From thefedderns at gmail.com Mon Mar 1 00:11:56 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Discovery Park Solitaire -YES! Message-ID: We found the Discovery Park Townsend's Solitaire on Sunday afternoon just as previously reported about 100 yards north of the South parking lot. It seemed to be waiting for us and is not very shy! Snow White - the queen of Queen Anne however, was not giving any audiences today! A number of birders I spoke to were unable to locate her majesty. Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From heidi at dogwoodesign.net Mon Mar 1 08:01:08 2021 From: heidi at dogwoodesign.net (heidi narte) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help identifying bird call please Message-ID: <603D0FC4.1000901@dogwoodesign.net> Hello Tweeters Friends, I have an odd request. This morning while out on my usual walk around Normandy Park I heard a bird call I've not heard before. Of course it stopped before I could download a recording app on my phone. It was a loud, raucous, "ow-ow ow-ow ooowwww." Kind of like what I emit when I step on a piece of gravel in bare feet. It seemed to be coming from a crow that was circling around, although, I'm not positive. It was staccato-like, akin to a jay but definitely not a Stellars or Scrub. I'm stumped. I haven't heard this call in the 20 years I've been walking around my neighborhood. Any ideas welcome! Many thanks! Birding in Normandy Park and the surrounds.. From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Mon Mar 1 09:11:46 2021 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Discovery Park Solitaire -YES! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Morning Tweets, Looking at the town right now. On its favorite berry tree. -Steven On Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 00:13 Hans-Joachim Feddern wrote: > We found the Discovery Park Townsend's Solitaire on Sunday afternoon just > as previously reported about 100 yards north of the South parking lot. It > seemed to be waiting for us and is not very shy! > Snow White - the queen of Queen Anne however, was not giving any audiences > today! A number of birders I spoke to were unable to locate her majesty. > > Good Birding! > > Hans > > -- > *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 elc at u.washington.edu Mon Mar 1 09:30:00 2021 From: elc at u.washington.edu (Elaine Chuang) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Seattle's Snowy Owl (on west QA, Sat 2.27.21) References: Message-ID: <73D00883-B852-40FC-9571-B5BD0B6EFF53@u.washington.edu> To you SNOW YOWL Fans, I am pleased to report that I was completely wrong and that ?she? is fully armed, talon-wise. What I?d interpreted from my mediocre? photos as a missing or broken talon turned out to be a peculiar drop of still-pinkish-blood on top of a balled-up left foot. Thanks to Martin Muller?s superior ? everything, we can all relax on that point. Regarding the left eyelid (note: the eye itself is externally normal in appearance, the pupil is round; and her tracking behavior seems keen and active to everything around her), she likely won it in a tussle with something the night before we first saw a different look to the upper left face (Feb 11). This is thus analogous to a poke / scratch / bruise one might get in the skin beneath the eye itself. Up-to-date status: SNOW was not reported as seen on Sunday, nor so far today. Let?s all broadcast together: "Please head home, and safe travels!" Elaine Chuang Seattle elc at UW dot edu From: Tweeters > on behalf of elc > Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 11:58 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle's Snowy Owl is back on the west side of QA Some might be interested to know that after days out of view and presumed to have high-tailed it back north, The Queen has elected once more to spend time among those most familiar of *her haunts on the West side of QA (today, just 5 houses off McGraw on 1st Avenue West). Wonderful to bear witness to altered behavior of this rare arctic emissary ... spending whole days in trees like the Shore Pine on Valentine?s Day plus one more, and now moving about from roof to roof in broad daylight. Life?s been a little eventful these last 2 weeks: one talon is ?freshly? broken or missing from the left foot, but that left eyelid injury looks to be healing well. Many thanks to Phil Allison for raising the Bat Signal! (* a personal not scientific choice of pronoun, in lieu of it or they. After all, this is on Queen Anne hill ? and as can be seen, this Snowy Owl sports a lovely tiara. For upholding the broadest of inclusivity, we may happily also honor The Band, ?Queen"). Very best wishes again, Tweets! Elaine Chuang Seattle elc at UW dot edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Mon Mar 1 09:48:46 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help identifying bird call please In-Reply-To: <603D0FC4.1000901@dogwoodesign.net> References: <603D0FC4.1000901@dogwoodesign.net> Message-ID: <959718629.641625.1614620926658@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Heidi, The source of that call would almost certainly have been a crow.? There is a certain vocalization that crows make, that I call "The Human Voice Call." Most often I hear it in the autumn, but it can be heard at various times of year. I am not sure, but I think that I have heard it only in Western Washington. Perhaps it is a distinctive call made by our hybrid American Crow X "Northwestern Crows," although crows in general have broad repertoires.? Here is a true tale about the ability of these birds to sound like humans. I suspect that I have bored Tweeters with this one before, but here goes. About 25 years ago, when I was teaching at Concrete Elementary School, we had on our staff an instructional assistant from Maine. She had a real Down-East way of talking. It eclipsed my New York accent. Part of her job was to stand out on the sidewalk in front of school after dismissal, making sure the kids got on their busses safely, which is not as easy a task as one might guess. Mrs. C belonged to that school of thought which holds that pupils should be told what they should do, rather than what they should not. "We walk," Mrs. C would say, as the kids came scurrying across the broad sidewalk--only, with her Maine accent, it came out as "We waaaaaaalk." Then the kids would slow down and make their way safely to their Bluebird Coaches, fewer kindergarteners being trampled in the process. One day after school, I stepped out onto that sidewalk for some reason, rather than collapsing in my chair as per usual.? "We waaaaaaalk," I heard. "We waaaaaalk." Everything was right in the world. The kids were being told to walk, and they were walking.? The only thing was, where was Mrs. C? There was no sign of her. There, however, perched atop the roof of the school, right above the doorway, was a crow. That bird was doing a spot-on impression of Mrs. C, and the oblivious cherubs were following directions, as handed down by that able-bodied avian substitute, the crow! Yours truly, Gary Bletsch On Monday, March 1, 2021, 08:03:31 AM PST, heidi narte wrote: Hello Tweeters Friends, I have an odd request. This morning while out on my usual walk around Normandy Park I heard a bird call I've not heard before. Of course it stopped before I could download a recording app on my phone. It was a loud, raucous, "ow-ow ow-ow ooowwww." Kind of like what I emit when I step on a piece of gravel in bare feet. It seemed to be coming from a crow that was circling around, although, I'm not positive. It was staccato-like, akin to a jay but definitely not a Stellars or Scrub. I'm stumped. I haven't heard this call in the 20 years I've been walking around my neighborhood. Any ideas welcome! Many thanks! Birding in Normandy Park and the surrounds.. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mch1096 at hotmail.com Mon Mar 1 11:30:50 2021 From: mch1096 at hotmail.com (mary hrudkaj) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FirstMountain Quail call of the season Message-ID: After a friend and I stuffed annual mailers for our homeowners association we stepped onto the west deck so I could help her get to her car and so she could get some photos of the Olympic Mtns. Just to the north I heard a male Mountain Quail call twice. First of March, what a wonderful birthday give from Mother Nature for me. The tiny Vernal Draba are blooming in my driveway. 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They are acting in a territorial manner, so am wondering on their affect on the Barred. Are the latter just keeping quiet? David Hutchinson, F&F, 206-499-7305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Mon Mar 1 13:53:02 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Owlish Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3A85F307-1A28-4623-BC3E-4547242E5C42@gmail.com> I have visited Discovery Park only once this winter, and it was in January. I did not see many birds, but I did hear a barred owl! It was not far north of the south parking lot. Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Mar 1, 2021, at 4:28 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: > > ? > In Discovery Park itself and in my local patch in the Capehart site, we have been > very lucky with the periodic occurrence of our local owls, six species at least. > Several species hang out to breed. But funnily enough, the most common one, > the Barred Owl, I have not heard in over a year. My apartment window looks > out on the East Gate of D.P. and in Fall and Winter, there is usually a cacophany > of "Who Cooks". But nothing this winter, nor from other corners of the domain. > > So has anyone been hearing them? We have had up to 3 or 4 pairs in some years > previous. But in late winter, 2020, we had a single GHOW, and this winter we have > had a pair of same. They are acting in a territorial manner, so am wondering on their > affect on the Barred. Are the latter just keeping quiet? > > David Hutchinson, > F&F, 206-499-7305 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ixoreus at scattercreek.com Mon Mar 1 14:29:57 2021 From: ixoreus at scattercreek.com (Bob Sundstrom) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tree Swallows arrive Message-ID: <9AA1E399-02E4-421B-A0DC-DB922F2498AD@scattercreek.com> First Tree Swallows of the season over our field along upper Scatter Ck is S. Thurston County. 8-10 chasing back and forth, some lighting on nest boxes. Bob Sundstrom Sent from my iPhone From amk17 at earthlink.net Mon Mar 1 17:28:07 2021 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ebird RFI Message-ID: <19527446.8339.1614648488174@wamui-agami.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Is there a way to add people to an historic eBird entry? Or is sharing the only method available? Thanks, Anna AMK17 From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Mar 1 17:57:47 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Tree Swallows - Roy Message-ID: Tweeters, Had Tree Swallows and Western Bluebirds (persisting) at our home in Roy today - the swallows were a first. One landed on a pole I use for a nest box and my wife told me I better get started on putting up the boxes NOW! (Yes, Ma?am.) May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Avian Acres ? Roy, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gene.beall at gmail.com Mon Mar 1 19:31:01 2021 From: gene.beall at gmail.com (Gene Beall) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Owlish Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <89ffb75b-6a00-0e8f-0157-815ae6b08439@gmail.com> We have been hearing Barred owls regularly here in Sammamish, both near our house in the 900 block off E Lake Sammamish Parkway SE and a couple miles away at our daughter and son-in-law's place in the 100 block of 211th Place SE. Gene Beall Sammamish, WA gene.beall@gmail.com On 3/1/21 1:27 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: > In Discovery Park itself and in my local patch in the Capehart site, > we have been > very lucky with the periodic occurrence of our local owls, six species > at least. > Several species hang out to breed. But funnily enough, the most common > one, > the Barred Owl, I have not heard in over a year. My apartment window looks > out on the East Gate of ?D.P. and in Fall and Winter, there is > usually? a cacophany > of "Who Cooks". But nothing this winter, nor from other corners of the > domain. > > So has anyone been hearing them? We have had up to 3 or 4 pairs in > some years > previous. But in late winter, 2020, we had a single GHOW, and this > winter we have > had a pair of same. They are acting in a territorial manner, so am > wondering on their > affect on the Barred. Are the latter just keeping quiet? > > David Hutchinson, > F&F, 206-499-7305 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Heading north to Semiahmoo Bay, just before heading into Drayton Harbor off Semiahmoo Resort was a huge raft of ~100's Pacific Loon. Some were actively diving/feeding but most were preening or just hanging out. Another good day in Birch Bay. Eric Ellingson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've been through all the FAQ on the website. I submitted one bird with very clear photos in early February and I haven't heard anything and it is still unconfirmed. I thought maybe I got that one wrong and they just never followed up. However, I submitted another rarity on Feb 6th with a clear photo that I am absolutely certain of it as it is a continuing bird. Someone else reported the same bird yesterday with a photo and their entry is confirmed. Am I missing something? Thanks, Molly Cvetovac Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Tue Mar 2 08:34:52 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (Molly Cvetovac) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ebird review process question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Edit: second rarity was February 26th On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 8:34 AM Molly Cvetovac wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone help me out with how the ebird review process works? I've been > through all the FAQ on the website. > > I submitted one bird with very clear photos in early February and I > haven't heard anything and it is still unconfirmed. I thought maybe I got > that one wrong and they just never followed up. > > However, I submitted another rarity on Feb 6th with a clear photo that I > am absolutely certain of it as it is a continuing bird. Someone else > reported the same bird yesterday with a photo and their entry is confirmed. > > Am I missing something? > > Thanks, > > Molly Cvetovac > Seattle, WA > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elc at u.washington.edu Tue Mar 2 08:37:07 2021 From: elc at u.washington.edu (Elaine Chuang) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle's Snowy Owl (west QA, still) References: Message-ID: <11099C8C-2772-4068-8F5C-83C44631B616@u.washington.edu> Okay, Tweets. After not having been detected (by us humanoids anyway) for 2 days, *she is in sight once more: this morning Phil A (at 7:13 AM) sent up the "bat signal" again. After 85 (approximately) days in a row selecting daytime roosts in a 3-block area, we are in the Now you see me, now you don?t ? phase. Does this more recent behavior reflect her agile adaptability (e.g. spending 2 days midway up a Shore Pine) and appreciation for the lay of the land and its fruits? How our anthropomorphizations do want to spin - off? Well, guess it is not quite yet time for her to take our northward bound suggestion and good wishes ?. If there is anyone left on the planet who wishes to but has not yet seen "The Queen,? this sighting is on the good ol? ?blue house? on the west side of 1st Avenue West ... about four ?Snowy Owl wing beats? from McGraw. From ME Sent: Monday, March 1, 2021 9:30 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Seattle's Snowy Owl (on west QA, Sat 2.27.21) To you SNOW YOWL Fans, I am pleased to report that I was completely wrong and that ?she? is fully armed, talon-wise. What I?d interpreted from my mediocre photos as a missing or broken talon turned out to be a peculiar drop of still-pinkish-blood on top of a balled-up left foot. Thanks to Martin Muller?s superior ? everything, we can all relax on that point. Regarding the left eyelid (note: the eye itself is externally normal in appearance, the pupil is round; and her tracking behavior seems keen and active to everything around her), she likely won it in a tussle with something the night before we first saw a different look to the upper left face (Feb 11). This is thus analogous to a poke / scratch / bruise one might get in the skin beneath the eye itself. Up-to-date status: SNOW was not reported as seen on Sunday, nor so far today. Let?s all broadcast together: "Please head home, and safe travels!" Elaine Chuang Seattle elc at UW dot edu Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 11:58 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle's Snowy Owl is back on the west side of QA Some might be interested to know that after days out of view and presumed to have high-tailed it back north, The Queen has elected once more to spend time among those most familiar of *her haunts on the West side of QA (today, just 5 houses off McGraw on 1st Avenue West). Wonderful to bear witness to altered behavior of this rare arctic emissary ... spending whole days in trees like the Shore Pine on Valentine?s Day plus one more, and now moving about from roof to roof in broad daylight. Life?s been a little eventful these last 2 weeks: one talon is ?freshly? broken or missing from the left foot, but that left eyelid injury looks to be healing well. Many thanks to Phil Allison for raising the Bat Signal! (* a personal not scientific choice of pronoun, in lieu of it or they. After all, this is on Queen Anne hill ? and as can be seen, this Snowy Owl sports a lovely tiara. For upholding the broadest of inclusivity, we may happily also honor The Band, ?Queen"). Very best wishes again, Tweets! Elaine Chuang Seattle elc at UW dot edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Tue Mar 2 08:39:23 2021 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ebird review process question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have that same exact question. Thanks for any insights on how this process works. Best, Beverly Kent, WA On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 8:35 AM Molly Cvetovac wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone help me out with how the ebird review process works? I've been > through all the FAQ on the website. > > I submitted one bird with very clear photos in early February and I > haven't heard anything and it is still unconfirmed. I thought maybe I got > that one wrong and they just never followed up. > > However, I submitted another rarity on Feb 6th with a clear photo that I > am absolutely certain of it as it is a continuing bird. Someone else > reported the same bird yesterday with a photo and their entry is confirmed. > > Am I missing something? > > Thanks, > > Molly Cvetovac > Seattle, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've been through all the FAQ on the website. >> >> I submitted one bird with very clear photos in early February and I haven't heard anything and it is still unconfirmed. I thought maybe I got that one wrong and they just never followed up. >> >> However, I submitted another rarity on Feb 6th with a clear photo that I am absolutely certain of it as it is a continuing bird. Someone else reported the same bird yesterday with a photo and their entry is confirmed. >> >> Am I missing something? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Molly Cvetovac >> Seattle, WA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jelder at meteorcomm.com Tue Mar 2 10:59:08 2021 From: jelder at meteorcomm.com (Jim Elder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle's Snowy Owl is back on the west side of QA Message-ID: All and hello to Diane, Apparently Saturday was Alzheimer's day on Tweeters. The Snowy Owl on Queen Anne is an easy walk from my house (6-8 blocks) and I have visited it at least a dozen times not to mention the days that I have looked and been unable to find it. It's been quite fun to see it and to show it to friends from the neighborhood. In fact Saturday, my wife and I could see the owl from McGraw as we drove by so we stopped for a visit on our way back home. Still, it had not occurred to me that this Snowy Owl, is in fact a visitation from my mother (Eli) as Diane suggested. I like the thought though. In fact I had thought of the American Golden Plover that presided over the spreading of her ashes as her "spirit bird". Concerning the Snowy Owl, I think it could easily choose daytime roosting sites that are not visible. For example an owl could easily be on the roof of McClure Middle School all day without anyone knowing it. This is less than 100 yards from some of the sites the owl has chosen. So the owl could easily still be in the neighborhood. There has also been a pair of Barred Owls resident in the neighborhood this last year which I have seen and/or heard about 10 times. It has always been at night so I don't know where they spend their days. My guess is that they are resident somewhere on the forested slope on the NE side of the hill near the Aurora Bridge. Jim Elder on Queen Anne -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:02 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Tweeters Digest, Vol 198, Issue 28 Today's Topics: 6. Re, Seattle?s Snowy Owl is back on the west side of QA (Diane B.) Message: 6 Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 15:27:31 -0800 From: "Diane B." To: Tweeters , elc@uw.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Re, Seattle?s Snowy Owl is back on the west side of QA Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Elaine, >From a selfish perspective, it warms my heart to learn that the Queen >of Queen Anne Hill continues her rooftop reign. For all kinds of reasons my partner and best birding buddy haven?t driven down to pay our respects to her, and likely will not. But I?ve lived vicariously through all her subjects in Tweeterdom, enjoying everyone?s reports and anecdotes and, earlier on, pictures. I, too, prefer to assign her to the feminine gender, because my romantic, magical realism side imagines she was sent by another birding friend of mine, Eli, who lived in a retirement center at the bottom of Queen Anne Hill until her passing in 2017. I first met Eli on Attu in ?91 and became friends during my subsequent trips to that fantasy island for ABA listers. We stayed in touch over the years, even shared a cabin on an epic ocean voyage to Antarctica in ?95. After Eli moved to her Queen Anne residence I would visit her. With each trip I could tell that Alzheimer?s was stealing her memories, and eventually her love of birds and birding vanished. So in my mind Queen Anne?s snowy owl is Eli?s gift, reassuring me that she didn?t forget after all. I hope this snowy continues to heal and ultimately finds her way back to her northern home, where she belongs. But in the meantime, what a treat to have had her grace us with her majestic presence, Thanks, Eli! And thank you, Elaine for sharing your updates. Happy birding, Diane Birsner Bellingham From ldhubbell at comcast.net Tue Mar 2 11:14:35 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Eagles Overhead Message-ID: Tweeters, This week?s post is about our resident Bad Eagles and the migrants that are just passing through. Sometimes it feels like a bit of a cat-and-mouse kind of game, with the migrants trying to steal the cheese. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/03/ 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 jhoward at uw.edu Tue Mar 2 17:03:36 2021 From: jhoward at uw.edu (Judith A. Howard) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] rufous hummingbirds Message-ID: <605C220D-D2F0-4D1D-AC91-F62CA2F7705F@contoso.com> We?ve been tracking the date of arrival of the rufous hummingbirds for at least ten years. February 19 has been the average arrival date. This year, much later. We just saw our first two yesterday, March 1. I suspect the delay was due to the recent terrible Midwest weather. Judy Howard Whidbey Island -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jill.freidberg at gmail.com Wed Mar 3 11:23:29 2021 From: jill.freidberg at gmail.com (Jill Freidberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell crows Message-ID: <13E436E3-B512-4B11-B3B2-ED7B48340190@gmail.com> I have witnessed peak roosting at UW Bothell, and I want to take my stepkids up there this Saturday. I?ve really talked it up, and I?m worried it might be underwhelming. This spring weather might have the crows staying closer to their nesting areas. Has anyone been up there in the last few days and seen the full cawcawphony? If so, about what time are the greatest numbers assembling. In the past, I?ve been surprised that the peak roosting activity seems to happen later than dusk, but it seems fluid. Thanks! Jill From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Wed Mar 3 13:21:27 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell crows In-Reply-To: <4e9a8ff4f5a1282d779bbd8b8b6ad8b8@birdsbydave.com> References: <13E436E3-B512-4B11-B3B2-ED7B48340190@gmail.com> <4e9a8ff4f5a1282d779bbd8b8b6ad8b8@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: <848d12402afeb96d85c6703d017f9d0d@birdsbydave.com> A very large flyover of crows, all heading in one direction, happens early evenings at our home in Port Townsend in the summer months, after babies are fledged. Sometime we know exactly where they plan to roost each year, but that does change. We like to say that they are all heading for a giant pajama party. It is also interesting to see how the occasional straggle really trys hard to catch up! On 2021-03-03 12:23, Jill Freidberg wrote: > I have witnessed peak roosting at UW Bothell, and I want to take my > stepkids up there this Saturday. I?ve really talked it up, and I?m > worried it might be underwhelming. This spring weather might have the > crows staying closer to their nesting areas. Has anyone been up there > in the last few days and seen the full cawcawphony? If so, about what > time are the greatest numbers assembling. In the past, I?ve been > surprised that the peak roosting activity seems to happen later than > dusk, but it seems fluid. > > Thanks! > Jill > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From 1northraven at gmail.com Wed Mar 3 13:53:03 2021 From: 1northraven at gmail.com (J Christian Kessler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell crows In-Reply-To: <13E436E3-B512-4B11-B3B2-ED7B48340190@gmail.com> References: <13E436E3-B512-4B11-B3B2-ED7B48340190@gmail.com> Message-ID: Jill -- we live on the west side of the lake parallel with Lake City, and so get a large fly-over every evening and morning -- it is not one huge flock but rather groups with pauses. usually starts a bit before sunset and continues until closer to dusk. and brighter the sun the later it takes place -- heavy overcast makes it earlier than bright sunset. I'd suggest you plan to arrive at the roost just about scheduled sunset, as many Crows should already be there but lots more arriving over the next ~15 or more minutes, I would think (I've never gone to the roost myself, just sit in my living room and watch the flow. Chris Kessler northeast Seattle On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 11:24 AM Jill Freidberg wrote: > I have witnessed peak roosting at UW Bothell, and I want to take my > stepkids up there this Saturday. I?ve really talked it up, and I?m worried > it might be underwhelming. This spring weather might have the crows staying > closer to their nesting areas. Has anyone been up there in the last few > days and seen the full cawcawphony? If so, about what time are the greatest > numbers assembling. In the past, I?ve been surprised that the peak roosting > activity seems to happen later than dusk, but it seems fluid. > > Thanks! > Jill > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- "moderation in everything, including moderation" Rustin Thompson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Wed Mar 3 14:18:53 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle tree sparrow - no Message-ID: <20842988.163988.1614809933630@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, I did not find the American Tree Sparrow this morning (reported yesterday) on Surber and nearby at the Montlake Fill area, from 6:50-10-plus. I did see one immature White-crowned Sparrow with breast spot, so be careful. Also: slate-colored junco, Merlin, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Pacific Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch, scrub-jay, all pretty good birds for the Fill. 3 March, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence dot com From scottratkinson at hotmail.com Wed Mar 3 20:33:10 2021 From: scottratkinson at hotmail.com (Scott Atkinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Terry Pettus Park and Eastlake birds today Message-ID: Tweeters: Today's long-awaited great weather made for good birding from Terry Pettus Park (slightly expanded thanks to United States Seafoods) northward along Fairview Ave. to Louisa Road End Park and returning via Minor Ave. Highlights included 6 gull species and 4 sparrow species, and a White-crowned x Golden-crowned Sparrow hybrid, which I photographed. There was also an interesting sparrow, sp. All details on EBird at eBird Checklist - 3 Mar 2021 - Terry Pettus Park and along Fairview Ave northward - 32 species (+3 other taxa). 