From thefedderns at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 00:03:02 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] "Ruff-ing" It in Puyallup Message-ID: I took a ride to the stormwater retention pond on 56th Avenue SE in Puyallup this morning.The previously reported Ruff was still there and three birders were already on it when I arrived. This is a interesting birding hot spot and worth a visit. Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danerika at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 07:17:03 2021 From: danerika at gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Loon Lessons book review Message-ID: Hi Tweets--This morning I published a review of the University of Minnesota's interesting new book, "Loon Lessons." You are welcome to visit the blog if you are interested: https://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/book-review-loon-lessons.html Dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andjake19 at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 08:39:21 2021 From: andjake19 at gmail.com (Andrew Jacobson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Puyallup Ruff continues Message-ID: Just leaving the 56th St Stormwater facility now, after feeding for ~45 minutes, it is resting in NW portion of the pond. Andy Jacobson Seattle From krothnelson at yahoo.com Wed Sep 1 08:54:53 2021 From: krothnelson at yahoo.com (krothnelson@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] HawkWatch at Chelan Ridge with North Cascades Institute, Oct 2-3 References: <2005350265.1846966.1630511693548.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2005350265.1846966.1630511693548@mail.yahoo.com> When:?Saturday, Oct 2 at 09:00 am to Sunday, Oct 3 at 1:00 pmClass Description: Back after two years, this classic collaboration between North Cascades Institute, HawkWatch International and the US Forest Service offers participants the opportunity to witness an amazing avian spectacle! Each autumn, thousands of hawks, eagles and falcons cruise along a high ridge perched above Lake Chelan on their way to winter territories. Join us and witness this peak migration phenomenon while gathering helpful information for the monitoring efforts put on by the two organizations. Our small group will meet in Twisp where USFS biologists will share with us the history of the monitoring site before we caravan up to it. Once there we?ll learn about raptor biology and hone our identification skills so as to assist researchers as they count passing hawks. This generates local data in a larger effort to capture information on the health of North America?s raptor populations. The field station also bands hawks in order to gather information on bird populations, movements and survival, providing participants the rare opportunity to get a close-up look at these magnificent birds. When the sun goes down, we?ll have dinner and a some relaxation time together before camping out under the stars. This year, participants will need to provide their own meals, camping gear, and transportation. Please prepare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. The Institute will provide heated water for dinner and breakfast on Sunday. Driving to the site entails traversing rough and bumpy forest roads in your personal vehicle, so a robust vehicle is required. As of August 23, there are no bathrooms available at Chelan Ridge. Outhouses may be installed by the time of the course, but it is not guaranteed. Please read our Covid-19 policy here:?https://ncascades.org/discover/learning-center/coronavirus-safety-precautions Price to attend: $150.00 per person (student, military and disability discounts available) Registration:Please register at?https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/hawkwatch-at-chelan-ridge?or by calling (360) 854-2599 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 13:39:28 2021 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter swan sighting request Message-ID: There have been 3 TRUS hanging about in the general area of JBLM and southeast at Harts Lake. One swan has fishing line wrapped around bill and neck. Two are an adult pair and the line tangled is 1 year old. They are human habituated but fully flying. An effort is being made by myself and WDFW to catch the entangled swan. While all 3 were at Harts Lake the past 3 weeks, the young single was not there today. Has any one seen this swan or the other 2 in the past 2 weeks other than Harts Lake? If so please contact me immediately. Call is preferred for speed sake. Thanks Martha Jordan mj.cygnus,gmail.com 206 713 3684 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcstonefam at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 19:45:01 2021 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] OT Yellowjackets & Tent Caterpillars Message-ID: At Nisqually today, out on the dike, I noticed a yellowjacket caught in a tent caterpillar web. It wasn't trapped but trying to get through the silk and inside. As I watched 2 more showed up and worked their way in. It seemed like they were after the frass left behind by the caterpillars. One of them actually grabbed a small chunk of dark material in its mouth. I didn't see any caterpillars in the nest. None of the other tents I examined on my way out to the boardwalk had yellowjackets trying to enter. Any ideas about what the yellowjackets may have been up to? Carol Stoner West Seattle, bridgeless since 3/2020 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Wed Sep 1 20:05:35 2021 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fisher in Pacfic County Message-ID: I will do a shorebird report in a few days, but this pertains to a mammal. While walking the wide Martha Jordan birding trail at Ledbetter State Park, a large Fisher dashed across it in front of Nick Lethaby and me. It was a big surprise. It was the size of a small dog with a big very bushy tail, all dark brown fur, and rather short legs. It was much bigger than the Mink that I have seen. The habitat was large trees and dense salal and other bushes. Jeff Gilligan Willapa Bay From abriteway at hotmail.com Wed Sep 1 20:49:56 2021 From: abriteway at hotmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] ~10 Short-tailed Shearwaters, Alden Bank, Whatcom County, WA Message-ID: A report from the shores of Sandy Point, Ferndale came in with a sighting of 5 Short-tailed Shearwaters. My boat Seabird with 3 aboard went out from Birch Bay to Sandy Point with no sightings. Upon a return route, we stopped by Alden Bank and found 10 Short-tailed Shearwaters, phalarope, Heerman's Gulls, and hundreds of other gulls. Nice looks for about 45 minutes. Most of the time they were just hanging with the gulls on the water. We did get a few nice views of them flying. I personally don't know one shearwater from another but I've been told these are Short-tailed. Open to correction as always. About the same number of shearwaters were seen today from a boat out off Anacortes. https://flic.kr/p/2mkKxDS Eric Ellingson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mourning Dove ? one sat, looking very cold, near the Viewing Mound just before sunrise d.. Virginia Rail ? one seen across the slough south of the Dog Area, while we were hearing 2-3 more e.. *five woodpecker day* ? a Pileated seen at the Rowing Club confirmed the 5th species; we?d only *thought* we?d heard one earlier f.. AMERICAN KESTREL ? adult male landed briefly near Dog Central ? First of Year (FOY) g.. Western Wood-Pewee ? several seen, with one singing full song. Not seen last week h.. Willow Flycatcher ? 2-3 seen, not seen last week i.. Warbling Vireo ? many (8?), pretty much all in crisp, contrasty plumage j.. Violet-green Swallow ? one k.. Swainson?s Thrush ? many SEEN, a few more doing ?wheet? calls l.. YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD ? female seen across the slough. FOY, and first fall sighting ever. This is only the 10th record I have for this species in my database m.. Yellow Warbler ? very active flock with 5+ along edge of Dog Meadow, plus a few more. No breeding-plumage males noted n.. Wilson?s Warbler ? one or two o.. Black-throated Gray Warbler ? one nice male, plus a female at the Rowing Club p.. Western Tanager ? many, with many quick views of each. Not good at sitting still, but then almost nothing sat still q.. Black-headed Grosbeak ? two glimpsed Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Glaucous-winged Gull (though we did have about 6 Larus sp.), Green Heron, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lincoln?s Sparrow, and Orange-crowned Warbler. For the day, 62 species plus Larus sp. For the year, adding Kestrel and the Yellow-headed Blackbird, we?re up over 150 species for 2021 already. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They are a few miles up Blue Mountain Road off US 101, on a side road. They also commented that a neighbor about half a mile away has "twelve wolves" and that they have slaughtered a cow to feed them, which has attracted a lot of attention from those TVs. From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Thu Sep 2 18:53:26 2021 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter update Message-ID: The wayward juvenile Trumpeter was found wandering on a residential road at Harts Lake late yesterday afternoon. The fishing line continued to take a terrible toll. The bird was captured, the fishing line removed, and after spending a night at my house in temporary quarters, it is now at a rehab center that specializes in swans (although they do a lot more than that). The question remains: where did the 2 adult TRUS and this youngster originate and why did they all stay together this past year including the entire 2021 breeding season? 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Emily Winstrom, Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Resident of Bellevue Washington On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 12:06 PM 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. Trumpeter swan sighting request (Martha Jordan) > 2. OT Yellowjackets & Tent Caterpillars (Tom and Carol Stoner) > 3. Fisher in Pacfic County (Jeff Gilligan) > 4. ~10 Short-tailed Shearwaters, Alden Bank, Whatcom County, WA > (Eric Ellingson) > 5. Re: Puyallup Ruff - no (Dave Slager) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 13:39:28 -0700 > From: Martha Jordan > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter swan sighting request > Message-ID: > < > CAPbe3Q5Q2rjGN8iTNmWge0KfCFxMp3xerkrmQ+xsO9oF3dGi_A@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > There have been 3 TRUS hanging about in the general area of JBLM and > southeast at Harts Lake. One swan has fishing line wrapped around bill and > neck. Two are an adult pair and the line tangled is 1 year old. > They are human habituated but fully flying. An effort is being made by > myself and WDFW to catch the entangled swan. > While all 3 were at Harts Lake the past 3 weeks, the young single was > not there today. > Has any one seen this swan or the other 2 in the past 2 weeks other > than Harts Lake? If so please contact me immediately. Call is preferred > for speed sake. > Thanks > > Martha Jordan mj.cygnus,gmail.com > 206 713 3684 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20210901/5ade3cf5/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 19:45:01 -0700 > From: Tom and Carol Stoner > To: Tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] OT Yellowjackets & Tent Caterpillars > Message-ID: > < > CAOVv5LyWghyOq9FVNpD7CDPCKPhkE0M8BUSq+trn0mngdvZqNg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > At Nisqually today, out on the dike, I noticed a yellowjacket caught in a > tent caterpillar web. It wasn't trapped but trying to get through the silk > and inside. As I watched 2 more showed up and worked their way in. It > seemed like they were after the frass left behind by the caterpillars. One > of them actually grabbed a small chunk of dark material in its mouth. I > didn't see any caterpillars in the nest. None of the other tents I > examined on my way out to the boardwalk had yellowjackets trying to enter. > > Any ideas about what the yellowjackets may have been up to? > > Carol Stoner > West Seattle, bridgeless since 3/2020 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20210901/84de6f9a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 20:05:35 -0700 > From: Jeff Gilligan > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Fisher in Pacfic County > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I will do a shorebird report in a few days, but this pertains to a mammal. > > While walking the wide Martha Jordan birding trail at Ledbetter State > Park, a large Fisher dashed across it in front of Nick Lethaby and me. It > was a big surprise. It was the size of a small dog with a big very bushy > tail, all dark brown fur, and rather short legs. It was much bigger than > the Mink that I have seen. The habitat was large trees and dense salal and > other bushes. > > Jeff Gilligan > Willapa Bay > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 03:49:56 +0000 > From: Eric Ellingson > To: tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] ~10 Short-tailed Shearwaters, Alden Bank, Whatcom > County, WA > Message-ID: > < > MW3PR13MB3913CD14A26B3A5A7DB907E5A9CE9@MW3PR13MB3913.namprd13.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > A report from the shores of Sandy Point, Ferndale came in with a sighting > of 5 Short-tailed Shearwaters. > My boat Seabird with 3 aboard went out from Birch Bay to Sandy Point with > no sightings. > Upon a return route, we stopped by Alden Bank and found 10 Short-tailed > Shearwaters, phalarope, Heerman's Gulls, and hundreds of other gulls. > Nice looks for about 45 minutes. Most of the time they were just hanging > with the gulls on the water. We did get a few nice views of them flying. > I personally don't know one shearwater from another but I've been told > these are Short-tailed. 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Our Birdathon day will be in early October.? ?Here's a description of our team members:? ? https://web.cvent.com/event/4da28342-c457-4d69-8990-1f3f0bbfa032/websitePage:c823ad3c-30fc-4aa5-8921-32b66e6f68b3 ? For complete Birdathon details go to the westernfieldornithogists.org website. Details for forming a team and/or donating to our team, the Western Field Optimists, are all on-line. And most of all, thank you for your support. Let?s go birding! ? Joyce Meyer Mike West Meyer2j@aol.com Gig Harbor, WA ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2021, at 12:05 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 11:05:22 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ian Paulsen > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] How to fill in an eBird checklist > Message-ID: <6df0b05-1f59-39c5-f1f3-43c1aac4d825@zipcon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > HI ALL: > FYI: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S94097991 > > sincerely > Ian Paulsen > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA From qblater at yahoo.com Fri Sep 3 12:30:08 2021 From: qblater at yahoo.com (Qblater) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] How to fill in an eBird checklist In-Reply-To: <6df0b05-1f59-39c5-f1f3-43c1aac4d825@zipcon.net> References: <6df0b05-1f59-39c5-f1f3-43c1aac4d825@zipcon.net> Message-ID: What I really want to know is: was it ?confirmed ? on the rare bird alert? Clarice Clark Puyallup, WA > On Sep 3, 2021, at 11:07 AM, Ian Paulsen wrote: > > ?HI ALL: > FYI: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S94097991 > > sincerely > Ian Paulsen > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA > Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: > https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From danerika at gmail.com Fri Sep 3 12:46:14 2021 From: danerika at gmail.com (dan&erika) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Sharp-tailed Sandpiper?/Nisqually Message-ID: Hey Tweets-- Erika and I photographed what we suspect is a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at the beginning of the estuary boardwalk (right side) this morning at the Billy Frank Jr National Wildlife Refuge. I thought I'd get the word out before I have the ID confirmed, since it will be awhile before I am able to work on the photographs. We were there in the late morning at very low tide. At least one Pectoral Sandpiper and several Least Sandpipers present. The bird shows a definite, complete white eye-ring. I'll send along a link to the photo when I get it done. dan -- Dan or Erika Tallman Olympia, Washington danerika@gmail.com http://dantallmansbirdblog.blogspot.com ".... the best shod travel with wet feet...Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes ....??H. D. Thoreau -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennetts10 at comcast.net Fri Sep 3 17:08:13 2021 From: bennetts10 at comcast.net (ANDREA BENNETT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Meadowbrook Pond Message-ID: <1102473555.408652.1630714093106@connect.xfinity.com> At Meadowbrook Pond today (9/3, Seattle, King county), 2 female American Wigeon were back. It was wonderful to see the 2 young wood ducks still there, on one side of the pond and I suspect their mother on the other side. 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White Pelicans From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Sep 3 18:39:18 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor and Pacific County shorebirding In-Reply-To: <50778AF9-FCFE-4FD1-9FE0-C4310736D70E@gmail.com> References: <50778AF9-FCFE-4FD1-9FE0-C4310736D70E@gmail.com> Message-ID: I?ve been hearing about a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit at Westport for some time, as well as at least one adult. But Kim Stark photographed two Bar-tailed at the Westport Marina this morning, and they were an adult molting from breeding to nonbreeding plumage and another adult in full nonbreeding plumage. So are there three birds there? Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 3, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Jeff Gilligan wrote: > > Nick Lethaby and I visited the familiar spots today. > > Bottle Beach: > 1 juv. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper > 110 Marbled Godwits > 250 Black-bellied Plovers > Semi-palmated Plovers > Least Sandpipers > Western Sandpipers > 8 Greater Yellowlegs > 2 Black Turnstones > 3 Short-billed Dowitcher > > Westport Harbor: > 700 or so Marbled Godwits > 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit > 2 Willets > > Tokeland: > 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit > 5 Marbled Godwits > 14 Willets > 7 Am. White Pelicans > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From downess at charter.net Fri Sep 3 19:18:28 2021 From: downess at charter.net (downess@charter.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor and Pacific County shorebirding In-Reply-To: References: <50778AF9-FCFE-4FD1-9FE0-C4310736D70E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00b701d7a133$27037120$750a5360$@charter.net> Dennis, We along with Scott Mills and Jim Dazenbaker had 3 birds (including all in the scope at once!) there on August 13. They were the juvenile, one in full alternate and another adult in molt. Both adults are in the photos in eBird. https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S93188074 Scott Downes downess@charter.net Yakima WA -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 6:39 PM To: Jeff Gilligan ; TWEETERS tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor and Pacific County shorebirding I?ve been hearing about a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit at Westport for some time, as well as at least one adult. But Kim Stark photographed two Bar-tailed at the Westport Marina this morning, and they were an adult molting from breeding to nonbreeding plumage and another adult in full nonbreeding plumage. So are there three birds there? Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 3, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Jeff Gilligan wrote: > > Nick Lethaby and I visited the familiar spots today. > > Bottle Beach: > 1 juv. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper > 110 Marbled Godwits > 250 Black-bellied Plovers > Semi-palmated Plovers > Least Sandpipers > Western Sandpipers > 8 Greater Yellowlegs > 2 Black Turnstones > 3 Short-billed Dowitcher > > Westport Harbor: > 700 or so Marbled Godwits > 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit > 2 Willets > > Tokeland: > 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit > 5 Marbled Godwits > 14 Willets > 7 Am. White Pelicans > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Fri Sep 3 19:23:13 2021 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Grays Harbor and Pacific County shorebirding In-Reply-To: References: <50778AF9-FCFE-4FD1-9FE0-C4310736D70E@gmail.com> Message-ID: Correction on the Westport Bar-tailed Godwit. I meant to write that it was an adult. Jeff Gilligan > On Sep 3, 2021, at 6:39 PM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > I?ve been hearing about a juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit at Westport for some time, as well as at least one adult. But Kim Stark photographed two Bar-tailed at the Westport Marina this morning, and they were an adult molting from breeding to nonbreeding plumage and another adult in full nonbreeding plumage. So are there three birds there? > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Sep 3, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Jeff Gilligan wrote: >> >> Nick Lethaby and I visited the familiar spots today. >> >> Bottle Beach: >> 1 juv. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper >> 110 Marbled Godwits >> 250 Black-bellied Plovers >> Semi-palmated Plovers >> Least Sandpipers >> Western Sandpipers >> 8 Greater Yellowlegs >> 2 Black Turnstones >> 3 Short-billed Dowitcher >> >> Westport Harbor: >> 700 or so Marbled Godwits >> 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit >> 2 Willets >> >> Tokeland: >> 1 juv. Bar-tailed Godwit >> 5 Marbled Godwits >> 14 Willets >> 7 Am. White Pelicans >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > From garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Sep 3 20:10:20 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] excellent birding Rainy to Cutthroat Pass References: <927281829.1457574.1630725020409.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <927281829.1457574.1630725020409@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Although I was nervous about going up to Cutthroat Pass on the Friday before a long weekend, I risked it today, the third of September. I am glad that I did, although the constant stream of hikers and trail-runners presented significant challenges to someone trying to bird. Here are the highlights. NORTHERN GOSHAWK, one adult carrying prey, flying along the trail, right where all the campsites are, below Cutthroat Pass. Cooper's Hawk, 2, one of which giving me close views. Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2. One terrorized some songbirds at Cutthroat Pass, and the other was mixing it up with some Canada Jays just above the Porcupine Creek ford. (Yep, all three Accipiters on one hike! I think that's only the second time I've seen all three in one day, let alone in one area!) American Three-toed Woodpecker, 1, which is about par for this course. Hairy Woodpecker, 1, only the second time I've seen one on this trail. All of the white areas on this bird were really white, rather than sooty-grey, so I think this was a bird from Eastern Washington, or from somewhere else to the east. Mountain Chickadee, lots of them, easy to see, which is not always the case here. VESPER SPARROW, 1 at Cutthroat Pass, very surprising! Golden-crowned Sparrow, 2. one was in open woodland just below the big slide or boulder field, above Porcupine Creek. Another was at Cutthroat Pass. I'd never seen this species up here before, and hardly ever this early in the season. Pine Grosbeak, 1. An adult male was foraging silently in the forest above Porcupine Creek. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL, at least 20! There were flocks and singles, starting as soon as the trail left the big trees, and all the way to the pass. The traffic coming home on westbound SR20 was light, but the number of vehicles heading east was something to behold. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Fri Sep 3 21:21:09 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Magnuson Park, 3 September 2021 Message-ID: <9FD5400F-092F-4A99-B383-72DB1E50120C@ramoslink.info> Although the day seemed quiet*, there were several birds on the move that kept things interesting. Most special was picking up the night flight calls of several Swainson?s Thrush. This is a great time of year to hear these NFCs?best to arrive 30-60 minutes before dawn at a location that has good habitat for the birds to pause for the day during their southward movement, places like Marymoor and Magnuson. [* what was NOT quiet was the throng of dozens of high schoolers who were huddled, early, on Kite Hill with some also swimming out to the platform] Plenty of notables today; I was helped on many of these by Bruce Lagerquist who joined me at dawn. Horned Grebe - first of fall (FOF) Band-tailed Pigeon - a group of 5 flew over Promontory Point; numbers are growing every week now Vaux?s Swift - several in the late morning Spotted Sandpiper - one was at the small boat launch in the north lot, flycatching Short-billed Gull - FOF; actually, wanted to be able to type that new name :) Osprey - the single chick from the sports field pair is still hanging out in the nest, and still begging Cooper?s Hawk - at least 3, maybe more given the number of calling birds; at least one immature and one adult seen Barn Owl - day roost Warbling Vireo - many Purple Martin - no nests at the park, but we get a few dispersing from elsewhere; these two were vocalizing non-stop Ruby-crowned Kinglet - FOF Evening Grosbeak - surprised to hear one calling, south end Purple Finch - strange variant of its vireo-like call Yellow Warbler - very pale immature bird Western Tanager - priddik calls For the day, 50 species; now 115 species for the year. 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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 leschwitters at me.com Sat Sep 4 09:50:13 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Lots of swifts In-Reply-To: <5A31ACAF-8B33-4116-81B6-C5AA60F2725E@me.com> References: <5A31ACAF-8B33-4116-81B6-C5AA60F2725E@me.com> Message-ID: Tweeters, My last post. > On Aug 31, 2021, at 1:38 PM, Larry Schwitters wrote: > > 11,000 swifts in the Monroe Wagner roost last night. Good chance tonight will be another good one. > > If you're waiting for the Swift Night Out to check out the spectacle it?s going to be a long wait. > > Larry Schwitters > Issaquah Yes my fellow listtoids the Monroe Wagner SWIFT NIGHT OUT which has been held the first Saturday in September isn?t going to happen today, or next week, or this month. Why not? Blame the virus, blame the lack of bird action the last two years, blame the Merlins, and blame me. I was afraid that the Wagner swifts would be mostly gone come September for the third year in a row. it seems that has happened. Only 300 in the Wagner roost this morning. Selleck is down to three, nearly out numbered by the Merlins. If you want to see a lot of swifts head to the Rainier, Oregon Riverside Church. The last three nights have been 11,000, 11,000 and 18,000. Pilchuck Audubon is putting together the first ever SWIFT NIGHT IN, September 30 6:30-8:00. Be sure to mark that on your Calendars. It?ll be wild. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From glennjo at yahoo.com Sat Sep 4 09:51:25 2021 From: glennjo at yahoo.com (Glenn Johnson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter Swan update References: <471361793.2940077.1630774285198.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <471361793.2940077.1630774285198@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Martha,? If the two older birds are of breeding age, is it possible the younger bird is a hatch-year bird that the pair produced and fledged locally this year? Or were you able to age it is at least a second-year bird? I'm not very familiar with Trumpeter Swan aging criteria, but I'm hoping you may be able to confirm age.?? I was the biologist who detected the pair of Trumpeter Swans on June 16 at the Spanaway Wetlands on JBLM while doing the wetland bird survey for Puget Sound Bird Observatory, in coordination with JBLM. You and I both communicated with Tim Leque the biologist at JBLM, and he mentioned that you thought the birds I saw were most likely non-breeding birds, though I'm not sure you had a chance to look at the photos I sent. I thought that there may have been some off-white or darker areas but could have been due to dirt or water--the photos and especially the videos of them in flight especially look pretty white. Based on their behavior at the time I suspected it was possible they may be nesting, though I wasn't able to confirm any direct evidence of that during the survey on June 16. After I saw the swans I ran in to an intern for JBLM who said he'd seen the swans in the same area a couple weeks prior. The biologist from JBLM also did some follow up from land after June 16 but I don't think anyone found them again.?