From thefedderns at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 00:11:55 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RE. Purple Marins Message-ID: I would like to thank the Tweeters community for the overwhelming response I had to my recent request of where to find Purple Martins. I had tried a couple of locations and did not find any, which started me worrying that the population had crashed. It turns out that the population is thriving and may even be increasing! We went out this morning to check some of the locations and found martins just south of the Dick Gilmur Kayak Launch on Marine View Drive (this is where the log booms used to be and the Black-tailed Gull was found some time ago); also at the pilings at 11th Street Bridge in NE Tacoma: at Dickman Mill Park on Ruston Way and under the pilings at Anthony's Restaurant at Point Defiance. I will try to visit some of the other locations recommended in the near future. 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Anyone help me see this bird other than a Pelagic trip I'd be truly thankful. markgirling@yahoo.com? Woodridge, Bellevue. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danerika at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 06:15:37 2021 From: danerika at gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Red Crossbills in Olympia Message-ID: We enjoyed seeing Red Crossbills at our water feature on 30 and 31 May. The birds paid no attention to our bird feeders. We saw one flock of at least 10 birds on each day. Possibly these were different flocks, because some of the males looked to be different in each flock. The birds were silent. Can you tell different types of Washington crossbills without hearing them? Photos are on our blog: https://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/red-crossbill.html My son saw another flock of a dozen Red Crossbills near the Thurston County Courthouse at a park fountain on 30 May. Dan and Erika -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbryant_68 at yahoo.com Tue Jun 1 09:21:08 2021 From: jbryant_68 at yahoo.com (Jeffrey Bryant) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Quit bird feeders... References: <945B123E-53D6-4CBA-9597-044D7DE09D37.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <945B123E-53D6-4CBA-9597-044D7DE09D37@yahoo.com> Native plants are an excellent way to attract birds to your yard, but it?s only part of the story. As the planner and caretaker of a Seattle yard that garnered me a 137- (plus two provisional) species yardlist, let me offer a few more bits of advice. Don?t overmanicure the garden. Cutting off that eyesore snag robs flycatchers of perches, chickadees of potential nest holes, and woodpeckers of drumming posts. Clearing out all those brushy, weedy patches steals prime habitat from skulky birds like towhees, Fox Sparrows and MacGillivray?s Warbler. Deadheading those flowering perennials means more flowers for you, but less food for all the seed eaters. My garden gets carefully tended right around the house, but gets a bit wilder (and native-er) around the periphery. Obviously, no insecticides! As someone else alluded to, lots of small passerines love aphids. My birches are dripping aphids and inchworms just in time for fall migration, bringing mixed flocks of warblers, vireos, tits, etc. By far the BEST bird attractant is water. Any given plant or feeder will only appeal to a certain small subset of the species in the area, but they ALL need to drink and bathe. Not everyone has the space/time/budget to put in a water feature, but even a good-sized birdbath or mister will bring them in. My small pond has been bathtub and/or fountain for many species that would never come to my plantings or a feeder, like Barred Owl, Red Crossbill, Townsend?s Solitaire. Then there?s the occasional heron drawn by the mosquito-control goldfish. In short, there?s no single-pronged trick to bringing birds to the yard. They have the same needs as we do: food, water, shelter. The more of those things you offer, the more birds you can bring in. Jeff Bryant Westport Jbryant_68 AT yahoo Sent from my iPad From rjm284 at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 11:02:44 2021 From: rjm284 at gmail.com (Ryan Merrill) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White-rumped Sandpiper at Edmonds Message-ID: There?s currently a White-rumped Sandpiper at Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds. A couple photos from earlier this morning are posted here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S89424289 Good birding, Ryan Merrill Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jennifer.Vanderhoof at kingcounty.gov Tue Jun 1 11:19:04 2021 From: Jennifer.Vanderhoof at kingcounty.gov (Vanderhoof, Jennifer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Martins? Message-ID: I was out Friday evening at the north end of Lake Sammamish where there are several Purple Martin boxes. I was surprised to find no Purple Martins. I was in the same spot precisely one year prior and there were dozens present. I did see other swallows in the area of the boxes, but no Purple Martins. In general that part of the lake seemed much quieter than the same day last year, when I saw more Bald Eagles than I could count plus numerous Osprey. This year I only saw a couple Osprey and about 4 or 5 eagles. The Great Blue Heron numbers were similar to last year, not quite as many but similar. I know one day is only a snap-shot in time, but what a difference a day makes. This spot is very close to the gourds at Marymoor. I went by the gourds and didn't notice any PuMa's there either, but I did not look closely, and I see others are reporting that they are there. I hope to get out there again in the next week, and I am hoping they are just late and will be there next time I'm out. Jen Jen Vanderhoof, Senior Ecologist | King County Water and Land Resources Division -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xjoshx at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 12:42:15 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White-rumped Sandpiper at Edmonds Message-ID: WRSA is still showing intermittently at the Edmonds Marsh at this time. Josh Adams Cathcart WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From houstojc at plu.edu Tue Jun 1 12:51:42 2021 From: houstojc at plu.edu (houstojc@plu.edu) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Martins? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009901d7571f$8c320510$a4960f30$@plu.edu> Mark Ahlness and I went to Duwamish T107 this morning, and there were more than a dozen Purple Martins there, at last. We also saw a pair perched above the T gourds at Jack Block Park, but they left while we were there. We watched them at both locations last year, and they nested late in the summer at the Jack Block nest. They were extremely active at T-107 until about 11:00 a.m. In other Martin news, we observed one at Tokeland, WA marina last of April this year. Ahhh.so good to see them! Janeanne Houston West Seattle From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Vanderhoof, Jennifer Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:19 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins? I was out Friday evening at the north end of Lake Sammamish where there are several Purple Martin boxes. I was surprised to find no Purple Martins. I was in the same spot precisely one year prior and there were dozens present. I did see other swallows in the area of the boxes, but no Purple Martins. In general that part of the lake seemed much quieter than the same day last year, when I saw more Bald Eagles than I could count plus numerous Osprey. This year I only saw a couple Osprey and about 4 or 5 eagles. The Great Blue Heron numbers were similar to last year, not quite as many but similar. I know one day is only a snap-shot in time, but what a difference a day makes. This spot is very close to the gourds at Marymoor. I went by the gourds and didn't notice any PuMa's there either, but I did not look closely, and I see others are reporting that they are there. I hope to get out there again in the next week, and I am hoping they are just late and will be there next time I'm out. Jen Jen Vanderhoof, Senior Ecologist | King County Water and Land Resources Division -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 14:12:45 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] M Street Ibis Message-ID: As of 1:30 PM today, there is a single White-faced Ibis feeding at the north end of the M Street Pond in Auburn. It is among Canada Geese, Gadwall and Blue-winged Teal. Sorry, no phalaropes today! Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks friends, Connie bear -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbryant_68 at yahoo.com Wed Jun 2 08:01:56 2021 From: jbryant_68 at yahoo.com (Jeffrey Bryant) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds WR Sandpiper References: <5E736ABD-3CF6-472E-A90E-23E79A4CF64E.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5E736ABD-3CF6-472E-A90E-23E79A4CF64E@yahoo.com> Just flew from far reaches of marsh towards marina. 8:00. White upper tail coverts evident Sent from my iPhone From dave.slager at gmail.com Wed Jun 2 08:08:56 2021 From: dave.slager at gmail.com (Dave Slager) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King co. White-faced Ibis relocated Message-ID: Tweeters, At 7:45am I refound the White-faced Ibis at Emerald Downs, in the wetlands inside the race track. From the Arco gas station at A St & 15th in Auburn, walk west along the sidewalk on the N side of the road and scope from the overpass. 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URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Jun 2 08:41:56 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR to be closed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <117184759.93429.1622648516809@connect.xfinity.com> Here's the link with details. https://www.fws.gov/nwrs/twocolumn.aspx?id=6442460720 The key info is: "Refuge will be closed from June 7-11. All Refuge roads and trails will be closed for road, trail, and levee maintenance. No vehicle or walk-in access." Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 06/02/2021 8:19 AM dan&erika wrote: > > > Tweets-- > > Erika and I are under the impression that the Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge is to be closed to the public from 7-11 June 2021. They will be doing "maintenance" on the facilities. We could be mistaken, but it would be wise to check if you are planning a visit. > > dan and erika > > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman > Olympia, Washington > danerika@gmail.com mailto:danerika@gmail.com > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Wed Jun 2 10:17:23 2021 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR to be closed In-Reply-To: <117184759.93429.1622648516809@connect.xfinity.com> References: <117184759.93429.1622648516809@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Thank you! I was planning on a trip there next week. You have saved me a long drive. Best, Beverly On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 8:42 AM THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > Here's the link with details. > > https://www.fws.gov/nwrs/twocolumn.aspx?id=6442460720 > > The key info is: > > *"Refuge will be closed from June 7-11. All Refuge roads and trails will > be closed for road, trail, and levee maintenance. No vehicle or walk-in > access."* > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > On 06/02/2021 8:19 AM dan&erika wrote: > > > Tweets-- > > Erika and I are under the impression that the Billy Frank Jr National > Wildlife Refuge is to be closed to the public from 7-11 June 2021. They > will be doing "maintenance" on the facilities. We could be mistaken, but it > would be wise to check if you are planning a visit. > > dan and erika > > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman > Olympia, Washington > danerika@gmail.com > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that > require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcallisters4 at comcast.net Wed Jun 2 10:22:21 2021 From: mcallisters4 at comcast.net (mcallisters4@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Purple martins tacoma flyover? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003601d757d3$d9199f50$8b4cddf0$@comcast.net> Seems really likely. I frequently have martins fly over, often so high up I can?t see them. I?m a half mile from Henderson Inlet where martins nest at the Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area and, probably, some other intertidal locations. They do cover a fair amount of territory around nesting sites. Kelly McAllister Olympia From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Christina T Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 9:06 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Purple martins tacoma flyover? Hello all, I was enjoying my backyard today and pretty sure purple martins flew over. I am up the hill from the port of tacoma on the east side of the port. Is it possible for them to be flying over my house? It just always seems like they stay by the water Christina from Tacoma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Wed Jun 2 12:54:11 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: The Institute for Bird Populations in Hiring an Avian Ecologist in the Southwest Message-ID: Someone in Tweeterland may be interested? May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Avian Acres ? Roy, WA Subject: FW: The Institute for Bird Populations in Hiring an Avian Ecologist in the Southwest ________________________________ From: Western Partners In Flight Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 6:32 PM To: WPART-L@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: [EXTERNAL] The Institute for Bird Populations in Hiring an Avian Ecologist for our Southwest Region Hi Friends - The Institute for Bird Populations (www.birdpop.org) is hiring an avian ecologist to help develop and implement its emerging Southwest Science and Conservation Program. This is a year-round position incorporating study design, data analysis, project coordination, crew training and supervision, data collection, and reporting (including opportunity to publish). The successful candidate will have expertise in the identification, ecology, and conservation of birds in the southwestern United States, strong data analysis skills, and a willingness to spend the spring/summer field season in the field fulltime, training and leading field crews. This is a full-time, salaried staff position, with health insurance and other fringe benefits. The full announcement is here: https://birdpop.org/docs/jobs/Southwest%20Avian%20Ecologist%20ad%20060121.pdf Thank you, Steve Steven Albert www.birdpop.org 505.870.3735 [https://drive.google.com/a/birdpop.org/uc?id=1bNg7T54C07oEh9bd1-q2wDpZl0umiJjR&export=download] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ballard from my back deck in September of last year. I recall also having one land on the tree across the street from my front door the year prior, it was quite a spectacle since I was roused by the god awful racket of about 10 Crows losing their minds and diving on the tree. They were very displeased with their larger Corvid relative coming around. Wasn't aware they had been breeding in the area, but it's definitely interesting to see this expansion around Seattle. Cheeers, Steven D. On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 1:40 PM ED DEAL wrote: > Yo Tweets, > > In case someone is tracking/documenting the range expansion of Common > Ravens into Seattle. As we know, the first nest was several years ago in > Lincoln Park. > > Yesterday (6/1) in Westcrest Park I stumbled on an active Common Raven > nest. It contained 2 fully feathered nestlings that ought to fledge > shortly. No need to post directions - just follow your ears. > > Also, it is within 150 feet of an active Cooper's Hawk nest. I would have > expected the Coops to not allow a competitor & nest predator to nest that > close to their nest. > > Best, > Ed Deal > falcophile@ Comcast DOT net. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Wed Jun 2 17:27:19 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Common Ravens In-Reply-To: References: <2023539870.98811.1622666391948@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: There has been a pair in Dash Point State Park for several years. I don't know if anybody ever located a nest, but I see them flying in and out on occasion. Hans On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 5:01 PM Steven Dammer wrote: > I also was happy and surprised to observe 4 Ravens fly across my > neighborhood in N. Ballard from my back deck in September of last year. I > recall also having one land on the tree across the street from my front > door the year prior, it was quite a spectacle since I was roused by the god > awful racket of about 10 Crows losing their minds and diving on the tree. > They were very displeased with their larger Corvid relative coming around. > > Wasn't aware they had been breeding in the area, but it's definitely > interesting to see this expansion around Seattle. > > Cheeers, > > Steven D. > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 1:40 PM ED DEAL wrote: > >> Yo Tweets, >> >> In case someone is tracking/documenting the range expansion of Common >> Ravens into Seattle. As we know, the first nest was several years ago in >> Lincoln Park. >> >> Yesterday (6/1) in Westcrest Park I stumbled on an active Common Raven >> nest. It contained 2 fully feathered nestlings that ought to fledge >> shortly. No need to post directions - just follow your ears. >> >> Also, it is within 150 feet of an active Cooper's Hawk nest. I would have >> expected the Coops to not allow a competitor & nest predator to nest that >> close to their nest. >> >> Best, >> Ed Deal >> falcophile@ Comcast DOT net. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I recall also having one land on the tree across the street from my front door the year prior, it was quite a spectacle since I was roused by the god awful racket of about 10 Crows losing their minds and diving on the tree. They were very displeased with their larger Corvid relative coming around. >> >> Wasn't aware they had been breeding in the area, but it's definitely interesting to see this expansion around Seattle. >> >> Cheeers, >> >> Steven D. >> >>> On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 1:40 PM ED DEAL wrote: >>> Yo Tweets, >>> >>> In case someone is tracking/documenting the range expansion of Common Ravens into Seattle. As we know, the first nest was several years ago in Lincoln Park. >>> >>> Yesterday (6/1) in Westcrest Park I stumbled on an active Common Raven nest. It contained 2 fully feathered nestlings that ought to fledge shortly. No need to post directions - just follow your ears. >>> >>> Also, it is within 150 feet of an active Cooper's Hawk nest. I would have expected the Coops to not allow a competitor & nest predator to nest that close to their nest. >>> >>> Best, >>> Ed Deal >>> falcophile@ Comcast DOT net. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > -- > Hans Feddern > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > thefedderns@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Thu Jun 3 09:15:50 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Reminder=3A__WOS_Monthly_Meeting=2C_Mon=2E?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_June_7=2C_WOS_Members=E2=80=99_Photo_Night?= Message-ID: <20210603161550.51523.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> On Monday June 7, 2021, the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) invites you to our final Monthly Meeting of this season.??The program will be our ever-popular "WOS Members? Photo Night.??? What:??WOS Members? Photo Night When:??Monday, June 7, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off. WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting.?? For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King, WOS Program Coordinator From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Thu Jun 3 09:28:23 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ruffed Grouse near Lake Quinault Message-ID: <1dba499ae28bbbf309c03064f2ea55ae@birdsbydave.com> June 1st, on the gravel road that encircles Lake Quinault, approximately half way around, spotted male Ruffed Grouse in roadway. We stopped the car, stayed inside at a distance. Observed him walk over to lush low greenery, climb in whereupon a second head appeared. We think nest was right there on ground under the leafy cover. I didn't want to get out of car for fear of disturbing the pair, so I wriggled my upper body out of the passenger side window in order to get my camera in play without the side mirror in view. I managed to get three good frames before he was too hidden by leaves. [I will be posting one of the resulting images on birdsbydave.com.] Area is dense forest cover, big trees with a lot of moss, big sword ferns, plenty of ground cover, This was far enough around the loop that we had just passed a faded wooden sign saying that we had entered the Quileute Nation territory. The road is one lane dirt or gravel over most of the loop; it starts at the Lake Quinault Lodge which is National Park Service, goes through an area of private farms and ranches, which, after a few miles, gives way to deep forest with almost no other vehicles all day. It reconnects to US 101 just short of the village of Amanda Park, which in turn is a very short distance to the turn off for the road to Lake Quinault lodge. This place is about sixty miles beyond Forks. From benedict.t at comcast.net Thu Jun 3 09:47:02 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Common Ravens In-Reply-To: <62F634EE-22FF-4B7F-AF15-14CB0687E537@squeakyfiddle.com> References: <62F634EE-22FF-4B7F-AF15-14CB0687E537@squeakyfiddle.com> Message-ID: <1912375315.100187.1622738822789@connect.xfinity.com> Our Raven is cawing from a tree over our yard right now. I still haven't seen more than one at any given time though, so there may not be a pair, even though we've seen it/them here for 3+ years. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 06/02/2021 6:01 PM Catherine Alexander wrote: > > > We?ve been seeing Ravens in the Seward Park forest fairly often for the last couple of years. No sign of nesting yet. > > Catherine Alexander > Lakewood Neighborhood > South Seattle > > Sent from my telegraph machine > > > > > On Jun 2, 2021, at 5:32 PM, Hans-Joachim Feddern wrote: > > > > > > > > > > There has been a pair in Dash Point State Park for several years. I don't know if anybody ever located a nest, but I see them flying in and out on occasion. > > > > Hans > > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 5:01 PM Steven Dammer < dammerecologist1990@gmail.com mailto:dammerecologist1990@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > I also was happy and surprised to observe 4 Ravens fly across my neighborhood in N. Ballard from my back deck in September of last year. I recall also having one land on the tree across the street from my front door the year prior, it was quite a spectacle since I was roused by the god awful racket of about 10 Crows losing their minds and diving on the tree. They were very displeased with their larger Corvid relative coming around. > > > > > > Wasn't aware they had been breeding in the area, but it's definitely interesting to see this expansion around Seattle. > > > > > > Cheeers, > > > > > > Steven D. > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2021 at 1:40 PM ED DEAL < falcophile@comcast.net mailto:falcophile@comcast.net > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Yo Tweets, > > > > > > > > In case someone is tracking/documenting the range expansion of Common Ravens into Seattle. As we know, the first nest was several years ago in Lincoln Park. > > > > > > > > Yesterday (6/1) in Westcrest Park I stumbled on an active Common Raven nest. It contained 2 fully feathered nestlings that ought to fledge shortly. No need to post directions - just follow your ears. > > > > > > > > Also, it is within 150 feet of an active Cooper's Hawk nest. I would have expected the Coops to not allow a competitor & nest predator to nest that close to their nest. