From breckenridgej at comcast.net Mon Aug 1 00:12:13 2022 From: breckenridgej at comcast.net (JODY BRECKENRIDGE) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] pacific slope flycatcher nest above porchlight Message-ID: <316525433.35397.1659337933429@connect.xfinity.com> In mid-June I was pleasantly surprised to find an active Pacific Slope Flycatcher nest that had been constructed on my deck porchlight beneath the large awning that covers the deck. 4 eggs were produced; 3 hatched, and all 3 babies fledged around a week or two ago (specific date unknown). The 4th unhatched egg remains in the nest. If possible, I would like to talk with an ornithologist or researcher that has studied these birds. I am interested in learning more about their nesting and rearing patterns in western WA including: do they ever return to the same nest location in subsequent breeding seasons, and do they revisit or reuse old nests. The more I learned while observing them during the time they spent on my property (mostly by listening to song and call note patterns, with occasional visual sightings), the more questions I have about them. Conducting online searches and reviewing my assortment of field guides provided some general information but did not address all of my questions. Please contact me offline at: breckenridgej@comcast.net mailto:breckenridgej@comcast.net if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Thank you. Jody Breckenridge, in the foothills northeast of Monroe WA, Snohomish County -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Aug 1 00:31:15 2022 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] pacific slope flycatcher nest above porchlight In-Reply-To: <316525433.35397.1659337933429@connect.xfinity.com> References: <316525433.35397.1659337933429@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Hello Jody, You are fortunate to have had them nest nearby and be able to observe them during nesting. I would highly recommend that you look at the species account for this flycatcher at Birdsoftheworld.org I have subscribed for many years and find it to be a wealth of information. After I film a species and it?s behavior, I will next do a deep dive into their species account. There is so much information about each bird species there, that I will return later and find even more that I didn?t find the first, second or third times. There are many layers of information provided there from overviews to research. I believe you can access it through your WOS membership and it is available through some libraries. Thank you, Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2022, at 12:12 AM, JODY BRECKENRIDGE wrote: > > ? > In mid-June I was pleasantly surprised to find an active Pacific Slope Flycatcher nest that had been constructed on my deck porchlight beneath the large awning that covers the deck. 4 eggs were produced; 3 hatched, and all 3 babies fledged around a week or two ago (specific date unknown). The 4th unhatched egg remains in the nest. > > If possible, I would like to talk with an ornithologist or researcher that has studied these birds. I am interested in learning more about their nesting and rearing patterns in western WA including: do they ever return to the same nest location in subsequent breeding seasons, and do they revisit or reuse old nests. The more I learned while observing them during the time they spent on my property (mostly by listening to song and call note patterns, with occasional visual sightings), the more questions I have about them. Conducting online searches and reviewing my assortment of field guides provided some general information but did not address all of my questions. > > Please contact me offline at: breckenridgej@comcast.net > if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. > > Thank you. > > Jody Breckenridge, in the foothills northeast of Monroe WA, Snohomish County > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Mon Aug 1 05:29:40 2022 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] bird information sources Message-ID: <2105746059.2268669.1659356979985@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Jody, In addition to Birds of the World, for a different perspective, obviously dated, but surprising in its variable depth and quirkiness, if I'm still missing information it's worth checking Bent's Life Histories.? You can find them here. http://birdaz.com/blog/basic-references-north-america/ Some of the other references on that page may help, as well.? For example, in Bendire's Life Histories at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50299#page/316/mode/1up on page 300 is mention of finding a Western Flycatcher nest on a low rafter in a barn, somewhat similar to your find.? For your bird, Bent's Flycatchers, etc., is at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32702#page/5/mode/1up Species limits have changed, so for Pacific-slope you'd want to check Western Flycatcher and maybe San Lucas Flycatcher accounts, pages 246-54.?? Cheers, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edwardpullen at gmail.com Mon Aug 1 10:35:23 2022 From: edwardpullen at gmail.com (Edward Pullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Oyhut Message-ID: A BBSA flew right to Ken Brownnsnd me at the Oyhut game range. Half way into the area from the Tonquin entrance. Sent from my iPhone. Ed Pullen From elc at uw.edu Tue Aug 2 11:50:30 2022 From: elc at uw.edu (Elaine Chuang) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird Lover's Day at the Locks (Sat, Aug 6, 2022) References: <0E0A2F7C-C67F-47E3-B886-915405FEBA3E@uw.edu> Message-ID: From 9A to 2P this Saturday, there?s going to be a free event organized by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers at the Locks, ?Bird Lover's Day.? It will be held on the grounds of the wonderful Hiram S. Chittendon Locks and Carl S. English Botanical Garden here in Seattle. Invited partners who will be participating are: Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), Heron Habitat Helpers, Seattle Audubon Society, Secret Garden Books and the Washington Ornithological Society. We representing WOS will have some introductory resources for the public on birds and birding, and a few activities, too. You can find a schedule and a few more details here: https://www.facebook.com/Washington-Birding-137712199682582 Perhaps you know some nearby neophyte 'bird nutties' or folks who ?don?t yet know they?ll fall in love with birds.? Please feel free to pass the info along, or even to come by and say hi. Elaine Chuang ? for WOS (elc at uw dot edu) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bill.tweit at gmail.com Tue Aug 2 15:09:23 2022 From: bill.tweit at gmail.com (Bill Tweit) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ebird begins implementation of a new treatment for non-native species (long) Message-ID: After a couple of years of development, eBird is beginning to implement a new approach for handling records of non-native species, which will provide significant improvements to our understanding of the spread of non-native species across the globe. It will substantially improve the value of eBird data for scientists, conservationists, land managers and others who study and track impacts of non-native species on ecosystems, native species and our environment. *What will change?* All species in eBird will be categorized as either *Native* or *Exotic* in a region, depending on whether there is evidence that their occurrence is due to anthropogenic means (Exotics) or whether their occurrence is as a result of natural processes (Native). This distinction is important, as typically the rate and the pace of human-assisted spread of species is much greater than from natural processes, resulting in very different impacts to ecosystems and native species. Species categorized as Exotic are further separated into three candidates in each region: Naturalized, Provisional and Escapee. *Naturalized* species were introduced by humans in various ways, and have subsequently established self-sustaining populations. They will continue to count in eBird lists. In the Pacific Northwest, examples of Naturalized species include European Starling, Chukar, and Rock Pigeon. Some species, such as Mountain Quail are categorized as Native in Oregon and in the Blue Mountains of southeast Washington, and as Naturalized in the Puget Trough, based on historical records of occurrence and of releases. *Provisional* species include two different types of records: either species that were clearly introduced Northern Bobwhite on the prairies of south Puget Sound, where small populations seem to persist but there is likely ongoing supplementation from hunter releases, and of the latter the historical reports of Mountain Quail in Klickitat, Skamania and Clark counties which might have been the last vestiges of a native population or might have been the results of failed release programs. Species listed as Provisional will also count in eBird checklists. *Escapees* are just that, birds that are known or considered highly likely to be either intentionally or inadvertently released from captivity. One frequent example is the numerous reports of Northern but have not clearly become established or species whose origin is uncertain as the evidence does not support either human-assisted occurrence or natural processes. Examples of the former include Bobwhite from areas where hunters often use them to train their dogs and another is the Monk Parakeets of Yacolt, which appear to be a handful of survivors from a release years ago. There are numerous other examples of this category, including Mandarin Duck, Indian Peafowl and Northern Cardinal. Escapees will not count in eBird totals, but will appear at the bottom of personal lists. The initial categorization, as well as ongoing decisions about changes to categories, are all made at the regional level, by the review teams. The review team attempted to make the initial categorization as consistent as possible with published Washington Bird Records Committee decisions, and was largely successful at that. However, from a countability/listing perspective, there are some differences at present. For example, the WBRC treated the pair of Pink-footed Goose that wintered in Hoquaim in 2003/4 as origin uncertain, so their eBird category is Provisional. If the WBRC revises its treatment based on new information, the eBird category would be changed to reflect the new WBRC decision. Similarly, the 2019 Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Neah Bay is treated as Provisional in eBird, since the WBRC determined the origin could not be determined with certainty. Neither species appears on the state list maintained by the WBRC ( https://wos.org/records/checklist/), but both will appear on the eBird state list as Exotic: Provisional. The WBRC has had some initial discussions about this difference, but has not developed a position on it yet. *Implementation:* The first area where eBirders will see these changes is in Illustrated Checklists and the Species Maps. Provisional species will be displayed at the end of the ?main? section of the Illustrated Checklist, which will include Native and Naturalized species. Over time, the Illustrated Checklists will also display hybrids, in a section following Provisional species. The Species Maps will use different colors to display ranges, Purple for Native and Orange for Exotics, and the user will be able to specify whether to display records of Escapees, or just of Naturalized and Provisional. These changes should be implemented in the next few weeks, and will be announced and described on the eBird website. In the coming months, listing displays will be changed as well, starting with personal lists. The Provisional species will be listed after the Natives and Naturalized, so if you don?t wish to count Provisionals, it is a simple matter to stop counting at the end of the main list. *Bottom Line:* The bottom line is that this improvement is long awaited by many, and while it may take some time to get used to the changes, the enhanced value of eBird data and the increased flexibility for users make this worth the wait and worth the adaptation. Why are these changes necessary? Scientists currently rank the spread of non-native species as one of the top five threat factors for threatened and endangered species, as well as a prime threat to the integrity of ecosystems. The current eBird structure discourages eBird users from reporting non-native species that have not become established, since all species are added to an observer?s listing totals. This has been an unfortunate weakness of eBird, as citizen science projects like eBird provide a powerful tool for monitoring the spread and establishment of non-native species. As you begin to work with the new approach, the Washington eBird review team welcomes your input on the initial designation of categories by species by county. Our initial designations are based on historical research, review of historical and current data, and WBRC decisions, but that doesn?t mean that we got everything right on the first attempt and it doesn?t mean that status and distribution aren?t changing, in some cases rapidly. Your input will help make sure that the Exotics designations are both accurate and current. We understand that eBird will provide a form for suggestions, or drop a note to your local reviewer with suggestions. Bill Tweit bill.tweit@gmail.com August 1, 2022 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Interesting BUT if you want to our increasingly threatened native birds, garden as much as possible with the native plants that these species rely upon for food, nesting, shelter. Gardening with our native plants allow you to provide not just for nesting and wintering birds but also migrating ones. They also help retain our declining insects that birds and many other animals rely upon. We must do this for our native birds or risk losing them. Paul On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:29 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > *Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to > Your Backyard, a New Study Says* > Researchers out of Dartmouth College found that 50 percent of urban > gardens in California counties have rare plants?and, in turn, they attract > unique species of pollinators. > > Read in Martha Stewart Living: https://apple.news/AToTxWy4FTJGOmIXTHZfxrA > > > Shared from Apple News > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Aug 3 22:57:01 2022 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] MARTHA STEWART LIVING: Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Agreed 100%. Plant natives. There was a great webinar presentation sponsored by WOS or a local Audubon group a few months ago. The expert shared how chickadees need 6,000 to 10,000 moth caterpillars to fledge a nest of chicks. Wow! And where do they get these? Mostly from native alder, birch, and bitter cherry trees. On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 8:13 PM Paul Bannick wrote: > Interesting BUT if you want to our increasingly threatened native birds, > garden as much as possible with the native plants that these species rely > upon for food, nesting, shelter. Gardening with our native plants allow > you to provide not just for nesting and wintering birds but also migrating > ones. > > They also help retain our declining insects that birds and many other > animals rely upon. > > We must do this for our native birds or risk losing them. > > Paul > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:29 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > >> >> *Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants >> to Your Backyard, a New Study Says* >> Researchers out of Dartmouth College found that 50 percent of urban >> gardens in California counties have rare plants?and, in turn, they attract >> unique species of pollinators. >> >> Read in Martha Stewart Living: https://apple.news/AToTxWy4FTJGOmIXTHZfxrA >> >> >> Shared from Apple News >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sallya at scattercreek.com Wed Aug 3 22:36:06 2022 From: sallya at scattercreek.com (Sally Alhadeff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] MARTHA STEWART LIVING: Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <100BE50F-0421-4DC3-8E98-7C8275E62C54@scattercreek.com> I recently heard Douglas Tallamy the author of Nature?s Best Hope interviewed by a Spokane gardener. The author advocates for homeowners to turn their yards into conservation corridors and makes a compelling case for planting natives. The subtitle is A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Backyard. Over the last 20+ years, my late husband and I planted thousands of native trees and shrubs in multiple corridors across our property in rural Thurston county. I can attest that it works. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5c7BJwQhN4 Sally Alhadeff Tenino, WA On Aug 3, 2022, at 8:14 PM, Paul Bannick wrote: ? Interesting BUT if you want to our increasingly threatened native birds, garden as much as possible with the native plants that these species rely upon for food, nesting, shelter. Gardening with our native plants allow you to provide not just for nesting and wintering birds but also migrating ones. They also help retain our declining insects that birds and many other animals rely upon. We must do this for our native birds or risk losing them. Paul On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:29 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says > Researchers out of Dartmouth College found that 50 percent of urban gardens in California counties have rare plants?and, in turn, they attract unique species of pollinators. > Read in Martha Stewart Living: https://apple.news/AToTxWy4FTJGOmIXTHZfxrA > > > Shared from Apple News > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Sent from Gmail Mobile _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rgrichards66 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 4 07:42:56 2022 From: rgrichards66 at yahoo.com (Ruth Richards) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] MARTHA STEWART LIVING: Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The Dartmouth conclusions seem to contradict those of Doug Tallamy, professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at Univ of Delaware. I?m not qualified to assess these two divergent conclusions for scientific accuracy, but it does make sense to me, intuitively, that, at least for birds, the bugs they need to thrive will be found on the native plants to which they are adapted. Dr Tallamy is also the force behind the Homegrown National Park project to regenerate biodiversity in our own back yards, which I encourage all to look in to. HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK My lot is on the list! Ruth Richards Coupeville > On Aug 3, 2022, at 10:57 PM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > Agreed 100%. Plant natives. There was a great webinar presentation sponsored by WOS or a local Audubon group a few months ago. The expert shared how chickadees need 6,000 to 10,000 moth caterpillars to fledge a nest of chicks. Wow! And where do they get these? Mostly from native alder, birch, and bitter cherry trees. > > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 8:13 PM Paul Bannick > wrote: > Interesting BUT if you want to our increasingly threatened native birds, garden as much as possible with the native plants that these species rely upon for food, nesting, shelter. Gardening with our native plants allow you to provide not just for nesting and wintering birds but also migrating ones. > > They also help retain our declining insects that birds and many other animals rely upon. > > We must do this for our native birds or risk losing them. > > Paul > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 1:29 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: > > Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says > Researchers out of Dartmouth College found that 50 percent of urban gardens in California counties have rare plants?and, in turn, they attract unique species of pollinators. > Read in Martha Stewart Living: https://apple.news/AToTxWy4FTJGOmIXTHZfxrA > > Shared from Apple News > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > -- > ?Steve Hampton? > Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Thu Aug 4 11:53:30 2022 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Nisqually NWR - 3 August 2022 Message-ID: <1847475272.241182.1659639211035@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Aug 4 12:39:40 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, The talk about "plant native" is good. But how do I, a homeowner with some space where I can plant native species, find out which plants to put in, how to care for them until they are self-sufficient, and where to get them (seeds? starter plants?) ... ??? - Jim in Burlington From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Aug 4 12:46:21 