(I was in a kayak with some unique views of the emergent vegetation/islands in the wetlands, so it's possible they were not able to see where I first saw them).?Unfortunately my vacation and work schedule and conditions of my access permit (only weekdays) didn't allow me to return with they kayak to look for more concrete evidence of potential breeding before the potential fledge date. Nesting birds seemed a long shot but I was hoping to spend more time creeping/paddling around the marsh to try to confirm either way.? ? If the immature bird was hatched this year, then a nesting pair on Spanaway marsh would be a likely explanation to your question in your recent Tweeters post.?Or perhaps the three of them are from a breeding population somewhere else, and arrived at some point in the winter and stayed through the breeding season (and I just didn't see the immature bird in June). Or the three birds could be totally different than the pair I saw, though I suspect they may be the same birds.? Hart's Lake is directly south of where I saw the pair by about 12 miles, with a long string of wetlands nearly connecting the two areas.? Here are my poor quality videos and photos, mostly taken through 8 x 42 binoculars with an iPhonehttps://www.dropbox.com/sh/yg229qm4roqf0jl/AAAP-GFXuGSVx9s4kdIJHgr1a?dl=0??and with more notes posted here:?https://ebird.org/checklist/S94128204? Any thoughts on these birds in the photos and/or your two adult birds from Hart's Lake being potential breeders would be appreciated. Thanks for the updates! Glenn Glenn JohnsonProject Manager and Senior Biologist, Harris Environmental GroupVolunteer Ornithologist/Board of Director, Puget Sound Bird Observatory?Fircrest, Washington520-237-8653 ? 4. Trumpeter update (Martha Jordan) Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:53:26 -0700 From: Martha Jordan To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Trumpeter update Message-ID: ??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" The wayward juvenile Trumpeter was found wandering on a residential road at Harts Lake late yesterday afternoon. The fishing line continued to take a terrible toll. The bird was captured, the fishing line removed, and after spending a night at my house in temporary quarters, it is now at a rehab center that specializes in swans (although they do a lot more than that). ? ? The question remains: where did the 2 adult TRUS and this youngster originate and why did they all stay together this past year including the entire 2021 breeding season? ? ? 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I think the dramatically large tail in comparison to the body size was also indicative of Fisher. I saw a Long-tailed Weasel yesterday, and I am familiar with Mink (that I have seen quite a few times). River Otters of course have non-bushy tails. The habitat too was good for a Fisher. My description of it being the size of a small dog meant something appearing about the size of a 20 pound dog. My dog (with short hair) is 17 pounds, and smaller looking than the Fisher I saw. The longer hair and huge tail of the Fisher may have given the impression of being a bigger animal than it was, but I have subsequently read that a Fisher varies from 6 to 25 pounds. (I am not sure how there can be such a range.) I read that a Wolverine varies between 25 and about 40 pounds. I have never seen a Wolverine. As I understand, about 100 Fishers were released on the Olympic Peninsula, and others in The Cascades. My biggest question is whether a few were released closer to here, or whether it might have drifted to the Long Beach Peninsula from The Olympic Peninsula or elsewhere. The forested areas of the Long Beach Peninsula would have hosted Fishers before their likely extirpation, I think. https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/pekania-pennanti Jeff > On Sep 3, 2021, at 8:18 AM, Emily Winstrom wrote: > > We?re volunteering at Cape Disappointment State Park, and our ranger suggested another possibility: a wolverine. A wolverine, or wolverines, have been spotted in the area, supported with photographic evidence. This was in 2019. > > Emily Winstrom, Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Resident of Bellevue Washington > From marcus at rainierconnect.com Sat Sep 4 19:18:05 2021 From: marcus at rainierconnect.com (Marcus Roening) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Shorebirds! Eide Road/Leque Island Message-ID: <5C5BE11F-6F03-456F-9767-21BEE751FA44@rainierconnect.com> Hi Tweets, It was a shorebird bonanza at Eide Road this evening, with 2 Whimbrel as the appetizer roosting bear the full flock. We arrived about an hour before Stanwood low tide and we were in place near the end of the levee as the tide crept in and a nice mixed flock came in of: 12 Baird?s Sandpipers 21 Semipalmated Sandpiper 12 Least Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 2 juvenile Sanderling We then walked out on the old dike until we met the tide and had 2 make Yellow-headed Blackbirds in the dead trees. On the way back before the side pools were filled we had: 6 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 SB Dowitcher Killdeer and more Least Sandpipers. And we finished the day at Warm Beach on the Stillaguamish Estuary with 400 Western Sandpipers 80 Black-bellied splicers 10 Greater Yellowlegs A lovely day of Shorebirds! 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The bird was first heard calling before I spotted it briefly flying up to perch in a distant cottonwood. The bird was viewed looking east from here: (47.6555142, -122.2908951). While getting the word out, it disappeared from it?s perch and has not since been detected (though it?s only been 10 minutes or so) - I have a feeling it hasn?t strayed far though! Good birding, Alex Sowers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myawney at hotmail.com Sun Sep 5 08:08:27 2021 From: myawney at hotmail.com (matt yawney) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada warbler in ephrata Message-ID: Seen at 8am by the parking lot in Lions park. I put a photo on Facebook. Matt Yawney -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They are excavating a series of ponds there. Unfortunately, mitigation rules require that such project sites be off limits to people in perpetuity. - Michael Hobbs On Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 10:41 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > Hello Tweeters, > Can anyone provide information regarding the new excavations near the > boathouse at Marymoor? > One of my friends noticed recent excavations and Equipment there today. > Thanks, > Dan Reiff > MI > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From gorgebirds at juno.com Sun Sep 5 14:30:51 2021 From: gorgebirds at juno.com (Wilson Cady) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skamania Catbirds Message-ID: <20210905.143051.12143.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> This afternoon I had two Gray Catbirds on the west Strawberry Island loop trail, my first in Skamania County. They were in the willows along the north side of the loop going clockwise they were about halfway between the small wetland in a hole and the first right turn in the trail. I put a small tripod of sticks tied together with a plant stock to mark the spot E traill Wilson Cady Columbia River Gorge, WA From bellasoc at isomedia.com Sun Sep 5 18:11:54 2021 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (B P Bell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit & Whidbey 5 Sep 2021 Message-ID: <000001d7a2bc$2e89c090$8b9d41b0$@isomedia.com> Hi Ho Tweets Made my way north early today toward Whidbey. The usual Rock Pigeon on the light pole at the LaConner turnoff. A quick stop at Wylie Rd Game Range had no birds. At Fir Island Preserve (Hayton) there was a distant Peregrine Falcon, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Killdeer, a bunch of American Goldfinch, Northern Harrier, Mallard, Gadwall, American Robin, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Brewer's Blackbird and Eurasian Collared-Dove. On Downey Rd. I picked up much of the same plus Northern Pintail, Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs and Bairds Sandpiper. On to Whidbey - at Rosario Beach I had 9 Turkey Vultures perched on one of the rocky islands, a single Black Oystercatcher on another (the area they are usually seen on the north side was crowded with people tide-pooling), California and Ring-billed Gull and Belted Kingfisher. At Deception Pass S.P. West Beach a distant flock of gulls included a Western Gull. Cornet Bay added Osprey and Purple Martin (heard). Dugualla Bay had many of the same ducks plus Northern Shoveler, Common Raven, Greater Yellowlegs (several) and the Black-necked Stilt was still there as of 11 AM. The Oak Harbor Marina had it usual flock of Black Turnstones and at least two Surfbirds. I picked up some lunch in Oak Harbor and went out to Bos Lake. Had a perched Northern Harrier (imm. or female), Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs ( nice comparison) finally the Ruff (glad it stuck around - a County Bird). At the Hastie Lake Rd. access there was a Common Loon, a bunch of gulls, three or four Black Oystercatchers, Harlequin Duck, Horned Grebe, Bufflehead and a flock of Dunlin flew by. At Keystone (now called Coupeville Ferry Terminal) there were all three Cormorants (Double-crested, Pelagic, and Brandt's) and a single Pigeon Guillemot. Across the road Crockett Lake had gulls (distant), Dunlin, Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Semi-Palmated Plover. Deer Lagoon was unusally slow, but there were gulls, Osprey, Caspian Tern, Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Pintail and American White Pelican. Headed for home - a nice (if slow) day with 48 species including 13 species of shorebirds. Good Birding! Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA mail to bellasoc@isomedia.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Sun Sep 5 18:20:00 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Three_Timely_Announcements_from_WOS?= Message-ID: <20210906012000.13883.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> 1. Thanks to a partnership with Cornell Lab of Ornithology, WOS is pleased to announce a terrific new benefit for its members: free online access to ?Birds of the World? beginning in October 2021.??Birds of the World ? the world?s largest online encyclopedia of birds -- allows you to enjoy the breathtaking diversity of the world?s birds and helps you decode their fascinating behaviors.??Inside its 10,700+ scholarly, in-depth species accounts you?ll find expertly curated media galleries with photos, videos, and sound recordings, dynamic range maps, breeding calendars, and other life history details. Soak up detailed accounts of every species and every family and use the Taxonomy Explorer to explore the birds in your own county. To learn more about WOS and how to join, go to wos.org. 2. One of the highlights of the now-canceled Oregon Birding Association-Washington Ornithological Society?s Conference in September was to have been a keynote presentation by Cornell Lab of Ornithology?s Dr. John Fitzpatrick.??Conference sponsors are currently making arrangements to have Dr. Fitzpatrick give his keynote presentation -- ?Wild Birds Are Now the Canaries, and Our Planet Is the Coal Mine? ? on Saturday, September 18.??The presentation will be open to all via Zoom.?? The time of his presentation on September 18 and information about how to access it will be announced shortly at wos.org.?? 3. WOS Monthly meetings will resume on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 7:30 pm.??This and the remaining meetings in 2021 will take place entirely by remote means (via GoToMeeting).?? Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Sun Sep 5 23:25:21 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Swainson's Thrush calls now Message-ID: We're hearing many Swainson's Thrush nocturnal calls right now, outside our West Seattle house right now. You might want to pop outside. The calls are "weet" whistles on two different pitches. - Michael Hobbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From franklauriebrown at msn.com Mon Sep 6 08:17:25 2021 From: franklauriebrown at msn.com (FRANK BROWN) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Horned Owl, North Seattle Message-ID: Hello Tweets, There is a day roosting Great Horned Owl at N 122nd and Dayton Avenue North just a few feet east of Dayton in the driveway, second house from the corner on the SE side of the intersection. The nice homeowner will let you walk up the driveway to take photos. 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URL: From krtrease at gmail.com Mon Sep 6 11:36:23 2021 From: krtrease at gmail.com (Ken Trease) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada Warbler Ephrata Message-ID: <4B88F87B-FF84-4843-BB5B-A174E594EA19@gmail.com> Seen at 1120 near the parking lot - Lions Park Sent from my iPhone From garybletsch at yahoo.com Mon Sep 6 12:21:14 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Guemes_Island_Sabine=E2=80=99s_Gulls?= References: <55D5E433-7EFE-43C7-A00A-86DC04F0D6B6.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <55D5E433-7EFE-43C7-A00A-86DC04F0D6B6@yahoo.com> Seen flying west past Young Skagit County Park on NW corner of Guemes Island at 1145. Sent from my iPhone From wren.hudgins at gmail.com Mon Sep 6 12:21:01 2021 From: wren.hudgins at gmail.com (Wren Hudgins) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dive Bombing barred owls In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <10F133F7-CF99-47EC-B279-1A6C6875803C@gmail.com> In the Tiger Mountain area south of Issaquah, there have been reports of barred owls dive bombing hikers on trails and in one case, a woman going to her mailbox in Mirrormont. There have been no reports of talon contact but most incidents describe the owl flying barely over the head of a hiker. There have been a few feather contact reports. These reports started appearing in June 2021, but the incidents have occurred also in every month since then in a several square mile area, and yesterday, to me. It was dark and I was wearing a headlamp. Following one incident I turned the headlamp on high and was able to spot the bird on a branch overhead. I put the headlamp in my hand and moved it back and forth, side to side. The owl?s head turned to track the light instead of staying fixed on me. However, many reports of similar incident involve no lights at all and some are in daytime. A birding friend suggested this was perhaps the behavior of young owls establishing and defending a new territory. I would appreciate any insights regarding this behavior. Wren Hudgins Tiger Mountain Wren Hudgins wren.hudgins@gmail.com > On Sep 6, 2021, at 12:01 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. Snowy Plover yes (Michael Hobbs) > 2. Skamania Catbirds (Wilson Cady) > 3. Skagit & Whidbey 5 Sep 2021 (B P Bell) > 4. Three Timely Announcements from WOS (meetings@wos.org) > 5. Swainson's Thrush calls now (Michael Hobbs) > 6. Great Horned Owl, North Seattle (FRANK BROWN) > 7. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Puyallup) (Adam Sedgley) > 8. Canada Warbler Ephrata (Ken Trease) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 12:50:07 -0700 > From: Michael Hobbs > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Plover yes > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > After quite a while with no birders having success, the Ed Newbold and > Delia spotted the SNOWY PLOVER at West Point, Discovery Park, this time on > the North Beach. It's loosely associating with a small flock of a dozen > SANDERLINGS and two WESTERN SANDPIPERS, but it tends to stay higher up on > the beach. It's not staying *with* the flock, but seems to hang out within > 100 ft. of them. Currently, it's a little east of the radar tower. > > - Michael > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 21:30:51 GMT > From: "Wilson Cady" > To: tweeters@washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Skamania Catbirds > Message-ID: <20210905.143051.12143.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > This afternoon I had two Gray Catbirds on the west Strawberry Island loop trail, my first in Skamania County. They were in the willows along the north side of the loop going clockwise they were about halfway between the small wetland in a hole and the first right turn in the trail. I put a small tripod of sticks tied together with a plant stock to mark the spot > > > > E traill > Wilson Cady > Columbia River Gorge, WA > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 18:11:54 -0700 > From: "B P Bell" > To: "Tweeters" > Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit & Whidbey 5 Sep 2021 > Message-ID: <000001d7a2bc$2e89c090$8b9d41b0$@isomedia.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Ho Tweets > > > > Made my way north early today toward Whidbey. The usual Rock Pigeon on the > light pole at the LaConner turnoff. A quick stop at Wylie Rd Game Range had > no birds. At Fir Island Preserve (Hayton) there was a distant Peregrine > Falcon, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Killdeer, a > bunch of American Goldfinch, Northern Harrier, Mallard, Gadwall, American > Robin, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Brewer's Blackbird and Eurasian > Collared-Dove. On Downey Rd. I picked up much of the same plus Northern > Pintail, Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs and Bairds Sandpiper. > > > > On to Whidbey - at Rosario Beach I had 9 Turkey Vultures perched on one of > the rocky islands, a single Black Oystercatcher on another (the area they > are usually seen on the north side was crowded with people tide-pooling), > California and Ring-billed Gull and Belted Kingfisher. At Deception Pass > S.P. West Beach a distant flock of gulls included a Western Gull. Cornet Bay > added Osprey and Purple Martin (heard). > > > > Dugualla Bay had many of the same ducks plus Northern Shoveler, Common > Raven, Greater Yellowlegs (several) and the Black-necked Stilt was still > there as of 11 AM. The Oak Harbor Marina had it usual flock of Black > Turnstones and at least two Surfbirds. I picked up some lunch in Oak Harbor > and went out to Bos Lake. Had a perched Northern Harrier (imm. or female), > Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs ( nice comparison) finally the Ruff (glad it > stuck around - a County Bird). At the Hastie Lake Rd. access there was a > Common Loon, a bunch of gulls, three or four Black Oystercatchers, Harlequin > Duck, Horned Grebe, Bufflehead and a flock of Dunlin flew by. > > > > At Keystone (now called Coupeville Ferry Terminal) there were all three > Cormorants (Double-crested, Pelagic, and Brandt's) and a single Pigeon > Guillemot. Across the road Crockett Lake had gulls (distant), Dunlin, > Western Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Semi-Palmated Plover. > > > > Deer Lagoon was unusally slow, but there were gulls, Osprey, Caspian Tern, > Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Pintail and American White > Pelican. > > > > Headed for home - a nice (if slow) day with 48 species including 13 species > of shorebirds. > > > > Good Birding! > > > > Brian H. 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Thanks to a partnership with Cornell Lab of Ornithology, WOS is pleased to announce a terrific new benefit for its > members: free online access to ?Birds of the World? beginning in October 2021.??Birds of the World ? the world?s largest > online encyclopedia of birds -- allows you to enjoy the breathtaking diversity of the world?s birds and helps you decode their > fascinating behaviors.??Inside its 10,700+ scholarly, in-depth species accounts you?ll find expertly curated media galleries > with photos, videos, and sound recordings, dynamic range maps, breeding calendars, and other life history details. Soak up > detailed accounts of every species and every family and use the Taxonomy Explorer to explore the birds in your own county. > To learn more about WOS and how to join, go to wos.org. > 2. One of the highlights of the now-canceled Oregon Birding Association-Washington Ornithological Society?s Conference > in September was to have been a keynote presentation by Cornell Lab of Ornithology?s Dr. John Fitzpatrick.??Conference > sponsors are currently making arrangements to have Dr. Fitzpatrick give his keynote presentation -- ?Wild Birds Are Now the > Canaries, and Our Planet Is the Coal Mine? ? on Saturday, September 18.??The presentation will be open to all via Zoom.?? > The time of his presentation on September 18 and information about how to access it will be announced shortly at > wos.org.?? > 3. WOS Monthly meetings will resume on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 7:30 pm.??This and the remaining meetings in > 2021 will take place entirely by remote means (via GoToMeeting).?? > Vicki King > WOS Program Coordinator > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 23:25:21 -0700 > From: Michael Hobbs > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Swainson's Thrush calls now > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > We're hearing many Swainson's Thrush nocturnal calls right now, outside our > West Seattle house right now. > > You might want to pop outside. 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Seen the last 20 minutes from 56th St. > > Adam Sedgley > Browns Point, Tacoma > sedge.thrasher@gmail.com > -- > ------- > > Adam Sedgley > S e a t t l e, WA > sedge.thrasher [at] gmail [dot] com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 11:36:23 -0700 > From: Ken Trease > To: tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Canada Warbler Ephrata > Message-ID: <4B88F87B-FF84-4843-BB5B-A174E594EA19@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Seen at 1120 near the parking lot - Lions Park > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 205, Issue 6 > **************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Mon Sep 6 13:05:46 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwaters Guemes References: Message-ID: Two Short-tailed Shearwaters just flew by Young?s Park, northwest corner Guemes Island ($15, ten-minute ferry ride from Anacortes). Sent from my iPhone From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Mon Sep 6 13:09:42 2021 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Clallam_County_Pelagic_Trip_=E2=80=94_La_Pus?= =?utf-8?q?h?= References: Message-ID: Hi all! We have had a couple people drop out of a chartered pelagic trip out of La Push on Wednesday, September 8th, and we are looking for one or two more people to join. The cost will be $250 per person; we are going out with an experienced charter boat captain and 6-7 total passengers. The trip will be 9-10 hours going out 22 miles west to the edge of the continental shelf with the hopes of seeing jaegers, tubenoses like albatross, shearwaters, and storm-petrels, and other seabirds in Clallam county waters. We will be going out in swells up to 6 feet so this trip would not be advisable to folks who haven?t spent time on boats before or who get severely motion sick/ seasick. We?re also looking to only have vaccinated folks on board and masks inside the cabin but not outside when spread out. Please email me or Alex Patia at heiseyew@gmail.com or alexpatia89@gmail.com if interested. Happy birding! Eric Heisey From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Sep 6 19:12:05 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Short-tailed Shearwater and more from Pt Wilson Message-ID: Great sea watch from Pt Wilson, Port Townsend, this evening. I was watching a pod of orcas working their way up the Whidbey shoreline when a Short-tailed Shearwater scope-bombed me, northbound at 5pm. A northbound female Black Scoter right off the point was another highlight. Full list and descriptions at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94308057. Elsewhere around PT, fall passerine migration has been mostly Yellow Warblers (lots) and Orange-cr Warbler (many gray-headed), with a scattering of Warbling Vireos and Western Tanagers. A Swainson's Thrush still takes it's evening bath at my pond. good birding, -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstephens62 at comcast.net Tue Sep 7 11:20:59 2021 From: jstephens62 at comcast.net (Jack Stephens) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Juanita Bay Park Message-ID: <76647f9f-6fe7-7f0b-2edb-379576cb1b0c@comcast.net> We had a fabulous time on the Seattle Audubon field trip at Juanita Bay Park on this past Sunday. Highlights included 3 Virginia Rails and Wilson's Warbler at the near observation platform of the west boardwalk, Green Heron on the lily pads and Common Yellowthroat from the west boardwalk, 3 or perhaps 4 Sora at the east boardwalk observation platform, and a juvenile Cooper's Hawk that flew innear the east observation platform, almost perched, then thought better of it an beat a hasty retreat. We had 33 species total, counting heard-only Greater Yellowlegs and Bald Eagle. It was a good day. Jack Stephens Edmonds, WA From owler at sounddsl.com Tue Sep 7 13:14:57 2021 From: owler at sounddsl.com (J. Acker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Dive Bombing barred owls In-Reply-To: <10F133F7-CF99-47EC-B279-1A6C6875803C@gmail.com> References: <10F133F7-CF99-47EC-B279-1A6C6875803C@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000c01d7a425$0c73a650$255af2f0$@sounddsl.com> While I am not an owl expert, I have extensive field knowledge of Barred Owls. For whatever reason, Barred Owls in the Pacific Northwest are a bit larger and a whole lot meaner of temperament than their eastern cousins. Most of the encounters on humans that I am informed of occur either during the nesting season or in the late summer and fall, with many of the encounters reported to me occurring in September The nesting season encounters are more understandable ? the defense of the young is instinctive to Barred Owls as it is to us. Barred Owls during nesting season are a bit more aggressive in their defense of young than many other species. Barred Owls go on eggs in the Puget Sound area the first week in March. That would infer that encounters during the nesting season are being conducted by adult birds that know what they are doing. Anyone who has been smacked in the head by a Barred Owl knows full well that it wasn?t an accident. The fall encounters are a bit more complex to understand. When I first started hearing about reports of encounters in the fall, I suspected it was due to young, inexperienced birds attempting to claim territory, or by adult birds in defense of an established territory. Young Barred Owls disperse in August from the natal site, wander around a bit before setting down in a new territory or remain as ?floaters? loosely using other pairs? territory and keeping a low profile. While the ARAB (Autumnal Recrudescence of Amatory Behavior) theory may be at least partially responsible for the fall encounters, I believe that these encounters have a lot more to do with perceived territorial violations. Resident Barred Owls are much more vocal now, as if by calling they announce to any dispersed juvies in the area that "this turf is taken; move on". Adult Barred Owls that had young this past season are just now completing their molt (some of them, particularly the males as their molt pattern lags the females) are looking a bit ratty, especially about the head. Molting requires additional calories, which are now available to them since they are no longer feeding young, however, the food supply is starting to dwindle as it is the ?survival of the fittest? and the end of the breeding season hits. Following molt, barred owls will begin packing on body mass in anticipation of next year's breeding cycle. Adults have experienced winter and are most likely proactive in obtaining food while they can, also increasing their turf defensiveness. I was not aware of any fall encounters that took place during daylight. Most of the encounters occur within a few hours of sunrise or sunset and are targeted against joggers and runners primarily. Wearing head ware doesn?t seem to alter the likelihood of being strafed, but it does prevent talon to skin contact. Encounters are initiated from behind in virtually every instance, unless it is in defense of young. Even then, the first encounter is usually from behind. While I know the scientific world cringes when we anthropomorphize animals, individual Barred Owls have personalities and behaviors that are both predictable and change with the seasons. I know of individual Barred Owls that are almost hand tamed and docile but turn into the devil during nesting season. As a species, they are both adaptable and intelligent (hence their ability to overrun the PNW). Several years ago a trail and park on Bainbridge was posted with warnings and trail closure due to a particularly aggressive Barred Owl. The Park District opted as their solution to post the trail as closed to remove their liability for anything that happened and allowed the owl to have its territory. I can also see the possibility of a particular bird being declared a ?nuisance? bird, and having it removed (killed or relocated.) Last month I was informed of a dead barred owl that was face down in a creek. When I examined the bird several days later, I found an intact corpse with a broken