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Ed Deal > > > > falcophile@ Comcast DOT net. -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hans Feddern > > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > > thefedderns@gmail.com mailto:thefedderns@gmail.com > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From re_hill at q.com Thu Jun 3 12:58:23 2021 From: re_hill at q.com (re_hill) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Another White-rumped Sandpiper today. Message-ID: Three of us looking at White-rumped Sandpiper atShillapoo Wildlife Area, accessible from the end of Lower River Road dike, last pond to south. Never would have expected if one wasn't reported this week. Will post photos on ebird checklist.Randy HillRidgefieldSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From monya1510 at gmail.com Thu Jun 3 13:58:57 2021 From: monya1510 at gmail.com (Monya Noelke) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Purple martins at Edmonds waterfront today Message-ID: Thurs June 3 - 11:30AM Saw a pair of purple martins at and in the nest box at Edmonds waterfront. Monya Noelke Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 2, 2021, at 12:14 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: White-rumped Sandpiper at Edmonds (Josh Adams) > 2. Re: Purple Martins? (houstojc@plu.edu) > 3. M Street Ibis (Hans-Joachim Feddern) > 4. Re: M Street Ibis (houstojc@plu.edu) > 5. White-rumped Sandpiper (Bruce LaBar) > 6. Re: White-rumped Sandpiper (Matt Bartels) > 7. good reading (ronpost4@gmail.com) > 8. Purple martins tacoma flyover? (Christina T) > 9. Forsters and Black terns (Conniebear Shellhouse) > 10. Edmonds WR Sandpiper (Jeffrey Bryant) > 11. King co. White-faced Ibis relocated (Dave Slager) > 12. Nisqually NWR to be closed (dan&erika) > 13. Re: Nisqually NWR to be closed (THOMAS BENEDICT) > 14. Re: Nisqually NWR to be closed (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) > 15. Re: Purple martins tacoma flyover? (mcallisters4@comcast.net) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 12:42:15 -0700 > From: Josh Adams > To: "" > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] White-rumped Sandpiper at Edmonds > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > WRSA is still showing intermittently at the Edmonds Marsh at this time. > > Josh Adams > Cathcart WA > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 12:51:42 -0700 > From: > To: "'Vanderhoof, Jennifer'" , > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins? > Message-ID: <009901d7571f$8c320510$a4960f30$@plu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Mark Ahlness and I went to Duwamish T107 this morning, and there were more > than a dozen Purple Martins there, at last. We also saw a pair perched > above the T gourds at Jack Block Park, but they left while we were there. > We watched them at both locations last year, and they nested late in the > summer at the Jack Block nest. They were extremely active at T-107 until > about 11:00 a.m. > > > > In other Martin news, we observed one at Tokeland, WA marina last of April > this year. > > > > Ahhh.so good to see them! > > > > Janeanne Houston > > West Seattle > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of > Vanderhoof, Jennifer > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:19 AM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins? > > > > I was out Friday evening at the north end of Lake Sammamish where there are > several Purple Martin boxes. I was surprised to find no Purple Martins. I > was in the same spot precisely one year prior and there were dozens present. > I did see other swallows in the area of the boxes, but no Purple Martins. In > general that part of the lake seemed much quieter than the same day last > year, when I saw more Bald Eagles than I could count plus numerous Osprey. > This year I only saw a couple Osprey and about 4 or 5 eagles. The Great Blue > Heron numbers were similar to last year, not quite as many but similar. I > know one day is only a snap-shot in time, but what a difference a day makes. > > > > This spot is very close to the gourds at Marymoor. I went by the gourds and > didn't notice any PuMa's there either, but I did not look closely, and I see > others are reporting that they are there. > > > > I hope to get out there again in the next week, and I am hoping they are > just late and will be there next time I'm out. > > > > Jen > > > > Jen Vanderhoof, Senior Ecologist | King County Water and Land Resources > Division > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 14:12:45 -0700 > From: Hans-Joachim Feddern > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] M Street Ibis > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > As of 1:30 PM today, there is a single White-faced Ibis feeding at the > north end of the M Street Pond in Auburn. It is among Canada Geese, Gadwall > and Blue-winged Teal. > > Sorry, no phalaropes today! > > Good Birding! > > Hans > > -- > *Hans Feddern* > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > thefedderns@gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:38:07 -0700 > From: > To: "'Hans-Joachim Feddern'" , "'Tweeters'" > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] M Street Ibis > Message-ID: <000401d7573f$2d85f970$8891ec50$@plu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you so much, Hans!!! We saw it well. Lifer for us?.one of those birds I?ve kept trying to see but had not. We left just before 4:00, and there were quite a few other birders arriving. > > > > Janeanne Houston > > West Seattle > > > > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Hans-Joachim Feddern > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 2:13 PM > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] M Street Ibis > > > > As of 1:30 PM today, there is a single White-faced Ibis feeding at the north end of the M Street Pond in Auburn. It is among Canada Geese, Gadwall and Blue-winged Teal. > > > > Sorry, no phalaropes today! > > > > Good Birding! > > > > Hans > > > > > -- > > Hans Feddern > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > thefedderns@gmail.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:51:03 -0700 > From: Bruce LaBar > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] White-rumped Sandpiper > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Still at Edmonds Marsh, as of 4:00 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 18:01:07 -0700 > From: Matt Bartels > To: tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] White-rumped Sandpiper > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Still present at 600pm? yay > Matt bartels > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 1, 2021, at 4:52 PM, Bruce LaBar wrote: >> >> ?Still at Edmonds Marsh, as of 4:00 >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 19:13:03 -0700 > From: > To: "Tweeters, Dear" > Subject: [Tweeters] good reading > Message-ID: <7F90CD2B-DD77-40A1-AFE9-E30999815FC8@hxcore.ol> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 21:05:57 -0700 > From: Christina T > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Purple martins tacoma flyover? > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello all, I was enjoying my backyard today and pretty sure purple martins > flew over. I am up the hill from the port of tacoma on the east side of the > port. Is it possible for them to be flying over my house? 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White upper tail coverts evident > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 08:08:56 -0700 > From: Dave Slager > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] King co. White-faced Ibis relocated > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Tweeters, > > At 7:45am I refound the White-faced Ibis at Emerald Downs, in the wetlands > inside the race track. From the Arco gas station at A St & 15th in Auburn, > walk west along the sidewalk on the N side of the road and scope from the > overpass. > > Good birding, > Dave Slager > Seattle > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 08:19:55 -0700 > From: "dan&erika" > To: Tweets > Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR to be closed > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Tweets-- > > Erika and I are under the impression that the Billy Frank Jr National > Wildlife Refuge is to be closed to the public from 7-11 June 2021. They > will be doing "maintenance" on the facilities. We could be mistaken, but it > would be wise to check if you are planning a visit. > > dan and erika > > -- > Dan or Erika Tallman > Olympia, Washington > danerika@gmail.com > > http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com > > ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that > require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 08:41:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: THOMAS BENEDICT > To: dan&erika , Tweets > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR to be closed > Message-ID: <117184759.93429.1622648516809@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Here's the link with details. > > https://www.fws.gov/nwrs/twocolumn.aspx?id=6442460720 > > The key info is: > > "Refuge will be closed from June 7-11. All Refuge roads and trails will be closed for road, trail, and levee maintenance. No vehicle or walk-in access." > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On 06/02/2021 8:19 AM dan&erika wrote: >> >> >> Tweets-- >> >> Erika and I are under the impression that the Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge is to be closed to the public from 7-11 June 2021. They will be doing "maintenance" on the facilities. We could be mistaken, but it would be wise to check if you are planning a visit. >> >> dan and erika >> >> -- >> Dan or Erika Tallman >> Olympia, Washington >> danerika@gmail.com mailto:danerika@gmail.com >> >> http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com >> >> ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. 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No vehicle or walk-in >> access."* >> >> Tom Benedict >> Seahurst, WA >> >> On 06/02/2021 8:19 AM dan&erika wrote: >> >> >> Tweets-- >> >> Erika and I are under the impression that the Billy Frank Jr National >> Wildlife Refuge is to be closed to the public from 7-11 June 2021. They >> will be doing "maintenance" on the facilities. We could be mistaken, but it >> would be wise to check if you are planning a visit. >> >> dan and erika >> >> -- >> Dan or Erika Tallman >> Olympia, Washington >> danerika@gmail.com >> >> http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com >> >> ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that >> require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 10:22:21 -0700 > From: > To: "'Christina T'" , > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple martins tacoma flyover? > Message-ID: <003601d757d3$d9199f50$8b4cddf0$@comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Seems really likely. I frequently have martins fly over, often so high up I can?t see them. I?m a half mile from Henderson Inlet where martins nest at the Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area and, probably, some other intertidal locations. They do cover a fair amount of territory around nesting sites. > > > > Kelly McAllister > > Olympia > > > > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Christina T > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 9:06 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Purple martins tacoma flyover? > > > > Hello all, I was enjoying my backyard today and pretty sure purple martins flew over. I am up the hill from the port of tacoma on the east side of the port. Is it possible for them to be flying over my house? It just always seems like they stay by the water > > Christina from Tacoma > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 202, Issue 2 > **************************************** From marvbreece at q.com Thu Jun 3 14:07:15 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: A103 toilet problem In-Reply-To: <525649254.13569661.1622749108495.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> References: <525649254.13569661.1622749108495.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Message-ID: <699950827.13725996.1622754435996.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> There are a few other issues with the apartment, Kim. There has been less hot water in recent weeks. Showers have been luke warm. Also, the hot water pressure at the kitchen is down. There isn't enough pressure to keep the sprayer in place. And last, there is a missing piece of wood in the concrete in front of my apartment. A couple of times, I have twisted my foot. Nothing serious, but if someone hit this thing just right, it could hurt somebody. That's it. Thanks, Kim. Marv Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com From: "Marv Breece" To: "The Terrace" Sent: Thursday, June 3, 2021 12:38:28 PM Subject: A103 toilet problem Hi Kim, My toilet will not flush properly. It did not overflow and the water eventually drains, but very slowly. It will not flush. Thanks. Marv A103 Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bellasoc at isomedia.com Thu Jun 3 15:11:22 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor 3 June 2021 Message-ID: <003201d758c5$635c6480$2a152d80$@isomedia.com> Hi Tweets Michael was out of town this week, so Matt and I got to substitute for him. It was a nice day at Marymoor, decent temperatures - a bit chilly at 54Fto start and going up to almost 70 at the finish. We had two interesting events today. One was an enormous outcry at the Great Blue Heronry followed by a sighting of an Adult Bald Eagle flying off carrying a young Great Blue. The second was Matt thought he heard a House Wren across the river near the weir. After a time of listening and thinking we heard it, Matt (since he had the high boots) managed to cross the river and listen on the other side. He said he could definitely hear a House Wren (we were particularly interested since it has been a considerable time since one has been at Marymoor). Finally, he was looking waay up at the top of a tree. Karen and I moved along the fence so we could see what he was looking at - a small bird that at first didn't look like a wren, but it was singing. Matt got good enough looks to decide it was a House Wren and Karen got a poor picture of it. Generally, we mostly had the birds we would expect for early June, including: 4 species of ducks (Wood, Gadwall, Mallard, Common Merganser) Both Hummingbirds (Anna's & Rufous) Spotted Sandpiper Many Great Blue Herons at the nests Osprey (at two nests) Bald Eagles 4 species of woodpeckers (Red-breasted Sapsucker, Downy, Northern Flicker, Pileated) Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 species of swallows (Purple Martin - at nests, Tree, Violet-green, Barn) 3 wrens (House - first time in many years, Marsh, Bewick's) 5 sparrows (Dark-eyed Junco, Savannah - many singing, Song, Spotted Towhee, White-crowned) 5 Warblers ( Common Yellowthroat, Yellow,Yellow-rumped, Black-throated Gray, Wilson's) Lazuli Bunting - at least 6 singing Misses - Rock Pigeon, Virginia Rail, Hooded Merganser, Green Heron, Pied-billed Grebe Good Birding! Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA mail to be llas oc iso media dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcstonefam at gmail.com Thu Jun 3 15:30:51 2021 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually Highlights Message-ID: There were some surprises for me at Nisqually. The first was a Lazuli Bunting that popped into my binocular view while I was looking at a male Rufous Hummingbird. It was at the 90 deg. turn on the access road. (The access road is opposite the Education Center.) This is the spot where there was another Lazuli many years ago. Out on the dike I heard a Sora whinny from the damp fields, and I saw more Northern Rough-winged Swallows than I've seen in a good while. The Cedar Waxwings were plentiful, as well. Pretty fine day! Carol Stoner West Seattle, 400+ days without a bridge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder at pottersaylor.com Thu Jun 3 16:31:27 2021 From: birder at pottersaylor.com (Mary Saylor) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fall City specials-- Yellow-breasted Chat and Lesser Goldfinch Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, This morning I, along with other birders, was lucky enough to see some birds found by others in Fall City along 321st Ave SE/SE 31st Street. There were two Yellow-breasted Chats, the first discovered by John Puschock and the second in the same area by Alex Meilleur. I saw the first one very poorly, and much later, the second one well, after enjoying his song for a long time. He flew across the road and sang on a wire for a minute. Now when do Yellow-breasted Chats ever do that? At the same location I saw a male Lesser Goldfinch, undoubtedly one of the pair that Sam Fason found a few days ago (and he found the pair again today). As if we need more, there are also Bank Swallows in the area, though I didn?t see those myself. Good birding, Mary Saylor Issaquah From merlinblu at yahoo.com Thu Jun 3 19:42:40 2021 From: merlinblu at yahoo.com (James David Greene) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Blue winged Teal at Mountlake Fill References: <1059655656.2355064.1622774560049.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1059655656.2355064.1622774560049@mail.yahoo.com> Hello all, I got a male Bluewinged Teal at the main pond at the fill this afternoon. My first in western Washington. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jnine28 at gmail.com Thu Jun 3 22:40:07 2021 From: jnine28 at gmail.com (Jeannine Carter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Common Ravens In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I had been hearing one near our house multiple times this winter, but I doubted my ID since they're rare here in Seattle. However later this spring we've had one stop by in the wooded ravine next door to us a few times with crows diligently scolding it (it stayed long enough and made enough noise for me to confirm ID). Once it was here for an entire morning croaking a decent repertoire high in the trees in response to the resident crows (super cool to hear!) The crows kept on it for a decent amount of time without success then left a sentinel to keep watch for the remaining hours. I'm not super familiar with raven behavior so I'm still trying to figure out why one would seemingly just "hang out" in a tree for hours? I understand that they depend on more carrion than crows do and need to conserve energy as a result, so would this be part of that conservation? Jeannine Carter North Beach, Seattle, WA jnine28 at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wagtail24 at gmail.com Fri Jun 4 07:18:44 2021 From: wagtail24 at gmail.com (Brad Waggoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Shillapoo White-rumped Sandpiper Message-ID: <1AFA846E-98DB-4D01-9901-7E22FDE5DEAB@gmail.com> Hi All, Currently viewing continuing WRSA - 7:20 AM. Brad Waggener Sent from my iPhone From lynnandstan at earthlink.net Fri Jun 4 11:23:20 2021 From: lynnandstan at earthlink.net (stan Kostka lynn Schmidt) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: A103 toilet problem Message-ID: <001657DB-2F85-40B0-B593-F4B8D247E614@earthlink.net> And that was far and away the best laugh I?ve ever had from Tweeters. Hopefully Marv will keep us updated here, since I haven?t seen anything about it on eToilet. We love you Marv. We are all only human. Stan Kostka lynnandstan@earthlink.net Arlington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Jun 4 13:30:17 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King Cty. E. Kingbird Message-ID: <1657862728.298493.1622838617261@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, An Eastern Kingbird has returned to Three Forks park near Snoqualmie. John P. found it yesterday, various folks then saw it, and a couple of us found it this morning, in dead trees at the south end of the off leash dog area. I had to wait about two hours for it to show, though (around 8:30). 4 June, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From clmssh at comcast.net Fri Jun 4 14:39:09 2021 From: clmssh at comcast.net (Sharon Howard) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows fish? Message-ID: Some friends were walking at Juanita Beach Park on north Lake Washington looking for birds and enjoying the day this week. They took some great photos of herons and one of a crow sitting on a railing on the pier/dock at the lake. When they returned home and uploaded the photos to their computer they discovered that the photo of the Crow clearly showed that the it has a small perch in its beak. I have no idea whether crows can fish; or maybe it had found the small fish washed onto the shore. However it got the fish, it is a great photo. I don?t know how to attach the photo, but if anyone wants to see it, please feel free to email me and I will be happy to share it. Sharon Howard Seattle/Ballard clmssh@comcast.net From lpkreemer at gmail.com Fri Jun 4 14:49:02 2021 From: lpkreemer at gmail.com (Louis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White-faced Ibis at Veazie Marsh Message-ID: Bill Driskell just spotted a White-faced Ibis at Veazie in Enumclaw, right after we arrived. Big surprise and nice looks! Also four Wilson?s Phalaropes. 2:45pm. 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URL: From phil at mccrain.com Fri Jun 4 20:12:32 2021 From: phil at mccrain.com (Philip McCrain) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yard bird - Red Crossbills Message-ID: <323C6BA0-9737-475E-9889-0B9873739EE6@mccrain.com> Sitting on the front porch this afternoon I was amazed to see a family of Red Crossbills come down to our recirculating stream to drink. Less than 5 feet away was an adult male, female and two youngsters. We live in Northeastern Kirkland near Bothell and Woodinville at an elevation of around 1000 feet. Not where I would expect to see crossbills. Philip McCrain phil@mccrain.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From djkoerk at uw.edu Fri Jun 4 20:41:57 2021 From: djkoerk at uw.edu (djkoerk@uw.edu) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Ravens Message-ID: <040e01d759bc$bc260150$347203f0$@uw.edu> We hear ravens regularly in the neighborhood just south of Highline College in Des Moines. Not usually seen though unless we hear the crows chasing it/them. Donna Koerker Des Moines From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Fri Jun 4 21:17:01 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snoqualmie Valley & Fall City Y-B Chat Heads Up for 6/5 References: <9ECBB46F-E3EB-4A48-85E6-FEF2FB302612.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9ECBB46F-E3EB-4A48-85E6-FEF2FB302612@yahoo.com> Tomorrow (Saturday 6/5) there will be a large bicycle ride in the Snoqualmie Valley. One of the routes is on the road where the Chats were seen. Driving and birding could be difficult there and in much of the Snoqualmie Valley. Based on prior experiences we will be avoiding the Snoqualmie Valley tomorrow. Hank Heiberg Issaquah, WA Sent from my iPad From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 01:33:49 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] REUTERS: U.S. moves to restore endangered species protections weakened under Trump Message-ID: Excellent News! Dan Reiff MI U.S. moves to restore endangered species protections weakened under Trump U.S. officials on Friday announced plans to restore protections for endangered species that were weakened under the Trump administration. Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/A2giz3n_ZQeSct5dBtNz4KQ Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen.w.mobile at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 06:53:27 2021 From: karen.w.mobile at gmail.com (Karen Wosilait) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:16 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: White-faced Ibis at Veazie Marsh -YES References: Message-ID: White-faced Ibis and Wilson?s Phalaropes continuing this morning. Drizzle just turned to rain. Thanks Louis! Karen Wosilait Seattle, WA karen.w.mobile@gmail.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Karen Wosilait > Date: June 4, 2021 at 6:00:47 PM PDT > To: Jennifer Kauffman > Subject: Fwd: [Tweeters] White-faced Ibis at Veazie Marsh > > ?I guess we were just a bit early! > > Karen Wosilait > Seattle, WA > karen.w.mobile@gmail.com > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Louis >> Date: June 4, 2021 at 2:49:43 PM PDT >> To: "Tweeters (E-mail)" >> Subject: [Tweeters] White-faced Ibis at Veazie Marsh >> >> ?Bill Driskell just spotted a White-faced Ibis at Veazie in Enumclaw, right after we arrived. Big surprise and nice looks! Also four Wilson?s Phalaropes. 2:45pm. >> >> Louis Kreemer >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 07:34:44 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yard bird - Red Crossbills In-Reply-To: <323C6BA0-9737-475E-9889-0B9873739EE6@mccrain.com> References: <323C6BA0-9737-475E-9889-0B9873739EE6@mccrain.com> Message-ID: Interestingly enough, I've also been hearing Red Crossbills flying over, and seen occasionally landing on tree tops at my office in SW Everett. Kind of a business park area with stands of douglas fir around, so I suppose not too unusual, but definitely not something I've noticed a lot of the last 3 years until recently. Cheers, Steven On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 8:13 PM Philip McCrain wrote: > Sitting on the front porch this afternoon I was amazed to see a family of > Red Crossbills come down to our recirculating stream to drink. Less than 5 > feet away was an adult male, female and two youngsters. We live in > Northeastern Kirkland near Bothell and Woodinville at an elevation of > around 1000 feet. Not where I would expect to see crossbills. > > Philip McCrain > phil@mccrain.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 07:37:26 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Crows fish? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: that's super cool! I wonder if it's a learned behavior from watching Caspian Terns? On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:13 PM Becky Galloway wrote: > We also saw crows fishing yesterday on Lake Washington near Juanita Bay -- > two swooped down near the surface and flew off with something small and > shiny in their beak. > > -Becky Galloway > Shoreline > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Sat Jun 5 08:14:10 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yard bird - Red Crossbills In-Reply-To: <323C6BA0-9737-475E-9889-0B9873739EE6@mccrain.com> References: <323C6BA0-9737-475E-9889-0B9873739EE6@mccrain.com> Message-ID: Phil and Tweeters, I?ve often heard Red Crossbills flying over this year when we were at our condo in north Kirkland (just north of Kingsgate area bordering Woodinville). Always a surprise! May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Avian Acres ? Roy, WA ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Philip McCrain Sent: Friday, June 4, 2021 8:12:32 PM To: TWEETERS Subject: [Tweeters] Yard bird - Red Crossbills Sitting on the front porch this afternoon I was amazed to see a family of Red Crossbills come down to our recirculating stream to drink. Less than 5 feet away was an adult male, female and two youngsters. We live in Northeastern Kirkland near Bothell and Woodinville at an elevation of around 1000 feet. Not where I would expect to see crossbills. Philip McCrain phil@mccrain.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eebacher at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 09:42:01 2021 From: eebacher at gmail.com (Elizabeth Bacher) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Crows fish? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The ones that have territory near Woodland Park Zoo frequently fish from the penguin pool when the keepers feed the penguins. They have definitely adapted to fishing there! On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:38 AM Steven Dammer wrote: > that's super cool! I wonder if it's a learned behavior from watching > Caspian Terns? > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:13 PM Becky Galloway > wrote: > >> We also saw crows fishing yesterday on Lake Washington near Juanita Bay >> -- two swooped down near the surface and flew off with something small and >> shiny in their beak. >> >> -Becky Galloway >> Shoreline >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 skepsou at icloud.com Sat Jun 5 10:26:58 2021 From: skepsou at icloud.com (Debbie Mcleod) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Towhees and Junco nest Message-ID: <1E570553-CC42-4ECF-87C7-2ECC61E3B307@icloud.com> A pair of Juncos have built a nest in a hanging fuchsia right outside my kitchen window. I'm keeping an eye on the situation and trying not to disturb them. I know there are nestlings - I can hear their high-pitched cheeps. Just now I heard a thump against the window and looked out to see a Towhee fluttering in a shrub under the nest. Then I saw an immature towhee perched on the wire from which the fuschia is suspended. I can't imagine that they are nest predators. I believe some Towhees have been nesting not far away. Does anyone know why they might be checking out the Junco nest? Debbie in Kirklandia. Sent from my iPhone From josh.n.glant at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 10:30:02 2021 From: josh.n.glant at gmail.com (Joshua Glant) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Crows fish? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <97E2F9D7-64F5-4158-882B-6464A52DB771@gmail.com> I?ve watched the crows on Lake Washington catch three-spine sticklebacks for years, swooping down and onto the fish just as an bald eagle or osprey would; I think that their role model is quite possibly one of these two species. Joshua Glant Mercer Island, WA > On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Elizabeth Bacher wrote: > > ? > The ones that have territory near Woodland Park Zoo frequently fish from the penguin pool when the keepers feed the penguins. They have definitely adapted to fishing there! > >> On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:38 AM Steven Dammer wrote: >> that's super cool! I wonder if it's a learned behavior from watching Caspian Terns? >> >>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:13 PM Becky Galloway wrote: >>> We also saw crows fishing yesterday on Lake Washington near Juanita Bay -- two swooped down near the surface and flew off with something small and shiny in their beak. >>> >>> -Becky Galloway >>> Shoreline >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 11:32:50 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Crows fish? In-Reply-To: <97E2F9D7-64F5-4158-882B-6464A52DB771@gmail.com> References: <97E2F9D7-64F5-4158-882B-6464A52DB771@gmail.com> Message-ID: oh pff, yeah that would make more sense! Dunno why my brain immediately jumped to Caspian Terns as the role model ? On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 10:30 AM Joshua Glant wrote: > I?ve watched the crows on Lake Washington catch three-spine sticklebacks > for years, swooping down and onto the fish just as an bald eagle or osprey > would; I think that their role model is quite possibly one of these two > species. > > Joshua Glant > Mercer Island, WA > > On Jun 5, 2021, at 9:43 AM, Elizabeth Bacher wrote: > > ? > The ones that have territory near Woodland Park Zoo frequently fish from > the penguin pool when the keepers feed the penguins. They have definitely > adapted to fishing there! > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 7:38 AM Steven Dammer > wrote: > >> that's super cool! I wonder if it's a learned behavior from watching >> Caspian Terns? >> >> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:13 PM Becky Galloway >> wrote: >> >>> We also saw crows fishing yesterday on Lake Washington near Juanita Bay >>> -- two swooped down near the surface and flew off with something small and >>> shiny in their beak. >>> >>> -Becky Galloway >>> Shoreline >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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... 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I know there are nestlings - I can hear their high-pitched > cheeps. > Just now I heard a thump against the window and looked out to see a Towhee > fluttering in a shrub under the nest. Then I saw an immature towhee perched > on the wire from which the fuschia is suspended. > I can't imagine that they are nest predators. I believe some Towhees have > been nesting not far away. Does anyone know why they might be checking out > the Junco nest? > Debbie in Kirklandia. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know there are up to 10 types, mostly separated by voice or extreme visual differences. There is a 30-50% size difference between the smallest ones at my fountain (siskin-sized), and the larger ones (house finch size), and I?m not finding a good reference as to whether size can be indicative of type. I don?t do sonograms (yet?). It would seem that hemlock type 3 might easily be smaller than Douglas Fir type 4 based purely on the size of the food item. The birds I hear seem to all be similar in sound, but I?m just getting this one aurally ingrained. Mark Tomboulian Shoreline, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In my Shoreline neighborhood I have two small flocks that rapidly rotate through the high conifers and then come down for a drink at my bird fountain. This is the time of year I generally get them, though not always in good numbers, when last year?s cones are maturing and easy to extract seeds from. They are everywhere right now; the Highlands neighborhood, which is mostly forested, has flocks of 30 or more crossing all day long. Don?t know how long they?ll stick around. Sometimes cavorting with Purple and house finches, siskins, and goldfinches?I had all 5 at once this week. > > I have a crossbill question. I know there are up to 10 types, mostly separated by voice or extreme visual differences. There is a 30-50% size difference between the smallest ones at my fountain (siskin-sized), and the larger ones (house finch size), and I?m not finding a good reference as to whether size can be indicative of type. I don?t do sonograms (yet?). It would seem that hemlock type 3 might easily be smaller than Douglas Fir type 4 based purely on the size of the food item. The birds I hear seem to all be similar in sound, but I?m just getting this one aurally ingrained. > > Mark Tomboulian > > Shoreline, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hayncarl at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 15:25:46 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Swifts over Lk Sammamish SP (King) Message-ID: Hi tweets, I count 38 Black Swifts over the south end of Lk Sammamish currently. Amazing number! There are a few Vaux?s present, too. Some of the BLSWs are very high but many are low, good for photos. Carl Haynie Sammamish, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Sat Jun 5 16:10:16 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] red crossbills In-Reply-To: <181EAE33-21B6-449A-9C3E-D0568173A286@gmail.com> References: <181EAE33-21B6-449A-9C3E-D0568173A286@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1C29E55B-8383-4137-841B-BD472D6E57CF@gmail.com> Types 3, 4, and 10 are the most expected in the Puget Sound area. Each are associated with a different kind of tree. They are most definitively told apart by their calls and even more so by recordings and sonograms of their calls. You can see and hear examples here: https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/peterson-field-guide-to-bird-sounds/?speciesCode=redcro&species=Red%20Crossbill%20-%20Loxia%20curvirostra Around Port Townsend, Type 3 are present especially around Ft Warden. I suspect they are nesting. There are also some Type 4 around and especially on a Marrowstone Island. Most interestingly, a few weeks ago I recorded Type 2 calls with begging at Fort Flagler, implying local breeding by Type 2, which is unusual. That recording and full eBird list is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S88745300 Good birding and crossbilling! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2021, at 2:34 PM, Doug Santoni wrote: > > ?This is a very delayed report, but in late April I did have a small flock of Red Crossbills visit my backyard water feature in the Madison Park area of Seattle, adjacent to the Arboretum. I was thrilled to see them below eye level, and almost spilled my morning coffee when I saw them outside of my kitchen window! One of these days I hope to go over to Idaho to see the Cassia Crossbill (the only U.S. bird that is endemic to a single state not on the coast). Happy birding! > > Doug Santoni > Seattle > >> On Jun 5, 2021, at 2:06 PM, wrote: >> >> This is definitely a red crossbill year here in the lowlands. In my Shoreline neighborhood I have two small flocks that rapidly rotate through the high conifers and then come down for a drink at my bird fountain. This is the time of year I generally get them, though not always in good numbers, when last year?s cones are maturing and easy to extract seeds from. They are everywhere right now; the Highlands neighborhood, which is mostly forested, has flocks of 30 or more crossing all day long. Don?t know how long they?ll stick around. Sometimes cavorting with Purple and house finches, siskins, and goldfinches?I had all 5 at once this week. >> >> I have a crossbill question. I know there are up to 10 types, mostly separated by voice or extreme visual differences. 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Or just a falling barometer? Diane Y-Q ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Larry Schwitters Sent: Saturday, June 5, 2021 5:44 PM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening Maybe a thousand Vaux?s Swifts in the Monroe Wagner roost now. Larry Schwitters Issaquah _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman11.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftweeters&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8d160f7334c248e1c70808d928843fce%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637585370735176383%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cFR909%2BOKfBF5o7oWeC2y%2B2CY2lmHFt9vV%2BGCn7uMEQ%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dan McDougall-Treacy From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sun Jun 6 12:21:54 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <2694dd36-7a9f-b31b-9933-73afce91c6@zipcon.net> HI ALL: This week's titles are: 1) Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada 2) Reptiles of the Northwest (2nd edition) 3) Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home 4) Evolution Gone Wrong 5) The Evolution of Feathers 6) Equus Rising 7) Tenacious of Life 8) Finding the Mother Tree https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/06/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jun 6 12:29:06 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Ducklings are Delightful Message-ID: Tweeters, This post takes a look at some of the ducklings currently on Union Bay. I hope you enjoy their pictures and the story. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/ducklings-are-delightful.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Sun Jun 6 16:31:44 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Backyard hummers Message-ID: Hey Tweets, I haven't had a lot of hummingbird action this year, until more recently. My resident male Anna's has not been around for a while, presumably finding himself a partner, and I've had brief visits from a male Rufous as well. I just a few minutes ago, got to see the fruits of their labors as an immature male Rufous, and an immature male Anna's just come up to my feeder and duke it out for a spot. Very cool! 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Debbie, disappointed in Kirklandia Sent from my iPhone From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Sun Jun 6 20:20:36 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Birding June 4-6 Message-ID: Hey Tweets! I made my June trip over to Douglas County, and if I added things up right, I think it was 120 species for the trip, including 11 species of ducks, 5 varieties of fancy chickens, 5 thrushes, 9 flycatchers, 3 vireos, 6 finches, 11 sparrows, 8 warblers, 2 owls, and a bushtit! Badger Mountain and Big Bend Wildlife Area were responsible for most of the sightings, and will get blogged and eBirded over the next few days, although I also had a Wilson's Phalarope (and many ducks) at the Waterville STP, and (finally) a Loggerhead Shrike on one of those roads in the North middle of the county... you know, the roads with the letter names? Also got my Douglas life list up to 198 in the process, which has always been a big goal. 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Very cool! > > Hoping the Rufous start to make more consistent visits > > Steven D > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jun 7 00:47:50 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Branching magpies will soon be on the road Message-ID: Tweeters, I was filming birds in Eastern Washington last week and found many young magpies, recently out of the nest and branching. As in past years, there will be many young, na?ve magpies sitting out on the roads. This appears to be especially common in the Yakima Canyon. Please assume that they may hop around a little but not move off the road as you approach them. Thanks, Dan Reiff Mercer Island Sent from my iPhone From danerika at gmail.com Mon Jun 7 07:06:27 2021 From: danerika at gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Yellow-breasted Chat/Mason Co. Message-ID: Hi Tweets-- For the past two summers, Erika and I have heard a chat singing in an extensive bramble patch under the high tension power-line right-of-way that crosses the Kennedy Flats logging Road in nearby Mason County (just west of the Thurston Co. border west of Olympia). This year, on 3 June, I heard it again. I made spishing sounds and, unlike previous years, the bird flew up, briefly checked us out, and then disappeared. A poor, but adequate, photo is in my blog this morning: https://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com. Dan and Erika -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. 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Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From jmyb at aol.com Mon Jun 7 14:14:55 2021 From: jmyb at aol.com (jmyb@aol.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Spotted sandpipers at Levee Ponds in Fife References: <1834597474.4644700.1623100495905.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1834597474.4644700.1623100495905@mail.yahoo.com> A male and two female Spotted Sandpipers at Levee Ponds in Fife. Also, mother Pied Billed Grebe with two colorful young babies. Sent from the all new AOL app for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markrodg at uw.edu Mon Jun 7 15:40:21 2021 From: markrodg at uw.edu (Mark Rodgers) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Partially leucistic black-capped chickadee Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, This morning I noticed a partially leucistic Black-Capped Chickadee I?ve spotted before near the intersection of Fremont Ave and N 75th St in Seattle. When I?ve seen this individual today and on other occasions, it?s been on 75th just west of the intersection. It?s a very striking bird! Best wishes, Mark Rodgers (he/him) Lecturer in Music History School of Music University of Washington The University of Washington acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and bands within the Suquamish, Tulalip and Muckleshoot nations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jun 7 22:06:27 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] NPR: Apparently, Crows Love Luxurious Ant Baths. This Is What It Looks Like Message-ID: <80827EE9-A754-4AC0-BF21-5020184449FD@gmail.com> Apparently, Crows Love Luxurious Ant Baths. This Is What It Looks Like Canadian photographer Tony Austin captured a crow in the process of "anting" ? spreading ants on itself on purpose. 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After the hot pepper suet, the hummingbird food must seem like a perfect dessert. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene-s_photos/51236134745/in/dateposted-public/ Gene Beall Sammamish gene.beall@gmail.com From birder4184 at yahoo.com Tue Jun 8 21:17:47 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Common Nighthawks over Edmonds References: <1972083205.2862505.1623212267882.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1972083205.2862505.1623212267882@mail.yahoo.com> At 8:55 Cindy and I were out walking our dog and I heard the familiar "peent" call of the Common Nighthawk.? We looked up and saw two flying high overhead heading north from Point Edward's essentially over the Edmonds Marsh. Blair Bernson Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wilber4818 at gmail.com Wed Jun 9 08:39:54 2021 From: wilber4818 at gmail.com (Twink Coffman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] hummingbird impersonator In-Reply-To: <1f3b13a2-ac7a-0316-9271-bd3d69dc2fa9@gmail.com> References: <1f3b13a2-ac7a-0316-9271-bd3d69dc2fa9@gmail.com> Message-ID: here the Bullock Orioles steal hummer food... I found putting out a tray of grape jelly fixed the issue... otherwise the weight of the oriole tipped the hummer dish and emptied in in no time.. On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 8:18 PM Gene Beall wrote: > The other day we noticed the little yellow "flowers" from one of our > hummingbird feeders scattered on the deck below the feeder. Today my > wife captured the culprit helping himself to the sweets of the feeder. > After the hot pepper suet, the hummingbird food must seem like a perfect > dessert. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene-s_photos/51236134745/in/dateposted-public/ > > Gene Beall > Sammamish > gene.beall@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Twink wilber4818@gmail.com Ferndale, WA out on the beach be kind to one another -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danmcdt at gmail.com Wed Jun 9 11:29:06 2021 From: danmcdt at gmail.com (Dan McDougall-Treacy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Billy Frank Jr. closure Message-ID: <650EA8B3-CE07-4B91-A874-4606D792C3E5@gmail.com> If you?re thinking of visiting Nisqually/ Billy Frank Jr, should wait until Saturday. It?s closed 6/7-11 for road maintenance. Dan McDougall-Treacy From garybletsch at yahoo.com Wed Jun 9 13:06:34 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] question about honeybees at hummingbird feeders References: <1691126216.3018637.1623269194082.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1691126216.3018637.1623269194082@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Maybe I missed something of the recent thread, but I have a question about bees and hummingbird feeders. We've had hummingbird feeders at our place for nearly 20 years now. There have always been times when yellowjackets took over the feeders, but I have always been able to find and destroy most of the yellowjacket nests--not just because of their taking over the feeders, but because they destroy a lot of apples and pears on my trees. Bees have always been infrequent visitors at the hummingbird feeders. For the last few weeks, though, we suddenly have a large number of honeybees swarming all over our hummingbird feeders, and around our front porch and front door. Last year, we had a few cottonwoods cut down, and there was a beehive in one of them, honeycomb and all, so I know that this spot is a good one for bees.?I would never do anything to harm a honeybee, but was wondering if there is some way to encourage them to move to some other food source. We have lots of flowers here, but the bees seem to prefer the sugar water.? Yours truly, Gary Bletsch ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ray.newman at gmail.com Wed Jun 9 13:33:17 2021 From: ray.newman at gmail.com (Ray Newman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Eagle eating heron while getting harassed by oriole at Marymoor In-Reply-To: <60c0dedd.1c69fb81.42a95.06d5@mx.google.com> References: <60c0dedd.1c69fb81.42a95.06d5@mx.google.com> Message-ID: As a student of the English language's foibles, I truly appreciate the clarification about which one of you was sitting in the Cottonwood tree. As a birder, I am envious of this scene and would have loved seeing it. Thanks for sharing! On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 8:32 AM mombiwheeler wrote: > > Hi tweeters, > > I'm watching a Bald Eagle eating an adult Great Blue Heron while sitting > in a cottonwood tree (the eagle, not me). It's next to the heron rookery at > Marymoor Park. It's getting aggressively harassed by a male Bullock's > Oriole that appears to have set up its territory in this tree. > > Good birding, > > Lonnie Somer > Seattle > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Wed Jun 9 16:10:20 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] PEOPLE: Father Swan Cares for Baby Swans Following Mother's Death a Week After Giving Birth Message-ID: <26028E9D-9C2A-41A6-9A87-9FCFB1116047@gmail.com> Tweeters, With any of the articles I send: If the link doesn?t open, copy the subject line and search with Google or other browser. Dan Reiff Father Swan Cares for Baby Swans Following Mother's Death a Week After Giving Birth A photographer at the scene called the story both ?heartbreaking and heartwarming? Read in People: https://apple.news/Aj5rprnncTDWljFHTPJpOlw Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Wed Jun 9 19:45:36 2021 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sooty shearwaters on Long Beach shoreline Message-ID: Thousands of stootys are are just off the beach forging about a mile north of the Arches access point to the beach. Sent from my iPhone From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Wed Jun 9 22:02:30 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Blog updates Message-ID: Hello! I have finished up 2 of 3 blog posts for the Douglas County Birding blog at www.douglascountybirding.blogspot.com. I did finish with a few dragonfly photos and a flower that were unidentified in there - would love help with those IDs if anyone has that expertise. Cheers! Tim Brennan 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... URL: From temnurus at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 08:15:29 2021 From: temnurus at gmail.com (Alan Knue) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swarovski Spotting Scope for sale Message-ID: Hello Tweets, I have a Swarovski ATS-65mm HD Spotting Scope with 20-60x Eyepiece with Stay-On-Case for ATS-65 HD. It is like new and has only been used 2-3 times in the months I've had it. Asking $2200 (the scope with case retails currently for over $2500 plus tax). Send me a personal message if you are interested in purchasing the scope. Best, Alan Alan Knue Edmonds, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 09:05:32 2021 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Big Ditch access closed Message-ID: Sadly, too many people with bad actions have lead to another summer closer of the Big Ditch Access Area in Skagit County. Here is the WDFW press release text sent out earlier this week: *Big Ditch Access Area near Stanwood will close until Oct. 1* MILL CREEK ? Due to significant impacts caused by unlawful activities and a need to protect public safety, the Big Ditch Access Area along Pioneer Highway near Stanwood will be closed June 9 through Oct. 1, 2021. Dike district personnel and neighboring farm owners will still have administrative access. Belinda Rotton, wildlife area manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said the site has seen high levels of trash dumping, vandalism, and target shooting. Area visitors and neighbors have complained about these activities and the local dike district is concerned about potential infrastructure damages. Bird watchers and waterfowl hunters use the site most often for access to the Skagit Bay Estuary during the fall and winter. ?Since we?re seeing most of the site challenges in the summer, we think the seasonal closure can help address issues with a relatively low recreational impact,? said Rotton. The Big Ditch Access Area is within the Skagit Wildlife Area , which contains a little over 16,700 acres of wildlife habitat, including open water, island shoreline, tidal mudflats and marshes, forested uplands, and managed agricultural (diked) lands. This range of habitats provide necessary resources for aquatic and terrestrial species such as ducks, geese, swans, raptors, and shorebirds. By actively managing lands, restoring habitats, and preserving wild places, WDFW serves as stewards for Washington?s natural places, protecting the state?s land and water for people, fish, and wildlife. WDFW works to preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities. Martha Jordan Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 09:20:59 2021 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Big Ditch access closed In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you for posting this. It is truly terrible what some unconscionable people do in our region. I was at the Auburn M Street Marsh two weeks ago and some people had set up a big tent (gone now), but used the path to the back pond as a human toilet with feces all over the place. There is dangerous trash all over. I used to feel comfortable going there, but last week, in the middle of the road, two cars met in the middle of the road facing in opposite directions, clearly doing a drug deal. I didn't even get out of my car. It is sad, because we live in such a beautiful, rich area for enjoying nature. Beverly. On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 9:07 AM Martha Jordan wrote: > Sadly, too many people with bad actions have lead to another summer closer > of the Big Ditch Access Area in Skagit County. Here is the WDFW press > release text sent out earlier this week: > > *Big Ditch Access Area near Stanwood will close until Oct. 1* > > MILL CREEK ? Due to significant impacts caused by unlawful activities and > a need to protect public safety, the Big Ditch Access Area > along Pioneer > Highway near Stanwood will be closed June 9 through Oct. 1, 2021. Dike > district personnel and neighboring farm owners will still have > administrative access. > > Belinda Rotton, wildlife area manager for the Washington Department of > Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), said the site has seen high levels of trash > dumping, vandalism, and target shooting. Area visitors and neighbors have > complained about these activities and the local dike district is concerned > about potential infrastructure damages. > > Bird watchers and waterfowl hunters use the site most often for access to > the Skagit Bay Estuary during the fall and winter. > > ?Since we?re seeing most of the site challenges in the summer, we think > the seasonal closure can help address issues with a relatively low > recreational impact,? said Rotton. > > The Big Ditch Access Area is within the Skagit Wildlife Area > , > which contains a little over 16,700 acres of wildlife habitat, including > open water, island shoreline, tidal mudflats and marshes, forested uplands, > and managed agricultural (diked) lands. This range of habitats provide > necessary resources for aquatic and terrestrial species such as ducks, > geese, swans, raptors, and shorebirds. > > By actively managing lands, restoring habitats, and preserving wild > places, WDFW serves as stewards for Washington?s natural places, protecting > the state?s land and water for people, fish, and wildlife. WDFW works to > preserve, protect and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while > providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial > opportunities. > Martha Jordan > Everett, 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 downess at charter.net Thu Jun 10 10:21:15 2021 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Fort Worden SP Message-ID: <4E73D4AA-8E4F-4987-896C-2EF428022079@charter.net> Tweets, Received a report of a possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Fort Worden SP, Port Townsend near campsite 24. The observer is trying to get photos but wanted to share in case somebody was in the area and wanted to check it out. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa From schasecredo at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 10:29:40 2021 From: schasecredo at gmail.com (Stephen Chase) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Fort Worden SP In-Reply-To: <4E73D4AA-8E4F-4987-896C-2EF428022079@charter.net> References: <4E73D4AA-8E4F-4987-896C-2EF428022079@charter.net> Message-ID: Funny, the same bird showed on my Facebook feed. It's a barn swallow with a feather attached to its tail. Pictures on Western Washington Birders Facebook group. On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 10:22, Scott Downes wrote: > Tweets, > Received a report of a possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Fort Worden > SP, Port Townsend near campsite 24. The observer is trying to get photos > but wanted to share in case somebody was in the area and wanted to check it > out. > > Scott Downes > Downess@charter.net > Yakima Wa > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 12:33:24 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-06-10 Message-ID: <87F1D587D47D46DD817136139071C4DD@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? Today turned out to be an excellent day at the park. We started off with overcast, and it was none-too-warm. For a while we had a bit of breeze and a very dark cloud that misted us. Later, it cleared to sun and clouds. The birds were pretty cooperative, and there were several surprises. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? I believe we had three females with ducklings b.. Mourning Dove ? one glimpse, and later a really good look at one. Only our 2nd MODO sighting of the year so far c.. COMMON NIGHTHAWK ? Matt and I had one flying silently over the boardwalk around 5 a.m. ? First of Year (FOY) d.. BLACK SWIFT ? when the mist started, we had at least FIFTY Black Swifts over the south end of the Dog Meadow. Later, we had a similar number over the Viewing Mound in the sun. Probably a High Count for the park e.. California Gull ? a tight flock of 10 at the lake f.. Caspian Tern ? one seen twice, or two g.. Merlin ? flyby near the weir put the swallows atwitter h.. EASTERN KINGBIRD ? one north of Fields 7-8-9 ? FOY i.. RED-EYED VIREO ? one singing (but not seen) at the Rowing Club ? FOY j.. HOUSE WREN ? presumably the same bird as last week, singing from a birch snag on the far side of the slough below the weir at 5:45 a.m. My first ever for the park k.. Red Crossbill ? after a few times when Matt thought he heard one/some, we had a single bird flying up the river while we were on the Rowing Club dock. Our latest spring sighting ever l.. Western Tanager ? two at the Rowing Club parking lot m.. Lazuli Bunting ? My best guess was a DOZEN males. I also saw one female. They were all over the East Meadow, but in several other places as well! Baby birds were plentiful. Beside Wood Duck and Mallard, and the babies at the heronry, we also had many species feeding young, and nests with young, as well as some already independent youngsters around: Red-breasted Sapsucker, Tree Swallow, Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Bushtit, American Robin, House Finch (pretty sure), and Dark-eyed Junco. Misses today included Common Merganser, Rock Pigeon, Glaucous-winged Gull, Green Heron, and Cliff Swallow. For the day, 66 species. Adding three today, we?re at 146 species for 2021. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 13:26:20 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Fort Worden SP In-Reply-To: References: <4E73D4AA-8E4F-4987-896C-2EF428022079@charter.net> Message-ID: Yes, that is correct. The possible Scissor-tailed/Fork-tailed Flycatcher was chased down immediately by about 7 local birders. We quickly deduced it was this bizarre Barn Swallow with a gull or heron feather attached to its tail. It was flying around like this for hours. Pics at https://ebird.org/checklist/S89910080 good birding! On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:32 AM Stephen Chase wrote: > Funny, the same bird showed on my Facebook feed. It's a barn swallow with > a feather attached to its tail. Pictures on Western Washington Birders > Facebook group. > > On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 10:22, Scott Downes wrote: > >> Tweets, >> Received a report of a possible Scissor-tailed Flycatcher at Fort Worden >> SP, Port Townsend near campsite 24. The observer is trying to get photos >> but wanted to share in case somebody was in the area and wanted to check it >> out. >> >> Scott Downes >> Downess@charter.net >> Yakima Wa >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA *Qatay, S'Klallam territory* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From falcophile at comcast.net Thu Jun 10 13:46:15 2021 From: falcophile at comcast.net (ED DEAL) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ovenbird - Westcrest Park - West Seattle Message-ID: <186238546.137479.1623357976367@connect.xfinity.com> Yo Tweets, I heard a singing, out of range, Ovenbird at 1000 this morning in Westcrest Park. I've birded extensively in Cape May County, NJ, so this is a familiar bird for me. Just to make doubly certain I pulled up the ovenbird call on my phone and matched it to the live singing bird. Directions - Park on Cloverdale SW & 5th in or near the off-leash area parking lot. Walk to the east end of Cloverdale and enter the park thru a gate. Turn left and walk about 75 feet to a run down fence. Take the right fork, go about 150 ft and start listening. On the left side of the trail there is snow-drift fencing enclosing the area where the bird was heard. If you get to the chainlink fence enclosing buildings that service the resesrvoir, you've gone too far. Good luck, these skulkers are much easier heard than seen. Ed Deal falcophileATcomcast DOT net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dantonijohn at yahoo.com Thu Jun 10 16:08:54 2021 From: dantonijohn at yahoo.com (john dantoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with hen pheasant I.d. please References: <986700982.2891919.1623366534591.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <986700982.2891919.1623366534591@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters!This girl walked across my driveway today with 5 chicks.? I don't believe it is a ring-necked pheasant.? Your thoughts please?https://www.flickr.com/photos/131774887@N06/51240005310/in/datetaken/ Thank youJohn D'AntoniWenatchee/Malaga -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Good birding, Joshua Glant Mercer Island, WA > On Jun 10, 2021, at 1:47 PM, ED DEAL wrote: > > ? > Yo Tweets, > > I heard a singing, out of range, Ovenbird at 1000 this morning in Westcrest Park. I've birded extensively in Cape May County, NJ, so this is a familiar bird for me. Just to make doubly certain I pulled up the ovenbird call on my phone and matched it to the live singing bird. > > Directions - Park on Cloverdale SW & 5th in or near the off-leash area parking lot. Walk to the east end of Cloverdale and enter the park thru a gate. Turn left and walk about 75 feet to a run down fence. Take the right fork, go about 150 ft and start listening. On the left side of the trail there is snow-drift fencing enclosing the area where the bird was heard. If you get to the chainlink fence enclosing buildings that service the resesrvoir, you've gone too far. Good luck, these skulkers are much easier heard than seen. > > Ed Deal > falcophileATcomcast DOT net > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Jun 10 17:42:19 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] summary of suggestions re bees at hummer feeders References: <460368022.3295319.1623372139695.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <460368022.3295319.1623372139695@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks again to all of the Tweeters who have responded to my questions about honeybees and hummingbird feeders. Here is a brief summary of the suggestions. 1. Move the feeders. The bees take a while to find the feeders after they've been moved. 2. Obtain PAM original cooking spray; spray it on "a piece of wax paper, then use your fingertip to spread the oil onto the feeder ports." No, I am not making this up. 3. Get bee-guards. 4. I forget. I just ran out and bought some PAM. Normally, this is the absolute last thing in the world I'd use to lubricate my precious cast-iron skillets, but the bees are driving me crazy. Before I try this method, though, I will have to run a planning session with the Joint Chiefs of Feeder Staff. We have to figure out which method to try first, second, and third. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nrieferb at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 18:57:13 2021 From: nrieferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Peregrine Falcon Message-ID: One Peregrine Falcon circling at about 400 feet altitude, near Saint Mary?s Church, Anacortes. Nelson Briefer - Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Thu Jun 10 19:04:41 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Olive-sided Flycatcher (Late?) Message-ID: <56538BAE-A782-4A47-9E63-BDE21E846D81@gmail.com> I just saw an olive-sided flycatcher on Foster Island in Seattle. It was perched about 50 feet up in a dead birch tree just north of the footbridge leading from the Foster Island parking lot toward Foster Point. It provided good views, but did not vocalize. Doug Santoni Seattle DougSantoni at gmail dot com From jaculinb4 at gmail.com Fri Jun 11 05:49:19 2021 From: jaculinb4 at gmail.com (Jaculin Bowman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chicago birders/ Red-breasted Sapsucker Message-ID: <94C33EC3-3188-457A-8E81-4144DDD8C692@gmail.com> Thank you all for all the tips on the Black Swift?s. We?re just about to board our flight to Seattle and we have one more request. We see many reports for the nesting Red-breasted sapsucker at Marymoor Park near the lake. Does anyone have more specific location information? I?m on my quest for photographing my 700th ABA bird species and these two species are in my sights. Jackie Bowman Geneva, IL Sent from my iPhone From mattxyz at earthlink.net Fri Jun 11 06:05:47 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] No sign of Ovenbird - West-crest Park - Friday morning In-Reply-To: <94C7A9E4-2F6C-4FAA-8482-CBA8F14936BD@gmail.com> References: <94C7A9E4-2F6C-4FAA-8482-CBA8F14936BD@gmail.com> Message-ID: <45A9A554-8CB8-44C7-BE56-0DF651702721@earthlink.net> Hi all ? I hung out at westcrest park (Seattle, king county) beginning at 515 this morning? no singing ovenbird to be found in about 45 min of listening Might still be worth a visit later in the morning to mirror the time Ed heard it yesterday, but the odds are long for a day two re-find Matt Bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2021, at 5:16 PM, Joshua Glant wrote: > ?For some reason, no one has updated Tweeters, so here I am. Several birders have looked, but no Ovenbird is anywhere to be found this PM. Perhaps it?ll be heard again in the morning, if it hasn?t already moved on? We can hope! > > Good birding, Joshua Glant > Mercer Island, WA > > >> On Jun 10, 2021, at 1:47 PM, ED DEAL wrote: >> ? >> Yo Tweets, >> >> I heard a singing, out of range, Ovenbird at 1000 this morning in Westcrest Park. I've birded extensively in Cape May County, NJ, so this is a familiar bird for me. Just to make doubly certain I pulled up the ovenbird call on my phone and matched it to the live singing bird. >> >> Directions - Park on Cloverdale SW & 5th in or near the off-leash area parking lot. Walk to the east end of Cloverdale and enter the park thru a gate. Turn left and walk about 75 feet to a run down fence. Take the right fork, go about 150 ft and start listening. On the left side of the trail there is snow-drift fencing enclosing the area where the bird was heard. If you get to the chainlink fence enclosing buildings that service the resesrvoir, you've gone too far. Good luck, these skulkers are much easier heard than seen. >> >> Ed Deal >> falcophileATcomcast DOT net >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 elc at uw.edu Fri Jun 11 09:41:28 2021 From: elc at uw.edu (elc) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Cove Friday AM, Harlequin Duck Message-ID: <78DE544E-ED7D-439D-A894-B23549E490DF@uw.edu> At least as of 9AM (and for 20 minutes before), there?s an adult male Harlequin Duck feeding at Smith Cove (viewed best from the Park), just off shore, next to the ?Phoenix? which is docked in the West slip (Terminal 91). Couple a photos and a video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rkclf/51240530588/in/dateposted-public/ Elaine elc at uw dot edu Seattle From josh.n.glant at gmail.com Fri Jun 11 10:10:41 2021 From: josh.n.glant at gmail.com (Joshua Glant) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Merry Marymoor Morning Message-ID: <0FC6D89F-47CD-4EE5-BB96-A7EAD855BC07@gmail.com> Hello Tweets, I just wrapped up a nice morning at Marymoor Park. It?s been a while since I got up at dawn and gave a park a thorough shakedown, and today was a satisfying way to get back into it! 62 species around this morning, the best of which included the continuing House Wren singing across the river, a nice low flock of 16 Black Swifts, oodles of Lazuli Buntings, a surprisingly late and singing (!) Lincoln?s Sparrow in East Meadow, and last but not least, not one but two Eastern Kingbirds between Field 8/9! They acted like a pair, following eachother from perch to perch ? breeding maybe? 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Whether it?s installing a fish screen at a hydroelectric project, adjusting water temperatures to ensure proper fish development, leaving snags on our properties for birds and critters, or adding reflective materials to our power lines. Each project we undertake takes into consideration the environmental impact."* You can find the Zoom registration link on our Monthly Programs page. Thanks! Brian Zinke -- [image: Logo] Brian Zinke Executive Director phone: (425) 232-6811 email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org Pilchuck Audubon Society 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 [image: Facebook icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Jun 11 11:36:42 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] another King Cty. House Wren Message-ID: <716183070.172367.1623436602803@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, At least one of the reported pair of House Wrens found by Eric H. a couple days ago continues singing and investigating possible nest holes this morning in snags near Frager Road in Kent, around 150' north of the road block at Cottonwood Grove Park. It's a pleasantly birdy spot. 11 June, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From dantonijohn at yahoo.com Fri Jun 11 11:48:53 2021 From: dantonijohn at yahoo.com (john dantoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks to all for looking at the photo for bird i.d! References: <1553739313.3036834.1623437333709.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1553739313.3036834.1623437333709@mail.yahoo.com> The photo got lots of views but just one guess of perhaps a Golden Pheasant.? I'm going to guess it is an in-bred ring-necked pheasant since there are not many of them in this area.? https://www.flickr.com/photos/131774887@N06/51240005310/in/datetaken/ Best regards,John D'AntoniMalaga, WA? (just outside of Wenatchee) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From merlinblu at yahoo.com Fri Jun 11 12:27:48 2021 From: merlinblu at yahoo.com (James David Greene) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lazuli Bunting at Lake Crescent References: <425582019.4476197.1623439668891.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <425582019.4476197.1623439668891@mail.yahoo.com> Sorry for the late notice but I got a Lazuli Bunting at Log Cabin Resort. It was the Wednesday evening around 7:00 at the east end of the Resort in the clearing??and parking lot. It gave me some great looks, feeding on the ground with a family of juncos. What a treat! 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If you are trying to find this place, try a plain old Google Search, rather than Maps, and do let me know if you want any other information on this spot - it's pretty special. Cheers! Tim Brennan Renton 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... URL: From pokano at comcast.net Fri Jun 11 17:03:54 2021 From: pokano at comcast.net (Pamela Okano) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Untanum Creek Trail Message-ID: <1582D41F-5707-B24E-BD6F-17B86C01F473@hxcore.ol> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Semipalmated Plover (code 3) Marsh 5-4 Swainson?s Thrush (code 2) Yost Park 5-8 Olive-sided Flycatcher (code 3) Chase Lake 5-9 Long-billed Dowitcher (code 3) Marsh 5-10 Hammond?s Flycatcher (code 2) Yost Park 5-10 Black-headed Grosbeak (code 2) Yost Park 5-10 Northern Pintail (code 3) Marsh 5-16 Western Wood-Pewee (code 2) Yost/Pine Ridge Parks 5-16 Blue-winged Teal (code 3) Marsh 5-22 Vaux?s Swift (code 3) Marsh 5-26 Wilson?s Phalarope (code 4) Marsh 5-26 Western Kingbird (code 4) Marsh 5-30 Interesting additional year observations: A Great Horned Owl was heard calling in a neighborhood near Southwest County Park late morning on May 2 and then several days later from the Seaview neighborhood. A Whimbrel was foraging in the grass near the Boys and Girls Club building at Civic Field on May 5. A second Turkey Vulture of the year was circling over the Pine Ridge neighborhood on May 30. Late reports: Our first Red-naped Sapsucker was reported in mid-April at a private residence about a mile north of Yost Park. It is the 277th species that we have documented in Edmonds. It is in the eBird public data with photos. A Nashville Warbler (code 4) was seen (and well described) in a yard in the Edmonds Lake Ballinger neighborhood on April 21. Big misses: We are surprised to not have a credible sighting of an American Coot or sightings of Cinnamon Teal and Eurasian Wigeon. There will still be opportunities before the end of the calendar year to get the coot and the wigeon. We are probably not going to see a Cinnamon Teal in Edmonds this year since we haven?t had one by now. We ended May with 159 species on our 2021 year list. We have omitted two species that were noted in two eBird checklists with no description or photograph by birders we don?t know. These were single person sightings. One was a code 2 species and the other was a code 5. They are species on the county basic checklist but as birds are not evenly distributed within their range, they are uncommon or rare for our specific locale. I am always grateful to those of you who share your Edmonds sightings with me. It helps us keep an accurate track of our year birds and our rare birds. Thank you! If you would like a copy of our 2021 city checklist, please request it at checklistedmonds@gmail.com . Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We?re just about to > board our flight to Seattle and we have one more request. We see many > reports for the nesting Red-breasted sapsucker at Marymoor Park near the > lake. Does anyone have more specific location information? I?m on my > quest for photographing my 700th ABA bird species and these two species are > in my sights. > Jackie Bowman > Geneva, IL > > Sent from my iPhone -- "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here's another try https://www.google.com/maps/place/@/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5490729942594a2f:0xe84b908fe88d9f14 John Puschock ________________________________ From: John Puschock Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 1:55 PM To: Tweeters Tweeters Subject: Gray Catbird at Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County There's a Gray Catbird currently singing at Marymoor Park where the paved trail between the dog meadow and east meadow meets the mowed grass trail southeast of the dog meadow. This link should give you the location. https://www.google.com/maps/place/@/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x549070968829d737:0x23dbb79a396e6f8c John Puschock -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Sat Jun 12 08:25:55 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening Message-ID: <5B3CA6C9-1DB5-41FA-8DC3-E566A2868457@me.com> 5,000 Vaux?s Swifts roosted in the Monroe Wagner Center last night. Inside camera showed an empty chimney at 8 AM. Anyone see what time they left? Takes about 14 minutes for that many to do that. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From hayncarl at gmail.com Sat Jun 12 10:14:09 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gray Catbird at Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Bird continues as of a few minutes ago near an Elderberry at the south end of the east meadow in Marymoor Park (fide Alan Grenon). Heard singing more than seen. Coordinates of bird approximately here: 47.656280, -122.109270 Carl Haynie Sammamish On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 7:59 AM John Puschock wrote: > The location link in the last email may have been incorrect. Here's > another try > https://www.google.com/maps/place/@/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5490729942594a2f:0xe84b908fe88d9f14 > > John Puschock > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Puschock > *Sent:* Saturday, June 12, 2021 1:55 PM > *To:* Tweeters Tweeters > *Subject:* Gray Catbird at Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County > > There's a Gray Catbird currently singing at Marymoor Park where the paved > trail between the dog meadow and east meadow meets the mowed grass trail > southeast of the dog meadow. This link should give you the location. > https://www.google.com/maps/place/@/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x549070968829d737:0x23dbb79a396e6f8c > > John Puschock > _______________________________________________ > 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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Grasshopper Sparrows and more Message-ID: Sherry and I planned to hike Swale Canyon today, but the trail is now closed until mid October due to fire danger. So we walked the 2.5 mile riparian portion of the Klickitat Trail eastward from Harms Rd. to Centerville Hwy. We had a pair of CINNAMON TEAL, a family of SAY'S PHOEBES, several WESTERN KINGBIRDS, 1 LAZULI BUNTING, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT, lots of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS and HORNED LARKS, 2 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and 1 SWAINSON'S HAWK soaring eastward. We also had a Western Rattlesnake and 2 Coyote pups that were very curious of us. After our hike we decided to take Harms Rd. north to Horseshoe Bend Rd. and follow it back west to Hwy 142. Just past where Randall Rd. crosses Harms Rd. we had 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS sitting on the fence wires. Along Horseshoe Bend Rd. we had LEWIS'S WOODPECKERS, WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, and LARK SPARROWS, and 1 WESTERN GRAY SQUIRREL.? 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This is not a normal stomping ground for either of us; but, about 30min later we encountered another couple who asked if we were there for the Snowy Egret?well, that answered the debate, other than Snowys being too common in these parts? So, waited until the distant guest wandered out of the reeds and into line of sight, using the 800 + 2x TC as a makeshift spotting scope, and was able to indeed confirm the telltale, black bill and legs :D. So, as of this afternoon, around 3:30pm, there was a Snowy Egret in the Eastern ponds off of Humorist Rd, in McNary NWR, just outside Pasco. Will link confirmation photos once I reach a PC and can convert. -Eric S Sent from my iPad From guideon72 at hotmail.com Sun Jun 13 13:22:01 2021 From: guideon72 at hotmail.com (Eric Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Egret SW E. Humorist Rd 1:20pm Message-ID: The Snowy is currently feeding along some pelicans in the SW pond off the road. Distant but open viewing -Eric S Sent from Apple's iPhone; I'm just leasing it. From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jun 13 13:46:16 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] union Bay Watch - The First Step - AMCR, RACC Message-ID: <7B01D361-F388-42BB-90C5-F6699337CB83@comcast.net> Tweeters, This week?s post includes a quick discussion of crows before heading in a non-avian direction. I hope you find the small deviation refreshing. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-first-step.html? Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Sincerely, Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Masks are still required, regardless of vaccination status, at medical treatment centers/hospitals, public transportation, and facilities that primarily serve children. 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... URL: From wilesharkey at yahoo.com Mon Jun 14 19:23:50 2021 From: wilesharkey at yahoo.com (Gary Wiles) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Bank Swallow colonies in western Washington References: <1953513108.74782.1623723830665.