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wylie Slough - Closed to ALL access until the end of September In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220804124621.Horde.2GWEEj1Ji-h9Ih_fh24-bLB@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, In case you don't know this - they are working on the dike(s) at Wylie Slough and the entire area is closed to all access. The posted schedule says "August 1 to September 30" ... whether or not they will finish early (or late) is unknown and I suspect we won't get much notice of any changes ... perhaps only if we periodically go to the site and check the posting at the gate at the end of Wylie Road. **** On other news about Wylie - it appears to this observer that the attempt to mitigate the cattails at Wylie is a total failure. I can't tell any difference ... now. What did happen, however, is that the habitat was seriously impacted for several months and it is possible that it will take more time for the birds that used to be so reliably present to return to Wylie. On that score it will be "we shall see". Of course we will have to wait until Wylie is re-opened after the work on the dike is completed ... *sigh*. - Jim From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Aug 4 13:15:40 2022 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] AOS Checklist supplement Message-ID: HI ALL: The latest AOS Ckecklist supplement is out and the biggest change to the ABA area is the spilt of the Eastern Meadowlartk into two species with the southwestern birds becoming Chihuahuan Meadowlark. Details here: https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-redux-2022/ sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Aug 4 13:22:50 2022 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] AOS Checklist supplement Message-ID: <23974c0-955e-5755-6824-faeaebfa6355@zipcon.net> HI ALL: The latest AOS Checklist supplement is out and the biggest change to the ABA area is the split of the Eastern Meadowlark into two species with the southwestern birds becoming Chihuahuan Meadowlark. Details here: https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-redux-2022/ Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ https://www.aba.org/aos-supplement-redux-2022/ From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Thu Aug 4 14:31:15 2022 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? In-Reply-To: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Check your county conservation district (CD) - I got all mine for the past 15 years from Pierce County CD. The plants for all CDs are raised in Bow (I believe that?s still the case). I?ve gotten shore pine, red currant, white pine, incense cedar, mock orange, Garry oak, etc. One year they even had ponderosa pine that were grown from seeds from Joint Base Lewis McChord (largest acreage of that species in western Washington) - thus native to where I live here in Roy. (I have about 15 of those growing here.) Cost is minimal. Definitely check with your local conservation district. May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of jimbetz@jimbetz.com Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:39:40 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? Hi, The talk about "plant native" is good. But how do I, a homeowner with some space where I can plant native species, find out which plants to put in, how to care for them until they are self-sufficient, and where to get them (seeds? starter plants?) ... ??? - Jim in Burlington _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Aug 4 14:40:58 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? In-Reply-To: References: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <20220804144058.Horde.1pL7BGIDcY3c-_f9hIqns7z@webmail.jimbetz.com> Denis, Thanks. I live just a few miles from Bow. I called them and they "only sell wholesale in quantity" ... but they said they provide plants to the Skagit County CD and that there would be a special sale coming up next March. She agreed that the Serviceberry would be ideal for my needs. So I'll be looking to pick up some and get them in the ground in March. - Jim Quoting Denis DeSilvis : > Check your county conservation district (CD) - I got all mine for > the past 15 years from Pierce County CD. The plants for all CDs are > raised in Bow (I believe that?s still the case). I?ve gotten shore > pine, red currant, white pine, incense cedar, mock orange, Garry > oak, etc. One year they even had ponderosa pine that were grown from > seeds from Joint Base Lewis McChord (largest acreage of that species > in western Washington) - thus native to where I live here in Roy. (I > have about 15 of those growing here.) > > Cost is minimal. Definitely check with your local conservation district. > > May all your birds be identified, > Denis DeSilvis > avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com > ________________________________ > From: Tweeters on > behalf of jimbetz@jimbetz.com > Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2022 12:39:40 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? > > Hi, > > The talk about "plant native" is good. But how do I, a homeowner with > some space where I can plant native species, find out which plants to > put in, how to care for them until they are self-sufficient, and where > to get them (seeds? starter plants?) ... ??? > > - Jim in Burlington > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From birder4184 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 4 15:07:22 2022 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Another Blog Post - Day 8 in the Amazon References: <419353030.567428.1659650842542.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <419353030.567428.1659650842542@mail.yahoo.com> It started with a return to the Napo River and a visit to the Yasuni Clay Lick usually smothered by Parrots and Parakeets.? 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Highlights: - Hooded Merganser - One a Rowing Club was the first since May - RED-NECKED GREBE - One on the lake, our earliest fall sighting ever for this species - American Coot - A late scan of the lake turned up one, first since early May - Spotted Sandpiper - Two unspotted birds on the weir - California Gull - About 10 on the lake, many of them juveniles - Caspian Tern - At least 4 over the lake - Green Heron - One juvenile on the old Beaver lodge opposite Dog Central - Cooper's Hawk - I had one after the survey - Barn Owl - Matt had one pre-dawn from the Lake Platform (!) - Western Screech-Owl - Matt heard one pre-dawn - Cliff Swallow - Two in SE part of the park; first in 5 weeks - Orange-crowned Warbler - One in nice mixed flock south of East Meadow - Black-throated Gray Warbler - At least one in the same mixed flock - Wilson's Warbler - At least one in the same mixed flock as well Misses today included Killdeer, Warbling Vireo, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Black-headed Grosbeak. We also missed Tree Swallows for the first time since early March, as expected. We've only had about a dozen Tree Swallow sightings ever after the end of July. For the day, counting three species I added late, 59 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Thu Aug 4 16:22:58 2022 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? In-Reply-To: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20220804123940.Horde.9Qmj17MJqaYJA6M3US0XDFA@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Jim ? A couple of great resources for native plants are the Audubon Society?s native plants website, where you can enter your zip code and get information on plants and plant retailers (https://www.audubon.org/native-plants ). Check out the tab entitled ?Local Resources.? The other great site with a lot of content is the Washington Ornithological Society page found at https://wos.org/wos-wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/native-plant-resources-v2.pdf I?m sure there are other good sources, but you might want to check these out! Doug Santoni Dougsantoni at gmail dot com Seattle, WA > On Aug 4, 2022, at 12:39 PM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hi, > > The talk about "plant native" is good. But how do I, a homeowner with > some space where I can plant native species, find out which plants to > put in, how to care for them until they are self-sufficient, and where > to get them (seeds? starter plants?) ... ??? > > - Jim in Burlington > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Our plan was to motor far offshore to intersect the shrimp fleet in hopes of catching them hauling in their nets. No luck with net timing, though we still enjoyed our greatest diversity of species, including the ?gorilla in the mist?, Black-footed Albatross (12 - day totals), Northern Fulmar (16), Sooty (2110), Pink-footed (385), and Short-tailed (10) Shearwaters, as well as Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels (14). We were able to point out distinguishing field marks despite the poor contrast conditions, as the sea and sky would at times blur into a single grayish void. Red (28) and Red-necked (6) Phalaropes put in brief showings throughout the day, with Reds still sporting a bit of that fantastic breeding plumage. As we departed the shrimpers heading further west for our chum attempt, we encountered a very close Humpback Whale and stayed to watch and listen to it surfacing multiple times. While Humpback sightings are not uncommon on our journeys, seeing this creature through the eyes of travelers without an ocean coast made us appreciate how fortunate we are to be able to visit this pelagic realm. Moving on to our chum attempt, we were able to attract in a brief, but well seen Leach?s Storm-Petrel (1), a deep water target at this time of the year. That bird would be joined by a single Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel leaving a windless chum stop less than climactic. We had come to the midpoint of our trip, but the adventure was far from over as we turned and headed home. Alcids had been scarce, though we got looks at Cassin?s Auklet (12) and good looks at Rhinoceros Auklet (21) with full plumes and horn. Pigeon Guillemot (2) is typically seen close to shore and we usually have good numbers of Common Murre (383) on the way out and back. Tufted Puffin (1) is by no means a guarantee, but we are seeing them more reliably and today?s bird was very cooperative sitting on the water a good while, diving and resurfacing for all to see well. During our puffin stop we had a close bow visitation from a juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger (1). Far from the ?Skua Slam? earlier in the week, this would be the only ?skua? seen by all for the day, apart from a ?Pom(1) on a log? seen by few in the distance. So many of our Jaeger/Skua sightings are distant birds in flight and today?s conditions just weren?t going to allow that possibility. Indeed we were lucky to eke out a few close flying Sabine?s Gull (5), their strikingly patterned backs still showing well despite the gray surroundings. If the constant mist was dampening any spirits, there was no sign of it once we were joined by a large pod of Pacific White-sided Dolphins (89). These charismatic animals are often the highlight of our trips and today they certainly didn?t disappoint. At first it was a few dolphins porpoising and approaching the boat, then their numbers increased as Phil slowed the boat inviting them to ride along with us. Visibility was no longer a problem. The dolphins were mere feet from us, on all sides of the boat. While the air held a veil we would be straining all day to see beyond, the water near the boat possessed magnificent clarity. We marveled as the dolphins sliced through the surface again and again. We could easily appreciate the intricate pattern of dark gray backs with lighter gray patches on the sides and a thin racing stripe extending from the back of the eye, widening to a larger patch on the flank. The caudal half of the dorsal fin is also this lighter gray color, while the belly is whiter still. The Pacific White-sided Dolphin is as handsome as it is entertaining to watch. It was truly a delightful encounter for everyone on board. Other highlights included a rare sighting of a Guadalupe Fur Seal and many Blue Sharks along the way with occasional Ocean Sunfish. Thanks to Captain Phil Anderson and First Mate Chris Anderson for another excellent trip into the big blue, despite its grayness today. Bruce LaBar, Scott Mills, and I were on board to assist our participants with identification and natural history information. Thanks to all near and far travelers for sharing this offshore adventure with us. Hope to sea you out there! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charleseasterberg at gmail.com Thu Aug 4 17:22:31 2022 From: charleseasterberg at gmail.com (Charles Easterberg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pelicans Message-ID: Hi, Tweets. Monday saw 1 brown pelican at Kingston as the ferry pulled into the dock. It was on the barnacle-covered crossbar of the large triple-post docking guides at low tide and very easy to see. 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Lynn Fidalgo Island On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 4:23 PM Doug Santoni wrote: > Jim ? > > A couple of great resources for native plants are the Audubon Society?s > native plants website, where you can enter your zip code and get > information on plants and plant retailers ( > https://www.audubon.org/native-plants). Check out the tab entitled > ?Local Resources.? > > The other great site with a lot of content is the Washington > Ornithological Society page found at > https://wos.org/wos-wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/native-plant-resources-v2.pdf > > I?m sure there are other good sources, but you might want to check these > out! > > Doug Santoni > Dougsantoni at gmail dot com > Seattle, WA > > On Aug 4, 2022, at 12:39 PM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hi, > > The talk about "plant native" is good. But how do I, a homeowner with > some space where I can plant native species, find out which plants to > put in, how to care for them until they are self-sufficient, and where > to get them (seeds? starter plants?) ... ??? > > - Jim in Burlington > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Lynn Wohlers Blogging at Bluebrightly Photography on Flickr And at Lynn Wohlers.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennjarstad at gmail.com Thu Aug 4 23:43:25 2022 From: jennjarstad at gmail.com (Jenn Jarstad) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] MARTHA STEWART LIVING: Want to Attract Special Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add Rare Plants to Your Backyard, a New Study Says Message-ID: If the non-native plants require more water/energy to sustain them in our climate, then we increase the contributions to climate change, which also impacts our feathered friends. Jenn Jarstad, Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Aug 5 04:50:26 2022 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Beyond Grass - WNPS Blog - Botanical Rambles Message-ID: <6FB36F74-959A-4CCD-9131-CA9375A9A0A5@gmail.com> Hello Tweeters, Great to see some discussion on Tweeters. I share some research and some news articles regarding birds with Tweeters. Some are from science journals, some from mass media sources. I enjoy the articles that others post as well. The Stewart article was found on my morning read of stories on Apple news. Because many people follow Apple news stories, I thought others could be interested in what a popular influencer, with some, person, is sharing with her readers and the press. When I post/ share an article, it doesn?t mean I endorse the content, only that I find it to be interesting and hope that some others on Tweeters may also. I am a big fan of native plants and have many. Anyone out there have a few non native plant species to attract hummingbirds? At one time, the speculation was that Anna?s Hummingbirds began over- wintering and eventually became year round residents, because of some people planting and maintaining some non-native ?exotic? flowering plants among their native vegetation, and eventually adding that year-round nectar source- the hummingbird feeder. And I believe that Anna?s year round continue to be a wonderful addition to Western WA and a delight to many. We have a few Cisco recommend, hummingbird and insect attracting flowering plants on our deck. The hummers seem to love them and they provide nectar at times our native plants do not. Those are in addition to our native plants, not instead of or as replacements. Please see the link below regarding grasses and lawns. Are lawns in Western WA from native grass species? Lawns are replacements for native plants and often take up large areas of properties. I respect each individual?s choice regarding lawns. Has anyone tried the suggestions below? Or other options? With respect and Best regards, Dan Reiff MI https://www.wnps.org/blog/beyond-grass Sent from my iPhone From stevechampton at gmail.com Fri Aug 5 06:24:16 2022 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Beyond Grass - WNPS Blog - Botanical Rambles In-Reply-To: <6FB36F74-959A-4CCD-9131-CA9375A9A0A5@gmail.com> References: <6FB36F74-959A-4CCD-9131-CA9375A9A0A5@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks, Dan, for your articles. I'm in the process of converting a large lawn to native plants, pollinators, and, yes, a few non-natives that attract birds -- crocosmia and cotoneaster come to mind. good birding, On Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 4:51 AM Dan Reiff wrote: > Hello Tweeters, > Great to see some discussion on Tweeters. > > I share some research and some news articles regarding birds with > Tweeters. Some are from science journals, some from mass media sources. I > enjoy the articles that others post as well. > The Stewart article was found on my morning read of stories on Apple news. > Because many people follow Apple news stories, I thought others could be > interested in what a popular influencer, with some, person, is sharing with > her readers and the press. > > When I post/ share an article, it doesn?t mean I endorse the content, only > that I find it to be interesting and hope that some others on Tweeters may > also. > > I am a big fan of native plants and have many. > > Anyone out there have a few non native plant species to attract > hummingbirds? > > At one time, the speculation was that Anna?s Hummingbirds began over- > wintering and eventually became year round residents, because of some > people planting and maintaining some non-native ?exotic? flowering plants > among their native vegetation, and eventually adding that year-round nectar > source- the hummingbird feeder. And I believe that Anna?s year round > continue to be a wonderful addition to Western WA and a delight to many. > > We have a few Cisco recommend, hummingbird and insect attracting flowering > plants on our deck. The hummers seem to love them and they provide nectar > at times our native plants do not. > Those are in addition to our native plants, not instead of or as > replacements. > > Please see the link below regarding grasses and lawns. > Are lawns in Western WA from native grass species? > Lawns are replacements for native plants and often take up large areas of > properties. > I respect each individual?s choice regarding lawns. > Has anyone tried the suggestions below? Or other options? > > With respect and > Best regards, > Dan Reiff > MI > > > https://www.wnps.org/blog/beyond-grass > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Fri Aug 5 06:31:26 2022 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] bird watching Message-ID: <742775780.11230290.1659706286276.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> One of the aspects of bird watching that appeals to me is the way it relates to human sensation & perception. As a rule, we humans do not understand our sensory tools all that well. Magicians have made a living by demonstrating this for eons. Take this video, for example: [ https://flic.kr/p/2nCn4cK | https://flic.kr/p/2nCn4cK ] While looking at this video, if you focus your eyes on one section of ground and move around the video, you will not likely see the 3 sandpipers. But if you blur your vision, which is to say focus farther away, your eye will pick up the subtle movements of the 3 peeps, if blurred, and you will find them. In the 1980s, there was an outdoorsman and author by the name of Tom Brown, who went into the Pine Barrens of New Jersey for lengthy periods of time and survived by truly living off the land. From one of his books, I learned his term "splatter vision". This term applies to the previous paragraph. I have no doubt that many birders use splatter vision, aware or not. Have you ever not seen a bird that was right in front of your nose, because though you were looking right at it, your eyes were focused in the distance? You were looking right through the bird and not seeing it. The human eye cannot focus on a very large area. Give splatter vision a try the next time you go birding and see what happens. Being a bird watcher can teach you a lot about yourself. 