From hayncarl at gmail.com Fri Oct 1 05:53:40 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Little Pintail In-Reply-To: <4D3B65AB-C9DD-434B-BC2A-793B728595CD@me.com> References: <4D3B65AB-C9DD-434B-BC2A-793B728595CD@me.com> Message-ID: Larry, It is quite tame, but I don?t see in our bird the internal rufous markings on darker scapular feathers that Eaton?s [Sourhern] Pintail seems to show in photos I?ve looked at (small sample). I believe the speculum differs as well. Carl Haynie Sammamish On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:08 PM Larry Schwitters wrote: > There's a very tame dabbling duck at the main beach of Lake Sammamish > State Park that has the plumage of a female Northern Pintail but is > significantly smaller than the Mallards it?s hanging with. Small enough to > make it not a Northern Pintail. There?s a Southern Pintail that's the right > size? > > Couldn?t be. 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Carl On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 5:53 AM Carl Haynie wrote: > Larry, > > It is quite tame, but I don?t see in our bird the internal rufous markings > on darker scapular feathers that Eaton?s [Sourhern] Pintail seems to show > in photos I?ve looked at (small sample). I believe the speculum differs as > well. > > Carl Haynie > Sammamish > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:08 PM Larry Schwitters > wrote: > >> There's a very tame dabbling duck at the main beach of Lake Sammamish >> State Park that has the plumage of a female Northern Pintail but is >> significantly smaller than the Mallards it?s hanging with. Small enough to >> make it not a Northern Pintail. There?s a Southern Pintail that's the right >> size? >> >> Couldn?t be. 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As she shot out of the trees a male NG followed her up to about 500 feet elevation. I observe male and female together for about 10 minutes. I departed the area with male and female circling. At about 1 pm. Oct 1. Nelson Briefer Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nreiferb at gmail.com Fri Oct 1 16:10:09 2021 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Female Goshawk Sept. 10 2021 Message-ID: I was to submit my NG sightings by the end of each month. Starting in Sept. So my batch of sightings reflects upon only one sighting. One female NG. A drive under at Monkey Hill road and route 20 on North Whidbey Island. The hawk was at about 150 feet altitude. Just a few leisurely wing beats. The wings were bulky, with a large arm, small hand. The head was within the valley of the wrists. Nelson Briefer ? 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Dayna Yalowicki Bothell, Wa Buy Free Range From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Fri Oct 1 17:52:21 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Raptor and Vulture migration at Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, 7 of us enjoyed raptor and vulture migration at the north end of Woodland Bottoms, Cowlitz County for about 4 hours today. Highlights were 778 Turkey Vultures and 9 species of raptors (including falcons). Migrating birds in view the entire time! Turkey Vulture: 778 Red-tailed Hawk: 7 Osprey: 7 Red-shouldered Hawk: 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk: 2 Cooper's Hawk: 6 Northern Harrier: 1 Peregrine: 3 American Kestrel: 2 (locals) Bald Eagle: 2 Also 139 Band-tailed Pigeons. https://ebird.org/checklist/S95452945 Keep your eyes and ears skyward! Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jriegsecker at pobox.com Fri Oct 1 20:15:25 2021 From: jriegsecker at pobox.com (John Riegsecker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Interesting Caspian Tern Behavior Message-ID: <3d41901c-87f9-4626-f0ec-e7ceab8539ee@pobox.com> Today while watching the terns at Coulter Creek County Park I saw a juvenile Caspian Tern "playing" with a stick. This evening, while going through my photos I discovered I had photographed a Caspian Tern flying with a stick which it dropped, and then dove into the water to retrieve. It then carried it back to the group of terns. Birds of the world has this to say: Play Two adults were observed on repeated occasions flying over a lake, carrying small dark objects in bills; from time to time they dropped the objects but retrieved them before they hit the water (132). Other investigators have observed 2 adults playing with a stick (in 1 case about 12 cm long) in a manner similar to that described by King (J. Quinn pers. comm., FJC). Curious if others have seen this. Some photos and eBird list here: https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S95456745 -- John Riegsecker From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Fri Oct 1 21:44:30 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (mollycvetovac@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Interesting Caspian Tern Behavior In-Reply-To: <3d41901c-87f9-4626-f0ec-e7ceab8539ee@pobox.com> References: <3d41901c-87f9-4626-f0ec-e7ceab8539ee@pobox.com> Message-ID: Could it be practicing diving for fish? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2021, at 8:16 PM, John Riegsecker wrote: > > ?Today while watching the terns at Coulter Creek County Park I saw a juvenile Caspian Tern "playing" with a stick. This evening, while going through my photos I discovered I had photographed a Caspian Tern flying with a stick which it dropped, and then dove into the water to retrieve. It then carried it back to the group of terns. > > Birds of the world has this to say: > > Play > Two adults were observed on repeated occasions flying over a lake, carrying small dark objects in bills; from time to time they dropped the objects but retrieved them before they hit the water (132). Other investigators have observed 2 adults playing with a stick (in 1 case about 12 cm long) in a manner similar to that described by King (J. Quinn pers. comm., FJC). > > Curious if others have seen this. Some photos and eBird list here: > > https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S95456745 > > -- > John Riegsecker > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From stevechampton at gmail.com Sat Oct 2 10:22:20 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Clallam Bay rarities Message-ID: With Neah Bay still closed, Will Brooks and I explored nearby Clallam Bay yesterday and were rewarded with some notable rarities: - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) - Lark Sparrow - Green Heron Full list, some pics, and our track line here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S95453034 We recommend coverage of the waterfront areas, the weedy patches and thickets in the residential areas, and Weel Rd (where the sparrow and heron were). good birding, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From chandirah at gmail.com Sat Oct 2 12:37:33 2021 From: chandirah at gmail.com (Chandira H) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Golden Eagle in Concrete Message-ID: <6600882B-8155-445F-8689-251476D3A220@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, I?d love to know if there have been any other sightings of Golden Eagles in Or near Concrete/Marblemount lately? I have good friends in Concrete who say they saw a golden eagle the other day. Whilst not expert birders, my friend is a top-notch Boeing engineer so I know he?s done some good research! Here?s his account. I?d like to rule out juvenile Bald and give him some good news if there have been other sightings! :) ?Saw my first golden eagle yesterday. We were heading into town and there was what D thought was a vulture soaring above the road. I wasn't driving so I got a closer look and saw two white roundals on its wings. We were having a debate as to what it was. 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 2 23:19:36 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] U.S. Resumes Protections For Wild Birds Against Killings By Industries : NPR Message-ID: <36EA72D9-DCF7-4DE8-A596-74F17DBA7656@gmail.com> Good news: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1040446711/birds-deaths-oil-industry-protections-enforcement-biden Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 2 23:49:15 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] How land birds cross the open ocean: Migrating birds choose routes with the best wind and uplift conditions, helping them to fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the sea -- ScienceDaily Message-ID: <0F135916-A899-4871-BB2B-D77FF0C16FE5@gmail.com> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210907203917.htm Sent from my iPhone From beckyg.sea at gmail.com Sun Oct 3 13:24:03 2021 From: beckyg.sea at gmail.com (Becky Galloway) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Brown Pelican, Western Grebes off Kingston/Edmonds ferry 10/2 Message-ID: Hi, As we neared Kingston on the 10:20 ferry out of Edmonds on Oct 2, I saw 6 WESTERN GREBES in the water, and a low-flying BROWN PELICAN heading north. -- Rebecca Galloway Shoreline WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Mon Oct 4 13:08:39 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup August-September 2021 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, August was a very thin month in Edmonds for new year birds so I decided to combine August and September. Short-billed Dowitcher (code 4); 2 at Edmonds marsh; 8-15-21. Baird?s Sandpiper (code 3); several August reports at Edmonds marsh; one at Brackett?s Landing North; 9-22-21. Short-tailed Shearwater (code 4); 1 at waterfront; 9-2-21; and an additional report of 2 a day or two later. Brown Pelican (code 4); 1 at waterfront; 8-19-21; 2 at waterfront; 9-3-21. House Wren (code 5); 1 (plus photo) at Edmonds marsh; 9-4-21. Cassin?s Auklet (code 4); waterfront; 9-5, 9-7, 9-13, 9-15, 9-20, and 9-22-21. There were either a couple of birds that could occasionally be seen by scope or there was a mini-irruption in Edmonds of this rarer species. California Scrub-Jay (code 4); Puget Drive yard; 9-7-21. Eared Grebe (code 4); Water Street; 9-13-21. This is the second Eared Grebe in 2021. Greater White-fronted Goose (code 3); flock of 20 at waterfront; 9-20-21. Surfbird (code 4); 1 on marina breakwater; 9-20-21. Sandhill Crane (code 5); 3 flew over the Lake Ballinger Edmonds neighborhood; 9-20-21. This is our fifth sighting so this species will be a code 4 on our 2022 checklist. Ancient Murrelet (code 3), waterfront; 9-23-21. Tropical Kingbird (code 5); 2 at Sunset Avenue (waterfront); 9-25-21. New species #279 for Edmonds. Some interesting recent sightings of birds already added to our year list include: A Green Heron (code 3) and a Common Raven (code3) were seen at Edmonds marsh on 8-2-21, An American Kestrel (code 4) appeared at Edmonds marsh on the morning of 8-6-21. An Olive-sided Flycatcher (code 3) was at Chase Lake on 8-8-21. Two American Pipits (code 3) on the marina breakwater on 9-16-21 and one at Brackett?s Landing North on 9-21-21. A small flock of Snow Geese (code 3) flew along the waterfront on 9-28-21. A couple of Pacific Loons (code 2), beautiful in their breeding plumage, were back by 9-28-21. A single male Black Scoter (code 2) was back on the waterfront by 9-27. There were a couple of September reports of the pair of Great Horned Owls (code 4) vocalizing from Soundview Place (near the waterfront) east to the Seaview neighborhood. We have continued to miss these expected species: Eurasian Wigeon, Ruddy Duck, American Coot, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Common Tern, We have 183 species on our 2021 year list as of September 30th. 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 sally.mizroch at gmail.com Mon Oct 4 13:42:03 2021 From: sally.mizroch at gmail.com (Sally Mizroch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas squirrel in NE Seattle north of Matthews Beach Message-ID: Hi folks, A Douglas squirrel has been hanging out in my neighborhood just north of Matthews Beach in NE Seattle since around August 26th. I've lived in this neighborhood since the mid-1980s and this is the first time I've seen one here. Has anyone else in NE Seattle been seeing any Douglas squirrels? 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Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni@gmail.com Seattle (Madison Park) > On Oct 4, 2021, at 1:43 PM, Sally Mizroch wrote: > > ? > Hi folks, > A Douglas squirrel has been hanging out in my neighborhood just north of Matthews Beach in NE Seattle since around August 26th. > > I've lived in this neighborhood since the mid-1980s and this is the first time I've seen one here. > > Has anyone else in NE Seattle been seeing any Douglas squirrels? > > Sally Mizroch > Near Matthews Beach, NE Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Mon Oct 4 20:23:49 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] OT: Pink Salmon in Snoqualmie River References: <57C62175-4A9F-4102-9559-FAA7301D84BC@gmail.com> Message-ID: ? >> ?Today while birding in the Snoqualmie Valley we came across quite a few Pink Salmon (aka Humpback Salmon or Humpies) in the Snoqualmie River northwest of Carnation. Here is a video. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/51551139322/in/dateposted/ >> >> For me it works best to give the video a little time to load before starting it. >> >> If you wish to see the salmon, park on the side of the road near Camp Gilead (King County, WA). Carefully cross the road (cars can be going 50 mph) and enter Chinook Bend Natural Area by the big blue sign not far from the bridge. Walk along the river and shortly you should see salmon activity near you along the shore. At least that is where they were today. By the way, this location has been a good place to see Bank Swallows the past two years in June and July. > > Hank & Karen Heiberg > Issaquah, WA > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Tue Oct 5 16:24:21 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lark Sparrows at Wylie Slough and geese at Hayton Reserve Message-ID: Hello, tweets. I?ve been so busy that I forgot to post this until now, sorry. In early afternoon yesterday (10/4) I saw two Lark Sparrows at Wylie Slough. They were perched high in a tree near the base of the west fork where the trail forks to continue on two different levees. I saw these two sparrow- or finch-looking birds from a distance, couldn?t figure out what they were, and finally got close enough to see them well in the binoculars just as they took off. Both flew right over me, then headed west along the trail. I was shocked to see the white edge around the rounded tail and the clear breast with a single spot as i looked up at them; nothing else they could have been. The geese?Snow, Cackling and Greater White-fronted?were putting on a fantastic show at Hayton Reserve, and there was a Lapland Longspur there being photographed by many at the junction of the trail to the first bench after you leave the parking lot. we couldn?t find the Black-necked Stilt that had been reported earlier, but we did see large numbers of Greater Yellowlegs and Long-billed Dowitchers and single Least and Pectoral Sandpipers. Dennis Paulson Seattle From dennispaulson at comcast.net Tue Oct 5 16:32:23 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ring-billed Gulls on Fir Island Message-ID: I forgot to add that there was a flock of 400-500 Ring-billed Gulls, all adults as far as I could see, along Fir Island Road not far west of the Skagit River, feeding next to big flocks of Snow Geese. I had never seen that many Ring-billed Gulls at one time in Washington and considered it as amazing as the goose spectacle that we had been watching. Dennis Paulson Seattle From dennispaulson at comcast.net Tue Oct 5 16:52:16 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] and finally, 10 Barn Swallows on Fir Island Message-ID: <2F545657-492A-4690-87E7-45CBB7A0A6CB@comcast.net> 10 Barn Swallows on the wires on Mann Road north of the Skagit Wildlife Area were a surprise on 4 October 2021. Most if not all were relatively short-tailed and pale-bellied, presumably young birds. We never saw a swallow in three days in eastern Washington just before that, so I consider these fairly late migrants. Dennis Paulson Seattle From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Oct 5 21:32:52 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] and now I present to you Message-ID: the urban goshawk guru, Dr. Nelson Briefer! https://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2013/09/everything-you-know-about-goshawks-is.html?showComment=1633489625916#c2707722832728808283 After seven years of silence, he has returned! http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Tweeters -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Oct 5 21:43:44 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwater off Pt Wilson, Port Townsend Message-ID: After almost a month with no sightings, today I had a Short-tailed Shearwater northbound off Pt Wilson. It landed in a feeding frenzy of gulls NE of the point. The shearwater was too distant for photos, but a nice array of gulls, including my first thayeri and Cook Inlet of the season, was at Pt Wilson. Pics and full list at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95653493 good birding, -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Wed Oct 6 08:26:58 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley Birding Message-ID: <1748731596.61639114.1633534018063.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Yesterday (10.05.21) I visited M Street, near Emerald Downs in Auburn, for the first time in several weeks. Since I was last there, several folks have set up residence. It looks like they have been there for awhile. Unfortunately, the garbage truck has not. There were literally hundreds of CACKLING GEESE, including at least 7 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and 2 juvenile SNOW GEESE. The 2 young snows are unusually white, looking more like juv Ross's Geese, but snows they are. There was a late OSPREY at Frager Road where it intersects with 204th in Kent. Videos of the geese: [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] 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 scfason at gmail.com Wed Oct 6 09:32:54 2021 From: scfason at gmail.com (Sam Fason) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] EMPEROR GOOSE over Seattle Message-ID: Hi y?all, While doing some PSO monitoring today from Myrtle Edwards park in downtown Seattle, I picked out an EMPEROR GOOSE from flock of 25 or so Cackling Geese. The flock crossed Elliott Bay going S and continued down the Duwamish, roughly over the East most ridge line of West Seattle. If you?re S of Seattle, check those geese!!! Could be worth poking around the Kent Valley, too. I?ll attach digiscoped photos to my ebird checklist shortly. Good birding Sam Fason, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill.freidberg at gmail.com Wed Oct 6 09:35:02 2021 From: jill.freidberg at gmail.com (Jill Freidberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] EMPEROR GOOSE over Seattle In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5FF1DBDC-50EF-4C5D-B411-D52DEF67665F@gmail.com> I?ve been hearing a lot of what I thought were Snow Geese, flying over the Central District, but I?m not very good at sound i.d. so am I more likely hearing Cackling Geese? Jill > On Oct 6, 2021, at 9:32 AM, Sam Fason wrote: > > Hi y?all, > > While doing some PSO monitoring today from > Myrtle Edwards park in downtown Seattle, I picked out an EMPEROR GOOSE from flock of 25 or so > Cackling Geese. The flock crossed Elliott Bay going S and continued down the Duwamish, roughly over the East most ridge line of West Seattle. If you?re S of Seattle, check those geese!!! Could be worth poking around the Kent Valley, too. > > I?ll attach digiscoped photos to my ebird checklist shortly. > > Good birding > Sam Fason, Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Oct 6 09:43:22 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] and now I present to you In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <435058AB-451C-48FA-87CE-6AA5511FFDB2@gmail.com> I apologize for this. It was intended for a private audience. I do hope to find a goshawk. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2021, at 9:32 PM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > ? > the urban goshawk guru, Dr. Nelson Briefer! > > https://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2013/09/everything-you-know-about-goshawks-is.html?showComment=1633489625916#c2707722832728808283 > > After seven years of silence, he has returned! > > http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Tweeters > > > > > -- > Steve Hampton > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bluedarner1 at seanet.com Wed Oct 6 10:32:37 2021 From: bluedarner1 at seanet.com (Caryn Schutzler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird collecting nesting material in Oct! Message-ID: <555F9EC6-BB03-455D-8B79-716DFB21FB00@seanet.com> Hi Birders all, Have been seeing an Anna?s collecting fluff the last few days. Late brood? Wild! Can?t find where it?s going though! Anyone else seeing this activity? Caryn / Wedgwood From chandirah at gmail.com Wed Oct 6 13:12:34 2021 From: chandirah at gmail.com (Chandira H) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] EMPEROR Geese Message-ID: <8B88DFEE-0717-42A0-87CE-CE511C5874C9@gmail.com> Jill I?ve been hearing strange geese over Shoreline too! I think I heard possible Snowgeese but could be wrong. Def not Canada geese! Could have been Cackling. Not sure which direction. I think south to north? Also saw some Brants geese near Bitter Lake Reservoir the other day. 5 of them in flight. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 6, 2021, at 12:14 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > Message: 12 > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 09:35:02 -0700 > From: Jill Freidberg > To: Sam Fason > Cc: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] EMPEROR GOOSE over Seattle > Message-ID: <5FF1DBDC-50EF-4C5D-B411-D52DEF67665F@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I?ve been hearing a lot of what I thought were Snow Geese, flying over the Central District, but I?m not very good at sound i.d. so am I more likely hearing Cackling Geese? > > Jill From rflores_2 at msn.com Wed Oct 6 15:01:25 2021 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Swainson=E2=80=99s_hawk_Clark_Co=2C_WA?= Message-ID: At 2:45 I had three hawks flying south over my house the first two were well past before I could identify them. I know they were not turkey vultures. The last hawk was a light phased Swainson?s easily seen and identified. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA From xjoshx at gmail.com Wed Oct 6 20:48:04 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Overheard, overhead, Geese Message-ID: At this time of year you really could have any type of regularly occurring goose species as a flyover in western Washington. I think Greater White-Fronted have probably mostly passed through right now but migratory Canada, Cackling and Snow should all be flying over in good numbers. I sat out on my porch this evening and had flocks of all three pass over. It was quite an active night here on the banks of the Snohomish. The Pink Salmon run is on its last legs and birds are making the most of it. Good numbers of gulls have been filling themselves with salmon and Glaucous-Winged, Iceland (Thayer's), Ring-Billed, and Herring were all present along with hoards of Olympic hybrids. Turkey Vultures crowded the shoreline in previous weeks, but seem to have chosen warmer weather over full stomachs and mostly moved on. Overwhelming numbers of Violet-Green Swallows often fill the skies here in October. I've rarely seen this species in other places in October so I'm not sure what makes this spot so special. A pair of very vocal Peregrine Falcons and a Merlin were both likely trying to reduce the swallow flock a bit. As I was watching the swallows a Wilson's Snipe through my view. The best animal of the day was not a bird at all. A loud crash in the bushes beside my house called my attention to a Bobcat which had just killed one of the Eastern Gray Squirrels. Josh Adams Cathcart, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Hi everyone, Here's a fun tale (and even better photos!) from a couple of our local birders and photographers. https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/blog/fishing-owls-in-washington Cheers, Brian -- [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 constancesidles at gmail.com Thu Oct 7 12:24:22 2021 From: constancesidles at gmail.com (Constance Sidles) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Natural Area Protective Temporary Fencing In-Reply-To: <1e4fc1ad-56ff-f73a-6401-b0db83ce8d40@comcast.net> References: <1e4fc1ad-56ff-f73a-6401-b0db83ce8d40@comcast.net> Message-ID: Hey tweets, David Zuckerman of UW Botanic Gardens, asked me to pass along to all the birders the following message: "We?re replanting once again along UBNA shoreline and would appreciate spreading the word that birders and others need to heed the signs and stay out of fenced areas so as not to trample the plants to provide them time needed to establish. The gravel loop trail is the only formal path in UBNA established for the visiting public to enjoy the vast public amenity UBNA is. All other paths are social and negatively impact vegetation and wildlife creating voids for invasive and noxious weeds to gain an easy foothold. And, as you are aware, shorebird habitat, i.e. mud flats, will be maintained along Central pond corridors as negotiated with WSDOT. The vast majority of the new plants going in along the shoreline are forbs and graminoids?these will only enhance shorebird habitat if they have a chance to take hold. Remember, fencing is temporary and will be removed once plants have had a chance to root in. Thank you for understanding and supporting this important UBNA restoration project." - Connie, Seattle csidles@constancypress.com constancesidles@gmail.com > On Oct 7, 2021, at 12:12 PM, William Driskell wrote: > > fence posts were being pounded in as I left this AM > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Union Bay Natural Area Protective Temporary Fencing > Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 14:59:56 +0000 > From: Vanhulle, Taryne A. > To: bdriskell@comcast.net > CC: Lowell, Jim > > Good morning Bill, > > > We made the decision this morning to begin installing the temporary fencing along the shoreline at UBNA today, to get ahead of weekend foot traffic. We will start at the western end of the shoreline & work our way east as we replant. > > One of the attachments is an aerial photo of UBNA, with approximate locations of where the temporary fence will be installed, as well as the areas that are being focused on currently for restoration. The two PDF attachments are the laminated signs we will be hanging on the fencing as it is installed. > > Questions regarding the restoration work at UBNA can be directed to the WSDOT SR 520 Program Communications: > > SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program - Contact us > > Contact: > > Email: SR520bridge@wsdot.wa.gov > > Phone: > > Reception desk: 206-770-3500 > General SR 520 inquiries: 206-770-3554 (8-5, Mon-Fri) > Montlake Project construction hotline: 206-775-8885 (24-hr / call or text) > SR 520/I-5 Connection Project construction hotline: 206-316-2559 (24-hr / call or text) > Social media: Youtube | Twitter (@WSDOT_520) | Flickr > Mail: SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program > 999 Third Ave., Suite 2200 > Seattle, WA 98104 > > > > Taryne Vanhulle (she/her) > Maintenance Lead (HMW4) > WSDOT NWR Restoration & Plant Establishment > Mon -Thurs 6:30a ? 