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1953513108.74782.1623723830665@mail.yahoo.com> Tweeters, ? Kelly McAllister and I arecontinuing our inventory of nesting colonies of Bank Swallows in westernWashington again this year.? We?re interested in obtaining breeding colonyrecords in this half of the state from birders who haven't already posted theirobservations on eBird.? We?d like to receive information on the locationsof colonies (as exact as possible so that we can visit the sites), as well asdates visited and numbers of burrows counted for 2021 or any past years.?Data from past years will help inform us of how long specific sites have beenoccupied.? So far, nearly all of our known colonies are located in thecounties flanking the western Cascades, thus we?re especially interested inhearing about sites present in Pacific, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor, Mason, Kitsap,Jefferson, Clallam, Island, and San Juan counties. ?Please contact me withyour information at wilesharkey@yahoo.com .? Thanks for your help. ? 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The non-Snow mostly white goose paired with a Canada flew overhead again, too. 15 June, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From olyclarinet at gmail.com Tue Jun 15 12:57:30 2021 From: olyclarinet at gmail.com (Deborah West) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with Owl Call Message-ID: <4A61E9D7-6FF6-44FE-A52C-AA630C32B510@gmail.com> Early this morning?between 3:30 am and 4:30am?my husband and I heard two owls calling, one call being lower than the other. As a musician I would describe the rhythm of the call as this: eighth note pickup, two sixteenth notes, eighth note, eight-note rest, two quarter notes. All were on the same note. Occasionally this was followed a second or two later by two more notes with the second being higher than the first. Listening to the owl calls in the iBird Pro app, the closest I can find to what I heard is the ?four note location calls from pair, ?hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo?? of a Spotted Owl. (missing one of the notes we heard.) It seems very unlikely, but not impossible, that there was a spotted owl in the neighborhood. (Apparently they have been identified in Thurston County but probably not where we live.) I would like to positively identify whatever owl we did hear. Can anyone provide links to similar calls which might be the bird we heard? Thanks. Deborah West olyclarinet@gmail.com Olympia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Wed Jun 16 08:28:13 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: USFWS 2021 Birds of Conservation Concern report Message-ID: Some of you might be interested in this report. I just received it from the Recovery Section Manager at the Washington department of Fish and Wildlife. May all your birds be safe, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Avian Acres ? Roy, WA Subject: USFWS 2021 Birds of Conservation Concern report https://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/birds-of-conservation-concern.php U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of Birds of Conservation Concern 2021. This publication identifies species, subspecies, and populations of migratory birds in need of additional conservation actions. The purpose and goal of this publication is to stimulate and guide coordinated, collaborative, and proactive conservation actions for these taxa among Federal, State, Tribal, and private partners. (from) Endangered Species Recovery Section Manager Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Mail: Post Office Box 43200, Olympia WA 98504-3200 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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First, I want to thank Al Clark for his post, included below, where he talked about the Spring Creek Great Gray Owls. Joana and I were planning a trip to points south in May this year, and La Grande seemed like a good stopping point for our first night out. I did reach out to the folks at the La Grande ranger station and they got back to me with information about where an active nest box could be viewed. I also asked about the Spring Creek Campground. They told me it was closed at the time but on the weekend we were to arrive, they were going to be assessing winter damage and would probably open it then. Score on both points! The campground was indeed open when we arrived and we promptly found a place to set up camp. We then went to the area of the nest box they mentioned. It took a little doing, but eventually found the box with a bird in it! No young were evident (this was on May 9) but the way the parent was maneuvering in the box suggested there were likely babies inside. Pleased to have actually seen a Great Gray, we returned to camp (several miles away from the nest box) and began to prepare dinner. Just a few moments later, I noticed a large owl flying low to the ground about 50 m beyond our campsite. Grabbing bins and camera, I was able to track down a hunting Great Gray! I got close enough for some documentation photos when it moved to another perch. It did not seem perturbed as I move into a decent location for more photos?it seemed quite focused on the ground where it must have spotted some prey. In fact, without approaching too closely, I was able to almost fully circumnavigate the owl, getting both photos and videos. As apparent in the video, it continued to look toward the ground but had to deal with a small group of very irritated robins who were constantly harassing it. Ah, the patience of a hunter. When I left to return to dinner prep, the owl remained, still looking toward the ground and still shaking off the robin attacks. A few photos can be found here: https://flic.kr/p/2m5Z7AT And a video: https://youtu.be/03s5nDMM468 Scott Ramos Seattle P.S. Coordinates for the La Grand Ranger folks: USDA Forest Service Wallowa-Whitman National Forest La Grande Ranger District p: 541-962-8506 f: 541-962-8580 3502 Hwy 30 La Grande, OR 97850 > On Apr 13, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Al n Donna wrote: > > > When a few years younger, we spent springs in Arizona, driving the RV thru La Grande, OR back home. Hearing Great Grays could be found in the mountains, we drove Spring Creek rd. About the 3rd try, we met a birder who said he was to meet a ranger who would take us to a GG. > > Most helpful of all was the young woman ranger who met us at the beginning of I-84, exit 248, about 40 miles south of Pendleton and 12 miles north of Lagrande, OR. We drove west, road 21 maybe 3 miles (bumpy), turned left on 2155 road, then kept right immediately at a Y to stay on 2155, then right on 50 rd for 1/4 mile, where we parked, then we walked 75 feet to the left, where the owl was. I didn't see a platform. > > The woman said that she accompanied small groups of birders to the bird about twice a week during May. I was there May 25, 2017-she said that we were a little late in the month, but the fledglings were still there on the ground. > > She works at the LaGrande ranger station, phone number in the brochure. I forget her name-common name like Debbie or Michelle or something. She was most helpful. > > If you are serious about going there, I'd phone them early May, hopefully able to talk to her. Check this link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/wallowa-whitman/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5287707 > > If you are serious about going there, I'd phone them early May, hopefully able to talk to her. > > Some of this may be out of date. I saw the GG on 5-25-2017 > > My photo is at: https://pbase.com/alndonna/image/165528088 > Al in Tacoma > > From: Steven Dammer > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:40 PM > To: Dan Reiff > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Two Requests for information regarding Oregon GreatGray owl locations > > Ooo please CC me on this with responses! Would be very interested in locating a GGOW > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2021, 15:58 Dan Reiff > wrote: > Hello Tweeters, > To requests: > 1. I would appreciate it if you would send me any information regarding Great Gray owl locations in northeast Oregon or Southeast Washington. > > 2. 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URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jun 17 16:29:23 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-06-17 Message-ID: Tweets ? This (near-)Solstice Edition of the Marymoor Survey was a truly enjoyable day at the park. Crystal clear air (after a trace of morning fog quickly burned off), comfortable temps, blue skies, no wind. Birds were singing, and were out and about, allowing wonderful looks. Many fledged and unfledged young. Hummingbirds (many of them young) were chasing each other as well as any other bird they could find. We had at least a couple of dozen hummingbirds, about equal Anna?s and Rufous. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? at least three clutches of babies with moms; no obvious adult males b.. Vaux?s Swift ? great looks at 4-5 drinking from the slough in flight, just out from the Lake Platform c.. Rufous Hummingbird ? an unexpectedly large number of juveniles about d.. Caspian Tern ? early flyby of 6, and one from the Lake Platform e.. Great Blue Heron ? many large young in the nests f.. Cooper?s Hawk ? one subadult below the weir g.. Red-breasted Sapsucker ? at least 2 drumming males, and several additional sightings h.. Downy Woodpecker ? several, including adult male flying around with a juvenile, south end of the East Meadow i.. HAIRY WOODPECKER ? our first sighting in many weeks ? an adult bringing food to a nest hole with at least one noisy youngster, RIGHT OVER THE TRAIL. They must have been in stealth mode for the last 6 weeks j.. Merlin ? quick flyby near the concert stage k.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ? one or two below the weir l.. HOUSE WREN ? continuing semi-rarity - singing incessantly from birch tree just south of the Pet Memorial Garden (or SE of the Pea Patch) m.. MacGILLIVRAY?S WARBLER ? male at the Mysterious Thicket (between East Meadow and east end of the boardwalk), singing Common Yellowthroat song!!! ? First of Year n.. Western Tanager ? at least two at Rowing Club o.. Lazuli Bunting ? many singing males, 2-3 females, male feeding either a juvenile or an adult female We had a near disaster. We were tracking down a very loud chip note on the lawn NE of the mansion. It turned out to be a juvenile DARK-EYED JUNCO, too young to fly. I *very* nearly stepped on it, whence it fluttered away with lots of squawking. An AMERICAN CROW then flew down to snatch the chick, but the crow momentarily backed off at our shouts and hand waving. The Junco parents immediately chased the crow away. We left the area hoping the crow (which returned, still mobbed by the adult juncos) would continue to be thwarted. Misses today included Gadwall, Common Merganser, Black Swift, Green Heron, and Cliff Swallow. There was no sign of the Gray Catbird seen on the 12th, nor the Ash-throated Flycatcher seen on the 14th. 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The good news is our check of the water crossing at the start of forest road 7030, if I have it right -- the way up to Windy Gap, Kelly Butte, and Sawmill Creek burn -- found a culvert installed since last report five days ago (!). Only a biggish pond now stands on one side of the road, with the creek now _beneath_ it instead of over it (unlike last year/s). I can't speak for the eleventy fallen trees on the road from last report (okay, 17), because we didn't go up that way. 17 June, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From jamietholland at gmail.com Thu Jun 17 16:54:25 2021 From: jamietholland at gmail.com (Jamie Holland) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-06-17 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My son, Vaughn, and I were at Marymoor (again) this morning and also saw a male MacGillibray's Warbler near the Mysterious Thicket singing a Common Yellowthroat Song! Vaughn insisted that it was singing the wrong song, and I had to agree. We spent maybe 30 minutes listening and puzzling over this one little bird, who was very difficult to photograph, before moving on, wondering what it was we'd seen. He'll be so glad to know that we weren't the only ones who saw/heard it today! He hypothesized that it was a hybrid (although it looked pure), or that perhaps it was just young and was getting his songs mixed up (there were quite a few Common Yellowthroats singing around us, too). He wasn't sure how these two species learn their songs, but will probably look it up when he gets home from riding bikes with his friends. Any thoughts on how this happens, or resources we can read to learn more? -Jamie Holland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Four Bald Eagles, including two full-adult birds (seen by several of us as we exited the walk) Mammals today include black-tailed deer, rabbit, Douglas squirrel, and rat (!). 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: * July 15 * August 19 * September 16 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBirdPNW report: 60 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 4 Probably same group as last month with the downy young now feathered Hooded Merganser 1 Maintenance pond Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 16 Mourning Dove 3 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Rufous Hummingbird 4 hummingbird sp. 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 4 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Barred Owl 1 In the cut-through from 4th hole (green course) to Dupont housing area Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 5 Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 Western Wood-Pewee 8 Willow Flycatcher 3 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 9 Hutton's Vireo 3 Cassin's Vireo 1 Steller's Jay 10 California Scrub-Jay 1 American Crow 23 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 16 Tree Swallow 60 Violet-green Swallow 19 Barn Swallow 35 Bushtit 38 Red-breasted Nuthatch 18 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 8 Pacific Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 1 European Starling 22 Swainson's Thrush 11 American Robin 44 Cedar Waxwing 2 Evening Grosbeak 1 House Finch 9 Purple Finch 14 Red Crossbill 8 Type 3 American Goldfinch 5 Chipping Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 36 White-crowned Sparrow 28 Song Sparrow 30 Spotted Towhee 14 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 31 Orange-crowned Warbler 6 MacGillivray's Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 9 Western Tanager 18 Black-headed Grosbeak 5 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS90356557&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3bb81a4b8eeb410380df08d932142634%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637595884378326247%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=kwebcROryR9TVZpQZdG7dXaIma62N%2BnFsTYQN0Yg8%2BM%3D&reserved=0 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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It's definitely moving around a lot - I have not seen it but the call is very loud (loud enough to hear with the windows closed) and periodically moves to different locations. Thanks for any tips you might have :) Sincerely, Emily Birchman Kenmore WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Fri Jun 18 08:30:17 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] bird call ID help In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There's a good collection of alternative partial pewee calls here: https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/peterson-field-guide-to-bird-sounds/?speciesCode=wewpew&species=Western%20Wood-Pewee%20-%20Contopus%20sordidulus On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 7:57 AM Emily Birchman wrote: > Hello Tweeters, > > I can hear this bird singing outside my home in Kenmore this morning and I > know I've heard it before but I can't pinpoint an ID. At first I thought > Willow Flycatcher - I knew that wasn't right, but it's a 2-syllable call > and reminded me of the Willow's "Fitz-bew". It's much more whistly than > buzzy like a Willow though. > > So then I checked western wood-pewee, and it sounds like the second half > of the wood-pewee's song, without the first part at all. > > It's basically sort of like a fitz-bew but whistled instead of buzzy. > > Thoughts? I've checked multiple flycatchers and nothing sounds quite like > it in the recordings I'm listening to online! It's definitely moving around > a lot - I have not seen it but the call is very loud (loud enough to hear > with the windows closed) and periodically moves to different locations. > > Thanks for any tips you might have :) > > Sincerely, > Emily Birchman > Kenmore WA > _______________________________________________ > 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 stollea at gmail.com Fri Jun 18 09:52:57 2021 From: stollea at gmail.com (Emily Birchman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Flycatcher_ID=E2=80=99d!?= Message-ID: Thanks to Carlos Anderson, who suggested I check the song of the Olive Sided Flycatcher. That is totally what I was hearing! 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Photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougplummer/sets/72157719425489573 > > Doug Plummer > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Jun 18 16:06:02 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] odd chickadee In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Doug, there seem to be a lot of leucistic Black-capped Chickadees in the Seattle area. We?ve had numerous different individuals in our yard in Maple Leaf over the 30 years we?ve lived here, I presume related individuals, and I?ve heard other people mention such birds as well. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jun 18, 2021, at 3:06 PM, Doug Plummer <2doug@dougplummer.com> wrote: > > A chickadee with an apparent eyestripe has been at my feeder today, and it sure got my attention. It's highly unlikely to be a Mountain Chickadee, but what's likely going on? Partially leucistic? Juvenile filling in its feathers? Photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougplummer/sets/72157719425489573 > > Doug Plummer > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plkoyama at comcast.net Fri Jun 18 17:56:55 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (Penny L Koyama) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] odd chickadee In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have one at our feeder, ?Spotty.? It has dots on its head. Penny Koyama, Bothell Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 18, 2021, at 4:08 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > ?Doug, there seem to be a lot of leucistic Black-capped Chickadees in the Seattle area. We?ve had numerous different individuals in our yard in Maple Leaf over the 30 years we?ve lived here, I presume related individuals, and I?ve heard other people mention such birds as well. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Jun 18, 2021, at 3:06 PM, Doug Plummer <2doug@dougplummer.com> wrote: >> >> A chickadee with an apparent eyestripe has been at my feeder today, and it sure got my attention. It's highly unlikely to be a Mountain Chickadee, but what's likely going on? Partially leucistic? Juvenile filling in its feathers? 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Other highlights of the trip included: *Around Kelly Butte* - several Cassin's finches, at least one pine grosbeak, a Nashville warbler, and a singing dusky flycatcher. https://ebird.org/checklist/S90385461 (you'll really have to crank up the volume for the ROWR) https://ebird.org/checklist/S90385344 https://ebird.org/checklist/S90385354 *On FR7034 (Sawmill Ridge)* - a pair of Clark's nutcrackers and an out-of-place western meadowlark. https://ebird.org/checklist/S90385243 *In the Sawmill Creek burn *- continuing black-backed woodpecker, multiple dusky flycatchers, multiple mountain and western bluebirds, midday booming common nighthawks, and multiple house wrens, along with all the other great high-elevation birds. https://ebird.org/checklist/S90385651 Note that accessing the Sawmill Creek burn will require a roughly 5.5 miles round-trip walk on FR7034 because of sections still impacted by snow. More details on access/conditions can be found on my eBird checklist comments above. 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They only stay during spring to early fall. > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282844938437901 > Cathy Scott > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Sat Jun 19 22:16:10 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The number of American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay would indicate an abundance of food fish. I had come to that conclusion, when I observed 300 to 400 Great Blue Herons feeding north of Bayview State Park in a tidal pool back in May. This easily was the largest concentration of herons I have ever seen. Does anybody know what the pelicans are feeding on? Good Birding! Hans On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:07 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > But no hints of breeding? What a waste if they?re not, perhaps over on > this side because of the persistent drought in the Great Basin. Wouldn?t > the islands in the Swinomish Channel make a great place for White Pelicans > to breed? Or maybe there are just too many boaters for that. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > > On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Cathy Scott wrote: > > I'm excited to say that there are at least 179 American White Pelicans in > Padilla Bay now! You can read a history and see photos and videos on the > Facebook page I created after they arrived in late spring of 2016. They > only stay during spring to early fall. > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282844938437901 > Cathy Scott > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From catsbow at gmail.com Sun Jun 20 06:15:38 2021 From: catsbow at gmail.com (Cathy Scott) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0B97BCC4-2E4F-42FE-AA8B-CD3A768C58B6@gmail.com> I?m assuming you know about the GBH rookery by the casino that has over 700 nests. I?ve seen huge gatherings of them over the years. I usually see the GBH and Pelicans with little fish but occasionally bigger ones. Say from a couple of inches to 6-7 inches. I don?t know what type of fish they are. Cathy Cathy (via IPhone) > On Jun 19, 2021, at 10:16 PM, Hans-Joachim Feddern wrote: > > ? > The number of American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay would indicate an abundance of food fish. I had come to that conclusion, when I observed 300 to 400 Great Blue Herons feeding north of Bayview State Park in a tidal pool back in May. This easily was the largest concentration of herons I have ever seen. Does anybody know what the pelicans are feeding on? > > Good Birding! > > Hans > >> On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:07 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: >> But no hints of breeding? What a waste if they?re not, perhaps over on this side because of the persistent drought in the Great Basin. Wouldn?t the islands in the Swinomish Channel make a great place for White Pelicans to breed? Or maybe there are just too many boaters for that. >> >> Dennis Paulson >> Seattle >> >>> On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Cathy Scott wrote: >>> >>> I'm excited to say that there are at least 179 American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay now! You can read a history and see photos and videos on the Facebook page I created after they arrived in late spring of 2016. They only stay during spring to early fall. >>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282844938437901 >>> Cathy Scott >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > -- > Hans Feddern > Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA > thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Sun Jun 20 08:33:10 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Padilla Bay pelicans References: <78216434.1107143.1624203190191.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <78216434.1107143.1624203190191@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, As far as I know, the American White Pelicans started showing up in Skagit County in 2014. I believe that Wayne Weber was the first one to find them. They have come back every year since, but there were only small numbers for the first few years. Earlier this year, I counted over 130 of them, and a few years ago, over 150. I was told by a reliable source that the pelicans attempted to breed on one of the dredge-spoil islets at the north end of Swinomish Channel, where it reaches Padilla Bay. It is said that a man with a dog landed his boat on the islet and let his dog loose, running off the pelicans, at least for that year. Every year, there is a big fireworks sale in a gravel lot by the Swinomish Casino. This lot is a few hundred meters from the dredge-spoil islets where the pelicans gather every spring. At least one year, the pelicans disappeared right after the 4th of July. I have always suspected that the firing of pyrotechnics had something to do with the abandonment of the area.? Moat years, the pelicans can be seen wandering to other bays in the area. They turn up on the shore of Fir Island now and then; one time I saw them way up in Whatcom County, north of Bellingham. There is a photo of these birds in today's issue of the Skagit Valley Herald. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jeo224 at comcast.net Sun Jun 20 13:54:37 2021 From: jeo224 at comcast.net (Jackie Owens) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1253450583.53647.1624222477752@connect.xfinity.com> There definitely seems to be an abundance of fish. I have seen the hundreds of herons (which is lovely) as well as the pelicans. This morning an osprey was displaying hunting skill by hovering and diving like a tern for a fish that seemed to be small, maybe greenish with stripes? Anyway, not great with fish identification, but they do seem to be abundant there. Jackie Owens Sedro Woolley > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:16:10 -0700 > From: Hans-Joachim Feddern > To: Dennis Paulson > Cc: Cathy Scott , TWEETERS tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The number of American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay would indicate an > abundance of food fish. I had come to that conclusion, when I observed 300 > to 400 Great Blue Herons feeding north of Bayview State Park in a tidal > pool back in May. This easily was the largest concentration of herons I > have ever seen. Does anybody know what the pelicans are feeding on? > > Good Birding! > > Hans > > On Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 7:07 PM Dennis Paulson > wrote: > > > But no hints of breeding? What a waste if they?re not, perhaps over on > > this side because of the persistent drought in the Great Basin. Wouldn?t > > the islands in the Swinomish Channel make a great place for White Pelicans > > to breed? Or maybe there are just too many boaters for that. > > > > Dennis Paulson > > Seattle > > > > On Jun 19, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Cathy Scott wrote: > > > > I'm excited to say that there are at least 179 American White Pelicans in > > Padilla Bay now! You can read a history and see photos and videos on the > > Facebook page I created after they arrived in late spring of 2016. They > > only stay during spring to early fall. > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282844938437901 > > Cathy Scott > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > From catsbow at gmail.com Sun Jun 20 14:31:01 2021 From: catsbow at gmail.com (Cathy Scott) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American White Pelicans in Padilla Bay Message-ID: This is responding to a couple of comments after my initial post: I should clarify that when I talk about the Pelicans being in Padilla Bay, I mean the spits behind the casino. They favor the portion at the northern end, west side. They live there while they are in the Bay but they feed all over in the Bay ? wherever the fish are ? but they sleep and rest on the spit. In 2017 that is where they nested. In 2017 and 2018 there were over 200. In 2018, I counted them from a drone photo that I blew up at home and counted each bird = 229. In 2017 there were about 12 birds that were hatched/reared. The young and a few elders stayed quite awhile after the majority departed. June 6, 2018 three people and a dog went onto the spit. They were also kicking up the ground. Roy was there and took photos and he and I both made calls to Fish & Wildlife, USF&W, and the Swinomish Tribe. He had the boat number and we found out who was out there and their lousy reason of why. Amazingly the pelicans came back that same day. I have spent a lot of time watching and photographing them since 2016. When I say a lot of time, sometimes I am there for hours. When I am working on-site, I spend almost every lunch driving March Point and when the Pelicans are here, I usually just go straight to where I can view them on the spit or in the bay. Most days after work too. You could say I am obsessed with them. I hadn?t seen them here before 2016. I did not know they were anywhere in Skagit County. I wish I would have. I have seen reports of sightings at Bellingham Bay, north mouth of the Skagit River, Samish at Edison, Crockett Lake, and Deer Lagoon. The numbers I have (along with a couple of other people who spend about as much time out there as I do) were a little over a 100 in 2016; 2017 and 2018 ? 200+; 2019 around 40 for a short period; 2020 around 90; 2021 I counted 179 by blowing up a photo and marking off one-by-one. I did not notice them leave immediately after July 4th in any year although I was worried about it. I contacted the tribe but could not convince them to not set off fireworks at the casino and stands, even though the Pelicans are protected. In 2016, 17, 18, and 19 they were still there after the 4th. Confirmed by myself either in person or from photos in our FB page. In 2019 the 40 could have left right after the 4th. I don?t have detailed info on their departure date. Cathy Scott -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gene.beall at gmail.com Sun Jun 20 21:15:04 2021 From: gene.beall at gmail.com (Gene Beall) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Wild Turkey taking a dust bath Message-ID: Short video taken near the Teanaway Valley in Kittitas County: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene-s_photos/51260948898/in/dateposted-public/ Gene Beall Sammamish, WA gene.beall@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <7166B8B4-EE0C-4732-B11C-0CBD6C84461F@earthlink.net> Hi all - I spent a long weekend in Eastern WA, mostly in the northeast [after enjoying the Costa?s Hummingbird in Kittitas and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Benton]. Of note: Least Flycatchers - 2 in Stevens County at Kettle Falls Rec area - one was previously reported on eBird - From the marina walk east to the main trail and turn right. The LEFL was audible from the bridge and could be tracked down a bit to the west from there. Then, moving south on the trail a bit - at the first campsite there was another Least Flycatcher calling in a grove of trees. In Ferry County, a Least Flycatcher was hanging out at the intersection of SR 21 and the north intersection w/ West Curlew Lake Rd. [north of the lake] - Clay-colored Sparrow was responsive along Hafer Rd. in Stevens as in previous years too. Also, I made my first trip to the Saltese Wetlands and took the trail off Hardy Rd. - What a great place - for once, a conservation project that doesn?t look over-run with willows - just a big wetlands with a nice trail through it. Plenty of Wilson?s Phalaropes, several Black-necked Stilts, 1-2 Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson?s Snipe and many many ducks. Would love to see more wetlands like this! 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The list of medium-sized songbirds to perch on top of a tree in the PNW is pretty small -- robin, crossbill, Purple Finch, ... not many others. On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 12:54 PM Tucker, Trileigh wrote: > Hello Tweets, > > A friend of mine made this recording last summer on the east side of San > Juan Island and hasn?t been able to identify it. It?s not a call I?m > familiar with either. She says it was calling from the top of a tree and > estimated it was about robin-sized (backlit so only silhouetted), and > hasn?t heard it since, even though she lives part-time on SJI. > > Here?s the link ? any thoughts? > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2w81RT15VD4ZvzMOG2_Ry0KWl3x3gis/view?usp=sharing > > Good birding, > Trileigh > > * * * * * > *Trileigh Tucker* > *Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies, Seattle University* > *Pelly Valley, West Seattle* > *NaturalPresenceArts.com * > *Fine art at naturalpresencearts.com/photography/portfolio > * > _______________________________________________ > 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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She says it was calling from the top of a tree and estimated it was about robin-sized (backlit so only silhouetted), and hasn?t heard it since, even though she lives part-time on SJI. Here?s the link ? any thoughts? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c2w81RT15VD4ZvzMOG2_Ry0KWl3x3gis/view?usp=sharing Good birding, Trileigh * * * * * Trileigh Tucker Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies, Seattle University Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com Fine art at naturalpresencearts.com/photography/portfolio -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I was looking ahead,coming up for air after a stroke when I heard something big hit the water hard right next to me and slightly behind me, maybe 10 feet away. It scared me, to be honest, and I looked over and tried to make sense of what was happening, I thought it was going to be a person. But it was a Great Blue heron floating like a duck in the water. Then I saw the very large fish that it was positioning to swallow, which it did very quickly. Then it took off. Delia was a bit further away and surfaced and said "my mind was trying to make it into a Gull, before I realized it was a Heron." The bird had been cruising at low altitude, about 30 feet over the boats before all this happened. It was the second amazing bird encounter I've had swimming in Lake WA, the other was when a Bald Eagle apparently changed her mind after dropping to a couple feet off the water, perhaps intrigued by my pink bathing cap, and was flapping hard a couple yards above me when I came up for air. But this today was behavior I have never heard of--and it came just as I was feeling sorry for the bird, which I figured had been displaced by one the hordes of us humans at the lake. Thanks and best wishes, Ed Newbold? ? ednewbold1@yahoo.com? ? ?http://www.ednewbold.com? ? PS? ?If anyone is interested or knows anyone who might like to staff my Wildlife Art Store at the Market on Tuesdays contact me.? I consider this job bird-related, because while most of the purchases are of Market and Seattle images, the majority of prints, posters and notecards have birds or wildlife as subject matter including a large line of "Biodiversity Posters" and lots of pictures of totemic NW wildlife. The pay is somewhat higher than Seattle's minimum wage, which is currently 16.39. No "selling" involved. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Larry Schwitters Issaquah From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Tue Jun 22 08:34:35 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Juvenile California Scrub-Jay References: <24C456CB-1D36-4B32-9387-5C582832E09F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <0BCC318E-4603-4B45-BEAD-92287633CA3A@yahoo.com> >> ?We were pleasantly surprised to see a juvenile California Scub-Jay at Point No Point yesterday. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51263106866/in/dateposted/ >> >> For years we have seen Scrub-Jays around the parking lot that requires a Discover Pass, but until yesterday had not seen a juvenile. >> >> Here is the album of photos from our little escape-the-heat trip. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/albums/72157719440192018 >> >> Hank Heiberg. Issaquah, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Tue Jun 22 18:52:03 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Orcas References: <1587702707.1438792.1624413123121.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1587702707.1438792.1624413123121@mail.yahoo.com> Among the many benefits of birding is that we often see cool non-avian wildlife.? At lunch today a guest was looking out the window to the Sound (in Edmonds) and thought she saw a distant Orca.? We raced over to the window and were treated to a brief view of what may have been a small family group... very large male, smaller female (we think) and two much smaller ones.? They came very close to the breakwater - south of pier - and then disappeared.? Nice add to my "yard" list!! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walter.szeliga at gmail.com Tue Jun 22 21:02:32 2021 From: walter.szeliga at gmail.com (Walter Szeliga) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Costa's Hummingbird Update Message-ID: Dear Tweeters, First, I?d like to thank everyone who had a chance to come over and see the Costa?s Hummingbird in Ellensburg over the past ten days. It?s been great to meet everyone, chat, and share the bird. I?m writing to let everyone know that, while the bird is still present, he has gotten much more difficult to spot since Sunday. He has been spending more time away from his usual perch (up to 2 hours) with only brief stops (<30 seconds) at the feeders. Today (6/22) he was only seen two times over the course of the day and even then only briefly. Folks are still welcome to try for the bird, but there is no guarantee anymore. He has been seen performing his dive display to a female Anna?s along the road recently and?if I?m allowed to speculate wildly?I wonder whether, if he successfully mates, if he will continue his wandering. If he starts to be seen more reliably again, I?ll be sure to let everyone know. Try to stay cool over the next few days! Cheers, Walter Szeliga Ellensburg, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jschwartz1124 at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 07:23:40 2021 From: jschwartz1124 at gmail.com (Jeremy Schwartz) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Spotted Towhees Galore Message-ID: Hello Tweeters! My wife and I live in Lake Forest Park on the north end of Lake Washington. This year we have seen and heard more Spotted Towhees than either of us have ever seen in the four years we've lived here. We consistently have an adult with no fewer than three juveniles at a time coming to our small backyard and feeders, which neither of us have seen before. Sometimes their trills and meows are more noticeable in the mornings than the sound of robins. Is anyone else witnessing a similar towhee explosion? Keep watching the skies (and the bushes)! Jeremy Lake Forest Park jschwartz1124 AT gmail DOT com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bellasoc at isomedia.com Wed Jun 23 08:55:21 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis Message-ID: <000901d76848$2c4607c0$84d21740$@isomedia.com> G'day: Brian reports the White-faced Ibis was seen this morning (Wed.) about 8:30am, at the southernmost end of Veazie Marsh. Penn Bell for Brian Bell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From d.kirner at comcast.net Wed Jun 23 09:54:49 2021 From: d.kirner at comcast.net (d.kirner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis In-Reply-To: <000901d76848$2c4607c0$84d21740$@isomedia.com> Message-ID: Still here.??Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message --------From: B P Bell Date: 6/23/21 08:56 (GMT-08:00) To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis G?day:Brian reports the White-faced Ibis was seen this morning (Wed.) about 8:30am, at the southernmost end of Veazie Marsh.Penn Bell for Brian Bell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamietholland at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 10:54:02 2021 From: jamietholland at gmail.com (Jamie Holland) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis In-Reply-To: <202106231656.15NGtm5t025225@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> References: <000901d76848$2c4607c0$84d21740$@isomedia.com> <202106231656.15NGtm5t025225@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> Message-ID: Can anyone point me to a resource for understanding how to access birdwatching at Veazie Marsh? I don't think this spot is in the birdwatcher's guide to WA, but that's a dense book and maybe I missed it. I've Google street-viewed it several times and can't really see where one would park and walk. Is it like up in the Skagit flats, where you just sort of drive around and look for birds? I birdwatch with my kid, and we've ended up in some spots where we didn't feel safe walking around, or couldn't figure out how to park or even where to go, so I like to make sure I always have some sort of game plan for the trip. Thanks in advance! Jamie (and Vaughn) Holland On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 9:56 AM d.kirner wrote: > Still here. > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: B P Bell > Date: 6/23/21 08:56 (GMT-08:00) > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis > > G?day: > > Brian reports the White-faced Ibis was seen this morning (Wed.) about > 8:30am, at the southernmost end of Veazie Marsh. > > Penn Bell for Brian Bell > _______________________________________________ > 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 Wed Jun 23 11:38:12 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Veazie Marsh White faced ibis Message-ID: Jamie and Tweeters Veazie Marsh is on Veazie-Cumberland Rd. SE, which is the northern continuation of 284th Ave SE in Enumclaw. The ponds are about half-way between SE 392nd St and SE 416th St, on the west side of the road. Parking and birding are from the side of the road. It's not optimal, but it?s not terrible. The shoulder is quite wide, especially at the south end, where there is very reasonable parking. From there you can safely walk north, and there are a series of ponds, each with different stuff. The road does have some fast trucks, and traffic is heavier than would be desired. But the shoulder is quite wide. One problem is tall grass in the way. Bringing a step stool would actually be very reasonable. You can and should also view the area from the west side, from 278th Way SE. Parking is even trickier there, as there is no shoulder, and in some places fences come right up to the road. Yesterday I essentially parked on someone's front yard. But the view from up there is quite different, and there are many places that you can only see from that upper west side. Veazie Marsh really might be the best set of ponds and marsh in the county, and the bird list is getting very good as it gets birded more. I wish viewing access was better, but it's still good as it is. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com On Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 10:55 AM Jamie Holland wrote: Can anyone point me to a resource for understanding how to access birdwatching at Veazie Marsh? I don't think this spot is in the birdwatcher's guide to WA, but that's a dense book and maybe I missed it. I've Google street-viewed it several times and can't really see where one would park and walk. Is it like up in the Skagit flats, where you just sort of drive around and look for birds? I birdwatch with my kid, and we've ended up in some spots where we didn't feel safe walking around, or couldn't figure out how to park or even where to go, so I like to make sure I always have some sort of game plan for the trip. Thanks in advance! Jamie (and Vaughn) Holland On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 9:56 AM d.kirner wrote: Still here. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A10e, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: B P Bell Date: 6/23/21 08:56 (GMT-08:00) To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] White faced ibis G?day: Brian reports the White-faced Ibis was seen this morning (Wed.) about 8:30am, at the southernmost end of Veazie Marsh. Penn Bell for Brian Bell _______________________________________________ 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 garybletsch at yahoo.com Wed Jun 23 11:55:42 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Grey Catbird Skagit References: <4A8A92F5-CC40-4C51-BE93-D6F6D5E63753.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4A8A92F5-CC40-4C51-BE93-D6F6D5E63753@yahoo.com> Singing now Barnaby Slough?see my eBird post. I put pink ribbon at spot. Gary Bletsch Sent from my iPhone From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Jun 23 12:25:30 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dennis Paulson In-Reply-To: <002f01d767cd$e00a0a70$a01e1f50$@olympus.net> References: <002f01d767cd$e00a0a70$a01e1f50$@olympus.net> Message-ID: <7E5BF8C0-BE82-4ADF-B8EA-94684ECC6BC2@comcast.net> Jan, I do remember it well. What a terrible shame that the university and city planners decided that trees were what should replace the loosestrife, thus effectively ending it as a place for shorebirds. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jun 22, 2021, at 6:19 PM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: > > Hi Dennis, > > Remember this? > > Many years ago when I frequently visited the ?Fill?, there was a Scotsman, who organized a group of birders to pull loosestrife around the edges for the shorebirds. We met every Wednesday for a couple of hours to pull. > It worked!. The next year the shorebirds came. > > Wings, > Jan(e) > > Jan Stewart > 922 E Spruce Street > Sequim, WA 98382-3518 > jstewart@olympus.net > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chazz at hesselein.com Wed Jun 23 12:41:26 2021 From: chazz at hesselein.com (Chazz Hesselein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Increased insurance coverage for hearing aids Message-ID: <0da477d0-7634-5218-d4c2-52d3bd6d67e2@hesselein.com> Dear Tweeterdom, Monday I was surprised, delighted, elated, to learn that my health insurance's coverage for hearing aids, as of this year, increased from $800 to $9000!? Meaning the hearing aids that I was planning on paying over $5000 dollars out of pocket are now going to be free. (I'm even getting an upgraded version.)? If you are covered by Regence plans with the ID code beginning in UDW, you qualify for this increased coverage.? So if you, like me, have been holding back on purchasing hearing aids because of the expense and are covered by the UDW Regence plans, wait no longer.? The audiologist I talked to suggested that this may be a one shot deal once Regence figures out how expensive this increased coverage will be so it would probably be best to take advantage of the coverage before the year is out. Here are some resources for hearing aids for birders: https://blog.aba.org/2015/11/im-losing-my-hearing-part-1-bummer-dude.html, https://blog.aba.org/2015/11/im-losing-my-hearing-part-2-keep-calm-and-get-help-2.html, https://blog.aba.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/599244-OCT-2015_selected-pages.pdf. Also see the "Hearing Birds Again" article in the August 2020 issue of Birding Magazine if your are an ABA member. Good birding all!? Hoping to hear my first Pac-slope Flycatcher in the wild in a couple of weeks. Chazz Hesselein Port Orchard, WA From inkwellpro at me.com Wed Jun 23 13:10:09 2021 From: inkwellpro at me.com (Maggie Martos) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Veazie Marsh question Message-ID: I live out in Maple Valley and I have been watching the posts on this. I?ve been out there three times now and I have seen the cinnamon teals and lots of other great birds, but they are so far away! Is there a better place than just pulled off on the side of that busy highway with traffic flying by? I went down the road where the people live and I feel like maybe they don?t want a lot of birders parking there. Where do you recommend to get the best views? Even using my telephoto lens, I can?t get close enough to ID many of the birds I?m seeing. Much less be able to spot an American bittern Michael! If someone has a scope, I?d love to meet you out there! 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The seas were bumpy and confused from the harbor mouth to about the 50-fathom line so the birding was physically challenging but the birds were there. In the harbor and along the inshore transit, we recorded Pigeon Guillemots, a couple of Heerman?s Gulls, Brown Pelicans, the three Cormorant species, one Pacific Loon, many California and Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls (most in heavy molt), Common Murres (low numbers all day), many Rhinoceros Auklets, the first of two flyby Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, a Northern Fulmar (surprisingly far inshore), and four, spouting Gray Whales. Further offshore and to the Grays Canyon edge, the seas and our ride did improve. We added the first of many (161) Cassin?s Auklets for the day, and our expected tubenose species; Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed Shearwaters, and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. We got an all too brief look at one ?Comic? Tern that was likely an Arctic, but Common could not be ruled out. During a quiet stretch, three Ancient Murrelets appeared right next to the boat. It was an adult and two, cute, still-flightless chicks swimming as hard as they could. I personally could not recall seeing ANMU chicks previously on a Westport trip. We also added two of the 12 Humpback Whales we would for the day, including a half dozen repeatedly breaching and tail and flipper slapping at a distance. In deep water over the canyon, we added more Black-footed Albatross and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and our first of four Leach?s Storm-Petrels, two of which cooperatively came into our chum and provided great comparison with the Fork-tails and close photo ops. About 40 crowd-pleasing Pacific White-sided Dolphins joined us at one point, riding our bow wave and wake for a bit. A very large, not-so-cute, Ocean Sunfish was also a spectacle. When we turned east to head home, the ride improved further with the following sea, the skies were cloudy but bright, and the marine mammal show continued. We saw the six, active humpbacks noted above, two Minke Whales (not annual on Westport trips) that surfaced only twice but were seen and photographed by the folks looking their way, and some more White-sided Dolphins. We did not add any more seabird species on the return trip, but we did add Harbor Porpoise and Stellers Sea Lion to the mammal list. Finally, an adult Peregrine Falcon sitting with the gulls on the top of Westport Jetty was a nice ending to a great day. As always, the Monte Carlo was crewed expertly by Phil and Chris Anderson, the spotters were Bill Tweit, Bruce LaBar, and Gene Revelas. Our 2021 season continues into October and openings are getting scarce, so please visit the Westport Seabirds website (westportseabirds.com) soon for trip schedules, information, and availability if you are interested in joining us this year. Happy and safe birding! Gene Revelas Olympia, WA Gene Revelas Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill.tweit at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 15:22:57 2021 From: bill.tweit at gmail.com (Bill Tweit) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Westport_Seabirds_Trip_Report_June_19=2C_202?= =?utf-8?q?1_=E2=80=93_Birds_and_Mammals?