From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 09:24:27 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gathering upcoming CBC information Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, As I have done over the last several years, I am gathering information on all the CBCs being held in Washington State this upcoming season. The list will eventually be uploaded to the WOS website. This morning, I sent e-mails to all the organizers who held CBCs last year. However, there were 6 CBCs that didn't happen last year for obvious reasons. I would like to find out if they are happening this year or if there are any brand new CBCs happening for the first time. The ones that were cancelled last year were: *Chewelah CBC* *Everett-Marysville CBC* *Edmonds/South Snohomish CBC* *Neah Bay CBC* *San Juan Ferry CBC* If you were the previous contact person for any of the 6 cancelled CBCs last year, please drop me a quick note to let me know if your CBC is happening this year so I can include it in the final list. If you are a CBC organizer this year and didn't receive an e-mail from me this morning, please send me an e-mail and let me know information about your CBC. Thanks in advance. Would rather have my eyes and ears to the sky right now...... Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From keith.lueneburg at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 13:38:31 2021 From: keith.lueneburg at gmail.com (Keith Lueneburg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gathering upcoming CBC information In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was not familiar with the term CBC, but it seems to be "Christmas Bird Count". I didn't know this was a thing, but count me in! Keith Lueneburg Monroe, WA On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 9:33 AM Jim Danzenbaker wrote: > Hi Tweeters, > > As I have done over the last several years, I am gathering information on > all the CBCs being held in Washington State this upcoming season. The list > will eventually be uploaded to the WOS website. This morning, I sent > e-mails to all the organizers who held CBCs last year. However, there were > 6 CBCs that didn't happen last year for obvious reasons. I would like to > find out if they are happening this year or if there are any brand new CBCs > happening for the first time. The ones that were cancelled last year were: > > *Chewelah CBC* > *Everett-Marysville CBC* > *Edmonds/South Snohomish CBC* > *Neah Bay CBC* > *San Juan Ferry CBC* > > If you were the previous contact person for any of the 6 cancelled CBCs > last year, please drop me a quick note to let me know if your CBC is > happening this year so I can include it in the final list. If you are a > CBC organizer this year and didn't receive an e-mail from me this morning, > please send me an e-mail and let me know information about your CBC. > > Thanks in advance. > > Would rather have my eyes and ears to the sky right now...... > > Jim > -- > Jim Danzenbaker > Battle Ground, WA > 360-702-9395 > jdanzenbaker@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 benedict.t at comcast.net Mon Nov 1 13:52:37 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gathering upcoming CBC information In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <71772910.1270651.1635799957360@connect.xfinity.com> >I didn't know this was a thing, but count me in! Indeed, they are a thing. Here's some CBC history... https://www.audubon.org/conservation/history-christmas-bird-count https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Bird_Count Enjoy, Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 11/01/2021 1:38 PM Keith Lueneburg wrote: > > > I was not familiar with the term CBC, but it seems to be "Christmas Bird Count". I didn't know this was a thing, but count me in! > > Keith Lueneburg > Monroe, WA > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 9:33 AM Jim Danzenbaker wrote: > > > > Hi Tweeters, > > > > As I have done over the last several years, I am gathering information on all the CBCs being held in Washington State this upcoming season. The list will eventually be uploaded to the WOS website. This morning, I sent e-mails to all the organizers who held CBCs last year. However, there were 6 CBCs that didn't happen last year for obvious reasons. I would like to find out if they are happening this year or if there are any brand new CBCs happening for the first time. The ones that were cancelled last year were: > > > > Chewelah CBC > > Everett-Marysville CBC > > Edmonds/South Snohomish CBC > > Neah Bay CBC > > San Juan Ferry CBC > > > > If you were the previous contact person for any of the 6 cancelled CBCs last year, please drop me a quick note to let me know if your CBC is happening this year so I can include it in the final list. If you are a CBC organizer this year and didn't receive an e-mail from me this morning, please send me an e-mail and let me know information about your CBC. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Would rather have my eyes and ears to the sky right now...... > > > > Jim > > -- > > Jim Danzenbaker > > Battle Ground, WA > > 360-702-9395 > > jdanzenbaker@gmail.com mailto:jdanzenbaker@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto: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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Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2021, at 2:54 PM, Beverly Choltco-Devlin wrote: > > ? > While in Queen Anne, Seattle this morning to see if the long-eared owl was present (it was not at around 10:30), another birder informed me that the burrowing owl at the Cedar River mouth in Renton was found deceased and it was believed to have been from rodent poison. Can anyone confirm this? > > Thank you, > > Beverly Choltco-Devlin > Black Diamond, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tuoichen at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 16:46:34 2021 From: tuoichen at gmail.com (Hartmut Peters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American Bittern Message-ID: Given that bitterns aren't seen that often, I'd like to point out one especially cooperative bittern at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. She/he apparently likes a place right at the foot of the boardwalk, inside of the dike according to friendly birders we met at the site. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99929843 When I still lived in Europe I never saw a bittern, and this encounter was the first in the Northwest. We have seen a number of American bitterns in the Everglades and adjacent areas, however. Hartmut Peters -- Hartmut Peters Seattle, Washington; tuoichen AT gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jelder at meteorcomm.com Mon Nov 1 19:15:19 2021 From: jelder at meteorcomm.com (Jim Elder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Queen Anne Long-eared Owl Message-ID: Yesterday, many people saw the Long-Eared Owl on Queen Anne at the corner of McGraw and Nob Hill Ave in Seattle. As it happens I live just a couple blocks from there. I did walk over there around 8 AM today (Monday) but did not find it again. Of course there are many trees and I had neither time nor patience to inspect all of them. However I did hear an owl just a few minutes ago (6:20 PM) from my house. We have at least one resident Barred Owl in the neighborhood and I have probably heard it a half dozen times in the last month including last night. However the most common call I hear is a slurred note that I refer to as a whooaw call. It is pretty similar to the last phrase of the full Barred owl call. I could not detect the slur in the call I just heard and it seemed to be just a long single note whoo. It sounded as if it was across the ravine from me which would behind the houses on Nob Hill about a block north of where the Long-eared Owl was yesterday. It called about four or five times and I didn't get outside until the last couple. Considering the ambient traffic noise from the Aurora bridge, it is possible I just didn't hear the inflection. My conclusion: probably this was our neighborhood Barred Owl but it did sound slightly different from usual and I can't rule out the Long-Eared Owl. Do any of our resident owl experts know if Long-Eared Owls vocalise when they are not in their usual home territory? Jim Elder | Principal Software Architect Meteorcomm(r) direct: 253-236-0130 | main: 253-872-2521 ext. 130 jelder@meteorcomm.com | www.meteorcomm.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message and any attachments contain information from Meteorcomm which may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited by law. If you receive this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonbirder at comcast.net Mon Nov 1 19:55:02 2021 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jonathan Houghton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Little Gull today (not!) Message-ID: <1158700145.58629.1635821702625@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 20:49:43 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Does anyone have the contact information for the person who found and reported that the Renton Burrowing owl had died? Message-ID: <8E99429A-1ED5-4312-BA1A-E6B89DCC6FEF@gmail.com> Hello Tweeters, Does anyone have the contact information for the person who found and reported that the Renton Burrowing owl had died? I would like to contact them. Or more information about when and where it was specifically found? And if the cause of death reported earlier was based on speculation? I was most concerned that it would be hit by a car, hurt by dog, or taken by a predator. Food availability did not appear to be a factor. Thank you. I am sad to hear that this beautiful little owl died. Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Nov 1 21:05:43 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Queen Anne Long-eared Owl In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7F3CEBB7-E279-4A8A-BAB7-FA22C0E8DBA1@gmail.com> Jim, If you could make a sound recording of the owl calling and send it to me and Jamie Acker and others, we may be able to help you identify it. We both have much night time experience observing and listening to owls. It could be the Long-eared, the Barred owls or a reaction of one species to the presence of the other. Also, my wife and I lived two blocks from that site at the beginning of our marriage. Thanks for the report. Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2021, at 7:16 PM, Jim Elder wrote: > > ? > Yesterday, many people saw the Long-Eared Owl on Queen Anne at the corner of McGraw and Nob Hill Ave in Seattle. As it happens I live just a couple blocks from there. I did walk over there around 8 AM today (Monday) but did not find it again. Of course there are many trees and I had neither time nor patience to inspect all of them. However I did hear an owl just a few minutes ago (6:20 PM) from my house. We have at least one resident Barred Owl in the neighborhood and I have probably heard it a half dozen times in the last month including last night. However the most common call I hear is a slurred note that I refer to as a whooaw call. It is pretty similar to the last phrase of the full Barred owl call. I could not detect the slur in the call I just heard and it seemed to be just a long single note whoo. It sounded as if it was across the ravine from me which would behind the houses on Nob Hill about a block north of where the Long-eared Owl was yesterday. It called about four or five times and I didn?t get outside until the last couple. Considering the ambient traffic noise from the Aurora bridge, it is possible I just didn?t hear the inflection. My conclusion: probably this was our neighborhood Barred Owl but it did sound slightly different from usual and I can?t rule out the Long-Eared Owl. Do any of our resident owl experts know if Long-Eared Owls vocalise when they are not in their usual home territory? > > Jim Elder | Principal Software Architect > Meteorcomm? > direct: 253-236-0130 | main: 253-872-2521 ext. 130 > jelder@meteorcomm.com | www.meteorcomm.com > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This message and any attachments contain information from Meteorcomm which may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited by law. If you receive this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachments > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoramon at mac.com Mon Nov 1 21:10:03 2021 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Dermer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Does anyone have the contact information for the person who found and reported that the Renton Burrowing owl had died? In-Reply-To: <8E99429A-1ED5-4312-BA1A-E6B89DCC6FEF@gmail.com> References: <8E99429A-1ED5-4312-BA1A-E6B89DCC6FEF@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3BD5DEC3-827C-487E-A977-861A5E12D086@mac.com> Hi, Dan. Nadine Drisseq, who I believe is a member of this list, reported it on Facebook (Washington Birders group) and said that a necropsy is being performed. She may have more info. Zora Dermer Sent from my iPad > On Nov 1, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > ?Hello Tweeters, > > Does anyone have the contact information for the person who found and reported that the Renton Burrowing owl had died? > I would like to contact them. > > Or more information about when and where it was specifically found? > > And if the cause of death reported earlier was based on speculation? > > I was most concerned that it would be hit by a car, hurt by dog, or taken by a predator. > > Food availability did not appear to be a factor. > > Thank you. > I am sad to hear that this beautiful little owl died. > Dan Reiff > MI > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From jonbirder at comcast.net Tue Nov 2 09:51:03 2021 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jonathan Houghton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Little Gull today (not!) In-Reply-To: <1158700145.58629.1635821702625@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1158700145.58629.1635821702625@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <701799705.72628.1635871863526@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Nov 2 10:13:06 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwaters southbound off Port Townsend Message-ID: <141B1065-A709-4359-8236-1CF286CBAD79@gmail.com> I did not visit Point Wilson this morning but instead went to Pt Hudson marina area in downtown Port Townsend. I was surprised to encounter at least 11 Short-tailed Shearwaters relatively close to shore. Here are my notes: Seen quite well, lazily banking and turning. Mostly dark underwings with limited pale gray, but no bright flashes as in Sooty. First arrived with the flight of Pacific Loons (90 went by southbound) but then several lingered between Port Townsend and Marrowstone Island. 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URL: From msand47 at earthlink.net Tue Nov 2 15:29:54 2021 From: msand47 at earthlink.net (Margaret Sandelin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] re owl on Queen Anne Message-ID: <6181BBE2.9070006@earthlink.net> I have not seen or heard the owl currently discussed, but on 2 occasions over the 46 years I have lived here I have seen a Great Horned in a tree behind my house and another time by the Betty Bowen outlook - both were years ago. Margaret Sandelin From patti.loesche at gmail.com Tue Nov 2 19:11:12 2021 From: patti.loesche at gmail.com (Patti Loesche) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] disposition of Renton burrowing owl In-Reply-To: <3BD5DEC3-827C-487E-A977-861A5E12D086@mac.com> References: <8E99429A-1ED5-4312-BA1A-E6B89DCC6FEF@gmail.com> <3BD5DEC3-827C-487E-A977-861A5E12D086@mac.com> Message-ID: <33EB1AD8-49E5-4193-90F4-F40BDD5B0CF4@gmail.com> Jeff Brown, the wildlife naturalist at PAWS, told me today that PAWS Wildlife Center has received the burrowing owl. No necropsy will be done, but its tissue will be sent to a toxicology lab to screen for rodenticides. This is part of a multiyear study of rodenticides in raptors that we (Urban Raptor Conservancy) have been doing. I believe that Jeff has arranged for the burrowing owl to go to the Burke Museum after that. We won?t know the toxicology results for a couple of months. Patti Loesche Seattle Urban Raptor Conservancy https://urbanraptorconservancy.org/ > On Nov 1, 2021, at 9:10 PM, Zora Dermer wrote: > > Hi, Dan. > > Nadine Drisseq, who I believe is a member of this list, reported it on Facebook (Washington Birders group) and said that a necropsy is being performed. She may have more info. > > Zora Dermer > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Nov 1, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: >> >> ?Hello Tweeters, >> >> Does anyone have the contact information for the person who found and reported that the Renton Burrowing owl had died? >> I would like to contact them. >> >> Or more information about when and where it was specifically found? >> >> And if the cause of death reported earlier was based on speculation? >> >> I was most concerned that it would be hit by a car, hurt by dog, or taken by a predator. >> >> Food availability did not appear to be a factor. >> >> Thank you. >> I am sad to hear that this beautiful little owl died. >> Dan Reiff >> MI >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Just after crossing the road, there is a marked Columbia Land Trust gate. You can view from this gate, but do not go past it. Another gate is along the road just to the north of BluRock Landing, on the east side of the road, about half-way on the straight section of road. A bit further along, there is a large cyclone-fence gate. There is very little viewing opportunity from this location and you cannot go past the gate, even if it is open. For the fields on the west side of the road, north of BluRock, go up to Frenchman's Bar Park, head to the south parking areas, view from the lots here or walk the south trail for viewing into those fields. This field is very popular with both geese and cranes during the winter months. Thanks! Cindy *_________________Cindy McCormackVancouver, WAnwbirderatgmailcom* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From davearm at uw.edu Wed Nov 3 15:37:51 2021 From: davearm at uw.edu (David A. 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URL: From raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com Wed Nov 3 20:45:56 2021 From: raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com (Jeff Fleischer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trying to locate Ken Wiersema or Bob Boekelheide References: <4EAC6560-89D0-4973-B47A-86DA484A4419.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4EAC6560-89D0-4973-B47A-86DA484A4419@yahoo.com> Hi everyone, If either Ken or Bob read this message, could you please contact me regarding the possibility of conducting raptor surveys in the Sequim area this winter. I don?t have email addresses for either person so if anyone has those, I would be grateful to receive them so I can contact them. Thank you, Jeff Fleischer Project Coordinator Winter Raptor Survey Project East Cascades Audubon Society - Bend, OR Email address: raptorrunner97321@yahoo.com From dougsantoni at gmail.com Thu Nov 4 00:32:20 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Old e-Bird Sightings Message-ID: <879F5821-23F0-4A5E-88B9-1B4311CF823A@gmail.com> Tweeters ? Perhaps this brilliant group of birders will have an answer to this question, before I make this suggestion to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology... Is there any way when e-bird alerts are sent out that recent (i.e., TODAY?S) sightings can be boldfaced, italicized, underlined, or in some way made distinguishable from sightings that are a day or more old? Wouldn?t it be nice if recent sightings were easy to distinguish from those that occurred in the past (especially when the bird is gone). I keep seeing reports about the Seattle Long-eared Owl that was present for one day only (Halloween), even though several days have passed. Maybe it?s just an annoying Halloween prank, but I fear I?ll be seeing reports about that same Halloween Owl until Christmas! I know it?s not a prank, though, because it happens pretty often. It seemed that for three weeks or more after the Seattle Ross? Gull (also a one-day wonder) was eaten by an eagle, it still kept showing up on the e-bird alerts. Of course, all of the actual sightings had occurred on that one (long past) day. Even if records like this showed up, perhaps they could be shown in some kind of ?secondary? status relative to birds that are present NOW and probably still alive. I?d rather look at the e-bird alerts and quickly be able to see those sightings that are most recent and relevant. If anyone has any ideas, I would be grateful. (And I?m sure that Long-eared Owl will show up in my e-bird alerts overnight!). Thanks. 