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 flick at gorge.net Fri Aug 5 07:39:48 2022 From: flick at gorge.net (flick@gorge.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] White Salmon WA: Aug 4 status of Vaux's Swift NESTLINGS in old chimney Message-ID: <3.af32d77cf605ba19e34f@GNMAIL6> Last night AUG 4th at 20:53, Vaux's Swift nestlings actively food begging inside our tall brick chimney (1929 & without a liner). 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I had planned to take him - again - to Wylie Slough ... but that's closed. He's not a "birder" but is definitely interested in all things nature. The last time he was here we went to two trails in Newhalem and the time before we did the falls trail behind the Diablo powerhouse. He is a great photographer (used to be a tech support guy for Nikon). We are going to do a puffin tour out of Anacortes. My other alternatives are perhaps Nisqually or the JB at Ft. Lewis. I'm thinking for both of those I'd try to join the weekly bird walks. I'm quite familiar with just about all the locations here in Skagit County - but not anything outside of this marvelous place. ===> Do you have other suggestions? (Day trips are best.) - Jim in Burlington From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Fri Aug 5 13:57:56 2022 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] FIELD & STREAM: Bird Flu Threatens Britain's Traditional Partridge and Pheasant Shoots Message-ID: Bird Flu Threatens Britain's Traditional Partridge and Pheasant Shoots Dozens of shoots have already been called off and many more may soon be because stocked birds originated from avian flu hotspots in France Read in Field & Stream: https://apple.news/AMq9AQLU9Tqi8F5hi3AgTGg Shared from Apple News Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennjarstad at gmail.com Fri Aug 5 14:53:26 2022 From: jennjarstad at gmail.com (Jenn Jarstad) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So what plants? Message-ID: If you're interested in contributing to habitat restoration, there is a great group called Grow It Forward you might like. 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It was great sitting, watching, photographing, and videoing them as they went about their business. Much of the time all of them were actively foraging on the buds of heather. On occasion, it looked like both Mom and chicks were eating small, almost sandlike pebbles. I'll have to explore what that is about. Other times there was the dust bath behavior, scratching around in small dusty areas and fluttering about. When hikers came by Mom would get to a higher spot to see what was out there. When Ravens flew over calling they took cover, Mom went close to a big rock, mostly out of sight and the chicks hunkered down in vegetation, except one chick who did not get the memo and kept foraging. I'm not sure if it is a thing but it seemed they were eating mostly white heather buds rather than the more abundant pink buds. Has anyone noticed or familiar with what that is about? There was not much else up there bird-wise, other than a few American Pipits, one viewing of a Gray-crowned Rosy-finch. Of note with one of the pipits, one had a completely bald, dark-gray head. A mom who had it with her kids and pulled her hair out? It was actively foraging, gathering insects, and then heading off with them. I don't think bird photography would be much of a thing if birds did not have feathers. It was quite an ugly head. Photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ The chick photos are first followed by the adult. Video not processed yet. -- Eric Ellingson esellingson@gmail.com 360-820-6396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jemskink at gmail.com Sat Aug 6 15:07:54 2022 From: jemskink at gmail.com (Joan Miller) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Hummingbird behavior Message-ID: Hi Tweets, I have observed this more than once. I female Anna's hummingbird comes to one of my potted plants on the deck, and after visiting the flowers, she perches on the rim and pokes her bill into the dirt. 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URL: From raphael.fennimore at gmail.com Sun Aug 7 08:26:01 2022 From: raphael.fennimore at gmail.com (Raphael Fennimore) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?HORNED_PUFFIN=2C_Seattle=E2=80=99s_Discovery?= =?utf-8?q?_Park=2C_Sunday_Aug_07?= Message-ID: <0A62239C-F809-4FB4-AEA6-65CEC517D098@gmail.com> To All Who Tweet, I observed a HORNED PUFFIN flying south past Discovery Park in Seattle about 45 minutes ago (around 7:30), briefly landing on the water and diving/foraging to the south of the park before taking off again (I lost it when I attempted more photos). I?m still here hoping it?s still around! Good birding! Raphael From jmdesilvey at gmail.com Sun Aug 7 20:05:09 2022 From: jmdesilvey at gmail.com (Josh DeSilvey) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco presumed nest abandonment Message-ID: Hi all - This past weekend we witnessed the culmination of a slowly unfolding tragedy as a female Junco abandoned her nest and three eggs that never hatched. She nested for almost three weeks. We were cautious observers of her activity as she built the nest in a wine-barrel planter located on the deck in our backyard. When we realized this Junco chose this planter, we were excited to see what would unfold, even attentively counting down to when the eggs should have hatched. But then that period passed. We grew concerned when she did not return to the nest Saturday evening, though we did see her come and go throughout the day. This morning (Sunday) confirmed our fears when we did not spy her sitting on the nest. Looking up Junco nesting behaviour on Birds Of The World (BOTW; Thanks WOS!!) confirmed that her eggs should have hatched by Wednesday of this past week (8/3). Although the conclusion is still sad, we suspected it was inevitable. In part this post is one of mourning for our Junco (we named her June) and her loss, and not being cautious, careful witnesses to June raising her nestlings. It is also one of inquiry and I wanted to bring it to the Tweeters list for advice. So we have a nest and three Junco eggs. What should we do with it now? Are there agencies (glancing in the Burkes direction) in the Seattle metro area that would want these for research or teaching? Should we leave it as is and let what scavengers are around claim it for their benefit? Or when it starts to stink, remove it to the compost bin or green belt behind our home? Also, I was curious to find that BOTW does not report failure rates for broods, whether first or subsequent. In general for birds, what are failure rates for broods? What are some causes? Are second or third broods more likely to fail, then earlier ones? Thanks for your thoughts and answers. I look forward to reading them. Josh DeSilvey Mountlake Terrace jmdesiley@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Sun Aug 7 20:41:22 2022 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco presumed nest abandonment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Josh, Sorry to hear about the nest failure. Given how late it is -- and the fact that there are lots of junco juvies about -- this may have been their second clutch of the summer. In these cases with my nest boxes, I generally toss the nest and eggs into the bushes, leaving them scavengers or insects. Birds of the World (BOTW) species account does have some numbers from a study. Of 170 nests on territories of 93 males (1989?1993), 29.4% failed before hatching, additional 15.9% between hatching and fledging (Ketterson et al. 1996 ). Mean clutch size was 3.57 eggs ? 0.72 SE; mean number of nestlings in nests in which eggs hatched (hatching success) was 3.36 ? 0.094 SE. In nests that produced ?1 fledgling, number of fledglings was 3.08 ? 0.112 SE. Of broods followed until independence (2 wk after fledging), mean number of brood members still alive was 2.34 ? 0.156 SE. To maintain their population, of course, they need only replace themselves once in their lifetime with another breeding offspring, so there's a lot of attrition along the way for eggs, chicks, fledges, juveniles, etc. On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 8:05 PM Josh DeSilvey wrote: > Hi all - This past weekend we witnessed the culmination of a slowly > unfolding tragedy as a female Junco abandoned her nest and three eggs that > never hatched. She nested for almost three weeks. We were cautious > observers of her activity as she built the nest in a wine-barrel planter > located on the deck in our backyard. When we realized this Junco chose this > planter, we were excited to see what would unfold, even attentively > counting down to when the eggs should have hatched. But then that period > passed. > > We grew concerned when she did not return to the nest Saturday evening, > though we did see her come and go throughout the day. This morning (Sunday) > confirmed our fears when we did not spy her sitting on the nest. Looking up > Junco nesting behaviour on Birds Of The World (BOTW; Thanks WOS!!) > confirmed that her eggs should have hatched by Wednesday of this past week > (8/3). Although the conclusion is still sad, we suspected it was > inevitable. In part this post is one of mourning for our Junco (we named > her June) and her loss, and not being cautious, careful witnesses to June > raising her nestlings. It is also one of inquiry and I wanted to bring it > to the Tweeters list for advice. > > So we have a nest and three Junco eggs. What should we do with it now? Are > there agencies (glancing in the Burkes direction) in the Seattle metro area > that would want these for research or teaching? > > Should we leave it as is and let what scavengers are around claim it for > their benefit? Or when it starts to stink, remove it to the compost bin or > green belt behind our home? > > Also, I was curious to find that BOTW does not report failure rates for > broods, whether first or subsequent. In general for birds, what are failure > rates for broods? What are some causes? Are second or third broods more > likely to fail, then earlier ones? > > Thanks for your thoughts and answers. I look forward to reading them. > > Josh DeSilvey > Mountlake Terrace > jmdesiley@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Sun Aug 7 21:57:36 2022 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco presumed nest abandonment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On the subject of Juncos. We had a single Junco feeding a flying young cowbird at our feeder a week ago First time in 50 years. I believe it nested right next to our house where we had seen it earlier. I haven't seen or heard any cowbirds here in months. They are sneaky. Bob OBrien Portland On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 8:05 PM Josh DeSilvey wrote: > Hi all - This past weekend we witnessed the culmination of a slowly > unfolding tragedy as a female Junco abandoned her nest and three eggs that > never hatched. She nested for almost three weeks. We were cautious > observers of her activity as she built the nest in a wine-barrel planter > located on the deck in our backyard. When we realized this Junco chose this > planter, we were excited to see what would unfold, even attentively > counting down to when the eggs should have hatched. But then that period > passed. > > We grew concerned when she did not return to the nest Saturday evening, > though we did see her come and go throughout the day. This morning (Sunday) > confirmed our fears when we did not spy her sitting on the nest. Looking up > Junco nesting behaviour on Birds Of The World (BOTW; Thanks WOS!!) > confirmed that her eggs should have hatched by Wednesday of this past week > (8/3). Although the conclusion is still sad, we suspected it was > inevitable. In part this post is one of mourning for our Junco (we named > her June) and her loss, and not being cautious, careful witnesses to June > raising her nestlings. It is also one of inquiry and I wanted to bring it > to the Tweeters list for advice. > > So we have a nest and three Junco eggs. What should we do with it now? Are > there agencies (glancing in the Burkes direction) in the Seattle metro area > that would want these for research or teaching? > > Should we leave it as is and let what scavengers are around claim it for > their benefit? Or when it starts to stink, remove it to the compost bin or > green belt behind our home? > > Also, I was curious to find that BOTW does not report failure rates for > broods, whether first or subsequent. In general for birds, what are failure > rates for broods? What are some causes? Are second or third broods more > likely to fail, then earlier ones? > > Thanks for your thoughts and answers. I look forward to reading them. > > Josh DeSilvey > Mountlake Terrace > jmdesiley@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Mon Aug 8 06:40:41 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220808064041.Horde.1sBNrXUAvSlV6aFnIo14ErR@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, OK, I've decided to go to Nisqually. ===> What day, time, and where does the group meet? If my memory serves me it is on Wednesdays and fairly early in the A.M. - 7? So suggestions for where to have breakfast before the walk would be appreciated. The only place in that area that I've been to is The Nisqually Bar and Grill that is right there on the freeway - but it doesn't open until far too late and doesn't serve traditional breakfast fare (great fish and chips place!). Perhaps someplace in Lacey? - Jim From ucd880 at comcast.net Mon Aug 8 06:53:57 2022 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Dark-eyed Junco presumed nest abandonment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <134704175.484246.1659966837889@connect.xfinity.com> Studying nest success and failure rates in birds is difficult at best. First you have to actually find the nest which, as others have noted, may allow a Corvid to prey on that nest as they watch you. I have run a line of nest boxes for twenty-some years and that does offer an opportunity to look at success/failure which I am trying to do. A few observations (no quantification yet) is that some boxes fail more than others. Also, some species fail more than others but tis may be because they are nesting in a marginal site for them. I think we also need to remember that what is important for a species is the annual success/failure and that an individual (which may be young/old/chose a bad site/etc.) result is not all that critical. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 08/07/2022 9:57 PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > > > On the subject of Juncos. We had a single Junco feeding a flying young cowbird at our feeder a week ago First time in 50 years. I believe it nested right next to our house where we had seen it earlier. I haven't seen or heard any cowbirds here in months. They are sneaky. > Bob OBrien Portland > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 8:05 PM Josh DeSilvey wrote: > > > > Hi all - This past weekend we witnessed the culmination of a slowly unfolding tragedy as a female Junco abandoned her nest and three eggs that never hatched. She nested for almost three weeks. We were cautious observers of her activity as she built the nest in a wine-barrel planter located on the deck in our backyard. When we realized this Junco chose this planter, we were excited to see what would unfold, even attentively counting down to when the eggs should have hatched. But then that period passed. > > > > We grew concerned when she did not return to the nest Saturday evening, though we did see her come and go throughout the day. This morning (Sunday) confirmed our fears when we did not spy her sitting on the nest. Looking up Junco nesting behaviour on Birds Of The World (BOTW; Thanks WOS!!) confirmed that her eggs should have hatched by Wednesday of this past week (8/3). Although the conclusion is still sad, we suspected it was inevitable. In part this post is one of mourning for our Junco (we named her June) and her loss, and not being cautious, careful witnesses to June raising her nestlings. It is also one of inquiry and I wanted to bring it to the Tweeters list for advice. > > > > So we have a nest and three Junco eggs. What should we do with it now? Are there agencies (glancing in the Burkes direction) in the Seattle metro area that would want these for research or teaching? > > > > Should we leave it as is and let what scavengers are around claim it for their benefit? Or when it starts to stink, remove it to the compost bin or green belt behind our home? > > > > Also, I was curious to find that BOTW does not report failure rates for broods, whether first or subsequent. In general for birds, what are failure rates for broods? What are some causes? Are second or third broods more likely to fail, then earlier ones? > > > > Thanks for your thoughts and answers. I look forward to reading them. > > > > Josh DeSilvey > > Mountlake Terrace > > jmdesiley@gmail.com mailto:jmdesiley@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Mon Aug 8 07:03:21 2022 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually on Wednesday Message-ID: <92368495.324752.1659967401498@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02316A49-02C1-4A03-8C3C-4BC6B34B4714@comcast.net> Hi Josh, Cowbird song is genetically programmed, as it is in the vast majority of birds. Mostly the birds that learn their songs are Oscine passerine birds, the ?songbirds.? Cowbirds are songbirds, but I guess along with their brood-parasitic habits, they have reverted to a preprogrammed song. Not that it?s any great shakes as a song. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Aug 9, 2022, at 2:15 PM, Joshua Hayes wrote: > > Hi Tweets, > > If juvenile birds learn their songs from adult birds around them (which is the general idea, right?), then how do cowbirds learn to sing the (admittedly quite simple) cowbird song? I was watching one I had located by its song, over at North Seattle College, and it suddenly occurred to me that they don't have adult conspecifics around to learn from. So, how do they do it? Any ideas/references on the matter? > > Josh Hayes > Joshuaahayes@proton.me > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vickibiltz at gmail.com Tue Aug 9 18:29:18 2022 From: vickibiltz at gmail.com (Vicki) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Emergency Town Hall On Enumclaw International Airport In-Reply-To: References: <1139161463114.1117729639344.1264301605.0.201631JL.2002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> Message-ID: I am forwarding this pertinent information to anyone concerned about conserving the farms and wetlands in the Enumclaw area. I received this yesterday. Besides encroaching on prime farmland, this International Commercial Airport will devastate wetlands and important wintering grounds for our migrant birds. Waterfowl, including many Trumpeter Swans, would be robbed of historic lands they are adapted to. If you live in the area, please try to attend one of these meetings, and please help spread the word. When I get map information I will post the specifics here. Thank you for your time and support. Vicki Biltz Buckley, WA 97321 Get Outlook for iOS ------------------------------ *From:* Senator Phil Fortunato *Sent:* Monday, August 8, 2022 1:31 PM *Subject:* Emergency Town Hall On Enumclaw International Airport Buckley Wen 9/10 Bonney Lake 8/11 7:30-8:30 PM Emergency Town Hall Meeting ? to discuss the proposed Enumclaw International Airport ? Recently a presentation to the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) recommend Enumclaw as it?s number 1 choice for a new International Airport. Having a major airport in Enumclaw would destroy the rural nature of our entire district. Billions would have to be spent on highway expansion and infrastructure to facilitate the potential growth around the ?airport?. Property values would skyrocket and taxes along with them. Enumclaw and every city to the west would be destroyed with major highway construction and airplanes flying over their homes. This meeting is to bring you up to speed on what has happened and what we can do to influence the decision Wednesday 8/10 7:30-8:30 Buckley Hall 127 North River Road Buckley Thursday 8/11 7:30-8:30 Allan Yorke Park 7203 W Tapps Hwy E Bonney Lake I hope you can attend. If you can't make it send an email with your thoughts to my legislative email Phil.Fortunato@Leg.wa.gov ?Any campaign related emails should be sent to Phil@VoteFortunato.org Visit my website www.VoteFortunato.org to learn more about what I?m doing in the Legislature. 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References: Message-ID: The late Bob Sundstrom created an episode of BirdNote that touches on this adaptable specie?s path to vocalization. https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/cowbird-song-and-password. That episode references source material that will entice you down a proverbial rabbit-hole, including one by GrrlScientist : https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2017/05/11/cowbirds-secret-identity-is-unlocked-by-a-vocal-password/?sh=e75fb953ce38 Notably, this particular rabbit has just enjoyed thinking back on Bob via BirdNote (https://www.birdnote.org/birdnote-celebrates-work-bob-sundstrom), and thereby discovered that all BirdNote episodes are accessible in one, search-friendly place in addition to the venerable program itself: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/birdnote Elaine Seattle elc at uw dot org From: Dennis Paulson > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 3:06 PM To: Joshua Hayes > Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Cowbird Songs: How? Hi Josh, Cowbird song is genetically programmed, as it is in the vast majority of birds. Mostly the birds that learn their songs are Oscine passerine birds, the ?songbirds.? Cowbirds are songbirds, but I guess along with their brood-parasitic habits, they have reverted to a preprogrammed song. Not that it?s any great shakes as a song. Dennis Paulson Seattle = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Elaine From: Joshua Hayes > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 2:15 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Cowbird Songs: How? Hi Tweets, If juvenile birds learn their songs from adult birds around them (which is the general idea, right?), then how do cowbirds learn to sing the (admittedly quite simple) cowbird song? I was watching one I had located by its song, over at North Seattle College, and it suddenly occurred to me that they don't have adult conspecifics around to learn from. So, how do they do it? Any ideas/references on the matter? 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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 birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Aug 11 13:51:02 2022 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-08-11 Message-ID: Tweets - a fine sunny day with some birds, but not a lot that was unexpected. Still, really good to be out birding. Highlights: - Eurasian Collared-Dove - One at Compost Piles - Cooper's Hawk - Many, many sightings, but we believe it was all one bird - Hairy Woodpecker - Heard three times; 1-2 birds - Peregrine Falcon - One interacting with swallows, seen from Lake Platform - Warbling Vireo - One heard singing from Dog Meadow, after a miss last week. More should be coming through in migration soon - Western Tanager - Two or three across the slough, including a fine looking male Misses included Rock Pigeon, Vaux's Swift, Bushtit, Red-winged Blackbird, and Brown-headed Cowbird. For the day, 59 species. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From georn1 at hotmail.com Thu Aug 11 14:44:54 2022 From: georn1 at hotmail.com (bill shelmerdine) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 08062022 Westport Seabirds Trip Report Message-ID: Wow, what a trip. Great weather and an impressive bird and mammal show. It would be hard to do the trip justice and still keep this report reasonably short. We had sunny weather all day, starting off with a great sunrise as we left the harbor and great views of Olympic Mountains to the north and Mount Rainier to the east. After checking wind & swell direction, and checking to see where fishing boats were working, skipper Phil Anderson opted for a southerly route to Pacific County and Willipa Canyon. This was the area where the Hake fleet was fishing while shrimpers were working the waters north of Grays Canyon. This route turned out to be a great choice! The trip out was productive with the regular streams of Sooty Shearwater and Common Murres plentiful on the inner shelf. Large flocks of Phalarope (hundreds) were gathered on the water in many locations. For the second week in a row, Red Phalarope significantly outnumbered Red-Necked, most trips it?s the other way around. It was here where our first Cassin?s Auklet was sighted feeding within a large Phalarope flock. When we approached the deeper shelf towards Willipa Canyon, we could see this was going to be a good day. For those counting and recording numbers it would be a challenge. Seeing the Hake Fleet fishing in the distance we began to encounter great number of birds and a nice mix of species. Scanning in every direction, were large groups of California Gulls and Shearwaters, and many Fork-tailed Storm Petrels. Splashes in the distance indicated several schools/ pods of dolphins working the area. There was lot?s of food in the water and the feeding activity was impressive. It was here were we had our first really good looks at Pink-footed Shearwaters, Cassin?s Auklet, and Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, many young of the year in pristine juvenile plumage. Then there was all of the activity around the Hake boats. As is often the case this had the effect of concentrating a large number of species dominated by California Gulls and Sooty Shearwaters. It was here that we picked up our first Black-footed Albatross of the day. Northern Fulmar were plentiful and our first of Short-tailed Shearwaters of the day were seen here at close range, often coming right up to the boat. With all the activity there must be Jaegers/Skua. They did not disappoint us. We were treated to great looks and both adult and Sub-adult Long-tailed and Pomarine Jaegers; South Polar Skua, and an acrobatic Parasitic Jaeger giving chase to gulls. Within a span of 15 or 20 minutes we had the coveted Skua Slam with all members of the North Pacific Jaeger/ Skua clan working the area. It was difficult to leave all this action, but deeper waters and the potential for a few different species called. The trip to Willipa Canyon and Deep Chum stop off the edge of the shelf was productive. Often with so much activity at the boats, this area can be fairly devoid of birds having all been drawn to the fishing activity. Not so today. We added to our numbers and picked up a few new species for the day. An Arctic Tern came in close, but briefly and was seen well only by those on the bow. Our first Leach?s Storm-Petrel appeared and then disappeared in the distance (to be seen well later at the chum stop). The big surprise was a quick flyby Alcid showing the characteristics of an alternate plumage Parakeet Auklet. Sadly, the bird was seen by only a couple of lucky individuals on the bow and was not photographed. An exceptional sighting for the season. It is interesting to note that winter and spring trips recorded numbers of this species this year, while a breeding plumage individual has been summering along the San Fransisco Coastline (for the second year in a row). As we approached our deep chum stop, there were few if any birds in sight. There was however, a nice light breeze, good conditions for chumming. Starting out quiet, after a time activity built to a great stop. Really good looks at Black-footed Albatross on the water close; Sabines Gull and a sub-adult Long-tailed Jaeger made several close passes around the boat while a couple of Leach?s and fork-tailed Storm-Petrel worked the chum slick coming in close at times. Our first Buller?s Shearwater of the year was picked out by Spotter Cara Borre, a striking bird making a single close pass and moving on. 11 species visited the slick or passed through with great looks and many photo opportunities for many. Blue Shark and Mola Mola also made appearances with one Mola Mola leaping clear of the water at one point, a feat that seems most improbable for this curious looking species. The return trip continued with plenty of action. Dolphins and Tufted Puffin were highlights. The outer shelf held large numbers of Pacific White-sided, with some very accommodating bow-riders. Shortly they were joined by Northern Right-Whale Dolphins. Never expected and always appreciated; at least five individuals chose to ride the bow wake and stay close to the boat for quite some time. Always a treat, they were seen well by all on board. As we departed the area numbers dropped off but we still had scattered numbers throughout the trip home, there was always something to look at, including probably our best looks at Humpback Whale. A bit more of just about everything and our first of three Tufted Puffin for the day. Inshore, the area around harbor entrance and the south jetty were nothing short of remarkable (and very difficult to count accurately as the numbers and species mix had us trying to look in every direction at once). I?m sure we undercounted here. Very large numbers of Common Murre and Rhinoceros Auklets were impressive, among them a breeding plumage Tufted Puffin, unusual this close to shore and a third for the trip, a great total for the day. All and all a great trip with a great group of folks. About half of the participants were Washingtonians joined by others from Oregon, New Mexico, Texas and Florida. Spotters for the trip were Bill Tweit, Bill Shelmerdine, and Cara Borre. Boat Crew included Skipper Phil Anderson and Ken Luce. Trip totals and final numbers will be posted to ebird and the Westport Seabirds webpage. Bill Shelmerdine Westport Seabirds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 11 21:25:24 2022 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] More SW semi-euphoria: tracked by the Border Patrol; 3.3 inches of rain at Cave Creek Ranch already for August References: <1341432300.514429.1660278324059.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1341432300.514429.1660278324059@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, The monsoon still seems perhaps even better than a normal one in the US Southwest, a piece of news that doesn't fit the pattern of bad news lately. 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Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority of the conversation. Vicki Biltz Buckley, WA 98321 -- vickibiltz@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Fri Aug 12 06:46:58 2022 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you for this information, Vicki. I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in this area. Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road infrastructure to support this. I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. Here are some links I found so people can become informed. https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 And from this article: https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and reporting back to the council when further information is received. The CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov " We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County Beverly On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker discussed > too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes over > part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > out, it would be terribly affected by this. > This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. > Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared > at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority > of the conversation. > Vicki Biltz > Buckley, WA 98321 > -- > > > > vickibiltz@gmail.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jlstri at gmail.com Fri Aug 12 08:10:36 2022 From: jlstri at gmail.com (johanna striar) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice our concerns. thank Johanna Striar regular El Wha visitor On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you for this information, Vicki. > > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so > close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in > this area. > > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of > forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact > of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds > especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and > other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and > White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I > can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road > infrastructure to support this. > > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the > Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > > > https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > > And from this article: > https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and > reporting back to the council when further information is received. The > CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially > affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC > from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. > If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > > " > > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > > Beverly > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > >> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker >> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. >> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes >> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. >> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped >> out, it would be terribly affected by this. >> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically >> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. >> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. >> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is >> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be >> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. >> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. >> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. >> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared >> at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority >> of the conversation. >> Vicki Biltz >> Buckley, WA 98321 >> -- >> >> >> >> vickibiltz@gmail.com >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Fri Aug 12 08:26:46 2022 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Being from Portland, I have no direct involvement. But a major issue (which I don't believe has been mentioned) is the airspace around the airport. Airplane/Bird collisions are a major issue. Especially waterfowl, especially geese. I don't know the extent that this area is near flying waterfowl. But they have to be kept away from flight paths landing and taking off. This might be a safety issue. Bob OBrien Portland On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:11 AM johanna striar wrote: > I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those > who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice > our concerns. > > thank > Johanna Striar > regular El Wha visitor > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < > bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you for this information, Vicki. >> >> I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so >> close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in >> this area. >> >> Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of >> forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact >> of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. >> >> The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the >> birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh >> and other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green >> and White rivers? They've already added an international airport in >> Everett. I can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no >> road infrastructure to support this. >> >> I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. >> >> We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the >> Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. >> >> Here are some links I found so people can become informed. >> >> >> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 >> https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 >> >> And from this article: >> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html >> >> "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and >> reporting back to the council when further information is received. The >> CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially >> affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC >> from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. >> If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, >> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov >> >> " >> >> We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County >> >> Beverly >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: >> >>> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker >>> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. >>> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes >>> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. >>> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped >>> out, it would be terribly affected by this. >>> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically >>> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. >>> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. >>> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is >>> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be >>> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. >>> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. >>> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. >>> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually >>> shared at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the >>> majority of the conversation. >>> Vicki Biltz >>> Buckley, WA 98321 >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> vickibiltz@gmail.com >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 benedict.t at comcast.net Fri Aug 12 08:46:21 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1788246913.450069.1660319181952@connect.xfinity.com> >I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl Does the proposal include military aircraft use? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 08/12/2022 8:10 AM johanna striar wrote: > > I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice our concerns. > > thank > Johanna Striar > regular El Wha visitor > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin wrote: > > > > Thank you for this information, Vicki. > > > > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in this area. > > > > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > > > > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road infrastructure to support this. > > > > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > > > > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > > > > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > > > > https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > > > > And from this article: https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > > > > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and reporting back to the council when further information is received. The CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov https://www.courierherald.com/opinion/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-resist/mailto:CACC@wsdot.wa.gov " > > > > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > > > > Beverly > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Fri Aug 12 12:33:26 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220812123326.Horde.JvucZTsZ_rirT9jJrGxpfJE@webmail.jimbetz.com> Vicki, Did anyone ask why this traffic isn't going to Paine Field? That airport is certainly under-utilized and since it already exists an increase in its traffic would be less impact than building a new airport. Did anyone talk about or ask about "how will the construction be funded?"? I'm guessing that hefty amounts of taxpayer money will go into this ... - Jim Quoting tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu: > 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. Kent Red-shouldered Hawk (Marv Breece) > 2. Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-08-11 (Michael Hobbs) > 3. 08062022 Westport Seabirds Trip Report (bill shelmerdine) > 4. More SW semi-euphoria: tracked by the Border Patrol; 3.3 > inches of rain at Cave Creek Ranch already for August (Ed Newbold) > 5. Enumclaw airport update (Vicki) > 6. Re: Enumclaw airport update (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) > 7. Re: Enumclaw airport update (johanna striar) > 8. Re: Enumclaw airport update (Robert O'Brien) > 9. Re: Enumclaw airport update (THOMAS BENEDICT) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:21:32 -0400 (EDT) > From: Marv Breece > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Red-shouldered Hawk > Message-ID: <1418111898.3577975.1660245692448.