5:00p > Mobile: 425 760-1780 / Desk: 425 258 8312 > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Thu Oct 7 12:45:47 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle Black Phoebe Message-ID: <2054868032.400342.1633635947636@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, Just a quick note to let you know there is a Black Phoebe on Marsh Island, Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, this morning. I found it at 8:40 on the dock on the southeast part of the island, and it foraged from there to the middle of the south shore. When I checked back at 10, it was still on the southeast shore actively foraging. I think this is my first Seattle Black Phoebe. 7 October, 2021, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Oct 7 13:42:09 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <717b3491-b52c-7bad-9bab-42477cf67da8@zipcon.net> HI ALL: This week's titles are: 1) Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (3rd edition) 2) Naturalized Parrots of the World 3) The Nighthawk's Evening 4) The Weather of the Pacific NW (2nd edition) 5) The Pyrocene 6) The Systematics of North American Peccaries 7) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Thu Oct 7 14:02:00 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Barred Owl window peeper last night Message-ID: Our cat, Jasper, as cats will do, raced up stairs, onto our bed in state of high alert at 4:30 this morning (October 7.) He stopped short of going to the sill, but did a strange vertical stand, looking like a prairie dog, stretching to see out into the inky night. Pat and I both were wide awake by this time; as we watched him we saw a large white and grey owl fly up to and look into our bedroom window. It was almost in contact with glass when it wheeled off and disappeared. I had the feeling that the owl had seen Jasper through either a downstairs window or as he, Jasper, flew upstairs and onto our bed. This was a good reminder to us of of he correctness of our "Indoor Cat Only" policy, to which Jasper disagrees. We are in Port Townsend, up on Castle Hill. There is a woodlot across the street to the north and we have a long stand of mixed conifers across the back; we have occasionally seen a Barred Owl after dark, but never this approach to a window! From bdriskell at comcast.net Thu Oct 7 14:37:31 2021 From: bdriskell at comcast.net (William Driskell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] New access-restriction fences installed at Seattle's Union Bay Fill Message-ID: <167c5399-38c6-af68-b258-91bf5603afa7@comcast.net> Hi, Today, as part of the continuing 520 bridge mitigation project, some replacement restoration? plantings are being installed at various places through the Fill area.? To protect these new plantings in this publicly popular habitat, fences were also installed.? Regrettably, the fences block access to the east, west and center viewpoints of the lake (see map at https://www.dropbox.com/s/bxe7ma7yjc0ze9r/Notice%20for%20UW%20Kiosk_Fencing_Restoration%20Areas.png?dl=0). The fencing is described by the UBNA director, David Zuckerman, as "temporary and will be removed once the plants have had a chance to root in." Personally, I'm disappointed that some unique views will be restricted.? However, in the larger perspective, this is only another momentary blip in the decades-long history of dramatic changes at the Union Bay Natural Area, i.e., wetland, student housing, landfill, parking lot, restoration area, mitigation project, urban birding paradise. Closing thought: wouldn't it be nice to have these restricted popular-viewpoint areas eventually accessible via boardwalks ala Yesler Swamp or Marymoor?? Easy viewing access without the traffic impact. William Driskell Seattle WA From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Oct 7 15:26:16 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-10-07 Message-ID: <17F72941088A4A18A131E91AD709113D@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? Another gorgeous, wonderful day at the park. Weather was great, birds were plentiful. A great day for raptor diversity! What more can one ask for? Highlights: a.. American Wigeon ? Two at the weir, more in a flyover. First of Fall (FOF) b.. Mourning Dove ? one at the Compost Piles just before the walk c.. Ring-billed Gull ? one (FOF) d.. TURKEY VULTURE ? 1-3 over the windmill (might have been just one circling overhead) (FOF) e.. NORTHERN HARRIER ? one flew from grass soccer fields towards the East Meadow just before the walk started. First of the Year! (FOY) f.. Sharp-shinned Hawk ? one flew over the boardwalk g.. Cooper?s Hawk ? one near the Viewing Mound shortly before the walk h.. Bald Eagle ? heard calling, and one seen distantly from the Lake Platform i.. Red-tailed Hawk ? several j.. Western Screech-Owl ? Matt and I heard one or two pre-dawn, but never managed a view k.. Great Horned Owl ? Matt and I heard a pair calling pre-dawn, and saw them in a snag far to the east l.. Pileated Woodpecker ? heard a few times m.. Merlin ? one from the Viewing Mound pre-dawn n.. PEREGRINE FALCON ? one glimpsed flying south over the Dog Meadow o.. Violet-green Swallow ? late morning these were pretty much everywhere you looked, high in the sky. Maybe 75 total p.. Barn Swallow ? Matt had one q.. Bushtit ? small flock below weir ? first sightings in 5 weeks r.. Swainson?s Thrush ? Matt and I heard a few pre-dawn. They should be leaving completely VERY soon s.. Western Meadowlark ? seven north of Fields 7-8-9. One or more were singing t.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? at least two, both very yellow A late scan of the lake turned up three HORNED GREBE and three RED-NECKED GREBE (FOY), as well as our only DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT. Jordan had a CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY on his way out of the park. Singing birds included Anna?s Hummingbird, Marsh Wren, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, and Western Meadowlark. Misses today included Gadwall, Hooded Merganser, Virginia Rail, Green Heron, Barn Owl, Brown Creeper, Cedar Waxwing, and American Pipit (though several times we thought we might be hearing them). 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In the more northerly of the two mule pastures, there is a trough, fed by a continually dripping hydrant. I think that the dripping is intentional, but am not sure if that's what the NPS had in mind. This is north of the Ranger Station itself, next to an area where old, discarded equipment is stored. Beside the trough is one of those plastic, bucket-like holders, made to hold a mineral block or salt lick. It looked as if quite a few large tongues had worked over this salt lick over the past few months. The Siskins and Redpolls spent little to no time on or near the mineral block itself. However, they crowded around the ground at the base of the holder, where there was some standing water. I was not sure if the birds were drinking the salty water, or perhaps gleaning little bits of mineral that might have fallen away from the block. The birds allowed me to approach within four meters, as I took partial cover behind a gate. I use similar mineral blocks for my goats, and I don't remember ever seeing birds showing any interest in them--not even my chickens. I have seen finches foraging on old fire pits, apparently eating charcoal, but I cannot remember ever seeing them at a salt lick before. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Black is the only phoebe I haven't seen at the Fill, but I got close today (earlier message). >From 29+ consecutive years of birding the Fill, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com Seattle -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email From vikingcove at gmail.com Thu Oct 7 22:04:29 2021 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marblemount finches at salt-lick In-Reply-To: <1327093797.288225.1633651451592@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1327093797.288225.1633651451592.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1327093797.288225.1633651451592@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <17c5e49d348.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> Gary, Perhaps related: Finches have for years gathered at a spot on the Maloy dirt road to Barbecue Flats where the old Bass driveway cuts off not far from Wenas Creek. It's a place where I've guessed that the plow / road salting trucks turn around, and I suspect spill salt and calcium chloride & grit & such. I like to stand there and watch the finches getting whatever they get. They gather similarly at the junction of Maloy, Audubon, & North Wenas Roads. The finches aren't always as concentrated there. There's more room for the plow trucks to turn around there. Just my entertaining theory. Good Birding, https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On October 7, 2021 5:05:27 PM Gary Bletsch wrote: > Dear Tweeters, > Today, the seventh of October, birding was relatively slow in the Upper > Skagit Valley. It was a beautiful day, though, and there were several spots > where one could view large numbers of spawning sockeye salmon. Here and > there, Corvids and Glaucous-winged Gulls were feeding on the carcasses.? > At Ranger Station Road, I was treated to a flock of Pine Siskins and Red > Crossbills. Most of these birds were at a salt lick. In the more northerly > of the two mule pastures, there is a trough, fed by a continually dripping > hydrant. I think that the dripping is intentional, but am not sure if > that's what the NPS had in mind. This is north of the Ranger Station > itself, next to an area where old, discarded equipment is stored. > Beside the trough is one of those plastic, bucket-like holders, made to > hold a mineral block or salt lick. It looked as if quite a few large > tongues had worked over this salt lick over the past few months. The > Siskins and Redpolls spent little to no time on or near the mineral block > itself. However, they crowded around the ground at the base of the holder, > where there was some standing water. I was not sure if the birds were > drinking the salty water, or perhaps gleaning little bits of mineral that > might have fallen away from the block. The birds allowed me to approach > within four meters, as I took partial cover behind a gate. > I use similar mineral blocks for my goats, and I don't remember ever seeing > birds showing any interest in them--not even my chickens. I have seen > finches foraging on old fire pits, apparently eating charcoal, but I cannot > remember ever seeing them at a salt lick before. > Yours truly, > Gary Bletsch > > > ---------- > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.winstrom at gmail.com Thu Oct 7 22:10:42 2021 From: emily.winstrom at gmail.com (Emily Winstrom) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Screech Owl heard near Chism Park, Bellevue - is this even possible?!? Message-ID: We live a mile up from Chism Park in Bellevue, WA. Chism Park is on Lake Washington, and there are many large Douglas Firs and Cedars in our surrounding neighborhood. Barred Owls frequent Chism park vicinity as well as Great Horned Owls. This evening, about 8:30, we heard a strange call from our backyard area - where there are many large Doug Firs and Cedars as well as native plant "wild" areas between houses. We opened our back sliding door, and very close by heard what seems like a pretty bizarre owl call. I'm not kidding - it sounded like the Eastern Screech Owls we have heard many times over the years when we visit Sanibel Island in Florida. On Sanibel Island there are Eastern Screech Owls in abundance. The call we heard this evening starts with a higher pitch, descends smoothly in pitch, closing with a whinny sound. I don't know anything about calls made by Great Horned Owls or Barred Owls that could sound something like this. I know these species have a wide variety of calls and sounds they use. I wish I had had Merlin with Sound Identification all ready to go, but I haven't got that set up yet. I think my best recourse is to share with the Tweeter expert community and get your take on this. What birds around here could make a sound that sounds just like the Eastern Screech Owl? That pretty much sums up this mysterious sound we heard tonight. Thanks for your help!!! From Emily Winstrom, Bellevue, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Oct 7 23:08:21 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Screech Owl heard near Chism Park, Bellevue - is this even possible?!? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Emily, Northern Saw-whet owls have a wide variety of calls. Probably the most likely of the options for what you heard. And they are in migration now. All though several species of owls can make some unexpected calls. Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2021, at 10:12 PM, Emily Winstrom wrote: > > ? > We live a mile up from Chism Park in Bellevue, WA. Chism Park is on Lake Washington, and there are many large Douglas Firs and Cedars in our surrounding neighborhood. Barred Owls frequent Chism park vicinity as well as Great Horned Owls. This evening, about 8:30, we heard a strange call from our backyard area - where there are many large Doug Firs and Cedars as well as native plant "wild" areas between houses. We opened our back sliding door, and very close by heard what seems like a pretty bizarre owl call. I'm not kidding - it sounded like the Eastern Screech Owls we have heard many times over the years when we visit Sanibel Island in Florida. On Sanibel Island there are Eastern Screech Owls in abundance. The call we heard this evening starts with a higher pitch, descends smoothly in pitch, closing with a whinny sound. I don't know anything about calls made by Great Horned Owls or Barred Owls that could sound something like this. I know these species have a wide variety of calls and sounds they use. I wish I had had Merlin with Sound Identification all ready to go, but I haven't got that set up yet. I think my best recourse is to share with the Tweeter expert community and get your take on this. What birds around here could make a sound that sounds just like the Eastern Screech Owl? That pretty much sums up this mysterious sound we heard tonight. Thanks for your help!!! > > From Emily Winstrom, Bellevue, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Oct 8 00:21:27 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] (Continued)-Re: Eastern Screech Owl heard near Chism Park, Bellevue - is this even possible?!? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <557FDF9B-3F34-44F9-9532-49342A2CE53A@gmail.com> Emily, (Continued) Also, in my experience, of all the owls I film, sound record or observe, saw-whets are the most likely to make interesting and varied sounds and vocally react in recognition of larger owls nearby. For example, if a migrating saw-whet stopped at your woods and became aware of a Barred or Great Horned owl, you would hear them make one or several interesting, and not often heard sounds. I have heard them do this with Barred (most frequent), Boreal, Great Horned, Long-eared and Spotted owls. They will also sometimes vocalize when a conspecific is nearby. On all occasions, I was not aware of the larger owl being present until after the saw-whet began vocalizing. They will also often make sounds when they are aware of an unexpected person nearby. Recently, I was in the central Cascades and had been listening and sound recording owls for much of the night. I pulled off of the road to stretch my legs before the long drive home. I had never previously stopped there. As soon as I had opened the car door, even before I stepped out, a saw-whet began vocalizing and did so for 15 minutes. I made no sounds at all and just listened. Totally unexpected. The little owl later flew across the road as I heard a female Great Horned owl in the distance call once, perhaps reacting to hearing the smaller owl. I have spent hundreds of hours filming and sound recording owls- and I enjoy them all-and of all species, I most enjoy the wide variety of very neat vocalizations of saw-whets. Thanks for your report, Emily. Dan Reiff Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2021, at 11:08 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > ?Hello Emily, > Northern Saw-whet owls have a wide variety of calls. > Probably the most likely of the options for what you heard. > And they are in migration now. > > All though several species of owls can make some unexpected calls. > Dan Reiff > MI > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 7, 2021, at 10:12 PM, Emily Winstrom wrote: >> >> ? >> We live a mile up from Chism Park in Bellevue, WA. Chism Park is on Lake Washington, and there are many large Douglas Firs and Cedars in our surrounding neighborhood. Barred Owls frequent Chism park vicinity as well as Great Horned Owls. This evening, about 8:30, we heard a strange call from our backyard area - where there are many large Doug Firs and Cedars as well as native plant "wild" areas between houses. We opened our back sliding door, and very close by heard what seems like a pretty bizarre owl call. I'm not kidding - it sounded like the Eastern Screech Owls we have heard many times over the years when we visit Sanibel Island in Florida. On Sanibel Island there are Eastern Screech Owls in abundance. The call we heard this evening starts with a higher pitch, descends smoothly in pitch, closing with a whinny sound. I don't know anything about calls made by Great Horned Owls or Barred Owls that could sound something like this. I know these species have a wide variety of calls and sounds they use. I wish I had had Merlin with Sound Identification all ready to go, but I haven't got that set up yet. I think my best recourse is to share with the Tweeter expert community and get your take on this. What birds around here could make a sound that sounds just like the Eastern Screech Owl? That pretty much sums up this mysterious sound we heard tonight. Thanks for your help!!! >> >> From Emily Winstrom, Bellevue, WA >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Oct 8 08:26:35 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] oops, crossbills not redpolls! References: <1354851985.395682.1633706795668.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1354851985.395682.1633706795668@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Sorry, yesterday I fell victim to a Freudian slip, writing "redpolls" instead of "crossbills." Thanks to Phil W for pointing that out. Funny, I kept reading the post before sending it--I knew there was something wrong there, but I was checking spelling and grammar, not wish fulfillment!? 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In-Reply-To: <557FDF9B-3F34-44F9-9532-49342A2CE53A@gmail.com> References: <557FDF9B-3F34-44F9-9532-49342A2CE53A@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Dan, thanks for all your help and great information. I also want to thank Mark Salvadalena who sent me from All About Birds the sounds of both Eastern Screech-Owl and Barred Owl. The Barred Owl call recorded in New York in June 1999 is just what we heard. As you write, Mark, owls have all kinds of calls and songs and sounds. That descending call of the Barred Owl is to me at least quite similar to the Eastern Screech-Owl, but when I compare calls of each species I can hear the differences. It's great to have this bird call identified -- and it makes sense!!! I've learned from the experience that it's so great to reach out to the Tweeters community for help, and that All About Birds is a terrific resource. Next time I'll head there, and be patient to try to find some answers. Warm regards, Emily Winstrom On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 12:21 AM Dan Reiff wrote: > Emily, > (Continued) > Also, in my experience, of all the owls I film, sound record or observe, > saw-whets are the most likely to make interesting and varied sounds and > vocally react in recognition of larger owls nearby. > > For example, if a migrating saw-whet stopped at your woods and became > aware of a Barred or Great Horned owl, you would hear them make one or > several interesting, and not often heard sounds. > > I have heard them do this with Barred (most frequent), Boreal, Great > Horned, Long-eared and Spotted owls. > > They will also sometimes vocalize when a conspecific is nearby. > > On all occasions, I was not aware of the larger owl being present until > after the saw-whet began vocalizing. > > They will also often make sounds when they are aware of an unexpected > person nearby. > > Recently, I was in the central Cascades and had been listening and sound > recording owls for much of the night. > > I pulled off of the road to stretch my legs before the long drive home. I > had never previously stopped there. As soon as I had opened the car door, > even before I stepped out, a saw-whet began vocalizing and did so for 15 > minutes. > > I made no sounds at all and just listened. Totally unexpected. > The little owl later flew across the road as I heard a female Great Horned > owl in the distance call once, perhaps reacting to hearing the smaller owl. > > I have spent hundreds of hours filming and sound recording owls- and I > enjoy them all-and of all species, I most enjoy the wide variety of very > neat vocalizations of saw-whets. > > Thanks for your report, Emily. > Dan Reiff > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 7, 2021, at 11:08 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > > > ?Hello Emily, > > Northern Saw-whet owls have a wide variety of calls. > > Probably the most likely of the options for what you heard. > > And they are in migration now. > > > > All though several species of owls can make some unexpected calls. > > Dan Reiff > > MI > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 7, 2021, at 10:12 PM, Emily Winstrom > wrote: > >> > >> ? > >> We live a mile up from Chism Park in Bellevue, WA. Chism Park is on > Lake Washington, and there are many large Douglas Firs and Cedars in our > surrounding neighborhood. Barred Owls frequent Chism park vicinity as well > as Great Horned Owls. This evening, about 8:30, we heard a strange call > from our backyard area - where there are many large Doug Firs and Cedars as > well as native plant "wild" areas between houses. We opened our back > sliding door, and very close by heard what seems like a pretty bizarre owl > call. I'm not kidding - it sounded like the Eastern Screech Owls we have > heard many times over the years when we visit Sanibel Island in Florida. > On Sanibel Island there are Eastern Screech Owls in abundance. The call > we heard this evening starts with a higher pitch, descends smoothly in > pitch, closing with a whinny sound. I don't know anything about calls > made by Great Horned Owls or Barred Owls that could sound something like > this. I know these species have a wide variety of calls and sounds they > use. 