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This brings the official Washington State Checklist to 522 species, including 510 species fully accredited (supported by specimen, photograph, or recording) and 12 species which are sight-only records (supported only by written documentation). Review list No changes were made to the review list. ACCEPTED RECORDS COHU-2021-1, Costa's Hummingbird -- 12-24 Jun 2021, 1st Avenue, Ellensburg, Kittitas County. Walter Szeliga [w], Bill & Charlotte Byers [w, p], Bill & Nancy LaFramboise [w, p], Nadine Drisseq [p], Dasha Gudalewicz [p], Dick Holcomb [p], Jordan Roderick [p], Doug Schurman [p] (7-0-0). PUGA-2021-1, Purple Gallinule -- 20 Jul 2021, Pier 66, Seattle waterfront, Seattle, King County. Tom Covert [w, p] (SPECIES ID: 7-0-0; ORIGIN: wild = 7). COCR-2021-1, Common Crane -- 23-29 Apr 2021, Fields around Bow, Skagit County. Brian Bell [w, p], Bill Tweit [w, p], Brad Waggoner [w, p], Nadine Drisseq [p], Rachel Hudson [p], Tom Mansfield [p], Grace & Ollie Oliver [p], Jordan Roderick [p], Dave Slager [p] (Species ID: 7-0-0; ORIGIN: wild = 7). NOTE: First state record LIST-2021-1, Little Stint -- 23-25 May 2021, Leque Island/Eide Rd., Stanwood, Snohomish County. Steven Dammer [w], Marcus Roening [w], Natalee Bozzi [w, p], Anthony Gliozzo [w, p], Greg Harrington [w, p], Alex Meilleur [w, p], Mitchell Von Rotz [w, p], Patrick Van Thull [p] (7-0-0). WRSA-2021-1, White-rumped Sandpiper -- 1-2 Jun 2021, Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Snohomish County. Brian Bell [w], Marcus Roening [w], Laura Brou [w, p], Jordan Gunn [w, p], Carl Haynie [w, p], Dick Holcomb [w, p], Doug Schurman [p], Woody Wheeler [p] (7-0-0). WRSA-2021-2, White-rumped Sandpiper -- 3-4 Jun 2021, Lower River Rd. end, Vancouver Lowlands, Vancouver, Clark County. Audrey Addison [w, p], John Bishop [w, p], Randy Hill [w, p], Cindy McCormack [w, p], Katie Warner [w, p] (7-0-0). BHGU-2021-1, Black-headed Gull -- 21-25 Apr 2021, McNeil Trail, Nisqually Reach, Dupont, Pierce County. Bill Tweit [w], Will Brooks [w, p], Chuck Jensen [p], Kenneth Trease [p], Patrick Van Thull [p] (7-0-0). SNEG-1836-1, Snowy Egret -- 3 July 1836, [Columbia River] ANSP ORN 162372, Walla Walla County. James Townsend [specimen] [museum photos fide Nathan Rice and Jason Weckstein] (7-0-0). SNEG-2021-1, Snowy Egret -- 31 May - 19 Jun 2021, Walla Walla River Delta & Casey Pond, McNary NWR, Wallula, Walla Walla County. Mike & MerryLynn Denny [w, p], John Cooper [p], Jim Parrish [p], Bonnie Roemer [p], Bruce Toews [p] (7-0-0). YBSA-2021-2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- 6 Apr 2021, Naneum Ridge State Forest, Lower Trailhead, Kittitas County. Scott Ramos [w, p] (7-0-0). EAWP-2021-1, Eastern Wood-Pewee -- 1 Aug 2021, Morningtide Land Trust, Marrowstone Island, Jefferson County. Steve Hampton [w, a] (6-0-1). PHVI-2021-1, Philadelphia Vireo -- 22 Sep 2021, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County. Will Brooks [w, p] (7-0-0). NOTE: First record of this species supported by photo documentation. BRTH-2021-1, Brown Thrasher -- 23-25 Apr 2021, Omak, Okanogan County. Konstanze Helseth [w, p] [fide Alan McCoy] (7-0-0). WHWA-2021-1, White Wagtail -- 18-26 May 2021, San Juan County Park, San Juan Island, San Juan County. Phil Green [w, p], Jason Vassallo [p, a], Charis Weathers [w, p], Monika Wieland Shields [w, p] (SPECIES ID: 7-0-0; SUBSPECIES: not identifiable to subspecies = 7). OVEN-2021-1, Ovenbird -- 5 Jun 2021, Sentinel Bluffs, Grant County. Matt Yawney [w, p, a] (7-0-0). OVEN-2021-2, Ovenbird -- 10 Jun 2021, Westcrest Park, Seattle, King County. Ed Deal [w] (7-0-0). OVEN-2021-3, Ovenbird -- 8 Sep 2021, Ritzville Park and Golf Course, Ritzville, Adams County. Will Brooks [p], Chuck Jensen [w, p], Victor Hubbard [w, p] (7-0-0). PROW-2021-1, Prothonotary Warbler -- 6 Sep2021, ~1 mi east of Spokane River 9-mile dam, 47.772, -117.525, Spokane County. Kim Thorburn [w] (7-0-0). NOPA-2021-1, Northern Parula -- 1 Jun 2021, Dosewallips SP, Jefferson County. Brad Vrilakas [w, a] (7-0-0). BLPW-2021-1, Blackpoll Warbler -- 24 Sep 2021, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County. Jordan Gunn [p] (7-0-0). CAWA-2021-1, Canada Warbler -- 5-6 Sep 2021, Lions Park, Ephrata, Grant County. Matt Yawney [w, p], Scott Downes [p], Jason Vassallo [p], Will Brooks [p], RJ Baltierra [p] (7-0-0). INBU-2021-2, Indigo Bunting -- 29 May 2021, Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County. Leah Lang [w] (7-0-0). RECORDS ACCEPTED AS CONTINUING SIGHTINGS OF PREVIOUSLY-ACCEPTED RECORDS The committee agreed that an April sighting of White-tailed Kite on Puget Island, Wahkiakum County is best treated as a returning instance of WTKI-2020-2 from December nearby. The two records are merged as WTKI-2020-2. Dates and observation info for April 2021 occurrence: White-tailed Kite -- 14 Apr 2021, E. Birnie Slough Rd., Puget Island, Wahkiakum County. Kyleen Austin [w] (7-0-0). REPORTS NOT ACCEPTED SMEW-2021-1, Smew -- 27 Apr 2021, 0.5 miles up Entiat River, Entiat, Chelan County (0-6-1). COGA-2021-1, Common Gallinule -- 10 Jul 2021, Little Pend Oreille NWR, Stevens County (0-6-1). EHOB-2021-1, Eurasian Hobby -- 4 Apr 2021, Chehalis Western Trail near Military Road, Rainier, Thurston County (0-7-0). VEFL-2021-1, Vermilion Flycatcher -- 23 Jul - 1 Aug 2021, 132nd St., Burien, King County (0-7-0). BRTH-2021-2, Brown Thrasher -- 23 Aug - 2 Sep 2021, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County (2-5-0). BAOR-2021-2, Baltimore Oriole -- 19 May 2021, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County (0-6-1). BBWA-2021-1, Bay-breasted Warbler -- 2 Sep 2021, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County (0-7-0). BTBW-2021-1, Black-throated Blue Warbler -- 16 May 2021, Frost Road, Twisp river drainage, Twisp, Okanogan County (0-7-0). BTBW-2021-2, Black-throated Blue Warbler -- 2 Jun 2021, Biscuit Ridge Rd., Walla Walla County (1-6-0). INBU-2021-1, Indigo Bunting -- 14 May 2021, Dog Mountain Trail. Puppy point, Skamania County (0-7-0). Details and updated files including the current state checklist and records of all WBRC decisions are available on the WOS website at: https://wos.org/records/ Thanks to everyone who has submitted reports of rare birds, Matt Bartels Secretary, WBRC Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You will immediately see the list from most recent to oldest, allowing you to quickly identify alerts from, say, the last several hours, or couple of days.? ? ?I often check the list this way a few times a day, to see promptly if a rarity is still being observed or if any new ones have popped up. ? ? Charlie Ford? ? Seattle -----Original Message----- From: Doug Santoni To: tweeters Sent: Thu, Nov 4, 2021 12:32 am Subject: [Tweeters] Old e-Bird Sightings Tweeters ? Perhaps this brilliant group of birders will have an answer to this question, before I make this suggestion to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology... Is there any way when e-bird alerts are sent out that recent (i.e., TODAY?S) sightings can be boldfaced, italicized, underlined, or in some way made distinguishable from sightings that are a day or more old? ?Wouldn?t it be nice if recent sightings were easy to distinguish from those that occurred in the past (especially when the bird is gone). I keep seeing reports about the Seattle Long-eared Owl that was present for one day only (Halloween), even though several days have passed. ?Maybe it?s just an annoying Halloween prank, but I fear I?ll be seeing reports about that same Halloween Owl until Christmas! ? I know it?s not a prank, though, because it happens pretty often. ?It seemed that for three weeks or more after the Seattle Ross? Gull (also a one-day wonder) was eaten by an eagle, it still kept showing up on the e-bird alerts. ?Of course, all of the actual sightings had occurred on that one (long past) day. ? Even if records like this showed up, perhaps they could be shown in some kind of ?secondary? status relative to birds that are present NOW and probably still alive. ?I?d rather look at the e-bird alerts and quickly be able to see those sightings that are most recent and relevant. If anyone has any ideas, I would be grateful. ?(And I?m sure that Long-eared Owl will show up in my e-bird alerts overnight!). Thanks. 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Thanks kindly, David ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David B. Williams Twitter: @geologywriter Website: www.geologywriter.com Free weekly Newsletter: https://streetsmartnaturalist.substack.com/ I live and work on the unceded land of the dx?d?w?ab? (Duwamish) and Coast Salish peoples. I acknowledge and honor with gratitude the land itself and those who have inhabited it since time immemorial. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steppie at nwinfo.net Thu Nov 4 09:13:24 2021 From: steppie at nwinfo.net (Andy Stepniewski) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lewis's Woodpeckers at Fort Simcoe Message-ID: <01cb01d7d196$eb2180e0$c16482a0$@nwinfo.net> Yakkers and Tweeters, I did a walk at fort Simcoe in Yakima County Tuesday 2 November. It was cool, about 45 F, overcast, and quite calm. Throughout my walk through the stately Oregon White Oak groves on the perimeter trail, Lewis's Woodpeckers were calling and swooping about. Counting all these lovely woodpeckers was a challenge because so many were in the air, sailing and soaring, and appearing to be flycatching though the temperature would seem to preclude this activity. In early afternoon, I happened to look skyward and counted these birds, 65 at one time! Moments later the number was much less. Though there is an abundant crop of acorns on the trees and the ground, I could see tiny aerial insects of some sort in the air. With such an abundant source of easy-to-obtain mast, I thought it odd the energy expenditure in flycatching by the woodpeckers was apparently worthwhile for such as tiny bit of protein. Andy Stepniewski Yakima WA steppie@nwinfo.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Charly Ford explained how he could do this on eBird's site. An easy way is the Birder's Dashboard for Washington State, which lists the notable sightings in date order. You can see the notable sightings for the whole state or just for any county you select.? If you really want to eliminate earlier sightings you can simply set the very first setting to show only sightings for the last 1 day.? (It shows sightings for anywhere from 1 to 30 days.) This is a really fast way to get to exactly what you're looking for. If you're on a desktop or laptop computer: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/ If you're on a mobile phone: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/md Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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References: <462408516.883269.1636128594635.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <462408516.883269.1636128594635@mail.yahoo.com> Approx 8:30am the Emperor flying with an immature Snow Goose moved South from? 56th and can be seen from the side of the road on Stewart Ave E. Also amongst the flock of Cacklers are a flock of Greater White fronted geese. So a 4 goose field.? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Fri Nov 5 09:39:28 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-11-04 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <160918A59D4341C2801A1A6236806454@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Geez ? You?d think people would have the sense to check the weather forecast, for they would surely have known to stay home if they had! There were NINE of us yesterday for three hours of very wet and dark birding with occasional bonus breezes. The timing couldn?t have been worse, as it was nice pre-dawn and nice again starting at 11:00. Birds were terribly hard to come by, and only an owl kept it from being a waste of a morning. Highlights: a.. Bufflehead ? about twenty at the lake ? First of Fall (FOF) b.. Greater Scaup ? three females out from the Viewing Mound ? we?ve decided these are almost certainly Greater c.. Hooded Merganser ? at least 7 at the Rowing Club ? First Flock of Fall (FFOF) d.. SHORT-EARED OWL ? hounded out of the East Meadow by crows a bit before 10:00 a.m. e.. Merlin ? quick flyby Matt and Eric had the SHORT-EARED OWL before sunrise in the East Meadow and had noted that it might have settled down in the grass there. Two hours later, as we made are way north up the East Meadow, we spotted AMERICAN CROWS harassing something in the grass about where the owl might be. Sure enough, long before we ever got close enough to effect the outcome, the crows drove the owl into the air. For at least a minute we watched as the owl circled higher and higher over the meadow with crows keeping pace. I finally lost it in the gray. We were very lucky on the timing of that one, as the crows could have found the owl just 5 minutes earlier and we would have missed it. On a quick drive-through after the Rowing Club I spotted ROCK PIGEON and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. Misses today included Gadwall, Western Grebe, Virginia Rail, Cooper?s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Marsh Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Lincoln?s Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. For the morning, just 48 species, our first sub-50 total of 2021. Hopefully our last. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1545316073.754749.1636155537010@connect.xfinity.com> Thanks to everyone who reached out with info on the location of the American Tree Sparrow. I didn't get it yesterday but have much better names/location of landmarks at the fill. > On 11/05/2021 12:06 PM tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > > Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New WOS field trip now available (Jane Hadley) > 2. varied thrush (Diann MacRae) > 3. 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You can see the notable sightings > for the whole state or just for any county you select.? If you really > want to eliminate earlier sightings you can simply set the very first > setting to show only sightings for the last 1 day.? (It shows sightings > for anywhere from 1 to 30 days.) This is a really fast way to get to > exactly what you're looking for. > > If you're on a desktop or laptop computer: > http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/ > > If you're on a mobile phone: http://birdingwashington.info/dashboard/wa/md > > Jane Hadley > > Seattle, WA > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 23:01:10 +0000 (UTC) > From: B B > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] E Bird Alerts > Message-ID: <1520909405.495781.1636066870065@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have not received any Ebird alerts via email for two days.? 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Solutions? > Thanks > Blair Bernson? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 16:08:14 -0700 (PDT) > From: ANDREA BENNETT > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Hunn meadow > Message-ID: <1879665857.701834.1636067294195@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 23:23:45 -0700 > From: Jane Hadley > To: "Tweeters, Dear" , > "bennetts10@comcast.net" > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Hunn Meadow > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Andrea Bennett asked about the location of Hunn Meadow at the Montlake > Fill, aka the Union Bay Natural Area. > > The WOS website has a maps page with maps of various birding spots around > the state, including the Fill. > > Look under the M section for the "Montlake Fill Map (large version)." > > This is an enlarged version of a map from Connie Sidles' website, and she > may we'll have named that meadow. 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So a 4 goose field.? > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:39:28 -0700 > From: > To: "Tweeters" > Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-11-04 > Message-ID: <160918A59D4341C2801A1A6236806454@DESKTOPER2GUVC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Geez ? You?d think people would have the sense to check the weather forecast, for they would surely have known to stay home if they had! There were NINE of us yesterday for three hours of very wet and dark birding with occasional bonus breezes. The timing couldn?t have been worse, as it was nice pre-dawn and nice again starting at 11:00. Birds were terribly hard to come by, and only an owl kept it from being a waste of a morning. > > Highlights: > a.. Bufflehead ? about twenty at the lake ? First of Fall (FOF) > b.. Greater Scaup ? three females out from the Viewing Mound ? we?ve decided these are almost certainly Greater > c.. Hooded Merganser ? at least 7 at the Rowing Club ? First Flock of Fall (FFOF) > d.. SHORT-EARED OWL ? hounded out of the East Meadow by crows a bit before 10:00 a.m. > e.. Merlin ? quick flyby > Matt and Eric had the SHORT-EARED OWL before sunrise in the East Meadow and had noted that it might have settled down in the grass there. Two hours later, as we made are way north up the East Meadow, we spotted AMERICAN CROWS harassing something in the grass about where the owl might be. Sure enough, long before we ever got close enough to effect the outcome, the crows drove the owl into the air. For at least a minute we watched as the owl circled higher and higher over the meadow with crows keeping pace. I finally lost it in the gray. We were very lucky on the timing of that one, as the crows could have found the owl just 5 minutes earlier and we would have missed it. > > On a quick drive-through after the Rowing Club I spotted ROCK PIGEON and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. > > Misses today included Gadwall, Western Grebe, Virginia Rail, Cooper?s Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Marsh Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Lincoln?s Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. > > For the morning, just 48 species, our first sub-50 total of 2021. Hopefully our last. > > = Michael Hobbs > = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm > = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: wlEmoticon-smile[1].png > Type: image/png > Size: 1046 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:08:41 -0700 > From: Brian Zinke > To: TWEETERS > Subject: [Tweeters] Special guest speaker from Cornell Lab of > Ornithology > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Tweets, > > We are excited to announce that Dr. Amanda Rodewald, the Garvin Professor > and Senior Director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the > Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Department of Natural Resources and the > Environment at Cornell University, will be the featured speaker for our > fall fundraiser! > > In her presentation, "*Making your cup count: how coffee can fuel migratory > bird conservation*," she will discuss how shade-coffee and other > agroforestry practices can support bird conservation, healthy ecosystems, > and human communities in Latin America. > > When: November 20, 6:00-7:00pm > Where: Online via Zoom > > For more event details, please visit: > https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/fall-fundraiser > > Thanks! > Brian Zinke > > > -- > [image: Logo] > Brian Zinke > Executive Director > phone: (425) 232-6811 > email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org > Pilchuck Audubon Society > 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 > [image: Facebook icon] [image: > Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:53:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jonathan Houghton > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Emperor Goose > Message-ID: <2106224471.1495883.1636134831122@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 207, Issue 5 > **************************************** From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Nov 5 16:45:59 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A Tale of Two Sparrows, or what the Dickens! Message-ID: Hello, tweets. I was pleased to see and photograph an immature White-throated Sparrow in our Seattle yard on 4 November. Yesterday, 5 November, I got a glimpse of it again. But wait?was that the same bird? It really looked brighter to me, but as I grabbed the camera, it disappeared into the bushes and never came out during a lengthy vigilance. I figured I must have not seen it well enough, as surely it was the same bird, but I held out hope that I would see it again. And sure enough, this afternoon Netta called out ?here it is again,? and again it left the yard just as I got to the dining room. But this time I stood there with the camera, willing it to come back, and finally it did, a brightly marked adult bird with a few lost tail feathers growing in (cats all over the neighborhood), easily distinguishing it from the previous bird. So two different White-throated Sparrows in the yard over a three-day period, pretty cool. In 30 years of living here, we have seen seven of them in the yard, one in spring (6 May) and six in fall (22 Sep-5 Nov). As always, I?m sorry there is no way to attach photos of these neat birds! This is surely one of the reasons so many people have migrated from listservs to Facebook groups. Dennis Paulson Seattle From ronpost4 at gmail.com Fri Nov 5 19:06:43 2021 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A Tale of Two Sparrows, or what the Dickens! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Fri Nov 5 20:00:42 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A Tale of Two Sparrows, or what the Dickens! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I agree completely with Dennis about posting photos to tweeters. Is there some real reason for this other than simply custom? Oregon's obol has allowed photos for many years. Normally you're supposed to only submit a single photo with an email, but people occasionally submit more and I haven't heard any complaints. I'm pretty sure OBOL's no photos dated back to the time when people used dial-up to get on the internet and downloading photos with extremely slow. Bob O'Brien Portland On Friday, November 5, 2021, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, tweets. > > I was pleased to see and photograph an immature White-throated Sparrow in > our Seattle yard on 4 November. Yesterday, 5 November, I got a glimpse of > it again. But wait?was that the same bird? It really looked brighter to me, > but as I grabbed the camera, it disappeared into the bushes and never came > out during a lengthy vigilance. I figured I must have not seen it well > enough, as surely it was the same bird, but I held out hope that I would > see it again. > > And sure enough, this afternoon Netta called out ?here it is again,? and > again it left the yard just as I got to the dining room. But this time I > stood there with the camera, willing it to come back, and finally it did, a > brightly marked adult bird with a few lost tail feathers growing in (cats > all over the neighborhood), easily distinguishing it from the previous > bird. So two different White-throated Sparrows in the yard over a three-day > period, pretty cool. In 30 years of living here, we have seen seven of them > in the yard, one in spring (6 May) and six in fall (22 Sep-5 Nov). > > As always, I?m sorry there is no way to attach photos of these neat birds! > This is surely one of the reasons so many people have migrated from > listservs to Facebook groups. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hal at catharus.net Fri Nov 5 20:24:35 2021 From: hal at catharus.net (Hal Opperman) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A Tale of Two Sparrows, or what the Dickens! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <570DC779-D4FB-4650-8653-4D27F008CCCA@catharus.net> Bob and Dennis, The Mailman software the UW listserver uses is an antique version. They tell us they will be updating to a new version Very Soon. I?m replying to just you two (FYI) because I don?t know when this will actually happen or if it will include ability to transmit attachments (photographs and other documents), although I assume so. Elaine will make the appropriate announcement to the list when the time is right. Good news for sure, and very long overdue. We had White-throated Sparrow in our yard in Medina two or three tiumes, including one year when one was present for weeks at the same time as a Harris?s Sparrow. Cheers! Hal Opperman > On Nov 5, 2021, at 8:00 PM, Robert O'Brien wrote: > > I agree completely with Dennis about posting photos to tweeters. Is there some real reason for this other than simply custom? Oregon's obol has allowed photos for many years. Normally you're supposed to only submit a single photo with an email, but people occasionally submit more and I haven't heard any complaints. I'm pretty sure OBOL's no photos dated back to the time when people used dial-up to get on the internet and downloading photos with extremely slow. Bob O'Brien Portland > > On Friday, November 5, 2021, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, tweets. > > I was pleased to see and photograph an immature White-throated Sparrow in our Seattle yard on 4 November. Yesterday, 5 November, I got a glimpse of it again. But wait?was that the same bird? It really looked brighter to me, but as I grabbed the camera, it disappeared into the bushes and never came out during a lengthy vigilance. I figured I must have not seen it well enough, as surely it was the same bird, but I held out hope that I would see it again. > > And sure enough, this afternoon Netta called out ?here it is again,? and again it left the yard just as I got to the dining room. But this time I stood there with the camera, willing it to come back, and finally it did, a brightly marked adult bird with a few lost tail feathers growing in (cats all over the neighborhood), easily distinguishing it from the previous bird. So two different White-throated Sparrows in the yard over a three-day period, pretty cool. In 30 years of living here, we have seen seven of them in the yard, one in spring (6 May) and six in fall (22 Sep-5 Nov). > > As always, I?m sorry there is no way to attach photos of these neat birds! This is surely one of the reasons so many people have migrated from listservs to Facebook groups. > > 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 From thefedderns at gmail.com Fri Nov 5 23:43:33 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup Emperor Goose Message-ID: I was able to see the Emperor Goose off 66th Avenue S in Puyallup this afternoon. I would like to thank the nice young lady who had the goose in her scope already and kindly let me view it! Thank you again! It is always nice to see how the birding community shares in our pursuit of birds! I did not realize that it would be a very muddy chase - especially in sneakers! It seems the Emperor Goose is closely associated with a Snow Goose.. Does anybody have an estimate of the number of Cackling Geese at that location? Maybe 3,000 or more? -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sat Nov 6 09:15:18 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 Message-ID: <59BFE5D3-0BBF-48BF-97E5-BDA2DB795A69@earthlink.net> Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). Viewed at 900 from just west of corner of Stewart and pioneer way. From here, scopes definitely needed to see the flock well back in field. This eBird checklist has location: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97174968 Good rainy birding Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sat Nov 6 09:34:40 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 In-Reply-To: <59BFE5D3-0BBF-48BF-97E5-BDA2DB795A69@earthlink.net> References: <59BFE5D3-0BBF-48BF-97E5-BDA2DB795A69@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <09E260DB-4E05-4C4D-8A12-EB83C2BFAA90@earthlink.net> Quick update ? the flock moved before 930 to the earlier steering farm location? much better views ? use this list for this option : https://ebird.org/checklist/S97168502 Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 6, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > ? > Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). Viewed at 900 from just west of corner of Stewart and pioneer way. From here, scopes definitely needed to see the flock well back in field. > > This eBird checklist has location: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97174968 > > Good rainy birding > > Matt bartels > Seattle wa > Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Sat Nov 6 13:07:15 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - October 2021 Message-ID: <00C8B734-60C4-40B4-BE8D-03AF9A10ADC6@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, We have added five October species to our year list: Lapland Longspur (code 4), 2 at Marina Beach 10-12-21; American Coot (code 2), 7 at the marsh 10-17-21 and following; Ruddy Duck (code 3), 1 on the Edmonds part of Lake Ballinger 10-29-21; Northern Shrike (code 3), 1 in Edmonds Lake Ballinger neighborhood 10-30-21; Canvasback (code 4), 1 from the waterfront 10-30-21. Other sightings of interest of species already on our year list include: A California Scrub-Jay (code 4), 1 in a neighborhood adjacent to Pine Ridge Park 10-2-21. Two reports of Western Meadowlarks (code 3), 1 at Water Street 10-3-21 and 2 at the marsh 10-17-21. Two reports of Turkey Vultures (code 3) near Pine Ridge Park, 7 on 10-6-21 and 1 on 10-10-21. A Mourning Dove (code 3) has been reported several times in a yard on Puget Drive. An Eared Grebe (code 4), 1 from Water Street 10-20-21. Two reports of White-throated Sparrow (code 3) in north Edmonds yards, 1 on 10-20-21 and 1 on 10-27-21. We have 188 species on our 2021 year list as of October 31st. I am always grateful to those of you who share your Edmonds sightings with me. It helps us keep an accurate count of our year birds and our rare birds. Thank you! If you would like a copy of our 2021 city checklist, please request it at checklistedmonds@gmail.com . The checklist of year birds is updated and available for viewing in the bird information box on the wall of the Olympic Beach Visitor Station. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alndonna at wamail.net Sat Nov 6 14:46:39 2021 From: alndonna at wamail.net (Al n Donna) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 In-Reply-To: <09E260DB-4E05-4C4D-8A12-EB83C2BFAA90@earthlink.net> References: <59BFE5D3-0BBF-48BF-97E5-BDA2DB795A69@earthlink.net> <09E260DB-4E05-4C4D-8A12-EB83C2BFAA90@earthlink.net> Message-ID: At 1:00pm, Nov 6, goose was seen much closer from Watson?s Nursery. Al in Tacoma From: Matt Bartels Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 9:37 AM To: tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 Quick update ? the flock moved before 930 to the earlier steering farm location? much better views ? use this list for this option :? https://ebird.org/checklist/S97168502 Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone On Nov 6, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: ? Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). Viewed at 900 from just west of corner of Stewart and pioneer way. From here, scopes definitely needed to see the flock well back in field.? This eBird checklist has location:?https://ebird.org/checklist/S97174968 Good rainy birding Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com Sat Nov 6 15:39:04 2021 From: rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com (Roger Moyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Emperor goose Message-ID: Does anyone have an up to date location of the goose? Roger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Nov 7 07:32:03 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Billy Frank Nisqually NWR Message-ID: <4c6f231ebf39b9ef57a0bc44155e44ca@birdsbydave.com> We spent two days at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR, inspired by report of the Bittern sighting. Did not see the Bittern, did see from the Twin Barns Trail loop in the wetland restored area literally thousands of waterfowl, mostly too far for my camera. Did get very good images of Pintails. Best of the day was photo in flight of five Trumpeter Swans circling in tight formation. A hand held image shot from wheelchair on the gravel path, in the rain with camera in waterproof enclosure. D-850 with Nikkor 200-500,1/2,000th sec, ISO 2,500, f/13 using burst mode. Got LUCKY. Posted on my website birdsbydave.com under Waterfowl Pat was pushing wheelchair for me; we were "walking and rolling in the rain." From john.seiferth at icloud.com Sun Nov 7 08:54:47 2021 From: john.seiferth at icloud.com (John Seiferth) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 In-Reply-To: <202111062147.1A6LlD87025390@mxout21.s.uw.edu> References: <202111062147.1A6LlD87025390@mxout21.s.uw.edu> Message-ID: <6D3D39BD-7C35-4E49-B741-48CBEC8CEED8@icloud.com> Any sightings as of this morning (Sun)? > On Nov 6, 2021, at 14:48, Al n Donna wrote: > > ? > At 1:00pm, Nov 6, goose was seen much closer from Watson?s Nursery. > > Al in Tacoma > > From: Matt Bartels > Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 9:37 AM > To: tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 > > Quick update ? the flock moved before 930 to the earlier steering farm location? much better views ? use this list for this option : > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S97168502 > > Matt bartels > Seattle wa > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 6, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > ? > Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). Viewed at 900 from just west of corner of Stewart and pioneer way. From here, scopes definitely needed to see the flock well back in field. > > This eBird checklist has location: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97174968 > > Good rainy birding > > Matt bartels > Seattle wa > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amk17 at earthlink.net Sun Nov 7 09:37:35 2021 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 Message-ID: <1101c264-844d-2812-3ed9-a75eb3f114d6@earthlink.net> Wondering the same. Please post on tweeters. ?Thanks, ? Akopitov Seattle ? ? AMK17 -----Original Message----- From: John Seiferth Sent: Nov 7, 2021 8:54 AM To: Al n Donna Cc: tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 ? ? Any sightings as of this morning (Sun)? ? On Nov 6, 2021, at 14:48, Al n Donna wrote: At 1:00pm, Nov 6, goose was seen much closer from Watson?s Nursery. ? Al in Tacoma ? From: Matt Bartels Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 9:37 AM To: tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 ? Quick update ? the flock moved before 930 to the earlier steering farm location? much better views ? use this list for this option :? https://ebird.org/checklist/S97168502 ? Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone On Nov 6, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). Viewed at 900 from just west of corner of Stewart and pioneer way. From here, scopes definitely needed to see the flock well back in field.? ? This eBird checklist has location:?https://ebird.org/checklist/S97174968 ? Good rainy birding ? Matt bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone ? _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andjake19 at gmail.com Sun Nov 7 10:15:52 2021 From: andjake19 at gmail.com (Andrew Jacobson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Emperor Goose - no Message-ID: I have been in the area for ~3 hours and not found the goose. I have spoken with a few other birders also in the area and no luck as well. Also missing is/are Snow goose/geese. Maybe they will show up yet. A fair amount of hunting around. A consolation prize was at the 56th st storm water facility/treatment plant, a Says Phoebe was on the opposite fence line for some time while I was there. Andy Jacobson Seattle > On Nov 7, 2021, at 09:38, AMK17 wrote: > > ? > Wondering the same. Please post on tweeters. Thanks, > > Akopitov > Seattle > > > AMK17 > -----Original Message----- > From: John Seiferth > Sent: Nov 7, 2021 8:54 AM > To: Al n Donna > Cc: tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 > > > > Any sightings as of this morning (Sun)? > > > On Nov 6, 2021, at 14:48, Al n Donna wrote: > > At 1:00pm, Nov 6, goose was seen much closer from Watson?s Nursery. > > > > Al in Tacoma > > > > From: Matt Bartels > Sent: Saturday, November 6, 2021 9:37 AM > To: tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Puyallup emperor goose continues, sat nov 6 > > > > Quick update ? the flock moved before 930 to the earlier steering farm location? much better views ? use this list for this option : > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S97168502 > > > > Matt bartels > > Seattle wa > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Nov 6, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Matt Bartels wrote: > > > Quick note to confirm the emperor goose in pierce co is still present this morning(sat). 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URL: From calliopehb at comcast.net Sun Nov 7 11:49:24 2021 From: calliopehb at comcast.net (ELIZABETH THOMPSON) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Alpen Optics Rainier Spotting Scope for sale Message-ID: <1EC6C0D5-0CA5-4743-BFAF-FCA90F4A5C26@comcast.net> Hi Tweets, I am downsizing and have an Alpen Optics Rainier 25-75 x 86 Model 856ED with a protective cover for sale. It is an angle view. It?s in new condition. Please let me know if you are interested. Happily Birding. Beth Thompson Arlington WA From jeffo4297 at gmail.com Sun Nov 7 12:23:23 2021 From: jeffo4297 at gmail.com (jeff o) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Audubon November meeting -= Dinosaurs Among Us Message-ID: NOVEMBER MEETING ? PRESENTED ON ZOOM Last Updated: October 23, 2021 *?* *The Dinosaurs Among Us Presented by: Dr. Kim Adelson Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 PM* [image: meeting]Virtually all paleontologists agree that birds evolved from dinosaurs, and most even believe that birds are, in fact, real living dinosaurs. The flood of new data coming from newly discovered fossil beds ? primarily from China ? has only solidified that position. Learn about the structural and behavioral similarities between birds and the more ?classic? dinosaurs they evolved from. You will not only be surprised as to how dinosaur-like birds are, but also how very bird-like dinosaurs were. You will never think about *T. rex *or mallards or chickadees in the same way again! Kim Adelson was a professor of psychology for almost 30 years; she has won teaching awards at 3 different universities. Before she switched fields to better study behavioral evolution, she earned a master?s degree in evolutionary biology. Paleontology has been one of her avocations since she was a child. She is an avid bird watcher and is on the Boards of the Black Hills Audubon Society and the Friends of the Nisqually National Wildlife Complex. Register for this Zoom event at: https://bit.ly/nov9sas Preregistration is required and is limited to 100 attendees. Please only one registrant per household. After you register you will receive an email with the link to sign in at the time of the event. Questions? Please contact carlajhelm@comcast.net. If you missed the excellent Oct. 12th presentation by David B. Williams about his recent book, *Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound, *here is the link to the recording: https://youtu.be/rb_gfnIXw7c Jeff Osmundson President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Sun Nov 7 12:51:11 2021 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Steller's Sea Eagle That Is Very, Very Lost In-Reply-To: References: <85BEB5A6-F551-435F-A92C-C4B07DE8ACB5@gmail.com> Message-ID: Does anyone know if they suspect these two incidents (sighting of eagle in Nova Scotia and the lost bird from the aviary in Pittsburgh) may be the same bird? Beverly On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 10:38 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Maybe not? > > https://triblive.com/local/escaped-stellers-sea-eagle-kody-spotted-near-pittsburghs-north-park/ > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 4:38 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > >> Definitely Chaseable! >> https://ebird.org/checklist/S97108078 >> >> Bob OBrien Portland >> >> On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 3:50 PM Dan Reiff wrote: >> >>> >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/science/stellers-sea-eagle.html >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Nov 7 13:49:17 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Fall Elegance Message-ID: Tweeters, This week?s post focuses on trees (and their leaves) but not surprisingly there are a fair assortment of birds included as well. I hope you enjoy it! https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/11/fall-elegance.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From junochat at gmail.com Sun Nov 7 14:03:20 2021 From: junochat at gmail.com (Tina Klein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Steller's Sea Eagle That Is Very, Very Lost In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1140CE61-DD27-4DC2-A4EA-C5F780F6699F@gmail.com> The National aviary eagle was recovered. Tina-Bellevue > On Nov 7, 2021, at 12:52, Beverly Choltco-Devlin wrote: > > ? > Does anyone know if they suspect these two incidents (sighting of eagle in Nova Scotia and the lost bird from the aviary in Pittsburgh) may be the same bird? > > Beverly > >> On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 10:38 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: >> Maybe not? >> https://triblive.com/local/escaped-stellers-sea-eagle-kody-spotted-near-pittsburghs-north-park/ >> >> >>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 4:38 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: >>> Definitely Chaseable! >>> https://ebird.org/checklist/S97108078 >>> >>> Bob OBrien Portland >>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 6, 2021 at 3:50 PM Dan Reiff wrote: >>>> >>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/05/science/stellers-sea-eagle.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tweeters mailing list >>>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Mon Nov 8 11:58:05 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Ramoslink) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Magnuson Tree Sparrow Message-ID: <342E3ADC-BB57-4882-876E-89FCD5EA9EEA@ramoslink.info> Just saw an American Tree Sparrow at Magnuson Park, north of the wetlands. Approx. location: 47.67819, -122.25490, in the meadow below the grove of dead hawthorns. Moving around quite a bit. Loosely associating with a flock of a dozen Junco. This may be a Magnuson first. Scott Ramos Seattle Sent from my iPhone From ksnyder75 at gmail.com Mon Nov 8 15:21:25 2021 From: ksnyder75 at gmail.com (Kathleen Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Special_Birds_of_Mt_Rainier_=E2=80=93_Zo?= =?utf-8?q?om_Thursday_Nov_11?= Message-ID: Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Emeritus Faculty at The Evergreen State College and author of the newly published *Tahoma and Its People*, will share the natural history of such birds as Boreal Owl, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, Northern Spotted Owl, Marbled Murrelet, and Streaked Horned Lark. This free program from Black Hills Audubon starts at *7 pm*; *registration is required* at our website homepage. https://blackhills-audubon.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This email is about the Satsop CBC which has not been run in many years and I would like to restart it! I am asking all of the tweeters-world if there is any interest in helping out with this new CBC in the 2021 season. The potential date we have set would be with Wednesday or Thursday, December 29th or 30th. A lot of the pertinent information has yet to be decided but I am really just curious if there is interest in helping out. I definitely do not want this to CBC to take away from others of which you may already have committed to, so if you are on the fence between wanting to help with this CBC or another one, please know that this one is not totally guaranteed to run if I do not have enough interest and all of the other local compilers are always looking for people as well. Thank you tweeters! Dalton SpencerCentralia, Washington PS. 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Nov 9 20:10:03 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cisco discusses plants that support Hummingbirds in winter Message-ID: <83A62B10-380D-489E-96A5-EAC0924AF000@gmail.com> Tweeters, My wife and I are big fans of hummingbirds. A friend called us to say: ?On TV: ?Evening, King TV, channel 5 or 105, 7:30-8:00 PM? Cisco discusses plants that support Hummingbirds in winter this evening. We caught the last few minutes of his segment that just now ended. It is likely to be on the ?Evening? Website, but I do not have the link. If someone finds the link, Please post to Tweeters-I believe it will be found to be interesting and useful. Dan Reiff Mercer Island Sent from my iPhone From jbryant_68 at yahoo.com Tue Nov 9 20:36:08 2021 From: jbryant_68 at yahoo.com (Jeffrey Bryant) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor CBC References: Message-ID: Yes, Diana, I?d like to participate. Unfortunately, the newish tweeters format doesn?t fully display your email address. Please do contact me, or, better still, repost your request with your email in the signature. Jeff Bryant Westport jbryant_68 AT yahoo DOT com Sent from my iPad From terlap at mac.com Tue Nov 9 23:44:15 2021 From: terlap at mac.com (Teresa Lapetino) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] King 5 - Cisco Morris - hummer plants Message-ID: https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/ciscoe-morris-helping-hummingbirds-winter/281-f646074d-8aba-4966-8f99-5c395390764e Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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About 1/2 acre is above the highest king tide, and usable for hummingbird plants. I have multiple Annas all year, without always having a feeder set up. The Rufous come through in quite large numbers. My plants include: 1. Several patches of Crocosmia Lucifer. Its blooms in time to attract large numbers of young Rufous on their southward migration. 2. 2 Hardy bottlebrush. 3. Strawberry bush (arbutus. It is a large one, but for people with a small area a there is a compact form. 4. Two varieties of gravilea. They bloom intermitantly year around, even in the middle of winter. They are both now quite large, and hummers love them. 5. A Black Sally Eucalyptus. (blooms on fall) 6. Red Trumpet and Japanese Honeysuckle. 7. A Madrona Tree, which is only recently big enough. to bloom. 