neck. It was a hatch year bird on a well-established pair of Barred Owls? territory. If it had been killed for food by a Great Horned Owl, coyote, cat, or raccoon, there would have been feathers all over and no body to exam. I am led to believe that it was smacked in the back of the head by one of the resident barred owls. So, how to deal with an aggressive barred owl? First, try to avoid dawn and dusk situations. Most encounters occur during these times. Wear a helmet. Most encounters also occur from the rear (which is a good thing), and many are followed up with repeated encounters or close calls. These are not cases of mistaken identity, but are deliberate encounters designed to drive you off their turf. For whatever reason, frequent targets are women joggers with ball caps and pony tails. Another easy to do is to either wear a headlamp or carry and use a flashlight. Individuals are much more likely to be targeted than a member of a group. I don?t think I have a record of someone in a group being targeted ? seemingly always a lone individual. Hope this is of some help. -Jamie J. Acker owler@sounddsl.com Bainbridge Island, WA From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Wren Hudgins Sent: Monday, September 06, 2021 12:21 PM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Dive Bombing barred owls In the Tiger Mountain area south of Issaquah, there have been reports of barred owls dive bombing hikers on trails and in one case, a woman going to her mailbox in Mirrormont. There have been no reports of talon contact but most incidents describe the owl flying barely over the head of a hiker. There have been a few feather contact reports. These reports started appearing in June 2021, but the incidents have occurred also in every month since then in a several square mile area, and yesterday, to me. It was dark and I was wearing a headlamp. Following one incident I turned the headlamp on high and was able to spot the bird on a branch overhead. I put the headlamp in my hand and moved it back and forth, side to side. The owl?s head turned to track the light instead of staying fixed on me. However, many reports of similar incident involve no lights at all and some are in daytime. A birding friend suggested this was perhaps the behavior of young owls establishing and defending a new territory. I would appreciate any insights regarding this behavior. Wren Hudgins Tiger Mountain Wren Hudgins wren.hudgins@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here?s their swift roosting numbers for the last week. 8/31 9860 9/1 13,335 9/2 13,040 9/3 17,918 9/4 19,514 9/5 18,325 9/6 21,720 Larry Schwitters Issaquah From osdlm1945 at gmail.com Tue Sep 7 22:13:53 2021 From: osdlm1945 at gmail.com (Dianna Moore) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fisher in Pacific County In-Reply-To: <3835C034-7429-464A-82EE-4FEF617F4D95@gmail.com> References: <3835C034-7429-464A-82EE-4FEF617F4D95@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi all...A few years ago Grays Harbor Audubon hosted someone who spoke of the fishers that were released on the Olympic Peninsula, and of their subsequent movements. At least one was tracked into the hills above Elma, looking for a mate it was supposed. I really hope they re-establish their population, and I'm hopeful "your" fisher goes forth and multiplies! Dianna Moore Ocean Shores On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 5:13 PM Jeff Gilligan wrote: > Thanks. I saw the photos of the Long Beach area Wolverine from 2002 when > it was published in the Chinook Observer. > > The animal I saw was smaller, without any noticeable variation in the > color of the fur - just dark brown. I think the dramatically large tail in > comparison to the body size was also indicative of Fisher. > > I saw a Long-tailed Weasel yesterday, and I am familiar with Mink (that I > have seen quite a few times). River Otters of course have non-bushy > tails. The habitat too was good for a Fisher. > > My description of it being the size of a small dog meant something > appearing about the size of a 20 pound dog. My dog (with short hair) is 17 > pounds, and smaller looking than the Fisher I saw. The longer hair and > huge tail of the Fisher may have given the impression of being a bigger > animal than it was, but I have subsequently read that a Fisher varies from > 6 to 25 pounds. (I am not sure how there can be such a range.) I read > that a Wolverine varies between 25 and about 40 pounds. I have never seen > a Wolverine. > > As I understand, about 100 Fishers were released on the Olympic Peninsula, > and others in The Cascades. My biggest question is whether a few were > released closer to here, or whether it might have drifted to the Long Beach > Peninsula from The Olympic Peninsula or elsewhere. The forested areas of > the Long Beach Peninsula would have hosted Fishers before their likely > extirpation, I think. > > https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/pekania-pennanti > > > Jeff > > > > > On Sep 3, 2021, at 8:18 AM, Emily Winstrom > wrote: > > > > We?re volunteering at Cape Disappointment State Park, and our ranger > suggested another possibility: a wolverine. A wolverine, or wolverines, > have been spotted in the area, supported with photographic evidence. > This was in 2019. > > > > Emily Winstrom, Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, > Resident of Bellevue Washington > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.bannick at gmail.com Wed Sep 8 08:50:06 2021 From: paul.bannick at gmail.com (Paul Bannick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Fisher in Pacific County In-Reply-To: References: <3835C034-7429-464A-82EE-4FEF617F4D95@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello All, I am proud to work for Conservation Northwest, who has been working since 2002 with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the National Park Service (NPS) and other federal, tribal and non-profit allies to restore fishers to Washington state. Since then, we?ve successfully reintroduced more than 250 fishers to the Olympic Peninsula and Washington?s Cascades! You can learn more here: https://www.conservationnw.org/our-work/wildlife/fisher/ Paul On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:14 PM Dianna Moore wrote: > Hi all...A few years ago Grays Harbor Audubon hosted someone who spoke of > the fishers that were released on the Olympic Peninsula, and of their > subsequent movements. At least one was tracked into the hills above Elma, > looking for a mate it was supposed. I really hope they re-establish their > population, and I'm hopeful "your" fisher goes forth and multiplies! > Dianna Moore > Ocean Shores > > On Sat, Sep 4, 2021 at 5:13 PM Jeff Gilligan > wrote: > >> Thanks. I saw the photos of the Long Beach area Wolverine from 2002 when >> it was published in the Chinook Observer. >> >> The animal I saw was smaller, without any noticeable variation in the >> color of the fur - just dark brown. I think the dramatically large tail in >> comparison to the body size was also indicative of Fisher. >> >> I saw a Long-tailed Weasel yesterday, and I am familiar with Mink (that I >> have seen quite a few times). River Otters of course have non-bushy >> tails. The habitat too was good for a Fisher. >> >> My description of it being the size of a small dog meant something >> appearing about the size of a 20 pound dog. My dog (with short hair) is 17 >> pounds, and smaller looking than the Fisher I saw. The longer hair and >> huge tail of the Fisher may have given the impression of being a bigger >> animal than it was, but I have subsequently read that a Fisher varies from >> 6 to 25 pounds. (I am not sure how there can be such a range.) I read >> that a Wolverine varies between 25 and about 40 pounds. I have never seen >> a Wolverine. >> >> As I understand, about 100 Fishers were released on the Olympic >> Peninsula, and others in The Cascades. My biggest question is whether a >> few were released closer to here, or whether it might have drifted to the >> Long Beach Peninsula from The Olympic Peninsula or elsewhere. The forested >> areas of the Long Beach Peninsula would have hosted Fishers before their >> likely extirpation, I think. >> >> https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/pekania-pennanti >> >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> > On Sep 3, 2021, at 8:18 AM, Emily Winstrom >> wrote: >> > >> > We?re volunteering at Cape Disappointment State Park, and our ranger >> suggested another possibility: a wolverine. A wolverine, or wolverines, >> have been spotted in the area, supported with photographic evidence. >> This was in 2019. >> > >> > Emily Winstrom, Volunteer at Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, >> Resident of Bellevue Washington >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- 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... 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The parents were mating in the nest on June 17th. I found a location on land to watch the nest, since the kayak was too close and too disruptive. The land observation spot was on the south bank of a river, the nest on the north bank, so the lighting was optimal. The best part was that there was a very good view into the nest. For me this was a first. I have seen chicks plenty of times, but never had a view into the nest. I have written up 4 blog posts, from week one to week four of the chicks development. When you click on the link, you then need to click on Week One to see the first post. https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog Happy birding - Nancy Morrison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krothnelson at yahoo.com Wed Sep 8 11:57:10 2021 From: krothnelson at yahoo.com (krothnelson@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Free Hummingbird Presentation by Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara on Tues, Sept 14 via Zoom! References: <1045501030.4168674.1631127430241.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1045501030.4168674.1631127430241@mail.yahoo.com> Skagit Audubon Society is pleased to host Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7pm (PST) for a fascinating virtual presentation titled "To Feed or to Fight? Behavioral Ecophysics of Hummingbirds". Energetically constrained animals have evolved adaptations to enhance caloric intake. On the other hand, animal competition sometimes turns into physical combat, and particular weaponry evolves. Dr. Rico-Guevara will present findings on each of these fronts, along with a case study of hummingbird bill weapons. These discoveries revive questions about how these birds budget energy gain and expenditure to enable hovering, the most expensive form of locomotion, establishing coevolutionary relationships with the plants they pollinate. 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I found a location on land to watch the nest, since the kayak was too close and too disruptive. The land observation spot was on the south bank of a river, the nest on the north bank, so the lighting was optimal. The best part was that there was a very good view into the nest. For me this was a first. I have seen chicks plenty of times, but never had a view into the nest. I have written up 4 blog posts, from week one to week four of the chicks development. When you click on the link, you then need to click on Week One to see the first post. > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog > > Happy birding - Nancy Morrison > _______________________________________________ > 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 found > a location on land to watch the nest, since the kayak was too close and too > disruptive. The land observation spot was on the south bank of a river, the > nest on the north bank, so the lighting was optimal. The best part was that > there was a very good view into the nest. For me this was a first. I have > seen chicks plenty of times, but never had a view into the nest. I have > written up 4 blog posts, from week one to week four of the chicks > development. When you click on the link, you then need to click on Week One > to see the first post. > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog > > > Happy birding - Nancy Morrison > _______________________________________________ > 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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Week one: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---first-week Week two: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---second-week Week three: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---week-3 Week four: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/9/green-heron-nest---week-4 Nancy Morrison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paq at olypen.com Wed Sep 8 19:37:45 2021 From: paq at olypen.com (Patricia Quyle Grainger) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Green Heron Nest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0630F0A8-739B-4B5F-851E-94E21C132A06@olypen.com> Nancy- Your blog is amazing! Thank you for sharing, and here?s hoping you have a repeat next year. Pat Grainger Port Townsend Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2021, at 11:06 AM, Nancy Morrison wrote: > > ? > I do not post here very often, but I thought I would give you all a glimpse into how I spent my summer. I found a Green Heron nest while kayaking in June. The parents were mating in the nest on June 17th. I found a location on land to watch the nest, since the kayak was too close and too disruptive. The land observation spot was on the south bank of a river, the nest on the north bank, so the lighting was optimal. The best part was that there was a very good view into the nest. For me this was a first. I have seen chicks plenty of times, but never had a view into the nest. I have written up 4 blog posts, from week one to week four of the chicks development. When you click on the link, you then need to click on Week One to see the first post. > > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog > > Happy birding - Nancy Morrison > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sep 8 19:45:27 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Green Heron Nest blog clarification In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Nancy, thanks so much for sharing these rare moments with us. Both your photographic skills and your patience are admirable! Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 8, 2021, at 7:21 PM, Nancy Morrison wrote: > > I really appreciate the wonderful comments from people about my blog posts. I think there was some confusion about the link I gave. The link to my blog automatically takes you to the latest Blog entry, and that was Week 4. You need to click on the links separately for the first three weeks. To make it easier, I will give the links for each post separately. Personally, Week two was my favorite. > > Week one: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---first-week > > Week two: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---second-week > > Week three: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---week-3 > > Week four: https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/9/green-heron-nest---week-4 > > Nancy Morrison > _______________________________________________ > 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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Castle Island is worth a look: I've seen Peregrine Falcons on the south cliff once or twice, and if you get in close you may see white plumose anemones below the surface. Swirl Island usually has Oystercatchers, and if you can get there on a good minus tide (best in late-spring or early-summer) and go right up to the south side in a kayak or rowboat, the intertidal is great for non-bird interest (various kelps, pink coralline algae, eelgrass, all three species of sea urchin, sea cucumbers, starfish, and a variety of molluscs; it's my favorite marine shoreline in the entire state). Cattle Pass attracts birds to the eddylines in its current. Currents above about 3 knots get a bit spicy, but only the smallest of boats really need to worry, I hope. Check out Secar Rk and Hall Isl as you approach from the south. Mummy Rocks is similar to Swirl but not as impressive an intertidal zone. Whale Rocks have sea lions reliably. Goose Isl in the middle of the pass is usually thick with gulls and cormorants. There is an extensive tide rip on the ebb between Bird Rocks and the Rosario Strait traffic lanes, south of Belle Rock Light. The turbulence fades gradually as you go south, but it's still a bit choppy most of the way to Point Colville. That whole area seems to attract Rhino Auklets. Bird Rocks themselves have a lot of birds, hence the name. Don't bother with Haro Strait. I paddled across there from San Juan County Park to Chatham Islands this summer and saw few birds. Maybe I just had an unlucky day? Turn Island is worth a stop at a mooring buoy. It's small but nice, with old growth. Harlequin Ducks are pretty reliable there outside of breeding season. Jones Island is also nice (at least the western half that was never logged) and has a dock, but I can't promise Harlequins there, just forest birds. Both of these islands are state parks and busy with campers on summer weekends. 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The > link to my blog automatically takes you to the latest Blog entry, and > that was Week 4. You need to click on the links separately for the > first three weeks. To make it easier, I will give the links for each > post separately. Personally, Week two was my favorite. > > Week one: > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---first-week > > Week two: > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---second-week > > Week three: > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/8/green-heron-nest---week-3 > > Week four: > https://naturebynancy.zenfolio.com/blog/2021/9/green-heron-nest---week-4 > > Nancy Morrison > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From cmborre1 at gmail.com Thu Sep 9 13:07:35 2021 From: cmborre1 at gmail.com (Cara Borre) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report, September 5, 2021 Message-ID: Despite weather conditions that forced a rescheduling of Saturday?s trip to Sunday, Westport Seabirds kicked off September in high fashion with the great diversity of birds this month has become known for. Day totals are in parentheses. We experienced an optic coating nuisance drizzle until mid-day, then conditions cleared until fog hit us again on the way in. On the return, fog scrubbed any attempt for rock bird sightings and Phil helped prevent a smaller boat from having a really bad day as that skipper was headed straight into the fog shrouded jetty. Sea conditions were nearly perfect for pelagic birding, gentle swells with long periods between them. There was enough wind to allow us to see what these birds are best at, taking full advantage of wind and wave lift while expending little energy flapping. Our first highlight was mammal related as we paused to relish five humpback whales lazily surfacing with repeated shallow dives. We suspected they were feeding as Sooty and Pink-footed Shearwater, as well as Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (77), seemed attracted to their activity and perhaps the smell of their ?whale breath? during blows. Our next encounter was a hake boat where we got our first indication of how the shearwater distribution was going to end up for the day. Pink-footed Shearwater was the dominant species today at 4382 total. We had excellent opportunities throughout the day to see them on the water and in flight. Perhaps it was their sheer numbers, but the ?baby wah? call they made was quite evident during our outing. I was also getting a ?kazoo? vibe when hearing them and decided I may settle on a ?baby playing a kazoo? as a description of their call. They were very attentive to the herring Phil tossed from the stern which attracted other shearwater species and strangely, very few gulls. It?s always fun to see them dive just below the surface to retrieve the spoils. Staying on the topic of shearwaters, we have 6 possibilities here in Washington. We saw 5 of them on this trip. The aforementioned Pink-footed Shearwater (4382), Sooty Shearwater (965), Short-tailed Shearwater (469), Buller?s Shearwater (8), and 1 Flesh-footed Shearwater who was seen well sitting on the water and several other times swirling around another boat. Manx Shearwater is the sixth species and certainly the most difficult to see as our few annual sightings, often nearer shore, are usually fleeting glimpses. Moving on to the jaegers, we had all three, but no skua for the enviable skua slam. We had a great look at a Pomarine Jaeger (4 for day) who took a ? circle around the Monte Carlo, showing full spoon tail, before heading away. We had three Long-tailed Jaegers in different areas unlike a few of our Long-tailed jamborees as of late. Lastly we had three Parasitic Jaegers, one exhibiting its typical piratic pursuit of a juvenile California Gull we had near the boats. I should mention along with the hake boat, we encountered a few shrimpers who really concentrated our bird totals. Three stops at shrimpers yielded 468, 1120, and 3014 total birds, and as mentioned very few were gulls. Other tubenoses included Black-footed Albatross (24), seen in various places, usually around the boats, and Northern Fulmar (36). September is a great month for looking for Scripps?s, and if the stars align, Guadalupe Murrelet. We did spot our first Scripps?s Murrelet of the season, quite close to the boat while underway. We will always circle back for this bird to give everyone any opportunity to view and snap some photos. They are often cooperative, and such was the case for this lone bird who dove a few times but soon surfaced again remaining close to the boat. Continuing with the alcid group I think I was the only one to spot a fast winging Pigeon Guillemot (1) offshore. There was also a single flying Tufted Puffin (1) that crossed our bow during the humpback viewing, though I think most managed a view of this bird. We had a couple good looks at Cassin?s Auklet (17) on the water and of course Rhinoceros Auklet (37) and Common Murre (641) were seen well. Adding to our migrating pelagic species we saw 2 Arctic Tern, 15 Red-necked and 1 Red Phalarope, and a great showing for Sabine?s Gull (63) with large flocks on the water. Other highlights were 4 Northern Fur Seal, 4 Blue Sharks, and 4 Ocean Sunfish. Though the fog cleared once in the marina, the tide was high and the "godwit docks" were covered in California Sealions. The godwit flock resorted to roosting on the rocks near the marina cottages so we were unable to see them well, though several of our birders onboard may have got decent views as they trekked back to get their scopes. Keep a September trip in mind for next year as the diversity can be exciting and the weather/sea conditions are usually quite favorable. Hope to sea you out there! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Other activities include: - Online storytime hosted by the Edmonds Library on Saturday from 10am-11am - Native plant sale on Sunday from 11am-3pm at the Edmonds Wildlife Habitat & Native Plant Demonstration Garden (95 Pine St, Edmonds, WA 98020) - And more! Hope to "see" you there! Brian Zinke Pilchuck Audubon -- [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 marcus at rainierconnect.com Thu Sep 9 17:51:05 2021 From: marcus at rainierconnect.com (Marcus Roening) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ediz Hook: Pacific Golden-Plover Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Heather and I had some good shorebirds the last couple evenings at Ediz Hook in Port Angeles. Majority roosting on the log booms, including: BB Plover - one male still in full breeding plumage Red Knot Black Turnstone black Oystercatcher Sanderling Least & Western Sandpiper At 4:30 pm with an incoming tide nearing high, we found an adult (female?) Pacific Golden-Plover. See EBird checklist for pictures. Wings were about same length as tail, nice golden spangled and 1/3 of black feathers on breast still present. https://ebird.org/checklist/S94434633 Bird was about 1/2 way down the hook in the area of the Large white Beach Restoration Phase 3 sign on inner bay side. Marcus Roening Tacoma WA Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 07:33:18 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Clallam rarities: Tropical Kingbird, Red-sh Hawk, shorebirds Message-ID: Alex Patia and I did a tour of Clallam County spots after our pelagic trip was cancelled due to tight seas. With Neah Bay still closed due to Covid, we focused elsewhere. The terrestrial birding turned out to be excellent! Highlights: *La Push* TROPICAL KINGBIRD morning of Sept 8 (photos and details at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94394266) Shorebirds there included six MARBLED GODWIT, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (both mornings), and WHIMBREL. Two PAC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS were still present on the trail to Third Beach on Sept 9, and BLACK-THR GRAY WARBLERS were seen at two places. *Clallam Bay* RED-SHOULDERED HAWK midday on Sept 9 (photo and details at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94431981) *West Twin River Mouth* RUDDY TURNSTONE (photos at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94431928) *Ediz Hook* RED KNOT on Sept 7 in the evening (photos at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94394318) PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and two MARBLED GODWITS on Sept 9 in evening, found by Marcus Roening (photos and pics at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94437017 ) good birding, -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 10:01:56 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-09-09 Message-ID: Tweets ? Despite a perfect day for weather, it seemed SO quiet out there. Except when I look at the bird list things look pretty good. Huh??? Definitely very few neo-tropical migrants, and we were also lacking in really good looks at many of the birds. Nothing extraordinarily rare today, but some surprises. Highlights: a.. Northern Shoveler ? one flyby over the East Meadow b.. Northern Pintail ? flyby of two as we started the main survey c.. Eurasian Collared-Dove ? One seen well. 99% sure there was a second bird too, flying further away from us d.. Mourning Dove ? one with the well-seen Collared-Dove, at the Compost Piles e.. Wilson?s Snipe ? Mark & Lee reported one on the grass soccer fields near Killdeer ? First of Fall (FOF) f.. Caspian Tern ? one flew downstream over the slough. This is our 2nd latest Fall sighting ever g.. Pileated Woodpecker ? heard several times, seen once flying distantly h.. Merlin ? seen twice about 6:45, SW of the mansion i.. Pacific-slope Flycatcher ? one at the SW end of the East Meadow was our only flycatcher j.. Warbling Vireo ? maybe 3-4 k.. Barn Swallow? ? three dark swallows over the lake were probably this species. Our only swallows l.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? about 3, all near the East Meadow m.. Black-throated Gray Warbler ? only one A late scan of the lake confirmed two BONAPARTE?S GULLS that had been very distantly visible earlier from the Lake Platform. First of Year, and our earliest Fall sighting ever. I was also able to identify most of the other gulls out there as CALIFORNIAs. A WESTERN GREBE was FOF and a bit of a surprise ? this was the 3rd earliest Fall sighting for this species. It was great seeing a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE flying together *with* a MOURNING DOVE. They landed together in one of the trees north of the Compost Piles. Matt had a flyby BAND-TAILED PIGEON, and we later had a ROCK PIGEON near Hwy 520, for a four species day of the Columbidae family. Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Vaux?s Swift, Green Heron, Willow Flycatcher, Bushtit, Yellow Warbler, Western Tanager, and Black-headed Grosbeak. We also had no Western Wood-Pewee nor Violet-green Swallow but those species don?t make the cut for being called ?misses?, narrowly shy of the cuttoff of 50% of previous surveys during Week 36, but their absence added to the feeling that there were very few neo-tropical migrants. For the day, 62 species in total, though there were many species seen/heard by only a small number of participants. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marcus at rainierconnect.com Fri Sep 10 10:11:34 2021 From: marcus at rainierconnect.com (Marcus Roening) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Elwha_River_-_Franklin=E2=80=99s_Gull?