= In-Reply-To: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> References: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> Message-ID: Nice job Gene. Thanks. Bill Bill Tweit On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 2:03 PM Gene Revelas wrote: > Hi Tweets, > > > > We enjoyed another fun day on the water with Westport Seabirds last > Saturday, June 19th. We had NW wind at the marina so we knew that we would > have a bumpy ride out across the bar and nearshore. However, the forecast > called for nicer conditions offshore, so we put our trust in the forecast > (and Captain Phil Anderson) and headed out at 5:30 am in full, summer > solstice daylight. We had a nice mix of 18 birders onboard, about half of > them from Washington, and the others from South Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, > and Idaho. The seas were bumpy and confused from the harbor mouth to about > the 50-fathom line so the birding was physically challenging but the birds > were there. In the harbor and along the inshore transit, we recorded > Pigeon Guillemots, a couple of Heerman?s Gulls, Brown Pelicans, the three > Cormorant species, one Pacific Loon, many California and > Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls (most in heavy molt), Common Murres > (low numbers all day), many Rhinoceros Auklets, the first of two flyby > Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, a Northern Fulmar (surprisingly far > inshore), and four, spouting Gray Whales. > > > > Further offshore and to the Grays Canyon edge, the seas and our ride did > improve. We added the first of many (161) Cassin?s Auklets for the day, > and our expected tubenose species; Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed > Shearwaters, and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. We got an all too brief look > at one ?Comic? Tern that was likely an Arctic, but Common could not be > ruled out. During a quiet stretch, three Ancient Murrelets appeared right > next to the boat. It was an adult and two, cute, still-flightless chicks > swimming as hard as they could. I personally could not recall seeing ANMU > chicks previously on a Westport trip. We also added two of the 12 Humpback > Whales we would for the day, including a half dozen repeatedly breaching > and tail and flipper slapping at a distance. > > > > In deep water over the canyon, we added more Black-footed Albatross and > Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and our first of four Leach?s Storm-Petrels, two > of which cooperatively came into our chum and provided great comparison > with the Fork-tails and close photo ops. About 40 crowd-pleasing Pacific > White-sided Dolphins joined us at one point, riding our bow wave and wake > for a bit. A very large, not-so-cute, Ocean Sunfish was also a > spectacle. When we turned east to head home, the ride improved further > with the following sea, the skies were cloudy but bright, and the marine > mammal show continued. We saw the six, active humpbacks noted above, two > Minke Whales (not annual on Westport trips) that surfaced only twice but > were seen and photographed by the folks looking their way, and some more > White-sided Dolphins. > > > > We did not add any more seabird species on the return trip, but we did add > Harbor Porpoise and Stellers Sea Lion to the mammal list. Finally, an > adult Peregrine Falcon sitting with the gulls on the top of Westport Jetty > was a nice ending to a great day. As always, the Monte Carlo was crewed > expertly by Phil and Chris Anderson, the spotters were Bill Tweit, Bruce > LaBar, and Gene Revelas. Our 2021 season continues into October and > openings are getting scarce, so please visit the Westport Seabirds website ( > westportseabirds.com) soon for trip schedules, information, and > availability if you are interested in joining us this year. > > > > Happy and safe birding! > > Gene Revelas > Olympia, WA > > *Gene Revelas* > Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 > *INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC.* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Wed Jun 23 15:28:22 2021 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Westport_Seabirds_Trip_Report_June_19=2C_202?= =?utf-8?q?1_=E2=80=93_Birds_and_Mammals?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Great report > On Jun 23, 2021, at 3:23 PM, Bill Tweit wrote: > > ? > Nice job Gene. Thanks. Bill > Bill Tweit > > >> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 2:03 PM Gene Revelas wrote: >> Hi Tweets, >> >> >> >> We enjoyed another fun day on the water with Westport Seabirds last Saturday, June 19th. We had NW wind at the marina so we knew that we would have a bumpy ride out across the bar and nearshore. However, the forecast called for nicer conditions offshore, so we put our trust in the forecast (and Captain Phil Anderson) and headed out at 5:30 am in full, summer solstice daylight. We had a nice mix of 18 birders onboard, about half of them from Washington, and the others from South Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and Idaho. The seas were bumpy and confused from the harbor mouth to about the 50-fathom line so the birding was physically challenging but the birds were there. In the harbor and along the inshore transit, we recorded Pigeon Guillemots, a couple of Heerman?s Gulls, Brown Pelicans, the three Cormorant species, one Pacific Loon, many California and Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls (most in heavy molt), Common Murres (low numbers all day), many Rhinoceros Auklets, the first of two flyby Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, a Northern Fulmar (surprisingly far inshore), and four, spouting Gray Whales. >> >> >> >> Further offshore and to the Grays Canyon edge, the seas and our ride did improve. We added the first of many (161) Cassin?s Auklets for the day, and our expected tubenose species; Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed Shearwaters, and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. We got an all too brief look at one ?Comic? Tern that was likely an Arctic, but Common could not be ruled out. During a quiet stretch, three Ancient Murrelets appeared right next to the boat. It was an adult and two, cute, still-flightless chicks swimming as hard as they could. I personally could not recall seeing ANMU chicks previously on a Westport trip. We also added two of the 12 Humpback Whales we would for the day, including a half dozen repeatedly breaching and tail and flipper slapping at a distance. >> >> >> >> In deep water over the canyon, we added more Black-footed Albatross and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and our first of four Leach?s Storm-Petrels, two of which cooperatively came into our chum and provided great comparison with the Fork-tails and close photo ops. About 40 crowd-pleasing Pacific White-sided Dolphins joined us at one point, riding our bow wave and wake for a bit. A very large, not-so-cute, Ocean Sunfish was also a spectacle. When we turned east to head home, the ride improved further with the following sea, the skies were cloudy but bright, and the marine mammal show continued. We saw the six, active humpbacks noted above, two Minke Whales (not annual on Westport trips) that surfaced only twice but were seen and photographed by the folks looking their way, and some more White-sided Dolphins. >> >> >> >> We did not add any more seabird species on the return trip, but we did add Harbor Porpoise and Stellers Sea Lion to the mammal list. Finally, an adult Peregrine Falcon sitting with the gulls on the top of Westport Jetty was a nice ending to a great day. As always, the Monte Carlo was crewed expertly by Phil and Chris Anderson, the spotters were Bill Tweit, Bruce LaBar, and Gene Revelas. Our 2021 season continues into October and openings are getting scarce, so please visit the Westport Seabirds website (westportseabirds.com) soon for trip schedules, information, and availability if you are interested in joining us this year. >> >> >> >> Happy and safe birding! >> >> Gene Revelas >> Olympia, WA >> >> GENE REVELAS >> Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 >> INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jelder at meteorcomm.com Wed Jun 23 16:02:02 2021 From: jelder at meteorcomm.com (Jim Elder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pulling loosestrife Message-ID: I remember those loosestrife-pulling parties. I think his name was Stuart. It was 1995. And it did work (and they were fun). There were a lot more shorebirds that year and for several years afterwards. Jim Elder Message: 4 Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:19:53 -0700 From: To: "'Tweeters Newsgroup'" Subject: [Tweeters] Dennis Paulson Message-ID: <002f01d767cd$e00a0a70$a01e1f50$@olympus.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Dennis, Remember this? Many years ago when I frequently visited the 'Fill', there was a Scotsman, who organized a group of birders to pull loosestrife around the edges for the shorebirds. We met every Wednesday for a couple of hours to pull. It worked!. The next year the shorebirds came. Wings, Jan(e) Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Jun 23 17:09:06 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Band-tailed Pigeon in Okanogan County Message-ID: <37E6C1B7-FC1B-4808-BC78-EEE3E9C22079@comcast.net> Hello tweets, Netta Smith and I saw a Band-tailed Pigeon at close range at the junction of Ruby Two Moons Road with the Aeneas Valley Road, east of Tonasket. It?s a private lane and doesn?t show up on any maps, so I can?t enter it in eBird. Thus this is my only way of sharing this observation of what must be a very rare bird in Okanogan County. Certainly I have never seen one there. It was very close, landed briefly in front of us, and then took off into the forest before I could get a camera on it. Dennis Paulson Seattle From hayncarl at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 17:20:33 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Band-tailed Pigeon in Okanogan County In-Reply-To: <37E6C1B7-FC1B-4808-BC78-EEE3E9C22079@comcast.net> References: <37E6C1B7-FC1B-4808-BC78-EEE3E9C22079@comcast.net> Message-ID: Good to know, Dennis! They *are* rare there. While leading a WOS field trip on 24 June 2013, my party was lucky to find one perched on a snag near Chesaw 1.25 miles up Mary Ann Creek Rd from its int. with Chesaw Rd. It is the only record I see in eBird anywhere around there in the last ten years. Carl Haynie Sammamish On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 5:09 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello tweets, > > Netta Smith and I saw a Band-tailed Pigeon at close range at the junction > of Ruby Two Moons Road with the Aeneas Valley Road, east of Tonasket. It?s > a private lane and doesn?t show up on any maps, so I can?t enter it in > eBird. Thus this is my only way of sharing this observation of what must be > a very rare bird in Okanogan County. Certainly I have never seen one there. > It was very close, landed briefly in front of us, and then took off into > the forest before I could get a camera on it. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronpost4 at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 17:48:56 2021 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] marsh birds Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronpost4 at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 17:48:56 2021 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] marsh birds Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Jun 23 18:08:59 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Band-tailed Pigeon in Okanogan County In-Reply-To: References: <37E6C1B7-FC1B-4808-BC78-EEE3E9C22079@comcast.net> Message-ID: Thanks for the info, Carl. It sure was a surprise to me. And sorry, I should have added that it was on 21 June 2021. Dennis > On Jun 23, 2021, at 5:20 PM, Carl Haynie wrote: > > Good to know, Dennis! They *are* rare there. While leading a WOS field trip on 24 June 2013, my party was lucky to find one perched on a snag near Chesaw 1.25 miles up Mary Ann Creek Rd from its int. with Chesaw Rd. It is the only record I see in eBird anywhere around there in the last ten years. > > Carl Haynie > Sammamish > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 5:09 PM Dennis Paulson > wrote: > Hello tweets, > > Netta Smith and I saw a Band-tailed Pigeon at close range at the junction of Ruby Two Moons Road with the Aeneas Valley Road, east of Tonasket. It?s a private lane and doesn?t show up on any maps, so I can?t enter it in eBird. Thus this is my only way of sharing this observation of what must be a very rare bird in Okanogan County. Certainly I have never seen one there. It was very close, landed briefly in front of us, and then took off into the forest before I could get a camera on it. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hal at catharus.net Wed Jun 23 18:13:46 2021 From: hal at catharus.net (Hal Opperman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pulling loosestrife In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3A844B53-9C30-46DD-9AA0-5133C6D02246@catharus.net> Stuart MacKay. He was a frequent contributor to Tweeters from the beginning until his departure for Europe a decade later, around the middle of 2004. He was a bander, very knowledgeable about the birds of the area (and everywhere else), public minded, participated in CBCs and other valuable field projects, and a particular friend and advocate of the Montlake Fill. A great birder and a great guy. The tree-planting debacle, as I remember (perhaps defectively), came about as a way for the city to spend public monies allocated for habitat mitigation for wetlands destroyed for the enlargement of the SR 520 bridge. The Montlake Fill ?restoration? project was gearing up about the same time, and city officials saw it as a convenient place to spend the money by planting some trees without having to pay a political price for actual reclamation of former wetlands taken over decades earlier for various projects, and now closely guarded by various politically powerful interests. Hal Opperman Seattle hal at uw dot edu > On Jun 23, 2021, at 4:04 PM, Jim Elder wrote: > > ? > I remember those loosestrife-pulling parties. I think his name was Stuart. It was 1995. And it did work (and they were fun). There were a lot more shorebirds that year and for several years afterwards. > > Jim Elder > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 18:19:53 -0700 > From: > To: "'Tweeters Newsgroup'" > Subject: [Tweeters] Dennis Paulson > Message-ID: <002f01d767cd$e00a0a70$a01e1f50$@olympus.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Dennis, > Remember this? > Many years ago when I frequently visited the 'Fill', there was a Scotsman, who organized a group of birders to pull loosestrife around the edges for the shorebirds. We met every Wednesday for a couple of hours to pull. > > It worked!. The next year the shorebirds came. > > Wings, > > Jan(e) > Jan Stewart > > 922 E Spruce Street > > Sequim, WA 98382-3518 > > jstewart@olympus.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From pmand001 at comcast.net Wed Jun 23 19:24:49 2021 From: pmand001 at comcast.net (Phil Anderson (pmand001@comcast.net)) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Westport_Seabirds_Trip_Report_June_19=2C_202?= =?utf-8?q?1_=E2=80=93_Birds_and_Mammals?= In-Reply-To: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> References: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> Message-ID: <1568443955.189248.1624501489429@connect.xfinity.com> Nice job Gene....made it sound better than I remember it!! > On 06/23/2021 2:03 PM Gene Revelas wrote: > > > > Hi Tweets, > > > > We enjoyed another fun day on the water with Westport Seabirds last Saturday, June 19th. We had NW wind at the marina so we knew that we would have a bumpy ride out across the bar and nearshore. However, the forecast called for nicer conditions offshore, so we put our trust in the forecast (and Captain Phil Anderson) and headed out at 5:30 am in full, summer solstice daylight. We had a nice mix of 18 birders onboard, about half of them from Washington, and the others from South Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and Idaho. The seas were bumpy and confused from the harbor mouth to about the 50-fathom line so the birding was physically challenging but the birds were there. In the harbor and along the inshore transit, we recorded Pigeon Guillemots, a couple of Heerman?s Gulls, Brown Pelicans, the three Cormorant species, one Pacific Loon, many California and Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls (most in heavy molt), Common Murres (low numbers all day), many Rhinoceros Auklets, the first of two flyby Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, a Northern Fulmar (surprisingly far inshore), and four, spouting Gray Whales. > > > > Further offshore and to the Grays Canyon edge, the seas and our ride did improve. We added the first of many (161) Cassin?s Auklets for the day, and our expected tubenose species; Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed Shearwaters, and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. We got an all too brief look at one ?Comic? Tern that was likely an Arctic, but Common could not be ruled out. During a quiet stretch, three Ancient Murrelets appeared right next to the boat. It was an adult and two, cute, still-flightless chicks swimming as hard as they could. I personally could not recall seeing ANMU chicks previously on a Westport trip. We also added two of the 12 Humpback Whales we would for the day, including a half dozen repeatedly breaching and tail and flipper slapping at a distance. > > > > In deep water over the canyon, we added more Black-footed Albatross and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and our first of four Leach?s Storm-Petrels, two of which cooperatively came into our chum and provided great comparison with the Fork-tails and close photo ops. About 40 crowd-pleasing Pacific White-sided Dolphins joined us at one point, riding our bow wave and wake for a bit. A very large, not-so-cute, Ocean Sunfish was also a spectacle. When we turned east to head home, the ride improved further with the following sea, the skies were cloudy but bright, and the marine mammal show continued. We saw the six, active humpbacks noted above, two Minke Whales (not annual on Westport trips) that surfaced only twice but were seen and photographed by the folks looking their way, and some more White-sided Dolphins. > > > > We did not add any more seabird species on the return trip, but we did add Harbor Porpoise and Stellers Sea Lion to the mammal list. Finally, an adult Peregrine Falcon sitting with the gulls on the top of Westport Jetty was a nice ending to a great day. As always, the Monte Carlo was crewed expertly by Phil and Chris Anderson, the spotters were Bill Tweit, Bruce LaBar, and Gene Revelas. Our 2021 season continues into October and openings are getting scarce, so please visit the Westport Seabirds website (westportseabirds.com) soon for trip schedules, information, and availability if you are interested in joining us this year. > > > > Happy and safe birding! > > Gene Revelas > Olympia, WA > > Gene Revelas > Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 > INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Wed Jun 23 21:30:51 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Westport_Seabirds_Trip_Report_June_19=2C_202?= =?utf-8?q?1_=E2=80=93_Birds_and_Mammals?= In-Reply-To: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> References: <6a5bed3aacee4259ad481adf13459faa@integral-corp.com> Message-ID: Great report Gene! On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 2:04 PM Gene Revelas wrote: > Hi Tweets, > > > > We enjoyed another fun day on the water with Westport Seabirds last > Saturday, June 19th. We had NW wind at the marina so we knew that we would > have a bumpy ride out across the bar and nearshore. However, the forecast > called for nicer conditions offshore, so we put our trust in the forecast > (and Captain Phil Anderson) and headed out at 5:30 am in full, summer > solstice daylight. We had a nice mix of 18 birders onboard, about half of > them from Washington, and the others from South Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, > and Idaho. The seas were bumpy and confused from the harbor mouth to about > the 50-fathom line so the birding was physically challenging but the birds > were there. In the harbor and along the inshore transit, we recorded > Pigeon Guillemots, a couple of Heerman?s Gulls, Brown Pelicans, the three > Cormorant species, one Pacific Loon, many California and > Western/Glaucous-winged hybrid Gulls (most in heavy molt), Common Murres > (low numbers all day), many Rhinoceros Auklets, the first of two flyby > Tufted Puffins, Sooty Shearwaters, a Northern Fulmar (surprisingly far > inshore), and four, spouting Gray Whales. > > > > Further offshore and to the Grays Canyon edge, the seas and our ride did > improve. We added the first of many (161) Cassin?s Auklets for the day, > and our expected tubenose species; Black-footed Albatross, Pink-footed > Shearwaters, and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. We got an all too brief look > at one ?Comic? Tern that was likely an Arctic, but Common could not be > ruled out. During a quiet stretch, three Ancient Murrelets appeared right > next to the boat. It was an adult and two, cute, still-flightless chicks > swimming as hard as they could. I personally could not recall seeing ANMU > chicks previously on a Westport trip. We also added two of the 12 Humpback > Whales we would for the day, including a half dozen repeatedly breaching > and tail and flipper slapping at a distance. > > > > In deep water over the canyon, we added more Black-footed Albatross and > Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and our first of four Leach?s Storm-Petrels, two > of which cooperatively came into our chum and provided great comparison > with the Fork-tails and close photo ops. About 40 crowd-pleasing Pacific > White-sided Dolphins joined us at one point, riding our bow wave and wake > for a bit. A very large, not-so-cute, Ocean Sunfish was also a > spectacle. When we turned east to head home, the ride improved further > with the following sea, the skies were cloudy but bright, and the marine > mammal show continued. We saw the six, active humpbacks noted above, two > Minke Whales (not annual on Westport trips) that surfaced only twice but > were seen and photographed by the folks looking their way, and some more > White-sided Dolphins. > > > > We did not add any more seabird species on the return trip, but we did add > Harbor Porpoise and Stellers Sea Lion to the mammal list. Finally, an > adult Peregrine Falcon sitting with the gulls on the top of Westport Jetty > was a nice ending to a great day. As always, the Monte Carlo was crewed > expertly by Phil and Chris Anderson, the spotters were Bill Tweit, Bruce > LaBar, and Gene Revelas. Our 2021 season continues into October and > openings are getting scarce, so please visit the Westport Seabirds website ( > westportseabirds.com) soon for trip schedules, information, and > availability if you are interested in joining us this year. > > > > Happy and safe birding! > > Gene Revelas > Olympia, WA > > *Gene Revelas* > Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 > *INTEGRAL CONSULTING INC.* > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Worked out great for the bunny. You can see it run > toward the camera after the first kick. Not so great for the hawk. > > I once got a large bullfrog to let out a scream. Don?t think it wanted to > be dissected. Worked for the frog. > > Larry Schwitters > Issaquah > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bellasoc at isomedia.com Thu Jun 24 11:32:42 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Looking for the folks currently doing Purple Martin housing projects In-Reply-To: <301c0a3a-fe4b-1339-b1e1-13affdb291d6@nwfirst.com> References: <301c0a3a-fe4b-1339-b1e1-13affdb291d6@nwfirst.com> Message-ID: <000301d76927$51bed1a0$f53c74e0$@isomedia.com> Curt asked me to forward this on to Tweeters. Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA mail to be llas oc atiso med ia dot com From: CW Black [mailto:black@nwfirst.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:48 PM To: bellasoc@isomedia.com Subject: Fwd: Looking for the folks currently doing Purple Martin housing projects Brian, Could you post this for me? I'm doing something wrong/wrong account/whatever... Thanks! Warmest regards Curt Black - West Seattle 206 755-4541c wr5j@arrl.net .. This was the original message: ............................................................................ ............................................................................ Tweets, I have eight or so gourds for purple martin housing in West Seattle - I didn't do the project I was planning on. They should go to the folks doing the work... I used to update the ones on Kellogg Island and Jack Block Park. Please give me a call - Thanks! 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From: "wr5j@arrl.net" Subject: Looking for the folks currently doing Purple Martin housing projects Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:40:53 -0700 Size: 1772 URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jun 24 12:14:53 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-06-24 Message-ID: <176BA18FC8874F299A6BB62BF4D36E88@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? It was a delightful sunny day today, with comfortable temps and no wind. We?re into the ?summer doldrums? as far as species go, with a low likelihood of unexpected species. But we had quite a few baby birds to admire, and we found pretty much everything that should be there this time of year. Highlights: a.. Caspian Tern ? 2-3. This is the only week of the year in which they have been seen in over half of all years, and are therefore ?expected? b.. Osprey ? Three babies on the east ballfields nest. Uncertain if there are young at the Lot B nest, but both adults were at that nest c.. Barn Owl ? One from the Viewing Mound pre-dawn d.. Belted Kingfisher ? Three apparent juveniles perched together low along the slough; a fourth kingfisher was seen flying, probably a parent trying to catch enough food e.. Merlin ? one flew over the concert venue heading west, with prey. From the distance it was flying encumbered, I speculate there is a nest nearby to the west of the park f.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ? two from Fields 7-8-9 g.. Bushtit ? flock of 26+ followed us down the edge of the Dog Meadow h.. HOUSE WREN ? continuing to sing constantly from the birch just south of the Pet Memorial Garden. Fourth week running for this local rarity i.. Bullock?s Oriole ? about 4 total, including a juvenile begging from an adult male j.. MacGILLVRAY?S WARBLER ? male continues at ?Mysterious Thicket?, but it was not singing today. This is our latest spring sighting ever for this species, but we?ve also never had one on territory Besides Osprey, Belted Kingfisher, Bushit, and Bullock?s Oriole, other notable sightings of baby birds included Red-breasted Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker, White-crowned Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. The Hairy, Yellowthroat, and Yellow-rumped featured babies begging from adult males. Last week was notable for having SO MANY hummingbirds. Today, numbers were back to normal, with maybe 8 Anna?s and 2-4 Rufous (no adult males noted). It?s likely that some of last week?s bonanza are now dispersing to higher elevations. Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Red-eyed Vireo, and Cliff Swallow. For the day, 63 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Thu Jun 24 13:33:23 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Virginia Rail juvenile at Port Townsend golf course Message-ID: <7c44583e8b0135d845db72b855ad8065@birdsbydave.com> Another source reported (on a different birding site) seeing an adult female with two youngsters on the 22nd. I was able to find one juvenile and got a brief glimpse of the female at 8:00 AM today, got photos of the juvenile by standing close to the curb of F Street, shooting past overhanging foliage. Fortunately, there were no golfers in sight at that time. The Rail (s) would only come out about a foot from cover, and got spooked by every overflight, even gulls. I was about 100 ' distant from the bird. From sweeneyfit at mac.com Fri Jun 25 06:59:56 2021 From: sweeneyfit at mac.com (Joe Sweeney) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] shearwater - Richmond Beach Message-ID: At 6:45 Friday morning what appeared to be a Shearwater passed Richmond Beach, heading north. It was a great distance offshore, dark on top and white underneath. Quick wing beats followed by a glide. Perhaps it will pass by point no point. Joe Sweeney Sent from my iPhone From jamietholland at gmail.com Fri Jun 25 10:54:10 2021 From: jamietholland at gmail.com (Jamie Holland) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Virginia Rail juvenile at Port Townsend golf course In-Reply-To: <7c44583e8b0135d845db72b855ad8065@birdsbydave.com> References: <7c44583e8b0135d845db72b855ad8065@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: Regarding juvenile Virginia Rails, if viewing one is of interest to Eastside Seattle birders, I'd like to mention that my son and I have seen one twice in the last two weeks at Marymoor Park in Redmond, just slightly north-west of the viewing platform, on the waterside of the walkway, precisely here: 47.65311567249418, -122.10724099849322. This young bird was rather oblivious to onlookers, obliging us with a several-minute show of cuteness. A few photos are in one of our recent checklists: https://ebird.org/checklist/S90760749 Jamie (and Vaughn) Holland On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 1:34 PM wrote: > Another source reported (on a different birding site) seeing an adult > female with two youngsters on the 22nd. I was able to find one juvenile > and got a brief glimpse of the female at 8:00 AM today, got photos of > the juvenile by standing close to the curb of F Street, shooting past > overhanging foliage. Fortunately, there were no golfers in sight at that > time. The Rail (s) would only come out about a foot from cover, and got > spooked by every overflight, even gulls. I was about 100 ' distant from > the bird. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamietholland at gmail.com Fri Jun 25 11:00:23 2021 From: jamietholland at gmail.com (Jamie Holland) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] marsh birds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Tweeters, Thank you to the many who responded with specific guidance and helpful pointers on viewing birds at Veazie Marsh. I feel more confident visiting the site now. I hope to get my son out soon to view the ibis! He's 9, so old enough to not walk into the road and tall enough to be seen by most cars, but young enough to make a simple mistake that could be costly along a roadside. I really liked the suggestion to bring hi-vis vests! I hadn't thought of that before, but it's a good thing for any birder to carry (especially when birding in hunting season). Jamie (and Vaughn) Holland On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 5:50 PM wrote: > Good viewing of the Ibis around noon when we arrived at the Veazie Marsh. > It was so active, retreating across the marsh, that within the hour we were > ready to leave when the American Bittern flew in and landed about 30 feet > away from us. Also the ducks, some conversation with nice birders and a > local man made for a wonderfully pleasant afternoon. > > Ron Post > > ronpost4@gmail.com > > > > Sent from Mail for > Windows 10 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dantonijohn at yahoo.com Fri Jun 25 11:45:28 2021 From: dantonijohn at yahoo.com (john dantoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Green pheasant is actually a Melanistic Mutant pheasant (black pheasant) References: <63331813.579120.1624646728620.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <63331813.579120.1624646728620@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters,I thought we had a confirmation that the mystery pheasant was a green pheasant but the orchardist across the street had seen them and said that a person nearby had or was raising them.? I sent the photo to McPherson Pheasant that raises black pheasants in Wisconsin and after a forensic review (by the receptionist) it was confirmed to be A BLACK PHEASANT!? Have a great weekend.? Here's a better photohttps://www.flickr.com/photos/131774887@N06/51240005310/in/datetaken/ Best,John D'AntoniWenatchee/Malaga -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Fri Jun 25 16:00:46 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Barn Owl on Beacon Hill Message-ID: <83eadcb4-7032-a21b-e8eb-273c4bb48dd1@gmail.com> Hello Tweetsters - A friend and I are pretty sure we saw a Barn Owl alight in a conifer at Jefferson Park Golf Course Wednesday June 23. We watched it for maybe 30 seconds as a crow circled, but then we had to move along in our round, as we had others behind us. When I looked back, it had disappeared. I have been playing golf at Jefferson for more than 15 years and never seen a Barn Owl there, though I've seen many other birds, including Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Olive-sided Flycatcher (quick-three-beers), and last October a Black-billed Magpie! 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URL: From birdbooker at zipcon.net Fri Jun 25 16:39:39 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Say hello to the Short-billed Gull Message-ID: HI ALL: The AOS annual checklist supplement has been published and the results are in this article by the ABA: https://www.aba.org/the-2021-aos-supplement-is-out/ sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From bennetts10 at comcast.net Fri Jun 25 16:41:55 2021 From: bennetts10 at comcast.net (ANDREA BENNETT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gadwall Message-ID: <1142918222.76634.1624664515352@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Jun 25 17:54:36 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Supplement_to_the_American_Ornithological_So?= =?utf-8?q?ciety=E2=80=99s_Check-list_of_North_American_Birds?= Message-ID: <1205012890.604651.1624668876014@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, Here's the actual source (not provided in an A. B. A. article -- yet). https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukab037/6309332 Of course, you're not required to use the A. O. S. (nee A. O. U.) common names. They're common names. See, for example, http://birdaz.com/blog/2018/02/03/canada-jay-why-not/ Robins on eggs for brood #3, House Finches on #2, despite one of the latter's eggs apparently having been knocked out -- clumsiness of young parents? And I had my first smacking by a protective crow this morning (beware near 11th and John) -- definitely caught me off guard. Cheers, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Fri Jun 25 18:32:49 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Eagles attacking Common Mergansers References: <175AE6B5-AA08-4A7A-A591-E25BF52B6DD4@gmail.com> Message-ID: >> ?We know that nature can be brutal, but what we saw today at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah was difficult to witness. 5 Bald Eagles attacked a female Common Merganser and her 7 juveniles. Here is a video/slide show that conveys what happened without being too graphic. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51270890626/in/dateposted/ >> >> Hank Heiberg. Issaquah, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sat Jun 26 12:03:00 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote, last week and the week of June 27, 2021 Message-ID: Hello, Tweeters, Heard last week on BirdNote: * Sungrebe: Baby on Board https://bit.ly/1Ftfmy7 * Megapodes - Mound-Builders https://bit.ly/2rrGrmB * Spark Bird: Kaeli Swift and the Rooftop Crows https://bit.ly/3zVsr8B * Urban Cooper's Hawks https://bit.ly/2sIwBAG * House Wren - Little Brown Dynamo https://bit.ly/35V1HHm * Common Murres - Nature's Laugh Track https://bit.ly/28crVQo * Three Buntings - Indigo, Lazuli, and Painted https://bit.ly/JLmNJU ========================= Next week on BirdNote: Greater Anis - Nest-builders and Nest-destroyers, Blackbirds' Strange Music, Catios: Better for Birds and for Cats, and more! https://bit.ly/2SufEsR -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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URL: From byers345 at comcast.net Sat Jun 26 20:10:50 2021 From: byers345 at comcast.net (byers345@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] On topic/off topic--birding in Washington and the western US! Message-ID: <001801d76b02$08c9f9c0$1a5ded40$@comcast.net> Hello Tweeters, Beginning on June 8 Bill and I embarked on the longest trip of just driving and birding that we had done in many years. We spent the first 6 days in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. Our goal here was to find a few birds that we hadn't seen in a while. My main aim is to find the birds. Bill's main aim is to get a good photograph. Beyond Washington, we drove to northeast Colorado, via Montana and Wyoming, to visit relatives. On the return trip we went through Utah, Idaho, and Oregon. Up until now, in all the places we have stayed on short trips, people were very careful about masking and social distancing. On this trip all the motels allowed people who had been vaccinated for COVID to go maskless. Restaurants do this too, of course, or you couldn't eat there. In Washington the staff in these places still wore masks, but once into Montana, people were so done with masks and social distancing. We were so glad we had had our shots! In Colorado we ate in a wonderful restaurant, but the place was packed and no one wore masks. It's been a week and a half and so far we are OK! I mention all this just for general information in case you are planning to travel. The best birding on this trip was at the Beaver Pond trail near Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop. So many accessible birds! Another wonderful place is the bridge over the Calispell River on the West Side Road in Pend Oreille County. On our return trip, had time to stop at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge near Ogden, Utah. We had never been there before and did the auto tour. It was hot and the canals near the auto tour route were all drying up. Dead and dying carp were everywhere. The birds, particularly the gulls, loved the dead carp. Farther on we reached bigger bodies of water. These appeared shallow and will probably dry up too in a few weeks. I don't know if this is something that happens every summer at this location. Many hundreds of wading birds, ducks, and gulls and a few passerines were living in this refuge. The Clark's and Western Grebes had all nested in the area and many had chicks that they appeared to be feeding brine shrimp (maybe?) There were also avocet chicks. There were probably over 1,000 White-faced Ibis. All together we saw 38 species. Many, like the ibis, we may see once or twice in a year, but there they were commonplace. This was a satisfying birding experience. Back in Washington 2 days later, our last stop was at the home of Walter Szeliga, in Ellensburg. The wind was blowing a steady 45 mph and the Costa's Hummingbird that had been visiting his feeders for a week, was sheltering out of the wind. Walter very patiently looked for it until he found it in the bare branches of a tree out of the wind. We saw it there and briefly at his feeder. So we returned home with another Washington state life bird as the last bird of the trip. Many thanks to Walter! Since Bill and I did take a lot of pictures, I have put together a Flickr album of this road trip. The photos are in chronological order. Each photo has the information about where and when it was taken. I continue to create these albums because I keep meeting people out birding who tell me that they have enjoyed our photos. So here is another batch: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421@N07/albums/72157719472919052 Stay cool and happy birding, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Mon Jun 28 07:39:26 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] checklist update recall Message-ID: <1699114079.862967.1624891166547@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, I'm not sure why, but there's an apology and disclaimer at the site of the checklist update saying it was published in error. https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukab037/6309332 I'm not sure whether the eventually published version will be any different, whether nor why the author of the derived A. B. A. article would have had a preview, exclusive or not, nor whether it, too, is subject to modification or not. No further crow attacks. Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com (This is about to become the hottest place I've lived, and I grew up in Nebraska and moved here from Arizona.) Fri Jun 25 17:54:36 PDT 2021 Here's the actual source (not provided in an A. B. A. article -- yet). https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukab037/6309332 Of course, you're not required to use the A. O. S. (nee A. O. U.) common names. They're common names. See, for example, http://birdaz.com/blog/2018/02/03/canada-jay-why-not/ -- Mailfence.com Private and secure email From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Mon Jun 28 13:54:18 2021 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] early wildlife photography Message-ID: Some of you may have heard of these two British brothers, Richard and Cherry Keaton who got great shots in the 1890's with some weird contraptions and set ups. Read about them and see how they did it: https://petapixel.com/2021/06/23/the-crazy-inventions-of-two-wildlife-photography-pioneers/ Martha Jordan Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill.tweit at gmail.com Mon Jun 28 14:14:49 2021 From: bill.tweit at gmail.com (Bill Tweit) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird stamp collection Message-ID: In addition to collecting bird sightings and books, some birders also collect bird stamps. I inherited the well curated bird stamp collection that my parents amassed, and am interested in passing it on to another bird stamp collector. Contact me offline if you are interested. bill.tweit at gmail Bill Tweit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Tue Jun 29 06:53:27 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Horned lark on vashon References: <18F2B2E6-D505-4231-BCA2-1F37B5B23E2A@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <30287EC8-FA22-4AAA-9917-71DCF3514B4F@comcast.net> Hello, tweets. Michael Perrone reported to me a juvenile Horned Lark at Point Robinson on Vashon Island yesterday evening that was last seen flying east over the sound. I don?t know the status of the lark on the island. Dennis Paulson Seattle From seattle1299 at aol.com Tue Jun 29 09:41:19 2021 From: seattle1299 at aol.com (KS) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puffin Cruise References: <7EDEC312-6D8E-41C8-AA24-465821884C61.ref@aol.com> Message-ID: <7EDEC312-6D8E-41C8-AA24-465821884C61@aol.com> Any tweeters going on tomorrow?s puffin cruise to Smith Island w San Juan Cruises out of La Conner? Tho there is a naturalist on board, it always helps to have more keen observers scanning the kelp beds. Would REALLY like to see that Horned Puffin! Karen seattle1299 at aol dot com From dick at dkporter.net Tue Jun 29 13:06:32 2021 From: dick at dkporter.net (dick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puffin Cruise In-Reply-To: <7EDEC312-6D8E-41C8-AA24-465821884C61@aol.com> Message-ID: Tomorrows cruise is SOLD OUTSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: KS Date: 6/29/21 9:45 AM (GMT-08:00) To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Puffin Cruise Any tweeters going on tomorrow?s puffin cruise to Smith Island w San Juan Cruises out of La Conner? Tho there is a naturalist on board, it always helps to have more keen observers scanning the kelp beds. Would REALLY like to see that Horned Puffin!Karenseattle1299 at aol dot com_______________________________________________Tweeters mailing listTweeters@u.washington.eduhttp://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Tue Jun 29 15:18:50 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] VICE: A Crow Expert Explained Why This School Warned Everyone About Angry Crows In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <384268956.217478.1625005131141@connect.xfinity.com> About 6 - 7 years ago I was walking east on Spring Street approaching the library in downtown Seattle when I noticed 3 young crows wandering in the right hand lane. They looked to be in danger of being run over, so I thought I'd try to 'shoo' them out of the street onto the sidewalk, or maybe to fly 'away'. However, when I approached them, I was bonked on the head, twice, but an adult crow, presumably their mother. That was enough for me and I left the birds alone. I did not wait around to see what happened next. Perhaps I should have made eye contact? 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I?ve heard of it happening, in other parts of North America (the really hot parts), but I never thought I would ever need to do it here. Call it birdwatering. A pair of Violet Green swallows are nesting in a plywood nestbox about ten feet above my garden. They?ve been feeding young about the past ten days. Middle of last week I lowered the box and enlarged all the ventilation holes. As temps began to climb this weekend I worried. The nestbox is in full sun almost all day. I felt responsible for the young potentially dying from the heat since I put up the nestbox in the first place. Otherwise they might be nesting somewhere else. When it became apparent that the forecast heat wave was truly underway I started spraying the nestbox with water about every hour, using a two gallon pump sprayer filled from one of my rain barrels. At first I just sprayed the nestbox lightly to wet it down, but as temps went over 100, I started spraying it more, totally soaking it, top, sides, back, and bottom, about every 30 minutes. At first the adults paused and checked things out, seemingly curious as to why water was dripping off their nestbox, but they quickly returned to their routine of feeding. When the temp went over 105 I started spraying the box every 20 minutes. The temp here topped out at 109 on a high quality digital thermometer in the shade, on a patio on the north side of my house. It was scary hot outside, can only think it would have gotten deadly hot inside that box in the sun. I kept spraying until the sun went down. I wasnt doing anything else anyway, just laying on the floor inside next to the air conditioner. Today the adults were actively feeding young all day, and I only sprayed the box twice during the hottest part of the afternoon. Temp today topped out at only about 90, most likely didn?t need to do it today, but I decided to give it a couple sprays anyway, for good luck, what the heck. Best of luck to the birds going forward. Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net Arlington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Tue Jun 29 21:12:51 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swifts in heat Message-ID: <1F462FEE-7574-4388-8C66-BCCB34DF1AA3@me.com> Would record heat in the Pacific NW motivate Vaux?s Swifts to spend the night on tree bark rather than hot bricks. Hard to tell with Monroe Wagner that has had mostly single digits for the last 16 nights. But Selleck is a different story. What follows is our data for the last 15 days showing the Selleck Village high temps and how many swifts we documented going to roost in the Old School House chimney. We had our 1st Selleck miss this migration. Attempted to catch them coming out the next morning at 5 AM but the wee birds didn?t cooperate. Times and the swift?s behavior has been remarkably consistent. Date temp swifts 6/15 66 114 6/16 74 59 6/17 79 57 6/18 77 69 6/19 77 67 6/20 85 56 6/21 91 48 6/22 82 47 6/23 79 missed 6/24 83 55 6/25 89 47 6/26 101 50 6/27 109 55 6/28 111 56 We keep our Selleck observations going all year. Wanna join us? Larry Schwitters Issaquah From ronpost4 at gmail.com Wed Jun 30 09:48:42 2021 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] local tern deaths due to heat Message-ID: <54C282BD-8280-457C-8A68-8AEE181FA59C@hxcore.ol> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Jun 30 11:45:54 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Baby hawks jumping out of nests due to extreme heat | KOMO Message-ID: Yikes! Dan Reiff MI https://keprtv.com/news/local/baby-hawks-jumping-out-of-nests-due-to-extreme-heat Sent from my iPhone From TRI at seattleu.edu Wed Jun 30 15:14:04 2021 From: TRI at seattleu.edu (Tucker, Trileigh) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Birdwatering In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I love this story so much. Thanks for sharing?and for spraying?Stan! Good birding to all, Trileigh * * * * * Trileigh Tucker Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies, Seattle University Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com Fine art at naturalpresencearts.com/photography/portfolio From: stan Kostka lynn Schmidt > Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 8:47 PM To: > Subject: [Tweeters] Birdwatering Hi Tweets, Over the past few days I?ve done something I?d never done before. I?ve heard of it happening, in other parts of North America (the really hot parts), but I never thought I would ever need to do it here. Call it birdwatering. A pair of Violet Green swallows are nesting in a plywood nestbox about ten feet above my garden. They?ve been feeding young about the past ten days. Middle of last week I lowered the box and enlarged all the ventilation holes. As temps began to climb this weekend I worried. The nestbox is in full sun almost all day. I felt responsible for the young potentially dying from the heat since I put up the nestbox in the first place. Otherwise they might be nesting somewhere else. When it became apparent that the forecast heat wave was truly underway I started spraying the nestbox with water about every hour, using a two gallon pump sprayer filled from one of my rain barrels. At first I just sprayed the nestbox lightly to wet it down, but as temps went over 100, I started spraying it more, totally soaking it, top, sides, back, and bottom, about every 30 minutes. At first the adults paused and checked things out, seemingly curious as to why water was dripping off their nestbox, but they quickly returned to their routine of feeding. When the temp went over 105 I started spraying the box every 20 minutes. The temp here topped out at 109 on a high quality digital thermometer in the shade, on a patio on the north side of my house. It was scary hot outside, can only think it would have gotten deadly hot inside that box in the sun. I kept spraying until the sun went down. I wasnt doing anything else anyway, just laying on the floor inside next to the air conditioner. Today the adults were actively feeding young all day, and I only sprayed the box twice during the hottest part of the afternoon. Temp today topped out at only about 90, most likely didn?t need to do it today, but I decided to give it a couple sprays anyway, for good luck, what the heck. Best of luck to the birds going forward. Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net Arlington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Wed Jun 30 16:39:40 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] birdwatering References: <334458332.945354.1625096380510.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <334458332.945354.1625096380510@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks to Stan Kostka for the cool (no pun intended) post about watering down nest boxes during a heat wave. I did something similar at my place, but I wish I had been as thorough as Stan. A parent Cedar Waxwing had been sitting on the nest with mouth agape for a few hours, so I made sure to spray the crown of the little maple tree where that nest is. She (?) did not seem to mind the spraying activity, although there is something baleful in the stare of a Cedar Waxwing at close range. After the two worst days of the heat wave, Sunday and Monday, she stopped gaping, so I think that danger is passed. The eggs must be about ready to hatch. Unfortunately, I did not think to hose down the Violet-green Swallow nest box, which is closer to my hydrant than is the Cedar Waxwing nest. I had noticed a nestling swallow poking its head out on Monday, so I had figured that all was well. Alas, on Tuesday morning, that nestling, or one of its siblings, was already dead, lying on the ground below the nest. Two pairs of Tree Swallows, one pair of Barn Swallows, and one pair of Black-capped Chickadees had already fledged young at my place, before the heat wave struck. Meanwhile, the good news is that at least one nestling is still alive in the nest box where the one young Violet-green Swallow perished. Another pair of Violet-greens is nesting in a different box, which also faces south, and I think that those young birds are also still alive.? Most years, I worry about young swallows perishing in cool, rainy weather. One spring, an adult Tree Swallow froze to death in a nest box at my place, when we had a late snowfall. At the time, that chilly weather was not making me particularly happy, but on the whole I think I'd prefer a late cold snap to another heat wave like the one we just experienced. If we do get another one during nesting season, I will be sure to spray down any occupied nest boxes. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pbaerny at gmail.com Wed Jun 30 17:06:29 2021 From: pbaerny at gmail.com (Paul Baerny) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck - Everett Sewage Ponds Message-ID: Sent from my iPhone From pbaerny at gmail.com Wed Jun 30 17:38:31 2021 From: pbaerny at gmail.com (Paul Baerny) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:17 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck - Everett Sewage Ponds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2EA6976C-88C7-481D-9E53-6C6D4F33B0A3@gmail.com> No Tufted Duck for me today. Someone must have stolen my password. I?ll get it changed! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2021, at 5:06 PM, Paul Baerny wrote: > > ? > > Sent from my iPhone