8. A Chilean Flame Tree. It is now only about 6 feet tall, but bloomed for the first time last spring. The long red tublar flowers occurin May. 9. A few native Salmon Berries attract spring Rufous Hummers. Jeff Gilligan Willapa Bay > On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:10 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > Tweeters, > My wife and I are big fans of hummingbirds. > A friend called us to say: ?On TV: ?Evening, King TV, channel 5 or 105, 7:30-8:00 PM? Cisco discusses plants that support Hummingbirds in winter this evening. > We caught the last few minutes of his segment that just now ended. > > It is likely to be on the ?Evening? > Website, but I do not have the link. > If someone finds the link, Please post to Tweeters-I believe it will be found to be interesting and useful. > > Dan Reiff > Mercer Island > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From laurie.c.beden at gmail.com Wed Nov 10 09:31:09 2021 From: laurie.c.beden at gmail.com (Laurie Beden) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] LINK TO King 5 - Cisco Morris - hummer plants In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <64BF7667-B722-432C-9274-16757838495E@gmail.com> Thanks Teri! On Nov 9, 2021, at 23:45, Teresa Lapetino wrote: ?https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/ciscoe-morris-helping-hummingbirds-winter/281-f646074d-8aba-4966-8f99-5c395390764e Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From msand47 at earthlink.net Wed Nov 10 14:14:23 2021 From: msand47 at earthlink.net (Margaret Sandelin) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heron question Message-ID: <618C443F.9060902@earthlink.net> This morning a friend and I went to Shilshoal marina to walk and look for/at birds. We walked to the south end by Seaview boats and looking down on the docks saw a great blue heron very close. We then got distracted seeing a bald eagle and when we looked back at the heron it was lying down on the dock. Is this at all normal as neither of us has ever seen a heron lying down - so wondered, worried it might be ill? However, it looked ok - eye clear, no indication of damage to its body. Margaret Sandelin From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Wed Nov 10 15:37:22 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heron question In-Reply-To: <618C443F.9060902@earthlink.net> References: <618C443F.9060902@earthlink.net> Message-ID: Since this was in a marina, there is the possibility that the heron had discovered a rat-bait station and ingested pieces of the bait which does get broken into smaller chunks by rodents over time. If a big heron investigated it, the box might have been picked up, shaken, and pieces fell out. Just my hunch; I'm not expert on the subject, but owned boats for over thirty years. Every marina in which I kept a boat always had rat problems, and always were pretty careless about where they placed their bait stations. Let's hope this was not the case, but it is a possibility.. Dave Grainger On 2021-11-10 15:14, Margaret Sandelin wrote: > This morning a friend and I went to Shilshoal marina to walk and look > for/at birds. We walked to the south end by Seaview boats and looking > down on the docks saw a great blue heron very close. We then got > distracted seeing a bald eagle and when we looked back at the heron it > was lying down on the dock. Is this at all normal as neither of us > has ever seen a heron lying down - so wondered, worried it might be > ill? However, it looked ok - eye clear, no indication of damage to > its body. > Margaret Sandelin > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From 1northraven at gmail.com Wed Nov 10 15:53:19 2021 From: 1northraven at gmail.com (J Christian Kessler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] heron question In-Reply-To: <618C443F.9060902@earthlink.net> References: <618C443F.9060902@earthlink.net> Message-ID: from what you write, it sounds like the Heron was behaving normally and then suddenly a Bald Eagle appeared close by, and when you linked back at the Heron it was lying down. Did you continue to watch the Heron, and did it remain down even after the Eagle went on to other things? Put differently, did the Heron hunker down at sight of the Eagle, or did it collapse and remain down after the Eagle threat abated? Chris Kessler On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 2:15 PM Margaret Sandelin wrote: > This morning a friend and I went to Shilshoal marina to walk and look > for/at birds. We walked to the south end by Seaview boats and looking > down on the docks saw a great blue heron very close. We then got > distracted seeing a bald eagle and when we looked back at the heron it > was lying down on the dock. Is this at all normal as neither of us has > ever seen a heron lying down - so wondered, worried it might be ill? > However, it looked ok - eye clear, no indication of damage to its body. > Margaret Sandelin > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Nov 10 19:10:59 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cisco discusses plants that support Hummingbirds in winter In-Reply-To: <7390BFE7-1D76-490B-A483-F7F144780210@gmail.com> References: <7390BFE7-1D76-490B-A483-F7F144780210@gmail.com> Message-ID: <13F93D8B-91B3-45E3-8F68-4B1BA3AEC8B9@gmail.com> Thank you for the information, Jeff. Those hummingbirds are fortunate that you are providing such a great environment for them. Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Jeff Gilligan wrote: > > ?I have done a lot of planting for hummingbirds in my yard in Pacific County. About 1/2 acre is above the highest king tide, and usable for hummingbird plants. I have multiple Annas all year, without always having a feeder set up. The Rufous come through in quite large numbers. > > My plants include: > 1. Several patches of Crocosmia Lucifer. Its blooms in time to attract large numbers of young Rufous on their southward migration. > 2. 2 Hardy bottlebrush. > 3. Strawberry bush (arbutus. It is a large one, but for people with a small area a there is a compact form. > 4. Two varieties of gravilea. They bloom intermitantly year around, even in the middle of winter. They are both now quite large, and hummers love them. > 5. A Black Sally Eucalyptus. (blooms on fall) > 6. Red Trumpet and Japanese Honeysuckle. > 7. A Madrona Tree, which is only recently big enough. to bloom. > 8. A Chilean Flame Tree. It is now only about 6 feet tall, but bloomed for the first time last spring. The long red tublar flowers occurin May. > 9. A few native Salmon Berries attract spring Rufous Hummers. > > Jeff Gilligan > Willapa Bay > > > > >> On Nov 9, 2021, at 8:10 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: >> >> Tweeters, >> My wife and I are big fans of hummingbirds. >> A friend called us to say: ?On TV: ?Evening, King TV, channel 5 or 105, 7:30-8:00 PM? Cisco discusses plants that support Hummingbirds in winter this evening. >> We caught the last few minutes of his segment that just now ended. >> >> It is likely to be on the ?Evening? >> Website, but I do not have the link. >> If someone finds the link, Please post to Tweeters-I believe it will be found to be interesting and useful. >> >> Dan Reiff >> Mercer Island >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > From g_g_allin at hotmail.com Thu Nov 11 09:27:19 2021 From: g_g_allin at hotmail.com (John Puschock) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fall City (King Co.) Great-tailed Grackle Message-ID: I found a Great-tailed Grackle in the blackbird flock at the farm across the river from the north end of Neal Rd., just north of Fall City. Not visible right now but good chance it will reappear. 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From guideon72 at hotmail.com Thu Nov 11 15:27:49 2021 From: guideon72 at hotmail.com (Eric Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Junco question Message-ID: Just recently we have been seeing a couple of notably different Juncos at our feeders. We always have Slate and Oregon varieties out here in Issaquah, but over the last couple of months, there are two (that we've been able to count at once) that would appear? to my eye to be Pink-sided, which WOS seems to indicate would be fairly out of range here. These are some shots of one of our pretty little guests, shot through our shamefully dirty windows, so apologies for lack of contrast; could the eyes and minds here please give me a confirmation or refutation on the ID? The gray (vs black) head and the reddish/orangish more than "pink" sides are what lead me to the Pink-sided ID so far. [url=https://flic.kr/p/2mGQhfW][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51657907810_e000aebe04_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2mGQhfW]Junco Pink-sided-3431[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr [url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/8uEGXq][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51657908465_6dd07f126a_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/8uEGXq]Junco Pink-sided-3429[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr And, just for helping out, a gander at the other well-dressed and individual bird that we've been graced with in the same time period; a somewhat piebald Oregon morph [url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/GGB0EN][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51651095754_6517d1829a_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/GGB0EN]Junco-[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr Thanks, All! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Nov 11 17:10:04 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Junco question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Eric, The only link I could get to work is this one: *https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/51657908465/ * This seems to be a pretty standard lighter female Oregon Junco. Pink-sideds are among the most confused (and over-reported) junco form. While superficially similar to Oregon, they are remarkably different when you see one (which will not be in Washington, sad to say). Here are a male and female I photographed in winter in Sycamore Canyon, Arizona: *https://ebird.org/checklist/S34190528 * Note the pink comes across the breast and almost touches, minimizing the amount of white belly (it may also mix with the gray head). Compared to Oregon, the head is more blue-gray than slate gray, the sides are more brick red than pale rufous, and there are other interesting and rich colors, like ochre and cinnamon tones to the upperparts and a hint of teal to the rump. The males almost echo a pale Lazuli Bunting more than an Oregon Junco. hope this helps, On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 3:29 PM Eric Snyder wrote: > Just recently we have been seeing a couple of notably different Juncos at > our feeders. We always have Slate and Oregon varieties out here in > Issaquah, but over the last couple of months, there are two (that we've > been able to count at once) that would *appear*? to my eye to be > Pink-sided, which WOS seems to indicate would be fairly out of range here. > These are some shots of one of our pretty little guests, shot through our > shamefully dirty windows, so apologies for lack of contrast; could the eyes > and minds here please give me a confirmation or refutation on the ID? The > gray (vs black) head and the reddish/orangish more than "pink" sides are > what lead me to the Pink-sided ID so far. > > [url= > https://flic.kr/p/2mGQhfW][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51657907810_e000aebe04_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2mGQhfW]Junco > Pink-sided-3431[/url] by [url= > https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr > > [url= > https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/8uEGXq][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51657908465_6dd07f126a_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/8uEGXq]Junco > Pink-sided-3429[/url] by [url= > https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr > > And, just for helping out, a gander at the other well-dressed and > individual bird that we've been graced with in the same time period; a > somewhat piebald Oregon morph > [url= > https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/GGB0EN][img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51651095754_6517d1829a_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://www.flickr.com/gp/snydremark/GGB0EN]Junco-[/url] > by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/snydremark/]Eric[/url], on Flickr > > Thanks, All! > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? 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Virginia Rail ? one responded along the eastern section of the boardwalk. Our first detection in six weeks d.. Bald Eagle ? adult SWIMMING in the lake. Later it pulled out on the floating dock and began eating whatever it had caught that was too heavy to take off with e.. NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL ? Matt heard one just south of the East Meadow, very early. First of Fall (FOF) f.. Downy Woodpecker ? might have had 1-2 from the Lake Platform. *Did* have one at the Rowing Club. First in 3 weeks g.. Merlin ? very quick flyby ? some gliding made us wonder if our ID was correct, but the wing length seemed right. And we?ve had Merlin 8 of the last 9 weeks h.. Varied Thrush ? nice male at south end of Dog Meadow i.. Cedar Waxwing ? at least one flock of about 20 j.. American Pipit ? one flyover across the East Meadow k.. Lincoln?s Sparrow ? I had at least two east of the East Meadow l.. White-throated Sparrow ? one very tan-striped bird as we approached the weir Two RIVER OTTERS had been on the floating dock just before the Bald Eagle climbed out on it. Duck diversity should increase starting next week, judging by previous years. Missing birds today included Western Grebe, Northern Shrike, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, American Goldfinch, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. Despite all of those misses, we still managed 57 species, nine more than last week. Admittedly, many of those were heard-only and/or seen or heard by one or a few of us. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbjunk at wavecable.com Thu Nov 11 20:23:21 2021 From: mbjunk at wavecable.com (mbjunk@wavecable.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Neah Bay Closure In-Reply-To: <2044349162.14368210.1636690993535.JavaMail.zimbra@wavecable.com> Message-ID: <1334427761.14368217.1636691001496.JavaMail.zimbra@wavecable.com> There seems to be some confusion on birding access at Neah Bay. The Makah Reservation is still closed to outsiders due to Covid. That closure is not just for the town of Neah Bay, but is for the entire Reservation. The area known as "The Wedge" is part of the Reservation and thus is also closed for outsider access. We know many are anxious to return to the birds of Neah Bay, but for now we need to honor the current closure so that good relations are maintained between birders and the Tribe for eventual reopening of the area. So please respect the Tribe's current closure. You can still bird places like Snow Creek, Shipwreck, Clallam Bay and La Push. Thanks from the Clallam County Birders! From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 00:24:56 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Under a Full Moon, Pale Barn Owls Can Freeze Voles in Their Tracks | All About Birds All About Birds Message-ID: <36B1A8A1-9321-4AE7-91AA-C6938C8B4137@gmail.com> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/under-a-full-moon-pale-barn-owls-can-freeze-voles-in-their-tracks/ Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 00:26:39 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swarovski and Cornell Lab Collaborate on a #DigitalGuide that Can ID What You're Seeing | All About Birds All About Birds Message-ID: <440C2120-512D-4167-A8AD-A8A86E9E3FB2@gmail.com> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/swarovski-and-cornell-lab-collaborate-on-a-digitalguide-that-can-id-what-youre-seeing/ Sent from my iPhone From abriteway at hotmail.com Fri Nov 12 11:53:28 2021 From: abriteway at hotmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Bunting in Birch Bay, Blaine Message-ID: While Marcia was out jogging the neighborhood this morning she ran across a female Snow Bunting feeding on and along a road. It would briefly flush when a Dog-walker or car would come by but then come back and resume eating seeds & bugs. photo & video here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 esellingson@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 13:05:21 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Climate Change Is Transforming the Bodies of Amazonian Birds | Science | Smithsonian Magazine Message-ID: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/climate-change-is-transforming-the-bodies-of-amazonian-birds-180979062/ Sent from my iPhone From danmcdt at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 13:32:00 2021 From: danmcdt at gmail.com (Dan McDougall-Treacy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Neal Road Message-ID: Mark Road is impassable due to flood conditions. SR 202 not yet closed, but no vantage point for GTGR is evident. Dan McDougall-Treacy From falcophile at comcast.net Fri Nov 12 15:40:54 2021 From: falcophile at comcast.net (ED DEAL) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?2021_Urban_Raptor_Conservancy_/_Seattle_Coop?= =?utf-8?q?er=E2=80=99s_Hawk_Project_Summary_=28Long=29?= Message-ID: <555198291.510705.1636760454545@connect.xfinity.com> Yo Tweets, We recently completed the tenth year of our long-term population study of Seattle?s urban-nesting Cooper?s Hawks. This study builds on the 2003-2011 pioneering work of Jack Bettesworth. Our study has three main goals. First, we census within the 84-square-mile city limits of Seattle to try to count all the Cooper?s Hawk nests (a nearly hopeless task). This year we found 69 pairs engaged in courtship and nest building. Eight pairs failed during nest building. 61 pairs went on to incubate eggs. Four sites failed during incubation (one from nest collapse, the others from unknown causes). Fifty-seven sites hatched, and five failed after hatch. Despite the record high failures, a record high of 52 pairs produced fledged young; the previous record was 51 pairs in 2020. Second, we count the number of young fledged from each nest. We documented another record: 192 young lived long enough to fledge, a great productivity of 3.7 young per successful nest. Third, put unique color-ID bands on as many birds as possible to track individual birds as they move around (females: orange band, right leg; males: purple band, left leg). Each band has a unique alphanumeric code (e.g., purple S over 5). This season we banded 58 youngsters and 14 adults. Since 2012, we have banded 417 birds, with 480 subsequent sightings on 182 different birds, a return rate of 43%. The vast majority of sightings are year-round in Seattle (407) or non-Seattle parts of King County (37), indicating a largely non-migratory population. As in the past, the 69 pairs of nest-building Coops in 2021 picked a diverse list of nest tree species. Perennial favorites were well-represented: Big Leaf Maple (21), Douglas Fir (15), Madrona (6), White Pine (9), and Alder (2). Two new species, Hawthorn and Tulip, were added. We found a total of 82 nests (13 pairs built two nests). Most nest sites are in Seattle parks and greenbelts (50), followed by private property (14), cemeteries (3), U.S. government (1), and University of Washington (1). These 69 nest-building pairs in Seattle (a known nesting density of one pair for every 1.2 square miles) are the MINIMUM number in the city. Some potential nesting areas are nearly impossible to search because of terrain and safety concerns (e.g., the steep, trail-less, overgrown greenbelt along the railroad north and south of Golden Gardens; parts of the extensive West Duwamish Greenbelt; encampments on the wooded hillside of Beacon Hill along I-5). The brutal triple-digit temperatures in June occurred while young of many raptors and other species were still in the nest. This led to nest failures, mortalities and many rescues, as described in our Summer 2021 newsletter (https://urbanraptorconservancy.org/summer-2021/). After young had fledged and dispersed, volunteer banders responded to six calls for help trapping wayward birds out of warehouses and parking garages. We owe special thanks to our team of volunteers and the many individuals who shared reports with us. This work would be even more impossible without their dedication. We produce an annual report that is archived on our website. You can receive this and 3-5 other reports each year by signing up for URC Updates on our website. We do not share our mailing list, period. We greatly appreciate any color ID band readings from Tweeterdom! 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A first for me at this location. As I watched, it hunted alone and with a few Buffleheads until after 3:00. It was still there when I left. As I arrived at my car, a BROWN CREEPER greeted me on a tree alongside. Not bad for a gullless afternoon at CRM. Videos to follow tomorrow. Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 18:30:15 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Twin Lakes Odd Couple continues Message-ID: The Greater White-fronted Goose paired with a Cackling Goose has been feeding right at the entrance to Treasure Island Park in Twin Lakes, Federal Way. They were finally resting next to the trash can this afternoon. Another odd couple would be the Puyallup Emperor Goose paired with a Snow Goose. I have not seen any recent reports on them though. -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From toddsahl at outlook.com Fri Nov 12 19:35:50 2021 From: toddsahl at outlook.com (Todd Sahl) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Neal Road In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You can pull off SR 202 just on the other side of those concrete barriers at the end of Neal Road, and walk 100 feet over to the viewing area. There?s only room for 3-4 cars, and it?s only safe to pull off from the southbound lane. That?s what everyone that was there today did. Todd Sahl Bellevue Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 12, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Dan McDougall-Treacy wrote: > > ?Mark Road is impassable due to flood conditions. SR 202 not yet closed, but no vantage point for GTGR is evident. > > Dan McDougall-Treacy > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From guideon72 at hotmail.com Fri Nov 12 20:06:39 2021 From: guideon72 at hotmail.com (Eric Snyder) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Junco question Message-ID: @Steve: Apologies for the bad links; but that was a great assist and description. Thank you very much! Sent from my iPad From danmcdt at gmail.com Fri Nov 12 20:54:48 2021 From: danmcdt at gmail.com (Dan McDougall-Treacy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Neal Road In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6E0C0911-4E4F-4F29-95B0-3278898D6AA3@gmail.com> As of my visit today that walk was inundated Dan McDougall-Treacy > On Nov 12, 2021, at 7:35 PM, Todd Sahl wrote: > > ?You can pull off SR 202 just on the other side of those concrete barriers at the end of Neal Road, and walk 100 feet over to the viewing area. There?s only room for 3-4 cars, and it?s only safe to pull off from the southbound lane. > > That?s what everyone that was there today did. > > Todd Sahl > Bellevue > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 12, 2021, at 1:34 PM, Dan McDougall-Treacy wrote: >> >> ?Mark Road is impassable due to flood conditions. SR 202 not yet closed, but no vantage point for GTGR is evident. >> >> Dan McDougall-Treacy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From stevechampton at gmail.com Sat Nov 13 07:12:14 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Northwestern Crow back on the docket Message-ID: The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has released the new proposals for splitting and lumping that it is considering. They are here: https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-A.pdf Most concern splits of extralimital subspecies in the tropics (the AOS covers all of North America thru Panama). However, the first proposal on the list is to re-merge Northwestern Crow with American Crow. They were split last year based on research presented in Slager et al (2020). The proposal to re-merge is based on Butler (2021), a re-analysis of Slager's data. And there is a rebuttal from Slager in the pdf as well. It's a bit mind-numbing reading, but that's the scientific process at work. Regardless, both sides seem to agree that Washington is in the hybrid/intergrade zone. happy crowing, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pmann at epl-inc.com Sat Nov 13 09:27:05 2021 From: pmann at epl-inc.com (Peter Mann) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Northwestern Crow back on the docket In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7C772BA7-C935-4DEC-9029-39AA840460CF@epl-inc.com> Steve If I rad the AOS proposal correctly, they recommend reinstating the NW Crow as a separate species in Northern BC and Alaska, while acknowledging that we (Puget Sound) are in a hybrid zone Peter Sent from my iPad On Nov 13, 2021, at 7:16 AM, Steve Hampton wrote: ? The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has released the new proposals for splitting and lumping that it is considering. They are here: https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-A.pdf Most concern splits of extralimital subspecies in the tropics (the AOS covers all of North America thru Panama). However, the first proposal on the list is to re-merge Northwestern Crow with American Crow. They were split last year based on research presented in Slager et al (2020). The proposal to re-merge is based on Butler (2021), a re-analysis of Slager's data. And there is a rebuttal from Slager in the pdf as well. It's a bit mind-numbing reading, but that's the scientific process at work. Regardless, both sides seem to agree that Washington is in the hybrid/intergrade zone. happy crowing, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), 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 temnurus at gmail.com Sat Nov 13 09:34:22 2021 From: temnurus at gmail.com (Alan Knue) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Harris=E2=80=99s_Sparrow_at_Ridgefield_Carty?= =?utf-8?q?_Unit?= Message-ID: Hi- just a quick alert for a Harris?s Sparrow at Ridgefield NWR- Carty Unit. With a bunch of Gokden-crowns between the railroad crossing and Plank House near a gate in the fence. On the trail or nearby. Alan Knue Edmonds, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From baro at pdx.edu Sat Nov 13 18:19:00 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Northwestern Crow back on the docket In-Reply-To: <7C772BA7-C935-4DEC-9029-39AA840460CF@epl-inc.com> References: <7C772BA7-C935-4DEC-9029-39AA840460CF@epl-inc.com> Message-ID: Well it's my understanding that one ornithologist is recommending reinstatement, with considerable backup data. But there is a rigorous argument against reinstatement by the ornithologist who got it lumped in the first place. Not considered as yet so no decision. I would guess, after reading the arguments, that it will not be resplit. Bob OBrien Portlad On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 9:27 AM Peter Mann wrote: > Steve > > If I rad the AOS proposal correctly, they recommend *reinstating* the NW > Crow as a separate species in Northern BC and Alaska, while acknowledging > that we (Puget Sound) are in a hybrid zone > > Peter > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 13, 2021, at 7:16 AM, Steve Hampton > wrote: > > ? > The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has released the new proposals > for splitting and lumping that it is considering. They are here: > https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-A.pdf > > > Most concern splits of extralimital subspecies in the tropics (the AOS > covers all of North America thru Panama). > > However, the first proposal on the list is to re-merge Northwestern Crow > with American Crow. > > They were split last year based on research presented in Slager et al > (2020). The proposal to re-merge is based on Butler (2021), a re-analysis > of Slager's data. And there is a rebuttal from Slager in the pdf as well. > It's a bit mind-numbing reading, but that's the scientific process at work. > Regardless, both sides seem to agree that Washington is in the > hybrid/intergrade zone. > > happy crowing, > > -- > Steve Hampton > Port Townsend (Qatay), WA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liamhutcheson2020 at gmail.com Sat Nov 13 20:01:29 2021 From: liamhutcheson2020 at gmail.com (Will Hutcheson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gadwall x American Wigeon Hybrid at Longview Sewage Lagoon. Message-ID: Found what appears to be a hybrid American Wigeon x Gadwall today at the Longview Sewage Ponds, hope it sticks around! Full details on Ebird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97534463 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Sat Nov 13 20:33:31 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Northwestern Crow back on the docket In-Reply-To: References: <7C772BA7-C935-4DEC-9029-39AA840460CF@epl-inc.com> Message-ID: Somewhat related to me is the difference in vocalization between American Crows here in the great Northwest and American Crows on the East Coast. I lived in Maryland and never heard an American Crow make the meowing cat call sound there! Are we talking subspecies here? Of course I never heard of anybody suggesting to lump Fish Crow with American Crow either! On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 6:20 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Well it's my understanding that one ornithologist is recommending > reinstatement, with considerable backup data. But there is a rigorous > argument against reinstatement by the ornithologist who got it lumped in > the first place. Not considered as yet so no decision. I would guess, > after reading the arguments, that it will not be resplit. > Bob OBrien Portlad > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 9:27 AM Peter Mann wrote: > >> Steve >> >> If I rad the AOS proposal correctly, they recommend *reinstating* the NW >> Crow as a separate species in Northern BC and Alaska, while acknowledging >> that we (Puget Sound) are in a hybrid zone >> >> Peter >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Nov 13, 2021, at 7:16 AM, Steve Hampton >> wrote: >> >> ? >> The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has released the new proposals >> for splitting and lumping that it is considering. They are here: >> https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-A.pdf >> >> >> Most concern splits of extralimital subspecies in the tropics (the AOS >> covers all of North America thru Panama). >> >> However, the first proposal on the list is to re-merge Northwestern Crow >> with American Crow. >> >> They were split last year based on research presented in Slager et al >> (2020). The proposal to re-merge is based on Butler (2021), a re-analysis >> of Slager's data. And there is a rebuttal from Slager in the pdf as well. >> It's a bit mind-numbing reading, but that's the scientific process at work. >> Regardless, both sides seem to agree that Washington is in the >> hybrid/intergrade zone. >> >> happy crowing, >> >> -- >> Steve Hampton >> Port Townsend (Qatay), WA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From vikingcove at gmail.com Sun Nov 14 16:47:29 2021 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine Siskin In-Reply-To: <00de01d7d9ae$1987dc30$4c979490$@hevanet.com> References: <00de01d7d9ae$1987dc30$4c979490$@hevanet.com> Message-ID: In our yard we went from seeing one or two Pine Siskins to a flock of eighty on Friday. https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA *Qui tacet consentire videtur* On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 3:20 PM Dottie Belknap wrote: > My first Pine Siskin arrived today, too. Only one so far, too. > > > > Dottie Belknap > > SW Portland > > > > *From:* Tweeters [mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Joan Miller > *Sent:* Sunday, November 14, 2021 2:11 PM > *To:* tweeters@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Tweeters] Pine Siskin > > > > Hi tweets, > > > > I am seeing my first siskin of the season at my sunflower seed feeder. > Only one so far, but it's a happy sight. > > > > 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 tvulture at gmx.com Sun Nov 14 18:58:50 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] varied thrush Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The photos are dark, but you can see the limited tuft on the head, among other details. Lastly, a real late Wilson's Warbler grabbed my attention. Full list with photos at eBird Checklist - 13 Nov 2021 - Pacific Topsoils (restricted access) - 67 species (+10 other taxa). CBC Newsflash: the Everett Sewage Treatment Plant and Spencer Island are open to an experienced birder or two to cover on January 1st! Please contact me off line if interested. This is perhaps the most crucial spot on our Everett-Marysville CBC, so we arrange access inside the gate with Snohomish County, although I will be calling to make sure we get our usual access. The abundance and diversity of birds in this area are remarkable in winter, with ducks, gulls, and raptors galore, plenty of passerines as well, and there is a new raised dike walk heading north off the east side of the STP that improves chances for shorebirds and open-county species, e.g., Northern Shrike. 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This is tied for the best year total at this point we?ve seen in the past decade Eastern WA has reported 345 species, twenty-six better than last year?s 319 at this point. Western WA has reported 357 species, six lower than last year?s total [363] at this point. 23 counties have higher year list totals than this point last year, 15 have lower totals, and one is exactly at the same point as last year [Kittitas, at 242] 33 counties have totals within 10 of last year at this time - 33 counties have reached 200 or more species for the year, and only two counties are below 175 for the year [Columbia and Garfield] ? 67 species have been in seen in all 39 counties, 135 in all 19 Western WA counties, and 77 in all 20 Eastern WA counties. 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, including a growing number of direct links to individual county year lists with more details and more frequent updates: http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html Thanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. Looking forward to seeing how 2021 wraps up! Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Mon Nov 15 07:59:05 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] request Message-ID: <1077725726.105983884.1636991945294.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> I would like to contact Louis Kreemer by email. Would someone please help? Thanks. 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Unvaccinated personnel must wear a mask in outdoor workplaces where social distancing cannot be achieved." I'm not going to be checking vaccination status and will be trusting you that attend the birdwalk to follow the Army's guidelines. If you haven't yet been fully vaccinated, please do wear a mask. Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com Mon Nov 15 16:42:53 2021 From: rogermoyer1 at hotmail.com (Roger Moyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Lewis County today. Message-ID: I took a couple hours between storms today to get some birding in. I mostly looked for waterfowl. I found most of the ususal suspects were here. But there were no Green-winged Teals. I found that unusual. 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Short-Eared Owl - Flying south out in the middle of Puget Sound. I know these have been seen migrating over the sound before so I was thrilled to finally see it in action. Surfbirds - Continued on the breakwater. I only saw 4, but others had more. Josh Adams Cathcart, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Tue Nov 16 15:48:02 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth, Renton, King County Message-ID: <403975534.108172102.1637106482293.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> The HARLEQUIN DUCK remained for a 5th day at the Cedar River Mouth. There were few gulls today, none of them unusual. The SPOTTED SANDPIPER continues as does a flock of about 20 DUNLIN. Other birds of note observed today were a HERMIT THRUSH and an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. And one SURF SCOTER. 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Full list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97643589 Post storm birding was much easier and more productive this morning at Dungeness Spit, where I was able to get 2 miles out (near the bend) and find a wind-protected spot. It was still blowing 15-20 mph. Highlights included: 2 FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS at least 6 NORTHERN FULMARS, one offering close pics over the whitewater 2 SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS 1 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE 3 RED PHALAROPES 1 CASSIN'S AUKLET 12 ANCIENT MURRELETS 1 BLACK SCOTER many LONG-TAILED DUCKS Full list and pics here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97673469 I'm hearing about one or two Thick-billed Murres near Tacoma, so there's a lot to be found out there! good storm birding! -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By way of example, check out Swainson's Thrush: https://ebird.org/science/status-and-trends/swathr/abundance-map-weekly You can also click on a fixed map for summer, winter, migration, etc. These maps are both beautiful and amazingly informative. -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjpluth at gmail.com Wed Nov 17 19:36:53 2021 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg Pluth) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl! Message-ID: Hey Tweets - This evening about 5:30 a Snowy Owl was photographed in Steilacoom sitting on the pavement near the intersection of Olympia and Harrison. The image was texted to my friend Cathy from her next neighbor who was driving home and saw it in the headlights. Cathy and I will scour the neighborhood tomorrow... Greg Pluth University Place -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The data gathered from these counts helps provide a better understanding of shorebird populations and the habitats they utilize along the Pacific Flyway and allows for the creation of more effective conservation and management plans. We currently have openings to survey at sites in Samish, Padilla, Fidalgo, and Port Susan Bays. If you have binoculars and a scope and are interested and available to help out with the count, feel free to visit our website (linked below) for contact information and more details. https://www.ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/waterbird-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/ Sarah Belles Olympia, WA sbelles at ecoinst dot org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Thu Nov 18 12:39:26 2021 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] GREAT EGRET Message-ID: A Great Egret has returned to The Locks. Seems like this has happened for several Autumns in a row now. Hutch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Nov 18 15:28:08 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-11-18 Message-ID: <2F495A42BDE24FC78D95467F46BCC2C3@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweeters ? this morning was wonderful. Not too cold, not breezy, no precipitation, not too dark, not too flooded. We had a big group and we all really enjoyed the day, I think. The birds were pretty cooperative, and though we didn?t have any particular rarities we did have some ?less expected? birds. Highlights: a.. Snow Goose ? single bird just after 7:30 circled the flock of gulls that were sitting on the grass, seemingly disappointed that white birds with black wingtips weren?t other Snow Geese b.. Wood Duck ? pair near Rowing Club dock c.. Green-winged Teal ? three below weir d.. Ring-necked Pheasant ? heard ?Lonesome George II? for the first time in seven weeks ? he lives! e.. Western Grebe ? one on the lake f.. Northern Harrier ? adult male(!) in the East Meadow ? we rarely get adult males at the park g.. Great Horned Owl ? Eric heard 1 or 2 very early h.. Peregrine Falcon ? adult perched east of the boardwalk. At the park we?ve rarely seen perched PEFA and rarely definite adults. The bird was buzzed by a COOPER?S HAWK i.. Cedar Waxwing ? quite a few, scattered, hanging with American Robins j.. Savannah Sparrow ? one still present, East Meadow k.. White-throated Sparrow ? one with other Zonos NE of the weir l.. Western Meadowlark ? two seen near model airplane field at 7:15 m.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? a few scattered sightings, maybe 4 birds in all, after three weeks of ?misses? A late scan of the lake turned up a HORNED GREBE, and a flock of about 20 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS perched in a tree which later flew towards the Lake Platform. As I was leaving the park, I spotted the only definite ROCK PIGEONS of the day up near Hwy 520. I got word (and photos) that a LONG-EARED OWL was found dead in the park a couple of days ago Misses today were few: Gadwall, Ring-necked Duck, Northern Shrike, and Marsh Wren. Hopefully, duck diversity will increase starting next week. For the (very pleasant) day, 65 species! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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To learn more and register to attend, please visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/birdcount Hope to see you there, Brian Zinke -- [image: Logo] Brian Zinke Executive Director phone: (425) 232-6811 email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org Pilchuck Audubon Society 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 [image: Facebook icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Fri Nov 19 10:41:33 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening Message-ID: Tweeters, The last swift left Washington State what seems like a long time ago. Our Audubon project's latest migration data can be found as a downloadable pdf here. https://www.vauxhappening.org/ewExternalFiles/North%20America%20Southbound%202021%2C%20All%20sites.pdf Bottom line is 127 observers recorded 668 observations at 40 sites, 35 active, documenting 1,576,944 Vaux's Swifts roosting, an average of 2,361 birds per observation, our all time best migration ever. A listing of the most significant roost sites is here. https://www.vauxhappening.org/ewExternalFiles/Southbound%20Migration%20North%20America%20Rankings%202021.pdf Colorful charts are here. https://www.vauxhappening.org/all-charts-sb-2021.html We attempt to amuse Sea and Sage Audubon members for an hour starting at 7:00 tonight with a swift PowerPoint. Register here. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82437540682 The wee birds want to express their appreciation to all Tweeters who have been involved and we should be good for at least another year. 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Good luck, Cara Borre Gig Harbor From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Fri Nov 19 19:25:13 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 11-18-2021 Message-ID: Tweeters, On Thursday (11/18) at JBLM Eagles Pride GC we managed to dodge the bullets of rain that started about an hour after we finished our monthly birdwalk - lucky us! The cloudy skies and low temperatures (39degF start - 45degF finish) may have led to the low numbers of birds (although not number of species for this time of year at this site) that the 11 of us saw, but we did have some fun both during the "round" and afterwards at our usual go-to birds-and-brew checklist updating at the Nisqually Bar&Grill. Highlights included the following: - While looking at a distant COOPER'S HAWK fly off from the top of a Douglas-fir, a nearby SHARP-SHINNED HAWK took off from a Garry oak, flying across the fairway. We had good looks at both adult birds, which was the first time we had two species of accipiters during a walk. - 16 NORTHERN SHOVELERS at Hodge Lake was a walk high - 4 FOX SPARROWS may be a count high - The CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY seen at on the blackberry patch near the driving range was the first seen away from the Hodge Lake area Misses today include Bufflehead, Pied-billed Grebe, and Brown Creeper. Last bird of the day was one of the 70 Dark-eyed Juncos on the count. Mammals include four black-tailed deer and a Douglas squirrel. 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: * December 16 * January 20 * February 17 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 34 species Cackling Goose 35 Canada Goose 4 Wood Duck 1 Northern Shoveler 16 At Hodge Lake American Wigeon 23 At Hodge Lake Mallard 14 12 at Hodge Lake; 2 at the 12th hole pond Ring-necked Duck 8 At Hodge Lake Hooded Merganser 3 At Hodge Lake Anna's Hummingbird 3 Great Blue Heron 1 At the 12th hole pond Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Flew from a nearby Garry oak next to the 14th fairway Cooper's Hawk 1 Near the 14th fairway - in the near distance to the east Bald Eagle 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 6 Steller's Jay 3 California Scrub-Jay 1 The first we've seen at the driving range area and not at Hodge Lake American Crow 117 It appears as if there is a crow roosting site somewhere near Dupont - early morning crows fly from that direction toward the Billy Frank Jr., NWR. Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 12 Bushtit 6 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 Golden-crowned Kinglet 7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 Pacific Wren 15 Bewick's Wren 37 European Starling 7 Varied Thrush 3 American Robin 10 Fox Sparrow 4 Could be a count high Dark-eyed Junco 70 Song Sparrow 14 Spotted Towhee 6 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS97802555&data=04%7C01%7C%7C727ea9279cb1408b6aaf08d9abd4164e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637729749661107290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=62kBDy66ret0hFOS71%2F1wm%2FUdgZhl55qFTfdze93xQw%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The majority of time, however, the grackle feeds out of sight among the veal pens for spilled grain, so patience is needed. Good luck! Carl On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 7:53 AM Louise Rutter wrote: > On e-bird, it looks like people were still seeing the great-tailed grackle > around the northern end of Neal Rd yesterday. Does anyone have any further > details on where exactly to look? > > > > Thanks, > > > > 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... 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If you?re lucky, it and the blackbird flock will visit the corn stubble field on the opposite side of Neal Rd from where you?re standing. The majority of time, however, the grackle feeds out of sight among the veal pens for spilled grain, so patience is needed. > > Good luck! > > Carl > >> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 7:53 AM Louise Rutter wrote: >> On e-bird, it looks like people were still seeing the great-tailed grackle around the northern end of Neal Rd yesterday. 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Heard last week on BirdNote: * Western Hummingbirds, East http://bit.ly/1PUNxcz * Catching Insects https://bit.ly/3x4lmBz * The Gorgeous Gadwall https://bit.ly/3DF41S5 * Spark Bird: Nick Belardes and the Vermilion Flycatcher https://bit.ly/329HUFs * To Mob or Not to Mob http://bit.ly/2zuZuBz * Seabirds, Trees and Coral https://bit.ly/3qWs4bU * Swans Come Calling http://bit.ly/11qwpoE ========================= Next week on BirdNote: Why Birds Eat Snow, Singing in the Night, Aplomado Falcon: Southwestern Star -- and more! https://bit.ly/3FCiY8i -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? Another comment? 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From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Nov 20 13:55:40 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Common Mergansers at Quimper Bay (Port Townsend) Message-ID: <88d520990b67f1bb2a7bd20722e7bb4b@birdsbydave.com> about quarter mile up the Larry Scott Trail today ( from the terminus of the trail at Boat Haven) (11/20/2021) in the water more than 30-40 Common Mergansers apparently feeding as a group, chasing baitfish with strange behavior: the entire flock would start "running" across the water with necks outstretched, perhaps to drive the bait or get the small fish to "flash" in the sun and then catching them. They were close in towards the rocks at a high tide. 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They are Red Breasted Mergansers... I hope to get back over to Larry Scott Trail later today armed with my camera gear, hoping that the Mergansers and those bait fish will put on a show again today. From stevechampton at gmail.com Sun Nov 21 12:50:20 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BLUE JAY in Port Townsend Message-ID: I have heard this bird a few times over the last two months but could not confirm it until today. This morning a friend of Alex Patia?s reported it at his feeder on Cherry and J. I have heard it in that area and as far south as the hill below the high school (along Willow or Fir). This morning, after 90 minutes of walking those blocks, I located it on Cherry south of E; it flew up the hill toward Willow and D. Photos and audio here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S97894194 You'll note it has an acorn, not a peanut, in its bill, so it's feeding, at least this time, in an oak. There aren't many around here so I'll have to locate that. The bird generally does not respond to playback and can only be found when it calls, which is rarely but usually midday. There are also a couple Calif Scrub-Jays between Blaine & Walker and Kah Tai Lagoon if you want a jay trifecta (which I had today). good birding, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcstonefam at gmail.com Sun Nov 21 12:58:53 2021 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Newcomers Message-ID: This week we've had White-crowned Sparrow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee and a Townsend's Warbler join the usuals at the suet feeder. We often see a Townsend's at this time of year, and it's good to welcome it back. Carol Stoner West Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From meetings at wos.org Mon Nov 22 08:53:25 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Annual_Business_Meeting=2C_Awards_and_Pr?= =?utf-8?q?esentation_by_Dennis_Paulson_of_the_Great_Blue_Heron?= Message-ID: <20211122165325.27532.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to our next Monthly Meeting on Monday, December 6, when we will hold a brief annual business meeting and we will, in particular, honor some special WOS people. The remainder of the meeting will feature an illustrated presentation by Dennis Paulson on ?The Great Blue Heron.???The Great Blue Heron. may be the first bird that someone sees at close range that gets them excited at how neat birds are. They must have something going for them to be picked as Seattle?s Official City bird, right? And they are so accessible for being such a large bird, nesting in highly visible colonies in city parks and feeding adjacent to both fresh and marine shores where we can all enjoy them.?? What:??Annual Meeting and presentation, "The Great Blue Heron ? Wetlands Icon" When:??Monday, December 6, 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 of WOS, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Mon Nov 22 10:24:09 2021 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lesser Yellowlegs - Willapa Bay, Pacific County Message-ID: <5684F750-C254-4C4E-9FE6-0CDCB8E07F93@gmail.com> The narrow rim of exposed mud on my little bight of Willapa Bay (between Nachotta and Long Beach) currently has a single Lesser Yellowlegs with 11 Greaters. Also about 600 Dunlin present, and 6 Killdeer.. Jeff Gilligan From dennispaulson at comcast.net Mon Nov 22 11:02:57 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] photo catalog question Message-ID: <0A8F1591-3CF3-43B8-9252-708485E499E9@comcast.net> Hi tweeters, This is about birds, or at least bird photos. Are there any photographers out there who uses Capture One as their photo cataloging program? I am trying to use it and failing miserably, and I could use guidance. Please email me off tweeters if you are willing to help, and thanks! Dennis Paulson From panmail at mailfence.com Mon Nov 22 14:20:22 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle rarities (not me) Message-ID: <125963791.176485.1637619622166@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, Last night, not participating in popular intrusive networks, I finally heard about a Gray Catbird seen in Seattle the last two days.? A few of us watched in Magnuson Park for a few hours this morning, and nope.? The Palm Warbler reported recently at Montlake Fill, however, has been reported again today (not by me), for example https://ebird.org/checklist/S97936574 .? 22 November, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence DOT com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can see it at https://wos.org/cbc/ And while you're there, join WOS or renew your membership! Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garrettwhaynes at me.com Wed Nov 24 09:30:18 2021 From: garrettwhaynes at me.com (Garrett Haynes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck continues at Everett Sewage Lagoons Message-ID: <2DA8AF2D-132E-469F-A030-BDB564591469@me.com> Hello Tweeters, The tufted duck continues at the Everett Sewage Lagoons. Approximately here: (47.9976349, -122.1681501). Go down the walking path along the east side of large sewage pond past the white hangar building. It's with a decent sized group of Scaup. It has whiter flanks and a noticeable tuft in profile. Garrett Haynes Auburn, WA Sent from my iPhone From pdickins at gmail.com Wed Nov 24 12:37:13 2021 From: pdickins at gmail.com (Philip Dickinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted Duck continues at Everett Sewage Lagoons In-Reply-To: <2DA8AF2D-132E-469F-A030-BDB564591469@me.com> References: <2DA8AF2D-132E-469F-A030-BDB564591469@me.com> Message-ID: <9E3121C9-CEDB-414D-8EBA-015762ECAE3B@gmail.com> The Tufted Duck flew from that location and disappeared for awhile, but later returned. When I left, it was quite close to the wall across from the parking lot with gets views from the South Gate of the large lagoon. Just behind the American Whir Orlican sitting on the wall. I had both in the same frame Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2021, at 9:36 AM, Garrett Haynes wrote: > > ?Hello Tweeters, > > The tufted duck continues at the Everett Sewage Lagoons. Approximately here: (47.9976349, -122.1681501). Go down the walking path along the east side of large sewage pond past the white hangar building. It's with a decent sized group of Scaup. It has whiter flanks and a noticeable tuft in profile. > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Wed Nov 24 14:23:50 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-11-24 Message-ID: Tweets ? It was a very nice morning, though a nippy 32 degrees at the start. Not too dark, no wind, no precipitation; it should have been a fabulous day. But for large stretches, there were also no birds. We did have some good looks, though. Highlights: a.. Cackling Goose ? 1500, conservatively. Most landed in the park. More than just minima subspecies b.. American Wigeon? ? Flock of about 20 ducks that looked like wigeon flew by c.. Common Goldeneye ? At least three on the east edge of the lake, seen by Brian and I on a late scan of the lake d.. Wilson?s Snipe ? Some nice looks at 3-4 at the weir e.. MOURNING DOVE ? One flying around over the meadows f.. Western Screech-Owl ? Two sightings of single birds during the pre-dawn owling g.. Hairy Woodpecker ? One just south of the East Meadow. First since September h.. Northern Shrike ? Good looks in the East Meadow i.. American Robin ? More ubiquitous than usual j.. Cedar Waxwing ? A few scattered, plus a flock of ~10 east of the East Meadow k.. Fox Sparrow ? Notably numerous l.. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER ? Bright beauty in the Pea Patch (thanks Mark). We?ve had just a dozen sightings total during the months of Nov-Jan Misses today included Ring-Necked Duck, Common Merganser, Downy Woodpecker, Marsh Wren, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, and Lincoln?s Sparrow. And while they don?t quite reach the criteria for my ?Missing? list, we also had no Green-winged Teal nor Anna?s Hummingbird. And only finding them on my way out of the park kept us from missing Rock Pigeon and European Starling! With Matt having to work (it?s Wednesday), and other top birders such as Jordan and Mason not present, I?m not surprised we came up with a somewhat small total of 54 species today (counting wigeon(?) and scaup sp.) Happy Thanksgiving everybody! = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Nov 24 15:08:12 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ask Kenn: What's Up With Bird Color Morphs and Phases? | Audubon Message-ID: <636A6C4C-8564-4208-A283-37FC85572D43@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/ask-kenn-whats-bird-color-morphs-and-phases Sent from my iPhone From barbarawheelerphotography at comcast.net Wed Nov 24 16:13:32 2021 From: barbarawheelerphotography at comcast.net (BARBARA WHEELER) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior Message-ID: <741314538.1005783.1637799212966@connect.xfinity.com> We have fed Anna's hummingbirds year round for 35 years, from the north sound to the south sound. This fall, their behavior is extraordinarily different. Anna's are so territorial, it's only been an occasional thing to see more than one sit on a feeder at a time. However, this year, we've had to hang up two additional feeders (three within a few feet of each other) because of all of the activity. We've not only had four on the feeder at one time, we've had several occasions where two sat on the same flower and shared and once had six on a feeder with four flowers. We first thought they must be all juveniles. However, we have females, juveniles and adult males all feeding together on the feeders. At times, we've had three full feeders and more birds in the air. We've never seen anything like this outside of Arizona. We're going through a gallon of (homemade) hummingbird nectar a week, an unprecedented amount! I wish I knew what I was doing right so I could keep on doing it! Is anyone else seeing this unusual (for Anna's) behavior? 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URL: From gm72125 at bellsouth.net Wed Nov 24 18:23:22 2021 From: gm72125 at bellsouth.net (G M ARCHAMBAULT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior In-Reply-To: <741314538.1005783.1637799212966@connect.xfinity.com> References: <741314538.1005783.1637799212966@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <341424078.5289173.1637807002601@mail.yahoo.com> The late Bob Sargent, who trained many bird banders here in Alabama and around the U.S., and was Alabama's master bander, once told me that MASSING hummingbird feeders was preferable to spacing them out, and this is borne out by my experience. ?The hummers seem to tolerate their compeers more readily if the feeders are clustered together. ?When I lived in CA years ago, I had 4 feeders, one on each side of the house; each would be commandeered by a dominant male, who would allow females to feed, but not the other males. ?Nowadays here in Alabama, the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds definitely mass around clustered feeders. ?I'd encourage those with multiple feeders to experiment with feeder placement and try positioning multiple feeders close together. ?I do put several in remote corners to accommodate the ones that get bullied. ?I get so many in the fall, I need air traffic control, and even got an Allen's Hummingbird recently. ?Happy Thanksgiving, Tweeters! ?-Ken Archambault, Birmingham, Alabama On Wednesday, November 24, 2021, 06:15:08 PM CST, BARBARA WHEELER wrote: We have fed Anna's hummingbirds year round for 35 years, from the north sound to the south sound.? This fall, their behavior is extraordinarily different. Anna's are so territorial, it's only been an occasional thing to see more than one sit on a feeder at a time.? However, this year, we've had to hang up two additional feeders (three within a few feet of each other) because of all of the activity.? We've not only had four on the feeder at one time, we've had several occasions where two sat on the same flower and shared and once had six on a feeder with four flowers. We first thought they must be all juveniles.? However, we have females, juveniles and adult males all feeding together on the feeders.? At times, we've had three full feeders and more birds in the air.? We've never seen anything like this outside of Arizona. We're going through a gallon of (homemade) hummingbird nectar a week, an unprecedented amount! I wish I knew what I was doing right so I could keep on doing it! Is anyone else seeing this unusual (for Anna's) behavior? Barbara Barbara Wheeler Photography https://barbarawheelerphotography.com (206) 919-0626 Follow us on Facebook _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pterodroma at aol.com Wed Nov 24 21:55:57 2021 From: pterodroma at aol.com (Pterodroma) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior In-Reply-To: <617530994.3575225.1637818945654@mail.yahoo.com> References: <274597366.3540025.1637807738228.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <274597366.3540025.1637807738228@mail.yahoo.com> <617530994.3575225.1637818945654@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <366047945.3566705.1637819757399@mail.yahoo.com> Hmm, fascinating and a most timely posting indeed, thanks!? ?I am currently experiencing the exact same phenomena.? Swarming Anna's Hummingbirds, literally swarms!? ?Easily 10-20, maybe up to 30 or more at one time swarming like bees around just one feeder.? I have been feeding the usual half dozen or so Anna's year round on this property in Eastgate (Bellevue) for nearly 30 years and have never seen anything like this and what's going on right now.? What's changed?? The explosion began in mid summer and I figured once all the Rufous had left for the season, the activity would probably slow down and return to "normal."? Well, that hasn't happened, just the opposite.? No Rufous now of course but more Anna's now than I have ever seen in one place or on one feeder before.? ?I maintain 5 feeders scattered about the property, 2 one-cuppers, 1 two-cupper, one small one (half pint or so), and one big one that holds 3-1/2 cups when filled to the brim.? It's that latter one, the big one, is where the really high concentrated activity is.? The feeder is located on the roof above the carport/garage attached to under the upper-level north side eave in front of an upper corner of the front picture window which allows constant unobstructed monitoring and endless entertainment from the comfort of my recliner while watching TV or just lounging or just wandering through the living room.? ?Since the feeder is on the roof above the carport and garage, it means I have to haul out the step ladder and climb up there to refill it.? It's not just once in a while like it used to be for years and years, it's every day now, ...every single day!? ?Keeping close tabs on the weather radar, I try to coordinate that activity to work around imminent and/or longer term rain events.? Come frosty mornings or snow events later in the season, this exercise could become a bit more adventuresome and challenging if I choose to dare fate.? Fortunately from the sturdy step ladder, and the roof being nearly flat, access is reasonably easy and I like to think, safe. Like Barbara observed, all these hummingbirds get along very very well.? That's never happened in the past.? The big feeder has six ports and a continuous perch around the perimeter.? Or rather about 2/3 of a continuous perch since over the years, parts of it have broken off.? But no matter.? If birds can't perch, they can just hover or simply cling for dear life to any part they can get hold of.? Not infrequently, I see 2 and 3 birds side by side at one port and simply just take turns with no fuss whatsoever.? None seem to act territorial, there's no squabbling, no nothing other than acting with great sense of urgency, they just get along perfectly and swarm swarm swarm like bees off and on all day long.? By about sunset, it all stops stone dead.? That is in fact a good time to get up there to refill the feeder, with still just a wee bit of daylight to get up on the roof, take down the feeder, take it inside and rinse it out, refill, and back to the roof for a second time to remount it.? The whole routine takes about 20 minutes.? One full to the brim (3-12 cups) typically perfectly last one whole day with the current seasonal daylight.? ?Occasionally when the feeder does run empty during daytime feeding frenzies, I've found that doing what needs to be done doesn't seem to disrupt things much if at all.? When I return a few minutes later with the refilled feeder, these hummingbirds often don't even give me a chance to get the feeder back up and secured in place before 2-3 will be on it already while others swarm about my head.? It's totally insane but I love it!? This situation I can only liken to some fondest personal memories and visions from an unforgettable visit and stay at the infamous hummingbird feeders at the Tandayapa Eco-Lodge in Ecuador 15 years or so ago?San Jorge de Tandayapa Eco-Lodge & Hummingbird Sanctuary (Cloud Forest) - Quito Ecuador (eco-lodgesanjorge.com).? There of course, the wildly exotic species diversity was significant and individuals of any one species in even greater numbers, even more feeders and larger ones but still requiring refilling several times a day with individuals (e.g. Booted Racket-taileds, Long-tailed Silphs, and many others) attaching themselves while the refilled feeders were in hand transport simply across the deck by staff there.? Utterly amazing and amusing!? Such concentrated feeding and hummingbird concentrations in such places as the Ecuadorian tropical cloud forests did give me some pause however, wondering how such activity might be creating an unnatural dependence on artificial feeding and otherwise affecting or altering their natural feeding behavior.? The same wonderment could be said and applied for my current high concentration of Anna's and/or to all of us who host and feed hummingbirds on a seasonal or regular basis.? I would certainly hope that we as stewards of the environment aren't contributing to a situation where feeder dependence becomes a detriment to hummingbird survival in nature if feeders weren't available.? That all said, I sense these hummingbirds are doing just fine.? With each passing year, CBC data etc seems to suggest that the numbers of Anna's Hummingbirds in our region continue to swell with much if not all of that attributed to our joyful propensity for feeding. As for the amount of sugar water nectar consumed per month/year, I haven't quite calculated that out yet.? It's certainly far more than anything I've experienced before.? What I do know is that I am going through 16 to 20 pounds of pure cane granulated sugar per month!? New 4:1 batches need to be made up every single day and I usually maintain in stockpile about 6 cups worth refrigerated and quickly available as needed.? Tip: In this quantity, buy your sugar at your neighborhood Walmart Market and save about $2 per 4-lb bag.? The hummingbirds obviously don't care, sugar is sugar.? I do prefer the C&H milk carton-like half gallon containers for the ease of handling, so I pay the bigger bucks to buy a couple of those on occasion, then simply refill those containers with the bags from Walmart as needed until they wear out and need to be replaced again. So what's it all mean, all these Anna's Hummingbirds all getting along like best of friends and where hummingbird life now is all about sharing?? Even during the season when territoriality is to be expected and the usual norm, even then it wasn't really which I was thinking quite strange as far back as six-eight months ago. Maybe there is there some epic natural or unnatural disaster in our near future that only the Anna's Hummingbirds seem to sense or know about?? If so, well, good luck all.? It's been fun. Richard RowlettBellevue, WA From:?BARBARA WHEELER We have fed Anna's hummingbirds year round for 35 years, from the north sound to the south sound. This fall, their behavior is extraordinarily different. Anna's are so territorial, it's only been an occasional thing to see more than one sit on a feeder at a time. However, this year, we've had to hang up two additional feeders (three within a few feet of each other) because of all of the activity. We've not only had four on the feeder at one time, we've had several occasions where two sat on the same flower and shared and once had six on a feeder with four flowers. We first thought they must be all juveniles. However, we have females, juveniles and adult males all feeding together on the feeders. At times, we've had three full feeders and more birds in the air. We've never seen anything like this outside of Arizona. We're going through a gallon of (homemade) hummingbird nectar a week, an unprecedented amount! I wish I knew what I was doing right so I could keep on doing it! Is anyone else seeing this unusual (for Anna's) behavior? Barbara -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Nov 25 00:40:12 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Additional_Observations_Regarding_Anna?