= Message-ID: <1BE662E4-85FB-417F-9081-79DD5CBFFB5C@rainierconnect.com> Hi Tweets, At 9:00 am this morning was a first winter Franklin?s Gull bathing . . . along with 1200 California Gulls and a handful of Heerman?s Gulls. At mouth of Elwha River. Good Birding, Marcus Roening Tacoma WA Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From temnurus at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 13:19:28 2021 From: temnurus at gmail.com (Alan Knue) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada Jay eBird groups in WA In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, Things sometimes go full circle. The Canada Jay groups have once again changed for Washington in the Clements/ eBird taxonomy. Subspecies *bicolor* is now back in the Rocky Mountains group (*capitalis/bibolor*). These are the birds that can be seen east of the Okanogan River to Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreile Counties and are also in the SE Blue Mountains. So if you previously used the Northern group to designate sightings on eBird checklists in these areas, it is time to manually change them to the Rocky Mountains group. These jays are characterized by more pure gray tones (almost a bluish-gray), and are extensively gray on the underparts, and with the crown mostly white and the dark blackish restricted to the nape. The Pacific group (obscurus/griseus) has not changed and is present west of the Methow Valley on both sides of the Cascades, from the Canadian border to Oregon, including the Pacific lowlands and Olympics. These jays are smaller than the northern and Rocky Mountains groups, have rather grayish-brown upperparts with conspicuous white feather shafts on the back, whitish on the underparts, and have a fairly extensive blackish hood, with just the forehead white. One interesting twist with the Cascades ssp. *griseus* is that it is very likely not a good subspecies. In the recent paper "A bird that changes colour without moulting: how the w?skic?hk (Canada Jay, *Perisoreus canadensis*) tricked the taxonomists" by Dan Strickland and St?phanie M. Doucet (Canadian Journal of Zoology (2021) 99: 183?195), the researchers found that seasonal color change is normal in the Pacific group but rare in the northern and Rocky Mountains groups. The jays in the Pacific group are initially more gray in fresh plumage but quickly become more brownish as wear occurs and this is true through the areas where the Pacific group occurs. In fact, Robert Ridgway, who named the subspecies griseus in 1899 did so based on the comparison of fresh gray plumaged specimens with brown plumaged older specimens. Had Ridgway known about the color change, he would not have named this as a new subspecies. It was this subspecies which was given the official English common name of Gray Jay in the 4th AOU checklist (1931), back when all subspecies had official English common names, and it was this name which was then used as the common name for the entire species, *Perisoreus canadensis*, until the more recent change to Canada Jay (see How the Canada Jay lost its name and why it matters by Dan Strickland in Ontario Birds (2017) 35: 2-16). The Pacific group was originally a separate species, Oregon Jay *Perisoreus obscurus*, and there is growing evidence that this was correct (see especially Cryptic genetic diversity and cytonuclear discordance characterize contact among Canada jay (*Perisoreus **canadensis*) morphotypes in western North America by Graham et al in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2021, 132, 725?740), so we may see an official split of the Canada Jay in the future. The jays from between the Methow Valley and Okanagan River, including those from Loup Loup Pass, and in areas I mentioned previously as within the range of *bicolor*- Long Swamp, Tiffany Springs, and Rogers Lake- may mostly be integrades. I personally have seen jays from Loup Loup several times now which have had gray bellies and with a more extensive dark hind-crown. These birds in fact can look very much like the Northern *canadensis* group. But I've also seen at least one jay in the same area that had a fairly extensive white crown and looked closer to *bicolor*. Integrades also occur north into Canada in a rather narrow zone and all three groups come together in north-central British Columbia. The Canada Jay has been a favorite of mine ever since I saw my first on the shores of Lake Superior back in 1986. It's always a highlight of any birding outing when I come across them! Best, Alan Alan Knue Edmonds, WA On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 6:41 PM Alan Knue wrote: > Hello All, > > During a recent trip to the northern Cascades, I noticed that the wrong > Canada Jay group was present in the eBird filter for several areas. > Subspecies bicolor, whose range includes Okanogan (as far west as west of > Conconully/ east of Winthrop in hotspots such as the Long Swamp, Tiffany > Springs, and Rogers Lake), Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreile Counties and the > SE Blue Mountains, is very similar to the Rocky Mountains group > (capitalis/albescens) in some plumage characteristics, but is classified by > Clements as part of the Northern canadensis group. I'm fairly certain this > is based on the 2012 paper (High latitudes and high genetic diversity: > Phylogeography of a widespread boreal bird, the gray jay (Perisoreus > canadensis) by Paul van Els, Carla Cicero, and John Klicka, Molecular > Phylogenetics and Evolution 63, pp 456?465) that shows a "Transcascades" > group as sister to the Northern group, which combined are sister to a > southern Rocky Mtn group. Anyway, the filter for those portions of the > state should be updated accordingly to include the Northern group and > remove the option for the Rocky Mountains group. > > Additionally, the Pacific group (obscurus), and not the Rocky Mountains > group, is the correct group for both slopes of the Cascades to the Canadian > border, so the filter for the eastern Cascades at such places as Rainy and > Washington Pass also needs to be corrected to the the Pacific group. I > think some birders were selecting the wrong option because it was the only > one available in the filter for the area- for example, there is one eBird > record for Washington Pass that included photos where the jays are clearly > of the Pacific group. There was also one record from Chelan County entered > as Rocky Mountains group (without details) that should also be the Pacific > group. > > I'm not sure if the eBird reviewers in WA monitor this list, but if not, > if someone knows who I should contact, let me know. > > Best, Alan > Alan Knue > Edmonds, WA > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Fri Sep 10 18:16:17 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bar-tailed Godwits at Westport Message-ID: <7D4CF001-5076-43E8-AD21-A1A9D80007C7@comcast.net> Thursday morning (9 Sep) Netta Smith and I spent much time with the Marbled Godwit flock in the Westport Marina, a great experience. We easily found two Bar-tailed Godwits and a Willet in the flock and watched and photographed them for some time. Yesterday afternoon we watched flocks of godwits murmurating over the marina and out into the harbor just as I have seen Dunlins and starlings doing for years and years. Flocks of well over 100 birds wheeled in spectacular patterns in the air, high in the sky and then down almost to water level. They flew back and forth for easily over a half hour, finally disappearing to the east of the marina. Of course we got dozens of photos of this. This morning (10 Sep) Kim Stark joined us at the marina, and again we readily found the two Bar-tailed Godwits and Willet. As people are still reporting a juvenile in eBird reports, I want to emphasize that the two godwits that we saw are both adults, one seemingly in quite worn full basic plumage and the other similar but with traces of orange alternate plumage on the underparts. We saw no juveniles after lengthy scrutiny, and photos from a week earlier showed what were presumably the same two adults. So I wonder if any of the recent reports of juveniles have been photographically documented. I think it is always good to record the age of rare shorebirds in autumn, just so we can continue to learn about their migration through our region. I wouldn?t be surprised if the two Bar-tailed spent the winter at Westport along with the Marbled, as they winter at this latitude in Europe. The east Asian and Alaskan subspecies don't normally winter this far north, but birds on the wrong continent are already behaving unusually, and they may prefer to stay with their Marbled cousins rather than setting off by themselves, as I suspect the juvenile did. Dennis Paulson Seattle From stevechampton at gmail.com Fri Sep 10 21:50:16 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Clallam rarities: Tropical Kingbird corrected to Western Kingbird In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Correction on the kingbird. Comments by Ryan Merrill suggested the bill looked long and the tail looked forked due to molting head and tail-- and the fact that the bird was definitely molting (the head was obviously bedraggled) would be unusual for Tropical, as most Tropicals up here are immatures. We've just blown up and lightened our one flight pic (terrible angle and all in poor foggy conditions) and it clearly shows a contrasting black tail with a white edge (pic just added to ebird at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94394266). So it's a late heavily molting WESTERN KINGBIRD. According to BNA, most Western Kingbirds apparently migrate to the Mexican monsoon region for molting in September. all for now, On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 7:33 AM Steve Hampton wrote: > Alex Patia and I did a tour of Clallam County spots after our pelagic trip > was cancelled due to tight seas. With Neah Bay still closed due to Covid, > we focused elsewhere. The terrestrial birding turned out to be excellent! > Highlights: > > *La Push* > TROPICAL KINGBIRD morning of Sept 8 > (photos and details at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94394266) > Shorebirds there included six MARBLED GODWIT, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (both > mornings), and WHIMBREL. > Two PAC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS were still present on the trail to Third Beach > on Sept 9, and BLACK-THR GRAY WARBLERS were seen at two places. > > *Clallam Bay* > RED-SHOULDERED HAWK midday on Sept 9 > (photo and details at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94431981) > > *West Twin River Mouth* > RUDDY TURNSTONE > (photos at https://ebird.org/checklist/S94431928) > > *Ediz Hook* > RED KNOT on Sept 7 in the evening (photos at > https://ebird.org/checklist/S94394318) > PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER and two MARBLED GODWITS on Sept 9 in evening, found > by Marcus Roening (photos and pics at > https://ebird.org/checklist/S94437017) > > > good birding, > > -- > Steve Hampton > > > -- Steve Hampton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dan Reiff MI Ducks can swear. One named Ripper was recorded calling someone a 'bloody fool' An Australian musk duck named Ripper revealed the species' unique ability to mimic human sounds when he learned how to say "you bloody fool." Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/A8qG4dkx7Qt6QoQI92g4jog Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From redknots777 at gmail.com Sun Sep 12 09:39:38 2021 From: redknots777 at gmail.com (JUDITH R TAYLOR) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland Message-ID: I had "front seat" views of a lovely Bar-tailed Godwit at Tokeland yesterday afternoon (11 Sept) between 2:30 and 4:20 p.m. It was foraging/resting with 45 MAGOs and 12 Willets on the S side of Kindred Avenue across from Nelson's Crab. I have posted photos with my ebird checklist. ebird checklist 594536538 ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S94536538 ) Incoming tide had pushed the shorebirds up close to the base of the embankment where I sat on one of the flatter rocks to observe and count the BRPEs that were coming to roost on and around the remains of the old pier (fall Oregon Audubon BRPE Survey). BTW, there were also good numbers of BRPEs on the rocky bar island off the NE side of the boat basin. Would be interesting to know if anyone saw BTGOs at the Westport Marina at the same time I observed this one at Tokeland. Was it one of the two reported by Paulson on 9 Sept, or yet another individual? Hummmh! Judy Rowe Taylor Westport, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Sun Sep 12 13:18:39 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <52E3E527-6065-49D7-B356-114667071BE9@comcast.net> Judy, I just compared our photos of the two adult Bar-tailed Godwits at Westport on 9 and 10 September with photos of your bird. One of ours still had some reddish belly feathers, and the other definitely has a different pattern of newly grown scapular feathers. So I would say that yours was a different bird, and in any case I wonder if those two flocks ever mix. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 12, 2021, at 9:39 AM, JUDITH R TAYLOR wrote: > > I had "front seat" views of a lovely Bar-tailed Godwit at Tokeland yesterday afternoon (11 Sept) between 2:30 and 4:20 p.m. It was foraging/resting with 45 MAGOs and 12 Willets on the S side of Kindred Avenue across from Nelson's Crab. I have posted photos with my ebird checklist. > > ebird checklist 594536538 ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S94536538 ) > > Incoming tide had pushed the shorebirds up close to the base of the embankment where I sat on one of the flatter rocks to observe and count the BRPEs that were coming to roost on and around the remains of the old pier (fall Oregon Audubon BRPE Survey). BTW, there were also good numbers of BRPEs on the rocky bar island off the NE side of the boat basin. > > Would be interesting to know if anyone saw BTGOs at the Westport Marina at the same time I observed this one at Tokeland. Was it one of the two reported by Paulson on 9 Sept, or yet another individual? Hummmh! > > Judy Rowe Taylor > Westport, WA > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From houstojc at plu.edu Sun Sep 12 13:45:21 2021 From: houstojc at plu.edu (houstojc@plu.edu) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland In-Reply-To: <52E3E527-6065-49D7-B356-114667071BE9@comcast.net> References: <52E3E527-6065-49D7-B356-114667071BE9@comcast.net> Message-ID: <000001d7a817$1b52bbc0$51f83340$@plu.edu> Oh, this is so interesting. We just got home from 4 days out that way, and did not see a Bar-tailed in Tokeland, "just" the two Dennis mentions here at Westport on 7, 8, and 9th. We did see 25 Marbled Godwits and 13 Willets in Tokeland on the 7th. Thanks for your lovely photos. Exciting! Janeanne Houston West Seattle From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:19 PM To: JUDITH R TAYLOR Cc: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland Judy, I just compared our photos of the two adult Bar-tailed Godwits at Westport on 9 and 10 September with photos of your bird. One of ours still had some reddish belly feathers, and the other definitely has a different pattern of newly grown scapular feathers. So I would say that yours was a different bird, and in any case I wonder if those two flocks ever mix. Dennis Paulson Seattle On Sep 12, 2021, at 9:39 AM, JUDITH R TAYLOR > wrote: I had "front seat" views of a lovely Bar-tailed Godwit at Tokeland yesterday afternoon (11 Sept) between 2:30 and 4:20 p.m. It was foraging/resting with 45 MAGOs and 12 Willets on the S side of Kindred Avenue across from Nelson's Crab. I have posted photos with my ebird checklist. ebird checklist 594536538 ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S94536538 ) Incoming tide had pushed the shorebirds up close to the base of the embankment where I sat on one of the flatter rocks to observe and count the BRPEs that were coming to roost on and around the remains of the old pier (fall Oregon Audubon BRPE Survey). BTW, there were also good numbers of BRPEs on the rocky bar island off the NE side of the boat basin. Would be interesting to know if anyone saw BTGOs at the Westport Marina at the same time I observed this one at Tokeland. Was it one of the two reported by Paulson on 9 Sept, or yet another individual? Hummmh! Judy Rowe Taylor Westport, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xjoshx at gmail.com Sun Sep 12 15:05:09 2021 From: xjoshx at gmail.com (Josh Adams) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Mukilteo Sabine's Gull Message-ID: I made a quick stop at Edgewater Beach Park near the new Mukilteo ferry terminal about an hour ago and spotted a Sabine's Gull flying around north of the park near Hat Island. It was still in the area when I left about 30min ago. 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It was good to have both species close by so that we could get comfortable in separating these two dark shearwaters apart. Soon Pink-footed Shearwaters (1235) and Northern Fulmars (22) joined in for a 4 tuberose mixture. Diminutive Cassin's Auklets (182) were cooperative and quite common. We surmised that his was the first obvious southbound migration from the population in northern British Columbia and Alaska. In this area, we also spotted at least 5 feeding Humpback Whales. I never tire of seeing these mighty mammals! In addition to Rhinoceros Auklets (31), a trip highlight was an adult Tufted Puffin still showing a red bill and a slight bit of a buffy crest. We eventually reached our destination - the area where the whiting fleet and the shrimpers were plying the waters. The area was rich with tuberoses. In addition to a large number of Pink-footed and Short-tailed Shearwaters, there were several Black-footed Albatrosses (21) and the always hoped for Buller's Shearwaters (2) which is my favorite shearwater. Their pristine white underparts, dark cap, and prominent dark and gray pattern on the dorsal side of the wings really makes them stand out among the uniform gray upper-parts of the Pink-foots. Strikingly plumaged Sabine's Gulls (29) joined in and several Pomarine Jaegers (5) and a Parasitic Jaeger (3) were also in the area. We decided to head to deeper water to see what we could turn up. Engines turned off, we soon had laid a succulent smorgasboard of menhaden oil and beef fat that no tubenose could pass up. It wasn't surprising that the first birds that came to the buffet were Northern Fulmars which were soon accompanied by Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels (101), a few Black-footed Albatrosses and a variety of shearwaters that we had seen earlier. We headed back to the fishing boats and were soon surrounded by ravenous shearwaters of four species and quite a few Sabine's Gulls and some Black-footed Albatrosses. There's something special about being surrounded by squeaking Pink-footed Shearwaters, inquisitive albatrosses, squabbling fulmars, and other tubenoses going crazy around fishing boats. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything! Several Parasitic Jaegers cruised by to take a look but continued on. The California Gulls didn't garner much attention though. On our way back to shore, we were treated to not 1, not 2, not 3 ....but 6 individual South Polar Skuas! This was wonderful to see especially the one that flew right over the Monte Carlo! Seeing my favorite bird always puts a smile on my face even though the gulls may have been a bit panicked. A few Red-necked Phalaropes (16) were spotted from the bow as we headed in and two Common Terns were also seen. We were treated to five Wandering Tattlers that conveniently had perched on the only long pale log stuck on the north side of the south jetty. It was certainly easy for everyone to see them! The throng of Marbled Godwits (1104), displaced from their usual high tide roost by about 140,000 pounds of Sea Lion (about 200 individuals) were on the rocky bank near the *Monte Carlo*'s mooring. In addition to the pelagic species, we saw Humpback Whales (11), Dall's Porpoises (10), and Ocean Sunfish (5) (mola mola) and an assortment of migrating dabbling ducks including Northern Shoveller, Northern Pintail, and Green-winged Teal. Captain Phil and first mate Chris Anderson as well as the three guides today, Bill Tweit, Gene Revelas, and me, thank all the participants today for your enthusiasm and smiling faces! All the remaining Westport Seabirds trips this year are full but keep checking the website (https://westportseabirds.com/2021-schedule-new/) for any last minute openings. 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URL: From bluedarner1 at seanet.com Sun Sep 12 16:03:13 2021 From: bluedarner1 at seanet.com (Caryn Schutzler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Whimbrels on CBS Sunday Morning / Caryn Schutzler & a movie suggestion... Message-ID: <811E1D70-77F5-480B-9687-C789753E4C77@seanet.com> Birders near and far? CBS Sunday Morning had a lovely piece by Martha Teichner this am re: Whimbrels on Deveaux Island in NC. 40+thousand. Apparently a surprise for even Cornell Ornithology! CBS posts all the stories. I?ve only seen a few at Ocean Shores, Bob?s Spit? Just watched Rare Birds with William Hurt. A sweet, quirky movie with good scenery, food, and a few birds! 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Good birding, Eric Eric Hope Seattle, WA erichope1990 AT gmail From re_hill at q.com Mon Sep 13 14:17:57 2021 From: re_hill at q.com (Randy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland In-Reply-To: <52E3E527-6065-49D7-B356-114667071BE9@comcast.net> References: <52E3E527-6065-49D7-B356-114667071BE9@comcast.net> Message-ID: <003401d7a8e4$d38c8310$7aa58930$@q.com> Yesterday we had both godwits with about 1K MAGO at Westport and the one at Tokeland with 45 MAGO a couple hours later. Randy Hill Ridgefield From: Tweeters [mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:19 PM To: JUDITH R TAYLOR Cc: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] BTGO at Tokeland Judy, I just compared our photos of the two adult Bar-tailed Godwits at Westport on 9 and 10 September with photos of your bird. One of ours still had some reddish belly feathers, and the other definitely has a different pattern of newly grown scapular feathers. So I would say that yours was a different bird, and in any case I wonder if those two flocks ever mix. Dennis Paulson Seattle On Sep 12, 2021, at 9:39 AM, JUDITH R TAYLOR wrote: I had "front seat" views of a lovely Bar-tailed Godwit at Tokeland yesterday afternoon (11 Sept) between 2:30 and 4:20 p.m. It was foraging/resting with 45 MAGOs and 12 Willets on the S side of Kindred Avenue across from Nelson's Crab. I have posted photos with my ebird checklist. ebird checklist 594536538 ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S94536538 ) Incoming tide had pushed the shorebirds up close to the base of the embankment where I sat on one of the flatter rocks to observe and count the BRPEs that were coming to roost on and around the remains of the old pier (fall Oregon Audubon BRPE Survey). BTW, there were also good numbers of BRPEs on the rocky bar island off the NE side of the boat basin. Would be interesting to know if anyone saw BTGOs at the Westport Marina at the same time I observed this one at Tokeland. Was it one of the two reported by Paulson on 9 Sept, or yet another individual? Hummmh! Judy Rowe Taylor Westport, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From EdSwan2 at Comcast.net Mon Sep 13 14:27:45 2021 From: EdSwan2 at Comcast.net (EdSwan2@Comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] dead Sora in West Seattle Message-ID: <025101d7a8e6$31a9e040$94fda0c0$@Comcast.net> A sad surprise on a walk just now in my West Seattle neighborhood, a Sora laying dead on the sidewalk. It was under some telephone wires, maybe it hit one migrating during the night. The location is away from water on top of the bluff near Admiral. I'll try to get the specimen to the Burke or Slater museums. Ed Ed Swan Nature writer and guide www.theswancompany.com edswan2@comcast.net 206.949.3545 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Mon Sep 13 15:15:16 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] dead Sora in West Seattle In-Reply-To: <025101d7a8e6$31a9e040$94fda0c0$@Comcast.net> References: <025101d7a8e6$31a9e040$94fda0c0$@Comcast.net> Message-ID: Ed ? You might also want to enter this record on the dBird website for dead and injured birds. https://seattleaudubon.org/our-work/conservation/urban-conservation/reporting-dead-and-injured-birds/ Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Sep 13, 2021, at 2:28 PM, EdSwan2@comcast.net wrote: > > ? > A sad surprise on a walk just now in my West Seattle neighborhood, a Sora laying dead on the sidewalk. It was under some telephone wires, maybe it hit one migrating during the night. The location is away from water on top of the bluff near Admiral. I?ll try to get the specimen to the Burke or Slater museums. > > Ed > > Ed Swan > Nature writer and guide > www.theswancompany.com > edswan2@comcast.net > 206.949.3545 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tlstokespoetry at gmail.com Mon Sep 13 17:03:54 2021 From: tlstokespoetry at gmail.com (T.L. Stokes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Rare Brown Booby in the Salish Sea Region Message-ID: <6929B9BE-8DDA-4034-AFAE-9AD1C1B10F4B@gmail.com> On one of my orca pages it was reported today that a brown booby was identified and photographed. If anyone is interested I can relocate the photo. T.L. Stokes Sammamish Sent from my iPhone From gibsondesign15 at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 07:39:58 2021 From: gibsondesign15 at gmail.com (Jeff Gibson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Scrub Jays Calling in Port Townsend Message-ID: <8A41F03B-D60A-4C85-837D-BFD058DE4A81@gmail.com> Hey Tweeters. Yesterday late afternoon I heard the distinctive calls of more than one (possibly just two) Scrub Jay? s in the scrubby area just west downhill from my next door neighbor Jefferson Co. Hospital. The only ones I?ve heard here. No-See-Um. Just Sayin, Jeff Gibson Port Townsend WA From gibsondesign15 at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 08:52:44 2021 From: gibsondesign15 at gmail.com (Jeff Gibson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Scrub Jays in Port Townsend Message-ID: <1F861614-D535-4272-AB90-E6CA5EE2D021@gmail.com> Hey Tweeters Yesterday late afternoon I heard the distinctive (and loud) calls of more than one (possibly just two) Scrub Jay?s in the scrubby patch of greenery that is downhill and to the East of my neighbor, Jefferson Co. Hospital. No-See-Um. My first in Port Townsend. I previously may have posted this (didn?t seem to go thru) wherein I referred this locale as ?West? of the hospital, an ongoing theme of my Port Townsend Puget Sound Dyslexia (PTPSD) in previous posts to Tweeters. After being programmed for decades as looking West to the Sound I still forget I moved apparently. Oh well. Jeff Gibson Port Townsend WA From zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 09:04:39 2021 From: zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com (Brian Zinke) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Scrub Jays in Sedro-Woolley Message-ID: Keeping with the Scrub Jay theme, we've had at least one Scrub Jay in our yard the past several days, and last week saw 2 one day. These are our first sightings since April 2021. We had a pair regularly in our yard/block from Nov 2020 - Feb 2021. Brian Zinke Sedro-Woolley -- [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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URL: From redknots777 at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 10:02:00 2021 From: redknots777 at gmail.com (JUDITH R TAYLOR) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] location of godwits at Westport marina Message-ID: Just in case anyone goes to the Westport marina to view the godwits and does not find them, here is a tip. At high tide this a.m. I stopped by Float 21 just in time to see a flock of 600-700 arrive and quickly disappear from sight as they landed on the roof of the mustard-tan colored metal boat shelter that is right beside the boat launch. They did flock over the marina en masse, once, then resettled on the roof of the shelter, completely out of sight. Hopefully, as the tide recedes some will perch on the rocks around the seawalls or along Coast Guard Spit. Otherwise, maybe one should arrive in a "cherry-picker" truck for birding....Smiles! Sea lions are now covering most of the floats along the spit, the traditional resting place for godwits and other shorebirds. 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Zora Dermer Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2021, at 8:29 AM, Eric Hope wrote: > > ?HY bird on South Beach currently near parking lot. > > Good birding, > Eric > > > Eric Hope > Seattle, WA > erichope1990 AT gmail > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tlstokespoetry at gmail.com Tue Sep 14 15:04:21 2021 From: tlstokespoetry at gmail.com (Teresa Stokes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Rare Bird Sighting in the Salish Sea region (Photo Link) Message-ID: Here is the link to the FB page with the original post regarding the Brown Booby sighting. https://www.facebook.com/ThePWWA Scroll down a couple posts to this one posted yesterday. Enjoy! T.L. Stokes Sammamish -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Some species fly much higher than previously thought. Daniel Bastaja danielbastaja AT gmail.com https://theconversation.com/migratory-birds-found-to-be-flying-much-higher-than-expected-new-research-167582 " -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email From jstephens62 at comcast.net Tue Sep 14 20:35:57 2021 From: jstephens62 at comcast.net (Jack Stephens) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Which seabird squeaks? Message-ID: <5fb8551a-d561-d56d-08ab-8aaa21e13d04@comcast.net> I was out at the Edmonds fishing pier the other day when I heard this squeaking noise our over the water. It sounded like a mouse squeak or a dog toy. Looking our over the water I saw only the "usual suspects" - cormorants, gulls, terns, and a single Horned Grebe. Not knowing what I had just heard, I shrugged it off until I heard it again. This time I got lucky. A pair of Caspian Terns flew overhead, and the trailing bird was clearly the one making the noise. "That is NOT what Caspian Terns sound like" I thought, being familiar with their grating harsh call. The Sibley app on my cell phone settled the issue. The "Fledgling" call for Caspian Tern was a match. I assume I saw a young bird begging for food from and an adult. It has often been noted that no matter how long you have been birding, there is always something new to learn. Check that box for me that day. Jack Stephens Edmonds, WA From birder4184 at yahoo.com Tue Sep 14 21:14:04 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Which seabird squeaks? In-Reply-To: <5fb8551a-d561-d56d-08ab-8aaa21e13d04@comcast.net> References: <5fb8551a-d561-d56d-08ab-8aaa21e13d04@comcast.net> Message-ID: <377226054.125754.1631679244906@mail.yahoo.com> I have heard this call often recently when an adult and juvenile flew over head at Point Edwards south of the pier. In the previous month or two, I often saw adult Caspians flying south overhead with fish in their bills.? Wondered where the nests were. Blair Bernson Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 8:36 PM, Jack Stephens wrote: I was out at the Edmonds fishing pier the other day when I heard this squeaking noise our over the water. It sounded like a mouse squeak or a dog toy. Looking our over the water I saw only the "usual suspects" - cormorants, gulls, terns, and a single Horned Grebe. Not knowing what I had just heard, I shrugged it off until I heard it again. This time I got lucky. A pair of Caspian Terns flew overhead, and the trailing bird was clearly the one making the noise. "That is NOT what Caspian Terns sound like" I thought, being familiar with their grating harsh call. The Sibley app on my cell phone settled the issue. The "Fledgling" call for Caspian Tern was a match. I assume I saw a young bird begging for food from and an adult. It has often been noted that no matter how long you have been birding, there is always something new to learn. Check that box for me that day. Jack Stephens Edmonds, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelfleming0607 at gmail.com Wed Sep 15 11:07:40 2021 From: michaelfleming0607 at gmail.com (Michael Fleming) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] American Golden Plover Still @ Discovery Park Message-ID: Hello Tweeters; This morning I birded for a few hours along the beach near the lighthouse at Discovery Park with Debi Harris. On the drive over we had a PEREGRINE FfALCON Falcon perched on the Ballard Bridge, a nice way to start the outing. The main goal was to locate the AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER and with some directions from Rafael (sic) the bird was spotted along the south beach, working its way very close to where we were standing. Also, we had a nice looking adult PARASITIC JAEGER cruising about three feet above the water heading north. Other birds included several SANDERLING and a couple of WESTERN SANDPIPERS......... Cheers and Good Birding; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From namaste at wavecable.com Wed Sep 15 14:05:50 2021 From: namaste at wavecable.com (Marty) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] California scrub Jay in Port Orchard Message-ID: <355B9145-BCD3-4CC9-A915-6411FDCD4D9E@wavecable.com> My wife excitedly called me to the front window and we both looked out astonished to see a California Scrub Jay at the suet feeder. 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Also, we had a nice looking adult POMARINE JAEGER cruising about three feet above the water heading north. Other birds included several SANDERLING and a couple of WESTERN SANDPIPERS.... Cheers and Good Birding;; Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Sep 15 17:04:12 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] GIZMODO: Mass Bird Death Reported in New York City Amid Migration Season Message-ID: <86817281-2BA3-44BC-B705-A5D0CA708502@gmail.com> Mass Bird Death Reported in New York City Amid Migration Season When Melissa Breyer packed up her bag on Monday night for her Tuesday morning volunteer shift with NYC Audubon, she decided to seriously prepare. Read in Gizmodo: https://apple.news/AmNcTWczKRT6HcDD-Y3EdOA Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstephens62 at comcast.net Wed Sep 15 19:16:35 2021 From: jstephens62 at comcast.net (Jack Stephens) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Squeaky seabirds - slight return Message-ID: <2a10c6e6-8640-1623-0bcb-7d339d5e5b99@comcast.net> I have been made aware that murrelets (Ancient and Marbled) also squeak, although they are often silent. My number of squeaky sea birds just tripled. On a related but separate note, it seems that the number of wintering seabirds is very low this year. Hopefully that will change as the season progresses. Is this the experience of others? Jack Stephens Edmonds, WA "We have met the enemy, and he is us" -? Pogo From panmail at mailfence.com Wed Sep 15 21:35:06 2021 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] annual reminder -- national park policy Message-ID: <1568824.862832.1631766906657@ichabod.co-bxl> Folks, It is apparently time for the reminder that, in Mount Rainier National Park, "All areas of the park are closed to the use of ... audio attractants, or other artificial or natural means of attracting or disturbing wildlife." https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/management/upload/MORA-Compendium-08022021_508_Signed.pdf In other words, no playback for owls. Listening is fine. (Yes, bit touchy as a former ranger.) Here outside the park, I hope my attracting bird bath can be restored when repairs out my window are completed before the white-cheeked junco gives up looking for it. Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence dot com Seattle -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email From oberle at mindspring.com Thu Sep 16 12:46:37 2021 From: oberle at mindspring.com (Mark Oberle) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] California scrub Jay in Port Orchard Message-ID: California scrub Jays have been regular in Manchester, east of Port Orchard, for the last few years and I see one scouting out our neighborhood every few months just north of Manchester State Park. I also see them in Bremerton a few blocks from the ferry terminal every few months. First time there was May 2, 2010? ? Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:05:50 -0700 From: Marty wavecable.com> To: tweeters@u.washington.eduSubject: [Tweeters] California scrub Jay in Port Orchard ? From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Sep 16 14:39:41 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-09-16 Message-ID: <09B3DCBBE62041D7AA00B681390C7AFE@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? a fabulous day at Marymoor today. Chilly (42 degrees at the start) but crystal clear and virtually windless, and NOT BIRDLESS. Our progress was slowed by trying to sort through the numerous birds. There were many birders as well, so we split into two groups with Jordan leading a group running the other direction around the park. My group had a great day, and Jordan?s group still picked up a dozen species we didn?t get! Highlights: a.. SNOW GOOSE ? one with Canadas. First of Fall (FOF), and by far our earliest fall sighting ever b.. Teal sp. ? A tight, fast flock of dark teal showing blue wing patches were quite likely Blue-winged Teal c.. Ring-necked Pheasant ? after not detecting him for 5 weeks, the early crew heard Lonesome George II predawn d.. Double-crested Cormorant ? one flying south, (FOF) e.. Green Heron ? very cooperative juvenile f.. Osprey ? only 1-2 g.. Merlin ? a couple of sightings h.. Pacific-slope Flycatcher ? Both groups had sighting(s), at least 3 total i.. Warbling Vireo ? pretty sure we were well into double-digits, often with several together, all looking sharp! j.. CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY ? Jason et. al. had one in the Pea Patch ? First for the year (FOY) k.. COMMON RAVEN ? Jason et. al. had one (FOY) l.. Barn Swallow ? Matt saw one; our only swallow m.. Swainson?s Thrush ? several seen n.. American Pipit ? Jordan et. al. had a half-dozen on the grass soccer fields; my group had to settle for heard-only (FOF) o.. EVENING GROSBEAK ? One flew east (FOF) p.. Savannah Sparrow ? notably numerous and widespread, often in small groups, bright and sharp looking, presumed migrants q.. Fox Sparrow ? Jordan?s group had a couple, East Meadow (FOF) r.. Golden-crowned Sparrow ? Maybe 5 total (FOF) s.. Western Meadowlark ? Jordan et. al. had one (FOF) t.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? we had around 3 u.. Yellow Warbler ? one v.. Black-throated Gray Warbler ? several sightings, 2-4 birds w.. Townsend?s Warbler ? 1-2 (FOF) x.. Western Tanager ? Jordan et. al had one The warblers and vireos were most prevalent between the Dog Meadow and the slough, mixed with AMERICAN ROBINS, CEDAR WAXWINGS, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, and PURPLE FINCHES. Despite the large number of species, we still had a few misses: Hooded Merganser, Willow Flycatcher, and Bushtit. The combined total for the day was 71 species! The two new species for the year gets us to 155 for 2021. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Is this the experience of others? > > Jack Stephens > > Edmonds, WA From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Sep 16 16:25:41 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American Message-ID: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> Interesting. Dan Reiff MI https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ Sent from my iPhone From plkoyama at comcast.net Thu Sep 16 18:04:30 2021 From: plkoyama at comcast.net (plkoyama@comcast.net) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Mason Co Code 5 Birds Message-ID: Tweets, David and I just returned from Mason Co where we saw two Code 5 birds, Brown Pelicans (2 juveniles that have been at Twanoh St Pk for a few days) and a Pectoral Sandpiper at Theler Wetlands in Belfair. Being lazy punks, we spent the night in Port Orchard to avoid a super-early morning, and went to Twanoh first. Local birders Ken Brown and John Reigsecker were there, looking for repeat sightings of Sabine?s Gull and Parasitic Jaeger that they had seen on a previous day. After searching a bit, we left for Theler, not wanting to miss the incoming tide there. When scoping a small flock of ducks at the water edge of a muddy area, I noted 2 shorebirds on the mud, and after scope study saw that it was a Pectoral Sandpiper, accompanied by a Least Sandpiper. The size difference was striking, and the yellow legs, long wings, and good-looking bib were evident. Eventually, after sharing the view with other birders, we noted both species moved closer to the boardwalk for a more rewarding view. This was at the long boardwalk at the 90 degree turn?to the left in our case, as we were walking from the Salmon Center. Then closer to the end of the boardwalk was the Short-billed Dowitcher that has been reported in recent days, in the company of 3 Killdeer. After lunch at Belfair State Park (nothing remarkable there, though we were only checking for shorebirds) we returned to Twanoh St Pk, hoping for the ?pelican schedule? that had been reported to us by John and Ken. That is, the birds spend much of the afternoon on distant pilings, usually appearing by 11 or 12. (We did note on eBird that others had seen them in the morning at the creek mouth.) When we arrived, we could see them as had been described by John, so we moved to the south edge of the park, looking down the canal to the southwest. Both pelicans were resting on the pilings, finally stretching themselves for good ids. Until then we weren?t positive, since they were just big brown lumps. Since we don?t photograph, this was good enough for us! It was a good day for us, even though we didn?t manage to score any of the ?easier? shorebirds we were seeking. Penny Koyama, Bothell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pbaerny at gmail.com Thu Sep 16 18:07:49 2021 From: pbaerny at gmail.com (Paul Baerny) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> References: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. Paul Baerny Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > ?Interesting. > Dan Reiff > MI > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From birder4184 at yahoo.com Thu Sep 16 18:58:40 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> References: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1987644819.622465.1631843920050@mail.yahoo.com> And this is a Big Year without Neah Bay opportunities!! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 6:08 PM, Paul Baerny wrote: Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees? as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. ? Paul Baerny Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > ?Interesting. > Dan Reiff > MI > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Thu Sep 16 19:07:26 2021 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> References: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> Message-ID: <387286998.70902.1631844446572@connect.xfinity.com> There are rules from the ABA for World Series of Birding. https://worldseriesofbirding.org/uploads/WSB_Rules_of_Competition_2019_final.pdf I would assume that similar rules are adopted by local competitions. Until I looked it up, I didn't actually know there were rules for this kind of thing. I guess the honor system didn't work out? Big Day/Year/Lifetime all seems a bit silly to me, anyhow. And the running around the countryside chasing 'rarities' is definitely not climate change friendly, but so aren't a bunch of other activities I/we enjoy. Maybe I'm jealous of these extremists, because I'm really a very mediocre birder. Maybe it's because I'm not very competitive. But I don't participant. Tom Benedict > On 09/16/2021 6:07 PM Paul Baerny wrote: > > > Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. > Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. > I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. > But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. > I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. > Paul Baerny > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > > > ?Interesting. > > Dan Reiff > > MI > > > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tvulture at gmx.com Thu Sep 16 19:56:41 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] August 2021 TUVU report Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Thu Sep 16 21:34:26 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> References: <4FE42E0F-5D19-488D-9CDF-D08FE3F6BA57@gmail.com> <3A1AB03B-61F6-405D-99B2-F8429D8AAC0B@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1005174573.638638.1631853266428@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Paul and Tweeters, Some day I hope to see a measly 300 species in one calendar year in Washington! I figured I'd do that as soon as I retired, but tiny viruses intervened. Meanwhile, I just keep to my Skagit patch. The question of countable birds is not really a matter for jerk birders alone--not that you are one, Paul! I remember one year I had a phone call with another birder, with whom I'd been vying for a big Skagit County year. We made an agreement ahead of time, as to what to count and what not to count. We agreed not to count the Northwestern Crow and the Ring-necked Pheasant, as I recall. For the life of me I can't figure out why the Ring-necked Pheasant should "count" in places such as Skagit County, where they don't breed in the wild. Thirty years of birding here, and 2021 is the first year I've seen a hen pheasant with young in the wild in Skagit. Those were the five chicks that my neighbor's hen pheasant had reared in a backyard pen. He released them, and the babies got picked off by predators one by one, in a matter of two or three months. Now there is just the hen, eking out an existence by visiting my bird feeders, while somehow evading the Bald Eagles and coyotes. To the best of my knowledge, every Ring-necked Pheasant that I have ever seen in Skagit County was raised in a pen and released so that hunters could shoot it--with the exception of my neighbor's pheasants, which were released for reasons beyond the scope of this message. I could add quite a bunch of species to my Skagit list, if I wanted to count such species as Ring-necked Pheasant, Chukar, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite, Helmeted Guineafowl, White-cheeked Pintail, Muscovy Duck, and so forth. Heck, I could throw in Red Junglefowl, since I've seen those in the wild, too, after people have released unwanted chickens and roosters here and there.? The only species of this ilk that gives me pause is the Mute Swan. I believe that we get the occasional Mute Swan that comes down from British Colombia, where I think there is still a viable population of feral birds. The reason that we are not supposed to count Mute Swans is because they are "bad."? I am glad that I never counted any of the Mandarin Ducks that I saw in North America. It was very satisfying to tick them at long last, when I came across a few of them in South Korea. The Monk Parakeet is a more complicated case. There are established populations in the US. To count or not count the tiny population in Washington--is it in Yacolt?--that would require some careful thought.? The ABA has for many years published a set of standards for what is countable and what is not. I wish eBird would follow it; I hope cutthroat birding competitors do. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 06:08:46 PM PDT, Paul Baerny wrote: Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees? as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. ? Paul Baerny Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > ?Interesting. > Dan Reiff > MI > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From downess at charter.net Thu Sep 16 21:54:03 2021 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <1005174573.638638.1631853266428@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1005174573.638638.1631853266428@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <327E2175-E07B-4365-A4C9-ADE0D4BAEEF9@charter.net> Tweets, Couldn?t resist a comment here. As others have mentioned, there are well published standards for listing from ABA can be followed. I wanted to comment as eBird has been referenced a couple of times. While they have the fun ?Top 100?, the goal of eBird has never been (and doubt it ever will be) listing competition. So, there is no reason that eBird would follow ABA listing standards and the reported number on eBird may or may not be the true number of somebody?s list if following ABA standards, they are different subjects. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa > On Sep 16, 2021, at 9:36 PM, Gary Bletsch wrote: > > ? > Dear Paul and Tweeters, > > Some day I hope to see a measly 300 species in one calendar year in Washington! I figured I'd do that as soon as I retired, but tiny viruses intervened. Meanwhile, I just keep to my Skagit patch. > > The question of countable birds is not really a matter for jerk birders alone--not that you are one, Paul! I remember one year I had a phone call with another birder, with whom I'd been vying for a big Skagit County year. We made an agreement ahead of time, as to what to count and what not to count. We agreed not to count the Northwestern Crow and the Ring-necked Pheasant, as I recall. > > For the life of me I can't figure out why the Ring-necked Pheasant should "count" in places such as Skagit County, where they don't breed in the wild. Thirty years of birding here, and 2021 is the first year I've seen a hen pheasant with young in the wild in Skagit. Those were the five chicks that my neighbor's hen pheasant had reared in a backyard pen. He released them, and the babies got picked off by predators one by one, in a matter of two or three months. Now there is just the hen, eking out an existence by visiting my bird feeders, while somehow evading the Bald Eagles and coyotes. To the best of my knowledge, every Ring-necked Pheasant that I have ever seen in Skagit County was raised in a pen and released so that hunters could shoot it--with the exception of my neighbor's pheasants, which were released for reasons beyond the scope of this message. > > I could add quite a bunch of species to my Skagit list, if I wanted to count such species as Ring-necked Pheasant, Chukar, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite, Helmeted Guineafowl, White-cheeked Pintail, Muscovy Duck, and so forth. Heck, I could throw in Red Junglefowl, since I've seen those in the wild, too, after people have released unwanted chickens and roosters here and there. > > The only species of this ilk that gives me pause is the Mute Swan. I believe that we get the occasional Mute Swan that comes down from British Colombia, where I think there is still a viable population of feral birds. The reason that we are not supposed to count Mute Swans is because they are "bad." > > I am glad that I never counted any of the Mandarin Ducks that I saw in North America. It was very satisfying to tick them at long last, when I came across a few of them in South Korea. > > The Monk Parakeet is a more complicated case. There are established populations in the US. To count or not count the tiny population in Washington--is it in Yacolt?--that would require some careful thought. > > The ABA has for many years published a set of standards for what is countable and what is not. I wish eBird would follow it; I hope cutthroat birding competitors do. > > Yours truly, > > Gary Bletsch > > > On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 06:08:46 PM PDT, Paul Baerny wrote: > > > Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. > Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. > I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. > But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. > I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. > Paul Baerny > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > > > ?Interesting. > > Dan Reiff > > MI > > > > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Fri Sep 17 04:58:12 2021 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance - Scientific American In-Reply-To: <327E2175-E07B-4365-A4C9-ADE0D4BAEEF9@charter.net> References: <1005174573.638638.1631853266428@mail.yahoo.com> <327E2175-E07B-4365-A4C9-ADE0D4BAEEF9@charter.net> Message-ID: <681019FC-DD5D-48D9-8A64-DE72D7F9F054@earthlink.net> A couple more cents to throw in ? As Scott says, eBird started out with a different perspective - one that leads to some distinct difference from the orgs & places that do track things like listing records. 1. Introduced/Exotics - this is pretty straightforward, most of the time, I think: eBird allows birders to enter exotic species because it wants to track these bird populations over time and space in case they do later become established. Good enough, but for ages there have been people asking/begging eBird to allow people to allow birds to be reported but not added to any life list. I think most people eBirding a Yacolt Monk Parakeet or a Mandarin Duck in WA aren?t trying to ?sneak in? an extra tick - most are following eBird guidance in including those birds, and presumably if they later submit any lists they have to perform the gymnastics of deleting the exotics. ABA [and WA Birder here in the state] - do not allow those species to count on big day, big year, or life lists. For a species to count for a listing record, it has to be ?countable' in the area seen ? The normal standard for this [though not always] is the state BRC official checklist for the state level, with more ambiguity at the county level - WA Birder attempts to help a bit with county level lists, but WA Birder is not as rigorous as the WBRC for each of 39 counties, so a little more interpretation is needed. If you are playing the listing game [I do, I really enjoy it] - then to make claims at listing landmarks like big years and big days, you should play by the rules of the organizations that keep track of these records ABA [and WA Birder in the state]- just copying over eBird top 100 numbers is unfair if/when someone wants to report big years/big days. Clearcut examples as I understand things: Mandarin Duck - definitely not countable on any ABA or WA year/life lists any parrots - especially the Yacolt Monk Parakeets - countable in other places in the ABA, but not in WA - here?s an ABA attempt at a rundown of countable introduced species by region: https://www.aba.org/aba-area-introduced-species/ Northwestern Crow - not countable on either now - but prior to the recent eBird update that lumped with American Crow, eBirders should have been mentally deleting one ?tick? from any state/regional life lists for the ~2 years that eBird and the ABA differed. Less clearcut examples: Mute Swan - not accepted as a legit species in WA by the WBRC, but some argue [see Gary Bletsch?s message] that there?s room for disagreement Cordilleran Flycatcher - not on the official WA checklist, but the WBRC has explicitly chosen not to make a decision on its status - that leaves the door open, I think, to count if you are confident of the id. Here?s hoping that official lump arrives some day soon. Ring-necked Pheasant - countable on all these lists but Gary B perennially raises pretty solid questions about how legit most western WA pheasant populations are. There?s another difference between eBird and official rules that is less tricky and probably less often problematic. Location. For ABA/WA Birder lists, a bird must be in the region in question in order to be countable on the big year/big day/life list. eBird, for its purposes, asks birders to list birds according to the location of the birder. Even if you are looking into other jurisdictions, it is the location of the birder that matters for eBird. So, for example, if you are standing in Discovery Park in Seattle, looking at birds in the Sound - in eBird, all that you are seeing goes on your King County year/life list - but according to ABA/WA Birder rules, anything you see across a the county line in another county is only listable in the county it was observed in. Most of the time, I think for most people the differences in these interpretations of ?what counts? are small enough that it isn?t worth sweating - but if you start getting more interested in listing, and especially for those big year listers, I think it is worth digging in to understand the little differences and adjust lists accordingly. Much of this has to be done by the honor system ultimately, but some shared standards can be helpful if playing in the comparison game that listing becomes, especially at the big year/big day levels. A good site for ABA guidance: https://www.aba.org/aba-recording-rules-and-interpretations/ Matt Bartels Seattle WA WA Birder list-keeper WBRC secretary > On Sep 16, 2021, at 9:54 PM, Scott Downes wrote: > > Tweets, > Couldn?t resist a comment here. As others have mentioned, there are well published standards for listing from ABA can be followed. I wanted to comment as eBird has been referenced a couple of times. While they have the fun ?Top 100?, the goal of eBird has never been (and doubt it ever will be) listing competition. So, there is no reason that eBird would follow ABA listing standards and the reported number on eBird may or may not be the true number of somebody?s list if following ABA standards, they are different subjects. > > Scott Downes > Downess@charter.net > Yakima Wa > >> On Sep 16, 2021, at 9:36 PM, Gary Bletsch wrote: >> >> ? >> Dear Paul and Tweeters, >> >> Some day I hope to see a measly 300 species in one calendar year in Washington! I figured I'd do that as soon as I retired, but tiny viruses intervened. Meanwhile, I just keep to my Skagit patch. >> >> The question of countable birds is not really a matter for jerk birders alone--not that you are one, Paul! I remember one year I had a phone call with another birder, with whom I'd been vying for a big Skagit County year. We made an agreement ahead of time, as to what to count and what not to count. We agreed not to count the Northwestern Crow and the Ring-necked Pheasant, as I recall. >> >> For the life of me I can't figure out why the Ring-necked Pheasant should "count" in places such as Skagit County, where they don't breed in the wild. Thirty years of birding here, and 2021 is the first year I've seen a hen pheasant with young in the wild in Skagit. Those were the five chicks that my neighbor's hen pheasant had reared in a backyard pen. He released them, and the babies got picked off by predators one by one, in a matter of two or three months. Now there is just the hen, eking out an existence by visiting my bird feeders, while somehow evading the Bald Eagles and coyotes. To the best of my knowledge, every Ring-necked Pheasant that I have ever seen in Skagit County was raised in a pen and released so that hunters could shoot it--with the exception of my neighbor's pheasants, which were released for reasons beyond the scope of this message. >> >> I could add quite a bunch of species to my Skagit list, if I wanted to count such species as Ring-necked Pheasant, Chukar, Wild Turkey, Northern Bobwhite, Helmeted Guineafowl, White-cheeked Pintail, Muscovy Duck, and so forth. Heck, I could throw in Red Junglefowl, since I've seen those in the wild, too, after people have released unwanted chickens and roosters here and there. >> >> The only species of this ilk that gives me pause is the Mute Swan. I believe that we get the occasional Mute Swan that comes down from British Colombia, where I think there is still a viable population of feral birds. The reason that we are not supposed to count Mute Swans is because they are "bad." >> >> I am glad that I never counted any of the Mandarin Ducks that I saw in North America. It was very satisfying to tick them at long last, when I came across a few of them in South Korea. >> >> The Monk Parakeet is a more complicated case. There are established populations in the US. To count or not count the tiny population in Washington--is it in Yacolt?--that would require some careful thought. >> >> The ABA has for many years published a set of standards for what is countable and what is not. I wish eBird would follow it; I hope cutthroat birding competitors do. >> >> Yours truly, >> >> Gary Bletsch >> >> >> On Thursday, September 16, 2021, 06:08:46 PM PDT, Paul Baerny wrote: >> >> >> Great article. For those interested. There are some great big years going on in Washington this year. I believe that Rafeal Fennimore is approaching a King Co. record. And it looks like 3 birders, and maybe more may exceed 350 for the state this year. For those of us that have tried state big years ?Awsome numbers?. >> Now the jerk birder in me would love to put out for discussion. Should we count escapees as well as birds that have been considered non countable in the state. Mandarin Duck, and Monk Parakeet for example. Someone could put Indian Peafowl on their Ebird list and it would count. >> I realize it?s each individuals list to put any bird on that they want. >> But when it comes to big day/ big year competitions? Shouldn?t the competitors be following the same set of rules. I?m really interested in what other?s have to say about this topic. >> I just fell off my soapbox and my foot really hurts. >> Paul Baerny >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Sep 16, 2021, at 4:27 PM, Dan Reiff > wrote: >> > >> > ?Interesting. >> > Dan Reiff >> > MI >> > >> > https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-birding-competition-is-a-cutthroat-test-of-skill-strategy-and-endurance/ >> > >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Tweeters mailing list >> > Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > 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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Sadly, a raccoon had been struck by a car and perished on the road where I walk the dogs so instead of watching it gradually disappear every day I moved the raccoon to within about 50 yards of the roost where it was visible on their flight path going and coming from the roost.? On days one through 3 there was no activity on the raccoon at all and I was wondering if I should have just thrown it in the lake for the turtles.? However, I was out of town on day 4 and 5 and this morning when I checked the raccoon had been moved about 10 feet and was just skin and bone so I think the birds did feast while I was gone.? I had wondered why more road side animals aren't devoured by them but perhaps it's due to road traffic.?? Anyway, enjoy your lunch!Best,John D'AntoniMalaga, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Sep 17 17:32:14 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] fun seabird watching Skagit References: <713229206.840733.1631925134959.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <713229206.840733.1631925134959@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Today, the seventeenth of September, Mike Nelson and I tried in vain to relocate the Horned Larks that have been seen in Anacortes (Skyline) and at Rosario Head. We did have a close encounter with a Parasitic Jaeger at Skyline. It even landed on the beach for a while, in a near gale. At Rosario Head, our rarest bird was a Bonaparte's Gull, which species has been devilishly hard to find in Skagit this year. However, we were treated to a spectacle of at least 150 Common Murres and 400 Heermann's Gulls, all foraging within only a few hundred meters of shore. It was quite impressive. We did not see much at Washington Park. 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Highlights include the following: WOOD DUCK - 8 at the 9th hole pond OSPREY - only the second sighting this year PIED-BILLED GREBE - Seven at Hodge Lake with a mix of juveniles and adult birds RED CROSSBILL - two at Hodge Lake TOWNSEND'S WARBLER - two in the brilliant sunshine at the 12th hole pond area Misses include European Starling, California Scrub-jay, and American Crow. Mammals included a Black-tailed deer with four fawns nearby, Douglas squirrels, and Townsend's chipmunks 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: * October 21 * November 18 * December 16 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 22 species Wood Duck 9 9th hole pond Mallard 17 Pied-billed Grebe 7 Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Anna's Hummingbird 6 Osprey 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Last bird of the day - over the golf course driving range Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Northern Flicker 9 Steller's Jay 9 Black-capped Chickadee 13 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 10 Bewick's Wren 2 American Robin 20 House Finch 1 Purple Finch 1 Red Crossbill 2 Dark-eyed Junco 21 Song Sparrow 10 Spotted Towhee 5 Townsend's Warbler 2 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS94801386&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cbfd8d6d7f97942cb062d08d97a4fa19d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637675304696372982%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9dvnQcSrzkBVBw2OeEdM3%2FiYV2KuzHVo6YYF6cnCWHc%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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For Western WA, our 340 total is 4 lower than last year, but the same as our count in 2019. For Eastern WA, our 317 total is 5 better than last year, and 17 better than 2019! So, a bit lower for Western WA find, but doing well in Eastern WA seems to be the broad story. 23 counties are higher than they were at this point last year, 13 are lower, and 3 [Clark, Douglas & Spokane] are at exactly the same total as last year?s check-in. 28 Counties have a total within 10 species of the check-in at this point last year. I continue to be impressed that despite so many disruptions and problems over these past two years, our overall species totals observed seems to remain relatively consistent, even at the county level. 72 species have been seen in all 39 counties, and 164 species have been found in 30 or more counties. Overall, the year looks pretty similar thus far ? 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Only once did I drive up to a group and they refused to leave their lunch so I drove around them. They seemed to like eating back off the road in ditches more often. If there was something large like a cow carcass in a field, all bets were off, they gathered in a feeding frenzy and left clean bones just a few days later. Thank you for sharing the raccoon, the vultures will be grateful I'm sure. Btw, one thing I learned in TX, the TV have a keener sense of smell (amazingly so!) so black vultures will tend to follow the TV's. Hope I remembered that correctly. T.L. 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Along the Columbia River just east of the I-5 bridge in Vancouver, there were two Parasitic Jaegers that flew over and appeared to continue in a line that took them over downtown Vancouver! Apparently they were cutting off the corner where the Columbia River veers north at the west end of Vancouver. There was also a single Red-necked Grebe on the river. Several days ago, a pulse of Sabine's Gulls passed through this stretch of the Columbia. I (and other Clark County birders) saw 2 first year birds but birders in Oregon had 2 adults and three first year birds. I thank the birders on the Oregon side of the Columbia for posting about the Sabine's Gulls and also about the first Parasitic Jaeger sighting this morning. This afternoon at the River S unit of Ridgefield NWR, there were 23 Pectoral Sandpipers at one pond (thanks Greg Johnson) which seemed a bit excessive but that was ok. 12 more at another pond may have been part of the first flock or completely different birds. A Peregrine was escorting that flock through the south end of the refuge. Greater White-fronted Geese are starting to move through. Keep your eyes and ears skyward .... except during thunderstorms. Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From KThorburn at msn.com Sat Sep 18 20:27:56 2021 From: KThorburn at msn.com (Kim Thorburn) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Trespassing in Ephrata Message-ID: Hello Tweets, Spokane Audubon has received several email messages from a rancher near Ephrata about people trespassing and parking on the country road so that trucks and equipment are unable to get through. The draw is photographing burrowing owls. Apparently, it started after the location was posted on Facebook. The rancher has added "No trespassing" and "No parking" signs but apparently, the problem continues. It's the time of year that ranchers are moving livestock and hay so you can imagine how lots of parked cars are causing problems. The sheriff has been notified and responded at least one time. Spokane Audubon is trying to assist the rancher by reaching out to the birding and bird photographer community to ask everyone to honor our birding ethics and respect private property and community needs. Thanks, Kim Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH Spokane, WA 509-465-3025 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sun Sep 19 09:33:28 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret at Fernhill Wetlands Message-ID: <35522b873ab850ab7d0bc00ef1c08399@birdsbydave.com> Fernhill Wetlands is a repurposed waste water site which now has a lot of ponds and restored habitat. This is in Forest Grove, Oregon off Highway OR 47. There is a website about it.... We were there on Sept 17, where we got some spectacular photos of Great Egrets, posted one on my website ( birdsbydave.com; use the search facility on the site to see it, search for Great Egret) Lots of other birds were seen by the rest of our family group. From josh.hayes at q.com Sun Sep 19 12:11:07 2021 From: josh.hayes at q.com (josh.hayes@q.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Overflying raven in N Seattle Message-ID: <02fb01d7ad8a$19f41e40$4ddc5ac0$@q.com> Not especially weird, but our local crows were ALL up in arms, and when I went out to look for the raptor that had them upset, it was a raven making lazy circles overhead. It loafed off toward Green Lake (I live near N Seattle College). Unusual to see them in the city like that, though, right? Joshua Hayes (he/him) Biology, Anatomy/Physiology Redmond High School -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Has anyone else observed this?? Is this typical or unusual behavior?? Is it possible that these were red breasted mergansers & not common, and would that make a difference in this type of behavior???Thanks for your collective knowledge! We saw some interesting behavior in front of our Olympia place. First, there was a group of about 100 common mergansers (which is probably the largest group of these birds I've ever seen) near the shore. Even more interesting was that they were in a long curved line and, presumably, when they found a school of fish, they made a semi-circle and swam very fast, almost running on top of the water. Sometimes they did this in the direction of the shore and I thought they were herding fish? and trapping them between their line and the shore. I didn't know that mergansers had cooperative group hunting. Apparently?they were successful in finding fish because numerous seals took notice and tried to join in the fun. 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Autumn hawk migration (pushed a bit by the south wind). 19 September, 2021, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence DOT com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email From 1northraven at gmail.com Sun Sep 19 17:32:13 2021 From: 1northraven at gmail.com (J Christian Kessler) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?NYTimes=3A_=E2=80=98A_Treasure_in_a_Tree!?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99=3A_Birders_on_Their_=28Expensive=29_Habit?= In-Reply-To: <54E0E06D-8A0F-4455-817A-80610BF953AF@yahoo.com> References: <54E0E06D-8A0F-4455-817A-80610BF953AF.ref@yahoo.com> <54E0E06D-8A0F-4455-817A-80610BF953AF@yahoo.com> Message-ID: a cute article, and yes, birding can be a very expensive hobby, especially if one goes for top of the line equipment and the (especially international) travel. but photography, fly-fishing, golf, and some other hobbies can also become expensive in the same manner. And too bad only the last guy in the article made the point that a great deal can be done on a far more limited budget. Emphasizing cost only discourages too many people from getting to know nature. And that can even play into some folks not taking climate change seriously, as we all need to. Chris Kessler Seattle On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 1:14 PM wrote: > ?A Treasure in a Tree!?: Birders on Their (Expensive) Habit > > https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/business/a-treasure-in-a-tree-birders-on-their-expensive-habit.html?referringSource=articleShare > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- "moderation in everything, including moderation" Rustin Thompson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We were on the trail between Bowman Bay campground and the Rosario Beach area, overlooking Bowman Bay, when a vulture landed in a tree nearby. We assumed Turkey, although my daughter pointed out that "They usually only have red heads". It flew toward the campground - and then another landed a little more close and it was clear the head was grey. I have not seen TVs so close in the wild and was enjoying this - but this one also flew before any of us got a camera on it. And we did not see them again. My thought is that perhaps the storm blew them our way? Has anyone else seen them? Thank you, Jackie Owens Sedro Woolley, WA jeo224@comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Mon Sep 20 09:46:42 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Presentation=2C_The_Last_Wild_Condors_of?= =?utf-8?q?_the_Pacific_Northwest_with_Jack_Nisbet=2C_Monday=2C_Oct?= =?utf-8?q?ober_4?= Message-ID: <20210920164642.30355.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is delighted to invite you to our first Monthly Meeting of the fall when Jack Nisbet will present, ?The Last Wild Condors of the Pacific Northwest.???His presentation will explore written and oral records of wild California condors in the Columbia River drainage, with particular attention to late 19th and early 20th century birds in the Interior. He will also discuss the prospects for future release of captive birds intended to re-establish the condor?s presence in our region. Mr. Nisbet has written several books about the human and natural history of the Intermountain West as well as award- winning biographies of fur agent David Thompson and naturalist David Douglas. He is also a life-long bird enthusiast. What:??The Last Wild Condors of the Pacific Northwest When:??Monday, October 4, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member of WOS, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From merlinmania at comcast.net Mon Sep 20 11:16:52 2021 From: merlinmania at comcast.net (merlinmania) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Swifts moving south Message-ID: About 6:45 pm?Sunday evening Marissa Benavente and I saw about 60 Black Swifts heading SSW over the upper fauntleroy neighborhood in Seattle.Marissa had gone outside for a walk when she saw and heard some Cackling Geese (about 30) heading south. Then she spotted the swifts which came by over the course of about 20 minutes in a widely dispersed group. They were mostly quite high up, and appeared to be feeding as they moved.We also saw a very altitudinal Osprey that circled to a dizzying height before streaming south in front of the black and gray bands of storm clouds. Like the swifts it appeared to be heading for better, sunnier days, somewhere south of Washington.?Jim FlynnSeattle, WASent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android Device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadleyj1725 at gmail.com Mon Sep 20 11:55:51 2021 From: hadleyj1725 at gmail.com (Jane Hadley) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Three WOS notes: a field trip, a newsletter article, and an election Message-ID: <3c4157a3-1201-5ee9-4cd6-06fd23264345@gmail.com> Dear Tweetsters - Three unrelated WOS items. 1. The first field trip of the fall season will take place this coming Sunday September 26. RJ Baltierra will lead a trip covering Columbia Basin Migrant Traps, such as Washtucna, Palouse Falls State Park, and Lyons Ferry State Park. COVID precautions will be in effect. (See https://wos.org/field-trips/ for WOS's COVID guidelines.) Check here for details and to sign up: https://wos.org/event/columbia-basin-migrant-traps/?instance_id=49 2. I've noticed a number of posts recently about California Scrub-Jays being seen at places where they've not been commonly seen before. I thought I'd give a link to an interesting article by Steve Hampton in the most recent WOS Newsletter (Issue 192 Aug-Sept 2021) about the spread of California Scrub-Jays in the state and what it portends for the future. You can read this article at: https://wos.org/documents/wosnews/wosnews192.pdf#page=1 3. If you are a WOS member and haven't yet voted for officers and board members, please go to https://wos.org/2021-wos-election/? and vote. The voting period will close a week from today. Jane Hadley Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It flew toward the campground - and then another landed a little more close and it was clear the head was grey. I have not seen TVs so close in the wild and was enjoying this - but this one also flew before any of us got a camera on it. And we did not see them again. ? My thought is that perhaps the storm blew them our way? Has anyone else seen them? ? Thank you, ? Jackie Owens Sedro Woolley, WA jeo224@comcast.net ? _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chandirah at gmail.com Mon Sep 20 13:19:57 2021 From: chandirah at gmail.com (Chandira H) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Overflying Raven Message-ID: Ravens in N Seattle, they?re here! I swore I heard one in Carkeek this morning. :) Not too far from you. They?re resident in Hamlin park sometimes too! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2021, at 12:04 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 12:11:07 -0700 > From: > To: > Subject: [Tweeters] Overflying raven in N Seattle > Message-ID: <02fb01d7ad8a$19f41e40$4ddc5ac0$@q.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Not especially weird, but our local crows were ALL up in arms, and when I > went out to look for the raptor that had them upset, it was a raven making > lazy circles overhead. It loafed off toward Green Lake (I live near N > Seattle College). Unusual to see them in the city like that, though, right? From biz4nikki at gmail.com Mon Sep 20 13:27:46 2021 From: biz4nikki at gmail.com (nancy) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] (no subject) Message-ID: F -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The novelty was that the Mandarin Duck that has been visiting Juanita Bay over the last several months may have come to Magnuson (I presume it's the same bird). The best tree of the day was a fruiting Madrona on Promontory Point. The berries must now be soft enough to eat as there were dozens of birds plucking the fruit, plus other non-fruit eaters taking advantage of other food options. On one tree: Purple Finch, House Finch, Varied Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Spotted Towhee, BC Chickadee, CB Chickadee, Bewick?s Wren, Anna?s Hummingbird, Golden-crowned Kinglet and Hutton?s Vireo. Other notables: Northern Pintail - 1 female with the Wood Ducks Red-necked Grebe - near the swim platform Eurasian Collared-Dove - First of fall Caspian Tern - still around Red-tailed Hawk - 3 birds circling high above the park for several minutes Willow Flycatcher - late Hutton?s Vireo - Promontory Point; FOF Varied Thrush - 4 birds, soft chuffs and songs, on Promontory Point; FOF Swainson?s Thrush - one bird whitting softly below the point Hermit Thrush - a couple, PP Purple Finch - a couple, PP American Goldfinch - 70 or 80! A flock of at least 50 were partaking of the thistle and other seeds on the wilded mulch hill next to the park?s mulch yard Fox Sparrow - a couple, also on the mulch hill; FOF Golden-crowned Sparrow - all over, some on the mulch hill; FOF Orange-crowned Warbler - a couple, also on the mulch hill Yellow and Wilson?s Warbler - not on the mulch hill :) For the day, 55 species. Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S94940981 Scott Ramos Seattle From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Sep 20 16:59:15 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?THE_GUARDIAN=3A_Canada=3A_mountain_goat_kill?= =?utf-8?q?s_attacking_grizzly_bear_with_=E2=80=98dagger-like=E2=80=99_hor?= =?utf-8?q?ns?= Message-ID: <88B6AA4D-2757-4E00-918F-5C3E9A32AA04@gmail.com> Tweeters, A reminder to be careful around mountain goats when hiking and looking for birds. Dan Reiff MI Canada: mountain goat kills attacking grizzly bear with ?dagger-like? horns Forensic necropsy of a female grizzly bear suggests she was killed by a goat, after the horns pierced the bear?s armpits and neck Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AUDCxWZT4SXyfDMLiESTYkA Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Sep 20 19:05:21 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Three WOS notes: a field trip, a newsletter (Re: California Scrub-Jays) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Vincent, Absolutely due to warmer winters. I'm writing this from Port Townsend, where Calif Scrub-Jays are now resident. The trend in California Scrub-Jay mirrors similar increases with a long list of non-migratory or less-migratory species from Calif/Oregon that are expanding north into the Pacific Northwest, as well as east into eastern Washington and Idaho (e.g. Black Phoebe, Red-sh Hawk, Anna's Hummingbird, Great Egret, Lesser Goldfinch, Turkey Vulture). While expansion for some species began over 50 years ago, it really took off around the mid-1980s, matching a "regime change" that has been detected across many species and ecosystems worldwide. This regime change now keeps happening faster and faster. It will be interesting to see how jays deal with the mountains and forests north of Vancouver, WA-- that may prove an obstacle to further expansion, though I expect them in Kamloops in a few years. Note that not all resident species are flexible-- Oak Titmouse and Nuttall's Woodpeckers are dependent on oaks, whose "migration velocity" is far slower than "climate velocity" (i.e. oaks can't fly, and they cannot move north as fast as the weather is). Jays can rely on a variety of foods, including (especially) around human habitations. Note that jays are big time nest predators, so all those peanuts at bird feeders potentially subsidize predation of local open cup nesters (e.g. robins, vireos, warblers, grosbeaks, flycatchers, etc.). Here is a blog post using CBC data with graphs for some of the bird species expanding north: The invasion of the Pacific Northwest: California?s birds expand north with warmer winters https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2020/03/09/the-invasion-of-the-pacific-northwest-californias-birds-expand-north-with-warmer-winters/ On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 1:51 PM Vincent Lucas wrote: > There was A California Scrub-Jay (poor photo) in my old neighborhood here > in Port Angeles. Clallam County a week or two ago. They do seem to be more > frequent in areas not normally where they are encountered. Perhaps global > warming or wildfires are the cause? Mere speculation on my part. > > Vincent Lucas > Port Angeles > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile ??? ??? ??? > _______________________________________________ > 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 marvbreece at q.com Tue Sep 21 07:20:53 2021 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Tukwila & Renton birding Message-ID: <1438412220.44600625.1632234053633.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Sept 19th there was a CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY along the short stretch of S 124th St in Allentown (Tukwila), near the Tukwila Community Center. Yesterday (9.20.21) there were 2 together at the same location. Yesterday at the Cedar River Mouth in Renton, there was no swallow to be found. In previous days there had been VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS in numbers and a few BARN SWALLOWS. Yesterday there were none. Yesterday the park held many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and at least one YELLOW WARBLER. Just before the storm on the 18th, there were YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED & BLACK-THROATED GREY WARBLERS as well. Also on the 18th before the storm was a flock of 20-25 juv and adult CEDAR WAXWINGS. Back to yesterday (9.20.21) at Cedar River Mouth, there was a lone WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Also a COMMON LOON out on the lake. ICELAND GULLS (THAYER'S) have returned. There were at least 8 adults at CRM yesterday. There was a gull that looked very much like an adult HERRING GULL. The primaries weren't as black as I would have liked and the back was perhaps a bit darker gray than usual, so perhaps it's not pure, if there is such a thing. An OSPREY remains and the adult female PEREGRINE FALCON was perched on the stairway on the wall of the Boeing plant. Look very carefully for this bird. It crouches on the floor of the platform. As for shorebirds, there were 3 LEAST SANDPIPERS. In recent days there have also been a few WESTERNS. Directions to the Renton Cedar River Mouth are in A Birder's Guide to Washington , which is also on the WOS web site. 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Darcy From birder4184 at yahoo.com Tue Sep 21 16:40:21 2021 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Clark=E2=80=99s_Nutcrackers?= In-Reply-To: <49F58574-4E2F-416E-AF4A-506C88B90A16@gmail.com> References: <49F58574-4E2F-416E-AF4A-506C88B90A16@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1132929890.23929.1632267621400@mail.yahoo.com> I am there now and have seen at least 8 Nutcrackers. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 1:27 PM, Dan McDougall-Treacy wrote: There?s a great cone crop of white barked elm at Sunrise (Mt. Rainer) these days, if you?d like to see lots of these handsome, raucous birds. Dan Dan McDougall-Treacy _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I've been working on a Douglas County list this year, and the needs list is not all that long. Fortunately (?) a flat tire meant that I would only be able to bird places within a nice walking distance of the East Wenatchee Les Schwab yesterday morning. On advice from Jerry Tangren in East Wenatchee, I made a beeline East along Rock Island Road, promptly took a wrong turn, and continued on Highline Drive. Once I realized I was turned around, I went back down on Iowa to Rock Island Road and found a CASJ right at that intersection. This was about a quarter mile East of the neighborhood where Jerry has had them, and a half-mile west of another pin on eBird. That, a flat tire, and willingness to walk a mile or two, should help any county birder wanting to add that to their Douglas County list. For me, it was Douglas bird 200 for the year, woohoo! Other updates to come once I've made it home. Cheers, Tim Brennan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Download The New Yorker Today. https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1081530898?pt=45076&ct=App%20Share&mt=8 Sent from my iPhone From meyer2j at aol.com Wed Sep 22 10:02:57 2021 From: meyer2j at aol.com (Joyce Meyer) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Western Field Ornithologists Birdathon Continues References: <1397919334.170205.1632330177966.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1397919334.170205.1632330177966@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Tweets: A Birdathon in September/October???Yes!??Western Field Ornithologists is having its first ever Birdathon from September 1 through October 15, 2021. Help us raise $25,000 to advance WFO?s crucial mission of promoting the study, appreciation, and protection of birds in Western North America via innovative scientific publications, youth engagement, and conservation alerts. Make a pledge per species or make a donation to your local team, the WESTERN FIELD OPTIMISTS. Team members are Andy Mauro, Rick Machin, Mike West and myself, all living in Gig Harbor. Our Birdathon day will be in early October. A huge Thank You to those who have contributed to our Team. ?Here's a description of our team members:? https://web.cvent.com/event/4da28342-c457-4d69-8990-1f3f0bbfa032/websitePage:c823ad3c-30fc-4aa5-8921-32b66e6f68b3 ?For complete Birdathon details go to the?westernfieldornithogists.org?website. Details for forming a team and/or donating to our team, the Western Field Optimists, are all on-line. And most of all, thank you for your support. Let?s go birding! ?Joyce Meyer Mike West Meyer2j@aol.com Gig Harbor, WA ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From TRI at seattleu.edu Wed Sep 22 12:39:54 2021 From: TRI at seattleu.edu (Tucker, Trileigh) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Help visitor find Lincoln Park birds? Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Through my website, I received the message below (copied with her permission) from a Texas birder who will be visiting West Seattle soon, and is hoping someone might be willing to walk her and her daughter through Lincoln Park for birds. Would anyone like to show a visitor our beautiful park? Please contact her directly if so. Thank you. Missing my yellow feeder visitors! Good birding to you, Trileigh * * * * * Trileigh Tucker Professor Emerita of Environmental Studies, Seattle University Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com Writing: here Fine art: here Name: Jan Laughlin Email: janlaughlin63@gmail.com Comment: I am a relative new birder (104 life birds in central TX) and will visit my daughter in West Seattle Oct 2-4. Do you know of a birding guide who could take us through the Lincoln Park area just to identify some new WA birds for me? Appreciate your help, Jan Laughlin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I counted 150+ Black-bellied Plovers one day and probably more the next. 60+ dowitchers (mostly Short-billed juveniles as far as I could tell?foggy that day), at least 8 Red Knots both days, lots of Sanderlings and Western Sandpipers, some Dunlin in winter plumage and a few Least Sandpipers. It probably would have been a highlight of most trips to the coast?such fun to have so many shorebirds to pick through! Water levels at Oyhut were low. One day at the Tonquin St side we had 2 Black-bellied Plovers, 3 Semipalmated Plovers, 2 Least Sandpipers, and a couple Sanderling. The first day, we had a Peregrine and a Merlin and found shorebirds only on the beach there: a number of Black-bellied Plovers and a Red Knot. The access at the STP side is wetter along the beach than I remembered, and we ended up changing our plans since we?d ventured out without our mud boots. If others found more birds in the Ocean Shores area, I?d love to hear about it. The huge flocks on the beach were a treat though! Karen Wosilait (she/her) Seattle, WA karen.w.mobile@gmail.com From krothnelson at yahoo.com Thu Sep 23 12:30:10 2021 From: krothnelson at yahoo.com (krothnelson@yahoo.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] HawkWatch at Chelan Ridge with North Cascades Institute, Oct 2-3 In-Reply-To: <2005350265.1846966.1630511693548@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2005350265.1846966.1630511693548.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2005350265.1846966.1630511693548@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <487186325.1182541.1632425410845@mail.yahoo.com> Two spots still available! On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 08:54:53 AM PDT, krothnelson@yahoo.com wrote: When:?Saturday, Oct 2 at 09:00 am to Sunday, Oct 3 at 1:00 pmClass Description: Back after two years, this classic collaboration between North Cascades Institute, HawkWatch International and the US Forest Service offers participants the opportunity to witness an amazing avian spectacle! Each autumn, thousands of hawks, eagles and falcons cruise along a high ridge perched above Lake Chelan on their way to winter territories. Join us and witness this peak migration phenomenon while gathering helpful information for the monitoring efforts put on by the two organizations. Our small group will meet in Twisp where USFS biologists will share with us the history of the monitoring site before we caravan up to it. Once there we?ll learn about raptor biology and hone our identification skills so as to assist researchers as they count passing hawks. This generates local data in a larger effort to capture information on the health of North America?s raptor populations. The field station also bands hawks in order to gather information on bird populations, movements and survival, providing participants the rare opportunity to get a close-up look at these magnificent birds. When the sun goes down, we?ll have dinner and a some relaxation time together before camping out under the stars. This year, participants will need to provide their own meals, camping gear, and transportation. Please prepare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. The Institute will provide heated water for dinner and breakfast on Sunday. Driving to the site entails traversing rough and bumpy forest roads in your personal vehicle, so a robust vehicle is required. As of August 23, there are no bathrooms available at Chelan Ridge. Outhouses may be installed by the time of the course, but it is not guaranteed. Please read our Covid-19 policy here:?https://ncascades.org/discover/learning-center/coronavirus-safety-precautions Price to attend: $150.00 per person (student, military and disability discounts available) Registration:Please register at?https://ncascades.org/signup/programs/hawkwatch-at-chelan-ridge?or by calling (360) 854-2599 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Thu Sep 23 12:31:46 2021 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening Message-ID: 15 Vaux?s Swifts spent the night in the Monroe Wagner roost. 37,000 gathered together near North San Francisco Bay. Our Vaux's Happening project has documented over a million and a quarter swifts going to roost this migration. Our record is a million and a half. We should come close to that. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Thu Sep 23 13:09:48 2021 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County birding - September 19-21 Message-ID: Hello! I made my September trip out to Douglas County from Sunday through Tuesday. I had hoped to have things blogged sooner, but I'll just give a sum-up now, as it may be a little bit before I can get it all put together. As noted earlier, California Scrub-Jay was a fun find in East Wenatchee on Monday. I also did some birding along the waterfront on the Apple Capital Loop Trail, but came up with nothing new or all that interesting (outside of a few Western Fence Lizards - new for me). Within a day or so of my visit, Sabine's Gulls had been seen by other observers in the area, and a Parasitic Jaeger had also been seen flying from the Chelan side towards Douglas and East Wenatchee. These were targets I'd considered, but just didn't come across while I was there. The Waterville STP has quieted down, with nearly every shorebird replaced with an American Pipit, it would seem. A trip up Badger Mountain was pretty quiet, although I did have a Sharp-shinned Hawk push through from North to South, possibly a migrant. Douglas Creek on Monday night/Tuesday morning was wonderful. I added a Red-naped Sapsucker (finally!) on Monday evening, and heard Common Poorwill, Western Screech-Owl, and night-calling Swainson's Thrush from my tent. In the morning, the canyon was full of Bewick's, Rock, and Canyon Wrens, Yellow-rumped Warblers (so many) and at least one Orange-crowned, Song, White-crowned, and Lincoln's Sparrows, as well as a few Hermit and Varied Thrushes. I did three miles of the nature trail (and back) with the reward of a Golden Eagle at the point where I turned around. Chief Joseph Dam had a couple dozen American White Pelicans, and Bridgeport Bar gave me one more new bird for the year - a Sandhill Crane that flushed from cover no more than ten feet from me during my walk there. 202! I'm heading back in October with some simple dreams (Golden-crowned Sparrow), reasonable reaches (Surf Scoter), and plans to wander aimlessly on the plateau in search of the magical barn that holds a Barn Owl. Time and plans permitting, I'll try for missing grouse (Greater Sage and Sharp-tailed), and am looking forward to the slow return of birds I'd missed early in the year (Bohemian Waxwing, Lapland Longspur, Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, Common Redpoll, Gyrfalcon). Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton douglascountybirding.blogspot.com (updates soon!) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Again this week there were so many birders that Jordan led some the ?wrong? way around the loop. The change-over from summer birds to winter birds is in full force right now, unsurprisingly. It?s amazing how tightly this is tied to the fall equinox. Many First of Fall (FOF) birds. Our biggest surprise was a HOUSE WREN at the south end of the East Meadow. If you recall, we had one for 5 weeks in May/June this spring so this wasn?t even a Year Bird, but this is only the 4th record for the park. Highlights: a.. Cackling Goose ? flyby flock from Lake Platform, a few on grass soccer fields (FOF) b.. Green-winged Teal ? female in slough well below the weir (FOF) c.. Ring-necked Duck ??? ? tight flying flock of what looked to be dark-headed diving ducks without obvious white on the wings d.. Western Grebe ? one on the lake e.. Vaux?s Swift ? seen several times ? maybe 5 total f.. Virginia Rail ? one seen across the slough just north of the boardwalk was very accommodating. Earlier heard one well below the weir g.. Wilson?s Snipe ? two sat, giving us great looks, below the weir h.. Great Horned Owl ? one or two heard predawn just south of the Dog Meadow i.. - All 5 usual woodpeckers seen - j.. Merlin ? a couple of sightings; 3rd week in a row k.. VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW ? large flocks overhead most of the morning ? 200+ l.. Barn Swallow ? maybe 5 m.. HOUSE WREN ? active in south end of the East Meadow (FOF) n.. Ruby-crowned Kinglet ? one near the big grove of Oregon Ash, half way down the west edge of the East Meadow (FOF) o.. Swainson?s Thrush ? only 1-2 heard predawn p.. Fox Sparrow ? seen by all today q.. Western Meadowlark ? one north of Fields 7-8-9 in an apple tree with yellow apples ? good camouflage r.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? one popped up atop weeds at the Compost Piles s.. Common Yellowthroat ? only 3-5 t.. Yellow-rumped Warbler ? over a dozen, scattered (FOF) u.. Black-throated Gray Warbler ? 2-3 most/all without black throats, Dog Meadow Misses included Hooded Merganser, American Coot, Green Heron, Osprey, Northern Harrier, Bushtit, American Pipit, and Lincoln?s Sparrow. No Band-tailed Pigeon, flycatchers, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, or Western Tanager ? these may all be done for the year. For the day, 62 species, counting the diving ducks sp. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: wlEmoticon-smile[1].png Type: image/png Size: 1046 bytes Desc: not available URL: From merlinmania at comcast.net Thu Sep 23 17:33:25 2021 From: merlinmania at comcast.net (merlinmania) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Broad-winged Hawk in Burien area now... Message-ID: Hi Yweets,My wife just called to report she saw a probable Broad-winged Hawk headed south out of West Seattle, towards Burien and ?? This was around 5:25 pm Thursday.?Keep your eyes peeled. Appeared to be an adult with nicely banded tail, black trailing edge to flight feathers. A species we are well familiar with from hawkwatching back east.Jim FlynnSent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE Android Device -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lpkreemer at gmail.com Fri Sep 24 07:52:34 2021 From: lpkreemer at gmail.com (Louis) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Clay-colored Sparrow at Montlake Fill Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, Had a Clay-colored Sparrow at Montlake Fill this morning. Foraging in the North end of the Youth Farm as of 7:45. Louis Kreemer -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Other interesting sightings: HORNED LARK - Three birds flushed from an open area past the lookout. Later landed just below the lookout for photo opportunities. Despite breeding in the county, this species has traditionally been pretty hard to find. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD - A flock of ~15 flew past the lookout. Blew may actually be a more accurate verb since the wind was really blowing most of the morning. This was my first time seeing Mountain Bluebird actually in the Mountains in Snohomish County. PINE GROSBEAK - One calling along the trail. This is my go-to spot for this species this time of year. Unfortunately they rarely give a visual. WHITE-THROATED SPARROW - Not particularly rare, but very cool to see in this habitat. Mixed with a flock of GC and WC sparrows. NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL - Popped up first thing in the morning in response to playback. Josh Adams Cathcart, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dan Reiff MI The news clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_3UacKgUmU Sent from my iPhone From dougsantoni at gmail.com Sat Sep 25 23:49:11 2021 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Can you identify the gull species?-Video: Seagull hits teen in face while on on Jersey Shore ride - YouTube In-Reply-To: <7A3A5A09-39D0-4FEC-A5C7-9110B490737A@gmail.com> References: <7A3A5A09-39D0-4FEC-A5C7-9110B490737A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1B556D48-1592-438C-A796-B7ACF1315605@gmail.com> Dan ? Having spent time on the Jersey shore, and also the shore in MD and DE, I think it looks a lot like a Laughing Gull! Doug Santoni Seattle > On Sep 25, 2021, at 11:40 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > Well, Tweeters, > > Four things: > 1. Even Alfred Hitchcock would have been impressed. > 2. The gull must have been as startled as the teenager. > 3. Very impressive reaction by the teen. Not sure what I would have done. > 4. In the clip there is a very brief front view of the gull?s head. > Can you identify the species? > Dan Reiff > MI > > The news clip: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_3UacKgUmU > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dave.slager at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 11:00:02 2021 From: dave.slager at gmail.com (Dave Slager) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Palm Warbler at Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle Message-ID: Tweeters, There's been a Palm Warbler at Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle this morning, specifically at the UW Student Farm. As of 10:30am, it was foraging somewhat furtively underneath the rows of tomatoes. Dave Slager Seattle, WA From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Sep 26 13:12:30 2021 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Striking - GBHE Message-ID: <86107B61-2707-44B9-9E19-8CEB1350FFE9@comcast.net> Tweeters, This post does show the striking behavior of a Great Blue Heron. However, the comparisons of seasonal and age-related plumage changes may actually be more interesting. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2021/09/striking.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city and Black Birders are welcome! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 14:19:01 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Can you identify the gull species?-Video: Seagull hits teen in face while on on Jersey Shore ride - YouTube In-Reply-To: <1B556D48-1592-438C-A796-B7ACF1315605@gmail.com> References: <7A3A5A09-39D0-4FEC-A5C7-9110B490737A@gmail.com> <1B556D48-1592-438C-A796-B7ACF1315605@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dan, I agree with Doug! Having lived in Maryland and birded there and in Delaware, it does look like a Laughing Gull with the dark mantel and there seems to be a brief look at a dark head. Hans On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 11:50 PM Doug Santoni wrote: > Dan ? Having spent time on the Jersey shore, and also the shore in MD and > DE, I think it looks a lot like a Laughing Gull! > > Doug Santoni > Seattle > > > On Sep 25, 2021, at 11:40 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > > > Well, Tweeters, > > > > Four things: > > 1. Even Alfred Hitchcock would have been impressed. > > 2. The gull must have been as startled as the teenager. > > 3. Very impressive reaction by the teen. Not sure what I would have done. > > 4. In the clip there is a very brief front view of the gull?s head. > > Can you identify the species? > > Dan Reiff > > MI > > > > The news clip: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_3UacKgUmU > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 15:43:02 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds September 21 pelagic trip report Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, An unusual situation greeted the participants, staff, and crew of the *Monte Carlo* on last Tuesday's Westport Seabirds trip to Grays Canyon - sunshine throughout the day! Therefore, the silver wing linings of the Sooty Shearwaters (226) encountered over the Continental Shelf showed more than on other trips and the underwing and underparts of Pink-footed Shearwaters (4,241!!) were quite noticeable at a great distance. Much to the delight of everyone from the Wildside Nature Tours x 2, the sunshine stayed and continued to highlight the contrasting colors of pelagic species including beautifully marked Buller's Shearwaters (34), the pink bill of the Flesh-footed Shearwaters (3), and the oft underappreciated varying shades of gray of the Northern Fulmar (94). The pearl gray of the diminutive Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (13), the first of which stayed on the water next to the Monte Carlo for at least 5 minutes, was also brighter than normal. Black-footed Albatrosses (24) cruised by at the shrimp boats and seemingly also enjoyed the change in the weather. Short-tailed Shearwaters (1,335) continued to outperform this season with Pink-footed Shearwaters being the only tubenose to outnumber them at the shrimp boats. Sabine's Gulls (71), always a delight to see, were very cooperative today and I heard many camera clicks when they came close. On the way to the shelf edge and the shrimp boats, we encountered a good pulse of migration with all three of the expected species of loons (Red-throated: 6, Pacific: 1, Common 24) and Surf (91) and White-winged Scoters (17) too. These were replaced by Common Murres (252), Cassin's Auklets (38), and a few Rhinoceros Auklets (11) as we ventured further offshore. Red-necked Phalaropes (18) continued to be few and far between although recorded on every Westport Seabirds trip this year. Pomarine Jaegers (2) flew through but stayed a fair distance from us. Several highlights of the trip for me included 4 individual South Polar Skuas (my favorite bird!), three Flesh-footed Shearwaters a season high number of Buller's Shearwaters and, as expected, the incredible tubenose show at the shrimp boats with squeaking Pink-footed Shearwaters leading the charge. There must have been something in the water which motivated the Humpback Whales (14) to be particularly feisty today with at least one doing repeated full body breaches to the delight of all. Gray Whales (8), Northern Fur Seal (1), Harbor Porpoise (3), Steller's (2) and California Sea Lions (3), Harbor Seals (26) and mola molas (Ocean Sunfish) (4) rounded out the non-avian show. After rounding the bend and entering the inner harbor at Westport, we looked to the left at the 140,000 pounds of Sea Lions on the Coast Guard platforms and then to the right for the lineup of shorebirds on the seawall which included an astonishing 115 Black Turnstones, 2 Surfbirds, a Whimbrel, and a Ruddy Turnstone. The Marbled Godwit flock that we saw in the morning must have moved to another high tide roost. You never know what will be here. The trip's not over 'til it's over! Captain Phil and first mate Chris Anderson as well as the three guides today, Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine, and me, thank Chris and Alex and the Wildside Nature Tour participants for their enthusiasm and smiling faces! All the remaining Westport Seabirds trips this year are full but keep checking the website (https://westportseabirds.com/2021-schedule-new/) for any last minute openings. I hope to see you on a future Westport Seabirds trip! Jim Danzenbaker for Westport Seabirds. -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From osdlm1945 at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 20:13:14 2021 From: osdlm1945 at gmail.com (Dianna Moore) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Banded Steller's Jay Message-ID: Hey Tweets...does anyone out there know who might be (or are you) banding Steller's Jays? My friend Renee and I were out on her deck in Ocean Shores watching yard birds yesterday when one showed up grabbing peanuts we lined up on the bannister. We were unable to read the aluminum band, too fast and too small even with bins. I remember seeing posts here on Tweeters about the banding station in B.C. but that's the only one I am aware of, and I don't know if they band jays. So I am reaching out to all of you great troves of bird info. Thanks in advance. Dianna Moore Ocean Shores -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wagtail24 at gmail.com Sun Sep 26 21:39:09 2021 From: wagtail24 at gmail.com (Brad Waggoner) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Godwit High Tide Roost Message-ID: <7AEE56E3-BF27-4B60-AB9C-51CE56341EE2@gmail.com> Hi All, As maybe a helpful follow-up to the mentioned move of the high tide roosting spot of the Westport Godwits by Jim Danzenbaker, I thought I would let folks know the location of this new roost. With my brothers Dan and Kevin on Friday and Saturday, we were unable to have the pleasure of going through the Marbled Godwits to try and detect the up to four Bar-taileds that have been present in recent weeks. The darn flock has moved a whole 100 yards away from the normal roost to on top of the flat topped Coast Guard building nearby. Sadly the raised roof line perimeter puts these godwits near completely out of sight except for a few heads popping up. This was noted from a distance as we came in on the Monte Carlo on Saturday?s terrific pelagic trip. Hopefully the godwits will soon go back to the known spot on the rocks/docks at the far south side of the marina, but until such time it looks like timing of the arrival or departure of the birds is the best one can hope for. Well, unless one has connections to get on a nearby roof top to look down at these roosting birds! Certainly a full report by one of the Westport Seabirds leaders on Saturday?s trip will be provided in the next few days, but in a nutshell it was a fabulous day on the ocean off the Washington Coast. The oceanic mammal show at the continental shelf was incredible and witnessing in person this unprecedented show of Short-tailed Shearwaters at a seasonal time when their numbers are normally few was so very interesting. When out shy of the continental shelf at the shrimp boats, the challenge was to find the ?rare?! Sooty Shearwater. A couple were actually noted and identified specifically to Sooty. It would be interesting to know why these Short-tailed Shearwaters are not up in their normal range in the Bering Sea these past several weeks! Good Birding, Brad Waggoner Sent from my iPhone From garybletsch at yahoo.com Mon Sep 27 09:42:34 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] BN Stilt Fir Island References: Message-ID: Returned today , was still there at 0920, see eBird checklist, Fir Island Farm Reserve. Sent from my iPhone From tvulture at gmx.com Mon Sep 27 10:18:17 2021 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] turkey vultures Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greenfant at hotmail.com Mon Sep 27 13:12:41 2021 From: greenfant at hotmail.com (Stefan Schlick) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] 4-day trip from Portland to the extreme NE corner of Washington state Message-ID: The four of us embarked on a trip from Portland, OR, to Mt. Salmo. The weather was awesome, so we were able to try for the prize, Boreal Owl, at Mt. Salmo. On our last 2 attempts were had been snowed out. On 9/23 we lucked out in that Dave Swayne had just found a Tennessee Warbler at Bassett Park in Washtucna. We got good, yet brief looks. Pacific Wren, Wilson's and Townsend's Warbler, at least 2 Hammond's Flycatchers and a Fox Sparrow all were nice. A Pectoral Sandpiper was at the Washtucna STP. On 9/24, a Greater Scaup was at Eloika Lake early morning. A Northern Goshawk was migrating south along the Pend Oreille River near Manresa Grotto. Overall, the birding along the river was pretty slow. In the afternoon we headed up Mt. Salmo and had no problems finding Boreal Chickadee, White-winged Crossbill and Pine Grosbeak. The sunrise was nothing short of magical. A tip by a really nice guy yielded different call notes, the primary song (!), the squeeew call and amazing visuals of Boreal Owl at an undisclosed location somewhere at Mt. Salmo. We went back up again to Mt. Salmo on 9/25 and again found Boreal Chickadee, Pine Grosbeak and many White-winged Crossbill. A pair of adult WW Xbills was feeding a young bird which must have fledged not too long ago. Hoary and Green Commas plus California Tortoiseshell all were near the pass on the road, as well a Pacific Wren. No luck with any grouse other than 7 sightings of Ruffed. On our trip home we hit the shorebird bonanza at Sheep Lake which included Baird's, Stilt and Pectoral Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs and Black-bellied Plover. Returning Sandhill Cranes were at Lind Coulee. Gray Partridges flushed up at our viewpoint at Sprague Lake. At Potholes SP we found Eared and Clark's Grebe, but no terns or small gulls. 117 species, with some excellent looks at boreal targets. We stayed in Metaline Falls at the Circle Motel which I can very much recommend. Stefan Schlick & Randy Hill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From redknots777 at gmail.com Mon Sep 27 13:56:17 2021 From: redknots777 at gmail.com (JUDITH R TAYLOR) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Bar-tailed Godwit and Willet continuing with Westport Marbled Godwits Message-ID: This a.m. I was pleased to find a large portion of the godwit flock roosting on the rocks at the base of the seawall across from the outer ends of floats 19 and 21 at the Westport Marina. This was between 2 and 1 hours prior to low tide. One Bar-tailed Godwit and the continuing Willet were easily spotted in the crowd of MAGOs. I did also observe many godwits flying in to roost on the roof of the boat shelter by the boat launch ramp. 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URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Mon Sep 27 16:22:55 2021 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds September 22 pelagic trip report Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The adage "what a difference a day makes" could not have been more true. Tuesday's trip was wrapped in sunshine throughout the day. Wednesday's trip, well, the liquid kind of sunshine spit on our optics for some periods on the way out and transitioned to a beautiful overcast day with surprisingly calm seas. The weather contrast was sharp and the wildlife didn't disappoint. I will remember Wednesday's trip as being one of the best of the season! Pelagic enthusiasts from as far as Massachusetts boarded the *Monte Carlo* for the Westport Seabirds trip to Grays Canyon. As is sometimes the case, the trip across the bar was memorable and was a good chance to test our sea legs and stomachs. Captain Phil expertly navigated through these big rolling mixed swells and the sea soon calmed as we ventured further offshore. Binoculars in position and wildlife awaiting, it was time to head west and get out of the light rain of the first hour of the trip. Just as forecasted, the weather improved and so did the outlook of all on board! Staples of the inner Continental Shelf, Sooty Shearwaters (149), Common Murres (53) and some Rhinoceros Auklets (63) appeared which provided baselines from which to compare tubenoses and alcids for the remainder of the trip. Lumbering Pink-footed Shearwaters (3,567) showed early and we were all quite surprised that one of the early groups of Pink-foots had a dark one in tow - a Flesh-footed Shearwater (5!!!)! It's pretty unusual to have one of these visitors from the south appear so early - we were still about 8-10 miles from the shrimp boats! This was definitely a good sign of great things to come. Bouncing Cassin's Auklets (120), overloaded from their last meal, put an exclamation point on the avian show. Northern Fulmars (133) vied for attention. Short-tailed Shearwater (753), the breakout star of the 2021 season, started to appear everywhere and I believe everybody on board was soon able to separate this species from Sooty Shearwater. As we neared the shrimp fleet, strikingly plumaged Buller's Shearwaters (43) started to appear although one had to search through the hundreds of Pink-foots to find one. No problem, everyone was able to! The shrimp boat fleet held a few Black-footed Albatross (107) but we all wondered where the big number of albatross were hanging. Several more Flesh-footed Shearwaters were icing on the cake and I heard many camera clicks! A South Polar Skua (7!!!) made the rounds and was a harbinger of the rest of the day's trip. Crowd pleasing Sabine's Gulls (139) started to appear. California Gulls (2,724) and a few Herring Gulls (6) were everywhere. We headed to deep water where we hoped to encounter some other species. Phil had a particular spot in mind - a boat that was deep sea fishing and wow, we were all delighted that the birds had the same thought in mind. We answered the question about where the albatrosses were as well as quite a few other species. The following is a list of birds around this one boat over 75 minutes: Black-footed Albatross - 100! Northern Fulmar - 22 Sooty Shearwater - 2 Short-tailed Shearwater - 15 Pink-footed Shearwater - 15 Flesh-footed Shearwater - 1 Buller's Shearwater - 30 (commonest shearwater!) Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel - 2. South Polar Skua (2) - killer views including one that stayed in view the entire time Parasitic Jaeger - 4 - killer views. Day's total was 5. Long-tailed Jaeger - 2 (adults) - killer views Sabine's Gull - 100 (included first year birds) Bonaparte's Gull - 1 (FOS) California Gull - 2 Herring Gull - 1 Greater White-fronted Goose - 35 (one distant flock) That was a totally awesome experience (can't believe I just wrote that). What a thrill to see this variety of species with only 3 large gulls. Shortly after we left that trawler, another two Long-tailed Jaegers (5!) including a dark morph flew over - Wow! Upon our return to the shrimp boats, we chummed a bit and were mobbed by hundreds of squeaking Pink-footed Shearwaters, gurgling Northern Fulmars, Short-tailed Shearwaters and loads of California Gulls. Of course there was another Flesh-footed Shearwater, several Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels (5) and South Polar Skua there too! Highlights during our return to Westport included a Tufted Puffin (1), several more South Polar Skuas and a Pomarine Jaeger (3) which everyone saw. This gave everyone the coveted skua slam! Non pelagic species were many and included immense Humpback Whales (2), Gray Whale (5), many Northern Fur Seals (13) which delighted us all, Northern Elephant Seal (1), California and Steller's Sea Lions (9) and Harbor Porpoise (6). Quite a few migrating waterfowl were seen including Northern Shoveller (31), American Wigeon (53), Northern Pintail (3) and Green-winged Teal (9). 5 Mola Molas (Ocean Sunfish) and 2 Blue Sharks were seen quite well. Several Common Loons (2), Surf (47) and White-winged (2) Scoters were migrating closer to shore. My first pelagic passerines of the year included a Yellow-rumped Warbler and a passerine which, upon photo capture and professional review (thanks Dan and Ryan and others), turned out to be a Lapland Longspur, a new pelagic passerine for Westport Seabirds and for me! The tide was too high and the crashing waves were too large to allow shorebirds to hang out on the jetty coming in so we motored back to the dock, all of us filled with great memories of this incredible day. Captain Phil and first mate Chris Anderson as well as the three guides today, Bill Shelmerdine, Gene Revelas, and me, thank all the participants today for your patience during the outbound showers and the great enthusiasm and camera clicks and smiling faces during the albatross-jaeger extravaganza. All the remaining Westport Seabirds trips this year are full but keep checking the website (https://westportseabirds.com/2021-schedule-new/) for any last minute openings (especially with the changing weather which has led to cancellations and hopefully rescheduled trips). I hope to see you on a future Westport Seabirds trip! 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See photos on EBird. -- William Driskell Seattle WA 206-522-5930 h/o From dave.slager at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 08:40:47 2021 From: dave.slager at gmail.com (Dave Slager) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Parasitic jaeger roosting at Magnuson Park In-Reply-To: <2fdd3999-e2bf-815a-55ef-e69c6c188826@comcast.net> References: <2fdd3999-e2bf-815a-55ef-e69c6c188826@comcast.net> Message-ID: Tweeters, The adult Parasitic Jaeger departed to the south at 6:55am and did not reappear for at least the next 20-30 minutes. Good birding, Dave Slager Seattle, WA On Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 22:38 William Driskell wrote: > This evening (Monday) at Magnuson Park (Sand Point, Seatlle), there was > a parasitic jaeger roosting on the swim platform. It left a couple of > times to chase gulls for their catch (late night snack) and then > returned to nearly the same spot on the float. Looked like it was > settling in for the night before I left near sunset. Nancy Jones was a > co-observer. See photos on EBird. > > -- > William Driskell > Seattle WA > 206-522-5930 h/o > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Sep 28 09:53:03 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] WtF Ibis References: Message-ID: Dear Tweeters, Maxine Reid just spotted a White faced Ibis at Fir Island Farm Reserve. It flew west. The BN Stilt is still here as well. Yours truly Gary Bletsch Sent from my iPhone From dave.slager at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 10:49:35 2021 From: dave.slager at gmail.com (Dave Slager) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Parasitic jaeger roosting at Magnuson Park In-Reply-To: References: <2fdd3999-e2bf-815a-55ef-e69c6c188826@comcast.net> Message-ID: Tweeters, Hearing word that the Parasitic Jaeger is back at Magnuson Park. Good birding, Dave Slager Seattle, WA On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 8:40 AM Dave Slager wrote: > > Tweeters, > > The adult Parasitic Jaeger departed to the south at 6:55am and did not reappear for at least the next 20-30 minutes. > > Good birding, > > Dave Slager > Seattle, WA > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 22:38 William Driskell wrote: >> >> This evening (Monday) at Magnuson Park (Sand Point, Seatlle), there was >> a parasitic jaeger roosting on the swim platform. It left a couple of >> times to chase gulls for their catch (late night snack) and then >> returned to nearly the same spot on the float. Looked like it was >> settling in for the night before I left near sunset. Nancy Jones was a >> co-observer. See photos on EBird. >> >> -- >> William Driskell >> Seattle WA >> 206-522-5930 h/o >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From garybletsch at yahoo.com Tue Sep 28 11:50:51 2021 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Ibis at Jensen References: Message-ID: The WFIB was at Jensen Access at 1145?it flew past me and Jeff Mills?it is now heading east toward Fir Island Farm Reserve. Sent from my iPhone From vikingcove at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 15:43:16 2021 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Blackpoll Warbler Yakima Arboretum Message-ID: This morning while helping Jeff Kozma with his Golden-crowned Sparrow winter site fidelity study at the Yakima Arboretum, I heard a Blackpoll Warbler calling, then saw it land and forage in a small Cottonwood. As I described the first year bird to Jeff, he immediately came up with the identification. Thank you Jeff. It's a life bird for me. Jeff & I watched it fly off toward the arboretum grounds and were unable to locate it. I enjoy sharing my rare bird finds, and do so when the bird and property owners are not at risk of being harassed. https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Good Birding, Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA *Qui tacet consentire videtur* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 15:52:05 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] VOX: See where birds are migrating in real time, in one map Message-ID: See where birds are migrating in real time, in one map This bird forecast is way more fun than any weather app. Read in Vox: https://apple.news/A-CplNBshQKmITsoE0utbcw Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Tue Sep 28 16:40:32 2021 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Parasitic jaeger continues at Magnuson Park In-Reply-To: References: <2fdd3999-e2bf-815a-55ef-e69c6c188826@comcast.net> Message-ID: <8DAF9462-195B-4235-A1AB-51E4AC0BDB05@ramoslink.info> Sorry I was unable to post earlier. Today my phone decided it didn?t know me. The Parasitic Jaeger was present from 11 this morning until at least 12:30. When I arrived, two birders were already watching the bird sitting on the lawn adjacent the swim beach. While I was watching and photographing, a toddler walked over to the Canada Geese that were next to the jaeger and it decided to leave, but flew only 20 m down to the cobble beach. It stayed there for a few minutes until bothered enough by the mallards that it took flight, first heading south, then circling back to land on the swim platform. Several people started showing up for this first occurrence at Magnuson. Most left after getting good scope views. When it was just me and John Puschock, the jaeger decide to once again fly off the platform to rest on the lawn. Scott Ramos Seattle > On Sep 28, 2021, at 10:49 AM, Dave Slager wrote: > > Tweeters, > > Hearing word that the Parasitic Jaeger is back at Magnuson Park. > > Good birding, > Dave Slager > Seattle, WA > > On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 8:40 AM Dave Slager wrote: >> >> Tweeters, >> >> The adult Parasitic Jaeger departed to the south at 6:55am and did not reappear for at least the next 20-30 minutes. >> >> Good birding, >> >> Dave Slager >> Seattle, WA >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2021, 22:38 William Driskell wrote: >>> >>> This evening (Monday) at Magnuson Park (Sand Point, Seatlle), there was >>> a parasitic jaeger roosting on the swim platform. It left a couple of >>> times to chase gulls for their catch (late night snack) and then >>> returned to nearly the same spot on the float. Looked like it was >>> settling in for the night before I left near sunset. Nancy Jones was a >>> co-observer. See photos on EBird. >>> >>> -- >>> William Driskell >>> Seattle WA >>> 206-522-5930 h/o >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > From thefedderns at gmail.com Tue Sep 28 22:19:31 2021 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] New Arrivals in Twin Lakes Message-ID: This morning we had three Cackling Geese on the lawn at Treasure Island Park, Twin Lakes, Federal Way. These were the first of the fall season. They were hanging out with 64 of their Canadian cousins. By 6:20 PM their numbers had grown to seven. In addition, there were also two Greater White-fronted Geese, which took to the water when we got close. Again these were First-of-Fall birds. American Wigeon numbers on Lake Lorene increased to 10 and a couple of Ring-necked Ducks are new arrivals! Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 07:25:56 2021 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?QSBTYWQgRGF54oCU4oCU4oCU4oCU4oCU4oCUVS5TLiBk?= =?utf-8?q?eclares_ivory-billed_woodpecker_and_nearly_two_dozen_other_spec?= =?utf-8?q?ies_extinct_-_The_Washington_Post?= Message-ID: <7AEF3ECE-27CB-4F22-B294-97935D079800@gmail.com> https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/09/29/endangered-species-ivory-billed-woodpecker/ Sent from my iPhone From cariddellwa at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 09:06:11 2021 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Marysville_Franklin=E2=80=99s_Gull?= Message-ID: <53F932D3-02C6-4DEB-8A6A-9BD11E0F991B@gmail.com> I am posting on behalf of Maxine Reid. As of 8:45 am she was watching an adult Franklin's Gull on the Marysville STP, accessed from the Ebey Waterfront Trail. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Sep 29 13:37:47 2021 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Redhead at Ridgefield NWR Message-ID: <51E3D402-84F8-415F-B77B-3BBFA3E516F5@comcast.net> Hello, tweets. I dithered over the identification of a duck we saw on the canal along the auto tour route at Ridgefield NWR on 23 September, but now I?m convinced that it was a juvenile Redhead, surprising to see it there. It was very plain light brown all over with a slightly more reddish-brown head, dark gray bill with black tip, and yellow-orange eyes. I wondered if that species might be uncommon enough there to merit reporting, so I?m doing so! At least no one has reported it there on eBird this fall. Dennis Paulson Seattle From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Wed Sep 29 14:54:17 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail Message-ID: <20d934e9fa9dc95485e2dc4130c8edd9@birdsbydave.com> There is a Black-Capped Chickadee on our feeders with a white tail. I took a number of photos (Port Townsend, WA on Castle Hill.) I am curious as to whether this is an aberration or is it simply a molt phase where a black feather is gone revealing a white one... I would be happy to email the image privately to anyone that would look at it and advise... Dave Grainger From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Wed Sep 29 15:06:48 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail In-Reply-To: <20d934e9fa9dc95485e2dc4130c8edd9@birdsbydave.com> References: <20d934e9fa9dc95485e2dc4130c8edd9@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: Did a bit of Googling, found the following appearing on a couple of sites: "the white tail is sometimes caused by normally colored tail feathers being dropped during a fright molt, growing back in white. It will return to normal on the following molt." -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail Date: 2021-09-29 14:54 From: dgrainger@birdsbydave.com To: Tweeters There is a Black-Capped Chickadee on our feeders with a white tail. I took a number of photos (Port Townsend, WA on Castle Hill.) I am curious as to whether this is an aberration or is it simply a molt phase where a black feather is gone revealing a white one... I would be happy to email the image privately to anyone that would look at it and advise... Dave Grainger From dschone8 at donobi.net Wed Sep 29 15:19:11 2021 From: dschone8 at donobi.net (Doug Schonewald) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Moses Lake Blue Jay Message-ID: <20210929151911.636AE05C@m0117566.ppops.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dschone8 at donobi.net Wed Sep 29 15:27:03 2021 From: dschone8 at donobi.net (Doug Schonewald) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail Message-ID: <20210929152703.636AE011@m0117566.ppops.net> While that may be true in many instances I have had a DEJU in my feeders for two winters in a row that has a tail with the outer, left rectrice that is white. It has been white for two years now and I expect if the bird has survived another year it will be white this year as well. We have affectionately nicknamed him 'white-butt' Cheers Doug --- dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: From: dgrainger@birdsbydave.com To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:06:48 -0700 Did a bit of Googling, found the following appearing on a couple of sites: "the white tail is sometimes caused by normally colored tail feathers being dropped during a fright molt, growing back in white. It will return to normal on the following molt." -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail Date: 2021-09-29 14:54 From: dgrainger@birdsbydave.com To: Tweeters There is a Black-Capped Chickadee on our feeders with a white tail. I took a number of photos (Port Townsend, WA on Castle Hill.) I am curious as to whether this is an aberration or is it simply a molt phase where a black feather is gone revealing a white one... I would be happy to email the image privately to anyone that would look at it and advise... Dave Grainger _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Sep 29 17:02:45 2021 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail In-Reply-To: <20210929152703.636AE011@m0117566.ppops.net> References: <20210929152703.636AE011@m0117566.ppops.net> Message-ID: It's possible the chickadee is leucistic (partial albino-- the correct terminology seems to vary across scientific fields). Black-capped Chickadees with unusual pale or white plumage, usually on the back and head, are regularly photographed and reported on the Western Washington Birders Facebook group. On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 3:29 PM Doug Schonewald wrote: > While that may be true in many instances I have had a DEJU in my feeders > for two winters in a row that has a tail with the outer, left rectrice that > is white. It has been white for two years now and I expect if the bird has > survived another year it will be white this year as well. We have > affectionately nicknamed him 'white-butt' > > Cheers > > Doug > > --- dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > > From: dgrainger@birdsbydave.com > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:06:48 -0700 > > Did a bit of Googling, found the following appearing on a couple of > sites: "the white tail is sometimes caused by normally colored tail > feathers being dropped during a fright molt, growing back in white. It > will return to normal on the following molt." > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail > Date: 2021-09-29 14:54 > From: dgrainger@birdsbydave.com > To: Tweeters > > There is a Black-Capped Chickadee on our feeders with a white tail. I > took a number of photos (Port Townsend, WA on Castle Hill.) I am curious > as to whether this is an aberration or is it simply a molt phase where a > black feather is gone revealing a white one... 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URL: From meetings at wos.org Thu Sep 30 07:18:13 2021 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?UmVtaW5kZXI6wqDCoFdPUyBQcmVzZW50YXRpb24sIFRo?= =?utf-8?q?e_Last_Wild_Condors_of_the_Pacific_Northwest_with_Jack_N?= =?utf-8?q?isbet=2C_Monday=2C_October_4?= Message-ID: <20210930141813.1950.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> On Monday, October 4, the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) cordially invites you to attend our first Monthly Meeting of the fall when award-winning author, naturalist and teacher Jack Nisbet will present The Last Wild Condors of the Pacific Northwest.?? His presentation will explore written and oral records of wild California condors in the Columbia River drainage, with particular attention to late 19th and early 20th century birds in the Interior. He will also discuss the prospects for future release of captive birds intended to re-establish the condor?s presence in our region. What:??The Last Wild Condors of the Pacific Northwest When:??Monday, October 4, 7:30 pm Where:??Via GoToMeeting (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online via GoToMeeting. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member of WOS, I hope you will consider becoming one. Please join us! Vicki King WOS Program Coordinator From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Thu Sep 30 09:47:59 2021 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] More info : Black-Capped Chickadee with white tail feathers Message-ID: <678ef92d7c8796e4779eaa024e7b7b7b@birdsbydave.com> I don't think that this is a leucistic bird: only the tail feathers are affected, all but one tail feather is white and one remains normal color. Here's a link to an article which I found in pursuing my curiosity about the bird: https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/17/6/1046/319763 My best guess now is that this was a a "fright molt" instance. We do have a neighbors cat, and have put up a wire barrier around the bird mound and feeders. Nonetheless, the little feline still tries very hard hoping we are not watching. I also found a couple of blogs mentioning that Black Capped Chickadees can replace the feathers with white ones after a fright molt nd that subsequent molting will replace those with normal. Anyone wanting to see the white tailed Black-Capped can send me a private email here. I also will be putting the photo on my website later today [Sept 30] From zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com Thu Sep 30 10:53:39 2021 From: zinke.pilchuck at gmail.com (Brian Zinke) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Swifts Online Trivia Night Message-ID: 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] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cmborre1 at gmail.com Thu Sep 30 12:45:27 2021 From: cmborre1 at gmail.com (Cara Borre) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report September 25, 2021 Message-ID: An awe inspiring spectacle awaited us Saturday, September 25 with our passage into the Pacific beyond Westport. The weather and sea conditions were pleasant, no rain, only a bit of spray if on the windward side of the boat. If you wear your waterproof pants and boots, and move to the leeward side for protection, spray is never a problem. Captain Phil Anderson, First Mate Chris Anderson, Spotters Bruce LaBar, Ryan Merrill and I, were joined by a nice mix of local veteran seabirders, first-timers, out of towners, and Tiffany Kersten, an enthusiastic birder from the Rio Grande area of Texas who is doing a lower 48 Big Year. Tiffany was looking to add Short-tailed Shearwater, Flesh-footed Shearwater, and ?any exciting albatross? (sorry Black-footed, that means Laysan or Short-tailed) to her year list which stood at 694. Learn more about Tiffany?s Big Year here: https://tiffanykersten.blogspot.com/ Our journey out to a sizable fleet of shrimp boats was fairly uneventful. We passed the expected Sooty Shearwater (probably with Short-tailed Shearwaters)/Common Murre zone and added Pink-footed Shearwater (1848 - day totals in parentheses). We encountered the continuing large numbers of Short-tailed Shearwater (1582) as we reached the boats. Black-footed Albatross (10) were few and far between, so the hope of an ?exciting albatross? soon faded. An abundance of Buller?s Shearwater (211), always a beautiful bird to see in flight with it?s ?M? patterned, multicolored back, helped us forget the absence of albatross. The boats were attended by large numbers of birds, many of which were juvenile California Gulls, but plenty of tubenoses as well. In a large flock, on the water, we discovered our first Flesh-footed Shearwater (2) sitting cooperatively in the front of the pack with it?s pink bill acting as a homing beacon to aid our instructions on finding the bird. We had several good looks at Northern Fulmar (42), though we were left longing for Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel with only two brief sightings seen by a few of us. With the large flocks surrounding the boats, it was surprising not to find more jaegers, but South Polar Skua (11) was seen frequently throughout the day. We also had a passing Parasitic Jaeger at the bow and a report of Pomarine Jaeger from the stern during the day. A couple of Arctic Terns were also seen passing in front of us. Sometimes depending on where you are on the boat, and how quickly the bird is passing by, along with our ability to be heard over the engine, you may miss birds. Though disappointing, this is the nature of a pelagic, and keeps us coming back as no two trips are alike. We had excellent looks at large numbers of Sabine?s Gulls (94) and Bruce added an early Black-legged Kittiwake to everyone?s year list. We were quick to ensure Tiffany got on the bird before it lifted from the water not to be seen again. Her lower 48 Big Year total rose to 697 during our trip. Cassin?s Auklet (140) and Rhinoceros Auklet (57) were seen in decent numbers, though I?m always on the hunt for Scripps?s or Guadalupe Murrelet this time of year - no luck. With that summary of bird sightings, let me move to the climax for the day, perhaps the ?greatest mammal show ever" per the Andersons (who have seen a lot of really great mammal shows!). It started with distant blows, a lot of them, some quite high. As we headed in their direction, a humpback breached. If you?ve never seen a humpback breach in person, this possibility alone is a reason to join us on these trips. You will be jaw-dropped, spellbound when this 45 foot (about the size of the Monte Carlo), 30 ton animal thrusts itself vertically into the air and crashes back to the surface creating a mammoth displacement of water. The whole event is only a few seconds long, so if you?re not looking in the right direction you only hear the ?wows? and other exclamations and see the large circle of churning water slowly returning to normal. Luckily either this individual was feeling very frisky or it inspired a nearby neighbor, and there was soon another breach, then I believe a third as I fumbled for my camera (sorry no video). As we slowly approached we could see large numbers of humpback whales (25) surfacing, blowing, and showing partial flukes at times. We were close and could see them very well, so well that we noted some were clearly not humpbacks. As we continued studying them, we could see the blowholes with a ridge along the front, then a long sleek back, before finally a falcate dorsal fin. We eventually reached the conclusion we were also in the company of several fin whales (8). These enormous whales, at 70-80 feet (almost 2 Monte Carlos) and 80 tons, are second in size only to blue whales. For at least an hour we were fully engaged in this spectacle, surrounded by some of the largest mammals on the planet. As if the whales were not enough entertainment, they were joined by pacific white-sided dolphins (50). We got excellent views of the dolphins as they approached the boat and passed underwater beneath us. They seemed particularly interested in following, or I should say staying ahead of the fin whales. I?m sure they were enjoying food scraps along the way. Putting in a brief appearance with 4 sleek backs surfacing together close to the boat, we added northern right-whale dolphin (8) to our list. As difficult as it was to pull ourselves away from ?the greatest mammal show ever", we departed and swung by the boats again. We stopped and threw out some herring for the birds. The Short-tailed Shearwater appreciated our offerings and photo opportunities were taken. It?s a delight to see these birds diving and swimming underwater to retrieve the fish, then popping up and quickly stealing away with the spoils. On our return we encountered northern fur seals and stopped to admire a closeby pair. We also had a monster of an ocean sunfish which always forces a full stop to marvel at and photograph. Truly another amazing day at sea! Hope to sea you out there on one of the few remaining trips of the year or in 2022! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Sep 30 14:49:46 2021 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (birdmarymoor@gmail.com) Date: Tue Dec 13 23:38:19 2022 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2021-09-30 Message-ID: <711253BC2D2748B6BC250E7CE864C76E@DESKTOPER2GUVC> Tweets ? This terribly rainy morning featured NO rain from 6:30 ? 10:00 a.m., and another break from 10:30 ? 11:10 a.m. So we had over 4 hours without rain to contend with. It was not a birdy day, especially before we got to the Lake Platform, but by the end of the morning, we?d done pretty well. No truly shocking rarities, but some quite unexpected birds. Quite a few ?misses? too. After the walk, I did a late scope of the lake, and was able to verify some birds that had been challengingly far out from the Lake Platform. Highlights: a.. Wood Duck ? two at the Rowing Club b.. LESSER SCAUP ? the late scan of the lake allowed me to ID the 3 ducks we?d seen ? very early for Scaup at Marymoor c.. HORNED GREBE ? the late scan of the lake turned up one, First of Fall (FOF). It was loosely with the... d.. Western Grebe ? four far out on the lake, seen from the Lake Platform e.. BLACK SWIFT ? eleven flew overhead towards the lake! f.. American Coot ? five at the lake g.. Barn Owl ? seen after 6:30 a.m. It flew from the model airplane field down across the East Meadow, and then spent a long time working the Dog Meadow h.. AMERICAN KESTREL ? one near the eastern baseball fields i.. CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY ? one atop the lone cottonwood just north of the ?Mysterious Thicket?. 7 of our 13 sightings of CASJ have been in Septembers j.. Western Meadowlark ? three in the East Meadow k.. Fox Sparrow ? several calling, a few singing, but none seen l.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? one with chickadees south of the East Meadow In the field, I thought fall sightings of Black Swift were more unusual at Marymoor than my records reveal. This was our 5th September sighting, tied for our 2nd latest fall sighting, beaten only by four birds on 1999-10-07. Misses included Hooded Merganser, Green Heron, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and American Pipit. For the day, 58 species. Not bad for a rainy day that wasn?t very birdy = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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