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I know that?the American Crow roost is going strong?here at the Leach Creek Wetlands where south Fircrest meets Tacoma and east University Place (near the mostly inaccessible "Woodside Pond Nature Park"). I counted just over 1,000 individuals heading there this evening just before 6pm as they flew over my home just about 1.5 mile north, and those were just the ones I was able to catch a good look at and had time to count for a few minutes. My experience is the roost here doesn't thin out much until later in the breeding season. And I think many crows may go back to roost communally even after they've started reestablishing territories. So based on my experience and if Chris Kessler is still seeing Bothell crows stream by, you should be good this Saturday.? My experience is that as the sun sets the birds start to come in, then get more concentrated as the flocks stream in as it's getting darker, and then as it's getting very near the end of twilight?they make a mass move to their final roosting site. I think Chris's suggestion of arriving just after sunset and seeing them mass up as it gets dark would be good timing.?? Good luck! Glenn Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2021 11:23:29 -0800 From: Jill Freidberg To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell crows Message-ID: <13E436E3-B512-4B11-B3B2-ED7B48340190@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset=utf-8 I have witnessed peak roosting at UW Bothell, and I want to take my stepkids up there this Saturday. I've really talked it up, and I'm worried it might be underwhelming. This spring weather might have the crows staying closer to their nesting areas. Has anyone been up there in the last few days and seen the full cawcawphony? If so, about what time are the greatest numbers assembling. 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I didn't realize that they are somewhat migratory in Western > Washington. Birdweb shows them as uncommon in the Puget Trough in winter. > We have a nice flock of 10-15 which certainly breed here in Seahurst, WA, > south of Seattle. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > On 03/03/2021 10:32 AM flick@gorge.net wrote: > > > March 3, 2021 - White Salmon, WA > Band-tailed Pigeon, two adults, at mixed-seed feeder 9:19 am today > > 1st sighting for 2021 - a small BTPI population breeds in White Salmon, WA > every year > > Cathy Flick > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Thu Mar 4 08:55:09 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] bird-finding book RFI References: <2093432947.354162.1614876909034.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2093432947.354162.1614876909034@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Now that I have had my first shot in the arm, I am finally planning a couple of trips. Might there be recommendations for bird-finding guides to Arizona and Alaska?? The AZ trip will be mostly in SE AZ, but I will probably cover other areas in the state; a statewide book would be nice, but one concentrating on SE AZ would be, too.? I will be in the Anchorage area on the other trip. A bird-finding guide to the whole state of AK would be nice, but if there is one for just the Anchorage area, that would also be good--especially since Alaska is so huge. Please send any suggestions directly to me. Thanks! 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Suspecting a predator, since there were no dog walkers, likely due to that high wind, I parked in the RV area, driver's side towards the spit, ran down my window and waited. Soon, everybody circled back and filled the spit once more. I had camera with 400mm at the ready, expecting another flight; I was not disappointed, as a few minutes later, I was getting a burst of images of massed mixed species, against a background of whitecaps. One larger bird passed through at a low angle, buzzed the length of sand and rock, landed on a log. A juvenile baldy, looking more like it was having a hard time with the power of gusts than hunting. I managed a burst of shots including wing outstretched when it decided to move on, which it did, flying low across to Marrowstone island. From pdickins at gmail.com Thu Mar 4 14:11:50 2021 From: pdickins at gmail.com (Philip Dickinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] bird-finding book RFI In-Reply-To: <2093432947.354162.1614876909034@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2093432947.354162.1614876909034@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <128B9929-DE08-485E-A1DF-3856D1AC5904@gmail.com> Finding Birds in Southeast Arizona from Tucson Audubon is excellent, but I think the last edition was 2015. Birding in Southeastern Arizona bay have a more recent update and also is excelkent Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2021, at 8:56 AM, Gary Bletsch wrote: > > ? > Dear Tweeters, > > Now that I have had my first shot in the arm, I am finally planning a couple of trips. Might there be recommendations for bird-finding guides to Arizona and Alaska? > > The AZ trip will be mostly in SE AZ, but I will probably cover other areas in the state; a statewide book would be nice, but one concentrating on SE AZ would be, too. > > I will be in the Anchorage area on the other trip. A bird-finding guide to the whole state of AK would be nice, but if there is one for just the Anchorage area, that would also be good--especially since Alaska is so huge. > > Please send any suggestions directly to me. > > Thanks! > > Yours truly, > > Gary Bletsch > > garybletsch@yahoo.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 garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Mar 4 16:53:53 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks, all set for AZ & AK bird books References: <1811522535.520920.1614905633256.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1811522535.520920.1614905633256@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks to one and all for the many excellent suggestions. Several Tweeters offered to lend me their books, and one kind Tweeter actually offered to mail me his copy of one of the books to keep! Between that book, and the recommended titles that I have ordered, I am all set for both trips.? On a Washington birding note, I will report that I encountered drumming Red-breasted Sapsuckers in two different spots in the Upper Skagit Valley today. It is so nice to have that sign of spring, along with the skunk cabbage, the Tree Swallows, and the songs of the frogs. 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Much nest building going on. d.. Barn Owl ? one flew across the East Meadow a little after 6:00 a.m. e.. Red-breasted Sapsucker ? two sightings for my group. First of the Year (FOY) f.. TREE SWALLOW ? Maybe 4 at the Pea Patch and 4 at the East Meadow (FOY) g.. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW ? two over fields 7-8-9 (FOY) h.. Bushtit ? at least a dozen at the Rowing Club. These have been hard to come by this winter at Marymoor i.. Varied Thrush ? quite a few heard, some people even saw a couple briefly j.. Cedar Waxwing ? three heard, glimpsed, near the stage Today?s sighting of VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW is our 5th-earliest sighting ever, though still (just) over a week later than our earliest-ever sighting in 2016. Misses today included Ring-necked Duck, Cooper?s Hawk, Pacific Wren (though I heard one yesterday at the park), Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Eagerly awaiting our first Rufous Hummingbird and Savannah Sparrow; maybe next week. Say?s Phoebe and Mountain Bluebird are unlikely before the 3rd week in March, but possible sooner. Between the two groups, we had 63 species today. With the two species of swallow, we?re up to 84 species for 2021. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From diane_weinstein at msn.com Thu Mar 4 19:54:51 2021 From: diane_weinstein at msn.com (Diane Weinstein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Wood Duck Nesting Questions Message-ID: I was helping clean out Wood Duck nest boxes today, March 4th. It was too late, as all three boxes had eggs in them. Last year, the boxes were cleaned out on March 17th and there were no eggs at that time. Maybe the Wood Ducks nested early this year or last year they were late. I have read that Wood Ducks sometimes produce two broods a year. So, when would be the best time to safely clean out the boxes? 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Today's Topics: 1. Re: bird-finding book RFI (Philip Dickinson) 2. Thanks, all set for AZ & AK bird books (Gary Bletsch) 3. Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-03-04 (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) 4. Wood Duck Nesting Questions (Diane Weinstein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:11:50 -0800 From: Philip Dickinson To: Gary Bletsch Cc: Tweeters Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] bird-finding book RFI Message-ID: <128B9929-DE08-485E-A1DF-3856D1AC5904@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Finding Birds in Southeast Arizona from Tucson Audubon is excellent, but I think the last edition was 2015. Birding in Southeastern Arizona bay have a more recent update and also is excelkent Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2021, at 8:56 AM, Gary Bletsch wrote: > > ? > Dear Tweeters, > > Now that I have had my first shot in the arm, I am finally planning a couple of trips. Might there be recommendations for bird-finding guides to Arizona and Alaska? > > The AZ trip will be mostly in SE AZ, but I will probably cover other areas in the state; a statewide book would be nice, but one concentrating on SE AZ would be, too. > > I will be in the Anchorage area on the other trip. A bird-finding guide to the whole state of AK would be nice, but if there is one for just the Anchorage area, that would also be good--especially since Alaska is so huge. > > Please send any suggestions directly to me. > > Thanks! > > Yours truly, > > Gary Bletsch > > garybletsch@yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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%7C682c1b01e11f4dd8219308d8e011d8ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637505714568400173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=44gOQKHjG8rcIYGjWNvhT4Ny8JuEltefMxvv3wSYaCw%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 00:53:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Gary Bletsch To: Tweeters Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks, all set for AZ & AK bird books Message-ID: <1811522535.520920.1614905633256@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Tweeters, Thanks to one and all for the many excellent suggestions. Several Tweeters offered to lend me their books, and one kind Tweeter actually offered to mail me his copy of one of the books to keep! Between that book, and the recommended titles that I have ordered, I am all set for both trips.? On a Washington birding note, I will report that I encountered drumming Red-breasted Sapsuckers in two different spots in the Upper Skagit Valley today. It is so nice to have that sign of spring, along with the skunk cabbage, the Tree Swallows, and the songs of the frogs. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Red-breasted Sapsucker ? two sightings for my group. First of the Year (FOY) f.. TREE SWALLOW ? Maybe 4 at the Pea Patch and 4 at the East Meadow (FOY) g.. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW ? two over fields 7-8-9 (FOY) h.. Bushtit ? at least a dozen at the Rowing Club. These have been hard to come by this winter at Marymoor i.. Varied Thrush ? quite a few heard, some people even saw a couple briefly j.. Cedar Waxwing ? three heard, glimpsed, near the stage Today?s sighting of VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW is our 5th-earliest sighting ever, though still (just) over a week later than our earliest-ever sighting in 2016. Misses today included Ring-necked Duck, Cooper?s Hawk, Pacific Wren (though I heard one yesterday at the park), Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Eagerly awaiting our first Rufous Hummingbird and Savannah Sparrow; maybe next week. Say?s Phoebe and Mountain Bluebird are unlikely before the 3rd week in March, but possible sooner. Between the two groups, we had 63 species today. With the two species of swallow, we?re up to 84 species for 2021. = Michael Hobbs = https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marymoor.org%2Fbirding.htm&data=04%7C01%7C%7C682c1b01e11f4dd8219308d8e011d8ca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637505714568400173%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=WTU%2BbPez%2Fn%2BveeaUoT4Jh%2BKB4LVgm2RhfsoHImh%2BJcI%3D&reserved=0 = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 03:54:51 +0000 From: Diane Weinstein To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Wood Duck Nesting Questions Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I was helping clean out Wood Duck nest boxes today, March 4th. It was too late, as all three boxes had eggs in them. Last year, the boxes were cleaned out on March 17th and there were no eggs at that time. Maybe the Wood Ducks nested early this year or last year they were late. I have read that Wood Ducks sometimes produce two broods a year. So, when would be the best time to safely clean out the boxes? One of the nests had a large blue egg, slightly bigger than the cream-colored Wood Duck eggs. Any guesses as to whose egg it is. I have seen Hooded Mergansers nesting in the boxes before, but their eggs are also cream-colored. Diane Weinstein Sammamish -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Sat Mar 6 07:32:04 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks, all set for AZ & AK books References: <689802059.118656.1615044724520.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <689802059.118656.1615044724520@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks to one and all for all the insider tips and offers of books. Now I am all set for my trips--just need to wait for the UPS man and start reading! Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sowersalexander1 at gmail.com Sat Mar 6 07:35:14 2021 From: sowersalexander1 at gmail.com (Xander Sowers) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Montlake_Fill_Say=E2=80=99s_Phoebe?= Message-ID: Hey tweets, Just had a Say?s Phoebe over in the UW farm at the Montlake Fill (just west of the parking area). 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Message-ID: Hi, Has anyone by chance spotted the snowy owl today? Thanks, Molly Sent from my iPhone From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Sat Mar 6 15:05:18 2021 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Redheads, Canvasback female and Ruddy Duck at Weyerhaeuser Pond References: <1335691751.202496.1615071918843.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1335691751.202496.1615071918843@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, Delia and I were at Weyerhaeuser Pond in Federal Way just now and were glad to see the lone female Canvasback is still there as were 4 Redheads and a Ruddy Duck, along with the larger numbers of Ring-necked Ducks and Wigeon. Thanks all, Ed Newbold (and Delia Scholes) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill.freidberg at gmail.com Sat Mar 6 19:30:31 2021 From: jill.freidberg at gmail.com (Jill Freidberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell Crows affirmative Message-ID: <6D0ABA44-20ED-4024-B973-5DC618502E0C@gmail.com> After I emailed earlier this week, asking if the Bothell crow congregation was still going strong this late in the season, a few of you emailed me to say you had the same question. We went tonight, and it did not disappoint. A sea of crows. What a relief, ?cause I had really talked it up to my step-kids, who are teenagers, and if it had been anything other than spectacular, I would have heard about it for years. Peak activity was between 5:45 and 6:15. After that, they moved down into the wetlands. Jill From bennetts10 at comcast.net Sat Mar 6 20:43:53 2021 From: bennetts10 at comcast.net (ANDREA BENNETT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Peregrine Falcons, Samish Flats West, Skagit County Message-ID: <488123600.121434.1615092234030@connect.xfinity.com> We spent the day on Samish Island, Samish Flats West 90, and the Samish T and saw great birds. The Brant, Surf Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks are still in Padilla Bay along with Common and Pacific Loons and great looks at Red-breasted Mergansers. At the Samish Flats we saw Rough legged Hawks, an American Kestrel, and 2 Peregrine Falcons - maybe a pair?? The Samish T had, in addition to great looks at the Short-eared Owls, a Great Blue Heron eating a mole and nice look at a Lincolns Sparrow. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andy_mcc at hotmail.com Sat Mar 6 11:47:56 2021 From: andy_mcc at hotmail.com (Andy McCormick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastside Audubon CBC Report 2020 Message-ID: Hello Tweets, Here is my report for the 2020 Eastside Audubon CBC. I thought you might like to see how we did. Andy McCormick Bellevue, WA Eastside Audubon Christmas Bird Count, 19 December 2020 2020 Eastside Audubon Christmas Bird Count Summary 19 December 2020 108 species tallied (count day + count week) Count Day: 102 species Count week: 6 additional species Individual birds: 21,095 Observers: 41 (23 in the field + 16 feeder watchers + 2 eBird reports) Overview: The 37th Eastside Audubon CBC was held on December 19, 2020. The day was cloudy with calm wind and sporadic light to heavy rain in the afternoon. The species count of 102 in the field was the second highest in the past 10 years. The range for Count Day is 90-103. With the addition of six Count Week species the total number of species was 108. The total number of birds at 21,095 was the second highest in the past 10 years. Unfortunately, we did not have coverage for the Fall City section of the CBC and this likely led to a reduced count. However, we supplemented the count with bird counts from two eBirders who visited the Neal Road area of Fall City on our Count Day. The count was conducted in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic under restrictions specified in Washington State and King County guidelines for mask wearing and social distancing. We did not recruit volunteers for the count and team leaders conducted the count alone or with one or two other people. One route was split between two people. Eight of the 14 circle sections were counted by one person and four by two persons. One section, that in Fall City, was not counted by a team. Highlights The EAS CBC tripled the number of feeder watchers from 5 in 2019 to 16 in 2020. We had set a goal last year to increase the feeder watchers. This increase may be partly a result of restricted participation in the field teams to comply with state and county regulations. Rusty Blackbird, a rarity observed by many birders including two on our Count Day appears on the EAS CBC for the first time. The bird is part of a large mixed flock of Brewer's Blackbirds and European Starlings in Fall City. A rare Common Grackle has also been part of the flock and was seen during Count Week, but not on Count Day. Northern Pygmy-Owl was seen for the first time in the past 10 years. It was a big year for irruptive finches and nuthatches. Pine Siskins numbered 1,187 the highest total since 2012. Red Crossbills were in the area and 14 were seen on Cougar Mountain. Red-breasted Nuthatches at 54 were at twice their 10-year average. We were pleased to see Cackling Goose numbers at 10,380, double their 10-year average. Last year's count of 1,518 was hampered by drone testing in the fields in Carnation, WA. However, this year we requested drone flights to be stopped for the week prior to and including Count Day. The farm staff agreed with this request and the geese showed up. Notable Misses Once again Peregrine Falcon, which is known to be in our area, eluded our count. After being counted for four consecutive years Northern Saw-whet Owl was missed again for the second straight year. For the third year in a row Band-tailed Pigeons eluded the count. Cedar Waxwing and Evening Grosbeak were also missed. Trends The CBC uses the previous 10-year average as one yardstick to provide context for a particular year's count totals. The following review shows a mix of how birds fared on the Eastside Audubon CBC. The numbers in parentheses are the total number seen in 2020, and the percentage as a ratio of the 10-year average. Ducks and Geese Cackling Geese (10,380, 205%) rebounded after the drone flight interference in 2019 (See above.). Canada Geese (388, 29%) were well below average. For the fourth consecutive count duck species have continued a downward trend. Ruddy Duck (9, 23%) rebounded but was still low. Greater (5, 38%) and Lesser Scaup (4, 20%%), Northern Shoveler (9, 39%%), Green-winged Teal (16, 17%), and American Wigeon (100, 27%) all fell further behind their 10-year average. Hooded Mergansers (42, 66%) were down to their lowest count since 2015. Mallard (1248, 82%) rebounded nicely to their highest count since 2015. Grebes, Pigeons, Hummingbirds, Coots, and Rails Pied-billed Grebes (67, 93%) were at their average count. However, Western Grebes (28, 57%) were down. Virginia Rail (6, 120%) and American Coot (349, 88%) were near their 10-year average. Anna's Hummingbirds (74, 106%) were at their average but still down from the 2018 total of 133. For the third year in a row Band-tailed Pigeon was not seen on Count Day, and this year was also missed during Count Week. Gulls, Loons, Cormorants, and Herons Mew Gulls (984, 179%) were the news among the gulls. Ring-billed Gulls (12, 29%) showed at a shadow of their former selves. However, their outlier high count of 114 in 2019 pushed the average up considerably. The lakes held no loons that we could see this year. Great Blue Herons (30, 64%) were the lowest since 2013. Double-crested Cormorants (67, 49%) continued their decline in our circle. This year we happily found two Green Herons in Issaquah: one at Pickering Place and the other at Lake Sammamish State Park. Raptors and Owls Bald Eagles (30, 79%) dropped a bit below average. Red-tailed Hawks (28, 68%) declined to the lowest count since 2013. Once again only one Northern Harrier was seen. Only two Cooper's Hawks and one Sharp-shinned Hawk were seen. The count of American Kestrels (2, 67%) dropped from the 11 of 2019 back to close to an average number. One Merlin was counted. Expanding our count into more forested areas helped raise the count of owls to 10. Great Horned Owl (4) and Western Screech Owl (2) showed well. Barn Owl (2), Barred Owl, and Northern Pygmy-Owl were also found. Kingfisher, Woodpeckers, and Falcons Belted Kingfisher (11, 110%) met the average. Red-breasted Sapsuckers (4, 50%) continued in low numbers. Northern Flickers (73, 79%) also fell a bit below the mean. Downy (19, 73%) and Hairy (12, 109%) Woodpeckers were close to their average, but Pileated Woodpeckers (12, 171%) continued their expansion and growing numbers. Passerines Common Ravens (21, 111%) were about average, and American Crows (618, 66%) continued a gradual decline since a high count of 1,723 in 2017. Steller's Jays (74, 65%) dropped to their lowest count since 2010. We were unable to hike Tiger Mountain to look for Canada Jays this year. Both Black-capped (257, 78%) and Chestnut-backed Chickadees (126, 84%), and Bushtits (153, 100%) were seen in close to or in average numbers. Red-breasted Nuthatches (54, 200%) were seen in high numbers, but Brown Creeper (11, 50%) fell back this year. Varied Thrushes (35, 60%) were seen in better numbers this year. However, we had the lowest count of American Robins (345, 61%) in the past 10 years and far below the high of 722 in 2017. Pine Siskins (1,187, 149%) irrupted this year with the highest count since 2012. House Finch (86, 65%) dropped considerably to the lowest count since 2013. Purple Finch (16, 50%) numbers were even with 2019, and American Goldfinches (9, 20%) were quite low. Red Crossbills (14, 48%) made the list but Evening Grosbeaks did not. Two White-throated Sparrows were seen on Count Day at Marymoor Park in Redmond, and a Lincoln's Sparrow was posted on eBird from Fall City. Most other sparrows were counted in average numbers. A welcome return to average by Golden-crowned Sparrows (114, 109%) and solid numbers of Song Sparrows (200, 87%) were evident. White-crowned Sparrows (29, 83%) and Spotted Towhee (138, 96%) were close to average. Dark-eyed Juncos (505, 69%) typically the most frequently seen bird on Project Feederwatch were below average on this CBC. Unfortunately, Fox Sparrows (22, 44%) dropped again. House Sparrows maintained their average (54, 98%). We added six Count Week species to our count in 2020: Common Grackle, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Western Meadowlark, Osprey, Turkey Vulture, and Orange-crowned Warbler. I am grateful for the resolve of our volunteer team members and feeder watchers who produced a solid count that I believe accurately reflects the status of birds in our count circle. Andy McCormick Eastside Audubon CBC Compiler Kirkland, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwr.personal at gmail.com Sun Mar 7 08:36:31 2021 From: rwr.personal at gmail.com (Randy Robinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:12 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Expanded Birder's Dashboard Message-ID: I have an expanded version of the Birder's Dashboard which supports all the countries that eBird covers (253 if you're counting). You can find the world version here: BirdDash.net full-screen version (desktops, etc.) BirdDash.net/md phone version The dashboard is, I think, a simple interface to see recent eBird data. The world version may be handy if you're traveling or just curious to see what's happening in another part of the world. I'm always interested in feedback, so if you have a suggestion or find a problem please let me know. Like the other versions of the dashboard this is a web application with no cookies and nothing downloaded to your device. It does require internet access. The existing dashboard for Washington state that shows county boundaries is still located here: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/ full-screen version (desktops, etc.) http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/md phone version And the existing version for the U.S. and Canada is here: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/ full-screen version (desktops, etc.) http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/md phone version Thanks, Randy Robinson Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Sun Mar 7 09:02:34 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Expanded Birder's Dashboard In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <626643032.235352.1615136554454@mail.yahoo.com> The dashboard is my go to app.? Super useful and easy.? Thanks Randy!! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 8:37 AM, Randy Robinson wrote: I have an expanded version of the Birder's Dashboard which supports all the countries that eBird covers (253 if you're counting). You can find the world version here: BirdDash.net?????????? full-screen version (desktops, etc.) BirdDash.net/md? ?? phone version The dashboard is, I think, a simple interface to see recent eBird data. The world version may be handy if you're traveling or just curious to see what's happening in another part of the world. I'm always interested in feedback, so if you have a suggestion or find a problem please let me know. Like the other versions of the dashboard this is a web application with no cookies and nothing downloaded to your device. It does require internet access. The existing dashboard for Washington state that shows county boundaries is still located here: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/ ? ??? full-screen version (desktops, etc.) http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/md? phone version And the existing version for the U.S. and Canada is here: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/?????????? full-screen version (desktops, etc.) http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/md ???? phone version Thanks, Randy Robinson Seattle, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Sun Mar 7 19:20:58 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - February 2021 Message-ID: <91EDA41A-26BF-4B21-A752-14AAD2EE653D@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, We only added two new year species in February. There was a White-throated Sparrow (code 3) in a private yard in the Edmonds Bowl, starting 2-6 and reported through 2-24. A Swamp Sparrow (code 5) was at the marsh briefly on 2-27. It could not be relocated after it flew. One big miss so far is Western Meadowlark (code 3), which is usually seen in winter either at Marina Beach or around the marsh. Sanderling reports fell off significantly from the large numbers in January. The Great Horned Owl that spends some time in the Seaview neighborhood was heard calling in late February, for the first tie since it was recorded in late January. We declined to add more species to our collective year list than we added. We reviewed eBird reports for six other species and opted not to add them as the checklists did not contain either field mark descriptions or a photo or audio recording. They were birds that are unusual for Edmonds or for the time of year, from observers whom we do not know and have no ability to contact for additional information. We, thus, take a conservative approach and hold off for sightings that have documentation. Late Report: I forgot to include in the January roundup a sighting of Trumpeter Swans (code 4) from Point Edwards on 1-25. We are at 106 species for the year. As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or audio. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2021 city checklist, please request it at checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. If you bird in Edmonds, I would encourage you to get the checklist so that you can see which birds are less likely to be seen here than in other parts of Snohomish County. It can help you decide when it might be appropriate to add documentation or to let me know about your observation. The 2021 checklist is now posted in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier. I will update it periodically. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA cariddellwa at gmail dot com Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records From robertgary02 at aol.com Sun Mar 7 23:37:17 2021 From: robertgary02 at aol.com (Robert Gray) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Leucistic Junco References: <1767403280.421897.1615189037232.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1767403280.421897.1615189037232@mail.yahoo.com> Lovely bird at Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland this afternoon. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alicerubin at gmail.com Mon Mar 8 08:33:46 2021 From: alicerubin at gmail.com (Alice Rubin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Olympia Pine Siskins Message-ID: I think our siskins are on the move. We had a larger group on our feeders this morning. When I opened the door to check it out and was hit was a wall of siskin song! Pretty incredible. 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I arrived relatively late in the day on Thursday, getting 4 Canada Jays just as the sun was setting, but my earlier arrival on Monday netted 8 instead, all of which were happily harassing hikers hoping for handouts (say that one 5 times fast!). It seems they specifically hang out around the open area at the summit expecting people to come by with food. I guess that at least makes counting them easy! Hopefully our next CBC will include them :) Mason Maron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ksnyder75 at gmail.com Mon Mar 8 10:38:18 2021 From: ksnyder75 at gmail.com (Kathleen Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sandhill Cranes of the Pacific Flyway - Zoom Thursday March 11th Message-ID: Dr Gary Ivey, International Crane Foundation researcher, will discuss the status, biology, life history, migration routes, wintering areas, and breeding areas of the three subspecies of Sandhill Cranes found in Washington. 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Catherine Alexander Lakewood Neighborhood South Seattle Sent from my telegraph machine From garybletsch at yahoo.com Tue Mar 9 08:07:42 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] early tanagers In-Reply-To: <9C11B778-74F4-4479-ABD6-95246B493C30@squeakyfiddle.com> References: <9C11B778-74F4-4479-ABD6-95246B493C30@squeakyfiddle.com> Message-ID: <1651682049.703670.1615306062414@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Catherine and Tweeters, March eighth would indeed be a very early date for a Western Tanager, but the species has occurred in Western Washington in every month of the year, according to the tables in the ABA bird-finding guide to Washington; eBird's bar graphs agree. On the other hand, I am a pretty good ear-birder, and I thought I heard a Western Tanager yesterday, in Rockport. It turned out to be an American Robin singing an oddly coarse-sounding song. Roger Tory Peterson once wrote that the Scarlet Tanager sounds "like a Robin with a sore throat." That got me to pondering for the umpteenth time a question of mimicry. There are quite a few birds in North America that sing what are called "robin-like songs." Black-headed and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and Scarlet, Summer, Hepatic, and Western Tanagers, all come to mind. I've always assumed that those birds were "copying" the song of the American Robin, but of course there is no way for me to test such an hypothesis! It would take an elegant scientific mind to come up with an experiment to do so. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch On Monday, March 8, 2021, 06:07:12 PM PST, Catherine Alexander wrote: I know that this is impossibly early, but this afternoon I heard either a Western Tanager singing or a person hiding in a tree playing a recording of a Western Tanager singing. Seward Park, north of the amphitheater in the trees along the upper loop road, around 5pm. Catherine Alexander Lakewood Neighborhood South Seattle Sent from my telegraph machine _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Mar 9 08:32:13 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Samish & Whidbey on 3/8/21 Message-ID: <002a01d71501$c29479e0$47bd6da0$@isomedia.com> Hi Tweets Yesterday I took advantage of the clear weather to take a trip to the Samish Flats/ Samish Island, March Point and Whidbey Island, although it was very windy. On the way up I-5 there were a few American Crows and one Red-tailed Hawk. As I came down onto the Skagit Valley there was a nice flock of swans - scoping showed both Trumpeter and Tundra Swans in a field to the right of the LaConner exit. At the Chuckanut Drive exit there was a large group of Mallards and American Wigeon. Pulver Rd. and Cook Rd. were birdless - unusual. Ershig Rd. did have a few Mallards and a few American Wigeon. Worline Rd. had more swans (but too distant to i.d. well) , and a couple of American Robins. At the house with feeders on Bow Cemetary Rd. there were Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow. Back on Chuckanut Drive there was a flyover Bald Eagle, and a pond with lots of Northerrn Pintail. At the lagoon off Legg Rd & Chuckanut (in Blanchard) there were more Northern Pintail, and at Colony Rd there was a House Sparrow. Back down Chuckanut there was a Red-tailed Hawk. West along W. Bow Hill Rd into Edison, Smith Rd. had Green-winged Teal. Out of Edison and onto Bayview-Edison Rd, a bush with House Finch, Common Raven and several Bald Eagles by the large nest tree. A Northern Harrier was working the fields south of the road. I stopped for a while at the East 90, no joy on Short-eared Owl, but there were more House Finch. Scoping the field east of the East 90 had a large group of ducks - lots of American Wigeon and at least two Eurasian Wigeon, Mallards. More American Wigeon in the fields along Samish Island Rd. At the West 90 there was a large flock (probably 1500) Snow Geese and a Rough-legged Hawk. Up to Samish Island and Wharf Rd - Samish Bay yielded Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Surf Scoter, Red-breasted Mergansesr, distant Brant, a Common Loon and a flock of at least 40 Long-tailed Duck. As I headed south Bayview-Edison Rd. had a field with many American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail, many Dunlin and another two Eurasian Wigeon. At Sullivan Rd. a field just north had another 700 or so Snow Geese. A quick stop at Bayview State Park had a few Bufflehead, probable Common Goldeneye (dove too soon) and some very distant scaup (probably Greater??). March Point - by now the wind had picked up and the rough water didn't allow i.d. A small group of Barrow's Goldeneye, more Buffhlehead. After a lunch stop in Anacortes I headed south to Whidbey Island. At Rosario Beach there was a Black Oystercatcher, 6 Harlequin Duck, a Pelagic Cormorant, a Red-necked Grebe, Bufflehead and a Chestnut-back Chickadee. At West Beach in Deception State Park a flock of gulls were mostly Glaucous-winged with a Ring-billed and Western and Iceland. The Deception Pass had several Red-throated Loons. Along Ducken Rd and Troxell Rd to Alana Spit - a Barrow's Goldeneye. Down into Oak Harbor and the marina - a scope look at the log boom showed a few Black Turnstones and at least one Surfbird. Out to Swantown, the marsh had a March Wren singing, and a few Red-winged Blackbirds. Bos Lake had Ruddy Duck, Northern Pintail, Pied-billed Grebe and a Lesser Scaup. The Strait had more Bufflehead. Hastie Lake Rd. access and Libby Beach were birdless. Down to Lake Crockett and the ferry terminal. The old structure had its usual all three cormorants - Double-crested, Pelagic and Brandt's. As I waited for the ferry at Clinton I saw a Horned Grebe. At various spots along the trip I saw Canada Goose, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall,, White-winged Scoter, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Steller's Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, European Starling, Spotted Towhee and Brewer's Blackbird. All in all a good day, finished under cloudy skies and 62 species for the day. Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA mail to b e l l asoc a t iso medi a d o t com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The red-flowering currant is flowering but the salmonberry is > nowhere near blooming. > > Lee Robinson > Bainbridge Island > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From maresblucrew at yahoo.com Tue Mar 9 13:17:45 2021 From: maresblucrew at yahoo.com (Mary Newlander) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Singing juncos References: <846104871.1913138.1615324665843.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <846104871.1913138.1615324665843@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters. I've been reading for a really long time but have only posted once, 6ish years back lol. Anyway, I'm a long time birder. My property has been crawling with Juncos this year. I was out with my binoculars yesterday trying to track down the singer of an unusual song (I often forget who sings what). Finally, I followed who I thought was the singer into a leafless hazelnut bush. Then I saw the bird was a junco and said "meh, wrong bird" and went back to my enormous fir, only to hear the song coming from behind me in the hazelnut. I almost dropped my binocs when this male junco actually sang a warbling song. I got to within a few feet of him and it was definitely him singing. Loooong story short, has anyone ever heard/seen a Dark Eyed Junco sing more than their usual tweet? CheersMary Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Tue Mar 9 16:34:26 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Rufous Hummer In-Reply-To: <1f98d8b4ea4ab0a3c1544bf7df28892a@birdsbydave.com> References: <1f98d8b4ea4ab0a3c1544bf7df28892a@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: A correction to my post: we do not see roufous until late MARCH! ???- 2021-03-09 13:44, dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > We normally do not see te males here in Port Townsend until late May! > > On 2021-03-09 13:35, Lee Robinson wrote: >> Yea! Spring is here! I had a male rufous hummer at my feeder this >> morning. The red-flowering currant is flowering but the salmonberry is >> nowhere near blooming. >> >> Lee Robinson >> Bainbridge Island >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Tue Mar 9 17:23:31 2021 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Silver-haired Bat at Andrews Bay at 12:42 References: <1903159574.889749.1615339411532.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1903159574.889749.1615339411532@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, I just reviewed the plethora Bat reports that have appeared on tweeters recently--thanks all who reported them! and thanks Kelly McAlister for the help on which bats are likely to be seen in winter.?? Delia and I had a Bat flying over the water but near-shore on the Seward Park side of Andrews Bay today at 12-42 pm. It appeared to be a mid-sized bat and I think I saw the silver hair on the back so we are assuming maybe a Silver-haired Bat. Other tweeters reported very small bats flying around, so is it possible we have more than just the California Myotis and Silver-haired, both mid-size, in Washington winters? I understand that surveillance-bias can rear its head in many different and unexpected ways, but isn't this a huge amount of day-flying Bat reports?? I personally don't remember ever seeing Bats flying in the daytime, winter or summer, in lowland Western WA in the last? 45 years. Is there a possible relationship to the regional ongoing extinction of the Hirundines here? The last ten years has had a near-complete collapse of the once dense population of both Violet-green and Barn Swallows on Beacon Hill and the parts of the city that I walk and drive (I know of some pockets of Barn Swallows surviving, and I don't canvas the city to survey these populations). But I wonder if Bats could be moving to fill in the newly developed (and tragic) vaccuum? On the subject of Bats... Sometime in 2019 a woman came into my store and asked me if I had any prints of Bats.? Hanging my head in shame, I said, "No." She gently then pointed out that Bats are a perfect example of Biodiversity (which I claim to be promoting) but suffer from negative press and bias and simple lack of human-love. The upshot of that story is my newest poster, Bats of Washington, is available as of tomorrow.? I'm not trying to drum up sales, although it is available at my website and will soon be at my store at 1st and Pike in downtown Seattle. I don't recommend buying it now, however as this is the very first prepress edition and I anticipate improvements. My current hope is that I can forestall mistakes in the final product as the erudite readership of Tweeters takes a quick look at it on the website.? It is here:? Ed Newbold | Shop If the link is broken go? to?http://www.ednewbold.com? , then to "shop", then "posters", then page three.? Thanks all, Ed Newbold? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Tue Mar 9 17:27:32 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King Cty. Say's Phoebe Message-ID: <2091062017.53923.1615339652202@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, I was pleasantly surprised to see the Say's Phoebe continuing this morning in Kent. It's been in the middle area of the horse track on the south side of 204th (in the valley, west of Boeing Ponds). It wasn't around while I watched from 7-8:15, but returning before ten, there it was, actively foraging. At nearby 212th, I could not find Black Phoebe, though. (It's hit and miss, so probably hanging out somewhere nearby.) 9 March, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com From louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 07:41:35 2021 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (Louise Rutter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time Message-ID: <013701d715c3$da6ad740$8f4085c0$@gmail.com> For the past few nights, we've been hearing someone tooting near our house in the night. It sounds more like a pygmy owl than anything else I can think of, but the toots come pretty fast. The neighbours have been hearing it too - they actually sent me an email wondering if I knew what it was. My husband got a recording of it last night and it's online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_i0yhiB8U We live in north Kirkland between Finn Hill park and St Edwards state park, so we're surrounding by many acres of woods and clearings. We have a lot of barred owls in the area, and they're calling a lot currently, which I think would be a discouragement to smaller owls! Are any tweeters able to confirm an ID for us on our latest nocturnal visitor? Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From owler at sounddsl.com Wed Mar 10 07:51:45 2021 From: owler at sounddsl.com (J. Acker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time In-Reply-To: <013701d715c3$da6ad740$8f4085c0$@gmail.com> References: <013701d715c3$da6ad740$8f4085c0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <002001d715c5$48d358f0$da7a0ad0$@sounddsl.com> Hey Louise, That is the advertising call of a male Northern Saw-whet Owl! Nice recording! They are adept at avoiding Barred Owls. This guy is trying to solicit a mate. NSWO do breed in the Puget Sound area. -Jamie J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Louise Rutter Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:42 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time For the past few nights, we've been hearing someone tooting near our house in the night. It sounds more like a pygmy owl than anything else I can think of, but the toots come pretty fast. The neighbours have been hearing it too - they actually sent me an email wondering if I knew what it was. My husband got a recording of it last night and it's online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_i0yhiB8U We live in north Kirkland between Finn Hill park and St Edwards state park, so we're surrounding by many acres of woods and clearings. We have a lot of barred owls in the area, and they're calling a lot currently, which I think would be a discouragement to smaller owls! Are any tweeters able to confirm an ID for us on our latest nocturnal visitor? Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edomino.ed at gmail.com Wed Mar 10 08:22:07 2021 From: edomino.ed at gmail.com (Ed Dominguez) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time In-Reply-To: <002001d715c5$48d358f0$da7a0ad0$@sounddsl.com> References: <013701d715c3$da6ad740$8f4085c0$@gmail.com> <002001d715c5$48d358f0$da7a0ad0$@sounddsl.com> Message-ID: I agree, Northern Saw-whet Owl. The tempo between syllables is faster than the Pygmy! Lucky you Louise!!! On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 7:52 AM J. Acker wrote: > Hey Louise, > > That is the advertising call of a male Northern Saw-whet Owl! Nice > recording! They are adept at avoiding Barred Owls. This guy is trying to > solicit a mate. NSWO do breed in the Puget Sound area. > > > > -Jamie > > > > J. Acker > > owler@sounddsl.com > > Bainbridge Island, WA > > > > *From:* Tweeters *On Behalf > Of *Louise Rutter > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:42 AM > *To:* tweeters@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time > > > > For the past few nights, we?ve been hearing someone tooting near our house > in the night. It sounds more like a pygmy owl than anything else I can > think of, but the toots come pretty fast. The neighbours have been hearing > it too ? they actually sent me an email wondering if I knew what it was. My > husband got a recording of it last night and it?s online here: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_i0yhiB8U > > > > We live in north Kirkland between Finn Hill park and St Edwards state > park, so we?re surrounding by many acres of woods and clearings. We have a > lot of barred owls in the area, and they?re calling a lot currently, which > I think would be a discouragement to smaller owls! Are any tweeters able to > confirm an ID for us on our latest nocturnal visitor? > > > > Louise Rutter > > Kirkland > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org Wed Mar 10 08:30:59 2021 From: louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org (Louise Rutter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FW: The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time In-Reply-To: <002001d715c5$48d358f0$da7a0ad0$@sounddsl.com> References: <013701d715c3$da6ad740$8f4085c0$@gmail.com> <002001d715c5$48d358f0$da7a0ad0$@sounddsl.com> Message-ID: <014701d715ca$c16c0d20$44442760$@eelpi.gotdns.org> Thank you to Jamie, and the others who replied. The verdict of a saw-whet owl is unanimous. I hope he's as good at avoiding barred owls as you say! Louise From: J. Acker Sent: 10 March 2021 07:52 To: louise.rutter@eelpi.gotdns.org; tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: RE: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time Hey Louise, That is the advertising call of a male Northern Saw-whet Owl! Nice recording! They are adept at avoiding Barred Owls. This guy is trying to solicit a mate. NSWO do breed in the Puget Sound area. -Jamie J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of Louise Rutter Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:42 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] The Curious Case of the Sounds in the Night Time For the past few nights, we've been hearing someone tooting near our house in the night. It sounds more like a pygmy owl than anything else I can think of, but the toots come pretty fast. The neighbours have been hearing it too - they actually sent me an email wondering if I knew what it was. My husband got a recording of it last night and it's online here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_i0yhiB8U We live in north Kirkland between Finn Hill park and St Edwards state park, so we're surrounding by many acres of woods and clearings. We have a lot of barred owls in the area, and they're calling a lot currently, which I think would be a discouragement to smaller owls! Are any tweeters able to confirm an ID for us on our latest nocturnal visitor? Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glennjo at yahoo.com Wed Mar 10 12:35:48 2021 From: glennjo at yahoo.com (Glenn Johnson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Singing Juncos References: <441946949.2358244.1615408548261.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <441946949.2358244.1615408548261@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Mary & the Tweeters,? I've noticed since moving to Tacoma in 2014 that a number of the juncos in Pierce county have an alternate song, usually in the early spring and often in the presence of at least one female (and sometimes males or additional females) in close proximity. It's usually within a bush or tree, not on top of a usual singing perch. I spoke with Denis Paulson last year who was familiar with the vocalization.? It's often very quiet and easy to miss. In my experience this alternate song is incredibly rich, varied, long, and complex, and may incorporate elements of their usual song but more resembles an American Goldfinch mixed with a quiet Townsend's Solitaire, and goes on for sometimes a minute or more, and often repeats. It does not resemble their usual "bell ringing at a sewing machine pace" song whatsoever. I have videos where I've captured the song, and recently tried to see if BirdNet could identify it, but often the urban sounds often compete so I don't have many excellent recordings. Based on these observations and the widespread ability for many species to mimic others, I would not be surprised to hear a junco sing anything, including a warbler.? Where are you located?? Glenn Glenn Johnson https://ebird.org/profile/MTA4MzQ2? Message: 4 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 21:17:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Mary Newlander To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" Subject: [Tweeters] Singing juncos Message-ID: <846104871.1913138.1615324665843@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters. I've been reading for a really long time but have only posted once, 6ish years back lol. Anyway, I'm a long time birder. My property has been crawling with Juncos this year. I was out with my binoculars yesterday trying to track down the singer of an unusual song (I often forget who sings what). Finally, I followed who I thought was the singer into a leafless hazelnut bush. Then I saw the bird was a junco and said "meh, wrong bird" and went back to my enormous fir, only to hear the song coming from behind me in the hazelnut. I almost dropped my binocs when this male junco actually sang a warbling song. I got to within a few feet of him and it was definitely him singing. Loooong story short, has anyone ever heard/seen a Dark Eyed Junco sing more than their usual tweet? CheersMary Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From glennjo at yahoo.com Wed Mar 10 12:46:00 2021 From: glennjo at yahoo.com (Glenn Johnson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Singing Juncos References: <1567891421.2370160.1615409160387.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1567891421.2370160.1615409160387@mail.yahoo.com> Edit to my recent message: I spoke with Denis DeSilvis (not Paulson) last year regarding this alternate junco vocalization.? On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 12:35:48 PM PST, Glenn Johnson wrote: Hi Mary & the Tweeters,? I've noticed since moving to Tacoma in 2014 that a number of the juncos in Pierce county have an alternate song, usually in the early spring and often in the presence of at least one female (and sometimes males or additional females) in close proximity. It's usually within a bush or tree, not on top of a usual singing perch. I spoke with Denis Paulson last year who was familiar with the vocalization.? It's often very quiet and easy to miss. In my experience this alternate song is incredibly rich, varied, long, and complex, and may incorporate elements of their usual song but more resembles an American Goldfinch mixed with a quiet Townsend's Solitaire, and goes on for sometimes a minute or more, and often repeats. It does not resemble their usual "bell ringing at a sewing machine pace" song whatsoever. I have videos where I've captured the song, and recently tried to see if BirdNet could identify it, but often the urban sounds often compete so I don't have many excellent recordings. Based on these observations and the widespread ability for many species to mimic others, I would not be surprised to hear a junco sing anything, including a warbler.? Where are you located?? Glenn Glenn Johnson https://ebird.org/profile/MTA4MzQ2? Message: 4 Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 21:17:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Mary Newlander To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" Subject: [Tweeters] Singing juncos Message-ID: <846104871.1913138.1615324665843@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters. I've been reading for a really long time but have only posted once, 6ish years back lol. Anyway, I'm a long time birder. My property has been crawling with Juncos this year. I was out with my binoculars yesterday trying to track down the singer of an unusual song (I often forget who sings what). Finally, I followed who I thought was the singer into a leafless hazelnut bush. Then I saw the bird was a junco and said "meh, wrong bird" and went back to my enormous fir, only to hear the song coming from behind me in the hazelnut. I almost dropped my binocs when this male junco actually sang a warbling song. I got to within a few feet of him and it was definitely him singing. Loooong story short, has anyone ever heard/seen a Dark Eyed Junco sing more than their usual tweet? CheersMary Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From ixoreus at scattercreek.com Wed Mar 10 17:51:41 2021 From: ixoreus at scattercreek.com (Bob Sundstrom) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Singing Juncos In-Reply-To: <1567891421.2370160.1615409160387@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1567891421.2370160.1615409160387@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <34D477D3-0E6B-4476-9DCF-55AB32013B15@scattercreek.com> The junco song that is so different from its basic trill is called its Short Range Song. Birds of the World account reads: ?Both sexes sing SRS (Figure 2A), which is series of varying syllables, including short whistles, trills, warbles, call notes, syllables probably borrowed from LRS and other sounds; syllable is repeated, if at all, only much later in bout (Titus 1998); SRS sometimes compared to song of American Goldfinch. Audible to humans at <20 m distance, usually 10 m (Tanner 1958, Hostetter 1961, Titus 1998). Amplitude of one male, 43 dB at 1 m (RCT); female's amplitude usually lower than male's. Male SRS consists of 7?27 syllables (n= 4 cases), female 3?24 syllables (n = 3). Frequency range (both sexes) is 1.1?11.4 kHz, i.e., wider than in LRS (Titus 1998). Balph (Balph 1977c) reports probable SRS sung in winter (15 syllable types). SRS frequently (males) or infrequently (female) accompanied by feather erection, including spreading of tail (Titus 1998); at times it is sung during periods of short, rapid change of perch (Hostetter 1961), but also sung repeatedly while on same perch.? I hear largely in early, and at low volume. The trilled song is their Long Range Song. Bob Sundstrom Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2021, at 12:49 PM, Glenn Johnson wrote: > > ?Edit to my recent message: I spoke with Denis DeSilvis (not Paulson) last year regarding this alternate junco vocalization. > > On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 12:35:48 PM PST, Glenn Johnson wrote: > > Hi Mary & the Tweeters, > > I've noticed since moving to Tacoma in 2014 that a number of the juncos in Pierce county have an alternate song, usually in the early spring and often in the presence of at least one female (and sometimes males or additional females) in close proximity. It's usually within a bush or tree, not on top of a usual singing perch. I spoke with Denis Paulson last year who was familiar with the vocalization. > > It's often very quiet and easy to miss. In my experience this alternate song is incredibly rich, varied, long, and complex, and may incorporate elements of their usual song but more resembles an American Goldfinch mixed with a quiet Townsend's Solitaire, and goes on for sometimes a minute or more, and often repeats. It does not resemble their usual "bell ringing at a sewing machine pace" song whatsoever. I have videos where I've captured the song, and recently tried to see if BirdNet could identify it, but often the urban sounds often compete so I don't have many excellent recordings. Based on these observations and the widespread ability for many species to mimic others, I would not be surprised to hear a junco sing anything, including a warbler. > > Where are you located? > > Glenn > > Glenn Johnson > https://ebird.org/profile/MTA4MzQ2 > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 21:17:45 +0000 (UTC) > From: Mary Newlander > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Singing juncos > Message-ID: <846104871.1913138.1615324665843@mail.yahoo.com> > > Hi Tweeters. I've been reading for a really long time but have only posted once, 6ish years back lol. > Anyway, I'm a long time birder. My property has been crawling with Juncos this year. I was out with my binoculars yesterday trying to track down the singer of an unusual song (I often forget who sings what). Finally, I followed who I thought was the singer into a leafless hazelnut bush. Then I saw the bird was a junco and said "meh, wrong bird" and went back to my enormous fir, only to hear the song coming from behind me in the hazelnut. I almost dropped my binocs when this male junco actually sang a warbling song. I got to within a few feet of him and it was definitely him singing. > Loooong story short, has anyone ever heard/seen a Dark Eyed Junco sing more than their usual tweet? > CheersMary > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstephens62 at comcast.net Thu Mar 11 11:09:41 2021 From: jstephens62 at comcast.net (Jack Stephens) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Spring has sprung! Message-ID: The birds are telling us that spring is upon us. Aside from all the usual backyard birds, highlights for me has been a Hutton's Vireo singing by our driveway, and Pacific Wrens were positively thick at Lord's Hill Park near Snohomish yesterday. Jack From plkoyama at comcast.net Thu Mar 11 14:00:04 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (plkoyama@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Wahkiakum Hybrid Tufted Duck; Iceland Gull; and Sora Message-ID: <50E4C8BA12F84687A5C56A3B3A276B75@KoyamaHP> Tweets, Having scored the Puget Island WT Kite, plus a Middle Valley Rd N Pygmy Owl in this tough county last week, David and I decided to head down again for part days in the area on 3/9 and 3/10. We headed for the Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet, where there had been eBird postings for Herring Gulls and RN Grebes. No Herrings on Tue afternoon, but we ID?d what we thought was a Tufted Duck in a large, but fairly close, line of GR and LE Scaup. The duck had a dark back, white sides, and a thick tuft, long enough to literally blow in the wind. Not positive, due to the thick tuft, and general lack of expertize on the species, I texted Matt Bartels, who generously took the time to send info on a previously-reported hybrid duck, including pix. Checking back, it appeared that (sadly for us) this was, indeed, a hybrid?the back was darker than the photo we saw, but definitely lighter that the chest. We checked back in the late afternoon and the next morning, but didn?t see the hybrid again. There are many hundreds, probably thousands of scaup in the area, but this was surely an interesting duck and could be picked out partly because of the dark back. It may or may not be the same bird seen in Feb. We did, however, have good looks at an Iceland Gull (not Thayer?s type) on 3/9 in the early afternoon. It had a smallish, black bill, was very light, with primaries quite a bit lighter than the rest of the wing. It sat cooperatively on one of the pilings seen from the viewing platform, and closely resembled Sibley?s paler 1st yr. gull. And the next day, 3/10 there was a Herring Gull, well-seen with scopes, sitting on the water. We didn?t score on some of the other recently reported birds, but located the Sora, reported by Andrew Emlen, cycling on Brooks Slough Rd. We had it both calling and seen. It was on the Hwy 4 end of the road before the big curve, in the wet area on the north side of the road, poking around in the ditch north of the road, partially hidden in the blackberry bushes. On that TUDU, David?s suggestion, ha ha, is for the WA BRC to put pressure on the AOU to declare the Hybrid Tufted Duck a new species so we can have this duck!! Penny Koyama, Bothell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Belted Kingfisher ? both male and female seen; I think this is our first female of the year f.. Five Woodpecker Day ? for both groups g.. Merlin ? seen by both groups. My group saw it snag prey (a Tree Swallow, I think), in the Pea Patch soon after sunrise h.. Northern Shrike ? seen by both groups. Near the Viewing Mound i.. HUTTON?S VIREO ? one singing at the Rowing Club; I had one Tuesday for First of Year (FOY) j.. Varied Thrush ? Jordan?s group had one k.. HOUSE SPARROW ? Jordan?s group had a male in the east end of Snag Row, south of Field 7. This is the first sighting for the Marymoor Survey since 2017-04-10 ! So, of course, FOY l.. White-throated Sparrow ? My group had one with White-crowned Sparrows at the north end of the Pet Memorial Garden m.. Western Meadowlark ? Jordan?s group had 4 n.. Townsend?s Warbler ? Matt found a female near the stage for my group to enjoy. FOY A late scan of the lake turned up four RING-NECKED DUCK and 2 HORNED GREBE. I was also able to confirm that the flock of hundreds of AMERICAN COOTS has disappeared/dispersed. We did see at least a couple of dozen Coots in the slough and along the edges of the lake, but no big flock. The big flock had been present for the whole winter, and was being preyed on heavily by the (at least) two pairs of BALD EAGLES. Perhaps the flock size dropped too low to make flocking a reasonable refuge from the eagles. Misses today included Mew Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. My group had 62 species, Jordan?s had 58. Adding in birds from predawn, and the late scan of the lake, we had a whopping 68 species for the day combined. Three FOY brings us to 87 species for 2021. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I looked at my phone for a minute and it disappeared. This was at noon, in windless sunshine, and 46 degrees. I think this was a Little Brown Myotis. This is the second bat I?ve seen out in the daytime this winter, the other being at the Denny Creek site while searching unsuccessfully for White-winged Crossbills. On my way home from the retention ponds, I noticed three TRUMPETER SWANS on the south side of NE 124th St in the pond west of the slough. There was also an AMERICAN KESTREL in the area. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bdriskell at comcast.net Thu Mar 11 15:26:42 2021 From: bdriskell at comcast.net (William Driskell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swallows return to Capistron-Fill Message-ID: <7fac560e-b56b-c431-f85a-2700fbd4e217@comcast.net> Today, winging above the Union Bay Natural Area (aka duh' Fill) were a single Tree swallow and a single Violet-green swallow. These were first of the year at the Fill for Inge and I. But we also need to note that on Saturday, we spotted ~50 mixed Tree and V-G swallows on the ponds across the street from Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm (Snohomish flats) (previously reported by Josh Adams, EBird list S82523455).? Mesmerizing! Also, the garter snake den at the Fill is becoming active with the warming temperatures. ~30 of the forked-tongue denizen were reported today by two very young ladies. And there was a report of the Fill's Cooper's hawk pair revisiting the nest site.? Must be spring! -- William Driskell Seattle WA From plkoyama at comcast.net Thu Mar 11 17:20:51 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (plkoyama@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fw: Wahkiakum Hybrid Tufted Duck; Iceland Gull; and Sora Message-ID: <7B4E8BDD930D4B269F9733F5090DA4BE@KoyamaHP> Tweets, It was hilariously pointed out to me that Soras don?t cycle. Better proof-reading? The Sora didn?t cycle, we didn?t cycle, but Andrew Emlen, who posted on eBird actually did cycle. But I hope you all figured that out... Penny Koyama, Bothell From: plkoyama@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 2:00 PM To: Tweeters Subject: Wahkiakum Hybrid Tufted Duck; Iceland Gull; and Sora Tweets, Having scored the Puget Island WT Kite, plus a Middle Valley Rd N Pygmy Owl in this tough county last week, David and I decided to head down again for part days in the area on 3/9 and 3/10. We headed for the Elochoman Marina in Cathlamet, where there had been eBird postings for Herring Gulls and RN Grebes. No Herrings on Tue afternoon, but we ID?d what we thought was a Tufted Duck in a large, but fairly close, line of GR and LE Scaup. The duck had a dark back, white sides, and a thick tuft, long enough to literally blow in the wind. Not positive, due to the thick tuft, and general lack of expertize on the species, I texted Matt Bartels, who generously took the time to send info on a previously-reported hybrid duck, including pix. Checking back, it appeared that (sadly for us) this was, indeed, a hybrid?the back was darker than the photo we saw, but definitely lighter that the chest. We checked back in the late afternoon and the next morning, but didn?t see the hybrid again. There are many hundreds, probably thousands of scaup in the area, but this was surely an interesting duck and could be picked out partly because of the dark back. It may or may not be the same bird seen in Feb. We did, however, have good looks at an Iceland Gull (not Thayer?s type) on 3/9 in the early afternoon. It had a smallish, black bill, was very light, with primaries quite a bit lighter than the rest of the wing. It sat cooperatively on one of the pilings seen from the viewing platform, and closely resembled Sibley?s paler 1st yr. gull. And the next day, 3/10 there was a Herring Gull, well-seen with scopes, sitting on the water. We didn?t score on some of the other recently reported birds, but located the Sora, reported by Andrew Emlen, cycling on Brooks Slough Rd. We had it both calling and seen. It was on the Hwy 4 end of the road before the big curve, in the wet area on the north side of the road, poking around in the ditch north of the road, partially hidden in the blackberry bushes. 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This was obviously very cool, especially since I got very good looks of it essentially just hopping around on the ground and picking up bugs, but somehow I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed, having just gotten my hopes up for Palm Warbler. That said, the whole experience was just so weird from start to finish that I'm sure I'll be remembering it for a long time. Mason Maron On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 10:40 PM Hans-Joachim Feddern wrote: > A nice find today, was a bright Palm Warbler at Damon Point/ Ocean shores > this morning. Over the years the Sullivans used to find Palm Warblers at > this location. > It was found across the street from the south end of the Grand Canal.There > is a double gate at the fence and the warbler responded to phishing in > the Scots broom on the left side. It came quite close, "bee-bopping" it's > tail constantly. It is in winter plumage, but the undertail coverts are > bright yellow. > > Good Birding! > > Hans > > -- > *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 dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Mar 12 09:52:06 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] kittiwake in Port Townsend Message-ID: <70A4D15A-370D-4882-B7C5-3C2877394EE9@comcast.net> Hello tweeters, Netta Smith and I saw and photographed an immature Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, yesterday (11 March). It flew in and perched on a piling in the enclosure formed by pilings at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center at around noon. But a Glaucous-winged Gull decided it wanted the piling and displaced the kittiwake as we were watching it, and it flew out over the water and disappeared. I?m just noting the record, as this species is certainly rare in Puget Sound. Dennis Paulson Seattle From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Mar 12 11:37:31 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Galapagos tour companies Message-ID: Hello all, A friend of a friend is interested in going to the Galapagos in October. Have any of you been there in the past, say, 5 years? If so, could you let me know if you highly recommend the tour company that took you there or arranged your trip? Thanks! Dennis Paulson Seattle From byers345 at comcast.net Sat Mar 13 09:39:44 2021 From: byers345 at comcast.net (byers345@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Late winter in Okanogan and Douglas Counties Message-ID: <000801d7182f$dbc1a6f0$9344f4d0$@comcast.net> Hi Tweeters, Most people who ever wanted to see the specialty winter birds of Okanogan and Douglas Counties had already visited this area of Washington State once, if not several, times this winter. We are a little shy of snow, so we finally made our first trip earlier this week. Our first stop was at Pateros, where, without too much difficulty, we found the Yellow-billed Loon feeding placidly on the Columbia River. Thanks to all of you who said fairly precisely where you stood on the shore to see this bird! There were lots of other waterfowl out on the river too, including a rare-for-there Pacific Loon. From there we went to Twisp Park, where we struck out on the Pine Grosbeaks that had been seen by Maxine Reid just the day before. Our last stop of the day was Bridgeport State Park, where we were very happy to see one of the Northern Saw-Whet Owls that winter there. On Wednesday we spent a blindingly bright day (still lots of snow there) in the Okanogan Highlands hunting for a number of specialties that we mostly missed. We worked our way up to Molson, where we were going to eat lunch at Sidley Lake. As we pulled into the little parking area by the Sani-Can, there were a number of small birds feeding on the ground. These all flushed and flew into a bush right behind the toilet. The birds were a sizeable flock of Common Redpolls! This was certainly one of the best sightings of our trip. While Bill made coffee, I quietly moved in to where I could get some reasonably good shots of the Redpolls, which had all returned to feeding on seeds on bushes by the lake. As we were arriving in eastern Washington Tuesday, there had been a slide, which completely closed Highway 2 for the foreseeable future, I guess. So on Thursday, we drove up to the Waterville Plateau and exited by driving down Moses Coulee and Palisades Roads. There we found a Prairie Falcon, which I had been wanting to see. I have put photos of these birds and more in a small collection of photos that you can see through the attached link. The last photo in the whole set are a pair of deer, I guess. But if they are fawns, they look a little big-headed. Can anyone confirm that they are deer and not elk? https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421@N07/albums/72157718634631567 I should reiterate that other birders' comments were extremely helpful to me in knowing where to go to find some of these birds. Maxine Reid, in particular, gave me a lot of invaluable tips! Thanks to you all. Good birding! 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URL: From gibsondesign15 at gmail.com Sat Mar 13 11:20:43 2021 From: gibsondesign15 at gmail.com (Jeff Gibson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks Message-ID: Thanks to the many tweeters who sent their condolences upon the death of my Mother on February 26th. I really appreciate it. 92 years - quite a ride. Love, Jeff Gibson From elc at u.washington.edu Sat Mar 13 11:58:07 2021 From: elc at u.washington.edu (Elaine Chuang) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?4oCcSXQgYWlu4oCZdCBvdmVy4oCmIHRpbCBpdOKAmXMg?= =?utf-8?q?over=E2=80=9D__Seattle=27s_Snowy_Owl_=28west_QA=2C_still=29?= References: Message-ID: <0E7B29EF-D0CB-4F6F-B99B-BF4C7F1F54D8@u.washington.edu> The lady with the high BMI has not yet sung. The *Queen continues her reign (location: Queen Anne?s 1st Ave West just off McGraw). We for several weeks now, have recognized the type of behavior that typifies impending northern migration, in true SNOW range (such as on our East Coast which is much colder than our ?pacific? side). The ?yin-yang? continues here at ground level: the push and pull of wishing her a safe return to the arctic vs spectacular views and boluses of ?biologically safe? camaraderie, viewing Her Majesty. (* a personal not scientific choice of pronoun, in lieu of it or they. After all, this is on Queen Anne hill ? and as can be seen, this Snowy Owl sports a lovely tiara. For upholding the broadest of inclusivity, we may happily also honor The Band, ?Queen"). Very best wishes again, Tweets! Elaine Chuang Seattle elc at UW dot edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pat & Dave Grainger Port Townsend Sent from my iPhone From garrettwhaynes at me.com Sat Mar 13 13:41:39 2021 From: garrettwhaynes at me.com (garrettwhaynes@me.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Glaucous Gull, most likely hybrid Port Orchard Message-ID: Hello Tweets, I'm down at the Port Orchard waterfront on the walking path near the kids play toy area. There is a guy feeding the gulls and there is a very pale overall gull with them. I'm not an expert, but I don't think it's a pure glaucous gull but I think it's probably a hybrid. I have some really terrible iphone photos which I can send to someone if they want to try and ID it. Thanks, Garrett Haynes Auburn, WA Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wiscuscat at yahoo.com Sat Mar 13 15:53:26 2021 From: wiscuscat at yahoo.com (Richard Schwarz) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Kittiwake In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <54D6980B-A9BE-4D5F-B4B6-30BAE8804D10@yahoo.com> Kittiwake is still here at 3:50 Richard Schwarz > On Mar 13, 2021, at 1:41 PM, Patricia Quyle Grainger wrote: > > ?Still at the Marine Science Center, Port Townsend. Looking at it at 1:40 pm. > > Pat & Dave Grainger > Port Townsend > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From garrettwhaynes at me.com Sat Mar 13 18:30:35 2021 From: garrettwhaynes at me.com (Garrett Haynes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Glaucous Gull in Port Orchard - Update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An update on the possible Glaucous Gull in Port Orchard. After I posted to Tweeters the gull moved in closer and I was able to get a better look at it. I was pretty certain after a good viewing from 20-30 feet that the Gull was a pure Glaucous Gull due to very pale/white primaries without any gray edging that I could see. I also heard back from several birders who also though it looked good for pure Glaucous, and two of them said 2nd cycle which is what I was also thinking after consulting Sibley's app. The gulls dispersed not long after the guy with bread left. Not sure if it's chase-able, but best chances might be to go down the walking path south to the foot bridge over the creek that dumps into the bay. Gulls gather there at low tide in pretty good numbers, or you could try bringing bread! Garrett Haynes Auburn, WA From execdir at rpbo.org Sat Mar 13 18:44:16 2021 From: execdir at rpbo.org (Executive Director) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Bander Positions at Rocky Point Bird Observatory, Victoria, BC Message-ID: <7a5e7ae605e7bcb57635c60a29dd6fad@rpbo.org> Hi Everyone. Rocky Point Bird Observatory has two openings for passerine banders. DESCRIPTION: To work as a member of our team of banders, interns and volunteers at Rocky Point Bird Observatory (RPBO) in Metchosin, B.C. (near Victoria). The Bander is responsible for banding, processing and censusing birds, as well as recording, reviewing and proofreading all data according to the migration monitoring protocol and any other protocols established for the RPBO sites. The Bander will be required to work at both of the two migration monitoring sites and complete a variety of related assigned tasks. The Bander will typically work six days per week, for approximately 7 hours starting about 45 minutes before sunrise. As such, actual start and end times change over the course of the season. The Bander will often work with a second bander, but will frequently be required to work as the senior or sole bander (with volunteer field technicians), so must be prepared to manage all aspects of the operations. RPBO has a dedicated group of volunteers to assist the banders, helping with extraction, banding, and scribing directly into electronic databases. Supervising and training volunteers and interns is a component of the bander's job, subject to Covid protocols. Although currently limited due to Covid-related public health orders, the Bander will be involved in, but won't be required to organize public observation and education activities. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - please address all of these in your resume or cover letter: * Experience banding passerines and near passerines, (preferably more than 500 birds), including extracting birds from mistnets, identifying, ageing, sexing, and completing all standard measurements * Familiarity with western North American Bird species, including an ability to identify species by ear for daily observations and census work * Have or be eligible to obtain a Canadian passerine banding permit * Comfortable working outdoors under a wide range of weather conditions * Attention to detail * Record of accuracy, both in banding and data management * Ability to work independently and as part of a team * Good judgment skills * Good oral and written communication skills * Own transportation to the banding location (it is not on a public bus route) * Be legally entitled to work in Canada * Have no impediment to working on restricted federal sites DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * NABC certification * Current Canadian passerine banding permit * Experience working in a volunteer organization * Experience training others * Recognized degree or diploma in an environmental or related discipline. * Mistnet setup and repair skills * Strong computer skills COMPENSATION: The Bander will be an employee of Rocky Point Bird Observatory. Compensation is in the $100 to $120 per day range, based on previous experience, for professional services satisfactorily performed between July 18, 2021 and October 18, 2021, to a maximum of $9400 (80 days). Vacation pay will be 4%. Accommodation is not provided but a $400 per month housing/transportation allowance will be paid. Please contact Ann Nightingale at jobs@rpbo.org [1] with your resume (including references). Short-listed candidates will also be asked to provide a sample of their written work. Lesser qualified candidates MAY be considered for an assistant bander position. CLOSING DATE: 28 MAR 2021. RPBO reserves the right to fill the position before the stated closing date. Ann Nightingale Rocky Point Bird Observatory Victoria, BC Links: ------ [1] mailto:jobs@rpbo.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <40803345.297267.1615743359950@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, Yesterday mid-morning, Spencer H. and I, and a few others, searched through the blackbirds continuing across the river from the north end of Neal Road in eastern King County. The proportion of cowbirds is increasing. We did see a female Yellow-headed blackbird and a female Rusty Blackbird that looked different from recently photographed ones. Be aware, however, that the farm operators are apparently becoming less tolerant of the birds, as we heard about three gunshots from there, which flushed the birds for awhile. This may be connected to the increase in calf-occupied veal pens, and so use for feed, in recent weeks. I do not know whether actual ammunition or "blanks" were used (and so whether direct bird mortality is a risk), nor whether they've pursued permits for such. Spencer also found a White-throated Sparrow in the blackberries across the river, perhaps continuing from January. of 13 March, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com From hal at catharus.net Sun Mar 14 16:25:59 2021 From: hal at catharus.net (Hal Opperman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Osprey at Skagit Wildlife Area (Wiley Slough) today Message-ID: With Jo Lynn Edwards in the noon to 2 p.m. window, visible sitting quietly in a bare tree along the river south of the boat launch area parking lot. Quite a bit of other bird activity despite the cold, windy, rainy conditions. Also heard a singing Western Meadowlark near the entrance to the wildlife area. Spring must be on the way even though it looks and feels like winter still. Always nice to get out there. Hal Opperman Sent from my iPad From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Sun Mar 14 20:09:58 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dipper Vocalizing @ Tokul Creek References: <2F0C6092-9C95-4C32-8105-BF36FD29BE3E@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <0F8C1B62-5808-4080-BC11-7518C588D904@yahoo.com> > The bridge across Tokul Creek (King County, WA) is a good place to see American Dippers. Here is a video taken today of a Dipper vocalizing while perched on a rock under the bridge. (Location: 372nd Ave SE & SE Fish Hatchery Raod) > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51037343273/in/dateposted/ > > Hank & Karen Heiberg > Issaquah, WA > > Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Mar 15 06:25:42 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Philadelphia calls for 'lights out' after skyscrapers cause hundreds of bird deaths | Philadelphia | The Guardian Message-ID: <6DDEA586-42B5-4B61-86BD-A3849E3994CC@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/12/philadelphia-birds-skyscrapers-deaths-lights-out Sent from my iPhone From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Mon Mar 15 08:30:06 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Record-setting Ring-billed Gull Message-ID: Hello Tweetsters -? A Cleveland man was birding on Lake Erie and noticed in a big flock of Ring-billed Gulls one with a metal leg band. He worked hard to get a photo of it and sent it to the USGS bird banding lab. He learned that it is the longest living Ring-billed Gull on record at 28 years 9 months old. https://www.wkyc.com/amp/article/sports/outdoors/cleveland-discovery-birding-hike/95-1f20921d-fc5b-4b77-9ffc-b75b6fe9bc77 Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Mon Mar 15 11:55:09 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Belted King Fishers at Fort Worden MSCenter pier Message-ID: <5c529430c2c37115e10119bbc8b488b2@birdsbydave.com> We went to Fort Worden looking for the Kittiwake (which was still there, got photos) on the 13th March. Also sharing the piling was a female Belted King Fisher. Watched for half an hour, saw two pairs of them, got photos. Also saw a tike on a bike accompanied by his grandmother; he was telling everybody that he encountered on the pier that he had "scared all the gulls and pigeons" with a lot of joy. Grandmother did nothing to educate the little guy about his misdeed. From ldhubbell at comcast.net Mon Mar 15 12:01:02 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Family Matters - SPTO Message-ID: <9D7E09A2-5C86-4DD4-A38B-130363B70626@comcast.net> Tweeters, Many of our common yard birds have somewhat subtle differences depending on their gender or age. As we head into Spring it is good to brush up on the differences so that we can fully appreciate the family dynamics in play. I hope you enjoy this weeks refresher: https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/03/family-matters.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives aim the city and Black Birders are welcome! 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You can see the exact extent of the Evans Canyon fire by visiting the "Inciweb" website (a nationwide wildfire information site) at this address: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov , and zooming in on Eastern Washington on the nationwide map that pops up. Wayne Weber contopus@telus.net From: Tweeters [mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of ehagstrom13@gmail.com Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 2:51 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Wenas campground status post Evans Canyon Fire Looking for any current information on how the Wenas Audubon Campground fared during the Evans Canyon Fire last year. And info on the state of the access road(s) from Ellensburg to the campground. Planning a May trip to the area if it is open. Erik -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My wife and I are hoping to get some help identifying a bird(?) we heard the other evening outside our home in Burien, WA. This past Friday evening (March 12) around 6:45 in the evening, just as the sun had fully set, we heard this call for roughly 3 minutes. It started in the large evergreen trees in our neighbor?s yard then moved very quickly from the south side to north side of our house before it left the area/stopped vocalizing. We each have our own theories about what it might be, but we can?t seem to find any Macaulay Library recordings matching our best guesses. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! https://ebird.org/checklist/S83488561 Kyle Elfman kyle dot elfman at gmail dot com Burien, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The impact was not observable to me, unfortunately, as I lost the bird behind trees between me and the impact point. That awesome attack caused the flushing of a conservative 1000 ducks and geese from the area of impact, and I rushed to the closest congregation I know of (the flooded fields at M St.), but I found no evidence of a GOEA there, despite searching the area until dusk. https://ebird.org/checklist/S83484772 One of my favorite birds of the year so far, and such a great way to see it. Good birding all! Raphael Fennimore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Tue Mar 16 00:27:56 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County 3/14-15 Message-ID: Heya Tweets, I just got back from my March trip to Douglas, and had an interesting visit! The highlights were mostly owls. On Sunday morning I spent a few hours before sunup walking Redfield Road on Badger Mountain. The road itself was clear, if muddy at times, and the snow on the sides of the road made it easy to see my way. At different points along the trail I had four Great Horned Owls (two m/f pairs calling back and forth), three Northern Pygmy Owls (conservatively - one may have been a repeat), and two Long-Eared Owls. While driving there over Badger Mountain (highway 2 is closed to travel up from Orondo), I also had a Northern Saw-whet Owl. I was actually really hoping to find a Barred Owl up there, but it's hard to be disappointed with that many owls! The fifth owl species I had was Western-Screech Owl - a code 4 bird in the county. There was a single report from Douglas Creek on eBird, so I thought I'd camp there and see how it worked out (beautiful location, and one of my favorite campsites). I had a pair right in the campground giving off trills during the early hours, and a little into civil twilight. I'd found no finches outside of House Finch and American Goldfinch this year, but added Pine Siskin, Red Crossbill, Cassin's Finch, and a Pine Grosbeak (!) on Badger Mountain Sunday morning as I walked back to my car. At Starr Road, it was a no on Yellow-billed Loon, yes on Pacific, and I also had a couple Eurasian Wigeons in a flock at Bridgeport Bar. Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton tsbrennan at hotmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lrcorry at yahoo.com Tue Mar 16 16:31:59 2021 From: lrcorry at yahoo.com (Lane & Renee Corry) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Rufous Sighting References: <74201551.1256691.1615937519490.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <74201551.1256691.1615937519490@mail.yahoo.com> Just saw a beautiful male at our feeder here in Preston. 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I will let the SLT explain in greater detail, here: Land Trust News - Skagit Land Trust Thanks all, Ed Newbold ednewbold1@yahoo.com Beacon Hill Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Tue Mar 16 17:25:24 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] JBLM Eagles Pride March Birdwalk Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for this coming Thursday, March 18. 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. We must follow the prescribed rules: 1. Maintain social distancing throughout the walk. 2. Do not share birding or other gear, including scopes, binoculars, etc. 3. Wear a cloth mask. Don't put others or yourself at risk by not wearing one. Hope to see you there! May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mch1096 at hotmail.com Wed Mar 17 06:40:40 2021 From: mch1096 at hotmail.com (mary hrudkaj) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Rufous Hummer Message-ID: Monday evening found the first male Rufous of the season at the feeder just outside my living room window. The cats watching from inside didn't quite know what those new orangish feisty little birds were. I'll have to put out a second feeder for the Rufous as I have 5 Anna's that overwintered this year. Last evening the doe and yearling that feed in our yards up here sure must have found some locoweed, not that it grown here. I noticed mom deer and her yearling mosey across the yard and out of sight around the south end of the house. Less than a minute later they came racing back across the yard into a neighbor's yard. A few seconds later they raced back into the yard now with another doe in tow. No predators or people/cars were around to scare them. Then the doe and yearling began chasing each other around my house for a couple minutes. First the yearling would be chasing its mom then the mom would chase the yearling. The yearling would do its stiff legged bouncing stride for a few yards then go back to chasing its mom. It was an amazing 5 minutes of an unedited National Geographic program live in my yard. Yes, Spring has sprung. Mary Hrudkaj Belair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com Wed Mar 17 12:32:52 2021 From: orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com (David Olsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird songs from France Message-ID: Hi Tweets, My father in law has asked me to help him ID some bird songs he recorded while touring Monet's garden in Giverny, France back in May of 2019. They own a small record label (Soundings of the Planet) based in Bellingham, are well known for using nature sounds on their albums, and wanted to include the species names for educational purposes. I tried using bar graphs and recordings from the Cornell Lab but it was tough going and I want to make sure the IDs are correct. I imagine someone with good audible ID skills for birds from that area could wrap this up in 15 to 30 minutes so thought I would ask for help (at the risk of receiving more pornographic spam - sheesh). Is there anyone in our birding community from across the pond that would be willing and able to help us with this project? There are 12 recordings total, some with multiple species songs audible, and I am certain they would be happy to credit and thank whoever takes this on in the album notes. I could email you the MP4 files in a zip document or some other format if you prefer. Happy spring everyone! Cheers, David Olsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From travelgirl.fics at gmail.com Wed Mar 17 12:47:27 2021 From: travelgirl.fics at gmail.com (ck park) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird songs from France In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: you could, perhaps, narrow the search a bit by also sending an email to the garden with your request for information on birds known to frequent the gardens... chances are, the conservators would be willing to help... 00 caren ParkGallery.org george davis creek, north fork On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 12:34 PM David Olsen wrote: > Hi Tweets, > > My father in law has asked me to help him ID some bird songs he recorded > while touring Monet's garden in Giverny, France back in May of 2019. They > own a small record label (Soundings of the Planet) based in Bellingham, are > well known for using nature sounds on their albums, and wanted to include > the species names for educational purposes. I tried using bar graphs and > recordings from the Cornell Lab but it was tough going and I want to make > sure the IDs are correct. I imagine someone with good audible ID skills for > birds from that area could wrap this up in 15 to 30 minutes so thought I > would ask for help (at the risk of receiving more pornographic spam - > sheesh). Is there anyone in our birding community from across the pond that > would be willing and able to help us with this project? There are 12 > recordings total, some with multiple species songs audible, and I am > certain they would be happy to credit and thank whoever takes this on in > the album notes. I could email you the MP4 files in a zip document or some > other format if you prefer. 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Lots of people aren?t on eBird. Thanks. Dennis Paulson Seattle From janine at northbeachlandscapes.com Wed Mar 17 16:12:47 2021 From: janine at northbeachlandscapes.com (janine@northbeachlandscapes.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <021401d71b83$0c5b6160$25122420$@northbeachlandscapes.com> Much appreciated. My house borders Fort Worden State Park, but I didn't know about the kittiwake until your posting, and now many others have seen it as well. Janine Anderson janine@northbeachlandscapes.com Port Townsend, WA -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: March 17, 2021 2:55 PM To: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters Hello, tweets. I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought. Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on eBird. Thanks. Dennis Paulson Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From sherryandangus at olypen.com Wed Mar 17 16:52:01 2021 From: sherryandangus at olypen.com (sherryandangus) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: <021401d71b83$0c5b6160$25122420$@northbeachlandscapes.com> Message-ID: Thank you for bring this up.? I have been on Tweeters since 2001 when we moved to Sequim from Atlanta.? I have the sense that over that time, I have seen fewer rare birds noted on Tweeters and personally, I have been a little slow getting up to speed on eBird.? As a result, I've missed some rarities.? So, ya'll,? please post on both.? Oh well, off to see the Inca Tern on Hawaii next week (hopefully, it sticks around).Cheers,Sherry AndersonSequim and Port AngelesSent from my Galaxy Tab A -------- Original message --------From: janine@northbeachlandscapes.com Date: 3/17/21 4:17 PM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Dennis Paulson' , 'TWEETERS tweeters' Subject: Re: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters Much appreciated. My house borders Fort Worden State Park, but I didn't know about the kittiwake until your posting, and now many others have seen it as well. Janine Andersonjanine@northbeachlandscapes.comPort Townsend, WA-----Original Message-----From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Dennis PaulsonSent: March 17, 2021 2:55 PMTo: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweetersHello, tweets.I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought.Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on eBird.Thanks.Dennis PaulsonSeattle_______________________________________________Tweeters mailing listTweeters@u.washington.eduhttp://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters_______________________________________________Tweeters mailing listTweeters@u.washington.eduhttp://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org Wed Mar 17 17:40:28 2021 From: louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org (Louise Rutter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: <202103172352.12HNqQGo007763@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> References: <021401d71b83$0c5b6160$25122420$@northbeachlandscapes.com> <202103172352.12HNqQGo007763@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> Message-ID: <014601d71b8f$4bc0aa70$e341ff50$@eelpi.gotdns.org> Agreed. It?s not uncommon recently for the first I hear of a bird to be a post saying, ?This bird continues at the same spot as the last two days?. Or more sadly, ?We looked for the bird reported yesterday this morning and didn?t find it.? If people put the word out in several forms of media, it?s more likely people will get to see it before it moves on. Louise Rutter Kirkland From: Tweeters On Behalf Of sherryandangus Sent: 17 March 2021 16:52 To: janine@northbeachlandscapes.com; 'Dennis Paulson' ; 'TWEETERS tweeters' Subject: Re: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters Thank you for bring this up. I have been on Tweeters since 2001 when we moved to Sequim from Atlanta. I have the sense that over that time, I have seen fewer rare birds noted on Tweeters and personally, I have been a little slow getting up to speed on eBird. As a result, I've missed some rarities. So, ya'll, please post on both. Oh well, off to see the Inca Tern on Hawaii next week (hopefully, it sticks around). Cheers, Sherry Anderson Sequim and Port Angeles Sent from my Galaxy Tab A -------- Original message -------- From: janine@northbeachlandscapes.com Date: 3/17/21 4:17 PM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Dennis Paulson' >, 'TWEETERS tweeters' > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters Much appreciated. My house borders Fort Worden State Park, but I didn't know about the kittiwake until your posting, and now many others have seen it as well. Janine Anderson janine@northbeachlandscapes.com Port Townsend, WA -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: March 17, 2021 2:55 PM To: TWEETERS tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters Hello, tweets. I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought. Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on eBird. Thanks. Dennis Paulson Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com Wed Mar 17 18:11:09 2021 From: rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com (Roger Moyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Flame Colored Tanager in Kitsap County Message-ID: Ebird list a pair of Flame Colored Tanagers n Kitsap County. Is this a valid sightinh? 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"Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate." Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 6:12 PM, Roger Moyer wrote: Ebird list a pair of Flame Colored Tanagers n Kitsap County. Is this a valid sightinh? Roger MoyerChehalis, 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 jstewart at olympus.net Wed Mar 17 18:32:05 2021 From: jstewart at olympus.net (jstewart@olympus.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Flame Colored Tanager in Kitsap County In-Reply-To: <1244434295.1632392.1616030840298@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1244434295.1632392.1616030840298@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <000f01d71b96$823d9fc0$86b8df40$@olympus.net> Well, that clarified everything. Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of B B Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:27 PM To: rogermoyer1@hotmail.com; Roger Moyer ; Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Flame Colored Tanager in Kitsap County My guideline is that if the observer does not have an appreciation that the species is rare and explains why it is the rare species and not a similar or more common one, it is unlikely to be the rarity...not impossible but highly unlikely. An increasing number of erroneous ID's are related to online identification programs that should include a geographical interface that would add something like "very unlikely at this time and place". All that said, we all learn through errors and birders should be encouraged to consider the rareness but not discouraged to try to ID all they see. A friend stated it this way: "Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate." Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 6:12 PM, Roger Moyer > wrote: Ebird list a pair of Flame Colored Tanagers n Kitsap County. Is this a valid sightinh? Roger Moyer Chehalis, 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 paq at olypen.com Wed Mar 17 18:55:10 2021 From: paq at olypen.com (Patricia Quyle Grainger) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <209B1197-C380-45CB-8308-52F0037E081C@olypen.com> Thank you, Dennis! We heard about the kittiwake from you. Yes, we should probably stay current with eBird, but we pay more attention to Tweeters. There?s only so much time to spend on our devices, and we choose Tweeters. Pat & Dave Grainger Port Townsend Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2021, at 2:56 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > ?Hello, tweets. > > I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought. > > Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on eBird. > > Thanks. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From mcallisters4 at comcast.net Wed Mar 17 19:33:35 2021 From: mcallisters4 at comcast.net (mcallisters4@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: <209B1197-C380-45CB-8308-52F0037E081C@olypen.com> References: <209B1197-C380-45CB-8308-52F0037E081C@olypen.com> Message-ID: <02db01d71b9f$18b4efa0$4a1ecee0$@comcast.net> I'm not sure whether anyone has mentioned the ebird rare bird email alerts. You can sign up to get emails when a rare bird is reported in a particular county. I get them for Thurston, Pierce, and Lewis counties. These alerts are a heck of a lot drier than reading Tweeters messages but I know there are some who prefer "just the facts." Something to consider. Kelly McAllister Olympia From dougsantoni at gmail.com Wed Mar 17 19:42:45 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: <014601d71b8f$4bc0aa70$e341ff50$@eelpi.gotdns.org> References: <021401d71b83$0c5b6160$25122420$@northbeachlandscapes.com> <202103172352.12HNqQGo007763@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> <014601d71b8f$4bc0aa70$e341ff50$@eelpi.gotdns.org> Message-ID: <724DAA99-C171-451A-A45C-CBDC26A94FE2@gmail.com> Tweeters ? I would also like to weigh in here, specifically with the benefits in timeliness when it comes to Tweeters versus e-Bird. While I am not a technology expert, I learned a lot when I missed the Ross? Gull about a year and a half ago, despite the fact that it showed up within easy walking distance of my house. (It was at East Montlake Park in Seattle.) E-bird is not a real-time reporting mechanism. Reports can be delayed for an hour or considerably more. Had I been successfully subscribed to Tweeters in December of 2019, I?d have probably seen the Ross? Gull before it got eaten by a Bald Eagle. Also, e-bird does not suppress ?dead bird? sightings, so as if to add insult to injury, for about five days following the sad demise of the Ross? Gull, I kept getting e-bird reports of the deceased bird. I actually spoke to the e-bird people in Ithaca, NY, and this is apparently how the system works. I am a supporter of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, but I did want to pass along these experiences. Both e-Bird and Tweeters are highly valuable, but when timeliness is imperative, you may want to make sure you?re looking at Tweeters!! Doug Santoni Seattle > On Mar 17, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Louise Rutter wrote: > > Agreed. It?s not uncommon recently for the first I hear of a bird to be a post saying, ?This bird continues at the same spot as the last two days?. Or more sadly, ?We looked for the bird reported yesterday this morning and didn?t find it.? > > If people put the word out in several forms of media, it?s more likely people will get to see it before it moves on. > > Louise Rutter > Kirkland > > > From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of sherryandangus > Sent: 17 March 2021 16:52 > To: janine@northbeachlandscapes.com ; 'Dennis Paulson' >; 'TWEETERS tweeters' > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters > > Thank you for bring this up. I have been on Tweeters since 2001 when we moved to Sequim from Atlanta. I have the sense that over that time, I have seen fewer rare birds noted on Tweeters and personally, I have been a little slow getting up to speed on eBird. As a result, I've missed some rarities. So, ya'll, please post on both. Oh well, off to see the Inca Tern on Hawaii next week (hopefully, it sticks around). > Cheers, > Sherry Anderson > Sequim and Port Angeles > > > > Sent from my Galaxy Tab A > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: janine@northbeachlandscapes.com > Date: 3/17/21 4:17 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: 'Dennis Paulson' >, 'TWEETERS tweeters' > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters > > Much appreciated. My house borders Fort Worden State Park, but I didn't know about the kittiwake until your posting, and now many others have seen it as well. > > Janine Anderson > janine@northbeachlandscapes.com > Port Townsend, WA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson > Sent: March 17, 2021 2:55 PM > To: TWEETERS tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters > > Hello, tweets. > > I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought. > > Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on eBird. > > Thanks. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From birdologist at gmail.com Thu Mar 18 04:56:39 2021 From: birdologist at gmail.com (Devorah the Ornithologist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dennis and everyone, i am speculating that it IS probably possible to have a bot automatically aggregate eBird reports for WA, BC, OR & NoCal and post them to tweeters. I lack the skill to write such a thing, but it seems possible to me. or is it? On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:55 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, tweets. > > I?m amazed by the number of people who have written me and thanked me for > posting about the Black-legged Kittiwake in Port Townsend. I looked on > eBird and discovered that a number of people had seen the bird earlier in > March, but apparently didn?t post it on tweeters. That sparked a thought. > > Please remember that posting a rarity or sem-rarity, in other words a bird > that others would very much like to see, on eBird doesn?t mean that you?re > sharing it with your local birding community. Lots of people aren?t on > eBird. > > Thanks. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- GrrlScientist Contact: *grrlscientist@gmail.com * | Twitter | MeWe | Skype : grrlscientist Words: Forbes | Medium | GoodReads Keep up with my writing: TinyLetter Tiny bio: about.me sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. [Virgil, Aeneid] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Thu Mar 18 05:55:12 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Burrowing Owl historical ? (no sighting) Message-ID: <233725375.96989.1616072112169@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, I have a memory of Burrowing Owl reports from Seattle's Volunteer Park long ago. Is that the bird noted here https://wos.org/documents/wosnews/issue31.pdf (thanks, John P.) of one in "downtown" in March, 1994? Did the park bird end up with a rehabilitator? Other details? Thanks to those with long (and better) memories, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence dot com From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Mar 18 08:14:29 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird vs tweeters In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Based on my experience elsewhere, there seem to be (at least) three different avenues for bird reporting presently (although this is constantly evolving with technology). 1) Tweeters type listservs-- these are great for discussion and sharing other bird-related information, but also important (and historically critical) for posting rarities. As Dennis has stated, we should keep doing this and not abandon it. 2) eBird-- you can set up "Alerts" by state or county level, for either flagged birds (rarities) or birds you haven't seen in that region this year, and at an hourly or daily notification rate. Note that these flagged birds have NOT yet been reviewed, so they will include some incorrect identifications. 3) WhatsApp-- in many areas, usually at the county or two-county level, birders have created WhatsApp groups for instant texting notifications, such as "I've just found a Brown Booby at this pier. It's at [lat, long]. Now it's flying north toward the ferry." I believe these groups need an administrator to manually add people to them. We've come a long way since phone trees and voice mailboxes. While most rarities first appear on eBird or Tweeters, they can also show up on iNaturalist, What's This Bird, or other places if the finder is not a user of eBird or Tweeters. Thanks to all the savvy people that keep an eye on those and report them! At my old home in Davis, CA, a teenager alerted us to a "hummingbird, sp" on eBird that was clearly a Broad-billed Hummingbird (photo). In the ensuing weeks, over 500 birders enjoyed that beauty. Earlier we missed a Summer Tanager that was reported on eBird as "bird, sp." because the user could not locate the "rarities" tab, so there is some group education needed to make all these things work. One nut still to crack is how to make it easier for out-of-town birders to quickly report rarities. This remains a challenge. For example, a couple years ago in California a visiting birder from Utah found a Citrine Wagtail. Probably because he was traveling, he posted it on eBird nearly 24 hours later (with photos!). And probably because he was unfamiliar with the area, the location description was "auto tour loop" at the wildlife area, which is 6.4km long. It took us a day or two to track him down and talk to him on the phone (and, yes, a few of us did re-find the bird, albeit too few and too briefly). 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URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Thu Mar 18 09:54:54 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sandhill Cranes near Mukilteo Message-ID: I was pleasantly surprised to see two Sandhill Cranes overhead yesterday afternoon (around 5 pm), while I was driving on Hwy 525, about 2 miles south of Mukilteo and close to Paine Field in Snohomish County. I was driving, so did not spend too much time watching them, but their size and long outstretched necks were diagnostic. Doug Santoni Seattle From garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Mar 18 10:07:33 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] timely alerts of rare birds References: <1575432539.836584.1616087253506.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1575432539.836584.1616087253506@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks to Dennis, and to one and all who followed up on his Tweeters message, regarding the timely announcement of rare birds.? Here is my take on all of this. 1. Yes, please do post the sighting to Tweeters! That should be step one, assuming that one has a mobile phone and a means to access the Internet. 2. In so doing, give clear directions as to where the bird is! As has been said many times before on Tweeters, reporting that "the Palau Bush Warbler is now being seen behind the strawberry patch" does not cut it.? 2 and a half. It is a good idea to use existing eBird hotspots when posting about a rarity to Tweeters. That said, please make sure that you know what that hotspot is. To give a Snohomish County example, Edmonds Marsh and Edmonds Waterfront are not the same; Shell Creek at Edmonds Waterfront is not the same as either of those. Even within the hotspot, it is good to use addresses, descriptions of outbuildings or distinctive trees, and other landmarks to specify the bird's location. A friend of mine gave me the number that was engraved on a metal stamp placed on a telephone pole recently; that helped me relocate a shy Harris's Sparrow. Get creative! On the other hand, I almost missed a rarity a few months ago; the sighting was put on eBird, but the birder used an eBird hotspot that was half a mile away from another eBird hotspot. The birds were not at the hotspot where they were said to have been on that eBird post. The only reason I was able to find the birds was because I happened to recognize a rock in the background of the photo! Those birds were gone within an hour of my seeing them, and no one else got to see them. The original eBird post still has the birds at the "wrong" hotspot, months later. I carry a roll of surveyor's tape; sometimes I flag a bush or a limb when there is a rarity in a woodsy spot, but no obvious landmarks to follow. I write the bird's band code right on the tape, along with the date. That might ruffle some aesthetic feathers--but most places where I go birding these days are already so festooned. 3. The relative scarcity of a given species is usually accurate on eBird, but sometimes there are species that show up as rare, but which are not as rare as eBird makes them out to be. The reverse is true; sometimes a species that is very hard to find will end up on the main eBird checklist, and not show up as rare. Then there is the question of location. The eBird reviewers seem to use a county-wide strategy for marking species as rare or not. An American Coot would not show up as rare on a checklist for the Mount Hardy gravel area, way up in the Cascades--but that species will probably never show up there. Coots are common enough elsewhere in the county, but not up there.? Here is an example of the imperfection of eBird's rarity codes. Last year I saw exactly one Sanderling in Skagit County, during an intense, year-long Big Year. I hardly ever left Skagit for a year, and saw one lonely Sanderling. Meanwhile, that same year, I saw both the Pacific Golden Plover and the Solitary Sandpiper 3 times each, and the Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 different times, in two different places. The first two would appear to be rarer than the Sanderling, and the last would definitely be so. So--if in any doubt whatsoever as to whether the bird is rare, post it to Tweeters! At the worst, the gentle Tweeters will smile at your enthusiasm over a robin. 4. After posting to Tweeters, the next step is to put it on eBird. Even if you just put down one species, with accurate location information, and skip the "complete checklist," you are helping out your fellow birders. I myself almost never use eBird in the field, preferring to use a notebook, and do the toilsome data entry at home on a keyboard, where my typing skills can be put to use. The exception is the rare bird. Even if it is a "maybe," it can be a good idea to post it, and then let somebody else sort it out. For example, I had grave doubts about the ID of a gull that I saw in Burlington a month or so ago. It looked superficially like a Glaucous Gull, but now I am certain that it was not. It was just a leucistic gull of questionable parentage. Even so, I put it on eBird and Tweeters as a Glaucous Gull right away, so that others could try for it. I was hoping that someone would get a good photo and give me a year bird! 5. Of course, all of the above must be tempered by awareness of birder-unfriendly people who happen to live where the bird is, or inconvenient "no-trespassing" signs and the like. 6. It must also of course be tempered by awareness of sensitive species, especially now that everybody's second cousin has a huge camera and a thirst for photos of owls, raptors, and other charismatic species. 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It was seen for an hour, but after an accipiter visited my yard, it chose to be elsewhere. An image of this beautiful Sparrow can be seen on my Flickr page {link below}. Also available are other recent images of local birds from Whatcom and Skagit counties. cheers, Douglas Brown Bellingham https://www.flickr.com/photos/146696747@N03/page1 From garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Mar 18 12:57:35 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Kittiwake Port Townsend References: Message-ID: Dear Tweeters Maxine Reid saw the Black legged Kittiwake at Port Townsend Marine Science Ctr this morning (Thursday). She asked me to pass it along, because she is being deluged with salacious spam when she uses Tweeters, or something like that. See her eBird checklist. Yours truly Gary Bletsch Sent from my iPhone From ericallencarlson at yahoo.com Thu Mar 18 13:15:37 2021 From: ericallencarlson at yahoo.com (Eric Carlson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Billed Magpie References: Message-ID: Black Billed Magpie at Van Asselt Park ( near the community center)Seattle. Saw this bird a few months back at this same location. Cheers, Eric Carlson Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Mar 18 06:53:10 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lost songs Message-ID: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56417544 Sent from my iPhone From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Mar 18 14:18:19 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-03-18 Message-ID: <2A46E586DADE4D9B94CEBE7611569BD5@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? A really good day at Marymoor today. First, the sunrise was spectacular. The weather held okay for our visit; cloudy with touches of wind, but only very occasional mizzle. Birdy, and with signs of spring! Highlights: a.. Ten species of duck, again (same species as last week; no surprises) b.. RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD ? one male along slough in Dog Area; First of Year (FOY), though Jordan had one yesterday c.. Double-crested Cormorant ? a total of at least 29 flying upstream towards the lake, in groups of 5-11 d.. Merlin ? fast flyby e.. SAY?S PHOEBE ? two in the East Meadow (FOY) f.. Hutton?s Vireo ? one at the Rowing Club parking lot g.. Violet-green Swallow ? I saw two, off to the west. Had about 4 Tree Swallows too, and that?s it for swallows h.. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD ? female in East Meadow. (FOY) i.. Savannah Sparrow ? one in the Pea Patch (FOY) j.. Fox Sparrow ? some really notable singing going on, including one very long, complex song k.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? one or two at the Rowing Club ponds l.. Townsend?s Warbler ? three south of the mansion I had a flyby look at either a Band-tailed Pigeon or a Eurasian Collared-Dove, but it was across the river, through the trees, under the clouds, and a fairly brief look. Either species would be FOY for the survey, but we got neither. >From the Rowing Club dock, we enjoyed seeing a pair of HOODED MERGANSER next to a pair of WOOD DUCKS. All the goodies ? the hoodies and the woodies. Monday and Tuesday, I had ROCK PIGEON, NORTHERN SHRIKE, and two singing WESTERN MEADOWLARKS. Other misses for today included Mew Gull, Ring-billed Gull, and American Goldfinch. For the day, 65 species, with three more for the week. For the year, with four FOY, I think we?re at 94 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Beyond that though, it?s hard to tell what notable for someone and not for others and many of us barely have time to get home from birding trips before we are called back to family, work etc.. so if you are really interested in making sure you are in the loop on sightings, I?d use the various ways mentioned here. I don?t think it should be required of very busy birders to make sure they post county unusual birds. It should be noted that in addition to Tweeters there are around a dozen other listservs etc.. in the state so then again, which place to post to. I realize this may not be a popular opinion, but just offering a different perspective. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa From qblater at yahoo.com Thu Mar 18 18:29:48 2021 From: qblater at yahoo.com (qblater) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Northern flicker References: Message-ID: Today at the dunes peninsula in Tacoma I am watching a group of about 6 northern flicker feed , flirt, and vocalize 2 of them are brown headed with red shafts, no red on head. One with a red crescent on the face Two of them are brown headed with rEd nape crescent One red shafts One yellow shafts And one with red malar AND red crescent on face and yellow shafts So Wassup wit dat?? Clarice Clark From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Thu Mar 18 19:58:23 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 3-18-2021 Message-ID: Tweeters, Another chilly day (35-48degF) with occasional light sprinkles dampening outer clothing, but not spirits, for the nine of us making the circuit of the JBLM Eagles Pride GC today. Numbers of some species (RED CROSSBILLS (20) and especially PINE SISKINS (over 300) made more of an impression than almost anything else. We managed to spot a MERLIN again (last - 1-21-21), and also a COOPER'S HAWK (COHA). We also found piles of feathers here and there, including those from a Downy Woodpecker and a Dark-eyed Junco, with several from unidentified species. It looks as if the COHA has been busy. 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: * April 15 * May 20 * June 17 Anyone is welcome to join us! (Currently, wear a mask and maintain social distancing.) >From the eBirdPNW report: 37 species Cackling Goose 85 Canada Goose 5 Mallard 7 Ring-necked Duck 2 At the 9th hole pond Bufflehead 8 Pied-billed Grebe 1 At Hodge Lake Anna's Hummingbird 4 Cooper's Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Merlin 1 Steller's Jay 10 California Scrub-Jay 1 American Crow 32 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 22 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 28 Bushtit 12 Golden-crowned Kinglet 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10 Red-breasted Nuthatch 18 Brown Creeper 3 Pacific Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 1 European Starling 5 Varied Thrush 15 American Robin 33 House Finch 2 Red Crossbill 20 Pine Siskin 323 Several large flocks, plus some smaller ones American Goldfinch 1 Fox Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 42 Golden-crowned Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 31 Spotted Towhee 9 Red-winged Blackbird 5 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S83648900 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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Luckily the lone, first-winter Trumpeter was in the middle of the river, spotted from one of the brambly trails down to the water?s edge near the Newcomer entry. We then headed out to Snively Rd to look for the mockingbird that was there a while ago?nope. But en route by way of Twin Bridges Rd. off 240 from Richland, we noted a pond on the right, across from a mobile home/RV type park, with maybe 30 Tundra Swans, along with a few other waterfowl species. There was even a pullout for parking. A bit further down the road were at least 500 Sandhill Cranes, and hundreds more when we turned onto Snively. More construction--a bridge on Snively is out, so you have to come at it from Twin Bridges and can no longer continue out to 240. Feeling swan-rewarded, we headed home over hard rain on Snoqualmie. Penny Koyama, Bothell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com Fri Mar 19 17:01:35 2021 From: orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com (David Olsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Birds of France identified Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Many thanks to intercontinental birders extraordinaire Steve Pink and Adam Sedgley for stepping up and deftly identifying the bird recordings from Monet's garden. I appreciate your efforts, as well as the many suggestions that were emailed to me. I knew the powerful hivemind created by this listserv could solve the puzzle! Happy spring birding everyone! David Olsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amk17 at earthlink.net Sat Mar 20 08:35:49 2021 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pairs Message-ID: <1345295164.1172.1616254549689@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Several species have paired up the past few weeks. Bewick?s wrens were the first I noticed pairing up (e.g., seen together foraging, seemingly inseparable). A pair of crows were not far behind taking turns breaking lilac branches last week from the yard. A black capped chickadee pair as well seemed to be foraging together. This morning a pair of Stellar jays were gathering nest material and flew off together. Lastly, a robin seems to have claimed my yard but no corresponding mate yet...any pair sightings in your yard? Happy birding! AKopitov seattle AMK17 From plkoyama at comcast.net Sat Mar 20 08:51:07 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (plkoyama@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pairs In-Reply-To: <1345295164.1172.1616254549689@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <1345295164.1172.1616254549689@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <9C895580E2D748D687DDCF544ACF3A8B@KoyamaHP> I've got a pair of juncos going here, at our 1st floor condo. Ridiculously, they usually nest in a pot near our door which has a sprinkler tube in it. Last year they moved to a neighboring pot, leaving some probably too-wet eggs behind. They tick away when we come and go. Penny Koyama, Bothell -----Original Message----- From: AMK17 Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2021 8:35 AM To: Tweeters@U.Washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Pairs Several species have paired up the past few weeks. Bewick?s wrens were the first I noticed pairing up (e.g., seen together foraging, seemingly inseparable). A pair of crows were not far behind taking turns breaking lilac branches last week from the yard. A black capped chickadee pair as well seemed to be foraging together. This morning a pair of Stellar jays were gathering nest material and flew off together. Lastly, a robin seems to have claimed my yard but no corresponding mate yet...any pair sightings in your yard? Happy birding! AKopitov seattle AMK17 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From vikingcove at gmail.com Sat Mar 20 09:37:50 2021 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pairs In-Reply-To: <1345295164.1172.1616254549689@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <1345295164.1172.1616254549689@wamui-jasmine.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <17850800330.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> Neatest species paired in our yard right now is Pine Siskins. 