= =?utf-8?b?4oCZcw==?= Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, I generally like to keep email responses in a chain/thread from the original email sender. I find it much easier to follow then each person starting a new one. Do others find the same? I make the exception here because I found the Anna?s threads in my junk file, which I check daily because I find some legitimate tweeters emails there. I am very cautious about some emails from Tweeters, because of the inappropriate emails that began with the breach of Tweeters. I get 3-6 each day and put them in trash and delete. Now, my wife and I are big fans of hummingbirds. In addition to the great observations and comments by others, there is another we have noted regarding food source guarding and number of them feeding in close proximity. Sudden cold weather shifts and prolonged very low temperatures like we have had at times over the last year, appear to make the feeder guarding and chasing behavior much less frequent and often, if they do happen it is much slower and much less aggressive. And last winter, during the several days of the coldest weather, we observed more hummingbirds on one of feeders than ever before. Especially in the last 90 minutes before dark, up to 13-14 (8-10 more than the usual max) were side by side, close to touching and showed no signs of aggression. It was almost like there was some primitive ?let?s all survive and we can dispute territory later? behavior. Flights were half speed or less- it was like seeing them in a slow motion video-which was very neat to watch. Or maybe they were just too chilled, with decreased metabolism and need to conserve energy for survival, to be aggressive. Or some or all of those and more. We have an additional feeder nearby and another 40 feet away and around the corner of our house. We currently have no more Anna?s than usual, around 3-5. However, our most interesting sugar feeding station occurs each fall and never needs to be attended or refilled. Each year a Red-breasted Sapsucker arrives and establishes sap wells between when the first leaves show signs of turning until about 90 % have fallen off our 45 year old Birch tree. The time range is about 5-7 weeks. Then the bird is gone. Currently, at least one Anna?s, four Black-capped Chickadees and one Ruby-crowned Kinglet are frequenting the ?well-maintained? wells, some are on the top side of larger branches, in addition to those on the usual vertical trunk surfaces. A group of 8-10 Bushtits are frequently in our yard and I always enjoy hearing them and watching them fly. This is the first year they have more than make a late afternoon visit to our suet feeders. They make stops to the Birch tree, As they move around the yard gleaning. I am interested to if they will use the sap wells. My speculation is no, but who knows? Has anyone seen them feeding at sap wells? Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Best regards, Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Nov 25 00:40:12 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Additional_Observations_Regarding_Anna?= =?utf-8?b?4oCZcw==?= Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, I generally like to keep email responses in a chain/thread from the original email sender. I find it much easier to follow then each person starting a new one. Do others find the same? I make the exception here because I found the Anna?s threads in my junk file, which I check daily because I find some legitimate tweeters emails there. I am very cautious about some emails from Tweeters, because of the inappropriate emails that began with the breach of Tweeters. I get 3-6 each day and put them in trash and delete. Now, my wife and I are big fans of hummingbirds. In addition to the great observations and comments by others, there is another we have noted regarding food source guarding and number of them feeding in close proximity. Sudden cold weather shifts and prolonged very low temperatures like we have had at times over the last year, appear to make the feeder guarding and chasing behavior much less frequent and often, if they do happen it is much slower and much less aggressive. And last winter, during the several days of the coldest weather, we observed more hummingbirds on one of feeders than ever before. Especially in the last 90 minutes before dark, up to 13-14 (8-10 more than the usual max) were side by side, close to touching and showed no signs of aggression. It was almost like there was some primitive ?let?s all survive and we can dispute territory later? behavior. Flights were half speed or less- it was like seeing them in a slow motion video-which was very neat to watch. Or maybe they were just too chilled, with decreased metabolism and need to conserve energy for survival, to be aggressive. Or some or all of those and more. We have an additional feeder nearby and another 40 feet away and around the corner of our house. We currently have no more Anna?s than usual, around 3-5. However, our most interesting sugar feeding station occurs each fall and never needs to be attended or refilled. Each year a Red-breasted Sapsucker arrives and establishes sap wells between when the first leaves show signs of turning until about 90 % have fallen off our 45 year old Birch tree. The time range is about 5-7 weeks. Then the bird is gone. Currently, at least one Anna?s, four Black-capped Chickadees and one Ruby-crowned Kinglet are frequenting the ?well-maintained? wells, some are on the top side of larger branches, in addition to those on the usual vertical trunk surfaces. A group of 8-10 Bushtits are frequently in our yard and I always enjoy hearing them and watching them fly. This is the first year they have more than make a late afternoon visit to our suet feeders. They make stops to the Birch tree, As they move around the yard gleaning. I am interested to if they will use the sap wells. My speculation is no, but who knows? Has anyone seen them feeding at sap wells? Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Best regards, Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone From weedsrus1 at gmail.com Thu Nov 25 06:58:14 2021 From: weedsrus1 at gmail.com (Nancy Morrison) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk Message-ID: I was in the Skagit Valley on Tuesday on Bow Edison Road. I spotted this Red-tailed Hawk with the most unusual coloration I have ever seen. The question is: is this a Harlan's, or something else. Here is a link to my blog post about it: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/11/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk Nancy Morrison Lake Forest Park -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoramon at mac.com Thu Nov 25 08:03:55 2021 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I believe that this is not a Harlan?s. A Harlan?s would have some white on the chest which this does not have. Zora Dermer Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 9:02 AM, Nancy Morrison wrote: > > ? > I was in the Skagit Valley on Tuesday on Bow Edison Road. I spotted this Red-tailed Hawk with the most unusual coloration I have ever seen. The question is: is this a Harlan's, or something else. Here is a link to my blog post about it: > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/11/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk > > Nancy Morrison > Lake Forest Park > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Nov 25 08:20:55 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Nancy, This is a very beautiful very dark morph Red-tailed Hawk. Harlan's typically show a tail with grizzled white and limited red (the actual pattern is highly variable), and also a white necklace (scattered white spots) across the breast. Additionally, the tone of dark is more coal on Harlan's and chocolate on Red-tailed. Your pic is a little dark so this last feature is difficult to assess, but the tail is clearly solid red. Harlan's are often quite skittish, flushing at 300 yards or more. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 6:59 AM Nancy Morrison wrote: > I was in the Skagit Valley on Tuesday on Bow Edison Road. I spotted this > Red-tailed Hawk with the most unusual coloration I have ever seen. The > question is: is this a Harlan's, or something else. Here is a link to my > blog post about it: > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/11/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk > > Nancy Morrison > Lake Forest Park > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? P???ort Townsend (Qatay)?, WA?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From catsbow at gmail.com Thu Nov 25 12:26:16 2021 From: catsbow at gmail.com (Cathy Scott) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Subject: Re: Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior Message-ID: I've been feeding and planting flowers for the hummingbirds for over 20 years. Samish Flats area close to Padilla Bay. I almost always have mass hummingbirds at individual feeders. For a week or two a year, a lot will go on vacation. I actually look forward to the break. I have six feeders up. 3 are 40 ounce and 3 are 72 ounce. The 3 72 oz. are the ones that the hummingbird majority currently gather at. There are usually more hummers than flowers but they smoosh in and take turns. It takes them a little over a day to empty the 3 72 oz. Over the years, all of a sudden they will decide they like the other 3 (out back - 72 oz. out front) and so I'll put the big ones out back and the smaller out front. They switch one or two times a year. It's been like this pretty much over the years. There are usually too many for a bully to be able to keep them away but once in awhile, one will be successful for a bit. I think the bully usually gives up and becomes part of the gang. As an aside, I keep feeders up in the winter too. Since I don't have electrical outlets close to any but one, I have devised a way to bungee a handwarmer on the bottom and another one or two around the jug. Works great for freezing weather. Cathy Scott -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amitprod at yahoo.com Thu Nov 25 21:17:20 2021 From: amitprod at yahoo.com (amit kulkarni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Public Access for Everett Sewage Lagoons References: <751046333.940495.1637903840728.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <751046333.940495.1637903840728@mail.yahoo.com> Hello Tweeters, >From eBird listing, Everett Sewage Lagoons seem to be good place for birding.However, I would like to know if it is accessible for general public\birders. Thanks,Amit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wagen at uw.edu Fri Nov 26 07:17:49 2021 From: wagen at uw.edu (Mike Wagenbach) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I haven't noticed highly docile/sociable Anna's this year, but I saw one unusual event last year: It was during a cold snap when I had to bring the feeders in at night to prevent freezing. One morning I put them out at dawn and almost immediately saw all four perches of the feeder filled with birds, who drank more or less continuously for what seemed like a long time (a minute or two) with almost no interaction between them. This tolerance didn't last long, and within a few minutes, certainly less than ten,t there was a lot of chasing and defending the feeder, as usual. My assumption was that after an unusually cold night, they were desperate to feed and didn't have the energy for the typical chases right at first. This comment thread makes me wonder if there could be some evolution of behavior occurring as a result of consistent feeder maintenance around our homes. While needlessly defending an almost limitless resource (particularly during the non-breeding season) seems like a waste of energy, no doubt it promotes differential survival for the bird doing the defending. However, if that reduces the survival through the winter of that bird's sons and daughters, and even siblings, cousins and nieces/nephews, which seems likely, particularly if they have site-fidelity to where they spend successive winters, that would set up a potential kin-selection benefit to not defending the feeder. Has territoriality in Anna's been studied carefully enough to detect changes in the behavior? Mike Wagenbach Seattle (Ballard) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Nov 26 10:16:50 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White-throated Sparrow bonanza Message-ID: <715B16C9-6FD5-43EA-9F0F-5F476D46DAA3@comcast.net> Hello, tweets. We had been seeing two White-throated Sparrows in the yard since 4 November, and we were startled today to see THREE in sight at once under the front yard feeders. It?s an invasion! We also have an immature Golden-crowned and a Fox Sparrow as well as the usual Dark-eyed Juncos (more than ever before, like a swarm in the yard at times) and at least three each of Song Sparrows and Spotted Towhees. They certainly brighten up these dark days. Dennis Paulson Seattle From isseki.ryotoku at gmail.com Fri Nov 26 11:15:15 2021 From: isseki.ryotoku at gmail.com (Stephen T Bird) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual Anna's Hummingbird Feeding Behavior In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There?s been some suggestion food source quality drives aggression /defense of that food patch https://academic.oup.com/condor/article-abstract/89/1/103/5188898 -Stephen On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 7:19 AM Mike Wagenbach wrote: > I haven't noticed highly docile/sociable Anna's this year, but I saw one > unusual event last year: It was during a cold snap when I had to bring the > feeders in at night to prevent freezing. One morning I put them out at > dawn and almost immediately saw all four perches of the feeder filled with > birds, who drank more or less continuously for what seemed like a long time > (a minute or two) with almost no interaction between them. This tolerance > didn't last long, and within a few minutes, certainly less than ten,t there > was a lot of chasing and defending the feeder, as usual. My assumption was > that after an unusually cold night, they were desperate to feed and didn't > have the energy for the typical chases right at first. > > This comment thread makes me wonder if there could be some evolution of > behavior occurring as a result of consistent feeder maintenance around our > homes. While needlessly defending an almost limitless resource > (particularly during the non-breeding season) seems like a waste of energy, > no doubt it promotes differential survival for the bird doing the > defending. However, if that reduces the survival through the winter of > that bird's sons and daughters, and even siblings, cousins and > nieces/nephews, which seems likely, particularly if they have site-fidelity > to where they spend successive winters, that would set up a potential > kin-selection benefit to not defending the feeder. > > Has territoriality in Anna's been studied carefully enough to detect > changes in the behavior? > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle (Ballard) > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Good birding Steve Giles Camano Island -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonbirder at comcast.net Fri Nov 26 17:20:51 2021 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jonathan Houghton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] re. Everett sewage ponds access Message-ID: <1043038834.2158449.1637976051899@connect.xfinity.com> Hi Amit - If no one has gotten back to you off line, (I would have except my Tweeters no lnonger shows the email for senders!?) access to view the ponds is easy and public, although the ponds themselves are in a fenced off restricted area. Best perspective for viewing is through a chain link gate. Take Smith Island Rd south under I-5 and continue onto 4th Street SE (probably not marked). Park at Spencer Is Park Parking area (Several birders' cars have been broken into here!). A short walk east on the paved road get's to the gate to the pump station where you can look north into the main pond where the Tufty has been hanging out. Sometimes, it's been so close to the concrete wall that it was necessary to continue east along 4th and walk north on the east dike of the pond to scope back toward the pump station. Good luck!! - Jon Houghton, Edmonds jonbirder@comcast.net mailto:jonbirder@comcast.netm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt.dufort at gmail.com Fri Nov 26 19:46:15 2021 From: matt.dufort at gmail.com (Matt Dufort) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Everett STP Tufted Duck In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Based on photos, there are actually two birds present. One appears to be a pure (or close to pure) Tufted Duck, with black back and thin wispy tuft. The other looks like a Tufted Duck x scaup hybrid, with dark gray back and stubby tuft. There are photos in eBird of both birds from today, November 26. Some of the eBird reports from today now identify the second bird as a hybrid. Photos of the pure-looking individual: https://ebird.org/checklist/S98025475, https://ebird.org/checklist/S98106890 Photos of the apparent hybrid: https://ebird.org/checklist/S98113677, https://ebird.org/checklist/S98106010 I went looking this afternoon and did not see either bird. With so many ducks there, I suspect there are other interesting birds among the huge flocks. Good birding, Matt Dufort On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 15:04 Steve Giles wrote: > The Tufted Duck was present again today from noon till 3 PM at the Everett > STP. > > Good birding > > Steve Giles > > Camano Island > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xjoshx at gmail.com Fri Nov 26 21:34:20 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Everett sewage ponds access Message-ID: In addition to the southern access Jon gave directions to there's been another parking area at the north end opened up in the last couple years at the end of 12th Street (Discover Pass Required). As you travel down Smith Island Road and pass the large lots full of boats the road will split with Smith Island continuing to the right. Taking the left will immediately take you over an overpass and on a very short segment of 12th street and dead end at the parking lot. Walking south on the access road will lead you to the northernmost pond and you can follow the road along the east side of the settling ponds which eventually winds up at the south end. Looking at Bing aerial maps (Google's data is before the Smith Island reclamation projection) it appears there are trails that continue to the east and possibly go along Union Slough. Worth noting that Hunting is allowed at the north end of Ebey Island immediately to the east of here and I've even come across hunters who've pulled their boats into the wetlands immediately east of the settling ponds. I did find some notes when reading up on this access that state it's only open Oct-Feb which is a bit perplexing to me since it connects with trails open year round, but just FYI. Josh Adams Cathcart, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradliljequist at msn.com Fri Nov 26 21:46:36 2021 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] lovely day to double bluff whidbey Message-ID: Nice day out, between the rain pulses. Ferry over to Whidbey from Mukilteo - big mixed flock of Surf Scoters and Barrow Goldeneye - counted about 430. At what must have been a tidal edge, between the landing and Hat Island, about 300 Red Necked Grebes. Nice to see large numbers. We watched the Scoters diving along the ferry pilings - maybe the ferry hits the pilings and rubs off barnacles? Hard to know what's going on, but definitely lots of diving and eating going on during the ferry holdover. I have the feeling someone can fill in. Double Bluff - lots of great birds, Common Loons, Surf Scoters, many Harlequin (30 total?), Horned Grebes, and gratefully three White Winged Scoters - it had been a while. Love this outing from Seattle - a nice wild beach, four miles out and back, amazing geology, a pleasant day out. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Sat Nov 27 08:50:14 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] White-throated Sparrow bonanza In-Reply-To: <715B16C9-6FD5-43EA-9F0F-5F476D46DAA3@comcast.net> References: <715B16C9-6FD5-43EA-9F0F-5F476D46DAA3@comcast.net> Message-ID: Many decades ago at the famous Sparrow patches on Sauvie Island in Portland, I found a flock of 9 white-throated sparrows mixed in with golden crowns and white crowns. At times they would mix all together and other times the nine would separate out into their own loose sort of mini flock. Bob O'Brien Portland On Friday, November 26, 2021, Dennis Paulson wrote: > Hello, tweets. > > We had been seeing two White-throated Sparrows in the yard since 4 > November, and we were startled today to see THREE in sight at once under > the front yard feeders. It?s an invasion! We also have an immature > Golden-crowned and a Fox Sparrow as well as the usual Dark-eyed Juncos > (more than ever before, like a swarm in the yard at times) and at least > three each of Song Sparrows and Spotted Towhees. They certainly brighten up > these dark days. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matt.dufort at gmail.com Sat Nov 27 09:53:57 2021 From: matt.dufort at gmail.com (Matt Dufort) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Everett STP Tufted Duck In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Both birds are present now at the north end of the main lagoon. Also the continuing Eared Grebe, and a Sora calling from the marsh on the south end. Good birding, Matt Dufort On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 19:46 Matt Dufort wrote: > Hi all, > > Based on photos, there are actually two birds present. One appears to be a > pure (or close to pure) Tufted Duck, with black back and thin wispy tuft. > The other looks like a Tufted Duck x scaup hybrid, with dark gray back and > stubby tuft. There are photos in eBird of both birds from today, November > 26. Some of the eBird reports from today now identify the second bird as a > hybrid. > > Photos of the pure-looking individual: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S98025475, > https://ebird.org/checklist/S98106890 > > Photos of the apparent hybrid: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S98113677, > https://ebird.org/checklist/S98106010 > > I went looking this afternoon and did not see either bird. With so many > ducks there, I suspect there are other interesting birds among the huge > flocks. > > Good birding, > Matt Dufort > > On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 15:04 Steve Giles wrote: > >> The Tufted Duck was present again today from noon till 3 PM at the >> Everett STP. >> >> Good birding >> >> Steve Giles >> >> Camano Island >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Nov 27 13:22:07 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Biden_Considering_New_Protections_for_Greate?= =?utf-8?q?r_Sage_Grouse_=E2=80=93_Mother_Jones?= Message-ID: <42933DE4-5E5D-4D83-AEAE-D22CAEC441B1@gmail.com> https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/11/biden-protections-greater-sage-grouse-conservation-gas-oil-drilling-extraction/ Sent from my iPhone From rflores_2 at msn.com Sun Nov 28 12:08:50 2021 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Harris sparrow Ridgefield Clark Co, WA Message-ID: I have a Harris sparrow in my yard now. Looks like this will be a good Harris sparrow year. Photos posted on eBird Sent from my iPhone From dovalonso at gmail.com Sun Nov 28 16:30:19 2021 From: dovalonso at gmail.com (Darwin Alonso) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swans at Montlake Fill Message-ID: I saw my FOY Swans over by the entrance to Yesler Swamp. There were two that I assume were Trumpeters, but I didn't have my binoculars. Neat sight on a darkening and stormy south, south-west wind evening. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nreiferb at gmail.com Sun Nov 28 19:18:47 2021 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] What is a Purple Finch Message-ID: I would think that only a scientist can answer my question. I have observed many photos of House Finches. And many of them photos show that the bird has a short tail which is notched. But, this is a strong characteristic of the Purple Finch, not a House Finch. Also, regarding these photos there is never a mention or an interest in this occurrence, never an explanation! Nelson Briefer- Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Sun Nov 28 23:35:31 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] What is a Purple Finch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Very very interesting. I've certainly never heard of it, or even noticed it. Obviously I've not been looking closely enough. The western and eastern races of Purple Finch have some differences. See https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog and type in Purple Finch. These two races/subspecies are listed. If you're really into this, *and I hope you are*, you could look through those photos for each 'race' that show the tail and see what you could come up with! To be continued?? The Macaulay library is a tremendous birding reference. Bob OBrien Carver OR On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 7:19 PM Nelson Briefer wrote: > I would think that only a scientist can answer my question. I have > observed many photos of House Finches. And many of them photos show that > the bird has a short tail which is notched. But, this is a strong > characteristic of the Purple Finch, not a House Finch. Also, regarding > these photos there is never a mention or an interest in this occurrence, > never an explanation! Nelson Briefer- Anacortes. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sowersalexander1 at gmail.com Mon Nov 29 00:18:13 2021 From: sowersalexander1 at gmail.com (Xander Sowers) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] What is a Purple Finch In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I?m no scientist, so interpret my opinion as you will- but as far as I know, a forked tail is a characteristic of just about every North American finch species. It?s true that the tail is a little deeper forked on a Purple Finch, but that doesn?t mean a House Finch couldn?t potentially show just as deep a forked tail in the right scenario. If you wanted to ID a Purple Finch, the first thing i?d look for (in a male) is the extensive red in the sides, auriculars, wing bars, back, and tertials. For a female, the coarse streaking on the sides and white eyebrow/malar are usually pretty diagnostic (unless your thinking about Cassin?s Finch). I personally wouldn?t use the degree of forking in the tail as a distinguishing field mark, but then again, I have little experience with either species. Good birding, Alex Sowers On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 7:19 PM Nelson Briefer wrote: > I would think that only a scientist can answer my question. I have > observed many photos of House Finches. And many of them photos show that > the bird has a short tail which is notched. But, this is a strong > characteristic of the Purple Finch, not a House Finch. Also, regarding > these photos there is never a mention or an interest in this occurrence, > never an explanation! Nelson Briefer- Anacortes. > _______________________________________________ > 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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It was with a flock of about 200 Glaucous-winged Gulls, including of course some "Olympic Gulls." There was a lone Ring-billed Gull in the flock, plus one adult and one juvenile "Thayer's" Iceland Gull. The most interesting gull was a smallish, pink-legged one that looked very much like a Thayer's Gull, but which had a mantle that was far too dark for me me to call it a Thayer's. Unfortunately, I was just passing by, en route to some errands, and did not have my camera with me. Burlington has had big flocks, too, mainly on ballfields at the unimaginatively named Skagit River Park. Yesterday, the 28th, there were about 800 gulls on the fields. About 450 were Ring-billed Gulls, 250 Mew Gulls, and the rest Glaucous-winged Gulls and Olympic Gulls. Herring Gulls have been absent on all of my recent gull forays. I have been looking for the very pale immature gull that showed up at Skagit River Park last February. A similar bird made a brief appearance earlier this season. This bird was almost pure white, and looked a lot like a Glaucous Gull. I had called it a Glaucous Gull when I first found it, but later, after seeing other birders' better photos, decided to leave it as an unidentified Larus. I think that's what it ended up being called on eBird as well, after several other birders saw it and photographed it. Yesterday, the 28th, there were two pale juvenile gulls with the flock at Skagit River Park. They stayed by a baseball diamond the whole time, even after a dog-walker showed up and scared a lot of the gulls away. Neither of these juveniles was as pale as last winter's bird, but they were both much paler than all of the juvenile Glaucous-winged and Olympic Gulls present, especially on the head. They were big, pink-legged gulls, with big bills. The bills had goodly gones and black tips. This black color blended into the pinkish color of the basal portion of the bill, which led me to believe that these were not pure Glaucous Gulls. There was also more black on the lower mandible than on the upper. Here is a link to my eBird checklist, with some mediocre photos of the two gulls. eBird Checklist - 28 Nov 2021 - Burlington - 15 species (+1 other taxa) I'd love to hear any ideas about the two birds in my photos! If I had to throw out a guess, Glaucous-winged Gull X Glaucous Gull would seem the most likely--but that would be no more than a guess. In the gull book by Olsen and Larsson, on page 202, there is a photo of a somewhat similar bird, labelled as a "putative hybrid Glaucous Gull X Glaucous-winged Gull." Details of bill coloration are given as evidence to the bird's hybridity. One more thing--there has been another huge flock of gulls along Old Highway 99 and Dahlstedt Road, just a minute north of the I-5 Cook Road exit. That flock is mostly Mew Gulls, with a few Ring-billed Gulls and a very few Glaucous-winged. Meanwhile, a larger number of Glaucous-winged Gulls seem to be foraging on the fields along Dahlstedt Road, just east of there. Happy Gull Watching! Yours truly, Gary Bletsch? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Mon Nov 29 10:38:57 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] more King Cty. redpoll details Message-ID: <1213582681.62390.1638211137161@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, This morning before 8:30, I found two Common Redpolls feeding quietly, high in a birch tree with one American Goldfinch.? This was in Seattle on the east side of Green Lake, between 66th Street and the small bathroom building to the south.? The goldfinch eventually left, but the redpolls remained through when I left around 9.? Other birders have reported them since, and I expect there will be photographs.? There was also a flock of 50 or more small finches that flew north over me a bit later, but I never saw others in trees.? Among the waterfowl was one male Eurasian Wigeon, a Ruddy Duck, and three Snow Geese flew low overhead.? 29 November, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence DOT com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Mon Nov 29 17:15:33 2021 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Interesting Bird Message-ID: On the Capehart monthly bird count in Discovery Park to-day, the best bird was a freshly hatched Red Admiral butterfly, looking fresh & active. No rain at that moment. David 206-499-7305 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Nov 30 08:35:44 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Gull identification webinar tonight Message-ID: LA Birders from Los Angeles has been hosting some great monthly webinars in our new teleworking world, featuring some great experts. Tonight Alvaro Jaramillo will be discussing large gull identification at 7pm. You can sign up on Zoom or just turn in live via their YouTube channel. It will also be posted after-the-fact in a week or so at their YouTube channel (where you can find some great webinars from the past year). Their YouTube channel is here: *https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbAhQTFVaeowMCl-sD2e0g/videos * It should become live right around 7pm. Their website is here: *https://www.labirders.org/ * (click on WEBINARS at the top) Here's the announcement: You are invited to join LA Birders for next week?s webinar -- please feel free to share with any other folks or groups you think may be interested! *Making Sense of Big Gulls in Californiawith Alvaro JaramilloTuesday, November 30, 2021 7:00 PM on YouTube* The large gulls are a nightmare, or maybe they are a blessing. The adults are striking and beautiful yet are complex. This is a group that is recent, where speciation is happening as we speak, where it is still messy and unclear. Rather than solve all problems in gull identification, this talk will tackle tidbits, disparate parts of the puzzle. We will chat about the evolutionary history of northern large gulls and simplify how gulls are aged (it?s not that hard), and Alvaro will give us some pointers on how to look at gulls and make sense of them. Alvaro will also throw in some observations on some of the Asian rarities that tantalize us in California and introduce those species and what to look for. Join Alvaro for a night(mare) about the challenges of Big Gulls of California! This program will be recorded and made available there for later - or repeat - viewing on our YouTube channel. -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rwr.personal at gmail.com Tue Nov 30 13:30:04 2021 From: rwr.personal at gmail.com (Randy Robinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark morph Red-tailed Hawk Message-ID: As a follow-up to Steve Hampton's id of Nancy Morrison's gorgeous Red-tailed Hawk, William Clark, co-author with Brian Wheeler of Hawks (Peterson guide) has written extensively about the identification of Harlan's Red-taileds. Regarding Steve's comments about Harlan's tails, Clark has a 64 page pdf of photos of Harlan's tails. To get the pdf, go here: http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/ResearcherResults.asp?lresID=155 Then scroll down to Publications, then click on "Extreme tail variation in adult Harlan's Hawk." Some of Clarks photos show rufous tails with no white (which Clark calls gray) but those tails are all banded, even on adults. So I think these photos support Steve's id. Another pdf has an extensive comparison between Harlan's and other subspecies of Red-taileds. You can get that pdf here: http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/155/harlansplumagesdifferrev2-14_(1).pdf Randy Robinson Seattle, WA On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 8:20 AM Steve Hampton <....> wrote: >Nancy, >This is a very beautiful very dark morph Red-tailed Hawk. Harlan's >typically show a tail with grizzled white and limited red (the actual >pattern is highly variable), and also a white necklace (scattered white >spots) across the breast. Additionally, the tone of dark is more coal on >Harlan's and chocolate on Red-tailed. Your pic is a little dark so this >last feature is difficult to assess, but the tail is clearly solid red. >Harlan's are often quite skittish, flushing at 300 yards or more. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 6:59 AM Nancy Morrison <....> wrote: > I was in the Skagit Valley on Tuesday on Bow Edison Road. I spotted this > Red-tailed Hawk with the most unusual coloration I have ever seen. The > question is: is this a Harlan's, or something else. Here is a link to my > blog post about it: > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/11/dark-morph-red-tailed-hawk > > Nancy Morrison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Tue Nov 30 15:01:32 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] photo cataloging program In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <62318DC0-9B21-4782-A577-CE598C27E12D@comcast.net> My message to Mark keeps bouncing back, so I?m sending it to tweeters with apologies. ----- Hi Mark, I have used Media Pro for 17 years and love it, but it is not made or supported any more by Phase One, the company that finally produced it. I?m in a tizzy because I can?t upgrade my Mac system any more without killing that program and the information stored with our 250,000+ digital photos. People have told me that Capture One will port over all the info from Media Pro, but I bought that program and haven?t been able to do it yet. It is to me an incredibly complicated program, like Lightroom used for both storage and processing, but it seems to go well beyond Lightroom in complexity. I would have switched to Lightroom long ago, but the ?Description? info in Media Pro that includes the location and photographer for every photo we?ve taken wouldn?t transfer to Lightroom. The date is in the photo Exif and would transfer. One person wrote me and recommended digiKam. It does both organizing and editing, and you might check it out. Good luck! Dennis > On Nov 30, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Mark Oberle wrote: > > Dennis > I am just starting to hunt about for a photo cataloging program instead of relying on Lightroom. If you can spare the time to share what you learn, let me know > >> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:02:57 -0800 >> From: Dennis Paulson >> To: TWEETERS tweeters >> Subject: [Tweeters] photo catalog question >> Message-ID: <0A8F1591-3CF3-43B8-9252-708485E499E9@comcast.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi tweeters, >> >> This is about birds, or at least bird photos. Are there any photographers out there who uses Capture One as their photo cataloging program? I am trying to use it and failing miserably, and I could use guidance. Please email me off tweeters if you are willing to help, and thanks! >> >> Dennis Paulson >> >> ------------------------------ > From baro at pdx.edu Tue Nov 30 15:20:55 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] photo cataloging program In-Reply-To: <62318DC0-9B21-4782-A577-CE598C27E12D@comcast.net> References: <62318DC0-9B21-4782-A577-CE598C27E12D@comcast.net> Message-ID: Here is another photo related question I haven't been able to solve.l Does anyone know of a program that will convert an html spreadsheet format WITH IMAGES to Excel. Excel does support such spreadsheets but the conversion is my problem. And it will do the conversion, but does not preserve the images into a sortable xlsx sheet. Bob OBrien Portland On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 3:02 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > My message to Mark keeps bouncing back, so I?m sending it to tweeters with > apologies. > > ----- > > Hi Mark, > > I have used Media Pro for 17 years and love it, but it is not made or > supported any more by Phase One, the company that finally produced it. I?m > in a tizzy because I can?t upgrade my Mac system any more without killing > that program and the information stored with our 250,000+ digital photos. > > People have told me that Capture One will port over all the info from > Media Pro, but I bought that program and haven?t been able to do it yet. It > is to me an incredibly complicated program, like Lightroom used for both > storage and processing, but it seems to go well beyond Lightroom in > complexity. I would have switched to Lightroom long ago, but the > ?Description? info in Media Pro that includes the location and photographer > for every photo we?ve taken wouldn?t transfer to Lightroom. The date is in > the photo Exif and would transfer. > > One person wrote me and recommended digiKam. It does both organizing and > editing, and you might check it out. > > Good luck! > > Dennis > > > On Nov 30, 2021, at 9:01 AM, Mark Oberle wrote: > > > > Dennis > > I am just starting to hunt about for a photo cataloging program instead > of relying on Lightroom. If you can spare the time to share what you > learn, let me know > > > >> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:02:57 -0800 > >> From: Dennis Paulson > >> To: TWEETERS tweeters > >> Subject: [Tweeters] photo catalog question > >> Message-ID: <0A8F1591-3CF3-43B8-9252-708485E499E9@comcast.net> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> > >> Hi tweeters, > >> > >> This is about birds, or at least bird photos. Are there any > photographers out there who uses Capture One as their photo cataloging > program? I am trying to use it and failing miserably, and I could use > guidance. Please email me off tweeters if you are willing to help, and > thanks! > >> > >> Dennis Paulson > >> > >> ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From catsbow at gmail.com Tue Nov 30 18:05:21 2021 From: catsbow at gmail.com (Cathy Scott) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Hummingbird Mass at the Feeders Message-ID: >From the recent discussions about hummingbirds sharing feeders (or not sharing) - the ones at my place share, I decided to take a couple of cell phone videos to show you the large number of hummingbirds at three of my feeders today, 11/30/21 at Samish Flats, close to Padilla Bay. This is everyday. I'm thinking of a GoFundMe for sugar (kidding). 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I made the > videos public and they should come up at the top of my feed - for those of > you who have FaceBook. > > https://www.facebook.com/cathy.m.scott.98 > > Cathy Scott > > _______________________________________________ > 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 tsbrennan at hotmail.com Tue Nov 30 19:58:51 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:21 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Birding Oct/Nov Message-ID: Howdy! I snuck in a very tardy post for October at www.douglascountybirding.blogspot.com, and just got back from my November trip. The needs list is thin, so I only added one bird per trip - in October, I found a Golden-crowned Sparrow for 203; November tried to throw me a no-hitter, but I added a heard-only Lapland Longspur today (204) just before leaving the county for home. It felt very much like breaking up a no-hitter with a bunt single in the 9th. Highlights from yesterday and today will largely be visual once I get the blog post together - the skies were absolutely stunning. I focused on the Waterville Plateau, checking every pile of rocks in every endless field for a Gyrfalcon, and continuing the search for the Most Sincere Sagepatch in hopes that the Great Sage-Grouse would appear. No snow to speak of in the county right now, so obviously no Snow Buntings or Snowy Owls (which, I am pretty sure, eat snow), but Northern Shrikes and Rough-legged Hawks were plentiful, and I even came across a handful of Great Horned Owls, a couple Golden Eagles, and an American Tree Sparrow. Big Bend Wildlife Area was nearly bird free, although I did have a half-dozen Wild Turkeys in the road on the way in. A Barred Owl made at least a brief stop in Bridgeport. I gave chase this morning, but was not able to find it, but it was still nice to add Meredith Spencer to my year list! Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton, WA Douglas County Birding A dozen or so birding trips to Douglas County in Washington State in 2021, featuring stunning landscapes, decent pictures of food, and forgettable images of birds. www.douglascountybirding.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: