Albatross! This obliging young bird remained in the water for all to see and photograph as we explained how rare this sighting was to the fledgling seabirders. This bird was once considered extinct due to overhunting for feathers in the late 19th century. Thanks to a few wandering juveniles and successful conservation efforts, it is now classified as a vulnerable species. Many veteran seabirders in the ABA area are still looking to get this bird on their life list. How lucky for so many first timers to tick this bird off on their maiden voyage, surely worth the rolling trip out! Next we moved on into deeper water to chum for our target Leach?s Storm-Petrel. Like Fork-tailed, Leach?s Storm-Petrel breeds on islands off our coast as well as other spots in the North Pacific Ocean. Being far more cosmopolitan than Fork-tailed, Leach?s Storm-Petrel also breeds off islands in the Atlantic Ocean. We tend to find them in the mid-summer when the warm California Current drifts eastward bringing them a little closer to us than their typical deep water foraging grounds. Our chumming efforts brought in mainly Fork-taileds (15/156 - chum vs total for day), but we managed good looks at one cooperative Leach?s (2/4) feeding alongside them. We also had excellent views of a subadult Long-tailed Jaeger at the chum site. Subadult jaegers are an identification challenge and it?s not unheard of to continue debating species identity even after the trip has ended through examination of photographs. Thankfully this bird circled the Monte Carlo several times allowing a good field mark discussion with photographic evidence for further confirmation. Before beginning the long, smoother journey back into Westport, we decided to take a look at a different shrimper along the way. Though this boat had about half the birds as the first, there were a larger number of albatross and we believe a second Short-tailed Albatross! This conclusion was reached by examining photos after the trip and noting differences in bill tip color pattern as well as feathering. About this time we added several sightings of South Polar Skua (3 total) both in flight and resting on the water. Alcids, typically spotted in route and not at boats or chum, included Common Murre (800 total), Pigeon Guillemot (2 inshore), Cassin?s Auklet (166 total), Rhinoceros Auklet (72 total) and a couple views of a Tufted Puffin (1) both in flight and on the water. Our mammal highlights included a pair of Humpback Whales surfacing close to the boat, and a quick glimpse or two of Dall?s Porpoise. One of the largest Ocean Sunfish I can recall was our fish highlight. As always Captain Phil and First Mate Chris Anderson made this trip a success as well as fellow spotters Scott Mills and Jim Danzenbaker. Thank you hardy seabirders for your spirit of exploration and enthusiasm while learning new birds. Please join us again and let's add to your lists! Few spots remain for this season, but always check the schedule at westportseabirds.com if you are interested in joining us. I hope to work on a video of this trip to share and will post the link to Tweeters once complete. Hope to sea you out there! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sherryandangus at olypen.com Wed Jul 14 17:29:32 2021 From: sherryandangus at olypen.com (sherryandangus) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Blue Jay at Diamond Pt. In-Reply-To: <202107141812.16EIBxVB032610@mxout25.s.uw.edu> Message-ID: A friend, who lives at Diamond Pt on the Miller Peninsula,? WA, has a Blue Jay feeding on peanuts among Stellars Jay's on her deck.? She observed the bird from 11am this morning and it's still drinking and feeding.? Entered on ebird with photos.Sherry Anderson?Port Angeles, WaSent from my Galaxy Tab A -------- Original message --------From: Al n Donna Date: 7/14/21 11:14 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Disappointing birding day trip, Tacoma to Westport We chose? Monday 12 because of the 4pm high tide at Bottle Beach, birding Westport to Tokeland, then arriving Bottle Beach at 2pm, 2 hours before high tide.?First stop was the viewing platform at the end of the highway in Westport. We saw 25 Brown Pelicans, 100 Gulls, a dozen Cormorants, 5 Crows and a single Pigeon Guillemot?no White Pelicans or Heermans gulls, both desired as WA year birds.?Then we headed for Tokeland, found several beach entrance roads, but finally took Warenton Cannery Rd. BIG MISTAKE! Signs warned of unmaintained conditions, but it didn?t look too bad. There were a few places where dry sand had had piled on the road. OK, until one tall pile. Our low clearance Toyota tried to climb over, but the friction chugged us to a stop. We tried shoveling our way free to no avail. We called a local towing company. They tied a rope and towed us 100 feet to solid ground, charging us only $2 a foot.?It was 5pm before we got to Tokeland?again, only Gulls, Crows and Cormorants.?Highlights:Fresh raspberries at a fruit stand in AberdeenNo shorebirds seen140 WA year birds plus zero new ones today = 140$200 plus a half tank of gas9am until 8pm = 11 hrs = tired?Al Clark, back in NE Tacoma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rae at raehight.com Thu Jul 15 12:38:13 2021 From: rae at raehight.com (rae@raehight.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird Message-ID: <005b01d779b0$f3c09ad0$db41d070$@raehight.com> We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks - Jim and Rae Hight -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Thu Jul 15 13:13:45 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: <005b01d779b0$f3c09ad0$db41d070$@raehight.com> References: <005b01d779b0$f3c09ad0$db41d070$@raehight.com> Message-ID: <1978475829.309792.1626380025655@connect.xfinity.com> Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: > > > > > > We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? Jim and Rae Hight > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Jul 15 13:40:43 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <2f246ce-16c1-e433-36cf-4a1d9ac08428@zipcon.net> HI ALL: This week's The Birdbooker Report can be found here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/07/new-titles.html This week's titles are: 1) Dragonfly Nymphs of North America 2) Edible and Medicinal Flora of the West Coast 3) Andre Michaux in North America 4) The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd edition) 5) Vertebrate Biology (3rd edition) 6) Fox and I 7) Magic of Terry Pratchett. sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From ronpost4 at gmail.com Thu Jul 15 13:48:11 2021 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] recent piece at bbc future Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Yellow-rumped Warbler ? one probable hatch-year Audubon?s-type near Park Office might be a sign of local breeding. We?ve had at least 1 singing male most weeks this summer f.. Lazuli Bunting ? numbers down, but still 2-3 singing males. Try looking/listening for them from the Viewing Mound A late scan of the lake turned up two PIED-BILLED GREBE, first since April. Besides two active PURPLE MARTIN nest gourds at the Lake Platform, the only other swallow we had was a single BARN SWALLOW over Fields 7-8-9. Misses today (birds we have seen at on least half of the surveys for Week 28, but not today) included Hooded Merganser, Band-tailed Pigeon, Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bullock?s Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, and Black-headed Grosbeak. It wasn?t for lack of trying; we doggedly searched. For the day, just 53 species again (same as last week). 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URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Thu Jul 15 20:26:25 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 7-15-2021 Message-ID: Tweeters, It's mid-July and the temp started at 54degF when the 15 of us started on our monthly JBLM Eagles Pride GC birdwalk and didn't warm up past 62degF when we finished 4 hours later - go figure! Nonetheless, despite lower expectations for this time of year, we did have a delightful outing getting to know one another (several new folks on our trip) and having some good sightings, notable of which were the following: 1. Two different PIED-BILLED GREBE adults and young: one adult feeding two older, but still striped young; and a pair with three very small young. 2. Several good views of WESTERN TANAGERS. 3. A MALLARD with nine very small ducklings, likely hatched (given the size and coloration) this week. 4. WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE feeding young at a nest. 5. Lots of BUSHTITS in four (likely) family groups. 6. A female WOOD DUCK 7. One ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at Hodge Lake and a CLIFF SWALLOW nearby resting on the fairway (!). We only found two warbler species today, and NO European Starlings. Mammals today include a Townsend's chipmunk, a couple of Douglas squirrels, and five black-tailed deer. 