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URL: From grevelas at integral-corp.com Fri Oct 8 10:32:37 2021 From: grevelas at integral-corp.com (Gene Revelas) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report - Saturday, October 2, 2021 References: <5a1d5a0f-fdb2-4830-90e4-3535e4d0a4a2.1797847d-d588-4812-b4cb-2bdb269698d2.1ac954d4-cb1a-458b-9645-34a26f030ad3@emailsignatures365.codetwo.com> Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Last Saturday, October 2nd, Westport Seabirds enjoyed a wonderful fall pelagic trip. We were lucky to run into relatively calm and dry weather, but we had to move the trip from Sunday to Saturday to catch the best sea conditions between the weather systems moving through the region. The Monte Carlo, crewed by Captain Phil Anderson and mate Chris Anderson, with spotters Scott Mills, Bruce LaBar, and me (Gene Revelas) and 15 very enthusiastic birders from Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, as well as Washington, left the dock at around 6:30 am. Our first memorable sighting was an incredibly vibrant sunrise over Grays Harbor with Mt. Rainier casting a triangular shadow across rippled, pink and orange clouds. The complete list of birds and mammals observed for the day is provided below. Highlights included: concentrations of birds and great looks at most species at the shrimp boats working the outer shelf and at the deep-water chum spot; five species of shearwaters, including many Short-tailed and Sooty Shearwaters, allowing for great comparisons between these look-alike species; a late day, very cooperative Flesh-footed Shearwater that had eluded us in the morning; and many Buller's Shearwater and South Polar Skua. The mammal show was also great with many close Humpback Whales and concentrations of Pacific White-sided Dolphins that rode our bow wave and wake until some of us stopped looking at them. Finally, the harbor and marina area at the end of the day produced an early Harlequin Duck and a nice assortment of shorebirds, including one of the long present Bar-tailed Godwits among the Marbled Godwit flock in the marina. Sadly, there are only two trips left in 2021 and both are full. But please keep an eye out for news about our 2022 schedule here and on the Westport Seabirds website. Thanks to everyone who joined us and made this another memorable year! Gene Revelas Olympia, WA Birds Harlequin Duck 1 Surf Scoter 97 White-winged Scoter 14 Pacific Loon 11 Common Loon 7 Red-necked Grebe 1 Western Grebe 30 Black-footed Albatross 23 N. Fulmar 67 N. Fulmar 10 Pink-footed Shearwater 689 Flesh-footed Shearwater 2 Buller's Shearwater 40 Sooty Shearwater 728 Short-tailed Shearwater 325 Sooty/Short-tailed Shearwater 235 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 70 Brandt's Cormorant 89 Double-cr. Cormorant 7 Pelagic Cormorant 10 Brown Pelican 10 Willet 3 Wandering Tattler 1 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Marbled Godwit 800 Black Turnstone 11 Red-necked Phalarope 4 phalarope sp 8 South Polar Skua 8 Pomarine Jaeger 2 Parasitic Jaeger 2 Common Murre 176 Cassin's Auklet 111 Rhinoceros Auklet 19 Tufted Puffin 4 Sabine's Gull 16 Heerman's Gull 1 Mew Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 California Gull 3455 Herring Gull 19 Glaucous-winged/Western Gull Hybrids 339 Total Birds 7448 Mammals Humpback Whale 13 Gray Whale 2 Harbor Porpoise 7 Dall's Porpoise 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin 325 Harbor Seal 1 Northern Fur Seal 2 California Sea-Lion 4 Northern (Steller's) Sea-Lion 1 Gene Revelas | Senior Consultant Tel: 360.939.9618 | Cell: 360.870.4950 1205 West Bay Drive NW | Olympia | WA 98502 grevelas@integral-corp.com | www.integral-corp.com [cid:integral-logo_bb8ba854-3124-462b-8a66-06670ee4325c.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From creinsch at comcast.net Sun Oct 10 10:48:48 2021 From: creinsch at comcast.net (creinsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] tweeters info (unsubscribe, etc) Message-ID: <66fafcae-f5d7-e888-0e66-6a24d7d993f6@comcast.net> Instructions for unsubscribing and other options can be found here http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Chuck Reinsch From klboz12 at gmail.com Sun Oct 10 13:13:32 2021 From: klboz12 at gmail.com (Karen L Bosley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BBB redmond retention ponds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Would someone get be directions to the Redmond retention ponds from seattle from seattle Thank you On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 12:03 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. Douglas County blog updated (Tim Brennan) > 2. Question on Wagtails (Nelson Briefer) > 3. Union Bay Watch } Footsteps (Hubbell) > 4. Believe I need to UNSUBSCRIBE (james walker) > 5. Presentation by David B Williams "Homewaters: A Human and > Natural History of Puget Sound? (jeff o) > 6. Lapland Longspur (Faye McAdams Hands) > 7. tweeters info (unsubscribe, etc) (creinsch) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 20:45:58 +0000 > From: Tim Brennan > To: Tweeters , Inland-nw-birders > > Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County blog updated > Message-ID: > < > CO2PR01MB2069C86576A208994D2DF5B2B2B39@CO2PR01MB2069.prod.exchangelabs.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, > > My Douglas County birding blog has been updated with some September > entries just barely in advance of me heading out again in a week or so. > Douglas County Birding: September 19th - Deposits and Inflation< > https://douglascountybirding.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-19th-deposits-and-inflation.html> > is the first post of three. > > Enjoy! > > Tim Brennan > Renton, WA > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20211009/bb91f045/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 14:18:40 -0700 > From: Nelson Briefer > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Question on Wagtails > Message-ID: > jm1f5zaBA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Can anyone describe the action of a Wagtail in flight. 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Williams, celebrated writer and native of the City, perhaps > most recognized for " > Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle?s Topography.? David will be > speaking about his recently published book, "Homewaters: A Human and > Natural History of Puget Sound? which weaves stories of people and places > across more than 10,000 years of history. > Register for this free Zoom event at: https://bit.ly/oct12sas > < > https://bit.ly/oct12sas?fbclid=IwAR1U-GoVf5BXwmCFhjOCewUB6JSgUKNsCvMtKMEzaHn5IIruD-u5fvdxDuU > >. > After you register you will receive an email with the link to sign in at > the time of the event. > > Jeff Osmundson > President SAS > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20211009/8217789f/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2021 17:25:27 +0000 > From: Faye McAdams Hands > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Lapland Longspur > Message-ID: > < > MWHPR1201MB02557BBB7D53561DA6D28D1286B49@MWHPR1201MB0255.namprd12.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Seeing now at Potlatch State Park in Mason County. > First seen by Barbara Hostler. > Juvenile. 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URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Sun Oct 10 20:23:45 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Late lingerers in Snohomish County: Black-throated Gray & MacGillivray's Warblers, EBird report of Swainson's Thrush In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I also had a seemingly rather late Common Yellowthroat at Dumas Bay Sanctuary in Federal Way on October 4th. On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 7:32 PM Scott Atkinson wrote: > Tweeters: > > Was surprised yesterday to run into a very late MacGillivray's Warbler > (imm. female) at Jennings Park in Marysville. Not as dramatically late but > still of note, a Black-throated Gray Warbler was at the edge of the yard > today (we're in north Lake Stevens). From also nearby today, Libbie Soden > (a regular on our local CBC) reported a Swainson's Thrush feeding on the > ground at the Evergreen Arboretum in north Everett, posted to EBird. > > Scott Atkinson > _______________________________________________ > 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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Terry Frederick, US Fish and Wildlife, will discuss the natural history and habitat needs of this alpine grouse that remains at high elevations year-round. She will describe some of their unique adaptations to cold and snowy winters, and describe why they and their alpine habitat are particularly sensitive to a warming climate. This free program, sponsored by Black Hills Audubon, starts at 7 pm. *Please register at* https://blackhills-audubon.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samgterry at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 10:05:29 2021 From: samgterry at gmail.com (Samuel Terry) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw Buff-breasted Sandpiper Message-ID: Hi tweeters, There is a currently a Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the corn field north of hwy 164 and east of 208th in Enumclaw. It?s with Killdeer, and stayed out when a number of them took off. 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It?s with Killdeer, and stayed out > when a number of them took off. > > Good birding, > > Sam Terry > Seattle > > p.s. happy Indigenous People?s Day - for those in Seattle join me in > paying rent to the Duwamish! > > https://www.realrentduwamish.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From natural.world.explorer at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 17:09:05 2021 From: natural.world.explorer at gmail.com (LARRY BAXTER) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Arrive Message-ID: A large flock of snow geese today, south of Stanwood in fields off of Pioneer Hwy, near Florence Rd. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jnine28 at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 17:36:22 2021 From: jnine28 at gmail.com (Jeannine Carter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with this ID? Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for the lighting: https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk Thanks! Jeannine Carter NW Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdickins at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 17:46:46 2021 From: pdickins at gmail.com (Philip Dickinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04BC45E7-FEBA-40E6-BAB2-83ECCBE7F832@gmail.com> Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white wing bars Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: > > ? > Hi Tweeters, > > I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. > > I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with this ID? > > Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for the lighting: > https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk > > Thanks! > Jeannine Carter > NW 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 baro at pdx.edu Mon Oct 11 18:33:18 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: <04BC45E7-FEBA-40E6-BAB2-83ECCBE7F832@gmail.com> References: <04BC45E7-FEBA-40E6-BAB2-83ECCBE7F832@gmail.com> Message-ID: Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single wide wing bar. That's not normal. White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: > Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white > wing bars > > Phil Dickinson > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: > > ? > Hi Tweeters, > > I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our backyard, > and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing bars. I'm in > NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. > > I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with > this ID? > > Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for the > lighting: > https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk > > Thanks! > Jeannine Carter > NW 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 pdickins at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 18:46:20 2021 From: pdickins at gmail.com (Philip Dickinson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: References: <04BC45E7-FEBA-40E6-BAB2-83ECCBE7F832@gmail.com> Message-ID: This is one source that I checked; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_junco Phil Dickinson On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:33 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of > Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has > been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of > South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty > non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye > I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white > than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of > varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single > wide wing bar. That's not normal. > White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one > record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for > Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland > > > On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: > >> Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white >> wing bars >> >> Phil Dickinson >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: >> >> ? >> Hi Tweeters, >> >> I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our >> backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing >> bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. >> >> I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with >> this ID? >> >> Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for >> the lighting: >> https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk >> >> Thanks! >> Jeannine Carter >> NW 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 stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Oct 11 20:11:33 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: References: <04BC45E7-FEBA-40E6-BAB2-83ECCBE7F832@gmail.com> Message-ID: White-winged Junco would be extraordinary-- and could really only be confirmed with a look at the tail pattern, as it has more white than other junco forms. Given that the pattern of white on this bird is wrong for White-winged Junco, I suspect it's an aberrant Slate-colored Junco. On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:48 PM Philip Dickinson wrote: > This is one source that I checked; > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_junco > > Phil Dickinson > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 6:33 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > >> Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of >> Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has >> been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of >> South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty >> non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye >> I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white >> than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of >> varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single >> wide wing bar. That's not normal. >> White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one >> record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for >> Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland >> >> >> On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: >> >>> Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white >>> wing bars >>> >>> Phil Dickinson >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: >>> >>> ? >>> Hi Tweeters, >>> >>> I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our >>> backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing >>> bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. >>> >>> I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with >>> this ID? >>> >>> Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for >>> the lighting: >>> https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Jeannine Carter >>> NW 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 > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gorgebirds at juno.com Mon Oct 11 21:13:16 2021 From: gorgebirds at juno.com (Wilson Cady) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars Message-ID: <20211011.211316.5197.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> We had Washington's first White-winged Junco at our feeders in Skamania County in April, 2018. They are larger in size than Oregon Juncos and other identification features are a huge pink bill and as mentioned earlier, the amount of white in the tail and black mask. The feather coloration was unlike that of a Slate-colored, with the one we had looking more bluish gray. Wilson Cady Columbia River Gorge, WA ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Robert O'Brien" To: Philip Dickinson Cc: Jeannine Carter , "tweeters@u.washington.edu" Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:33:18 -0700 Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single wide wing bar. That's not normal. White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white wing bars Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: Hi Tweeters, I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with this ID? Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for the lighting:https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk Thanks!Jeannine CarterNW 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 baro at pdx.edu Mon Oct 11 23:42:01 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: <20211011.211316.5197.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> References: <20211011.211316.5197.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: Well, you have to be careful about generalizations, particularly those based on older literature. Check out this discussion from Colorado Birds Listserv. where they have lots of experience with lots of Junco races. https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/fD9jnWt1LkM?pli=1 The photos of the original bird are not there anymore and the 'many' photos by Christian Nunes are not much help. But his comments are certainly pertinent. he's Paja....atHotmail.com It's hard to say too much without better photos. *Hopefully it will return and Jeannine can get better, still, photos tomorrow. * A very cool bird, whatever it is. Bob OBrien Portland. PS You may have to click on individual posts to expand them. On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 9:15 PM Wilson Cady wrote: > We had Washington's first White-winged Junco at our feeders in Skamania > County in April, 2018. They are larger in size than Oregon Juncos and > other identification features are a huge pink bill and as mentioned > earlier, the amount of white in the tail and black mask. The feather > coloration was unlike that of a Slate-colored, with the one we had looking > more bluish gray. > > > Wilson Cady > Columbia River Gorge, WA > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Robert O'Brien" > To: Philip Dickinson > Cc: Jeannine Carter , "tweeters@u.washington.edu" < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars > Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:33:18 -0700 > > Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of > Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has > been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of > South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty > non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye > I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white > than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of > varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single > wide wing bar. That's not normal. > White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one > record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for > Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland > > > On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: > >> Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white >> wing bars >> >> Phil Dickinson >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: >> >> >> Hi Tweeters, >> >> I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our >> backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing >> bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. >> >> I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with >> this ID? >> >> Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for >> the lighting: >> https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk >> >> Thanks! >> Jeannine Carter >> NW 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 baro at pdx.edu Tue Oct 12 06:02:19 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars In-Reply-To: References: <20211011.211316.5197.0@webmail03.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: P.s. I take back what I just said about the photos not being useful. You have to wade through a lot of different races but when you get to the ones of white-winged junco they are very useful. On Monday, October 11, 2021, Robert O'Brien wrote: > Well, you have to be careful about generalizations, particularly those > based on older literature. > Check out this discussion from Colorado Birds Listserv. where they have > lots of experience with lots of Junco races. > https://groups.google.com/g/cobirds/c/fD9jnWt1LkM?pli=1 > The photos of the original bird are not there anymore and the 'many' > photos by Christian Nunes are not much help. But his comments are > certainly pertinent. > he's Paja....atHotmail.com > It's hard to say too much without better photos. *Hopefully it will > return and Jeannine can get better, still, photos tomorrow. * > A very cool bird, whatever it is. > Bob OBrien Portland. > PS You may have to click on individual posts to expand them. > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 9:15 PM Wilson Cady wrote: > >> We had Washington's first White-winged Junco at our feeders in Skamania >> County in April, 2018. They are larger in size than Oregon Juncos and >> other identification features are a huge pink bill and as mentioned >> earlier, the amount of white in the tail and black mask. The feather >> coloration was unlike that of a Slate-colored, with the one we had looking >> more bluish gray. >> >> >> Wilson Cady >> Columbia River Gorge, WA >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: "Robert O'Brien" >> To: Philip Dickinson >> Cc: Jeannine Carter , "tweeters@u.washington.edu" < >> tweeters@u.washington.edu> >> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco with white wing bars >> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:33:18 -0700 >> >> Actually it seems more likely to be The White Winged junco subspecies of >> Dark-eyed junco. This was once considered a separate species but now has >> been lumped with all the rest of them. It ranges from the Black Hills of >> South Dakota down into Eastern Colorado and Wyoming. Males are pretty >> non-migratory and this looks like a male. Note the darkness around the eye >> I don't believe slate'colored junco shows that. Now this has far more white >> than even a white winged junco, which typically shows 2 white wing bars of >> varying intensity. Here they seem to be joined together to form a single >> wide wing bar. That's not normal. >> White-winged juncos are very rare on the West Coast. I know if only one >> record for Oregon many many years ago. Don't know if there are any for >> Washington state. Bob O'Brien Portland >> >> >> On Monday, October 11, 2021, Philip Dickinson wrote: >> >>> Looks like a slate-colored junco, and these occasionally have bold white >>> wing bars >>> >>> Phil Dickinson >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Oct 11, 2021, at 5:37 PM, Jeannine Carter wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Tweeters, >>> >>> I was sitting at my kitchen table where I watch the birds in our >>> backyard, and this junco immediately caught my eye with its white wing >>> bars. I'm in NW Seattle, and have a ton of Juncos year-round. >>> >>> I'm quite unsure whom I have visiting my yard. Can anyone help me with >>> this ID? >>> >>> Here is the video I took of it at 5pm this evening, so I apologize for >>> the lighting: >>> https://youtu.be/9t7t2jWTMhk >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Jeannine Carter >>> NW 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 louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Tue Oct 12 17:27:58 2021 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (Louise Rutter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter is coming... Message-ID: <05a301d7bfc9$2d03bb70$870b3250$@gmail.com> A horde of varied thrushes has descended on my garden this afternoon. Also saw my first ruby-crowned kinglet since spring today. 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Location: Old Military Rd x Strawn Lane east of Tenino, above and mostly hidden by the large fir trees here. It could be anywhere in or adjacent to the open spaces that run along SR 507 and Scatter Creek and its headwaters from the edge of Tenino on the west to Military Road (McIntosh Lk) on the east. (Mapquest and Google incorrectly identify Vantine Crk as Scatter Crk -- at least according to local nomenclature.) Good birding! Paul Hicks 360-870-3819 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cma at squeakyfiddle.com Tue Oct 12 18:26:48 2021 From: cma at squeakyfiddle.com (Catherine Alexander) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seward Park Varied Thrushes and Western Tanagers today. Message-ID: <62700C49-C073-4D29-892C-F090F3C7B5A4@squeakyfiddle.com> Saw my first fall flock of Varied Thrushes in Seward Park today. Just those quick shadows rising up from the underbrush, with enough of a brief glimpse for an ID before they shape shift and disappear. I also heard a couple of Western Tanagers and got a good look at one of them. I?m wondering if these are late holdouts or migrating passers through? Catherine Alexander Lakewood Neighborhood South Seattle Sent from my telegraph machine From raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com Tue Oct 12 19:27:33 2021 From: raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com (Jeff Fleischer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter Raptor Survey Project References: <56692754-42E6-4258-B2FE-FD7C6E83BDD8.