3 pairs gently feeding each other is a nice consolation & transition from the 80 or so that wintered here. Good Birding https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On March 20, 2021 8:36:27 AM AMK17 wrote: > > Several species have paired up the past few weeks. Bewick?s wrens were the > first I noticed pairing up (e.g., seen together foraging, seemingly > inseparable). A pair of crows were not far behind taking turns breaking > lilac branches last week from the yard. A black capped chickadee pair as > well seemed to be foraging together. This morning a pair of Stellar jays > were gathering nest material and flew off together. Lastly, a robin seems > to have claimed my yard but no corresponding mate yet...any pair sightings > in your yard? > > Happy birding! > > AKopitov > seattle > > > AMK17 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From russkope at gmail.com Sat Mar 20 10:07:58 2021 From: russkope at gmail.com (Russ Koppendrayer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lesser Black-backed Gulls Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, Becky Kent sent me photos of an adult from Willow Grove Park near Longview this morning and I've received word that. David Irons and Shawnee Finnegan also saw an adult over the Lewis River near Shell station in downtown Woodland. Smelt run going strong. Russ Koppendrayer Longview, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tweeters, I visited the north end of Woodland Bottoms (exit Dike Access Road from I-5 at Woodland and head west and then north at the t intersection), Cowlitz County to do some Spring raptor and TV migration watching from 1:05-2:55 this afternoon: Turkey Vulture: 63 (including one flock of 53!)Bald Eagle: 7 (but loads more circling around but not moving out of the area)Red-tailed Hawk: 8 (only 1 looked like a migrant)Peregrine: 1Sharp-shinned Hawk: 1 Later, I went to visit the sandbar in the Columbia River that held yesterday's Glaucous Gull and was surprised to find two Glaucous Gulls there!? This is 1.1 miles south of the intersection of Dike Road and Caples Road on Dike Road in the Woodland Bottoms.? Timing is important here as the receding tide exposes the sandbar. Keep your eyes and ears skyward! Jim-- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Then the bird proceeded to circle the pier a few laps, dropping down for a fish a few times without luck. I did note a small school of herring under the pier, pretty hidden away from prying eyes or worse. The Kittiwake flight was very delicate and fine to watch. Three times it flew within 6 ft of me, right at eye level, or a bit below so I got fine looks at its striking plumage - a showy black ?M? formed on the leading edge of its wings and on it?s back, and its tail also rimed with black, black collar mark and eye marks. Binoculars not required. The last time I saw a Kittiwake was in fall of 1974. First, offshore the Washington coast on a Pelagic Trip and a few on the Westport jetty. Then in Nov. of 74 saw more on another pelagic trip off Portsmouth New Hampshire, where I also saw some of the pretty immature birds. So it?s only taken 46 years to get my best view of a Kittiwake ever. Thats ambition for you. Feeling good, I gimped up Artillery Hill, which wasn?t bird but I did see blooming Tall Mahonia, some bright Red-flowering Currants, and many blooming Indian Plum. On way home I stopped by Port Townsend?s minI- prairie, Kah Tai, and spotted some early bright yellow Lomatium (Spring Gold) which was far outnumbered by the showy reddish-purple Satin Flower - usually it?s the other way around. The swamp on the north side of th lagoon full of blooming Hazel. Just Sayin Jeff Gibson, in Port Townsend, WA From tvulture at gmx.com Sat Mar 20 20:19:52 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] purple finch Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There was an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull there yesterday morning: https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S83773847 Keep your eyes and ears skyward for a bunch of eagles heading north! Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lpkreemer at gmail.com Sun Mar 21 17:20:21 2021 From: lpkreemer at gmail.com (Louis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Samish Gyrfalcon Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, A juvenile Gyrfalcon was a nice surprise at East 90 at 2pm this afternoon. I was enjoying the Short-eared Owls when this bird shot through the area about a hundred feet from me, flushing the dabbling duck flock it was targeting. After missing, it continued on and flew East, somewhat in the direction of Edison. My photos were poor because I didn't have time to adjust settings, and the Gyr was flying away from me most of the time I watched it. It did briefly turn so that I could see its head and underparts. Quite large falcon with broad wings, pale underparts with streaking, limited dark on the wing tips, weakly defined malar stripe, mostly uniform sandy-gray on the top of the wings, gray underwings. Didn't relocate the bird when I briefly checked the area it was flying towards, but I'm sure it's around. Perhaps getting late in the season for this species in Washington? Louis Kreemer Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kathy_wade at mac.com Sun Mar 21 17:39:27 2021 From: kathy_wade at mac.com (KATHY M WADE) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Samish Gyrfalcon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01B27927-40F6-47B3-B735-54635A49EFC1@mac.com> That?s very cool! I saw that juvenile gyrfalcon last Tuesday at E90 perched in a big tree by the dike. It was around 3-4pm. A shortie flew by and scared him off. > On Mar 21, 2021, at 5:22 PM, Louis wrote: > > ? > Hi Tweeters, > > A juvenile Gyrfalcon was a nice surprise at East 90 at 2pm this afternoon. I was enjoying the Short-eared Owls when this bird shot through the area about a hundred feet from me, flushing the dabbling duck flock it was targeting. After missing, it continued on and flew East, somewhat in the direction of Edison. My photos were poor because I didn't have time to adjust settings, and the Gyr was flying away from me most of the time I watched it. It did briefly turn so that I could see its head and underparts. Quite large falcon with broad wings, pale underparts with streaking, limited dark on the wing tips, weakly defined malar stripe, mostly uniform sandy-gray on the top of the wings, gray underwings. Didn't relocate the bird when I briefly checked the area it was flying towards, but I'm sure it's around. Perhaps getting late in the season for this species in Washington? > > Louis Kreemer > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From meetings at wos.org Mon Mar 22 06:02:15 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Presentation=2C_Mon=2E=2C_April_5=2C_Was?= =?utf-8?q?hington=E2=80=99s_Vagrants=3A_Where_and_When_with_Matt_B?= =?utf-8?q?artels?= Message-ID: <20210322130215.15606.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> Are you a birder who appreciates our local birds but also cannot help becoming excited when you learn that a rare bird ? a vagrant -- has been spotted in our state, whether or not you might be able to go searching for it yourself???If so, you may wonder:??where do these unexpected birds come from; where do they show up in WA; and is there any predictability to when they appear? If you would like to know the answers to these questions and more, please join WOS (Washington Ornithological Society) at its April 5 Monthly Meeting when Matt Bartels will share what he has learned about species that rarely get seen in the state.?? Matt?s impressive credentials include the fact that he has served as Secretary of the Washington Bird Records Committee (WBRC) for the past 10 years.?? Moreover, he is a passionate county lister, one of only two Washington birders to have seen 200 species in each of Washington State?s counties.??He was a member of Seattle Audubon?s Master Birder Class of 2005-6, taught by Dennis Paulson. What:??Washington?s Vagrants:??Where and When with Matt Bartels When:??Monday, April 5, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From krothnelson at yahoo.com Mon Mar 22 09:21:45 2021 From: krothnelson at yahoo.com (krothnelson@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Upcoming Wildlife Photography Virtual Presentation References: <1842011312.3836905.1616430105507.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1842011312.3836905.1616430105507@mail.yahoo.com> Mukul Soman, the incredible Seattle-based wildlife photographer, has an upcoming virtual presentation this Thursday evening that I think many of you will be interested in. The title of the program is "The Ethical Photographer: A Wildlife Photographer's Perspective" and the cost is only $15.?Find out more by visiting this link:?https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/the-ethical-photographer-a-wildlife-photographers-perspective -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Mar 22 18:22:05 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Audubon Washington-two positions open Message-ID: Tweeters, I was just notified of two openings at Audubon Washington: ? Senior Program Manager ? Puget Sound, focused on developing and implementing a conservation strategy for birds in Puget Sound ? Engagement Director, focused on leading and developing a strong statewide chapter network and Seward Park Audubon Center. May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com Avian Acres ? 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As we closed in on the call location, low in a group of conifers at the top of the Loderi Valley path, another walker was peering in from the other side. The owl came bursting out of the branches, heading straight for me and passed less then 10 feet from my head. Quite a view, but no time for pix. He (if this was indeed the male) headed over across the road to where the other bird had been calling. Quite exciting! And, it must be the time for this sort of thing, because on our last walk, two days ago in SW County Park just north of Edmonds, we also heard a pair of BAOW communicating. Happy Owling! - Jon Houghton, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I saw a pair of California Scrub-Jays over the weekend on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, near the Agua Verde Cafe and Kayak Rental, which is also adjacent to the new Fritz Hedges Park. I saw one earlier this winter in my yard adjacent to the Arboretum, but that is the only time I?ve seen them there. I understand that they sometimes occur toward the south end of the Arboretum. Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni at gmail dot com > On Mar 23, 2021, at 4:06 PM, Joan Miller wrote: > > ? > Hi Tweets! > > I was excited to find a scrub jay on my walk today. It was near the Alaska Junction, along 46th St. to be precise. I only saw the one, but how nice! I know they're around, but I very rarely see one here. Anyone else seeing them? > > Joan Miller > West Seattle > jemskink at gmail dot 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 mattxyz at earthlink.net Tue Mar 23 18:14:21 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] County Year List Project update for Jan/Feb 2021, up at WA Birder Message-ID: <4730F1DC-D887-4902-840E-A8CFF87A9D51@earthlink.net> Hi Tweeters & Inland NW Birders - Time for the first bi-monthly update of the 2021 County Year list Project. We?ve received updates from most [but not all] counties with details through the end of February. County compilers, especially for the under-birded counties, would appreciate receiving reports of any birds seen in their counties. As of the end of February, 257 species had been reported across the state, 236 in Western WA and 201 in Eastern WA. The state total [257] is 7 higher than the end-feb totals in 2020, 4 higher than 2019. The Western WA total [236] was 20 higher than than last year, and 10 higher than 2019. The Eastern WA total [201] this year was 7 higher than last year, and 10 higher than 2019. When it comes to likely winter rarities, we?ve got the Winter Wren to be excited by, but not too much else. We benefited from some of the end-of-2020 rarities lingering over to the new year [Common Grackle & Yellow-bellied Sapsucker come to mind], but not too much surprising popped up. If you'd like to take a look at where things stand, the list and many other interesting files are at the Washington Birder website: http://www.wabirder.com/ A direct link to the 2021 county yearlist & the list of county compilers: http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html Thanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to begin to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kyle.elfman at gmail.com Wed Mar 24 07:48:37 2021 From: kyle.elfman at gmail.com (Kyle Elfman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help Identifying Mystery Bird Call In-Reply-To: <44059D84-A023-48BD-BD31-975528C8F8A1@gmail.com> References: <44059D84-A023-48BD-BD31-975528C8F8A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who gave identifying our bird call a try! We didn?t come up with a definitive answer, but the most common answer I received: Northern Bobwhite My observer?s bias wants to believe it was a Bobwhite, too. My instinct was something in the Quail family. It this were true, a Bobwhite would certainly be a rarity here in the Burien/White Center area! Thanks again to everyone for your help! Here are the responses (guesses?) everyone had: Northern Bobwhite X3 Owl (sp) X2 Mountain Quail Gallinaceous bird Red-Breasted Sapsucker Northern Flicker Gray Jay Corvid - American Crow American Robin Hutton?s Vireo Kyle Elfman kyle dot elfman at gammel dot com Burien, WA > On Mar 15, 2021, at 20:05, Kyle Elfman wrote: > > Hello! My wife and I are hoping to get some help identifying a bird(?) we heard the other evening outside our home in Burien, WA. This past Friday evening (March 12) around 6:45 in the evening, just as the sun had fully set, we heard this call for roughly 3 minutes. It started in the large evergreen trees in our neighbor?s yard then moved very quickly from the south side to north side of our house before it left the area/stopped vocalizing. We each have our own theories about what it might be, but we can?t seem to find any Macaulay Library recordings matching our best guesses. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S83488561 > > Kyle Elfman > kyle dot elfman at gmail dot com > Burien, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Mar 24 07:57:52 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help Identifying Mystery Bird Call In-Reply-To: References: <44059D84-A023-48BD-BD31-975528C8F8A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: I'm seeing on eBird a scattering of Bobwhite reports over the years from the south Sound, Columbia River corridor, and Willamette Valley. Are these considered established (and ABA-countable) or are they considered escapees from game farms? https://ebird.org/map/norbob?env.minX=-160.237063742281&env.minY=14.126239979566&env.maxX=14.934416661026&env.maxY=51.1392268119027 On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 7:49 AM Kyle Elfman wrote: > Thanks to everyone who gave identifying our bird call a try! We didn?t > come up with a definitive answer, but the most common answer I received: > Northern Bobwhite > > My observer?s bias wants to believe it was a Bobwhite, too. My instinct > was something in the Quail family. It this were true, a Bobwhite would > certainly be a rarity here in the Burien/White Center area! > > Thanks again to everyone for your help! Here are the responses (guesses?) > everyone had: > > Northern Bobwhite X3 > Owl (sp) X2 > Mountain Quail > Gallinaceous bird > Red-Breasted Sapsucker > Northern Flicker > Gray Jay > Corvid - American Crow > American Robin > Hutton?s Vireo > > Kyle Elfman > kyle dot elfman at gammel dot com > Burien, WA > > > On Mar 15, 2021, at 20:05, Kyle Elfman wrote: > > Hello! My wife and I are hoping to get some help identifying a bird(?) we > heard the other evening outside our home in Burien, WA. This past Friday > evening (March 12) around 6:45 in the evening, just as the sun had fully > set, we heard this call for roughly 3 minutes. It started in the large > evergreen trees in our neighbor?s yard then moved very quickly from the > south side to north side of our house before it left the area/stopped > vocalizing. We each have our own theories about what it might be, but we > can?t seem to find any Macaulay Library recordings matching our best > guesses. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S83488561 > > Kyle Elfman > kyle dot elfman at gmail dot com > Burien, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Wed Mar 24 11:21:25 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ferruginous Hawk Periodic Status Review (PSR) - Reclassification Message-ID: Tweeters, Just in case you missed it earlier, the WDFW is requesting input regarding the reclassification of the Ferruginous Hawk from "threatened" to "endangered." Input must reach the WDFW by April 12. See below for links to the PSR and for where to send your recommendation. Thanks. --- WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 https://wdfw.wa.gov Date: January 12, 2021 Contacts: Taylor Cotten 360-902-2505; Jason Wettstein 360-704-0258 WDFW seeks comment on periodic status review for Ferruginous Hawks OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on its draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk. The department is recommending a change from threatened to endangered status for Ferruginous Hawks in Washington. Breeding populations of Ferruginous Hawks have been in sustained decline in Washington since 1974, with a decreasing trend in adult pairs at nesting areas and decreased reproductive success. "Ferruginous Hawks have been in trouble for decades. Factors involved include loss and degradation of nesting and foraging habitat, and associated reductions to populations of their primary prey species," said Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager at WDFW. The Ferruginous Hawk, the largest hawk in North America, is an open-country species that inhabits grasslands and shrub-steppe in eastern Washington. Conversion and degradation of native grasslands and arid shrublands has resulted in the loss of nesting and foraging habitat for the species. The draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk is available for review at WDFW's publications webpage. The public can provide comments on the drafts through April 12, 2021. Written comments on the review and recommendation can be submitted via email to TandEpubliccom@dfw.wa.gov or by mail to Taylor Cotten, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 43141, Olympia, WA 98504-3200. WDFW prepares recovery plans to guide conservation and recovery efforts and periodically reviews the status of protected species in the state. WDFW is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. The agency works to keep common species common and restore species of greatest conservation need. --- May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis Chair emeritus, WDFW Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council The Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council advises the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on keeping common species common and recovering sensitive, threatened, or endangered species. The council also recommends approaches for developing and maintaining the social, political, and financial support necessary to conserve wildlife species diversity in Washington. avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From plkoyama at comcast.net Wed Mar 24 11:26:56 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (plkoyama@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bothell Turkey Vultures Message-ID: Tweets, I just returned from a morning walk at the now-preserved Wayne Golf Course. I was surprised to see 2 Turkey Vultures, the second sighting I?ve ever seen so close to home in the 17 yrs. we?ve been here. The other sighting was in Oct 2020, at the UW Bothell, a group of about 5 circling, then landing in the conifers there. These 2 were heading Kenmore Way, so watch for them, Linda Phillips! My surprisingly birdy walk was topped off by a couple of river otters splashing around near north most bridge. 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I just now sent an email to WDFW in support of putting the Ferruginous Hawk on the endangered species ilst. I hope all of tweeterdom will also put in a word. - Connie > On Mar 24, 2021, at 11:21 AM, Denis DeSilvis wrote: > > Tweeters, > Just in case you missed it earlier, the WDFW is requesting input regarding the reclassification of the Ferruginous Hawk from ?threatened? to ?endangered.? Input must reach the WDFW by April 12. See below for links to the PSR and for where to send your recommendation. Thanks. > > --- > WDFW NEWS RELEASE > Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife > 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 > https://wdfw.wa.gov > Date: January 12, 2021 > Contacts: Taylor Cotten 360-902-2505; Jason Wettstein 360-704-0258 > > WDFW seeks comment on periodic status review for Ferruginous Hawks > > OLYMPIA ? The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input on its draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk. The department is recommending a change from threatened to endangered status for Ferruginous Hawks in Washington. > > Breeding populations of Ferruginous Hawks have been in sustained decline in Washington since 1974, with a decreasing trend in adult pairs at nesting areas and decreased reproductive success. > > ?Ferruginous Hawks have been in trouble for decades. Factors involved include loss and degradation of nesting and foraging habitat, and associated reductions to populations of their primary prey species,? said Taylor Cotten, Conservation Assessment Section Manager at WDFW. > > The Ferruginous Hawk, the largest hawk in North America, is an open-country species that inhabits grasslands and shrub-steppe in eastern Washington. Conversion and degradation of native grasslands and arid shrublands has resulted in the loss of nesting and foraging habitat for the species. > > The draft periodic status review for the Ferruginous Hawk is available for review at WDFW?s publications webpage . The public can provide comments on the drafts through April 12, 2021. > > Written comments on the review and recommendation can be submitted via email to TandEpubliccom@dfw.wa.gov or by mail to Taylor Cotten, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 43141, Olympia, WA 98504-3200. > > WDFW prepares recovery plans to guide conservation and recovery efforts and periodically reviews the status of protected species in the state. > > WDFW is the state agency tasked with preserving, protecting and perpetuating fish, wildlife and ecosystems, while providing sustainable fishing, hunting and other outdoor recreation opportunities. The agency works to keep common species common and restore species of greatest conservation need. > > --- > May all your birds be identified, > > Denis DeSilvis > Chair emeritus, WDFW Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council > The Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council advises the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on keeping common species common and recovering sensitive, threatened, or endangered species. The council also recommends approaches for developing and maintaining the social, political, and financial support necessary to conserve wildlife species diversity in Washington. > > avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com > > _______________________________________________ > 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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This time of year, we?re always overeager for spring arrivals, and today we faced disappointment there. Nothing new that way. But a really good day otherwise. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? a couple of sightings, including a female that landed atop a short snag in the SE corner of the park. Looking for a nest hole? b.. Dabbling ducks ? a large flock spent the morning on the grass soccer fields, including over 150 Mallards, and over a dozen each of Gadwall, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal c.. Lesser Scaup ? 5 males and 4 females very, very far out on the lake, confirmed after the walk from Sammamish Landing Park d.. Sharp-shinned Hawk ? one at the Rowing Club was a First of Year (FOY) for us e.. ?Taiga? Merlin ? seen looking west across the slough from the 2nd Dog Swim Beach. Identified by photos, as it was far away. Far too pale for ?Black? Merlin. A very definite supercilium, thin white bands on the black tail, and faint-but-definite moustache marks all point to ?Taiga? f.. Northern Shrike ? East Meadow. We were able to rule out the possibility of Loggerhead via photos. Just before disappearing, it took what looked to be a cached prey item out of a hawthorn tree. g.. Hutton?s Vireo ? Brian had one at the Rowing Club parking lot h.. Cedar Waxwing ? at least 6 at the Rowing Club i.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? first song for the year near the mansion, looks at two ?Myrtle? subspecies at the Rowing Club j.. Townsend?s Warbler ? one, singing faintly, just west of the concert stage It was also an excellent day for mammals. I had a VIRGINIA OPOSSUM (FOY) along the road at 6:45 a.m. We had two disparate sightings of LONG-TAILED WEASEL, both carrying prey. There were two RIVER OTTER swimming out to the lake. And we had a few sightings of the non-native EASTERN COTTONTAILS and EASTERN GRAY SQUIRRELS. We were not able to get good enough looks at the weasel prey animals to positively add any other mammals to the day?s list The temporary fencing is up around the GREAT BLUE HERON heronry. It does not extend out beyond the drip-line of the trees, and therefore doesn?t inhibit access for viewing at all. In a photo I took, I counted at least 70 herons, and over 40 nests, in the heronry. Underneath the trees, on the freshly-spread straw, were probably a couple of dozen empty large bluish egg shells. From this, we presume the first chicks have hatched already. The straw was put down last Thursday afternoon, I believe, so the eggs have hatched since then. Misses today included Rock Pigeon, Mew Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Cooper?s Hawk, Savannah Sparrow, and Western Meadowlark. For the day, 66 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pics are included in our checklist- https://ebird.org/checklist/S84099114 - Alex Sowers On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 6:49 PM THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > This afternoon I was out in the yard here in Seahurst, WA (Burien) and > heard geese calling and looked up to see a long drawn out V-line of > northbound geese very high following the eastern coastline of Puget Sound. > I did not have binoculars, but there was clearly a lot of white and black, > so I'm suspecting they were Snow Geese. Is now the right time for Snow > Geese to migrate through here? I've read that Canada Geese migrate later > into April and May. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I don't see any reports of it after the 18th on eBird, but I am > hoping it might still be there as it's a much-desired lifer and I finally > have a chance to go after it on Saturday. > > Thanks, > Mason Maron > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Mar 26 21:09:25 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] salt water grebes Message-ID: <717919119.40977.1616818165821@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, There have been a lot of Eared Grebe reports lately in the Seattle area. I've seen a lot of molting Horned Grebes the last couple weeks. "The two species can be tricky to separate in March and early April as they undergo molt into breeding garb. At that time blotchy plumage and irregular head shapes often cause confusion." https://www.ctaudubon.org/2017/01/eared-grebe-bird-finder-for-february-1-2017/ Bill shape seems not to change much. Alan Grenon Seattle From krtrease at gmail.com Sat Mar 27 08:52:44 2021 From: krtrease at gmail.com (Ken Trease) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Red Crossbill in Lynnwood Message-ID: I just observed a single Red Crossbill while on my morning walk around the Lynnwood golf course. It was on the part of the trail that goes behind the child care center. Sent from my iPhone From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sat Mar 27 12:03:00 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote, last week and the week of March 28, 2021 Message-ID: Hey, Tweeters! Heard last week on BirdNote: * Voices and Vocabularies - Clever Chickadees http://bit.ly/1HeEsTY * Pigeons and Head-bobbing https://bit.ly/3d9GSvd * Sociable Weavers' Colonial Nest http://bit.ly/1UMWzcz * Spark Bird: Ryan Mandelbaum and the Great Blue Heron https://bit.ly/3tQmNRg * Cheery American Robin http://bit.ly/2FHMvma * The Power of Albatross Partnerships -- with Wenfei Tong https://bit.ly/31qSnJb * Watching Birds' Behavior - Birdwatching 102 http://bit.ly/2FFHDOs ========================= Next week on BirdNote: Singers' Brains Change with the Season + How Birds Produce Sound, Rainwater Basin in Nebraska, and more. https://bit.ly/3rtd95g -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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URL: From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Sat Mar 27 17:13:08 2021 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] California Rice Farmers are putting the optimism back in bird conservation References: <874998790.835514.1616890388851.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <874998790.835514.1616890388851@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, I'm sure many Tweeters are aware of this, but there is a new, (about a decade-old) program, at one point called "Bird Returns," that is creating wetland bird habitat in California by helping and paying rice farmers to flood their fields in the off-season. The concept could breathe new life into bird conservation and the concept could scale-up and out to other areas and other crops: check out this superb article in Grist: Farms, feathers, and fins share water in California | Grist And here is the website of California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation which has a program to pay rice farmers to inundate fields to precise depths to maximally help birds. They are accepting donations! California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation ? Enhance the ecological value of California rice fields to help sustain the millions of waterbirds and other wildlife in the Pacific Flyway for future generations. (calricewaterbirds.org) Here is my blog about it which is my take and, to be honest, adds no new information but I've replaced the Foundation's shots of Cal waterbirds with my own and put my excitement about this program in my own words. California Rice Farmers are putting the optimism back in bird conservation (ednewbold.com) Thanks all--I was particularly moved by the paragraph in the Grist article that placed California as the single most important link the world's shorebird migration system. Thanks all, Ed Newbold residential Beacon Hill, home of Butyl Creek, stuck at 30 sp. for the year -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birders.2341 at comcast.net Sat Mar 27 18:19:42 2021 From: birders.2341 at comcast.net (Tom Merritt) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] FOX NEWS: Endangered California bird to be reintroduced to skies for first time in nearly 100 years In-Reply-To: <1775768353.255562.1616889532315@connect.xfinity.com> References: <218C7B5B-C360-4D25-8901-5D73D765F607@gmail.com> <1775768353.255562.1616889532315@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <000501d72370$6e9d9790$4bd8c6b0$@comcast.net> Good News! The decision is likely based on Oregon banning lead ammunition in several Wildlife areas, including some in SW OR. So combined with the CA ban, the authorities were probably satisfied that there was a reasonable chance for the Condors to survive and thrive. Lead is a disaster for the condors, since they scavenge large game and range over wide areas. Accordingly, getting rid of the lead ammunition is mandatory for condor recovery. Eventual reintroduction of the condor to the Columbia Gorge will be very dependent on whether widespread use of lead ammunition can be eliminated in the areas around the Gorge in Washington and Oregon. That will likely be difficult given the political proclivities of those areas. Tom Merritt Seattle From: Tweeters On Behalf Of THOMAS BENEDICT Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 16:59 To: Dan Reiff ; Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] FOX NEWS: Endangered California bird to be reintroduced to skies for first time in nearly 100 years This is great news! I didn't realize until reading this that the geographic extent of the "Pacific Northwest" is considered by some to include a big part of northern California, particularly if you include the Cascadia bioregion in the definition. Go Condors! Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA On 03/27/2021 4:30 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: Endangered California bird to be reintroduced to skies for first time in nearly 100 years The majestic California condor is set to soar through Pacific Northwestern skies for the first time in nearly a century. Read in Fox News: https://apple.news/AS9UJQ6u0RK2Tc8c-QbPeXA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gibsondesign15 at gmail.com Sun Mar 28 13:08:49 2021 From: gibsondesign15 at gmail.com (Jeff Gibson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Have Wings, Will Travel Message-ID: Lately a new bird has been showing up at my feeder, dressed in black and packing a sharp beak. Slightly larger than the typical feeder birds here ( Juncos, House Finches, 4 species of Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, 2 species of Chickadees, Nuthatches, and occasionally others), this bird seems to cause all the smaller seedeaters to clear out of my little seed saloon. The bird is a male Red-winged Blackbird. While seemingly not that aggressive it?s hard to tell because it mere presence seems to be enough. The only other feeder visitor that causes a similar reaction is the larger Steller?s Jay. Normally the feeder hierarchy is within species - juncos hassle juncos,Finches hassle finches,Towhee?s hassle Towhee?s. An exception to this was one day when a Towhee and a Sooty Fox Sparrow (both leaf-kickers) got into it like a couple of barnyard roosters - fighting claw to claw about a foot off the ground. No winner there. My favorites are the Little Thieve's - the little Chickadee?s and Nuthatches who sneak into the fray and steal a single sunflower seed and fly off with it without being noticed. Sometimes they just drop down into the nearby Japanese Maple, but the Nuthatches typically haul them across the yard, or into the next door yard. The Blackbird however makes a quarter mile trip down to the waterfront. I just noticed this the other day when I spooked it and watched as it flew high over several yards, over Sims Way, and over some mid-sized firs, then dropping down to the beach where I know there is a small patch of cattails suitable for Red-wings. That crazy blackbird is out there now, braving 20 to 30mph gusts. The Sound loaded with fast-moving whitecaps. Jeff Gibson Port Townsend Wa From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Mar 28 14:59:42 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cooper's Hawk in Port Townsend Message-ID: Had a Cooper's Hawk ride out the windstorm Sunday by hanging onto a branch of an Alder that is entangled with our stand of Cedars and Firs across the back of the property. It was curious about the shutter sounds, but not perturbed, just looked around to discover the source, stayed long after I went back inside. Beautiful bird! Up off Sheridan on Castle Hill, Port Townsend Sunday about noon thirty. From xtenter at comcast.net Sun Mar 28 17:11:12 2021 From: xtenter at comcast.net (RW Hamlyn) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit's Snow Geese Message-ID: A constant in most of our trips to the Skagit this winter has been seeing large flocks of Snow Geese in the skies. We didn?t get close to the flocks until recently, and here is a link to video of what we saw. https://youtu.be/ciU0bnBWyhI Ray Hamlyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Sun Mar 28 17:14:33 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Curlew Sandpiper References: <1791076714.725784.1616976873344.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1791076714.725784.1616976873344@mail.yahoo.com> A Curlew Sandpiper was reported yesterdat afternoon on Ebird at Big Indian Slough in Skagit County. Has it been confirmed?? Any other sightings?? Any tries and misses today? Thanks for any info here or offline. Blair Bernson?Birder4184 at yahoodotcom? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Sun Mar 28 20:13:37 2021 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] WESTPORT PELAGIC TRIP: MARCH 27, 2021. ORCA, LAYSAN ALBATROSS, PARAKEET AUKLETS, MANX SHEARWATER. Message-ID: WOW!! What a day. After several cancelations and date changes, our first pelagic trip of the year was amazing. The weather finally cooperated with no rain, little wind and calm seas. Viewing was perfect especially for alcids, with overcast skies and glassy water. Traveling over the bar and into the open ocean was pretty easy compared to some spring trips. The first shearwater we encountered was just past the bar. It was a SHORT-TAILED that is seen regularly during the late fall, winter and early spring. It passed in front of the boat and the various field marks were observed. The rounded head, small bill, darker under wings, and short tail distinguished it from the more common Sooty Shearwater. During this time a MANX SHEARWATER was seen by a few with hope we could find another later. We encountered few Common Murres in the area beyond the bar, where in a few months we?ll have hundreds. However, we did see many Rhinoceros Auklets and the beginning of numerous Black-legged Kittiwakes. ANCIENT MURRELETS were spotted here as well and continued throughout the day into Grays Canyon. A Pomarine Jaeger was viewed by several in the back of the boat. Continuing out, several crab boats attracted many Northern Fulmars, Herring and Glaucous-winged/Western Gulls and Black-legged Kittiwakes. Sooty Shearwaters and a couple more Short-tailed Shearwaters were also seen. At the edge of Grays Canyon, another Manx Shearwater was observed, again by a few, and the beginning of more alcids. One very close CASSIN?S AUKLET provided great views as it tried to move away from the boat. It seemed well fed and finally dove to avoid us. As we got into the deep water of the canyon, there were shouts of PARAKEET AUKLETS. We had several sightings throughout our time in the canyon with 14 seen. However, they were very hard to see as they never came close to the boat. All our observations were of them flying away. The many photographs taken helped to identify some. As we got close to our usual stop to put out chum, we saw a lot of splashing ahead of us. ORCAS!! The dorsal fin of a large male, a smaller fin of a female and two smaller fins of young, plus the distinctive marks of these black and white mammals confirmed their identification. The question was WHAT WAS GOING ON? Well it didn?t take long to see that a Steller?s Sea Lion was being eaten as it was struggling. These were the ocean going Transient Orca?s. They feed primarily on mammals and are considered to be a separate species, by some, from the Resident and Offshore sub-species that feed on fish. As we watched this spectacle a good number of BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS, fulmars and gulls were drawn to this commotion. Many photos were taken and we decided that we didn?t need to go to another area to chum, because of all the birds there. We were just about to leave when a LAYSAN ALBATROSS came in to join the attraction. Again many photos were taken of this cooperative bird, which are becoming more regular. We believe that the breeding population off the Mexico coast contributes to most of our recent sightings. Leaving this area and returning to the edge of the canyon, a MANX SHEARWATER cruised right in front of us for great views for all. Also, as we motored back by the crab boats, most viewed a Pomarine Jaeger and the same Laysan, confirmed by photos. The other highlight was a FORK-TAILED STORM PETREL, seen by just a few. Here are numbers of some of the species: Black-footed Albatross-74, Laysan Albatross-1, Sooty Shearwater-629, Short-tailed Shearwater-3, Manx Shearwater-3, Northern Fulmar-162, Fork-tailed Storm Petrel-1, Pomarine Jaeger-2, Rhinoceros Auklet-219, Ancient Murrelets-43, Parakeet Auklet-14, Cassin?s Auklet-40. For a complete list check our eBird lists or our website at www.westportseabirds.com Our next trip is scheduled for April 17. To make reservations and for other information, please check our website. We were joined by 15 pelagic birders, mostly seasoned veterans with a couple of folks who enjoyed their first pelagic. Spotters for WESTPORT SEABIRDS were Bill Tweit, Ryan Merrill and me. Boat personnel , spotters and hosts were Phil and Chris Anderson. We celebrated Phil?s 500th Westport Seabirds trip after, even though it had occurred a few trips back! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennetts10 at comcast.net Sun Mar 28 21:10:04 2021 From: bennetts10 at comcast.net (ANDREA BENNETT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Hutton's Vireo? In-Reply-To: <016d1a71-84ae-4d37-bdea-4f0e7586e814@Andrea-Bennetts-iPhone> References: <016d1a71-84ae-4d37-bdea-4f0e7586e814@Andrea-Bennetts-iPhone> Message-ID: <51826874.218653.1616991004872@connect.xfinity.com> I'm resending this. Do you know why the unicorn emoji was attached? I did not attach the unicorn emoji. Is there some sort of issue with tweeters? Thanks. > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: ANDREA > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Date: 03/28/2021 8:30 PM > Subject: Hutton's Vireo? > > > Hi Tweeters, > > Is this bird singing, through the rain, a Hutton's Vireo? It doesn't have the 2 phrase call but sounded like a Hutton's Vireo. It was heard in NE Seattle, King County, WA and the recording is on eBird > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S84315333 > > > Location-NE Seattle date-3-22-21 10am > > Thanks. > > Sent from XFINITY Connect App > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlhell at yahoo.com Mon Mar 29 13:14:10 2021 From: mlhell at yahoo.com (Michael Hellen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] lost SD card at Barker Ranch References: <84D29860-16E3-4F4F-908B-78EDDD899859.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <84D29860-16E3-4F4F-908B-78EDDD899859@yahoo.com> Hi everyone, I was at Barker Ranch on N Snively Rd in West Richland photographing sandhill cranes and I lost one of my SD cards. It has over 1000 shots of cranes flying overhead before and during sunset. It?s a Sandisk 128GB Extreme Pro card. If anyone finds it can you please let me know. I would really appreciate it. Really bummed I won?t be able to enjoy those photos. Thanks Michael From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Mar 30 07:26:27 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?From_The_New_Yorker=3A_Why_Animals_Don?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99t_Get_Lost?= Message-ID: <71A4EEA1-2E16-43CE-9E76-B190AAB0ADAA@gmail.com> Why Animals Don?t Get Lost https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/05/why-animals-dont-get-lost Get the writers you love, plus your favorite cartoons, on your phone or tablet. Download The New Yorker Today. https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1081530898?pt=45076&ct=App%20Share&mt=8 Sent from my iPhone From gneavoll at comcast.net Tue Mar 30 14:27:43 2021 From: gneavoll at comcast.net (George Neavoll) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Mink with coot, duck mix at Ridgefield Message-ID: <9DF6E163-6855-4FA3-9B34-F6E49B8D6464@comcast.net> MINK emerging from collection of American Coots, ducks at south end of Canvasback Lake marsh at Ridgefield NWR this a.m. Crosses road at No. 11 on auto tour route, where Vermilion Flycatcher seen several years ago. Seen well by Sabin Belknap, myself. George Neavoll S.W. Portland From birder4184 at yahoo.com Tue Mar 30 15:20:42 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Three Black Phoebe Day References: <81889911.1207998.1617142842265.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <81889911.1207998.1617142842265@mail.yahoo.com> I had my first Snohomish County Black Phoebe this morning perched high and singing in a tree just south of 4606 43rd Avenue SE - Everett, near Homeacres Road.? Seen and heard clearly from the road. Later I had a pair of Black Phoebes at Wylie Slough on Fir Island - building a nest in the large structure in the first (smaller) parking lot.? Same area where they nested last year.? Had there been a bit more time, I would have liked to add Black Phoebes seen in King and Pierce Counties this week.? They have also been reported in Clark, Grays Harbor, Thurston, Lewis and Wahkiakhum Counties this month.? Definitely a range expansion. Also can report that there are MANY Tree and several Violet Green Swallows at many locations in Snohomish and Skagit Counties.? Spring is here!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peggy_busby at yahoo.com Tue Mar 30 16:08:59 2021 From: peggy_busby at yahoo.com (Peggy Mundy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question References: <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweeters:Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of long-billed syndrome?? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be reported anywhere.? 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Best, Dave Parent DVM Useless Bay Animal Clinic, Freeland, WA From: Peggy Mundy Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:09 PM To: TWEETERS Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question Hi Tweeters: Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of long-billed syndrome? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be reported anywhere. I found an article online, but it was several years old and did not identify the researcher. thanks, Peggy Mundy peggy_busbyATyahoo.com Bothell, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peggy_busby at yahoo.com Wed Mar 31 13:57:21 2021 From: peggy_busby at yahoo.com (Peggy Mundy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question In-Reply-To: <02cd01d7266e$61a9e060$24fda120$@whidbey.com> References: <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051@mail.yahoo.com> <02cd01d7266e$61a9e060$24fda120$@whidbey.com> Message-ID: <810809514.2755542.1617224241496@mail.yahoo.com> Such a sad situation.? The house sparrow I saw was not in bad condition--yet.? In fact, I had to compare my photos with some online to be certain.? I have reported it via the UA link someone else sent me. Peggy On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 01:42:42 p.m. PDT, dpdvm@whidbey.com wrote: Hi Peggy, About ten years ago I sent the last bill overgrowth bird to a researcher at the U of Alaska, Fairbanks and USGS. I could not find her name. I believe they isolated a virus as the cause and I do not know if there is ongoing research. I euthanized and sent her a couple of Red-tailed Hawks, a Crow and a Turkey Vulture! ? Best, ? Dave Parent DVM Useless Bay Animal Clinic, Freeland, WA ? From: Peggy Mundy Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:09 PM To: TWEETERS Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question ? Hi Tweeters: Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of long-billed syndrome?? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be reported anywhere.? I found an article online, but it was several years old and did not identify the researcher. ? thanks, Peggy Mundy?? peggy_busbyATyahoo.com Bothell, WA ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mikiconway at gmail.com Wed Mar 31 17:00:17 2021 From: mikiconway at gmail.com (Carla Conway) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question In-Reply-To: <02cd01d7266e$61a9e060$24fda120$@whidbey.com> References: <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1599226153.2122486.1617145739051@mail.yahoo.com> <02cd01d7266e$61a9e060$24fda120$@whidbey.com> Message-ID: Hi Peggy and Dave, Caroline Van Hemert at the US Geological Survey in Anchorage has done a lot of research into bill deformities and avian keratin disorder. She may be able to provide a contact in Washington. Carla On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 1:43 PM wrote: > Hi Peggy, > > About ten years ago I sent the last bill overgrowth bird to a researcher > at the U of Alaska, Fairbanks and USGS. I could not find her name. I > believe they isolated a virus as the cause and I do not know if there is > ongoing research. I euthanized and sent her a couple of Red-tailed Hawks, a > Crow and a Turkey Vulture! > > > > Best, > > > > Dave Parent DVM > > Useless Bay Animal Clinic, Freeland, WA > > > > *From:* Peggy Mundy > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:09 PM > *To:* TWEETERS Tweeters > *Subject:* [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question > > > > Hi Tweeters: > > Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of > long-billed syndrome? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week > that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be > reported anywhere. I found an article online, but it was several years old > and did not identify the researcher. > > > > thanks, > > Peggy Mundy > > peggy_busbyATyahoo.com > > Bothell, 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 dpdvm at whidbey.com Wed Mar 31 17:27:32 2021 From: dpdvm at whidbey.com (David Parent) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <38FBBA74-32E5-4720-951D-E1349AC13810@whidbey.com> Ah! Thank you! Caroline is the person who received my specimens. Dave Sent from my iPad > On Mar 31, 2021, at 4:24 PM, Carla Conway wrote: > > ? > Hi Peggy and Dave, > > Caroline Van Hemert at the US Geological Survey in Anchorage has done a lot of research into bill deformities and avian keratin disorder. She may be able to provide a contact in Washington. > > Carla > > >> On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 1:43 PM wrote: >> Hi Peggy, >> >> About ten years ago I sent the last bill overgrowth bird to a researcher at the U of Alaska, Fairbanks and USGS. I could not find her name. I believe they isolated a virus as the cause and I do not know if there is ongoing research. I euthanized and sent her a couple of Red-tailed Hawks, a Crow and a Turkey Vulture! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Dave Parent DVM >> >> Useless Bay Animal Clinic, Freeland, WA >> >> >> >> From: Peggy Mundy >> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:09 PM >> To: TWEETERS Tweeters >> Subject: [Tweeters] long-billed syndrome question >> >> >> >> Hi Tweeters: >> >> Is anyone in Western Washington tracking or researching the occurrence of long-billed syndrome? I saw a male house sparrow at Wiley Slough last week that appears to have a slightly misshaped bill and wondered if it should be reported anywhere. I found an article online, but it was several years old and did not identify the researcher. >> >> >> >> thanks, >> >> Peggy Mundy >> >> peggy_busbyATyahoo.com >> >> Bothell, 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 orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com Wed Mar 31 17:52:04 2021 From: orbicularisoculi at hotmail.com (David Olsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:13 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sworo lens caps at the Fill Message-ID: Hi Tweets, I just found a pair of Swarovski binocular lens caps at the Fill aka UBNA. Feel free to text or call 206.422.6682 and I'll mail them to you. Cheers, David Olsen Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Get Outlook for Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The second eagle made one attack, failed to kill any prey, and flew off, with the other eagle behind it. It was at least a minute into this whole drama before I realized that there was a little bird swimming around between the geese. A lone hen Green-winged Teal seemed to be taking advantage of the geese's defenses, always staying close to them during the attacks. As soon as the eagles flew off, the teal and the geese shook their feathers a bit, then floated there for a few minutes.? Other fun birds today included some new arrivals at my place, including a Tree Swallow, a Turkey Vulture, and a singing Savannah Sparrow. Rarest find of the day was an immature GOLDEN EAGLE that was flying near the Samish East Ninety. I observed this bird from the West Ninety as it flew along the Samish River, heading south. Interesting also was the near total lack of swans on Butler Flats and Samish Flats. I saw a total of four Trumpeters during an afternoon's birding. 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