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: * August 19 * September 16 * October 21 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 44 species Wood Duck 1 Mallard 11 One female at the maintenance pond and one female with young at the 12th hole pond Pied-billed Grebe 8 At usual breeding spot: Hodge Lake; one a likely pair with three young and another adult feeding two older juveniles. Band-tailed Pigeon 3 Mourning Dove 3 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Northern Flicker 8 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Western Wood-Pewee 20 Including a nestling being fed by at least one adult. Willow Flycatcher 1 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 6 Hutton's Vireo 1 Steller's Jay 5 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Tree Swallow 40 Unknown number of young in three ongoing nests in boxes at Hodge Lake Violet-green Swallow 22 Barn Swallow 32 Cliff Swallow 1 Sighted on ground in 14th fairway and then on the wing over Hodge Lake Bushtit 55 Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 4 Swainson's Thrush 30 Seemingly everywhere around the golf course American Robin 40 Cedar Waxwing 8 House Finch 9 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 7 Dark-eyed Junco 20 Includes a female feeding a fledged young White-crowned Sparrow 20 Song Sparrow 12 Spotted Towhee 10 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Only one seen today - at the maintenance pond Brown-headed Cowbird 7 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Western Tanager 13 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS91814499&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cf4349b33227740a9889108d94807a6de%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637620019968097990%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Vx1Y%2FpfQ60ZOawo2VDG6dkMCNLMXzFoDjbiA6Fxb%2FRw%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis Avnacres 4 birds at outlook.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Thu Jul 15 21:52:40 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: <1978475829.309792.1626380025655@connect.xfinity.com> References: <005b01d779b0$f3c09ad0$db41d070$@raehight.com> <1978475829.309792.1626380025655@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says. Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder. It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting. Bob OBrien Portland. On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the > Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when > they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? > and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they > typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: > > > > > > We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The > sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it > was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering > against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark > emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak > and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? Jim and Rae Hight > _______________________________________________ > 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 dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Jul 15 23:56:00 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8AA50693-384E-4F0B-85B1-5CCC0B125D4E@gmail.com> Several years ago, we had an Anna?s that had lost or had molted a wing primary feather. We always knew when ?Buzz? flew in. Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Robert O'Brien wrote: > > ? > Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says. > Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder. > It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting. > Bob OBrien Portland. > >> On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: >> Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. >> >> Tom Benedict >> Seahurst, WA >>> On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? Jim and Rae Hight >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 rae at raehight.com Fri Jul 16 05:55:29 2021 From: rae at raehight.com (rae@raehight.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: References: <005b01d779b0$f3c09ad0$db41d070$@raehight.com> <1978475829.309792.1626380025655@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <001601d77a41$db7dda00$92798e00$@raehight.com> I wondered about the Broad-tailed Hummer, but it doesn?t seem to have the white breast. It was real active (buzzing in short flights) from tree to feeder a number of time the other day while we were sitting on the deck. I?ll see if I can get a recording with my phone. Thanks! Rae From: Robert O'Brien Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:53 PM To: THOMAS BENEDICT Cc: rae@raehight.com; tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says. Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder. It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting. Bob OBrien Portland. On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT > wrote: Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? Jim and Rae Hight _______________________________________________ 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 rae at raehight.com Fri Jul 16 06:00:39 2021 From: rae at raehight.com (rae@raehight.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: <8AA50693-384E-4F0B-85B1-5CCC0B125D4E@gmail.com> References: <8AA50693-384E-4F0B-85B1-5CCC0B125D4E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <002b01d77a42$944a81a0$bcdf84e0$@raehight.com> That?s what we were wondering, if something had happened to a tail feather or wing. How fun to give it a name! When we sit on the deck and hear it buzz by, we laugh and make our own buzzing sounds. Thanks! Rae From: Dan Reiff Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2021 11:56 PM To: Robert O'Brien Cc: THOMAS BENEDICT ; rae@raehight.com; tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird Several years ago, we had an Anna?s that had lost or had molted a wing primary feather. We always knew when ?Buzz? flew in. Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Robert O'Brien > wrote: ? Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says. Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder. It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting. Bob OBrien Portland. On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT > wrote: Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? 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URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Fri Jul 16 06:11:43 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird In-Reply-To: <002b01d77a42$944a81a0$bcdf84e0$@raehight.com> References: <8AA50693-384E-4F0B-85B1-5CCC0B125D4E@gmail.com> <002b01d77a42$944a81a0$bcdf84e0$@raehight.com> Message-ID: Yes, as others have mentioned, the distinctive hmms/buzzes that the various hummingbird species make are a function of the tips of their wing feathers, especially the adult males. Most birds molt their flight feathers in July/August, which can change the buzz noise. In Port Orchard, Anna's (year-round) and Rufous (summer only) are the only expected hummingbirds, and both are common. All others are very rare. Bar graphs for Kitsap County on eBird show only a single other hummingbird record-- a Calliope in migration. See https://ebird.org/barchart?r=US-WA-035&yr=all&m= At least on eBird, there are no records for Broad-tailed Hummingbird in all of western Washington, and only two for the state, both in Walla Walla County, so they would be a mega-rarity here. good birding, On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 6:01 AM wrote: > That?s what we were wondering, if something had happened to a tail feather > or wing. How fun to give it a name! When we sit on the deck and hear it > buzz by, we laugh and make our own buzzing sounds. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rae > > > > *From:* Dan Reiff > *Sent:* Thursday, July 15, 2021 11:56 PM > *To:* Robert O'Brien > *Cc:* THOMAS BENEDICT ; rae@raehight.com; > tweeters > *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Anna hummingbird > > > > Several years ago, we had an Anna?s that had lost or had molted a wing > primary feather. > > We always knew when ?Buzz? flew in. > > Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jul 15, 2021, at 9:53 PM, Robert O'Brien wrote: > > ? > > Can't add to what Thomas Benedict says. > > Except that a neighbor of ours, years ago, had what was very likely a > Broad-tailed Hummer, as Tom describes, at her feeder. > > It's possible. A photo or even a sound recording would be interesting. > > Bob OBrien Portland. > > > > On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 1:14 PM THOMAS BENEDICT > wrote: > > Are you questioning whether it?s an Anna?s? Your description matches the > Anna?s we have here in Seahurst (Burien,WA). They definitely ?hum? when > they fly by. Broad-Tailed hummingbirds make a stronger, metallic ?whirr? > and look like a larger Anna?s with a white breast and green crown, but they > typically stay in the Nevada-Utah-Colorado-Arizona-New Mexico region. > > > > Tom Benedict > > Seahurst, WA > > On 07/15/2021 12:38 PM rae@raehight.com wrote: > > > > > > > > We have what we believe is an Anna hummingbird who visits our feeder. The > sound during flight is like a low pitched thrumming (at first we thought it > was a brush cutter). Makes us think of the sound of cards clattering > against the spokes of a bicycle wheel when we were kids. It is a dark > emerald colored (though part of its back seems almost black), short beak > and tail. We live in Port Orchard. Thoughts? Thanks ? Jim and Rae Hight > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Jul 16 10:11:59 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Robins lately References: <975880597.134434.1626455519761.