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <56692754-42E6-4258-B2FE-FD7C6E83BDD8@yahoo.com> Hi Everyone, I wanted to inform interested folks about an opportunity to engage this winter in some meaningful citizen science survey work, mainly, to conduct raptor surveys for the East Cascades Audubon Society?s Winter Raptor Survey Project on routes throughout Washington and a small section of NE Oregon and western Idaho. I am hoping that some of you will find this sort of effort interesting and want to get involved with the surveys this winter in your area :) Specifically, here are the routes that are available (length in miles listed), they all have been surveyed in the past and I am hoping that we can continue collecting data on them : LaCenter 67 miles Raymond - Holcomb 54 Winlock 59 Castle Rock. 53 Moses Lake East 60 Othello East 73 Pullman SW 64 Steptoe - Saint John. 82 LaCrosse 74 Moscow North (ID) 87 Moscow South (ID) 59 Hermiston West (OR) 45 Pendleton (OR) 98 Helix South (OR) 55 In addition, there are new routes available that have been created for our continuing expansion efforts in Washington. They include: Lakewood 62 Sedro Woolley East 54 Sedro Woolley West 52 Sedro Woolley North 72 Coulee City 83 Warden 67 White Swan West 52 White Swan East 73 Wapato 67 Toppenish West 79 Toppenish East 54 Sunnyside North 89 Sunnyside South 43 Benton City NW 69 Prosser North 61 Prosser South 92 Prosser West 91 Grandview 32 Tyler West 79 For this project we ask our volunteers to commit to doing one survey each month for December, January and February. Surveys can be conducted on a day of your choosing to fit with your own life schedule each month, hopefully you also have flexibility to conduct them when weather is not too crazy! :). The months of November and March are also available but they are optional for this project, about 60% of all routes do get surveyed during November. You should have confidence in your raptor ID skills, especially for Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, and Rough-legged Hawks which combined account for around 92% of all birds counted in this project. A pair of binoculars is a must to be able to see birds at a distance and if you happen to have a spotting scope those are very much encouraged. Some of these routes will necessitate 4WD or all wheel drive so that should be taken into consideration when you choose. You should also bring a desire to thoroughly cover and search all available good raptor habitat, rushing through a survey just to get it done will invariably lead to missed birds. If this sounds like an activity that you would like to participate in this winter, you will be joining a group of 350 plus volunteers who last winter covered 452 routes covering more than 25,000 miles of transects each month throughout OR, ID, WA, and small parts of northern CA and UT and your assistance will be most welcome! :). Please let me know which route you wish to take on (you might include a second and third choice if your first choice has been assigned), these will be filled on a first come first served basis. I will provide you with the necessary information right away to get you prepared for what you will be doing. It is a very active citizen science project that gives you an opportunity to engage with this wonderful family of birds and offering your help in helping us all to better understand their life histories :). 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Out of the 8248 times that I've written down an observation of this species of Buteo, the observation involved a leucistic bird only 15 times.? I had to double-check my arithmetic, but I keep coming up a fraction that is almost exactly ten times greater that the one that Paul found.? That is, 360 out of 2,000,000 is 0.00018, whereas 15 out of 8248 is about 0.00182. A few of my fifteen records involved repeated sightings of the same bird, but not enough to make the figure ten times too big. Maybe I bird in an area that has more leucistic Red-tailed Hawks, or maybe I've just been lucky? Yours truly, Gary Bletsch On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 06:25:06 PM PDT, Kathleen Snyder wrote: From Paul Hicks: Fellow birders, I stumbled upon a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk outside Tenino this morning around11am. I wondered if anyone might be interested; then I saw on the internet thatonly an estimated 360 of 2 million red-tails are leucistic. I saw the bird twice briefly through/between the trees. From below: strikinglywhite wings and body (even against gray overcast) with darkish carpel patch anda narrow ?slice? of two or maybe three dark flight feathers, one of themshowing black, located probably at the outer edge of the secondaries or betweenthe secondaries and primaries. Tail, or portions of it, has just a hint ofreddish. I was not able to relocate it. Location: Old Military Rd x Strawn Lane east of Tenino,above and mostly hidden by the large fir trees here. It could beanywhere in or adjacent to the open spaces that run along SR 507 and ScatterCreek and its headwaters from the edge of Tenino on the west to Military Road(McIntosh Lk) on the east.? (Mapquest and Google incorrectly identifyVantine Crk as Scatter Crk -- at least according to local nomenclature.) ? Good birding! 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(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 dougsantoni at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 12:27:18 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] seasons of change In-Reply-To: <7EB23FE9-0276-4969-8646-387278A35322@seanet.com> References: <7EB23FE9-0276-4969-8646-387278A35322@seanet.com> Message-ID: David ? The Audubon Society released its ?Survival by Degrees? research a couple of years ago, and it includes a tremendous amount of specific data. Note there is also a ?Birds and Climate Visualizer? that enables users to explore species or regions that may be of particular interest. There?s a tremendous amount of good information! https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees Doug Santoni Seattle WA > On Oct 13, 2021, at 12:13 PM, David B. Williams wrote: > > Greetings. We all know that climate change is jostling our seasons. I was wondering if there are particular birds that are being more impacted by the shifts, such as when flowers bloom, when bugs are out pollinating, hotter temps, etc. > > Any thoughts would be great. > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Oct 13 12:39:01 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] what's with the Western Tanagers? Message-ID: <09DC1E71-4063-4E80-BA3D-70543819F528@comcast.net> Several people have reported Western Tanagers that seemed a bit late at this latitude for a Neotropical migrant, and they should have heard the news by now that we are expecting a colder, wetter winter. However, I just had one (13 October) bathing at our pond in NE Seattle. It was a mature male in full basic (nonbreeding) plumage, with vivid black and yellow body, wings and tail, most of the yellow head feathers with brownish tips. I don?t think I?ve ever seen this plumage in Washington before. My latest date for them in the fall is usually before the end of September, but I once saw one on 7 October. Dennis Paulson Seattle From steveloitz at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 13:00:08 2021 From: steveloitz at gmail.com (Steve Loitz) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] seasons of change In-Reply-To: <7EB23FE9-0276-4969-8646-387278A35322@seanet.com> References: <7EB23FE9-0276-4969-8646-387278A35322@seanet.com> Message-ID: The extraordinarily hot summer in the East Cascades seems to have contributed to earlier-than-typical vertical migration of some summer mountain species moving down into the Ellensburg area. The very hot summer and early snowmelt -- and resultant drying of mountain meadows -- depressed insect hatchings in much of the E Cascades. (It's possible that forest fires contributed to pushing the birds around.) I last noticed a similarly earlier-than-normal vertical migration in fall 2015, which was a very dry summer after a paltry snowpack. Steve Loitz Ellensburg, WA On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 12:24 PM David B. Williams wrote: > Greetings. We all know that climate change is jostling our seasons. I was > wondering if there are particular birds that are being more impacted by the > shifts, such as when flowers bloom, when bugs are out pollinating, hotter > temps, etc. > > Any thoughts would be great. > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Unlike the Puget Trough, however, the Sacramento area crossed a climate threshold about 8 years ago; it no longer freezes in winter, making a vast array of insects and fruit available. This has meant over-wintering tanagers, warblers, vireos, etc. I analyzed CBC data and wrote about it here: Avian Responses to Rapid Climate Change: Examples from the Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count http://www.cvbirds.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Avian-Responses-to-Rapid-Climate-Change.pdf On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 12:40 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > Several people have reported Western Tanagers that seemed a bit late at > this latitude for a Neotropical migrant, and they should have heard the > news by now that we are expecting a colder, wetter winter. However, I just > had one (13 October) bathing at our pond in NE Seattle. It was a mature > male in full basic (nonbreeding) plumage, with vivid black and yellow body, > wings and tail, most of the yellow head feathers with brownish tips. I > don?t think I?ve ever seen this plumage in Washington before. > > My latest date for them in the fall is usually before the end of > September, but I once saw one on 7 October. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 17:00:47 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] seasons of change In-Reply-To: References: <7EB23FE9-0276-4969-8646-387278A35322@seanet.com> Message-ID: Bird responses to climate change are just beginning, but a lot is already there to see. See my earlier reply to Dennis about tanagers. Also, below is a link to my blog post about southern species expanding north. This also includes the Audubon projection maps, which are pretty accurate and already happening for many non-migratory species. https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2020/03/09/the-invasion-of-the-pacific-northwest-californias-birds-expand-north-with-warmer-winters/ There are also species declining in the south (especially in deserts). It seems that, so far, many non-migratory species and short-distance migrants are shifting ranges quickly, especially if they are flexible wrt food sources and not dependent on a single food source (e.g. oaks, which aren't really migrating). Many long-distance migrants, however, don't seem to be really changing their behavior that much. They are perhaps quite hard-wired. On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 1:02 PM Steve Loitz wrote: > The extraordinarily hot summer in the East Cascades seems to have > contributed to earlier-than-typical vertical migration of some summer > mountain species moving down into the Ellensburg area. The very hot summer > and early snowmelt -- and resultant drying of mountain meadows -- depressed > insect hatchings in much of the E Cascades. (It's possible that forest > fires contributed to pushing the birds around.) I last noticed a similarly > earlier-than-normal vertical migration in fall 2015, which was a very dry > summer after a paltry snowpack. > > Steve Loitz > Ellensburg, WA > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 12:24 PM David B. Williams > wrote: > >> Greetings. We all know that climate change is jostling our seasons. I was >> wondering if there are particular birds that are being more impacted by the >> shifts, such as when flowers bloom, when bugs are out pollinating, hotter >> temps, etc. >> >> Any thoughts would be great. >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 21:41:57 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trees are migrating west to escape climate change Message-ID: <743D2AF0-CD25-4282-93E4-13E1EF95CD29@gmail.com> Tweeters, Trees do ?migrate?, but very slowly, likely much slower than the effects of climate change on birds, insects and other animals, and vegetation, including forests. Dan Reiff MI https://www.popsci.com/trees-are-migrating-west-to-escape-climate-change/ Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 21:48:49 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trees on the Move - American Forests Message-ID: <5B1B7709-C6C6-4A73-B681-683DEA2F17ED@gmail.com> Research involving climate change and tree migration. Dan Reiff MI https://www.americanforests.org/magazine/article/trees-on-the-move/ Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 21:51:22 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?QXNzaXN0ZWQgTWlncmF0aW9uIG9mIFRyZWVz4oCU4oCU?= =?utf-8?q?-=27Playing_the_hand_of_God=27=3A_scientists=27_experiment_aims?= =?utf-8?q?_to_help_trees_survive_climate_change_=7C_Trees_and_forests_=7C?= =?utf-8?q?_The_Guardian?= Message-ID: <5C7C6489-143E-4854-AA4A-F04411C4F4A1@gmail.com> Another interesting article. Dan Reiff MI https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/08/planting-trees-assisted-migration-climate-change Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 13 22:08:49 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Assisted_migration_aims_to_help_forests_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=93_and_people_=E2=80=93_adapt_to_a_swiftly_changing_clim?= =?utf-8?q?ate_=E2=80=93_New_Hampshire_Bulletin?= Message-ID: Tweeters, A more recent article-and there are several-regarding Assisted Migration of trees. Dan Reiff MI https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2021/08/06/scientists-look-to-aid-migrating-trees-moving-slower-than-a-swiftly-changing-climate/ Sent from my iPhone From natural.world.explorer at gmail.com Thu Oct 14 06:35:02 2021 From: natural.world.explorer at gmail.com (LARRY BAXTER) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Large Flock of Snow Geese - Big Ditch Message-ID: In the fields adjacent to Big Ditch Road - north of Stanwood. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Oct 14 07:45:46 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trees are migrating west to escape climate change In-Reply-To: <743D2AF0-CD25-4282-93E4-13E1EF95CD29@gmail.com> References: <743D2AF0-CD25-4282-93E4-13E1EF95CD29@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dan, Good stuff on these links; I will check them out. Yes, trees are moving north, but it's a question of time and speed. They are also disappearing (and burning) at their southern edges. E.g., blue oaks in Calif have been devastated. "Climate velocity" refers to the speed of climate change. With current climate change probably more than 10x faster than extreme warming events in the past (e.g. the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, or PETM), probably only fast growing and disbursing trees like willows, poplars, and cottonwoods can keep pace. You can see this in the Audubon prediction maps for Yellow Warbler, for example. Oaks, being very slow growing, are a real problem. However, cities and towns, with no hesitation about planting "non-natives", may end up playing a role. I summarized some of that here: Helping forests migrate: Planners race to plant trees adapted to the future climate https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2020/10/14/helping-forests-migrate-planners-race-to-plant-trees-adapted-to-the-future-climate/ On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 9:43 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > Tweeters, > Trees do ?migrate?, but very slowly, likely much slower than the effects > of climate change on birds, insects and other animals, and vegetation, > including forests. > > Dan Reiff > MI > > https://www.popsci.com/trees-are-migrating-west-to-escape-climate-change/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From grzebiuszkaziemna at gmail.com Thu Oct 14 14:33:11 2021 From: grzebiuszkaziemna at gmail.com (Stan Bezimienny) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Western tanagers Message-ID: <2D592634-3F38-49CD-8991-5DD3FAAFE405@gmail.com> I heard some W tanagers yesterday (20/13) from tall conifers in Lake Forest Park. Stan From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Thu Oct 14 17:26:58 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] seasons of change Message-ID: <96c8439a-4bf2-c4d0-0215-b3835721c5e5@gmail.com> Dear Tweetsters - In responding to a question from David B. Williams about the effect on birds of seasonal shifts brought about by climate change, Steve Loitz said: > The extraordinarily hot summer in the East Cascades seems to have > contributed to earlier-than-typical vertical migration of some summer > mountain species moving down into the Ellensburg area. The very hot summer > and early snowmelt -- and resultant drying of mountain meadows -- depressed > insect hatchings in much of the E Cascades. (It's possible that forest > fires contributed to pushing the birds around.) I last noticed a similarly > earlier-than-normal vertical migration in fall 2015, which was a very dry > summer after a paltry snowpack. My husband and I have done spring and fall migration counts at the Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Klickitat County for many years. This year (September 18) we had very much the experience Steve describes. And we had a very similar experience in 2015. Conboy focuses on the protection of two species: breeding Greater Sandhill Cranes and the Oregon Spotted Frog. It sits at about 1900 feet elevation at the foot of Mt Adams and is more of a marsh than a lake; this year and in 2015 it was neither marsh nor lake. It was dry, dry, dry. We saw no Sandhill Cranes either year. In 2015, a refuge biologist told us that only 2 colts had survived and the cranes departed earlier than usual. She speculated that it was because it was such a dry year and that had allowed predators such as coyotes access to nests. One of the places on the refuge that we survey is Lake Road to its end. We often find in the marshes on both sides of this road ducks, rails, sora, phalaropes, geese and the rare swan, as well as woodpeckers, Song Sparrows and Yellow Warblers and on occasion yellowlegs. This year we found nothing; it was completely dead.? We had a similarly desolate experience at Conboy Headquarters, where we usually find a number of species. This year overall, we counted 36 species in a full day of counting, compared to a usual of 50 to 60 species, and we had far fewer individuals than usual. We had 0 waterfowl until we got to the Glenwood Mill Pond, which is not part of the refuge. Interestingly, the fall migration count for Klickitat County as a whole this year had fairly normal numbers, both in species and individual totals. But Steve's observation about the drying of mountain marshes this year and in 2015 really rang true based on our experience at Conboy. Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Fri Oct 15 05:19:04 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-10-14 Message-ID: Hi Tweets - This week, Brian Bell & I were subbing for Michael. It was a fun Thursday - a bit of near-drizzle in the early hours, but we managed to avoid any real rain - not bad! We ended up with 56 species - lower than recent outings, but punctuated by some good surprises Highlights: Short-eared Owl - one flushed from the east meadow and gave all of us great looks around 10:15 - a Cooper?s Hawk pursued it for a bit, then it disappeared. FOF [first of fall] Mourning Dove - 3rd straight week for one in the park Varied Thrush - heard one or two - given the recent snows and reports of VATH showing up, we were hoping to hear/see Varied today. FOF Pacific Wren - a couple, including one seen well - FOF White-crowned Sparrow - both pugetensis and gambellii singing in a few good-sized flocks Another highlight was great looks at Long-tailed Weasel in the community garden. Misses included Hairy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Bushtit and Savannah Sparrow [all gone?] Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Fri Oct 15 13:10:28 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Getting distance to subject from your camera Message-ID: <3eb5946c19754924408edf53a01e6448@birdsbydave.com> This is known to me to be true with Nikon and Canon cameras, I do not know whether it is true for other makes. Photographers that process using Photoshop or Lightroom can determine fairly precisely how far away their subject was from the camera by a simple method. Here's how it works: In Photoshop, open an image (doesn't matter whether RAW or TIFF or JPG) and then chose File menu at top of screen, scroll down to File Info and click on that. Next, within File Info, at the bottom of the resulting menu, you will see RAW Data at bottom. Click on RAW Data, which will expose all of the EXIF information. That will look a lot like a Chinese Restaurant Menu in complexity, but, "not to worry" , as there is just one piece of information you need. Somewhere in the first quarter of all the data, you will find a section that starts each line with 473/10 That's the one you want. Distance is expressed metrically. In this example, 473 divided by ten gives us a distance of 47.3 meters. Now, convert that to "'Melican money" meaning feet, or 153.72 feet camera to subject. (My example is taken from an image I shot in 2016 of an Osprey just lifting off from a tree limb.) One thing that I have not been able to determine is whether that distance is measured from sensor plane or from lens front element or whether it is a distance to first sharp focus point optically, which is implied by the terminology. This beats spending $$$ for a rangefinder! Dave Grainger at birdsbydave.com From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Fri Oct 15 13:15:54 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Getting distance to subject from your camera more comment Message-ID: In the past I have paced off the horizontal distance from my stance to the tree trunk on which my subject had been perched, did a rough estimate of the angle from where I shot to photo to the perch or a SWAG guess of the height of the perch, then did the math. Since I was guessing at two of the three pieces needed to solve that triangle I was pretty inaccurate. DISCLAIMER: This is not OCD, needed those distances for some images. From jriegsecker at pobox.com Fri Oct 15 13:45:54 2021 From: jriegsecker at pobox.com (John Riegsecker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Getting distance to subject from your camera In-Reply-To: <3eb5946c19754924408edf53a01e6448@birdsbydave.com> References: <3eb5946c19754924408edf53a01e6448@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: You can also get this information using ExifToolGui available here: https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1450 I have not tried it for Canon or JPG, but for Nikon and Olympus RAW you can find it as Focus Distance under the Maker Tab. There is also a simple formula for finding the distance to an object if you know the size of the target. For example, for a bird you can use an average size to estimate how far away it is. John Riegsecker Gig Harbor On 10/15/2021 1:10 PM, dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > This is known to me to be true with Nikon and Canon cameras, I do not > know whether it is true for other makes. > > Photographers that process using Photoshop or Lightroom can determine > fairly precisely how far away their subject was from the camera by a > simple method. Here's how it works: > > In Photoshop, open an image (doesn't matter whether RAW or TIFF or JPG) > and then chose File menu at top of screen, scroll down to File Info and > click on that. Next, within File Info, at the bottom of the resulting > menu, you will see RAW Data at bottom. Click on RAW Data, which will > expose all of the EXIF information. That will look a lot like a Chinese > Restaurant Menu in complexity, but, "not to worry" , as there is just > one piece of information you need. > > Somewhere in the first quarter of all the data, you will find a section > that starts each line with Amongst those lines you will find one that looks like the following: > 473/10 > > That's the one you want.? Distance is expressed metrically. In this > example, 473 divided by ten gives us a distance of 47.3 meters.? Now, > convert that to "'Melican money" meaning feet, or 153.72 feet camera to > subject. (My example is taken from an image I shot in 2016 of an Osprey > just lifting off from a tree limb.) > > One thing that I have not been able to determine is whether that > distance is measured from sensor plane or from lens front element or > whether it is a distance to first sharp focus point optically, which is > implied by the terminology. This beats spending $$$ for a rangefinder! > > Dave Grainger at birdsbydave.com > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- John Riegsecker From celata at pacifier.com Fri Oct 15 15:44:15 2021 From: celata at pacifier.com (Mike Patterson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Clay-colored Sparrow at North Jetty Message-ID: <61e59a1c-7c67-2ede-2be3-9157d557ad13@pacifier.com> A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (tagged on eBird as Chipping Sparrow) was reported at the North Jetty, Cape Disappointment this morning. That would be a county bird for me, if I were drive across the bridge to go look for it... https://ebird.org/checklist/S96180362 -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR I don't know... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 From wagtail24 at gmail.com Fri Oct 15 16:54:12 2021 From: wagtail24 at gmail.com (Brad Waggoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! Message-ID: <923ca4f5-b53d-4490-b557-60c914e9760c@gmail.com> Hi Mike and all, This might seem like I am coming to the defense of my younger brother Kevin who submitted the eBird list with the Chipping Sparrow at the North Jetty on Thursday, but rather I am concerned that a number of folks in the eBird and Tweeters community might become quite confused on fall spizzella ID if they were to believe you as to it being a Clay-colored Sparrow. It looks damn near a slam dunk for a winter adult Chipping Sparrow to me. What is it about crimson color in the cap and a nice eye line extending into the loral area that make it anything other than a Chipping Sparrow? Please Mike, do tell what specific things you note about this bird that make you so confident it is a Clay-colored Sparrow. Good birding, Braad Waggoner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From celata at pacifier.com Fri Oct 15 17:26:09 2021 From: celata at pacifier.com (Mike Patterson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! Message-ID: As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable that one my to default to the more expected species, except that Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the Pacific Coast this time of year... In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk Clay-colored Sparrow. -- Mike Patterson Astoria, OR I don't know... http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 From blackburnian151 at gmail.com Fri Oct 15 17:35:43 2021 From: blackburnian151 at gmail.com (Ryan Justice) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <53542628-35E0-424E-96D5-459EEE7C6687@gmail.com> Looks like a Chipping to me. Ryan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson wrote: > > ?As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping > Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable > that one my to default to the more expected species, except that > Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the > Pacific Coast this time of year... > > In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and > the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray > nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk > Clay-colored Sparrow. > > > -- > Mike Patterson > Astoria, OR > I don't know... > http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Oct 15 18:43:33 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! In-Reply-To: <53542628-35E0-424E-96D5-459EEE7C6687@gmail.com> References: <53542628-35E0-424E-96D5-459EEE7C6687@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1883DDD6-5B64-4255-BF92-979F29C8F6C9@comcast.net> I would say the distinctly reddish crown stripes and dark eyeline continued in front of the eye to me points to it being a Chipping Sparrow. In Clay-colored the lores are pale or just slightly darkened, not with the fairly distinct dark line that seems to characterize Chipping. I agree with Mike that either species would be unusual at that date and locality. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Oct 15, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Ryan Justice wrote: > > Looks like a Chipping to me. > > Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson wrote: >> >> ?As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping >> Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable >> that one my to default to the more expected species, except that >> Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the >> Pacific Coast this time of year... >> >> In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and >> the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray >> nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk >> Clay-colored Sparrow. >> >> >> -- >> Mike Patterson >> Astoria, OR >> I don't know... >> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Oct 15 19:37:00 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] AviSys off-topic, and dipping on SHAS References: <735902314.1838399.1634351820173.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <735902314.1838399.1634351820173@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, My computer has succumbed to some sort of malady, related to Microsoft Update. Now I have a brand-new computer, but I can't figure out how to get AviSys installed on it. Of course, the new machine has no CD drive, so I can't use the CD that came with AviSys. I do believe that I have saved the contents of that CD on the cloud, though. Any hints or tips would be welcomed. Harrumph. Today, the fifteenth of October, Mike Nelson and I, as well as Marcus Roening and Heather Ballash, and Darchelle W., all tried in vain for the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Fir Island Farm Reserve, formerly known as Prince (I mean, Hayton Reserve). There were quite a few interesting birds in view, including a cooperative Lapland Longspur, and the redoubtable Black-necked Stilt.? We saw several interesting Calidrids, including a greyish one that I thought was probably a Red Knot, and a couple of brownish ones. I think we probably did see the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, but will leave that for any intrepid weekend birders who venture to Fir Island tomorrow, which will also be more or less the first day of waterfowl hunting season. The weather was beastly today. Viva la ninya. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Fri Oct 15 20:50:54 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! In-Reply-To: <1883DDD6-5B64-4255-BF92-979F29C8F6C9@comcast.net> References: <53542628-35E0-424E-96D5-459EEE7C6687@gmail.com> <1883DDD6-5B64-4255-BF92-979F29C8F6C9@comcast.net> Message-ID: I gotta agree with Mike. The head is just too stripey in too many places for chipping. Here's an example.from a few weeks ago. Bob OBrien Carver OR https://ebird.org/checklist/S94849232?_gl=1*1grzp13*_ga*MTc1ODE0NjE2OS4xNjMzODA5NTIw*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzNDM1NTY1Ny41LjEuMTYzNDM1NTczMi40NQ..#flag-370655411&_ga=2.187790056.1595968831.1634355644-1758146169.1633809520 Bob OBrien Portland On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 6:44 PM Dennis Paulson wrote: > I would say the distinctly reddish crown stripes and dark eyeline > continued in front of the eye to me points to it being a Chipping Sparrow. > In Clay-colored the lores are pale or just slightly darkened, not with the > fairly distinct dark line that seems to characterize Chipping. > > I agree with Mike that either species would be unusual at that date and > locality. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > > > On Oct 15, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Ryan Justice > wrote: > > > > Looks like a Chipping to me. > > > > Ryan > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson > wrote: > >> > >> ?As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping > >> Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable > >> that one my to default to the more expected species, except that > >> Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the > >> Pacific Coast this time of year... > >> > >> In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and > >> the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray > >> nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk > >> Clay-colored Sparrow. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Patterson > >> Astoria, OR > >> I don't know... > >> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 baro at pdx.edu Fri Oct 15 21:37:58 2021 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] North Jetty Spizzella looks quite fine for a Chipping Sparrow to me! In-Reply-To: References: <53542628-35E0-424E-96D5-459EEE7C6687@gmail.com> <1883DDD6-5B64-4255-BF92-979F29C8F6C9@comcast.net> Message-ID: Got this from Brad- Brad Waggoner 9:10 PM (21 minutes ago) to me Got this from Brad- "Look closely at your obvious Clay-colored Sparrow please Bob! There is no loral eye stripe as Dennis Paulson had also noted in his brief but to the point reasoning for the North Head bird being a CHSP! Key ID features as noted go before perceived ?too stripey head?! The spizella at North Head on that checklist is unquestionably a Chipping Sparrow! Thanks for showing an obvious CCSP!". OK, I'll give. Somehow I had not looked at the third image of the North Jetty bird, the best image of them all, and showing the lores well.. Yes, this is a chipping sparrow. Notice also how the jizz, general shape of the head in the Oregon Clay-colored is much different from the 'gentle' rounded Chipping Sparrow shape. Bob On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 8:50 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > I gotta agree with Mike. The head is just too stripey in too many places > for chipping. > Here's an example.from a few weeks ago. > Bob OBrien Carver OR > > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S94849232?_gl=1*1grzp13*_ga*MTc1ODE0NjE2OS4xNjMzODA5NTIw*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTYzNDM1NTY1Ny41LjEuMTYzNDM1NTczMi40NQ..#flag-370655411&_ga=2.187790056.1595968831.1634355644-1758146169.1633809520 > > Bob OBrien Portland > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 6:44 PM Dennis Paulson > wrote: > >> I would say the distinctly reddish crown stripes and dark eyeline >> continued in front of the eye to me points to it being a Chipping Sparrow. >> In Clay-colored the lores are pale or just slightly darkened, not with the >> fairly distinct dark line that seems to characterize Chipping. >> >> I agree with Mike that either species would be unusual at that date and >> locality. >> >> Dennis Paulson >> Seattle >> >> > On Oct 15, 2021, at 5:35 PM, Ryan Justice >> wrote: >> > >> > Looks like a Chipping to me. >> > >> > Ryan >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> >> On Oct 15, 2021, at 8:28 PM, Mike Patterson >> wrote: >> >> >> >> ?As you say, fall Spizellas are difficult and, given that Chipping >> >> Sparrow is a resident and Clay-colored is vagrant, it is understandable >> >> that one my to default to the more expected species, except that >> >> Clay-colored Sparrow is actually less rare than Chipping along the >> >> Pacific Coast this time of year... >> >> >> >> In this case the buffy breast, the strong mustachial mark and >> >> the well defined crown stripe and contrast between the very gray >> >> nape and the generally buffy tones over say this is a slam dunk >> >> Clay-colored Sparrow. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mike Patterson >> >> Astoria, OR >> >> I don't know... >> >> http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/northcoastdiaries/?p=3924 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Tweeters mailing list >> >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Tweeters mailing list >> > Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In the past week alone, she has spotted a juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose at Greenlake and a leucistic Canada Goose at the Ballard Locks (today). Her eye and attentiveness are honed, and she is now picking the ?odd? birds out of the flock by instinct. I could not be more proud. Birding is a journey. We are all birding our own paths and finding our own ways. It is with community and support that we grow, thrive, and are inspired to SING! May we all sing together and strive to live in harmony! -- - May the* F*lu*OR*escen*CE* be with you! - Nathaniel Peters Ph.D. W. M. Keck Microscopy Center Manager University of Washington ncpeters@uw.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Mon Oct 18 00:11:11 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dune Peninsula Park Shorebird ID Message-ID: Has anybody birded at the Dune Peninsula Park at Point Ruston in Tacoma lately? We were there yesterday afternoon (Saturday 10/16) and saw a shorebird on the rocks in the area of the line of rocks just off the shoreline. It is frequented by harbor seals and even at high tide, I counted at least twenty of them yesterday. The shorebird has a brownish back and the stripes on the chest have a distinct line - somewhat like a Pectoral Sandpiper. The wings are long and bill and legs are dark or black. The tip of the bill has a slight downward turn. There is a light stripe through the eye. Maybe a Baird's - or White-rumped Sandpiper? It does not appear to be a Dunlin and seems to be slightly larger. It is a single bird and I believe it is the same bird I saw there last winter. 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It is frequented by harbor seals and even at high tide, I counted at least twenty of them yesterday. The shorebird has a brownish back and the stripes on the chest have a distinct line - somewhat like a Pectoral Sandpiper. The wings are long and bill and legs are dark or black. The tip of the bill has a slight downward turn. There is a light stripe through the eye. Maybe a Baird's - or White-rumped Sandpiper? It does not appear to be a Dunlin and seems to be slightly larger. It is a single bird and I believe it is the same bird I saw there last winter. We did not find any longspurs. -- Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Mon Oct 18 08:52:58 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Presentation=3A_Monday=2C_Nov=2E_1=2C_Th?= =?utf-8?q?e_Birds_Who_Lived_With_=28Other=29_Dinosaurs=2C_with_Kim?= =?utf-8?q?_Adelson?= Message-ID: <20211018155258.54099.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to an illuminating presentation by Kim Adelson on November 1, entitled ?The Birds Who Lived With (Other) Dinosaurs.?? This talk is a continuation of Kim?s presentation to WOS last February of ?The Dinosaurs Amongst Us?.??Kim promises you won?t get lost if you missed the first talk.??(However, note that a recording of that talk is available on the WOS YouTube channel.) The focus of this talk will be on the birds who lived during the age of dinosaurs. Although most people imagine that birds first appeared as the ?classic? dinosaurs were dying off, this is not true. Birds ? true birds, but significantly different from today?s species ? first appeared about 160 million years ago and co-existed with non-avian dinosaurs for almost 100 million years. Kim will discuss the features that characterized the very first birds and talk about the three main types of birds that dominated the landscape in the latter half of the dinosaur era. She will also try to give us a sense of the diversity of early birds and the breadth of the ecological niches they filled. Finally, she will talk about which modern, extant orders of birds were alive back then, walking alongside other dinosaurs.??You won?t want to miss this talk. What:??The Dinosaurs Who Lived With (Other) Dinosaurs, Part 2, with Kim Adelson When:??Monday, November 1, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS? Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From danmcdt at gmail.com Mon Oct 18 10:36:04 2021 From: danmcdt at gmail.com (Dan McDougall-Treacy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Buffy-breasted Sandpiper Message-ID: ? now in close and east view within about 50 yards of 208th, sw corner of field. Dan McDougall-Treacy 206.402.9426 From zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com Mon Oct 18 11:08:25 2021 From: zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com (Brian Zinke) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Flying WILD Workshop Message-ID: Hello Tweets, Pilchuck Audubon's Education Committee is hosting a Flying WILD workshop this Saturday, October 23 from 9am-noon, with online and in-person options available. Registration is limited. Participants will immerse themselves in hands-on/minds-on activities designed to teach people of all ages about bird conservation, adding to their educational toolbox to provide interdisciplinary, standards-based opportunities to engage others in understanding the importance of migratory birds and their conservation. For more information please see our webpage: https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/classes To learn more or register, please contact our Education Committee Chair, Teddie Mower, at: education@pilchuckaudubon.org 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... 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I haven?t gone home to check out my pics or video but if anyone is interested in viewing some let me know. ~Kellie Sagen From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Oct 18 18:10:01 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] JBLM October Eagles Pride Birdwalk Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for this coming Thursday, October 21. 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. JBLM has the following Covid-19 guidelines: "Fully vaccinated personnel are not required to wear a mask outdoors. 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 garybletsch at yahoo.com Mon Oct 18 20:30:38 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Sabine's Gull References: <1745871750.2291313.1634614238463.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1745871750.2291313.1634614238463@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Today, the eighteenth of October, there was a Sabine's Gull over Padilla Bay in the evening. I observed it from about 1720-1750 as it flew back and forth several times. It stayed mostly in the center of the bay. I was observing from near the northernmost tip of March Point, looking southeast, and I don't think I got any photos. The bird was feeding actively, and sometimes interacted with Mew Gulls. When last seen, it was heading north; an observer on the dike at the Samish West Ninety would have had a good view of the bird at that point. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Oct 19 07:02:56 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] another Eastern Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Elwha River mouth Message-ID: Yesterday afternoon Will Brooks and I found an Eastern Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at the Elwha River mouth, west side Place Rd entrance, in the riparian strip along the pond. As it was late afternoon, the sun was really warming up the trees and insects. A late Yellow Warbler was also present. 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Two logistical notes?1) the field to the right of the (cut) corn rows was recently plowed, and a local stopped to say that the farmer will be likely picking up the cuttings today or tomorrow, scaring the birds. 2) if you are planning to come by way of Renton and Maple Valley on Hwy 167 to cut over on SE 400th (Krain), know that there is a detour through Wed night due to work around Cedar River Rd. Our GPS sent us over Petrovisky, which was, at least, beautiful with fall colors. That bird was great! But why is it still here? Penny Koyama, Bothell From: Jonathan Houghton Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 11:16 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Buffy continues Blair B. and I plus 2 are looking at the BBSA now1110 east of 208th. Gorgeous? 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URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Tue Oct 19 20:02:15 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] off-topic chelonian question References: <1993502118.2106130.1634698935793.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1993502118.2106130.1634698935793@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, A week or so ago, I observed several turtles basking on logs at Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland. One of the biggest individuals had many yellow stripes on the skin. Most if not all of the others were mostly all dark-skinned. Does anyone out there in Tweeterland know what species of turtles live there? I am hoping that at least some of them might be Pacific Pond Turtles, as that species is said to be rare and declining.? We have a few turtles in a slough near my house in Skagit County. Mrs. Bletsch sees them all the time on her walks. I always assume that they are just some sort of pet turtles that people have released. 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In early November I'm running a wildlife monitoring training course in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and will include detection of bats using handheld ultrasonic detectors. I do not own one, and want to ensure I have one with me during the course. I'm wondering whether anyone in the Seattle vicinity has one that I could borrow for a week or so. Please direct message me if you can help. Thank You Toby -- ________________ Toby Ross Seattle International Birding Trips www.alighttours.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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During the morning we had had our usual visits from 4 Stellar?s Jays and two scrub jays. They all come for roasted peanuts nearly daily, Sharon Howard South Sunset Hill/Ballard From vickibiltz at gmail.com Wed Oct 20 14:42:43 2021 From: vickibiltz at gmail.com (Vicki) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A flurry of thrushes Snake Lake, Tacoma Message-ID: Hi, I?m walking the upper loop of Snake Lake, and just past the scenic view I ran into what must have been 10+ varied thrushes. I suspect they were feeding on the abundance of Pacific Madrone berries here. Happy Birding, Vicki Biltz Vickibiltz@gmail.com -- vickibiltz@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Oct 20, 2021, at 3:01 PM, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) > 2. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) > 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant > 2. Less frequently seen, mostly spring > 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, 2 years in a row > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell apart. > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > Stan > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I?ve seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant > 2. Less frequently seen, mostly spring > 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, 2 years in a row > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell apart. > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > Stan > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com Wed Oct 20 17:51:22 2021 From: zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com (Brian Zinke) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Swifts Online Trivia Night In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Tweets, Just a friendly reminder that our *free* online Vaux's Swift trivia night is on October 29, which means you have just over a week left to register. Test your swift knowledge and maybe learn something, too! Whether you're a trivia buff or just love birds, we hope you'll join us to celebrate these magnificent birds and their spectacular migration theatrics. For more event details and to register your trivia team, please visit: https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/calendar-1/swifts-night-in-with-trivia-2021 Cheers, Brian Zinke On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:53 AM Brian Zinke wrote: > Hello Tweets, > > In lieu of our usual *Swifts Night Out* gathering at the chimney roost in > Monroe, we are hosting an online *Swifts Night In with Trivia!* > > When: October 29, 7:00-8:30pm > Where: Online via Zoom > > This is a free event and all are welcome to partake. > > For more event details and to register your trivia team, please visit: > https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/calendar-1/swifts-night-in-with-trivia-2021 > > 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] > -- [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 ucd880 at comcast.net Wed Oct 20 18:20:08 2021 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian question In-Reply-To: <74CB2048-2013-405F-8EAB-B6069EC144B5@comcast.net> References: <74CB2048-2013-405F-8EAB-B6069EC144B5@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1871180936.215563.1634779208650@connect.xfinity.com> There was a Common Snapping Turtle that was nesting at Sand Point. There were also one or two in Soos Creek. Up until a few years ago it was believed that soils dried out too much for slider eggs to survive. in the last decade there have been a few viable nests found. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 10/20/2021 5:06 PM MaryFrances Mathis wrote: > > > Over the years at Juanita, I?ve witnessed at least two red-eared sliders digging nests along a dirt path, and have seen many small (young?) sliders and painted turtles. There have also been several other species of released turtles, but I can?t find my notes to identify them by name. > > MaryFrances Mathis > Kirkland > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Oct 20, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gary, > > > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) > > 2. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) > > 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant > > 2. Less frequently seen, mostly spring > > 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, 2 years in a row > > > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell apart. > > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > > > Stan > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Wed Oct 20 19:42:10 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] turtles References: <2080499102.2755162.1634784130329.