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <975880597.134434.1626455519761@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, At my place in the lower upper middle Skagit Valley, American Robins appear to be about normal in numbers this year. Two pairs nested here, one on an old light fixture in our barn, one in a Cotoneaster bush that grows on the south-facing wall of our shed. Both of these spots have been used by Robins in previous years. I have seen a few of the fledged birds in the yard the last few days. There are still a few Robins singing now, although there are far fewer birds of any species singing now than just a week or two ago. Last night, eight or more Robins flew over our house. That seemed like a post-breeding movement. On the 12th of July, we took a hike from Rainy Pass to Cutthroat Pass. There were four Robins foraging along the trail in alpine terrain, just below the pass. I see Robins there about one out of every three visits, so I was happy to find them. It was quite smoky up there, from wildfires just east of the pass; I thought that maybe the Robins and some of the birds I was seeing might have come up-slope in response to the fires. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Jul 17 09:45:10 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] early (?) migrants Message-ID: <09067481afe7748d0656e40fc74591be@birdsbydave.com> Port Townsend, on Castle Hill area: had a pair of Cedar Waxwings visit briefly; stopped to visit water source and sat for a while on a post before moving on (my camera was not within reach). Also a female Crossbill with two youngsters came Friday, used the birdbath. I did have camera at the ready for them. From downess at charter.net Sat Jul 17 10:05:39 2021 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bairds and Semipalmated Sabdpiper at Veazie Marsh Message-ID: A good showing of shorebirds at Veazie Marsh near Enumclaw this morning. The most notable was a Semipalmated Sandpiper and an early Baird?s Sandpiper, both in the northern most pond. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Sat Jul 17 11:35:04 2021 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A couple of newly fledged bird calls Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, I live close enough to Puget Sound to have a small number of Caspian Terns fly near my house on a daily basis this time of the year. If I have the deck door open or am working in my yard, I can hear their rasping calls when they're in the area. The last few days I've been hearing a much higher pitched call accompanying them. When I checked it out with my binoculars, I saw that it was being made by 1 of the terns, presumably a youngster whose "voice" hasn't changed yet. Very distinctive. Along those lines, I hiked on the Sheep Lake/Sourdough Gap Trail yesterday with my wife (the trailhead is located just beyond Chinook Pass on the Yakima County side). Clark's Nutcrackers were fairly common after the 1st mile. I paused along the trail not far from the gap to watch one gobbling pine nuts (nice to see some Whitebark Pines, which have really declined, of various ages along the trail) and giving its distinctive call when it was suddenly answered by a much higher pitched call that I had never heard before. It came from a recently fledged juvenile that still had some downy feathers. Very cute. 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If you're headed to Windy Gap or Sawmill Creek burn or Government Meadow or such*, and you have an empty seat and an interest in dramatically increasing your miles per gallon per person, I'd be grateful to join you. My vehicle will get replaced eventually, but even then I'll be motivated by climate change contributions. For goshawks, unusual woodpeckers, the planet, ... Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com *Veazie marsh or other spots beyond 20 miles from Seattle are also of interest. -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 17 22:11:06 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] NBC NEWS: Moon's wobble, changing tides could be 'death by a thousand cuts' for coastal communities Message-ID: Will we need to reconsider how early to arrive at Bottle beach and how late to stay?: Moon's wobble, changing tides could be 'death by a thousand cuts' for coastal communities By the mid-2030s, the lunar cycle will be set to amplify Earth?s tides. When combined with rising sea levels, the cumulative result is a significant increase in high-tide flooding, researchers found. Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/AadretCQYSIqHHbTPZdf5-w Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Read in NBC News: https://apple.news/AadretCQYSIqHHbTPZdf5-w Shared from Apple News 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 john.seiferth at icloud.com Sun Jul 18 09:46:57 2021 From: john.seiferth at icloud.com (John Seiferth) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] California Scrub Jays in Queen Anne Message-ID: Group of six (6) California Scrub Jays in tree tops near West Queen Anne Playfield (3rd Ave W & Howe), one being harassed by a hummer (viewed from a distance so couldn?t identify.) Never seen that many together before. Of course they were making a heckofa racket. Wild! From panmail at mailfence.com Sun Jul 18 13:59:59 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King Cty. Baird's Sandpiper (yes) Message-ID: <1425650699.1980196.1626641999652@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, It took a couple hours of searching, and the fresh eyes of Carl H., to find the Baird's Sandpiper continuing from yesterday's reports at Veazie wetlands north of Enumclaw. It foraged along the far shore of the north pond for about ten minutes from 9:35, frequently behind shore vegetation, before disappearing entirely for the next hour-plus of our searches. There were at least a couple dozen peeps about, including one continuing Semipalmated, a half dozen Western, and many variable Least, plus Long-billed Dowitcher, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater and Lesser (1) Yellowlegs, Killdeer (including single-banded chicks), a couple bittern fly-bys, a few duck spp., and more Bank than other species of swallows. After 10:30, many of the peeps flew off, perhaps not returning, though this time the hunting male harrier was not in evidence. 18 July, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From mercator1948 at comcast.net Sun Jul 18 21:43:10 2021 From: mercator1948 at comcast.net (Scott Morrison) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Kelly McAllister Message-ID: <558873434.29445.1626669790902@connect.xfinity.com> Kelly Please contact me re: CBC results for Area 14. Mercator1948@comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wendianajones at gmail.com Mon Jul 19 12:07:35 2021 From: wendianajones at gmail.com (Wendy Walker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Volunteers needed for a bird collision monitoring study in Seattle - info sessions in July Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, Seattle Audubon is committed to understanding and reducing the risk of bird window collisions in Seattle. We're developing a long-term research study to help us understand where, when, and why bird window collisions occur and what we can do to prevent them. Bird window collisions are understudied in the Pacific Northwest. This new program will be one of the first of its kind in Washington. We need volunteers to help to get it off the ground! We're hosting two online information sessions for prospective volunteers: Friday, July 23 from 12?1:00 p.m. and Wednesday, July 28 from 6?7:00 p.m. Please see our volunteer page for details and to register or email me at wendyw at seattleaudubon.org for the registration links. https://seattleaudubon.org/get-involved/volunteer/ Wendy Walker Community Engagement Manager Seattle Audubon 8050 35th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115 | www.seattleaudubon.org Seattle Audubon advocates and organizes for cities where people and birds thrive. Join us! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 19 12:43:51 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?THE_WASHINGTON_POST=3A_Baby_birds_of_prey_ha?= =?utf-8?q?ve_leaped_from_their_nests_to_escape_West=E2=80=99s_extreme_hea?= =?utf-8?q?t?= Message-ID: Baby birds of prey have leaped from their nests to escape West?s extreme heat Heat waves have run right into nesting season. Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/Am8RKdGloSH-rXYyq8GMvBg Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 12:44 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > *Baby birds of prey have leaped from their nests to escape West?s extreme > heat* > Heat waves have run right into nesting season. > > Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/Am8RKdGloSH-rXYyq8GMvBg > > > Shared from Apple News > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dick at dkporter.net Wed Jul 21 01:00:25 2021 From: dick at dkporter.net (dick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] DNR Close All Eastern Washington Lands Message-ID: DNR Closes Eastern Washington Lands to Recreation Due to Extreme Fire DangerNews Date:?JULY 20, 2021Read ContentStopAll DNR-managed lands east of the Cascades will be temporarily closed to the public starting Friday ??Today, while visiting the Red Apple Fire, Commissioner Franz announced that, due to extreme fire danger and ongoing drought, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources is temporarily closing all recreational and public access to DNR-managed lands in eastern Washington beginning 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 23.?This temporary closure will apply to DNR-managed state lands, conservation areas, community forests and any associated roads, trails, campgrounds, recreational sites or recreational facilities. The Red Apple Fire alone has burned over 12,000 acres. Across our state, over 900 fires have burned more than 140,000 acres.??This summer is smashing all our records and leaving the state bone dry, leaving eastern Washington to face an ongoing, tremendous risk of wildfire,? said Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, the elected official who oversees DNR. ?Over the past year and a half, we have been reminded just how important our public lands are, so closing them is not a decision we take lightly. But with the drought leaving the region as dry as ever we must do all that we can to prevent human-caused fires.??Our firefighters are already stretched thin fighting major fires across our state. We must take reasonable steps ? and make sacrifices ? in order to protect them and our communities.??DNR decided to close recreational and public access to its managed lands in eastern Washington based on a number of factors, including current extreme hot and dry conditions, a forecast that shows no meaningful precipitation in the near future, current fuel loads, and a concern for public safety.?After a late-June heat wave that shattered many all-time temperature records across Washington, the vast majority of the state is currently in a drought emergency. Additionally, the number of fire ignitions in the state is approximately double the 10-year average, with months of fire season still to go. In all areas of eastern Washington, fire danger is at very high or extreme levels.?DNR staff will continually monitor conditions, and a reopening date for recreation access will be determined once these factors improve.?The decision to close recreation and all public access on DNR-managed lands east of the Cascades is in addition to the burn ban that Commissioner Franz enacted earlier this month on the 13 million acres of forestlands under DNR fire protection. The burn ban will remain in effect through at least September 30. Campfires also remain banned on DNR-managed lands statewide due to ongoing fire danger.??Restricting recreational access is something we only do in the most serious of circumstances,? said Angus Brodie, deputy supervisor for state uplands. ?However, safety is always our top priority and right now it?s not safe for people to be out on the landscape. We look forward to reopening as soon as the danger recedes.??DNR joins the Umatilla National Forest and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in closing lands in eastern Washington to public access.?Anyone who spots a wildfire should call 911 to report it as soon as possible.?DNR joins the?Umatilla National Forest?and the?Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation?in closing lands in eastern Washington to public access.?Anyone who spots a wildfire should call 911 to report it as soon as possible.?Get the map of DNR's regions?here. To get updates on recreation openings and closures, visit?dnr.wa.gov/open.?###?Led by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, the Department of Natural Resources is Washington State?s wildfire firefighting force, responsible for preventing and fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state, and tribal-owned lands. The men and women of DNR are committed to ensuring Washington's lands, waters and communities are protected ? both today and for future generationsSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradliljequist at msn.com Wed Jul 21 21:41:55 2021 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nice pulse of peeps on Fisherman Bay isthmus, Lopez Island Message-ID: Fairly depressingly quiet on the water the last week or so in the SJ Islands (though lots of activity in the interior), very nice today to have about 500 peeps today at the head of Fish Bay/isthmus - mix of Western and Least, and exactly one Baird's (that we saw). Also saw our first Heermann's. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bradliljequist at msn.com Thu Jul 22 10:11:00 2021 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nice pulse of peeps on Fisherman Bay isthmus, Lopez Island In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Apologies for using the local "Fish Bay" slang in my post, and creating confusion! I am talking about Fisherman Bay, on the west side of Lopez Island, south of Lopez Village. An isthmus and large headlands forms the west side of the bay, and the isthmus is great birding - there are tide flats and uplands on the bay side - and sandy/rocky beach on the sea side. I should add last night we went for a late night bike ride during high tide, and the peeps had moved to the outer sea side of the isthmus - a veritable peep beach party, strung out along the water for a half mile. ________________________________ From: BRAD Liljequist Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 4:41 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Nice pulse of peeps on Fisherman Bay isthmus, Lopez Island Fairly depressingly quiet on the water the last week or so in the SJ Islands (though lots of activity in the interior), very nice today to have about 500 peeps today at the head of Fish Bay/isthmus - mix of Western and Least, and exactly one Baird's (that we saw). Also saw our first Heermann's. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From merlinblu at yahoo.com Thu Jul 22 11:51:38 2021 From: merlinblu at yahoo.com (James David Greene) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow goose at Logboom Park today. References: <1975230505.284629.1626979898677.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1975230505.284629.1626979898677@mail.yahoo.com> Did not expect to a snow goose in July. 11:30 in Kenmore.Good birding. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jul 22 13:17:11 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-07-22 Message-ID: Tweets ? Dare I say it? The Summer Doldrums are over? It felt that way today, as we had at least six species today that do not breed in the park. It was very nice to have *surprises*. The day was about perfect for birding, with mostly sunny skies, clear still air, and temps in the low 60s. Birding at this time of year takes patience and awareness, as many birds are no longer singing and there are a lot of drab juveniles. Highlights: a.. Hooded Merganser ? five at the Rowing Club ponds. Our first sightings on a Thursday since April b.. California Quail ? one heard well on far side of slough, just above the weir. Only 2nd of the year; other record was from the end of March c.. Virginia Rail ? two heard (one glimpsed by Kazuto) from far side of slough just south of the Dog Area ? our first in months d.. ?Black-wingtipped? Gull ? one that we couldn?t quite get to species. Probably Ring-billed or California e.. Caspian Tern ? several. We?ve had Caspians 9 of the last 10 weeks, far more regularly than in most years f.. Green Heron ? juvenile at weir and along slough; our first group sighting of the year (I had a brief look at one in May as I left the park) g.. Hairy Woodpecker ? one in the East Meadow h.. Merlin ? several sightings, including two at one time with some calling between them i.. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER ? one in the East Meadow ? only our 2nd July sighting ever j.. Tree Swallow ? 2+, after a two week absence. Will likely leave in the next 1-3 weeks k.. Yellow Warbler ? down to just one, at the Rowing Club, not singing l.. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER ? apparent juvenile at the Rowing Club, first since May m.. Black-headed Grosbeak ? down to two non-singing adult males n.. Lazuli Bunting ? had only 1-2 males near the Viewing Mound, not singing We had some nice looks at RIVER OTTER in the slough I did a quick analysis, and 2021?s ten records of CASPIAN TERN represent over 10% of all CATE records for the survey. Given that the survey is in its 28th year, that?s quite notable. A late scan of the lake was very fruitful, with the only GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, VAUX?S SWIFT, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW, and BAND-TAILED PIGEONS of the day. Misses for the day were Pied-billed Grebe, Rufous Hummingbird, Cliff Swallow, Red-winged Blackbird, and Brown-headed Cowbird. For the day, 62 species! = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Thu Jul 22 13:26:12 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Be on the lookout for: Seattle Purple Gallinule seen Tuesday [20 July] Message-ID: <63E42C0C-BD65-410A-8839-F8F3ED985386@earthlink.net> Hi Tweeters - Today I received a report , with photo, of a Purple Gallinule in Seattle [King Co]. The bird was apparently seen Tuesday, downtown at the deck near Anthony?s restaurant on Pier 66. Someone checked the area today and the Purple Gallinule was not re-found. It might be long gone, but I?d definitely keep the option in mind anywhere around the greater Seattle area in the coming days in case it can be relocated. The only previous record of Purple Gallinule in Washington was from 2017 when the wing of one was found on Hobuck Beach [near Neah Bay]. Keep an eye out, and maybe we can get a glimpse of this vagrant yet! Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From cariddellwa at gmail.com Fri Jul 23 11:31:53 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Everett Bar-tailed Godwit Message-ID: <001B3234-71F8-4387-85DF-B4AB70450789@gmail.com> Continuing today on south end of Jetty Island. Quite a slog to get within scoping view. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From kim.mccormick at comcast.net Fri Jul 23 12:26:45 2021 From: kim.mccormick at comcast.net (kim.mccormick@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle Purple Gallinule Message-ID: <093401d77ff8$ad4adae0$07e090a0$@comcast.net> I'm originally from Florida, where Purple Gallinules are common. I've only seen them in freshwater marshes, ponds, etc. It seems odd that one would be hanging out near saltwater, when there's so much freshwater around. Kim McCormick Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joannabird413 at gmail.com Fri Jul 23 12:43:14 2021 From: joannabird413 at gmail.com (Christina T) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seeking the man who is knowledgeable about osprey nests and re location Message-ID: Hello fellow birders, I would like to contact the person who has osprey knowledge. There was a post many moons ago ? with his name in it. 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It seems odd that one would be hanging out near saltwater, when there?s so much freshwater around. > > Kim McCormick > 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 birder4184 at yahoo.com Fri Jul 23 18:10:16 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bottle Beach Blahs References: <1443515417.418897.1627089016865.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1443515417.418897.1627089016865@mail.yahoo.com> Was at Bottle Beach today for 2+ hours of incoming tide.? Only shorebirds were 2 Semipalmared Plovers, 2 Greater Yellowlegs and 2 dozen Western Sandpipers mostly flybys.? Worst shorebird day there ever. And where are all the Godwits.? None anywhere? 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There were also Least and Western Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpipers, and a Greater Yellowlegs. Here is the link to that checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S92207053 Andy McCormick Bellevue, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Sat Jul 24 11:13:47 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Swift nest Message-ID: Swift Seekers, Here?s directions to a currently occupied Black Swift nest. This come?s from Oregon?s Eric Horvath, world?s best Black Swift nest locator. Black Swift visible on nest at Wallace Falls State Park. On 21 July 2021 I photographed an incubating adult Black Swift at Lower Wallace Falls. The Black Swift nest can be seen from the Lower Wallace Falls viewpoint. From the parking lot, walk 1.8 miles to the shelter which has a green metal roof covering 2 picnic tables. Then you walk down 20 trail stairs to a pole-fenced corner. You set up your scope just under the top rail where someone recently carved (B.T.) into the railing. There is a maidenhair fern covered wall down below and you can see the nest. On 21 July there was an adult brooding a chick estimated 2-6 days old, so this should be something viewable until late August, est. fledge date 31 August. I am interested in info on this nest, when it fledges, so please email me your scope photo. Do not climb the fence or go below! Its not allowed by park rules and you could fall. You can see the bird but have patience when looking. Its easier with a scope but is visible with binoculars. ?Eric Horvath horvath@pioneer.net Black Swift nest?s in the Pacific NW are really difficult to locate unless your name is Eric. Then again, this Eric works it very hard. Could use some help here. Larry Schwitters Issaquah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mlfrey at protonmail.com Sat Jul 24 12:45:04 2021 From: mlfrey at protonmail.com (Mary L Frey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lack of shorebirds Message-ID: <1-sT6cMCcL6S2Q8iFwAHbwpvauuuIWNQ0jKki8DXSvjj6Gxa60Hkyo3lK8siSkTC-weqFRy2arDRgiMf_axsnyhD8ETQhEDCyXqJtAeyBJU=@protonmail.com> In response to Blair?s recent inquiry, I have also noted the lack of shorebirds, gulls & pelicans in Grays Harbor. I posed the question to my husband, an environmental scientist, & he immediately considered that the heat dome may have killed many invertebrates, the food source for the birds. Just a thought. Mary Frey Harstine Island Sent from ProtonMail for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sat Jul 24 12:58:52 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote -- heard recently and coming soon.... Message-ID: Hey, Tweeters, (Sorry if you receive duplicate mail; the first didn't seem to send...) Recently on BirdNote: * Puffins - Clowns of the Sea https://bit.ly/N7Tq1Q * Play and Brain Size https://bit.ly/3rvjX4d * A Fascination with Cranes, With George Archibald https://bit.ly/1lRwKml * Giving Your Cat a Great Life Indoors https://bit.ly/3i1E2vZ * Loggerhead Shrike https://bit.ly/2tBYPMH * What Makes an Efficient Flying Bird? https://bit.ly/3iMAywa * Towhees' Distractive Plumage https://bit.ly/18fPRWQ ========================= Next week on BirdNote: Vulturine Guineafowl and Their Multi-level Societies, Bald Eagles' Daredevil Cartwheel Flight, Swifts and Waterfalls, Birds' Early Warning Systems, and more! https://bit.ly/3i3WvYO -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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These maps are such a wonderful resource. Please know that this resource is much appreciated! Many thanks to you and others involved in creating and maintaining such a valuable source of information! Doug Santoni Seattle, WA > On Jul 25, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Jane Hadley wrote: > > Hello Tweetsters - Veazie Marsh has been mentioned more and more often in the past year as a place for some good waterfowl and shorebird sightings. You can find maps and directions on how to get to this location on the WOS website: https://wos.org/maps/ > 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 blabar at harbornet.com Sun Jul 25 15:23:38 2021 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] WESTPORT PELAGIC, JULY 24, 2021. FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER, SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER, TUFTED PUFFIN Message-ID: <6B3D82E34F5947D1A9F0BA81D05D6A21@DESKTOPC93UPS5> Nineteen enthusiastic birders (including a family of six) boarded the Monte Carlo for an early 5:30 departure. With veteran pelagic birders, others from South Carolina, Ohio and Oregon, we ventured out to the harbor and were met with a fog bank and some choppy water. After an hour, we were finally able to get good visibility and started to record. Sooty Shearwaters, Common Murres, California Gulls were the most frequent birds observed during the beginning of our journey. We?re always hoping to encounter commercial fishing boats which attract hundreds of birds. At first our radar didn?t show much fishing activity. Then, we spotted a fleet of shrimp boats which had a cloud of birds behind them. At last! There was so many birds it was hard to sort through them! Black-footed Albatross, Northern Fulmars, Pink-footed Shearwaters, Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Short-tailed Shearwaters, 1 Flesh-footed Shearwater that was photographed but seen by few, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, many California Gulls, 1 Tufted Puffin that flew several times around the boat, 1 Parasitic Jaeger and Cassin?s and Rhinoceros Auklets. Heading into deeper water, we saw one Leach?s Storm Petrel and our first of six Humpback Whales. At our chum spot in the middle of Grays Canyon, we had very few birds because most were probably at the fishing boats that we had left. Back to the boats we headed. Again, we were met with lots of bird activity. South Polar Skua, 3 Arctic Terns, 5 Sabine?s Gulls, 1 Pomarine Jaeger and great looks at 3 more Short-tailed Shearwaters. A call went out that there was another sighting of a Flesh-footed Shearwater. After lots of searching, we were able to view this bird on the water and close to the boat. Based on photographs, this could have been the same individual seen earlier. Heading back to the harbor with increasing wind, we saw 2 more Tufted Puffins and another South Polar Skua. We didn?t look for shorebirds along the jetty but saw many Brown Pelicans, Brandt?s and Double-crested Cormorants and Heermann?s Gulls. Here is a list of some of the birds seen with numbers that we recorded: Black-footed Albatross-119, Northern Fulmar-105, Pink-footed Shearwater-415, Sooty Shearwater-3880, Short-tailed Shearwater-6, 1 or 2 Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel-366, 1 Leach?s Storm Petrel, 1 Whimbrel ( out by fishing boats, flying high), Red-necked Phalarope-9, South Polar Skua-2, Pomarine Jaeger-1, Parasitic Jaeger-2, Sabine?s Gull-5, Arctic Tern-3, Common Murre-102, Pigeon Guillimot-2, Cassin?s Auklet-49, Rhinoceros Auklet-178 and 3 Tufted Puffin. Mammal highlights were: Humpback Whale-6, Gray Whale-1, Dall?s Porpoise-2 and 1 Elephant Seal. Many thanks to all for their input, sightings and energy (especially the three young boys)!! For further information and schedule, please visit our website at www.westportseabirds.com Spotters for the trip were Bill Tweit, Scott Mills and myself. Boat personnel, spotters and host were Phil and Chris Anderson. Bruce LaBar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Mon Jul 26 08:23:07 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] County Year List Project at the half-way point for 2021 Message-ID: <606D5570-A3A2-4807-AD72-475F6347214C@earthlink.net> Hi Tweeters and Inland NW Birders - An updated version of the 2021 County Year List Project is up and available at Washington Birder. Almost all 39 counties sent in updates of the year list at the mid-way point. Thanks compilers for all your work, and thanks everyone who has contributed. I think of the mid-year check-in as a relatively stable time of year to compare across years ? The end of June finds us mostly done with spring migration, and still ahead of fall migration. Here?s how things look compared with recent years: We?ve tallied 363 species statewide as of the mid-way point in 2021. That?s just about in line w/ the average for this point over the last 10 years [364], and it is 5 higher than 2020 at this point. In Western WA, our 334 total is 6 higher than last year at the mid-way point, likely largely a factor of having pelagic trips in the first half of this year, unlike 2020. The total ties our highest for this point since 2012, and we are above average [326] by a good amount. In Eastern WA, our 302 species tallied is one higher than last year and likewise one above the longer average for check-ins at this point. 29 Counties have a total within 10 species of the check-in at this point last year - even the Covid disruptions can?t make too big a dent in some of the stability in species found. 23 counties are higher than they were at this point last year, 13 are lower, and 3 [Klickitat, Lincoln & Skagit] ae at exactly the same total as last year?s check-in. 63 species have been seen in all 39 counties, and 156 species have been found in 30 or more counties ? that?s our core of wide-spread regulars, and pretty similar to other years at this point. Looking at species tallied last year but not this year yet, the 12 in this category are mostly rare birds that aren?t surprising to see in some years and not in others. The most surprising ?misses? to me are Black-and-white Warbler & Indigo Bunting - neither or which is a sure thing in any given year. If you'd like to take a look at where things stand, the list and many other interesting files are at the Washington Birder website: http://www.wabirder.com/ A direct link to the 2021 county yearlist & the list of county compilers contact info: http://www.wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html Thanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. Good birding, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From osdlm1945 at gmail.com Mon Jul 26 10:59:57 2021 From: osdlm1945 at gmail.com (Dianna Moore) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heat dome & invertebrates Message-ID: Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an ecosystem unused to that sort of heat. Just the start. Dianna Moore Ocean Shores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Jul 26 11:47:46 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heat dome & invertebrates In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There could be a difference between fresh and saltwater foraging for migrating shorebirds. My in-laws in the South Sound reported a lot of clam deaths during the heat wave (which coincided with some daytime minus tides). On the other hand, in the Central Valley of Calif, fallow ag fields managed and lightly flooded for shorebird migration in July and August generally go from dry to hosting thousands of foraging shorebirds in 2-3 weeks. While flooded ag fields are rare here, it at leasts suggests that invertebrate populations can quickly grow under the right conditions. On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dianna Moore wrote: > Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen > the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra > breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been > experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by > mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the > juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for > them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor > remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an > ecosystem unused to that sort of heat. > Just the start. > Dianna Moore > Ocean Shores > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From osdlm1945 at gmail.com Mon Jul 26 11:51:52 2021 From: osdlm1945 at gmail.com (Dianna Moore) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heat dome & invertebrates In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: And that brings up another point....will drought-stricken California be able to flood their ag fields? Dianna Moore Ocean Shores On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:48 AM Steve Hampton wrote: > There could be a difference between fresh and saltwater foraging for > migrating shorebirds. My in-laws in the South Sound reported a lot of clam > deaths during the heat wave (which coincided with some daytime minus > tides). On the other hand, in the Central Valley of Calif, fallow ag fields > managed and lightly flooded for shorebird migration in July and August > generally go from dry to hosting thousands of foraging shorebirds in 2-3 > weeks. While flooded ag fields are rare here, it at leasts suggests that > invertebrate populations can quickly grow under the right conditions. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dianna Moore wrote: > >> Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen >> the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra >> breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been >> experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by >> mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the >> juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for >> them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor >> remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an >> ecosystem unused to that sort of heat. >> Just the start. >> Dianna Moore >> Ocean Shores >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > Steve Hampton > Port Townsend, WA > *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Nearing the car, I spotted one among the swallows coursing low over the pond adjacent to the parking lot. We stood mesmerized at the shore as it whizzed by, sometimes as close as twenty feet above and in front of us! Later, driving out, we counted five in one view and I must imagine there were probably/possibly more. Though we had intended to check Wharf Road on the way back to Steilacoom where we had observed them the last three years, we decided we'd had our fill. T'was a treat! I'll soon go back for more. Greg Pluth University Place -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Mon Jul 26 15:11:21 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ebird Alerts References: <1733336549.931910.1627337481687.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1733336549.931910.1627337481687@mail.yahoo.com> For the past week I have not received any Ebird alerts - Washington rarities, ABA rarities and Washington needs.? I checked MyEbird says I am subscribed to all.? (Not going to spam either.) Anyone else having this happen?? Any suggested solutions? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Mon Jul 26 21:55:52 2021 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin in Magnolia, Seattle Message-ID: This evening, a Merlin appeared in a tall conifer next door while, Clare, Joseph, and I were having dinner out on the deck. We live about a half mile south of Discovery Park, a few blocks up from the bluffs. The Merlin stayed for quite a while, allowing us a good look. We think it looked like a juvenile Black Merlin, but we could be wrong. We occasionally see Merlins flying over our house. Are Merlins still nesting in Seattle? Could this one be a newly fledged bird from a local nest? Rachel Lawson Seattle rwlawson@q.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Jul 27 06:53:28 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heat dome & invertebrates In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Excellent point. I would guess there are water restrictions that would also affect ag, wildlife areas, etc., depending on their water source. I have heard that the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area near Sacramento is doing their usual "shorebird fields", which can create shorebird habitat for thousands. Also, some stormwater retention ponds are getting so low that they are creating mudflats suitable for shorebirds. It will be interesting to see how the invertebrate biomass and shorebird foraging is around the Salish Sea this month. Are there any places with annual surveys and data? On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:52 AM Dianna Moore wrote: > And that brings up another point....will drought-stricken California be > able to flood their ag fields? > Dianna Moore > Ocean Shores > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:48 AM Steve Hampton > wrote: > >> There could be a difference between fresh and saltwater foraging for >> migrating shorebirds. My in-laws in the South Sound reported a lot of clam >> deaths during the heat wave (which coincided with some daytime minus >> tides). On the other hand, in the Central Valley of Calif, fallow ag fields >> managed and lightly flooded for shorebird migration in July and August >> generally go from dry to hosting thousands of foraging shorebirds in 2-3 >> weeks. While flooded ag fields are rare here, it at leasts suggests that >> invertebrate populations can quickly grow under the right conditions. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:01 AM Dianna Moore >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Tweets....I have been closely following this thread but haven't seen >>> the northern end of the equation addressed, how the Arctic and tundra >>> breeding grounds are faring in the extraordinary temps they have been >>> experiencing. It may be a bit early to tell, but we should see some sign by >>> mid-August through September out here on the coast when most of the >>> juvenile shorebirds come through, normally. If there is no food here for >>> them...well I hate to think of the repercussions. It didn't get as hot, nor >>> remain hot as long on our beaches as inland, but bad enough for an >>> ecosystem unused to that sort of heat. >>> Just the start. >>> Dianna Moore >>> Ocean Shores >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Hampton >> Port Townsend, WA >> *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cohenellenr at yahoo.com Tue Jul 27 08:58:39 2021 From: cohenellenr at yahoo.com (cohenellenr@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?TllUaW1lczogVGhpcyDigJhTaGF6YW3igJkgZm9yIEJp?