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2080499102.2755162.1634784130329@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Thanks to one and all for the information on turtles at Juanita Bay. It's good to see turtles surviving in the city, even if they are introduced. I haven't seen a snapping turtle since the day I graduated from college, when I picked one up on a country road and carried it by the tail to a nearby wetland. Even so, I am not in a hurry to see that species again, if it has to be in Washington. I can't imagine that introducing snapping turtles would be a good idea anywhere. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Thu Oct 21 09:36:37 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> My understanding is that the Western Painted turtle is a native and not introduced species. Western Pond turtle is the other native, although I have not personally seen those. Down at Ridgefield you can find literal stacks two and three deep, of all sizes, sunning on semi submerged logs in wet areas. I have photographed Western Painteds at Nisqually as well. On 2021-10-20 15:01, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > Hi Gary, > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) > 2. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) > 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve > seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant > 2. Less frequently seen, mostly spring > 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, 2 years in a row > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell > apart. > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > Stan > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From ucd880 at comcast.net Thu Oct 21 10:37:30 2021 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian question In-Reply-To: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> References: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: <382205125.903357.1634837850422@connect.xfinity.com> While there is general (professional) agreement that the Western Painted Turtle is a Washington native there is still the question as to whether or not they are native to the Puget Sound lowlands. The lowlands, at least as far south as Olympia, were totally under ice until about 15,000 YBP so any arrival (of all species) has been recent. Hal Michael Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 10/21/2021 9:36 AM dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > > > My understanding is that the Western Painted turtle is a native and not > introduced species. Western Pond turtle is the other native, although I > have not personally seen those. > > Down at Ridgefield you can find literal stacks two and three deep, of > all sizes, sunning on semi submerged logs in wet areas. I have > photographed Western Painteds at Nisqually as well. > > On 2021-10-20 15:01, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) > > 2. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) > > 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve > > seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant > > 2. Less frequently seen, mostly spring > > 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, 2 years in a row > > > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell > > apart. > > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > > > Stan > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 mcallisters4 at comcast.net Thu Oct 21 11:11:37 2021 From: mcallisters4 at comcast.net (mcallisters4@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian question In-Reply-To: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> References: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: <025801d7c6a7$174e3b40$45eab1c0$@comcast.net> The question of whether Painted Turtles are native to the Puget Sound lowlands comes up from time to time. I invested a considerable amount of time looking at the historic record. While Western Pond Turtles are documented from as far back as the 1850s around Fort Nisqually, Painted Turtles weren't documented from the Puget lowlands until 1930 and their earliest occurrences were from urban areas. The pattern is consistent with release of turtles transported and released by people living in and around our earliest urban centers. I'd welcome any evidence otherwise but, for now, I'm convinced that Painted Turtles are native to eastern Washington, probably extending to western Washington only where there was a more or less continuous low elevation connection to eastern Washington, the area around Vancouver where there was a connection through the Columbia River gorge. Kelly McAllister -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of dgrainger@birdsbydave.com Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:37 AM To: Stan Bezimienny Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Chelonian question My understanding is that the Western Painted turtle is a native and not introduced species. Western Pond turtle is the other native, although I have not personally seen those. Down at Ridgefield you can find literal stacks two and three deep, of all sizes, sunning on semi submerged logs in wet areas. I have photographed Western Painteds at Nisqually as well. On 2021-10-20 15:01, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > Hi Gary, > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) 2. painted turtle > (Chrysemys picta) 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve > seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant 2. Less frequently > seen, mostly spring 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, > 2 years in a row > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell > apart. > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > Stan > _______________________________________________ > 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 ucd880 at comcast.net Thu Oct 21 11:21:58 2021 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian question In-Reply-To: <025801d7c6a7$174e3b40$45eab1c0$@comcast.net> References: <054322f0f97466463dd05e4579464cc3@birdsbydave.com> <025801d7c6a7$174e3b40$45eab1c0$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1452877384.906241.1634840518073@connect.xfinity.com> What makes the zoogeography interesting is that there were no turtles here until the glaciers left. For some reason, the Western Pond came up the Willamette Valley, across the Columbia, and then on north. And somewhat east to Klickitat. Yet the Western Painted came down the Columbia and did not turn north. Wonder if the Bretz Floods had something to do with it. Hal Michael Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 10/21/2021 11:11 AM mcallisters4@comcast.net wrote: > > > The question of whether Painted Turtles are native to the Puget Sound lowlands comes up from time to time. I invested a considerable amount of time looking at the historic record. While Western Pond Turtles are documented from as far back as the 1850s around Fort Nisqually, Painted Turtles weren't documented from the Puget lowlands until 1930 and their earliest occurrences were from urban areas. The pattern is consistent with release of turtles transported and released by people living in and around our earliest urban centers. I'd welcome any evidence otherwise but, for now, I'm convinced that Painted Turtles are native to eastern Washington, probably extending to western Washington only where there was a more or less continuous low elevation connection to eastern Washington, the area around Vancouver where there was a connection through the Columbia River gorge. > > Kelly McAllister > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of dgrainger@birdsbydave.com > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:37 AM > To: Stan Bezimienny > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Chelonian question > > My understanding is that the Western Painted turtle is a native and not introduced species. Western Pond turtle is the other native, although I have not personally seen those. > > Down at Ridgefield you can find literal stacks two and three deep, of all sizes, sunning on semi submerged logs in wet areas. I have photographed Western Painteds at Nisqually as well. > > On 2021-10-20 15:01, Stan Bezimienny wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > > > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: > > > > 1. red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) 2. painted turtle > > (Chrysemys picta) 3. spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) > > > > All 3 are introduced pets, long living but likely non-breeding. > > > > 1. Common, invasive, older specimens can be completely black. I?ve > > seen them as late as 12/24, rather cold tolerant 2. Less frequently > > seen, mostly spring 3. At least 2 huge specimens, seen in late spring, > > 2 years in a row > > > > Have pictures to illustrate. All 3 species are reasonably easy to tell > > apart. > > 2. Is native to WA, but I think the JBP are released pets. > > > > Stan > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Thu Oct 21 12:52:07 2021 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Skagit_Sabine=E2=80=99s_Gull?= References: <216DD423-36EB-4BE5-8163-6921438C64CC.ref@rocketmail.com> Message-ID: <216DD423-36EB-4BE5-8163-6921438C64CC@rocketmail.com> Hey everybody, Alex Patia and I are watching a beautiful immature Sabine?s Gull show off for us right on the tip of March Point. This may be the same individual that Gary Bletsch reported a couple days ago, if he has photos we?ll be able to compare plumages. It keeps circling around us, so maybe it?ll stay in the area! Now flying N towards Samish Island as I?m typing. We also had an American Golden-Plover and Lapland Longspur at Hayton Reserve this morning. Good birding, Eric Heisey Sent from my iPhone From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Oct 21 12:53:50 2021 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <2281474c-2eec-c221-affc-af559ed3c3a@zipcon.net> HI ALL: This week's titles are: 1) Estrildid Finches of the World 2) The Complete Birds of the World 3) Magical Merlins 4) All Asian Primates 5) Charles Darwin https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-titles_21.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From rich at rjassociates.ca Thu Oct 21 12:59:32 2021 From: rich at rjassociates.ca (Richard James) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Western Painted Turtles In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 2021-10-21 12:07 p.m., tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > Message: 4 Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:01:46 -0700 > From: Stan Bezimienny > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Chelonian > question > Hi Gary, > I have seen 3 species of turtles in Juanita Bay: Slightly out of area (and not bird...) There are multiple reports (annual) on Western Painted Turtles on Southern Vancouver Island at: http://hat.bc.ca/focal-species-publications/western-painted-turtle-publications Short version: breeding at several location on Van Isl. -- Richard James From an Island in the Pacific, Victoria, BC From mcallisters4 at comcast.net Thu Oct 21 14:01:10 2021 From: mcallisters4 at comcast.net (mcallisters4@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Western Painted Turtles In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <026401d7c6be$c70f3ef0$552dbcd0$@comcast.net> I have no doubt been influenced (somewhat subconsciously since I don't remember this passage) by Dr. Murry Johnson's description of the geographic distribution of Painted Turtles in Washington from Northwest Fauna Number Three, "Reptiles of the State of Washington (1954):" "Found in or near ponds or stagnant waters of streams in the eastern part of the state and down to the western part, following the Columbia River. Occasional specimens are found scattered in the human population centers of the western part of the state as their bright colors lead to their acquisition as pets by tourists." Kelly McAllister From garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Oct 21 15:15:30 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Sabine=E2=80=99s_Gull_now_March_Point?= References: <11DB0F65-6758-46F2-8E42-950264A29019.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <11DB0F65-6758-46F2-8E42-950264A29019@yahoo.com> Off the very tip, on Padilla Bay side, with Mew Gulls. Much closer views than on Monday Sent from my iPhone From drisseq.n at gmail.com Thu Oct 21 16:30:35 2021 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (Nadine Drisseq) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Slaty backed gull Message-ID: At cedar River, Renton right now. Snoozing. Spotted by Alan Grenon. Nadine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Thu Oct 21 18:40:04 2021 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 10-21-2021 Message-ID: Tweeters, Today was the lull between the storms at JBLM Eagles Pride GC, and quite warm for the season (52degF at start and 64degF at the end of the walk) - not that the 14 of us were complaining! Not much in the way of vocalizing forest birds, but we had a few interesting surprises and some first-of-season sightings (FOS): 1. A well-heard CASSIN'S VIREO, that even responded to one playback 2. Fifty-three (53!), by actual count, HOODED MERGANSERS at Hodge Lake 3. Three VARIED THRUSHES (FOS) 4. 17 AMERICAN WIGEONS (FOS) 5. 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS (FOS) 6. GREEN-WINGED TEAL, which may be only our second record for the walk (FOS) 7. 5 RED CROSSBILLS Mammals today included four black-tailed deer, two Douglas's squirrels, one rabbit, one coyote, and a long-tailed weasel. 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: * November 18 * December 16 * January 20 (Welcome 2022!) Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 34 species Cackling Goose 35 American Wigeon 17 Mallard 27 Green-winged Teal 1 Hodge Lake Ring-necked Duck 3 Hodge Lake Hooded Merganser 53 All at Hodge Lake - mixture of adult males, adult females, and a whole bunch of what appeared to be immature birds. This was likely a slight undercount because some birds were diving and may not have been counted in the total. Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 4 Anna's Hummingbird 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Last bird of the walk Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 5 Cassin's Vireo 1 A totally unexpected species - heard only, but identified by at least 5 of us. As one observer noted: "If this was in July, there would be no problem in identifying the vocalization of this bird." The bird did respond to a callback, but no visual sighting. Heard along road behind Hodge Lake. Unfortunately, no one thought to use a phone to capture the calls! Steller's Jay 10 American Crow 67 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 Red-breasted Nuthatch 12 Brown Creeper 1 Pacific Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 34 Varied Thrush 3 American Robin 50 Red Crossbill 5 Fox Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 40 Song Sparrow 16 Spotted Towhee 4 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS96529557&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cc6d3732498004def1d1f08d994f8d4ee%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637704618735828249%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wLbBUm0o%2FKkzuBTV%2BfhoG2t6v2NJzkOZFL64HELleWk%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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Pacific county is underbirded and has lots of potential, especially spots like the town of Ilwaco, Bay Center, and Cape Disappointment. Ocean Shores and Wesport-Tokeland would be good to check too. For the most Neah Bay-like potential, Clallam Bay and other spots along the Straight could be productive. Access is available all the way to Snow Creek, just a few miles from the town of Neah Bay. La Push is another potentially good spot. Hoping to have as many eyes as possible out looking considering a wind event like this during this time of year has incredible potential. See you out there! Jason Vassallo Jason.Vassallo@outlook.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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May all your birds be "correctly" identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook.com For those still interested, the copy of our corrected trip report is below: Today was the lull between the storms at JBLM Eagles Pride GC, and quite warm for the season (52degF at start and 64degF at the end of the walk) - not that the 14 of us were complaining! Not much in the way of vocalizing forest birds, but we had a few interesting surprises and some first-of-season sightings (FOS). - Fifty-three (53!), by actual count, HOODED MERGANSERS at Hodge Lake - Three VARIED THRUSHES (FOS) - 17 AMERICAN WIGEONS (FOS) - 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS (FOS) - GREEN-WINGED TEAL, which may be only our second record for the walk (FOS) - 4 RED CROSSBILLS Mammals today included four black-tailed deer, two Douglas's squirrels, one rabbit, one coyote, and a long-tailed weasel. 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: * November 18 * December 16 * January 20 (Welcome 2022!) Anyone is welcome to join us! 34 species Cackling Goose 35 American Wigeon 17 Mallard 27 Green-winged Teal 1 Hodge Lake Ring-necked Duck 3 Hodge Lake Hooded Merganser 53 All at Hodge Lake - mixture of adult males, adult females, and a whole bunch of what appeared to be immature birds. This was likely a slight undercount because some birds were diving and may not have been counted in the total. Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 4 Anna's Hummingbird 6 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 1 Last bird of the walk Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 5 Steller's Jay 10 American Crow 67 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 Red-breasted Nuthatch 12 Brown Creeper 1 Pacific Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 34 Varied Thrush 3 American Robin 50 Purple Finch 1 What sounded like a Cassin's Vireo was likely this species. Bird and learn! Red Crossbill 4 Fox Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 40 Song Sparrow 16 Spotted Towhee 4 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS96529557&data=04%7C01%7C%7C8846d655a7f74536fead08d995741053%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637705147988884020%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Dm5aDR14KmWOra9mr6wVYENAxiTwLT7NMBgfmqYJLiU%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hank.heiberg at yahoo.com Fri Oct 22 11:19:48 2021 From: hank.heiberg at yahoo.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese at Lake Sammamish References: Message-ID: There are two Snow Geese hanging out with the ducks at the Lake Sammamish Boat Launch. Hank Heiberg Issaquah, WA Sent from my iPhone From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Fri Oct 22 11:28:31 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-10-21 Message-ID: <0915F197F8804DA188D6CED002B5731C@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day at the park. Dawn was slow in coming but featured purple clouds with flaming orange edges and a setting full moon. The overcast was patchy, and temps were warm (58-66). But we had blustery winds all morning, which definitely makes birding tougher. Wind-blown leaves were also way more numerous than birds. The morning started VERY slowly, and only picked up starting at the Pea Patch once we were mostly done. Highlights: a.. Green-winged Teal ? three at the Rowing Club b.. Ring-necked Duck ? one from the Rowing Club dock ? First of Fall (FOF) c.. Greater Scaup ? one female from the Lake Platform (FOF) d.. SANDHILL CRANE ? two flying fairly high over the Pea Patch heading east! First of Year (FOY) e.. Western Screech-Owl ? Matt heard one pre-dawn. WESO have now been recorded at least once in every week of the year, cumulatively f.. Great Horned Owl ? also heard pre-dawn g.. Pileated Woodpecker ? one flyby west of the slough h.. Merlin ? one streaking by in typical fashion i.. Northern Shrike ? One seen *very* distantly across the slough from the Lake Platform. Later one near the Compost Piles. (FOF) j.. American Pipit ? 2 or 3 in gravel parking area north of Pea Patch k.. Townsend?s Warbler ? female near windmill, female at Rowing Club The SANDHILL CRANES were the first ever for the Marymoor Survey (and for me personally), and only the 3rd sighting that I know of for Marymoor Park. 2010-04-03, two were reported to have been on the grass soccer fields. About a week later, 2010-04-11, Ryan Merrill, Charlie Wright, and Evan Houston had two fly over (photographed). Yesterday?s was the first fall sighting of cranes at Marymoor, and my personal 225th species for the park. Misses yesterday included Hooded Merganser, Western Grebe, Virginia Rail, Cooper?s Hawk, and Lincoln?s Sparrow. For the day, 61 species despite the blustery winds. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elc at uw.edu Fri Oct 22 12:12:38 2021 From: elc at uw.edu (elc) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] PLEASE JOIN - - "Vaux's Swifts" online with Trivia (7PM, October 29, 2021) Message-ID: How we miss Swifts Night Out, in Monroe ? it will be back! But this year, we once more must be ?in"? And if perhaps you (like me) were a smidge unnerved by the info on the link, please look again. Trivia and some ?teaming up? are definitely featured, but it will be equally enjoyable and educational to be an observer - watcher. Yes, that is welcome (clear instructions await those who click)! For event details and to register, please visit: https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/calendar-1/swifts-night-in-with-trivia-2021 Larry Schwitters and all those incredible, wee birds still traveling south this very moment, await: do come join the fun! Please note that registration is necessary: the deadline to register is 5P on Thursday, Oct 28. E. Chuang Seattle Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:51:22 -0700 From: Brian Zinke To: TWEETERS Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Vaux's Swifts Online Trivia Night Hello Tweets, Just a friendly reminder that our *free* online Vaux's Swift trivia night is on October 29, which means you have just over a week left to register. Test your swift knowledge and maybe learn something, too! Whether you're a trivia buff or just love birds, we hope you'll join us to celebrate these magnificent birds and their spectacular migration theatrics. 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There are 8 Mountain Quail in/out of the yard, a very late juvenile Band-Tailed Pigeon here by itself, a plethora a juncoes and a lone immature Gold-crowned Sparrow. Besides that, show there is a deer and this year's fawn hanging around a lot which has attracted two nice bucks to the yard. The usual crowd of Jays and Purple Finches are here. A regular menagerie. Happy birding and watch out for those deer on the roads. Mary Hrudkaj Belfair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill.freidberg at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 08:39:19 2021 From: jill.freidberg at gmail.com (Jill Freidberg) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin doing the lord's work Message-ID: <663090BB-4D45-40EC-9A1D-DDF7AD8FEA48@gmail.com> We see Coopers Hawks pretty regularly in Seattle?s Central District, so that?s what I expected to see this morning when I went out to investigate the unmistakable sounds of a bird in distress. Instead, I found a Merlin (almost certain of this, despite the low light conditions, because it was just so much smaller than a Coopers), with a starling pinned to the ground. No shortage of starlings and house sparrows in this part of the city, so hopefully Merlins are starting to nest around here. It was too dark, and the bird was moving too fast, for me to see if it had a tag, but I?ll keep my binocs handy in case they show up again. Merlin: 1 Starling: 0 Jill From ellenblackstone at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 12:05:00 2021 From: ellenblackstone at gmail.com (Ellen Blackstone) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote, last week and the week of Oct. 24, 2021 Message-ID: Hello, Tweeters, Listen to a special bonus episode of the Threatened podcast: "The Future of Bird Migration, with Scott Weidensaul" https://bit.ly/3pzy7lM Then catch up on the whole series here: https://bit.ly/3pwSYq4 -------------------------------------------------------------- Heard last week on BirdNote: * Bird-friendly Planting in Fall - With Joanna Buehler http://bit.ly/2gh7JvI * Migrations: The Triumphant Comeback of the Aleutian Cackling Goose https://bit.ly/3B6DN9a * Black-crowned Night-Heron http://bit.ly/2xteopX * Migrations: Watching Seabirds Summer at the Lake https://bit.ly/3b3T2VB * Spark Bird: Birding from the Bus http://bit.ly/2LP7qW1 * Spark Bird: The First Robin of Spring http://bit.ly/2II7yVq * Shorebirds Aren't Always on the Shore http://bit.ly/2l6bK7M ========================= Next week on BirdNote: The Wide World of Parrots, Molt Migration, To Breathe Like a Bird, and more! https://bit.ly/3b2sqV9 -------------------------------------- Did you have a favorite story this week? 