= =?utf-8?q?rds_Could_Help_Save_Them?= References: <864C68F0-CB8E-499A-A606-AA12D2047ABE.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <864C68F0-CB8E-499A-A606-AA12D2047ABE@yahoo.com> This ?Shazam? for Birds Could Help Save Them https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/opinion/cornell-birdsong-id-app.html?referringSource=articleShare Sent from my iPhone From glennjo at yahoo.com Tue Jul 27 12:40:18 2021 From: glennjo at yahoo.com (Glenn Johnson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin in Magnolia, Seattle References: <1200116553.324549.1627414818355.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1200116553.324549.1627414818355@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Rachel,? See?https://urbanraptorconservancy.org/research/seattle-merlin-project/?for more info on the Merlin population in Seattle. They are certainly still breeding!? I manage a marine mammal monitoring project August-February?that often stages someone at the Magnolia Blvd Viewpoint overlooking Elliot Bay to the south. We often get merlin perching on conifers near the intersection of Magnolia and the western end of West Howe. Several of us monitors record many of those sightings in eBird when we can.? Merlin are detected in the Tacoma area throughout the breeding season, but as of yet I believe no nests have been documented this far south.? Cheers, Glenn Glenn JohnsonWildlife Biologist,?Harris Environmental Group and Puget Sound Bird ObservatoryFircrest, Wa Message: 3 Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:55:52 +0000 From: Rachel Lawson To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin in Magnolia, Seattle Message-ID: ??? ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This evening, a Merlin appeared in a tall conifer next door while, Clare, Joseph, and I were having dinner out on the deck.? We live about a half mile south of Discovery Park, a few blocks up from the bluffs.? The Merlin stayed for quite a while, allowing us a good look.? We think it looked like a juvenile Black Merlin, but we could be wrong. We occasionally see Merlins flying over our house.? Are Merlins still nesting in Seattle?? Could this one be a newly fledged bird from a local nest? Rachel Lawson Seattle rwlawson@q.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Tue Jul 27 13:29:48 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Birding - July trip Message-ID: Hello! I made a trip to Douglas, basically doing all of my birding yesterday, and driving back from Big Bend WLA at dusk. I'd originally intended to camp last night, but many areas have been closed to overnight use, so I just played it safe. Highlights: Waterville STP: Killdeer, Wilson's Phalarope, Spotted, Least, Western, and Solitary Sandpipers (well, just one Solitary, naturally). Atkins Lake: Does not exist "Atkins Junior": Gone Highway 17 pond between 5 and 6 Rd: Reduced to a baking soda stain, going the way of several other ponds North of there, like the one on Saint Andrews Jolly's Pond: Still has water! Nothing more than a couple of Least Sandpipers Jolly's Lake: 2 Greater Yellowlegs Large pond W of McCabe road: Least Sandpipers, Killdeer Small pond E of McCabe Road: 6 Long-billed Dowitchers I got to Big Bend WLA around 7 PM, following up on recent Sharp-tailed Grouse sightings at the China Creek entrance. I got 6 grouse right there at the entrance, but mine were Dusky! Guess I'll be heading back. Leaving at dusk, highlights on C Rex Road were a couple of Short-eared Owls, and a tree full of Wild Turkeys. I made attempts to find Rufous Hummingbirds in Rock Island and East Wenatchee, but just ended up staring at a lot of empty feeders. Tried to find Red-naped Sapsuckers at Douglas Creek Natural Area with similar luck. Finding someone in Douglas with Rufous Hummingbirds at their feeders and a couple Barn Owls in their barn is on my to-do list! Leads appreciated. ? Cheers, Tim Brennan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tvulture at gmx.com Tue Jul 27 14:20:29 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] turkey vultures Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Good birding all, Chazz Hesselein Port Orchard, WA From gjpluth at gmail.com Wed Jul 28 11:20:39 2021 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg Pluth) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nighthawks at the golf course Message-ID: Tweets - The Nighthawk show at The Home Course continued last evening, again beginning just as the sun dipped into the horizon. We were already hearing them when one flew from behind me not more than 5' from my right shoulder as we walked! Then as we went to take position pond-side, one flushed from the ground about 25' away. It seems to us that one particular bird likes to fly low in this area. We actually saw possibly the same bird(?) land not far from us. I was able to get a cryptic iPhone pic from 10' away before it flew again. Nesting? What are egg dates for this species hereabouts? We did not notice any eggs at that spot and this bird was on the ground at least 20' from where we'd first flushed one. It is perfect Killdeer nesting habitat - rocky surface with low weedy cover. I have only heard of them using flat roofs (which are in the area) but of course, the species has done well without roofs! I would appreciate any and all knowledgeable input. Before leaving we determined there were no fewer than eight birds actively feeding, plus, several times we heard the "whoosh" and once were lucky to see the dive. Quite a show! Greg Pluth University Place -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Wed Jul 28 17:20:37 2021 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Shorebirds at Ocean Shores Message-ID: Hi tweets, A beautiful day to be here with many hundreds of Semi-palmated plovers, Leasts, Sanderlings and more unidentified peeps flashing by. Fall migration is happening. Alan Roedell, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottratkinson at hotmail.com Wed Jul 28 20:08:42 2021 From: scottratkinson at hotmail.com (Scott Atkinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin in Magnolia, Seattle Message-ID: Like Rachel I too had a very dark Merlin on Monday, in n. Everett nearing the northbound on ramp for the 528 bridge. My second over the last couple months in the area, notable as most summers don't seem to produce any. Scott Atkinson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Wed Jul 28 20:38:30 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More Merlins... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <945B804A-5B6C-49FE-AB66-8AE22A51E058@gmail.com> I had houseguests visiting a week ago, and while dining on our patio (in Madison Park in Seattle, adjacent to the Arboretum), a Merlin landed toward the top of our neighbor?s large evergreen. I see them in migration and occasionally in the winter, but it was nice to have a summer visit! Doug Santoni Seattle, WA > On Jul 28, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Scott Atkinson wrote: > > Like Rachel I too had a very dark Merlin on Monday, in n. Everett nearing the northbound on ramp for the 528 bridge. My second over the last couple months in the area, notable as most summers don't seem to produce any. > > Scott Atkinson > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Jul 29 08:41:37 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More Merlins... In-Reply-To: <945B804A-5B6C-49FE-AB66-8AE22A51E058@gmail.com> References: <945B804A-5B6C-49FE-AB66-8AE22A51E058@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'll add that a pair of Merlins nested and successfully fledged one young at the Port Townsend Golf Course recently, in the tall trees near the clubhouse. Though the juv is fully flighted, they still hang in the area and the juv loudly chases the adults, begging to be fed. Here's some pics and a long audio-recording from several weeks ago; this may have been the day it fledged, hence all the commotion. https://ebird.org/checklist/S91440719 I believe their main prey item has been swallows. good birding, On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 8:40 PM Doug Santoni wrote: > I had houseguests visiting a week ago, and while dining on our patio (in > Madison Park in Seattle, adjacent to the Arboretum), a Merlin landed toward > the top of our neighbor?s large evergreen. I see them in migration and > occasionally in the winter, but it was nice to have a summer visit! > > Doug Santoni > Seattle, WA > > > On Jul 28, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Scott Atkinson > wrote: > > Like Rachel I too had a very dark Merlin on Monday, in n. Everett nearing > the northbound on ramp for the 528 bridge. My second over the last couple > months in the area, notable as most summers don't seem to produce any. > > Scott Atkinson > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On the 19th and again on the 21st of this month of July, a pair of the grebes were both present there. Each time, one grebe was foraging in the water, the other sitting on the nest. Yesterday, though, I was surprised to see the nest unoccupied. There was a pile of eggs in there. They looked to be Pied-billed Grebe eggs, about 4 to 5 centimeters long and light robin's-egg blue in color. One adult Pied-billed Grebe was in the water about twenty meters from the nest. I was wondering if the nest had been abandoned, or if perhaps the parents had left off incubation during a late-afternoon period of hot weather. I have not seen any baby grebes or juvenile grebes at this site this year, although I did see one juvenile at Fir Island Farm Reserve on the 14th of July, not terribly far from the Game Range. It will be interesting to see what happens with this nest, as the breeding season winds down. Another interesting phenomenon there is the sudden change in the abundance of ducks. Until last week, Gadwalls had been the most numerous ducks at the Game Range, by far. Then, on the 21st of July, Mallards appeared to outnumber the Gadwall, but not by any overwhelming margin. Yesterday, there were at least 50 Mallards there, but I had to search and search to find a lone Gadwall!? Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Thu Jul 29 14:19:52 2021 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More Merlins... In-Reply-To: <945B804A-5B6C-49FE-AB66-8AE22A51E058@gmail.com> References: , <945B804A-5B6C-49FE-AB66-8AE22A51E058@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you to everyone who responded to my questions about Merlins. I am glad to hear that they seem to be thriving in Seattle. Rachel Lawson Seattle ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Doug Santoni Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 8:38 PM To: Scott Atkinson Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] More Merlins... I had houseguests visiting a week ago, and while dining on our patio (in Madison Park in Seattle, adjacent to the Arboretum), a Merlin landed toward the top of our neighbor?s large evergreen. I see them in migration and occasionally in the winter, but it was nice to have a summer visit! Doug Santoni Seattle, WA On Jul 28, 2021, at 8:08 PM, Scott Atkinson > wrote: Like Rachel I too had a very dark Merlin on Monday, in n. Everett nearing the northbound on ramp for the 528 bridge. My second over the last couple months in the area, notable as most summers don't seem to produce any. Scott Atkinson _______________________________________________ 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 Jul 29 15:34:23 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-07-29 Message-ID: <03A8665A177A4008BE4B0FB79AE52995@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? The ?perfect? weather continues. I really wish we?d get a soaking rain sometimes instead, even if I bring it down upon us for next Thursday by saying so. The park needs a bath. But as for birds, today was pretty much back to the doldrums. Good looks were hard to come by, and so many of the birds are juveniles in shabby, drab clothing. Highlights: a.. Gadwall ? female and two ducklings in the slough below the Rowing Club dock. Only our 2nd sighting in seven weeks b.. Spotted Sandpiper ? after dipping at the weir, we were happy to get one from the Lake Platform c.. Gulls ? very distant from Lake Platform. A late scan of the lake revealed one definite ?Olympic?, one probable California d.. Caspian Tern ? at least 1 again; 8th straight week e.. Great Blue Heron ? less than 10 seen. The heronry appeared to be down to its last juvenile f.. Green Heron ? juvenile below the weir, adult at Rowing Club pond g.. Osprey ? some of the 3 juveniles at the ballfields light nest may already have fledged. The new nest at the gravel parking lot has two large juveniles on it! h.. Barn Owl ? Matt saw one well, around 5 i.. Western Screech-Owl ? Matt had one on the boardwalk fence very pre-dawn j.. Great Horned Owl ? ??? ? I saw an owl from the Viewing Mound that seemed too dark and maybe too bulky for Barn, but it quickly disappeared into the fog k.. Red-breasted Sapsucker ? one in the NW corner of the Dog Area l.. Hairy Woodpecker ? one along slough near the start of the boardwalk m.. Purple Martin ? two still-active nests in the gourds. More at the boxes in the NE corner of the lake n.. Violet-green Swallow ? only 1, at the Rowing Club o.. Barn Swallow ? 2-3 p.. Red-winged Blackbird ? a flock of nearly 20 at the Lake Platform; first in 3 weeks q.. Lazuli Bunting ? only one, a juvenile in the East Meadow We did have a ?Black-tailed? MULE DEER on the far side of the slough below the weir. I had a LONG-TAILED WEASEL yesterday near the East Kiosk. JUPITER is very nice at around 5 a.m. these days. Misses today included Pied-billed Grebe, Warbling Vireo, Tree Swallow, Bushtit, and Yellow Warbler. For the day, 58 species, but good looks only about 45 of them. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please contact me directly off list, treesyes@gmail.com Thank you, Tina Cohen Seattle treesyes@gmail.com From byers345 at comcast.net Fri Jul 30 15:48:22 2021 From: byers345 at comcast.net (byers345@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puffins in near Smith Island, WA, July, 2021 Message-ID: <001801d78595$00ae1930$020a4b90$@comcast.net> Hello Tweeters, We've spent July hoping to see puffins. Bill and I had seen Tufted Puffins before, distantly, but never the Horned Puffin. Since both these birds were being seen with some frequency near the TUPU nesting colony on Smith Island, off Whidbey Island, we signed up for a cruise to go try to see these amazing alcids. On the first cruise, out of La Conner, we saw the Tufted Puffin, but not Horned. A number of us were so crestfallen about this, that, through the energetic efforts of Maxine Reid, we hired a second boat to go to Smith Island again, this time from Anacortes. There were six of us in a smallish boat, but the boat could go fast and we zipped out to Smith Island in an hour and had a leisurely hour and near 30 more minutes to inspect all the kelp beds and bait balls. Our captain kept in touch with the other boats out there, and we did get to see the Horned Puffin several times. Bill, as usual, got some incredible photos and I decided to share them in an album on Flickr, which you can look at below. Some of the photos are mine too. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421@N07/albums/72157719612716524 In addition to the alcids, gulls, cormorants, and eagles, we also saw four marine mammals-Harbor Seal, Steller Sea Lion, Orca, Whale and Minke Whale. I've included pictures of some of these here too. I hope you are all staying cool this summer and wish you all the best birding, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clsouthwick at q.com Sat Jul 31 07:54:05 2021 From: clsouthwick at q.com (Christine Southwick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] bander's class opening Message-ID: <1958145523.36474726.1627743245356.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> 2021 Beginners? Banding Course with PSBO - one opening available Puget Sound Bird Observatory has one opening in our August 2021 "Beginning Bird Bander Workshop" due to a cancellation. Come learn bird-banding techniques in a 5-day course to be conducted August 20, 21, 22, 28 and 29 from early morning to mid-afternoon. This hands-on class has been presented since 2013, and will be held near Edmonds, Washington, taught by highly skilled instructors and Master Banders . Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to ensure the safety of all participants (all instructors and class assistants are already fully vaccinated). For additional information and images from prior years, or to register for the course, please visit the PSBO website at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pugetsoundbirds.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3c1fa047ada541c2dd3a08d953b9fc4d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637632880535088426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=te6kV01Zgu0%2BW1wmEAqdLdD0SGAe3bWCfJJjKTHBKWU%3D&reserved=0 | www.pugetsoundbirds.org ] . You may also request information or direct questions to [ mailto:contact@pugetsoundbirds.org | contact@pugetsoundbirds.org ] . Christine Southwick President PUGET SOUND BIRD OBSERVATORY Sound Science - Scientific Information - Informed Public -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Sat Jul 31 11:54:41 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Birding Blog updated Message-ID: Hello! My Douglas County birding blog has been updated at www.douglascountybirding.blogspot.com. I was happy to find that the Short-eared Owl I got on the way home was my 200th species for my life list in Douglas! ? The year list is sitting at 191. Still looking for someone with a Barn Owl in their barn, and a Rufous Hummingbird at their feeder. Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton, WA tsbrennan at hotmail dot com Douglas County Birding A dozen or so birding trips to Douglas County in Washington State in 2021, featuring stunning landscapes, decent pictures of food, and forgettable images of birds. www.douglascountybirding.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wagen at uw.edu Sat Jul 31 19:30:20 2021 From: wagen at uw.edu (Mike Wagenbach) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sharp-shinned Hawk in Maple Leaf Message-ID: Around 10:30 this morning a Sharp-shinned Hawk was being mobbed by a gang of five Stellar's Jays on the roof of a church at the corner of 96th St and 12th NE in Seattle. It made a few dashes at them but never managed to get within striking distance. It looked no bigger than the Jay's. Maybe a male? Mike Wagenbach Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From somegum2 at hotmail.com Sat Jul 31 21:29:43 2021 From: somegum2 at hotmail.com (D R) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:18 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bottle Beach Message-ID: Hi tweets, What time should I go to Bottle Beach on Sunday / Monday? Three hours before Westport High tide? That would mean 5 PM if the high high is at 8. Does low-angle light glare play a role at that site? Thanks, Dave Robichaud Wallingford