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URL: From coheberlein at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 14:04:17 2021 From: coheberlein at gmail.com (Carolyn Heberlein) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Coots are back at Green Lake Message-ID: I look for coots year round at Green Lake. I had not seen any since last spring. Now I saw a half dozen or so on Thursday. I find their feet are very interesting. -- Carolyn Finder Heberlein / Nana, Fremont Neighborhood, Seattle, Washington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 14:53:06 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Owl unseen for 150 years photographed in the wild for the first time | Imperial News | Imperial College London Message-ID: <8F084202-A083-4A18-A39C-5BD1E6C995FA@gmail.com> Great news! Dan Reiff MI https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/231335/owl-unseen-150-years-photographed-wild/ Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 14:58:09 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Shelley's eagle-owl - Wikipedia Message-ID: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelley%27s_eagle-owl Sent from my iPhone From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sat Oct 23 19:29:33 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed Gull and Burrowing Owl in Renton King Co- Sat 10/23/21 Message-ID: Hi all - A group of birders gathered to look for the Slaty-backed Gull at the mouth of the Cedar River this afternoon - After a couple hours, Sam Fason reported the Slaty-backed just before 5:00, from over at Gene Coulon - About 10 of us started to leave the park, when Henry Lehman waved us over on the way out - he?d spotted a Burrowing Owl from the car. See John P?s eBird for coordinates - roughly: n of the bathrooms, where the road is still 2-way, it was near a tree trunk on the right, in one of the manicured patches around a trunk. I stopped back at 6:30 and it was still there, starting to move around on the ground. The crew of us headed to Gene Coulon where we got distant not very good looks at the Slaty-backed in the late afternoon/evening light - good enough to count, and it even gave us one look at the spread wing pattern ? Weirdest of all, 2nd Renton Burrowing Owl for Steve Pink & I ! Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Sat Oct 23 22:47:01 2021 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (Louise Rutter) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Salamander species Message-ID: <03e901d7c89a$91495520$b3dbff60$@gmail.com> Not birds this time, I'm afraid, but the members here cover a wide variety of nature interests. I found a salamander in my yard here in Kirkland last week, and I would have expected it to be a northwestern salamander, as they seem to be the common ones around here. But judging from the Burke museum site and other images we googled, the proportions of the one I found don't look quite right for a northwestern and almost like the extra long and thin Dunn's salamander, which is only supposed to live in the southwestern corner of the state. It was a very generic dark brown without much in the way of obvious markings. I have a fairly short video of it that my husband made (I only handled it very briefly and then wetted it down again and put it back under the wood where I found it). Does anyone happen to be or know of any salamander specialists who might cast an eye over it? This is only the second Washington salamander I've seen, so I know nothing about the variation within a species, I only have online photos to judge from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTs9fLwhj08 Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.bannick at gmail.com Sun Oct 24 06:10:05 2021 From: paul.bannick at gmail.com (Paul Bannick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Salamander species In-Reply-To: <03e901d7c89a$91495520$b3dbff60$@gmail.com> References: <03e901d7c89a$91495520$b3dbff60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Louise, It looks like a Western Red-backed Salamander *Plethodon vehiculum *to me, but I would have to see it in better light to confirm. Paul On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 10:48 PM Louise Rutter wrote: > Not birds this time, I?m afraid, but the members here cover a wide variety > of nature interests. I found a salamander in my yard here in Kirkland last > week, and I would have expected it to be a northwestern salamander, as they > seem to be the common ones around here. But judging from the Burke museum > site and other images we googled, the proportions of the one I found don?t > look quite right for a northwestern and almost like the extra long and thin > Dunn?s salamander, which is only supposed to live in the southwestern > corner of the state. It was a very generic dark brown without much in the > way of obvious markings. > > > > I have a fairly short video of it that my husband made (I only handled it > very briefly and then wetted it down again and put it back under the wood > where I found it). Does anyone happen to be or know of any salamander > specialists who might cast an eye over it? This is only the second > Washington salamander I?ve seen, so I know nothing about the variation > within a species, I only have online photos to judge from. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTs9fLwhj08 > > > > Louise Rutter > > Kirkland > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Now Available: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ Paul Bannick Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-940-7835 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From noellesculpt at yahoo.com Sun Oct 24 07:27:07 2021 From: noellesculpt at yahoo.com (noelle c) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Salamander species In-Reply-To: References: <03e901d7c89a$91495520$b3dbff60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <568259534.307902.1635085627338@mail.yahoo.com> I would second that. Pretty commonly found around here, not to say that it is the only?possibility;?critters have a way of NOT always paying attention to those distribution maps... On Sunday, October 24, 2021, 06:11:01 AM PDT, Paul Bannick wrote: Hi Louise, It looks like a Western Red-backed Salamander?Plethodon vehiculum?to me, but I would have to see it in better light to confirm.?? Paul On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 10:48 PM Louise Rutter wrote: Not birds this time, I?m afraid, but the members here cover a wide variety of nature interests. I found a salamander in my yard here in Kirkland last week, and I would have expected it to be a northwestern salamander, as they seem to be the common ones around here. But judging from the Burke museum site and other images we googled, the proportions of the one I found don?t look quite right for a northwestern and almost like the extra long and thin Dunn?s salamander, which is only supposed to live in the southwestern corner of the state. It was a very generic dark brown without much in the way of obvious markings. ? I have a fairly short video of it that my husband made (I only handled it very briefly and then wetted it down again and put it back under the wood where I found it). Does anyone happen to be or know of any salamander specialists who might cast an eye over it? This is only the second Washington salamander I?ve seen, so I know nothing about the variation within a species, I only have online photos to judge from. ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTs9fLwhj08 ? Louise Rutter Kirkland _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Now Available: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ Paul Bannick Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-940-7835_______________________________________________ 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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Paul On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 10:48 PM Louise Rutter > wrote: Not birds this time, I?m afraid, but the members here cover a wide variety of nature interests. I found a salamander in my yard here in Kirkland last week, and I would have expected it to be a northwestern salamander, as they seem to be the common ones around here. But judging from the Burke museum site and other images we googled, the proportions of the one I found don?t look quite right for a northwestern and almost like the extra long and thin Dunn?s salamander, which is only supposed to live in the southwestern corner of the state. It was a very generic dark brown without much in the way of obvious markings. I have a fairly short video of it that my husband made (I only handled it very briefly and then wetted it down again and put it back under the wood where I found it). Does anyone happen to be or know of any salamander specialists who might cast an eye over it? This is only the second Washington salamander I?ve seen, so I know nothing about the variation within a species, I only have online photos to judge from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTs9fLwhj08 Louise Rutter Kirkland _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Now Available: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ Paul Bannick Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-940-7835 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From buhrdz at hotmail.com Sun Oct 24 12:29:00 2021 From: buhrdz at hotmail.com (kdb .) 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URL: From raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com Mon Oct 25 09:18:33 2021 From: raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com (Jeff Fleischer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Winter raptor survey project needs References: <422165AC-36AD-4290-880F-EDE1CD8CDAF3.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <422165AC-36AD-4290-880F-EDE1CD8CDAF3@yahoo.com> Hi Everyone, Back on the 12th, I solicited help from interested folks that would like to engage this winter in some meaningful citizen science survey work, mainly, to conduct raptor surveys for the East Cascades Audubon Society?s Winter Raptor Survey Project on routes throughout Washington and a small section of NE Oregon and western Idaho. As a result of that posting, I was able to fill 13 of the routes but there are still some opportunities left to take on a route if you are interested :) Specifically, here are the routes that are still available (length in miles listed), they all have been surveyed in the past and I am hoping that we can continue collecting data on them : LaCenter 67 miles Raymond - Holcomb 54 Moses Lake East 60 Othello East 73 Pullman SW 64 Steptoe - Saint John. 82 Moscow North (ID) 87 Moscow South (ID) 59 Hermiston West (OR) 45 In addition, there are new routes available that have been created for our continuing expansion efforts in Washington that have not been surveyed yet. They include: Warden 67 White Swan West 52 White Swan East 73 Wapato 67 Toppenish West 79 Toppenish East 54 Sunnyside North 89 Sunnyside South 43 Prosser North 61 Prosser West 91 Grandview 32 For this project we ask our volunteers to commit to doing one survey each month for December, January and February. Surveys can be conducted on a day of your choosing to fit with your own life schedule each month, hopefully you also have flexibility to conduct them when weather is not too crazy! :). The months of November and March are also available but they are optional for this project, about 60% of all routes do get surveyed during November. You should have confidence in your raptor ID skills, especially for Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Northern Harriers, Bald Eagles, and Rough-legged Hawks which combined account for around 92% of all birds counted in this project. A pair of binoculars is a must to be able to see birds at a distance and if you happen to have a spotting scope those are very much encouraged. Some of these routes will necessitate 4WD or all wheel drive so that should be taken into consideration when you choose. You should also bring a desire to thoroughly cover and search all available good raptor habitat, rushing through a survey just to get it done will invariably lead to missed birds. If this sounds like an activity that you would like to participate in this winter, you will be joining a group of 350 plus volunteers who last winter covered 452 routes covering more than 25,000 miles of transects each month throughout OR, ID, WA, and small parts of northern CA and UT and your assistance will be most welcome! :). Please let me know which route you wish to take on (you might include a second and third choice if your first choice has been assigned), these will be filled on a first come first served basis. I will provide you with the necessary information right away to get you prepared for what you will be doing. It is a very active citizen science project that gives you an opportunity to engage with this wonderful family of birds and offering your help in helping us all to better understand their life histories :). Hope to hear from some of you soon, thank you! :) Jeff Fleischer Project Coordinator Winter Raptor Survey Project East Cascades Audubon Society - Bend, OR (project sponsor) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mollycvetovac at gmail.com Mon Oct 25 10:56:32 2021 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (mollycvetovac@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Left my tripod bag at Cedar River Mouth Message-ID: <0B8D313F-4F5C-4AEF-840B-BD63344426C9@gmail.com> Hi, I believe I left my black tripod bag on the side walk near the parking by the playground this morning at Cedar River Mouth trail. If someone happens to see it, can you please pick it up and PM me? Thanks! Molly Sent from my iPhone From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Oct 25 12:01:45 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Murphy=E2=80=99s_Petrel_and_other_bedlam_fro?= =?utf-8?q?m_Pt_Wilson?= Message-ID: <866A32E1-3801-44FF-9485-330826ACDD95@gmail.com> I just ducked into the bathroom here to send out this message. Doing storm birding from Point Wilson tucked under the dune bluff looking north. I had an apparent Murphy?s Petrel and the number of Sooty shearwaters is building, now probably 30. Ancient Murrelets are coming into the Sound. With 50 mph winds offshore, I suspect more pelagic species are ducking into the Strait. Here?s my description of the Petrel: Dark Pterodroma with ridiculously fast and acrobatic flight style, between Point Wilson and Whidbey, outbound. A little smaller than SOSH with more angled wings; twice as fast with much higher, much steeper arcs? absolutely electric in flight. Watched it do about eight of these fast towering steep arcs before I lost it behind shearwaters and gulls. Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Oct 25 23:03:11 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Seven Women Who Made the World Better for Birds and People | Audubon Message-ID: <4A127B7C-15EC-40C5-91D7-F7426D84A5ED@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/seven-women-who-made-world-better-birds-and-people Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Oct 25 23:05:38 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] These Century-Old Photos Inspired Some of the West's First Bird Refuges | Audubon Message-ID: They were there for us. Dan Reiff MI https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2018/these-century-old-photos-inspired-some-wests Sent from my iPhone From TRI at seattleu.edu Tue Oct 26 09:11:49 2021 From: TRI at seattleu.edu (Tucker, Trileigh) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird question - how to view others' checklists? Message-ID: Hi Tweets, I?m probably missing something obvious ? but how do I view the checklists of my contacts on eBird? I?m asking because I?ve set up a group account for a birding group I?m in (using this process), and I understand how to share checklists to that group, but I can?t figure out how a group member can then view the checklists that have been submitted. I?ve searched all over eBird, and searched online for other descriptions of such a process, and have come up dry. Again, it?s probably straightforward and explained somewhere I should have easily been able to find?but if you know how, I?d love to hear. 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This area typically sees large groups of gulls, but this might have been the highest number of active birds I can recall seeing. I spent most of my time scanning these flocks hoping I'd be able to pick something unusual out. The most interesting bird of the day was a probable Brown Booby. For about five minutes I watched a large dark bird that spent most of its time gliding out with the gulls. The wings seemed long and thin (not broad like a Pelican) and my initial gut reaction was an Albatross, but I eventually felt I could rule that out based on behavior. Several times I had a view of the underside which appeared to be light on the belly extending out to the inner wings. At one point it appeared to plunge-dive. Alas, I lost it and never saw it again after that. Later while trying to relocate the bird above I had a brief view of what was likely a Northern Fulmar, but the vast distance made definitive ID difficult. 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We estimated about 40 Short-tailed and 10 Sooty Shearwaters, mostly foraging in the area north of the point and west of Whidbey Island. Other highlights included 4 phalaropes, likely Red, and a Cassin's Auklet. On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 3:23 PM Josh Adams wrote: > Hello Tweets, > The winds over the last couple days didn't seem particularly conducive for > blowing pelagic birds into central Puget Sound, but historic storms do > weird things and reports of tubnoses at the north end of Admiralty Inlet > had my interest piqued so I did a seawatch from the Edmonds Pier this > morning. > > Bird movement was overall fairly average in the main channel, but there > were extremely large numbers of gulls between Pt. No Point and the south > end of Whidbey Island. This area typically sees large groups of gulls, but > this might have been the highest number of active birds I can recall > seeing. I spent most of my time scanning these flocks hoping I'd be able to > pick something unusual out. > > The most interesting bird of the day was a probable Brown Booby. For about > five minutes I watched a large dark bird that spent most of its time > gliding out with the gulls. The wings seemed long and thin (not broad like > a Pelican) and my initial gut reaction was an Albatross, but I eventually > felt I could rule that out based on behavior. Several times I had a view of > the underside which appeared to be light on the belly extending out to the > inner wings. At one point it appeared to plunge-dive. Alas, I lost it and > never saw it again after that. > > Later while trying to relocate the bird above I had a brief view of what > was likely a Northern Fulmar, but the vast distance made definitive ID > difficult. > > Josh Adams > Cathcart, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rjm284 at gmail.com Wed Oct 27 08:23:30 2021 From: rjm284 at gmail.com (Ryan Merrill) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Brown Booby off Carkeek Message-ID: There?s been an adult Brown Booby way off Carkeek for the past ten minutes or so, slowly moving south. Good birding, Ryan Merrill Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Oct 27 16:59:49 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwaters still in good numbers off Port Townsend/Whidbey Message-ID: With dead calm and flat seas, today it was easy to see birds on the water and scope them in flight. I counted 47 Short-tailed Shearwaters between Pt Wilson and Whidbey Island, generally moving back and forth toward feeding frenzies and often landing on the water. None of the Sooties we saw yesterday were present today. Ancient Murrelet numbers continue to build, with small groups of 4-7 (with the requisite 18' spacing between each bird) scattered about on the water. Full list and some distant pics here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S96786253 good birding, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I watched it in my binoculars for a few minutes, went back to my car to grab my scope, and then when I returned most of the gulls took off! It was distinctly darker than the other gulls, and showed itself well, just for too short a time! There were at least two bald eagles in the area, and not surprisingly the gulls moved around a lot. It seemed that sometimes the gulls took off in the direction of Gene Coulon Park. A flock of about a dozen Dunlins were also flying around for a brief period of time. Doug Santoni Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Oct 28 13:50:27 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tundra Swans on Lake Samm Message-ID: I was doing a late scan of the lake after the Marymoor survey, and was startled to find a flock of 35 swans on the lake. I had to drive to the other side of the lake to confirm that they are TUNDRA SWANS, which is unexpected down here. These are best viewed from the northmost spot on East Lake Sammamish Parkway where you can see the lake. They seem to be drifting towards the extreme NE corner of the lake. - Michael Hobbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sowersalexander1 at gmail.com Thu Oct 28 15:40:08 2021 From: sowersalexander1 at gmail.com (Xander Sowers) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] RED PHALAROPE @ Cedar River Mouth Message-ID: Hey tweets, Just had a RED PHALAROPE briefly on the water a little ways out at the Cedar River Mouth. I watched it for a few seconds before it took flight and circled around headed N into the haze. If your out on Lake Washington, keep an eye out! Good birding, Alex Sowers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Oct 28 17:16:27 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-10-28 Message-ID: Geez ? one bad weather forecast and everybody stays home! It was just me, Matt, and Brian this morning, and the weather wasn?t even that bad. In fact we had over an hour without rain to start the walk, a mix of mizzle and drizzle with occasional clearings after that, very few gusts of wind, and our only real, real rain came just before noon as we were leaving the Rowing Club. Birds were a little hard to come by, but it certainly wasn?t a waste of a morning. Highlights: a.. American Wigeon ? a pair hung out with the coots all morning b.. Greater(?) Scaup ? three females out from the Viewing Mound c.. Short-billed Gull ? about six all told, First of Fall (FOF) d.. Sharp-shinned Hawk ? at least one e.. Cooper?s Hawk ? at least one f.. Pine Siskin ? flock of maybe 20 ? First Flock of Fall (FFOF) g.. Savannah Sparrow ? still at least 1, East Meadow. Likely to disappear very soon h.. Lincoln?s Sparrow ? one, East Meadow i.. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW ? one in a mixed flock of Zonos in the middle of the Dog Meadow (FOF) On a quick drive-through after the Rowing Club I spotted ROCK PIGEON and a NORTHERN SHRIKE. A little later I did a late scan of the lake, trying to tie down the species of Aythya ducks (got them to *probably* Greater), but I turned up several other species: Two RIVER OTTERS, two NORTHERN SHOVELER, a WESTERN GREBE,... ... and 35 SWANS! I had to drive around to the other side of the lake to be close enough to identify them. As far as I could tell, they were all TUNDRA SWANS, 3-4 juveniles and the rest adults. This is just the 7th record I have for Tundra Swan at Marymoor (today?s birds would have been easily visible from the Lake Platform). Misses today included Virginia Rail, Barn Owl, Downy Woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Purple Finch, American Goldfinch, Western Meadowlark, and Yellow-rumped Warbler (might have heard 1-2). By the time we were finished at the Rowing Club, we?d had 52 species. I added 6 more after the walk for a day?s total of 58 species. That?s why I don?t listen to the weather reports. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Fri Oct 29 06:29:31 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?UmVtaW5kZXI6wqDCoFdPUyBQcmVzZW50YXRpb24sIE1v?= =?utf-8?q?n=2E_Nov=2E_1=2C_The_Birds_Who_Lived_with_=28Other=29_Di?= =?utf-8?q?nosaurs=2C_with_Kim_Adelson?= Message-ID: <20211029132931.44655.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society is delighted to invite you to an illuminating presentation by Kim Adelson on November 1, entitled ?The Birds Who Lived with (Other) Dinosaurs.?? This talk is a continuation of Kim?s presentation to WOS last February of ?The Dinosaurs Amongst Us?.?? Birds ? true birds, but significantly different from today?s species ? first appeared about 160 million years ago and co-existed with non-avian dinosaurs for almost 100 million years. Kim will discuss the features that characterized the very first birds and talk about the three main types of birds that dominated the landscape in the latter half of the dinosaur era. She will also try to give us a sense of the diversity of early birds and the breadth of the ecological niches they filled. Finally, she will talk about which modern, extant orders of birds were alive back then, walking alongside other dinosaurs.??You won?t want to miss this talk. What:??The Dinosaurs Who Lived with (Other) Dinosaurs, Part 2, with Kim Adelson When:??Monday, November 1, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS? Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From xjoshx at gmail.com Fri Oct 29 08:28:41 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Short-tailed Shearwater Message-ID: Several birders just had a Short-tailed Shearwater flying south off Edmonds. I hear there were two also seen off Discovery Park this morning. Josh Adams Cathcart, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xjoshx at gmail.com Fri Oct 29 09:10:30 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Short-tailed Shearwater In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Had a second dark Shearwater and a much smaller tubenose. Likely a Leach's Storm-petrel, but I'm not sure I can rule out something really weird.. On Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 8:28 AM Josh Adams wrote: > Several birders just had a Short-tailed Shearwater flying south off > Edmonds. 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With this format, everyone will be able to participate in the trivia as much or as little as they would like, and we won't be having teams. It will just be a fun activity with no scorekeeping. Zoom registration link See you tonight? Larry Schwitters Issaquah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xjoshx at gmail.com Fri Oct 29 16:04:37 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Seawatch Message-ID: Hello Tweets, I arrived on the Edmonds piet just after "sunrise" this morning to find Mark Walton already seawatching almost perfectly glassy Puget Sound. These conditions reminded me of several other great mornings I've spent on the pier in the wake of storms today, and I was happy to be proven right as the morning went on. Many birders joined us over the course of the morning. Highlights: Short-Tailed Shearwaters - Four individuals over the course of the morning, most seen fairly well although there was one very distant individual I wasn't able to get anyone on. Leach's Storm Petrel - While I was trying to get the group on a Shearwater headed north, Mark called out another Shearwater headed south. Closer investigation revealed that this was actually a much smaller bird (confirmed when they passed each other). Body proportions indicated it was a Leach's Storm-Petrel, although we never could quite make out the white band at the base of the tail. We lost it to the south, but later heard several birds in King Co. had a Leach's flying south which was almost certainly the same bird. Long-Tailed Duck - Flying south. Tough species in Snohomish County, for whatever reason. As of today, I've actually seen exactly the same number of Long-Tailed Ducks and Short-Tailed Shearwaters from Edmonds over my life (5 each). Ancient Murrelet - At least a couple. More distant Murrelets defied ID. Surfbird - A continuing pair on the breakwater. Later a tugboat towed a huge raft of logs past the pier. Several birds were hitching a ride, including another Surfbird. Bruce Bahmke inspected the breakwater closer and found 7 Surfbirds total. Black Turnstone - Flock of 6 birds flew by and landed on the breakwater. There were likely more already some on the breakwater, but I didn't get an accurate count. Three more were on the log raft. Good count for Edmonds. White-Winged Scoter - At least 35 flew by. Not unusual, but big numbers for here. Shorebirds - Several distant flocks over the sound. One group of four individuals appeared to land on the water which would make them almost certainly Red Phalaropes. Ducks - Again, not rare, but the number of flyby duck flocks was especially high this morning. Many seemed to be Scaup, but most remained unidentified. I heard other birders further south had even better mornings, but I was very satisfied. 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Came up from Seattle via the Clinton ferry - stopped briefly at Double Bluff Beach, enough to see there were lots of loons and scoters down towards the 1st bluff. This is an underrated birding/walk with easy access for a quick trip from Seattle. Tempting though it was, I kept moving, since I really wanted to get up to the area between Fort Casey and Point Wilson. I swung by Crockett Lake to look at a couple hundred peeps. Dunlin, Westerns and Leasts, and a single lonely greater yellowlegs. Kept moving to get to the Sound - report of shearwaters had me motivated. Pretty quickly I could see them far off, mainly on the PT side. There was plenty going on nearshore, with a sea lion flailing a Chinook to get bite size chunks. A bunch of seabirds were surrounding it, and I was treated to close, from above, well lit views of a pair of Ancient Murrelets diving for scraps - really special view I won't forget soon. It is fun to compare the jizz of the Ancients and Marbleds - more assertive/aggressive vs plucky. At least in this setting. I turned my attention to the shearwaters again, and when I saw a line of 40 do a far off fly by of Point Wilson, I knew it was time to get over there. The ferry ride was lovely. Mellow seas, good light. I finally had my wish and a fly by of seven shearwaters about 200 yards off the bow. (Note I don't want to make a call on Sooty vs Short tailed - just not enough experience or resolution). Also, many Common Murres. Out at Pt. Wilson, lots going on. About ten Orca headed northbound mid sound, and later I got a very clear Minke southbound, surfacing twice - nice to see. But the main event were the shearwaters. LOTS of shearwaters. I would estimate I saw 300-400 over 2.5 hours. I have no idea how many were the same, but they were almost entirely southbound, so probably not many. I saw two separate groups of 35-40. Even with an excellent scope, I only had a half dozen which got close enough to see head detail, and all of those seemed to have the steeper pitched forehead of the Short tailed. I have to say - what a superb bird. Other fun stuff, lots of loons, 19 Brant in a tight V headed south (FOY), one Parasitic Jaeger. Also, nice closeups of the local Cooper's terrorizing the inshore LBB population at the Point. Gorgeous light today. Cold temps allowed clear views all the way across. I'd say get up there and check it out tomorrow - supposed to be a beautiful day! Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 30 05:19:39 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Endangered birds experience 'virgin birth, ' a first for the species Message-ID: <7B4046A3-CBBC-46DA-A7DA-08CA2E003D82@gmail.com> https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/in-extremely-rare-event-two-female-birds-make-babies-without-males Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 30 05:19:03 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] California condors: Virgin births discovered in critically endangered birds - BBC News Message-ID: <07396214-8EF3-413C-B8BB-52475F967739@gmail.com> https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59097703 Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 30 05:26:44 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_early_bird_gets=E2=80=A6the_truffle=3F_B?= =?utf-8?q?irds_hunt_for_fungi=2C_too_--_ScienceDaily?= Message-ID: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211028120347.htm Sent from my iPhone From stevechampton at gmail.com Sat Oct 30 08:19:08 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed Gull in Clallam Bay Message-ID: All, Yesterday Barry McKenzie and I re-found the 3rd cycle Slaty-backed Gull found a few days earlier by Will Brooks and Jason Vassallo. Details and pics are here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S96851098 Other highlights included a couple flyby Black Scoters, FOS Long-tailed Duck, two Clark's Grebes with Westerns, and a Swamp Sparrow (along Weel Rd where the water gets in the road). good birding, -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Sat Oct 30 08:46:05 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth in Renton Message-ID: <1426640001.89276393.1635608765709.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Yesterday was a good day at the Cedar River Mouth in Renton. Although I didn't see the Slaty-backed Gull, I did see the interesting pale gull that looks like it may be a hybrid Glaucous X Glaucous-winged hybrid. Comments welcome. I've created a Flickr Album for this bird as well as videos of a 2018 gull, also at CRM, which may be the same bird. Videos of this bird(s) are at: [ https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWZ5cmP | https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWZ5cmP ] Other birds at CRM, either unusual for this location or this time of year, include: Spotted Sandpiper, Orange-crowned Warbler, White-throated Sparrow & Fox Sparrow. Videos: [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] There was a nice assortment of gulls and a River Otter in the river. Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Field Separation of Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters - ABA WWW.aBa.Org 35 off the West Coast of North America aperennialchallenge forbirdersonWestCoast pelagictripsisthesepara - tionofSootyShearwater (left)andShort-tailed Shearwater (right).This articlereviewsplumage www.aba.org Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Now on the dropping tide: 1 Short-billed Dowitcher (it shows up most days) 35 Black-bellied Plovers 800 Dunlin 45 Least Sandpipers 8 Greater Yellowlegs 55 Killdeer 9 Semi-plamated Plovers A White -throated Sparrow had spent a few days at the feeder recently, but has not been seen in a two days. Unfortuante road kills on Highway 101: a River Otter and a Barn Owl. Jeff Gilligan From hayncarl at gmail.com Sat Oct 30 16:20:39 2021 From: hayncarl at gmail.com (Carl Haynie) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Close call for the BROWN BOOBY this morning (King Co) Message-ID: Hi Tweets, As mentioned in previous posts, there's been a Brown Booby in the Sound lately from Island Co, Snohomish Co, and now King. This morning I got an alert from the Discovery Park crew (nice spotting, Jason Vasallo!) that one was N of the Lighthouse, so I decided to race to Golden Gardens to try my luck. At around 9:30 I found it grappling with a Bald Eagle! The eagle forced it into the water several times before finally giving up. The sulid seemed unharmed and dashed off to the west. It was an amazing thing to watch but at the same time horrifying. Keep your eyes open out there. Cheers, Carl Haynie Sammamish, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Sun Oct 31 11:32:28 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwater parade continues off Pt Wilson Message-ID: This morning SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS, often 1 to 4 at a time, were nearly constantly in view, mostly heading north, but casually and some turning and coming back or tending to gull frenzies. The lighting and their proximity allowed for great scope views and some distant photos that illustrate their steep foreheads and slightly paler but mostly dark underwings. Other highlights included Long-tailed Duck, Ancient Murrelets, and a single flyby Black Scoter. Pics and full list here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S96939805 good birding, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blue_firetail at yahoo.com Sun Oct 31 13:34:33 2021 From: blue_firetail at yahoo.com (kristina baker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] A New Guide in town- AField Guide to the Birds of Washington References: <568022365.3549746.1635712473178.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <568022365.3549746.1635712473178@mail.yahoo.com> Well we say new for although it was released late in 2020, thereseems to have been very little publicity for this guide,so far as we can tell.Entitled A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF WASHINGTON, issuedby the American Birding Association & authored by DENNIS PAULSON,it has proved quite new to us. The ABA has wanted to issue a concise state guide for all the U.S.A. This is4 1/2 inches by 7/1/2 inches, which might seem small compared to manyguides, but it fits in to a jacket pocket perfectly.It has a durable, firm coverand lists 326 numbered species. Wisely it does not try to cover all of the birdson the Washington list, but focuses on a sensible selection of species from our state. There is an excellent WA map on the front endpapers, while each species hasat least one high quality color photo, sometimes more, nearly all excellent & largelytaken by Brian Small, one of the top bird photographers in the U.S.A. Each specieshas a clear description of the occurrence,behavior & appearance of each species.Each page also gives a vignette of further interesting details ?For those who go backto Dennis's amazing (or were they amusing?) comments on the Golden Guide, youwill perhaps recognize?the style. There are rumors of signed copies of this book in Seattle.This guide would be perfect for many kinds birders, including: High Schoolers, folks who watch their feeders, and even experts. Kristina and David (Baker and Hutchinson) Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amk17 at earthlink.net Sun Oct 31 13:36:04 2021 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (Anna) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow Message-ID: <81340ACD-2681-4CB3-956B-B944829C093B@earthlink.net> Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me. Might be worth a chase? in reeds low mostly in main channel Akopitov Seattle Sent from my iPhone with all the auto correct quirks. From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Oct 31 14:04:46 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] sparrow sighting Message-ID: <8f8e52c319bcaff746869b3c2dd8502b@birdsbydave.com> Anna: I tried to reply to your post regarding that sparrow but the Tweeter's system blocked my reply, saying that my reply was "to an implicit destination" whatever that means. My reply was hat I wondered whether you had seen a Chipping Sparrow based on your description. You wrote: "Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me. Might be worth a chase? in reeds low mostly in main channel Akopitov Seattle" From jonbirder at comcast.net Sun Oct 31 14:18:49 2021 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jonathan Houghton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Long-eared Owl Message-ID: <268189744.1258925.1635715129411@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Oct 31 15:43:34 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Trick or Treat - BUOW Message-ID: <262A2FFD-0225-4424-8B7B-A41AFD35CC8D@comcast.net> Tweeters, This week?s post focuses on Burrowing Owls and the treat of seeing one in Western Washington. More at: https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/10/trick-or-treat.html Happy Halloween! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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So I've been wondering where to go to see sparrows and?thought Deception pass State parks prairie. ?But didn't make it past Fir Island. ?Although I missed the tide, I wandered about content with the numerous song sparrows and marsh wrens. ?A group of 4 hawks suddenly appeared overhead - ?a peregrine, rough legged hawk, harrier and a solid gray hawk/falcon type with yellow beak. ?They didn't appear territorial and soon went separate ways. ?Interesting. ? as mentioned previously, an interesting sparrow caught my eye - ?very bright rufous?crown almost red when I first looked at. ?I managed a couple of bad photos and lean towards tree sparrow. ?Funny how eyes see one thing and photos show otherwise. ?It does not have a white face but gray with stripe through eye, and?upper mandible was yellow with a black tip, yellow lower, dark red almost black legs, the cap is quite prominent, sides almost equally rufous, no striping, white eye rings, and two wing bars. Then another sparrow appeared. ? A birding expert in Santa Cruz once taught me to look at every bird even if you think it's just a song sparrow or whatever - (RIP Steve Gerow).? Today was one of those days. ? WIll?post photos on flicker when I get a chance as interested in I'd on both birds. ? Cheers, AKopitov ? ? ? ? AMK17 -----Original Message----- From: Anna Sent: Oct 31, 2021 1:36 PM To: Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow ? Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me. ? Might be worth a chase? in reeds low mostly in main channel ? Akopitov Seattle ? ? ? Sent from my iPhone with all the auto correct quirks. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters ? From amk17 at earthlink.net Sun Oct 31 19:09:11 2021 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow Message-ID: <8bcc1426-6ea1-92eb-6183-7a631d923b2f@earthlink.net> Sorry for all the messages. ?I haven't been out much since the pandemic began...would be interested in an ID and whether this is the same bird in all photos. ? Akopitov Seattle ? https://flickr.com/photos/105361713@N07/sets/72157720093378224 ? ? ? ? ? AMK17 -----Original Message----- From: AMK17 Sent: Oct 31, 2021 5:47 PM To: Anna , Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow ? Hi tweets, ? ? So I've been wondering where to go to see sparrows and?thought Deception pass State parks prairie. ?But didn't make it past Fir Island. ?Although I missed the tide, I wandered about content with the numerous song sparrows and marsh wrens. ?A group of 4 hawks suddenly appeared overhead - ?a peregrine, rough legged hawk, harrier and a solid gray hawk/falcon type with yellow beak. ?They didn't appear territorial and soon went separate ways. ?Interesting. ? as mentioned previously, an interesting sparrow caught my eye - ?very bright rufous?crown almost red when I first looked at. ?I managed a couple of bad photos and lean towards tree sparrow. ?Funny how eyes see one thing and photos show otherwise. ?It does not have a white face but gray with stripe through eye, and?upper mandible was yellow with a black tip, yellow lower, dark red almost black legs, the cap is quite prominent, sides almost equally rufous, no striping, white eye rings, and two wing bars. Then another sparrow appeared. ? ? ? ? A birding expert in Santa Cruz once taught me to look at every bird even if you think it's just a song sparrow or whatever - (RIP Steve Gerow).? Today was one of those days. ? WIll?post photos on flicker when I get a chance as interested in I'd on both birds. ? Cheers, AKopitov ? ? ? ? AMK17 -----Original Message----- From: Anna Sent: Oct 31, 2021 1:36 PM To: Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow ? Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me. ? Might be worth a chase? in reeds low mostly in main channel ? Akopitov Seattle ? ? ? Sent from my iPhone with all the auto correct quirks. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters ? ? ? From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Oct 31 19:48:37 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?THE_TELEGRAPH=3A_Alaska=E2=80=99s_northernmo?= =?utf-8?q?st_town=2C_made_rich_by_oil=2C_faces_an_uncertain_future_as_sea?= =?utf-8?q?_ice_melts?= Message-ID: <42DE6D50-0DF4-4061-B6B5-7AB084F9594D@gmail.com> Tweeters, If you are considering going there for the fantastic breeding bird activity there in Summers, keep this in mind: Alaska?s northernmost town, made rich by oil, faces an uncertain future as sea ice melts As the sea ice melts in the town of Barrow, residents of the Alaskan outpost find themselves facing an uncertain future Read in The Telegraph: https://apple.news/AhIkgwbyCSCqJ-lTo8zFWWQ Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From downess at charter.net Sun Oct 31 19:53:01 2021 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Little Gull on Rimrock Lake Yakima Co Message-ID: <1DA7D0F2-954F-41FD-B847-2DC084EF141F@charter.net> On my way home from the coast this afternoon, I stopped along Rimrock Lake which is along Hwy 12 about 10 miles. In the middle of the lake were 3 gulls, a California (typically the most common gull in the fall at the lake), then next to it was a Short-billed Gull (a rare bird for Yakima Co) and then a tiny gull next to the Short-billed. Despite the distance was able to study it long enough to determine it was an adult Little Gull!! After trying in vain for some photos, I ran down the highway until I got coverage and texted a few folks. Denny Granstrand was able to head out immediately and I ran back to the spot. A little after 5:00 (first spotted the bird about 3:50) Denny was able to join me and got him on the bird. It was still resting on the water when I left at 5:50 due to fading light. Hopefully it will stick for others. That is a really odd combo of three gulls in the east Cascades of Yakima Co! I was viewing it from a pullout on Hwy 12 on the east end of the lake, just west of the Cove Resort. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa From stevechampton at gmail.com Sun Oct 31 20:39:26 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow - American Tree Sparrow In-Reply-To: <8bcc1426-6ea1-92eb-6183-7a631d923b2f@earthlink.net> References: <8bcc1426-6ea1-92eb-6183-7a631d923b2f@earthlink.net> Message-ID: This appears to be an American Tree Sparrow. Nice bird! On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 7:10 PM AMK17 wrote: > Sorry for all the messages. I haven't been out much since the pandemic > began...would be interested in an ID and whether this is the same bird in > all photos. > > Akopitov > Seattle > > https://flickr.com/photos/105361713@N07/sets/72157720093378224 > > > > > > AMK17 > -----Original Message----- > From: AMK17 > Sent: Oct 31, 2021 5:47 PM > To: Anna , > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow > > Hi tweets, > > So I've been wondering where to go to see sparrows and thought Deception > pass State parks prairie. But didn't make it past Fir Island. Although I > missed the tide, I wandered about content with the numerous song sparrows > and marsh wrens. A group of 4 hawks suddenly appeared overhead - a > peregrine, rough legged hawk, harrier and a solid gray hawk/falcon type > with yellow beak. They didn't appear territorial and soon went separate > ways. Interesting. > > as mentioned previously, an interesting sparrow caught my eye - very > bright rufous crown almost red when I first looked at. I managed a couple > of bad photos and lean towards tree sparrow. Funny how eyes see one thing > and photos show otherwise. It does not have a white face but gray with > stripe through eye, and upper mandible was yellow with a black tip, yellow > lower, dark red almost black legs, the cap is quite prominent, sides almost > equally rufous, no striping, white eye rings, and two wing bars. Then > another sparrow appeared. > > > > A birding expert in Santa Cruz once taught me to look at every bird even > if you think it's just a song sparrow or whatever - (RIP Steve Gerow). > Today was one of those days. > > WIll post photos on flicker when I get a chance as interested in I'd on > both birds. > > Cheers, > AKopitov > > > > > AMK17 > -----Original Message----- > From: Anna > Sent: Oct 31, 2021 1:36 PM > To: > Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow > > Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. Quick glimpse of > a bright rufous almost red crown, white on face with dark brown.. have > photo from Sandy to try to if but no reading glasses with me. > > Might be worth a chase? in reeds low mostly in main channel > > Akopitov > Seattle > > > > Sent from my iPhone with all the auto correct quirks. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend (Qatay), WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoramon at mac.com Sun Oct 31 21:29:38 2021 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:20 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow - American Tree Sparrow In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5B70F88B-9822-4A71-AEE2-11B31D5DD51B@mac.com> I agree with Steve. Rusty head, two toned bill, grayish unstreaked breast, rusty eyeline all point to tree sparrow. All photos looked to be the same type of sparrow. Zora Dermer Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2021, at 8:42 PM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > ? > This appears to be an American Tree Sparrow. > > Nice bird! > > > >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 7:10 PM AMK17 wrote: >> Sorry for all the messages. I haven't been out much since the pandemic began...would be interested in an ID and whether this is the same bird in all photos. >> >> Akopitov >> Seattle >> >> https://flickr.com/photos/105361713@N07/sets/72157720093378224 >> >> >> >> >> >> AMK17 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AMK17 >> Sent: Oct 31, 2021 5:47 PM >> To: Anna , >> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow >> >> Hi tweets, >> >> So I've been wondering where to go to see sparrows and thought Deception pass State parks prairie. But didn't make it past Fir Island. Although I missed the tide, I wandered about content with the numerous song sparrows and marsh wrens. A group of 4 hawks suddenly appeared overhead - a peregrine, rough legged hawk, harrier and a solid gray hawk/falcon type with yellow beak. They didn't appear territorial and soon went separate ways. Interesting. >> >> as mentioned previously, an interesting sparrow caught my eye - very bright rufous crown almost red when I first looked at. I managed a couple of bad photos and lean towards tree sparrow. Funny how eyes see one thing and photos show otherwise. It does not have a white face but gray with stripe through eye, and upper mandible was yellow with a black tip, yellow lower, dark red almost black legs, the cap is quite prominent, sides almost equally rufous, no striping, white eye rings, and two wing bars. Then another sparrow appeared. >> >> >> >> A birding expert in Santa Cruz once taught me to look at every bird even if you think it's just a song sparrow or whatever - (RIP Steve Gerow). Today was one of those days. >> >> WIll post photos on flicker when I get a chance as interested in I'd on both birds. >> >> Cheers, >> AKopitov >> >> >> >> >> AMK17 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anna >> Sent: Oct 31, 2021 1:36 PM >> To: >> Subject: [Tweeters] Fir island sparrow >> >> Timed the tide wrong But found the most unusual sparrow. 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