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This morning I saw the Kent RED-SHOULDERED HAWK from S 204th Street > looking south. The bird was flying from one tree to another, at one > point perching for several minutes at the SW corner of the horse > track. > > 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: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:51:02 -0700 > From: Michael Hobbs > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-08-11 > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Tweets - a fine sunny day with some birds, but not a lot that was > unexpected. Still, really good to be out birding. > > Highlights: > > - Eurasian Collared-Dove - One at Compost Piles > - Cooper's Hawk - Many, many sightings, but we believe it was all one > bird > - Hairy Woodpecker - Heard three times; 1-2 birds > - Peregrine Falcon - One interacting with swallows, seen from Lake > Platform > - Warbling Vireo - One heard singing from Dog Meadow, after a miss last > week. More should be coming through in migration soon > - Western Tanager - Two or three across the slough, including a fine > looking male > > Misses included Rock Pigeon, Vaux's Swift, Bushtit, Red-winged Blackbird, > and Brown-headed Cowbird. > > For the day, 59 species. > > = Michael Hobbs > = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com > = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:44:54 +0000 > From: bill shelmerdine > To: tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] 08062022 Westport Seabirds Trip Report > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Wow, what a trip. Great weather and an impressive bird and mammal > show. It would be hard to do the trip justice and still keep this > report reasonably short. We had sunny weather all day, starting off > with a great sunrise as we left the harbor and great views of > Olympic Mountains to the north and Mount Rainier to the east. > After checking wind & swell direction, and checking to see where > fishing boats were working, skipper Phil Anderson opted for a > southerly route to Pacific County and Willipa Canyon. This was the > area where the Hake fleet was fishing while shrimpers were working > the waters north of Grays Canyon. > This route turned out to be a great choice! The trip out was > productive with the regular streams of Sooty Shearwater and Common > Murres plentiful on the inner shelf. Large flocks of Phalarope > (hundreds) were gathered on the water in many locations. For the > second week in a row, Red Phalarope significantly outnumbered > Red-Necked, most trips it?s the other way around. It was here where > our first Cassin?s Auklet was sighted feeding within a large > Phalarope flock. > > When we approached the deeper shelf towards Willipa Canyon, we could > see this was going to be a good day. For those counting and > recording numbers it would be a challenge. Seeing the Hake Fleet > fishing in the distance we began to encounter great number of birds > and a nice mix of species. Scanning in every direction, were large > groups of California Gulls and Shearwaters, and many Fork-tailed > Storm Petrels. Splashes in the distance indicated several schools/ > pods of dolphins working the area. There was lot?s of food in the > water and the feeding activity was impressive. It was here were we > had our first really good looks at Pink-footed Shearwaters, Cassin?s > Auklet, and Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, many young of the year in > pristine juvenile plumage. > > Then there was all of the activity around the Hake boats. As is > often the case this had the effect of concentrating a large number > of species dominated by California Gulls and Sooty Shearwaters. It > was here that we picked up our first Black-footed Albatross of the > day. Northern Fulmar were plentiful and our first of Short-tailed > Shearwaters of the day were seen here at close range, often coming > right up to the boat. With all the activity there must be > Jaegers/Skua. They did not disappoint us. We were treated to great > looks and both adult and Sub-adult Long-tailed and Pomarine Jaegers; > South Polar Skua, and an acrobatic Parasitic Jaeger giving chase to > gulls. Within a span of 15 or 20 minutes we had the coveted Skua > Slam with all members of the North Pacific Jaeger/ Skua clan working > the area. > > It was difficult to leave all this action, but deeper waters and the > potential for a few different species called. The trip to Willipa > Canyon and Deep Chum stop off the edge of the shelf was productive. > Often with so much activity at the boats, this area can be fairly > devoid of birds having all been drawn to the fishing activity. Not > so today. We added to our numbers and picked up a few new species > for the day. An Arctic Tern came in close, but briefly and was seen > well only by those on the bow. Our first Leach?s Storm-Petrel > appeared and then disappeared in the distance (to be seen well later > at the chum stop). The big surprise was a quick flyby Alcid showing > the characteristics of an alternate plumage Parakeet Auklet. Sadly, > the bird was seen by only a couple of lucky individuals on the bow > and was not photographed. An exceptional sighting for the season. > It is interesting to note that winter and spring trips recorded > numbers of this species this year, while a br! > eeding plumage individual has been summering along the San > Fransisco Coastline (for the second year in a row). > As we approached our deep chum stop, there were few if any birds in > sight. There was however, a nice light breeze, good conditions for > chumming. Starting out quiet, after a time activity built to a > great stop. Really good looks at Black-footed Albatross on the > water close; Sabines Gull and a sub-adult Long-tailed Jaeger made > several close passes around the boat while a couple of Leach?s and > fork-tailed Storm-Petrel worked the chum slick coming in close at > times. Our first Buller?s Shearwater of the year was picked out by > Spotter Cara Borre, a striking bird making a single close pass and > moving on. 11 species visited the slick or passed through with > great looks and many photo opportunities for many. Blue Shark and > Mola Mola also made appearances with one Mola Mola leaping clear of > the water at one point, a feat that seems most improbable for this > curious looking species. > > The return trip continued with plenty of action. Dolphins and > Tufted Puffin were highlights. The outer shelf held large numbers > of Pacific White-sided, with some very accommodating bow-riders. > Shortly they were joined by Northern Right-Whale Dolphins. Never > expected and always appreciated; at least five individuals chose to > ride the bow wake and stay close to the boat for quite some time. > Always a treat, they were seen well by all on board. As we departed > the area numbers dropped off but we still had scattered numbers > throughout the trip home, there was always something to look at, > including probably our best looks at Humpback Whale. A bit more of > just about everything and our first of three Tufted Puffin for the > day. > Inshore, the area around harbor entrance and the south jetty were > nothing short of remarkable (and very difficult to count accurately > as the numbers and species mix had us trying to look in every > direction at once). I?m sure we undercounted here. Very large > numbers of Common Murre and Rhinoceros Auklets were impressive, > among them a breeding plumage Tufted Puffin, unusual this close to > shore and a third for the trip, a great total for the day. > All and all a great trip with a great group of folks. About half of > the participants were Washingtonians joined by others from Oregon, > New Mexico, Texas and Florida. Spotters for the trip were Bill > Tweit, Bill Shelmerdine, and Cara Borre. Boat Crew included Skipper > Phil Anderson and Ken Luce. Trip totals and final numbers will be > posted to ebird and the Westport Seabirds webpage. > Bill Shelmerdine > Westport Seabirds > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:25:24 +0000 (UTC) > From: Ed Newbold > To: Tweeters Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] More SW semi-euphoria: tracked by the Border > Patrol; 3.3 inches of rain at Cave Creek Ranch already for August > Message-ID: <1341432300.514429.1660278324059@mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > The monsoon still seems perhaps even better than a normal one in the > US Southwest, a piece of news that doesn't fit the pattern of bad > news lately. (Many Northwest birds are known to leave the Northwest > early and head to the SW and NW Mexico in hopes of rain there.) > Delia and I are back. We ducked lightning bolts and got at least > some rain every day, we got tracked by Border Patrol agents, we > hosted Turtle researchers and Bat researchers,? saw our first Bats > at close range, ducked off a trail for a Bear family, trekked 9 > miles in 95 degree heat, and picked up a few lifers while bursting > into E-birds top-1000 for Arizona.? Seattle seems boring by > comparison. > Here's the blog and the movie, which is just me ranting: > > Ed Newbold | ?Make sure you pet the cubs so the mother knows you are > friendly? > > > > Thanks all, > Ed Newbold? Beacon Hill, Seattle? ednewbold1@yahoo.com > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:20:38 -0700 > From: Vicki > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker discussed > too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes over > part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > out, it would be terribly affected by this. > This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. > Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared > at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority > of the conversation. > Vicki Biltz > Buckley, WA 98321 > -- > > > > vickibiltz@gmail.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:46:58 -0700 > From: Beverly Choltco-Devlin > To: Vicki > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you for this information, Vicki. > > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so > close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in > this area. > > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of > forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact > of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds > especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and > other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and > White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I > can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road > infrastructure to support this. > > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the > Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > > https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > > And from this article: > https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and > reporting back to the council when further information is received. The > CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially > affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC > from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. > If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > > " > > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > > Beverly > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > >> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker discussed >> too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. >> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes over >> part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. >> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped >> out, it would be terribly affected by this. >> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically >> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. >> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. >> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is >> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be >> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. >> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. >> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. >> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared >> at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority >> of the conversation. >> Vicki Biltz >> Buckley, WA 98321 >> -- >> >> >> >> vickibiltz@gmail.com >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:10:36 -0700 > From: johanna striar > To: Beverly Choltco-Devlin > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those > who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice > our concerns. > > thank > Johanna Striar > regular El Wha visitor > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < > bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thank you for this information, Vicki. >> >> I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so >> close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in >> this area. >> >> Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of >> forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact >> of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. >> >> The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds >> especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and >> other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and >> White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I >> can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road >> infrastructure to support this. >> >> I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. >> >> We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the >> Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. >> >> Here are some links I found so people can become informed. >> >> >> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 >> https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 >> >> And from this article: >> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html >> >> "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and >> reporting back to the council when further information is received. The >> CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially >> affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC >> from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. >> If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, >> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov >> >> " >> >> We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County >> >> Beverly >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: >> >>> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker >>> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. >>> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes >>> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. >>> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped >>> out, it would be terribly affected by this. >>> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically >>> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. >>> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. >>> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is >>> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be >>> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. >>> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. >>> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. >>> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared >>> at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority >>> of the conversation. >>> Vicki Biltz >>> Buckley, WA 98321 >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> vickibiltz@gmail.com >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:26:46 -0700 > From: "Robert O'Brien" > To: johanna striar > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Being from Portland, I have no direct involvement. But a major issue > (which I don't believe has been mentioned) is the airspace around the > airport. Airplane/Bird collisions are a major issue. Especially > waterfowl, especially geese. I don't know the extent that this area is > near flying waterfowl. But they have to be kept away from flight paths > landing and taking off. This might be a safety issue. > Bob OBrien Portland > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:11 AM johanna striar wrote: > >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those >> who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice >> our concerns. >> >> thank >> Johanna Striar >> regular El Wha visitor >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < >> bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thank you for this information, Vicki. >>> >>> I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so >>> close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in >>> this area. >>> >>> Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of >>> forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact >>> of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. >>> >>> The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the >>> birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh >>> and other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green >>> and White rivers? They've already added an international airport in >>> Everett. I can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no >>> road infrastructure to support this. >>> >>> I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. >>> >>> We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the >>> Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. >>> >>> Here are some links I found so people can become informed. >>> >>> >>> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 >>> https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 >>> >>> And from this article: >>> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html >>> >>> "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and >>> reporting back to the council when further information is received. The >>> CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially >>> affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC >>> from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. >>> If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, >>> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov >>> >>> " >>> >>> We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County >>> >>> Beverly >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker >>>> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. >>>> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes >>>> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. >>>> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped >>>> out, it would be terribly affected by this. >>>> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically >>>> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. >>>> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. >>>> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is >>>> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be >>>> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs >>>> protection. >>>> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. >>>> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. >>>> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually >>>> shared at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the >>>> majority of the conversation. >>>> Vicki Biltz >>>> Buckley, WA 98321 >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> vickibiltz@gmail.com >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:46:21 -0700 (PDT) > From: THOMAS BENEDICT > To: johanna striar , Beverly Choltco-Devlin > > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > Message-ID: <1788246913.450069.1660319181952@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl > > Does the proposal include military aircraft use? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On 08/12/2022 8:10 AM johanna striar wrote: >> >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I >> recommend those who are more in the know get organized and send us >> links so we can voice our concerns. >> >> thank >> Johanna Striar >> regular El Wha visitor >> >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin >> wrote: >> >> > > Thank you for this information, Vicki. >> > >> > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly >> international airport so close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks >> and the beautiful farmlands in this area. >> > >> > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant >> clear-cutting of forests to put thousands of homes in place with >> zero regard for the impact of the natural areas, not to mention the >> farmland. >> > >> > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species >> here and the birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands >> including Veazie marsh and other nearby birding locations. What >> will be the impact on the Green and White rivers? They've already >> added an international airport in Everett. I can't believe they >> need another one. Additionally there is no road infrastructure to >> support this. >> > >> > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. >> > >> > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this >> proposal, the Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. >> > >> > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. >> > >> > >> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 >> > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 >> > >> > And from this article: >> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html >> > >> > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching >> the matter and reporting back to the council when further >> information is received. The CACC is seeking comments from local >> citizens who may be potentially affected by its decision. Virtual >> public meetings will be held by the CACC from August 23 to August >> 31. More information and links will be announced. If you would like >> to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, >> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov >> https://www.courierherald.com/opinion/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-resist/mailto:CACC@wsdot.wa.gov >> " >> > >> > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in >> southern King County >> > >> > Beverly >> > >> > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 216, Issue 12 > ***************************************** From benedict.t at comcast.net Fri Aug 12 12:48:58 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (THOMAS BENEDICT) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update In-Reply-To: <20220812123326.Horde.JvucZTsZ_rirT9jJrGxpfJE@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20220812123326.Horde.JvucZTsZ_rirT9jJrGxpfJE@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <481403911.459770.1660333738345@connect.xfinity.com> I don't know whether Paine Field is under utilized or not, but I do recall that the community raised quite a fuss when commercial passenger flights were proposed a few years ago. I seem to recall what when it was approved there were limitations. Cargo operations expanded recently when FedEx took over Boeing's DreamLifter operations center which got moved to South Carolina. I'd be very surprised if any new airports are built in this region in the next 25 years. I know that the forecasts are for increased passenger growth, but I think that climate change will impact people's travel habits and they will travel by air much less than currently. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On 08/12/2022 12:33 PM jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > > Vicki, > > Did anyone ask why this traffic isn't going to Paine Field? That > airport is certainly under-utilized and since it already exists an > increase in its traffic would be less impact than building a new > airport. > > Did anyone talk about or ask about "how will the construction be > funded?"? I'm guessing that hefty amounts of taxpayer money will > go into this ... > - Jim > Quoting tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu: > > > 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. Kent Red-shouldered Hawk (Marv Breece) > > 2. Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-08-11 (Michael Hobbs) > > 3. 08062022 Westport Seabirds Trip Report (bill shelmerdine) > > 4. More SW semi-euphoria: tracked by the Border Patrol; 3.3 > > inches of rain at Cave Creek Ranch already for August (Ed Newbold) > > 5. Enumclaw airport update (Vicki) > > 6. Re: Enumclaw airport update (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) > > 7. Re: Enumclaw airport update (johanna striar) > > 8. Re: Enumclaw airport update (Robert O'Brien) > > 9. Re: Enumclaw airport update (THOMAS BENEDICT) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:21:32 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Marv Breece > > To: Tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Red-shouldered Hawk > > Message-ID: <1418111898.3577975.1660245692448.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > This morning I saw the Kent RED-SHOULDERED HAWK from S 204th Street > > looking south. The bird was flying from one tree to another, at one > > point perching for several minutes at the SW corner of the horse > > track. > > > > 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: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:51:02 -0700 > > From: Michael Hobbs > > To: Tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-08-11 > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Tweets - a fine sunny day with some birds, but not a lot that was > > unexpected. Still, really good to be out birding. > > > > Highlights: > > > > - Eurasian Collared-Dove - One at Compost Piles > > - Cooper's Hawk - Many, many sightings, but we believe it was all one > > bird > > - Hairy Woodpecker - Heard three times; 1-2 birds > > - Peregrine Falcon - One interacting with swallows, seen from Lake > > Platform > > - Warbling Vireo - One heard singing from Dog Meadow, after a miss last > > week. More should be coming through in migration soon > > - Western Tanager - Two or three across the slough, including a fine > > looking male > > > > Misses included Rock Pigeon, Vaux's Swift, Bushtit, Red-winged Blackbird, > > and Brown-headed Cowbird. > > > > For the day, 59 species. > > > > = Michael Hobbs > > = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com > > = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:44:54 +0000 > > From: bill shelmerdine > > To: tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] 08062022 Westport Seabirds Trip Report > > Message-ID: > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > > Wow, what a trip. Great weather and an impressive bird and mammal > > show. It would be hard to do the trip justice and still keep this > > report reasonably short. We had sunny weather all day, starting off > > with a great sunrise as we left the harbor and great views of > > Olympic Mountains to the north and Mount Rainier to the east. > > After checking wind & swell direction, and checking to see where > > fishing boats were working, skipper Phil Anderson opted for a > > southerly route to Pacific County and Willipa Canyon. This was the > > area where the Hake fleet was fishing while shrimpers were working > > the waters north of Grays Canyon. > > This route turned out to be a great choice! The trip out was > > productive with the regular streams of Sooty Shearwater and Common > > Murres plentiful on the inner shelf. Large flocks of Phalarope > > (hundreds) were gathered on the water in many locations. For the > > second week in a row, Red Phalarope significantly outnumbered > > Red-Necked, most trips it?s the other way around. It was here where > > our first Cassin?s Auklet was sighted feeding within a large > > Phalarope flock. > > > > When we approached the deeper shelf towards Willipa Canyon, we could > > see this was going to be a good day. For those counting and > > recording numbers it would be a challenge. Seeing the Hake Fleet > > fishing in the distance we began to encounter great number of birds > > and a nice mix of species. Scanning in every direction, were large > > groups of California Gulls and Shearwaters, and many Fork-tailed > > Storm Petrels. Splashes in the distance indicated several schools/ > > pods of dolphins working the area. There was lot?s of food in the > > water and the feeding activity was impressive. It was here were we > > had our first really good looks at Pink-footed Shearwaters, Cassin?s > > Auklet, and Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, many young of the year in > > pristine juvenile plumage. > > > > Then there was all of the activity around the Hake boats. As is > > often the case this had the effect of concentrating a large number > > of species dominated by California Gulls and Sooty Shearwaters. It > > was here that we picked up our first Black-footed Albatross of the > > day. Northern Fulmar were plentiful and our first of Short-tailed > > Shearwaters of the day were seen here at close range, often coming > > right up to the boat. With all the activity there must be > > Jaegers/Skua. They did not disappoint us. We were treated to great > > looks and both adult and Sub-adult Long-tailed and Pomarine Jaegers; > > South Polar Skua, and an acrobatic Parasitic Jaeger giving chase to > > gulls. Within a span of 15 or 20 minutes we had the coveted Skua > > Slam with all members of the North Pacific Jaeger/ Skua clan working > > the area. > > > > It was difficult to leave all this action, but deeper waters and the > > potential for a few different species called. The trip to Willipa > > Canyon and Deep Chum stop off the edge of the shelf was productive. > > Often with so much activity at the boats, this area can be fairly > > devoid of birds having all been drawn to the fishing activity. Not > > so today. We added to our numbers and picked up a few new species > > for the day. An Arctic Tern came in close, but briefly and was seen > > well only by those on the bow. Our first Leach?s Storm-Petrel > > appeared and then disappeared in the distance (to be seen well later > > at the chum stop). The big surprise was a quick flyby Alcid showing > > the characteristics of an alternate plumage Parakeet Auklet. Sadly, > > the bird was seen by only a couple of lucky individuals on the bow > > and was not photographed. An exceptional sighting for the season. > > It is interesting to note that winter and spring trips recorded > > numbers of this species this year, while a br! > > eeding plumage individual has been summering along the San > > Fransisco Coastline (for the second year in a row). > > As we approached our deep chum stop, there were few if any birds in > > sight. There was however, a nice light breeze, good conditions for > > chumming. Starting out quiet, after a time activity built to a > > great stop. Really good looks at Black-footed Albatross on the > > water close; Sabines Gull and a sub-adult Long-tailed Jaeger made > > several close passes around the boat while a couple of Leach?s and > > fork-tailed Storm-Petrel worked the chum slick coming in close at > > times. Our first Buller?s Shearwater of the year was picked out by > > Spotter Cara Borre, a striking bird making a single close pass and > > moving on. 11 species visited the slick or passed through with > > great looks and many photo opportunities for many. Blue Shark and > > Mola Mola also made appearances with one Mola Mola leaping clear of > > the water at one point, a feat that seems most improbable for this > > curious looking species. > > > > The return trip continued with plenty of action. Dolphins and > > Tufted Puffin were highlights. The outer shelf held large numbers > > of Pacific White-sided, with some very accommodating bow-riders. > > Shortly they were joined by Northern Right-Whale Dolphins. Never > > expected and always appreciated; at least five individuals chose to > > ride the bow wake and stay close to the boat for quite some time. > > Always a treat, they were seen well by all on board. As we departed > > the area numbers dropped off but we still had scattered numbers > > throughout the trip home, there was always something to look at, > > including probably our best looks at Humpback Whale. A bit more of > > just about everything and our first of three Tufted Puffin for the > > day. > > Inshore, the area around harbor entrance and the south jetty were > > nothing short of remarkable (and very difficult to count accurately > > as the numbers and species mix had us trying to look in every > > direction at once). I?m sure we undercounted here. Very large > > numbers of Common Murre and Rhinoceros Auklets were impressive, > > among them a breeding plumage Tufted Puffin, unusual this close to > > shore and a third for the trip, a great total for the day. > > All and all a great trip with a great group of folks. About half of > > the participants were Washingtonians joined by others from Oregon, > > New Mexico, Texas and Florida. Spotters for the trip were Bill > > Tweit, Bill Shelmerdine, and Cara Borre. Boat Crew included Skipper > > Phil Anderson and Ken Luce. Trip totals and final numbers will be > > posted to ebird and the Westport Seabirds webpage. > > Bill Shelmerdine > > Westport Seabirds > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:25:24 +0000 (UTC) > > From: Ed Newbold > > To: Tweeters Tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] More SW semi-euphoria: tracked by the Border > > Patrol; 3.3 inches of rain at Cave Creek Ranch already for August > > Message-ID: <1341432300.514429.1660278324059@mail.yahoo.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi all, > > The monsoon still seems perhaps even better than a normal one in the > > US Southwest, a piece of news that doesn't fit the pattern of bad > > news lately. (Many Northwest birds are known to leave the Northwest > > early and head to the SW and NW Mexico in hopes of rain there.) > > Delia and I are back. We ducked lightning bolts and got at least > > some rain every day, we got tracked by Border Patrol agents, we > > hosted Turtle researchers and Bat researchers,? saw our first Bats > > at close range, ducked off a trail for a Bear family, trekked 9 > > miles in 95 degree heat, and picked up a few lifers while bursting > > into E-birds top-1000 for Arizona.? Seattle seems boring by > > comparison. > > Here's the blog and the movie, which is just me ranting: > > > > Ed Newbold | ?Make sure you pet the cubs so the mother knows you are > > friendly? > > > > > > > > Thanks all, > > Ed Newbold? Beacon Hill, Seattle? ednewbold1@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:20:38 -0700 > > From: Vicki > > To: Tweeters > > Subject: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker discussed > > too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > > But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes over > > part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > > Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > > out, it would be terribly affected by this. > > This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > > giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > > Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > > This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > > scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > > of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. > > Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > > There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > > Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared > > at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority > > of the conversation. > > Vicki Biltz > > Buckley, WA 98321 > > -- > > > > > > > > vickibiltz@gmail.com > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:46:58 -0700 > > From: Beverly Choltco-Devlin > > To: Vicki > > Cc: Tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Thank you for this information, Vicki. > > > > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so > > close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in > > this area. > > > > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of > > forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact > > of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > > > > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds > > especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and > > other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and > > White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I > > can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road > > infrastructure to support this. > > > > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > > > > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the > > Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > > > > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > > > > https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > > > > And from this article: > > https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > > > > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and > > reporting back to the council when further information is received. The > > CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially > > affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC > > from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. > > If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > > Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > > > > " > > > > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > > > > Beverly > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > > > >> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker discussed > >> too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > >> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes over > >> part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > >> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > >> out, it would be terribly affected by this. > >> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > >> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > >> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > >> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > >> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > >> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. > >> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > >> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > >> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared > >> at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority > >> of the conversation. > >> Vicki Biltz > >> Buckley, WA 98321 > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > >> vickibiltz@gmail.com > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Tweeters mailing list > >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu > >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:10:36 -0700 > > From: johanna striar > > To: Beverly Choltco-Devlin > > Cc: Tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those > > who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice > > our concerns. > > > > thank > > Johanna Striar > > regular El Wha visitor > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < > > bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Thank you for this information, Vicki. > >> > >> I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so > >> close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in > >> this area. > >> > >> Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of > >> forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact > >> of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > >> > >> The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the birds > >> especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh and > >> other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green and > >> White rivers? They've already added an international airport in Everett. I > >> can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no road > >> infrastructure to support this. > >> > >> I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > >> > >> We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the > >> Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > >> > >> Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > >> > >> > >> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > >> https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > >> > >> And from this article: > >> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > >> > >> "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and > >> reporting back to the council when further information is received. The > >> CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially > >> affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC > >> from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. > >> If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > >> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > >> > >> " > >> > >> We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > >> > >> Beverly > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker > >>> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > >>> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes > >>> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > >>> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > >>> out, it would be terribly affected by this. > >>> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > >>> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > >>> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > >>> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > >>> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > >>> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs protection. > >>> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > >>> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > >>> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually shared > >>> at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the majority > >>> of the conversation. > >>> Vicki Biltz > >>> Buckley, WA 98321 > >>> -- > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> vickibiltz@gmail.com > >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Tweeters mailing list > >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu > >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Tweeters mailing list > >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu > >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:26:46 -0700 > > From: "Robert O'Brien" > > To: johanna striar > > Cc: Tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Being from Portland, I have no direct involvement. But a major issue > > (which I don't believe has been mentioned) is the airspace around the > > airport. Airplane/Bird collisions are a major issue. Especially > > waterfowl, especially geese. I don't know the extent that this area is > > near flying waterfowl. But they have to be kept away from flight paths > > landing and taking off. This might be a safety issue. > > Bob OBrien Portland > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 8:11 AM johanna striar wrote: > > > >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I recommend those > >> who are more in the know get organized and send us links so we can voice > >> our concerns. > >> > >> thank > >> Johanna Striar > >> regular El Wha visitor > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin < > >> bcholtcodevlin@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Thank you for this information, Vicki. > >>> > >>> I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly international airport so > >>> close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks and the beautiful farmlands in > >>> this area. > >>> > >>> Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant clear-cutting of > >>> forests to put thousands of homes in place with zero regard for the impact > >>> of the natural areas, not to mention the farmland. > >>> > >>> The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species here and the > >>> birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands including Veazie marsh > >>> and other nearby birding locations. What will be the impact on the Green > >>> and White rivers? They've already added an international airport in > >>> Everett. I can't believe they need another one. Additionally there is no > >>> road infrastructure to support this. > >>> > >>> I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > >>> > >>> We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this proposal, the > >>> Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > >>> > >>> Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > >>> > >>> > >>> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > >>> https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > >>> > >>> And from this article: > >>> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > >>> > >>> "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching the matter and > >>> reporting back to the council when further information is received. The > >>> CACC is seeking comments from local citizens who may be potentially > >>> affected by its decision. Virtual public meetings will be held by the CACC > >>> from August 23 to August 31. More information and links will be announced. > >>> If you would like to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > >>> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > >>> > >>> " > >>> > >>> We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in southern King County > >>> > >>> Beverly > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:21 AM Vicki wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi, so, I attended the meeting, which was chaos, and the speaker > >>>> discussed too many things on his agenda, which ticked me off. > >>>> But, the 6 mile area touches near the west side of Lake Tapps, takes > >>>> over part of the Green River, and touches the north east part of Enumclaw. > >>>> Although Veazie Marsh is not directly within the perimeter that was mapped > >>>> out, it would be terribly affected by this. > >>>> This airport is for CARGO, and the statement was, they are practically > >>>> giving the land away. It also butts up against Muckleshoots Amphitheater. > >>>> Makes me wonder whose land they plan on including here. > >>>> This is a flat area, for the most part and great winter birding is > >>>> scattered everywhere. And it is mostly pasture and farmland they will be > >>>> of course whittling away at more precious open space that needs > >>>> protection. > >>>> Please contact the powers that be in your area and help fight this. > >>>> There is room at Paine Field, according to what was shared. > >>>> Unfortunately very little information of substance was actually > >>>> shared at this meeting, which was outside with little ability to hear the > >>>> majority of the conversation. > >>>> Vicki Biltz > >>>> Buckley, WA 98321 > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> vickibiltz@gmail.com > >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:46:21 -0700 (PDT) > > From: THOMAS BENEDICT > > To: johanna striar , Beverly Choltco-Devlin > > > > Cc: Tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Enumclaw airport update > > Message-ID: <1788246913.450069.1660319181952@connect.xfinity.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl > > > > Does the proposal include military aircraft use? > > > > Tom Benedict > > Seahurst, WA > > > >> On 08/12/2022 8:10 AM johanna striar wrote: > >> > >> I live in Port Angeles and the growlers really growl. I > >> recommend those who are more in the know get organized and send us > >> links so we can voice our concerns. > >> > >> thank > >> Johanna Striar > >> regular El Wha visitor > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 6:48 AM Beverly Choltco-Devlin > >> wrote: > >> > >> > > Thank you for this information, Vicki. > >> > > >> > I am appalled at the notion of having a possibly > >> international airport so close to Mt. Rainier, several state parks > >> and the beautiful farmlands in this area. > >> > > >> > Wildlife is already being displaced due to the rampant > >> clear-cutting of forests to put thousands of homes in place with > >> zero regard for the impact of the natural areas, not to mention the > >> farmland. > >> > > >> > The noise alone would be disruptive to the many species > >> here and the birds especially who migrate using the many wetlands > >> including Veazie marsh and other nearby birding locations. What > >> will be the impact on the Green and White rivers? They've already > >> added an international airport in Everett. I can't believe they > >> need another one. Additionally there is no road infrastructure to > >> support this. > >> > > >> > I am planning to write to my legislators and the commission today. > >> > > >> > We must stop this and it is very concerning that, in this > >> proposal, the Enumclaw plateau ranks highest. > >> > > >> > Here are some links I found so people can become informed. > >> > > >> > > >> https://tvw.org/video/commercial-aviation-coordinating-commission-2022061166/?eventID=2022061166 > >> > https://www.cityofenumclaw.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=533 > >> > > >> > And from this article: > >> https://darik.news/washington/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-protest/681234.html > >> > > >> > "The Enumclaw City Attorney is tasked with researching > >> the matter and reporting back to the council when further > >> information is received. The CACC is seeking comments from local > >> citizens who may be potentially affected by its decision. Virtual > >> public meetings will be held by the CACC from August 23 to August > >> 31. More information and links will be announced. If you would like > >> to contact CACC about this issue, visit Christina Cree, > >> Communications 360-810-0902 or write CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > >> https://www.courierherald.com/opinion/a-major-enumclaw-airport-is-being-proposed-we-must-resist/mailto:CACC@wsdot.wa.gov > >> " > >> > > >> > We must act to preserve the remaining green spaces in > >> southern King County > >> > > >> > Beverly > >> > > >> > > > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 216, Issue 12 > > ***************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From amk17 at earthlink.net Fri Aug 12 13:44:11 2022 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black headed grosbeak Message-ID: I rarely have black-headed grosbeaks in the yard, maybe one a year in fall. 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Videos: [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lsr at ramoslink.info Fri Aug 12 16:02:38 2022 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Costa Rica logistics Message-ID: Several people asked for more details about our trip to Costa Rica last April. That led me to write up a blog on our adventure, with information included about places we visited and where we stayed. And just a few pictures.... You can start here: https://naturenw.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/costa-rica-2022/ and link through to the next phase of the trip at the bottom of each page, or bookmark the start page which itself has links to all of the different areas. 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After crossing back over Alden Bank I went by a couple of the bait-ball gatherings to see if any new showed up ... on the far side of a large gathering of mostly gulls, a large bicolored bird took flight. My first thought was a Jaeger but that did not fully compute. Holly .... a booby! I could hardly believe it. I watched it land near another large bait-ball gathering. Motoring over to the area I watched for some time. It seemed to keep an eye on me and even though quite a distance it took off again. I let it be and headed home. I'd notified a few local birders of the sighting and set a time to go back out again. It was truly a long shot to find a single bird in such a large body of water again but dang it, it was done. All aboard got good looks at it. It would fly off quite some distance and then return. The last sighting we had of it, it was headed toward Matia/Sucia Islands. My eBird list here with some photos of other birds too. 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And, of course, the 50+ White pelicans were there as well . david armstrong Sent from my iPhone From creinsch at comcast.net Sat Aug 13 17:06:49 2022 From: creinsch at comcast.net (creinsch) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, Message-ID: <071c8992-60ce-bfcc-cfde-19d55aca7879@comcast.net> For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August.? None stayed for more than a day. This year has been very different, and we are unsure why.? There were several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the Anna's was ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding.? Since then at least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting (bickering) resumes. Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the migration?? I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here.? Is there any evidence of that? And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie (NE of Walla Walla):? Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the years he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his property.? During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters.? Tom passed away in 2014. The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor should not look up (toward the sky)? Chuck Reinsch Magnolia, Seattle From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sat Aug 13 21:12:34 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island Puffin Tour ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220813211234.Horde.X7we2sX6rjKApAIiSyLokzi@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, Just got home from a Puffin Tour out of Skyline Marina in Anacortes. Wonderful late afternoon/early evening trip on the water. Got to see MANY puffins and even saw the HOPU. Plus many other sites. The seas were extra calm and the weather was "open clouds" making for excellent light. The boat crew from Outer Islands did a marvelous job getting us close (but not so close it threatened the birds) and then just letting the boat drift while everyone got to see the birds/whatever and take pictures and get out their binocs etc. Gary - I posted on eBird ... from Smith Island. Please check and tell me if it got tagged for the right County. - Jim From dtvhm at nwrain.com Sat Aug 13 21:23:28 2022 From: dtvhm at nwrain.com (Dave Hayden) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Ridgefield NWR - E Kingbird Message-ID: Sherry and I drove the River S loop at Ridgefield NWR and walked the Kiwa Trail. Tough the birding was quiet, our best bird of the day was an EASTERN KINGBIRD seen while walking the Kiwa Trail.? We also had lots of BANK SWALLOWS, 30 LEAST SANDPIPERS, and 3 BLACK PHOEBES.? Dave Hayden Centralia, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Sat Aug 13 22:41:34 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? Message-ID: <98F5ED99-8B27-4835-8E3F-32BB71DB0123@comcast.net> Evidently there are still folks out there looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. https://apnews.com/article/science-animals-wildlife-north-america-birds-de73ecb49a997b96201d8614d38f6f49 Millions of sharp and in focus photos of every other bird species on earth, but all these IBWO ?evidence? photos are grainy and low res. I guess there?s a fast approaching deadline for official declaration from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to declare IBWO extinct, so these reports are showing up. We can probably expect a few more. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Sat Aug 13 23:12:34 2022 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? In-Reply-To: <98F5ED99-8B27-4835-8E3F-32BB71DB0123@comcast.net> References: <98F5ED99-8B27-4835-8E3F-32BB71DB0123@comcast.net> Message-ID: <4145F2A8-4AD2-4941-B8E4-671BED4133AC@gmail.com> The guy suggesting it ?could be anything? and that ?there are more convincing photos of a Sasquatch? really should be ignored based on those inane comments alone. The video of a bird flying to and landing on tree that was shot from above is very intriguing. The large amount of white on the upper wings certainly rules out Wood Duck. If I had to bet, I would think the video is of a Red-headed Woodpecker though. I assume that the size of the bird in comparison to the limb it landed on could be definitive. 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URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Sun Aug 14 11:37:44 2022 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, In-Reply-To: <071c8992-60ce-bfcc-cfde-19d55aca7879@comcast.net> References: <071c8992-60ce-bfcc-cfde-19d55aca7879@comcast.net> Message-ID: No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? Alan, Seattle On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch wrote: > For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: > one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August. None > stayed for more than a day. > > This year has been very different, and we are unsure why. There were > several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived > and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the Anna's was > ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding. Since then at > least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting > (bickering) resumes. > > Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the migration? > I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their > Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here. > Is there any evidence of that? > > And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie (NE of > Walla Walla): Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the years > he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his > property. During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with > Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the > quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters. Tom passed > away in 2014. > > The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor > should not look up (toward the sky)? > > Chuck Reinsch > Magnolia, Seattle > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tomboulian at comcast.net Sun Aug 14 12:28:45 2022 From: tomboulian at comcast.net (tomboulian@comcast.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] golden pheasant Message-ID: I have a female golden pheasant escapee in my back yard if anyone has advice. I left a message with animal control and non-emergency police. It?s fenced in and fed right now but could take off soon No leg bands Mark Tomboulian Shoreline, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstewart at olympus.net Sun Aug 14 12:56:32 2022 From: jstewart at olympus.net (jstewart@olympus.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, In-Reply-To: References: <071c8992-60ce-bfcc-cfde-19d55aca7879@comcast.net> Message-ID: <002e01d8b017$f4d16690$de7433b0$@olympus.net> I suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is the answer? Wings, Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Alan Roedell Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM To: creinsch Cc: tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? Alan, Seattle On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch > wrote: For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August. None stayed for more than a day. This year has been very different, and we are unsure why. There were several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the Anna's was ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding. Since then at least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting (bickering) resumes. Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the migration? I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here. Is there any evidence of that? And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie (NE of Walla Walla): Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the years he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his property. During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters. Tom passed away in 2014. The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor should not look up (toward the sky)? Chuck Reinsch Magnolia, Seattle _______________________________________________ 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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On 8/14/2022 12:56 PM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: > > I suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is the answer? > > Wings, > > Jan > > Jan Stewart > > 922 E Spruce Street > > Sequim, WA? 98382-3518 > > jstewart@olympus.net > > *From:* Tweeters *On > Behalf Of *Alan Roedell > *Sent:* Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM > *To:* creinsch > *Cc:* tweeters > *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, > > No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? > > Alan, Seattle > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch wrote: > > For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: > one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August.? None > stayed for more than a day. > > This year has been very different, and we are unsure why. There were > several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived > and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the > Anna's was > ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding. Since then at > least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting > (bickering) resumes. > > Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the > migration? > I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their > Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here. > Is there any evidence of that? > > And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie > (NE of > Walla Walla):? Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the > years > he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his > property.? During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with > Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the > quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters. Tom passed > away in 2014. > > The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor > should not look up (toward the sky)? > > Chuck Reinsch > Magnolia, Seattle > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.seiferth at icloud.com Sun Aug 14 13:20:43 2022 From: john.seiferth at icloud.com (John Seiferth) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, In-Reply-To: <5465576f-243f-da39-c3a9-6596acdbf245@comcast.net> References: <5465576f-243f-da39-c3a9-6596acdbf245@comcast.net> Message-ID: Not claiming this is the correct joke, but it?s good nonetheless? A seaman meets a pirate in a port, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg leg?" The pirate replies, "Aye, matey, we was in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as me men were pulling me out, a shark bit me leg off." "Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook?" "Well," replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut my hand off." "Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch?" "A sea-gull dropping fell into me eye," replied the pirate. "You lost your eye to a sea-gull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously. "Not exactly," said the pirate. "It was me first day with the hook." > On Aug 14, 2022, at 13:15, creinsch wrote: > > ? > Unfortunately neither my spouse or I have accurate/complete memories of the tale, but the sailor was missing an eye, an arm and a leg for looking when he shouldn't have. So now we are haunted by joke we cannot recall. Thanks a lot Tom. > > On 8/14/2022 12:56 PM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: >> I suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is the answer? >> >> Wings, >> Jan >> >> Jan Stewart >> 922 E Spruce Street >> Sequim, WA 98382-3518 >> jstewart@olympus.net >> >> From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Alan Roedell >> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM >> To: creinsch >> Cc: tweeters >> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, >> >> No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? >> Alan, Seattle >> >> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch wrote: >> For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: >> one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August. None >> stayed for more than a day. >> >> This year has been very different, and we are unsure why. There were >> several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived >> and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the Anna's was >> ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding. Since then at >> least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting >> (bickering) resumes. >> >> Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the migration? >> I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their >> Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here. >> Is there any evidence of that? >> >> And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie (NE of >> Walla Walla): Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the years >> he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his >> property. During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with >> Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the >> quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters. Tom passed >> away in 2014. >> >> The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor >> should not look up (toward the sky)? >> >> Chuck Reinsch >> Magnolia, Seattle >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstewart at olympus.net Sun Aug 14 13:22:56 2022 From: jstewart at olympus.net (jstewart@olympus.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, In-Reply-To: References: <5465576f-243f-da39-c3a9-6596acdbf245@comcast.net> Message-ID: <001f01d8b01b$a51bfcb0$ef53f610$@olympus.net> Good enough, J Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: John Seiferth Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 1:21 PM To: creinsch Cc: jstewart@olympus.net; tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, Not claiming this is the correct joke, but it?s good nonetheless? A seaman meets a pirate in a port, and talk turns to their adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the peg leg?" The pirate replies, "Aye, matey, we was in a storm at sea, and I was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as me men were pulling me out, a shark bit me leg off." "Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook?" "Well," replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and were battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut my hand off." "Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch?" "A sea-gull dropping fell into me eye," replied the pirate. "You lost your eye to a sea-gull dropping?" the sailor asked incredulously. "Not exactly," said the pirate. "It was me first day with the hook." On Aug 14, 2022, at 13:15, creinsch > wrote: ? Unfortunately neither my spouse or I have accurate/complete memories of the tale, but the sailor was missing an eye, an arm and a leg for looking when he shouldn't have. So now we are haunted by joke we cannot recall. Thanks a lot Tom. On 8/14/2022 12:56 PM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: I suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is the answer? Wings, Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Alan Roedell Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM To: creinsch Cc: tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? Alan, Seattle On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch > wrote: For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the yard: one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August. None stayed for more than a day. This year has been very different, and we are unsure why. There were several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three arrived and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the Anna's was ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding. Since then at least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting (bickering) resumes. Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the migration? I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging here. Is there any evidence of that? And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie (NE of Walla Walla): Tom had house low in the foothills, where over the years he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his property. During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy with Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters. Tom passed away in 2014. The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a sailor should not look up (toward the sky)? Chuck Reinsch Magnolia, Seattle _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From creinsch at comcast.net Sun Aug 14 13:40:52 2022 From: creinsch at comcast.net (creinsch) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, In-Reply-To: References: <5465576f-243f-da39-c3a9-6596acdbf245@comcast.net> Message-ID: <870a7e50-48b4-536d-4831-c23fdb672211@comcast.net> Yep, that's the one.? It was only the last couple of weeks of Rufous chatter that reminded me of Tom and his joke(s).? The first time we visited him there were fewer visitors than usual,? so Tom, with his dog, decided to share stories, and that seemed to be a favorite.? Thanks. On 8/14/2022 1:20 PM, John Seiferth wrote: > Not claiming this is the correct joke, but it?s good nonetheless? > > A seaman meets a pirate in a port, and talk turns to their adventures > on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a peg leg, a hook, > and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how did you end up with the > peg leg?" > > The pirate replies, "Aye, matey, we was in a storm at sea, and I was > swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as me men were pulling > me out, a shark bit me leg off." > > "Wow!" said the seaman. "What about your hook?" > > "Well," replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and were > battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut my hand off." > > "Incredible!" remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch?" > > "A sea-gull dropping fell into me eye," replied the pirate. > > "You lost your eye to a sea-gull dropping?" the sailor asked > incredulously. > > "Not exactly," said the pirate. "It was me first day with the hook." > > > >> On Aug 14, 2022, at 13:15, creinsch wrote: >> >> ? >> >> Unfortunately neither my spouse or I have accurate/complete memories >> of the tale, but the sailor was missing an eye, an arm and a leg for >> looking when he shouldn't have.? So now we are haunted by joke we >> cannot recall.? Thanks a lot Tom. >> >> On 8/14/2022 12:56 PM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: >>> >>> I suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is the answer? >>> >>> Wings, >>> >>> Jan >>> >>> Jan Stewart >>> >>> 922 E Spruce Street >>> >>> Sequim, WA? 98382-3518 >>> >>> jstewart@olympus.net >>> >>> *From:* Tweeters *On >>> Behalf Of *Alan Roedell >>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM >>> *To:* creinsch >>> *Cc:* tweeters >>> *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie, >>> >>> No, why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky? >>> >>> Alan, Seattle >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch wrote: >>> >>> For the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous in the >>> yard: >>> one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in August.? None >>> stayed for more than a day. >>> >>> This year has been very different, and we are unsure why.? There >>> were >>> several immature Rufous in June, and then on August 1st three >>> arrived >>> and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting with the >>> Anna's was >>> ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into hiding.? Since >>> then at >>> least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and the fighting >>> (bickering) resumes. >>> >>> Are the weather/climate and fires up North accelerating the >>> migration? >>> I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are completing their >>> Northern migration here, and the immature are actually fledging >>> here. >>> Is there any evidence of that? >>> >>> And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom Lamb of Dixie >>> (NE of >>> Walla Walla):? Tom had house low in the foothills, where over >>> the years >>> he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird feeders around his >>> property.? During Spring and Fall migrations the place was crazy >>> with >>> Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of noise from the >>> quarreling birds and visitors having close-up encounters.? Tom >>> passed >>> away in 2014. >>> >>> The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke about why a >>> sailor >>> should not look up (toward the sky)? >>> >>> Chuck Reinsch >>> Magnolia, Seattle >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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References: Message-ID: <6A07A3DE-4467-4D18-BFB9-91BE77C4EA5F@gmail.com> Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Daniel Estabrooks > Date: August 14, 2022 at 6:41:38 PM PDT > To: Mark Kluth > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? > > ? > My first question is, why does anyone care what the bird's "official" status with USFWS is? I don't see how it makes any practical difference. > > I want to see more definitive evidence before I believe that the Ivory-bill is still with us, but the behavior of some of the people who are trying to debunk it is asinine and largely ego-driven. I made a comment on Facebook a few months ago that I think some people really want the bird to be extinct just to make a point, and I got blasted by a guy for whom it apparently touched a nerve - probably because he's one of them! > > > Daniel Estabrooks > Warner University > Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences > O: 863.638.7506 | M (preferred): 865.719.9212 > E: daniel.estabrooks@warner.edu | warner.edu > > > >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 4:42 PM Mark Kluth wrote: >> Amusing posts. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Jeff Gilligan >>> Date: August 13, 2022 at 11:12:45 PM PDT >>> To: Tom Benedict >>> Cc: tweeters >>> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? >>> >>> ?The guy suggesting it ?could be anything? and that ?there are more convincing photos of a Sasquatch? really should be ignored based on those inane comments alone. >>> >>> The video of a bird flying to and landing on tree that was shot from above is very intriguing. The large amount of white on the upper wings certainly rules out Wood Duck. If I had to bet, I would think the video is of a Red-headed Woodpecker though. I assume that the size of the bird in comparison to the limb it landed on could be definitive. >>> >>> Jeff Gilligan >>> Willapa Bay >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Aug 13, 2022, at 10:41 PM, Tom Benedict wrote: >>>> >>>> Evidently there are still folks out there looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. >>>> >>>> https://apnews.com/article/science-animals-wildlife-north-america-birds-de73ecb49a997b96201d8614d38f6f49 >>>> >>>> Millions of sharp and in focus photos of every other bird species on earth, but all these IBWO ?evidence? photos are grainy and low res. >>>> >>>> I guess there?s a fast approaching deadline for official declaration from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to declare IBWO extinct, so these reports are showing up. 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URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Sun Aug 14 20:31:47 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? In-Reply-To: <6A07A3DE-4467-4D18-BFB9-91BE77C4EA5F@gmail.com> References: <6A07A3DE-4467-4D18-BFB9-91BE77C4EA5F@gmail.com> Message-ID: My opinion is that it?s very unlikely that an IBWO will be found in the wild. I?m more interested in the efforts being made to ?resurrect? extinct species using DNA and cloning. That seems more likely, although, if it ever works, it will be some decades before we see a living Woolly Mammoth or Passenger Pigeon. Tom > On Aug 14, 2022, at 19:15, Mark Kluth wrote: > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Daniel Estabrooks >> Date: August 14, 2022 at 6:41:38 PM PDT >> To: Mark Kluth >> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? >> >> ? >> My first question is, why does anyone care what the bird's "official" status with USFWS is? I don't see how it makes any practical difference. >> >> I want to see more definitive evidence before I believe that the Ivory-bill is still with us, but the behavior of some of the people who are trying to debunk it is asinine and largely ego-driven. I made a comment on Facebook a few months ago that I think some people really want the bird to be extinct just to make a point, and I got blasted by a guy for whom it apparently touched a nerve - probably because he's one of them! >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 4:42 PM Mark Kluth > wrote: >> Amusing posts. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Jeff Gilligan > >>> Date: August 13, 2022 at 11:12:45 PM PDT >>> To: Tom Benedict > >>> Cc: tweeters > >>> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? >>> >>> ?The guy suggesting it ?could be anything? and that ?there are more convincing photos of a Sasquatch? really should be ignored based on those inane comments alone. >>> >>> The video of a bird flying to and landing on tree that was shot from above is very intriguing. The large amount of white on the upper wings certainly rules out Wood Duck. If I had to bet, I would think the video is of a Red-headed Woodpecker though. I assume that the size of the bird in comparison to the limb it landed on could be definitive. >>> >>> Jeff Gilligan >>> Willapa Bay >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Aug 13, 2022, at 10:41 PM, Tom Benedict > wrote: >>>> >>>> Evidently there are still folks out there looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. >>>> >>>> https://apnews.com/article/science-animals-wildlife-north-america-birds-de73ecb49a997b96201d8614d38f6f49 >>>> >>>> Millions of sharp and in focus photos of every other bird species on earth, but all these IBWO ?evidence? photos are grainy and low res. >>>> >>>> I guess there?s a fast approaching deadline for official declaration from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to declare IBWO extinct, so these reports are showing up. We can probably expect a few more. >>>> >>>> Tom Benedict >>>> Seahurst, WA >>>> _______________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Mon Aug 15 10:07:02 2022 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report for August 10, 2022 Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The rumble of thunderstorms earlier in the morning didn't prevent a hearty group of birders convening at 5:30 on the *Monte Carlo* in the harbor at Westport on Wednesday morning. Briefings completed, we briefly scanned the Marbled Godwit flock feeding on the mud bank before heading to the bay and out between the jetties and the ocean beyond. SOOTY SHEARWATERs (4490), COMMON MURREs (360), and RHINOCEROS AUKLETs (72) were in almost constant view as we motored over the Continental Shelf toward the pelagic life that we were seeking. Mixed flocks of RED (3) and RED-NECKED PHALAROPEs (18) were fleetingly seen. A distant PARASITIC JAEGER (1) wasn't cooperative. As we approached the fishing fleet, tubenose variety took center stage with SHORT-TAILED (75) and PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERs (66) joining the abundant Sootys, diminutive FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELs (123) worked the sea surface as more than the usual number of BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSes (158) winged by. NORTHERN FULMARs (45) also circled the boat which allowed for direct comparison with the shearwaters. Many CALIFORNIA and WESTERN/GLAUCOUS-WINGED mixed GULLs were around as well as several out of place BROWN PELICANs (35 offshore) which usually don't stray more than 5 miles offshore. The fishing fleet wasn't doing much with their nets so we didn't stay long, opting to head to deep water instead. This proved to be a good plan. There was a fair breeze as we reached our chum spot so it didn't take long before the first LEACH'S STORM-PETREL (7) came into view. A treat was seeing both Leach's and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels feeding side by side. The flight style, size, wing length, and plumage differences were easily seen. Nearby, a mixed flock of SABINE'S GULLs (15), COMMON (7) and ARCTIC TERNs (20) and a few unidentified sterna terns (15) were great to see. The total number of Arctic Terns for the trip was more than I had seen for quite a few years. A single flyby of the season's second BULLER'S SHEARWATER (1) was much appreciated although it didn't stick around. We were thrilled to enjoy incredible views of several full tailed adult LONG-TAILED JAEGERs (4) which lit on the water for close approach. These birds stayed near the *Monte Carlo* for at least ten minutes allowing us to appreciate the feather by feather plumage and their brisk falcon-like flight. A flock of about 25 Pink-footed Shearwaters rested serenely on the water and were in no hurry to leave. They may have been trying not to get noticed by the SOUTH POLAR SKUA (1) that was also on the water right next to the flock. The skua took flight and we all had great views of this husky Antarctic breeder which followed the throngs of shearwaters to the north to escape the austral winter. A single uncooperative POMARINE JAEGER (1) was added to the list which gave us the coveted skua slam. Several CASSIN'S AUKLETS (5) were seen by those on the bow. Although not as numerous as we had hoped, mammals put in a few appearances. A few HUMPBACK WHALEs (2) were enjoyed by all. The mammal highlight of the trip was the mixed pod of PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED (70) and NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHINs (14). Initially, a few of the Northern Right Whale Dolphins were leaping 5 feet in the air before the entire pod approached the *Monte Carlo* for a ten minute bow riding show. Such awesome views of these speedsters! I wonder if this was the same pod seen on the Westport Seabirds trip 4 days before. Thanks Captain Phil for your ability to attract these bow riding dolphins! The trip back to shore gave us final chances to study shearwaters and murres and auklets. We saw our first juvenile Common Murre of the season. Both papa and chick seemed very content! The south jetty held 9 WANDERING TATTLERs (9) which may be the most that I've seen on the jetty. As always, our trip back was under the watchful eyes of lumbering STELLER'S SEA-LIONs (6) on the channel markers and the HARBOR SEALs (4) inside the harbor. A single Harbor Porpoise (1) was glimpsed. The MARBLED GODWIT flock inside the harbor has grown to 600. Westport Seabirds thanks all of the enthusiastic participants who make these trips a success. Also, thanks to Captain Phil and first mate Chris Sawin and a shout out to our guides Scott Mills, Gene Revelas and me. Even though the Westport Seabirds schedule ( http://westportseabirds.com/2022-schedule/) shows all trips as full, it's always a good idea to get on a waitlist and hope. I hope to see you onboard! 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URL: From canyoneagle at mycci.net Mon Aug 15 12:25:34 2022 From: canyoneagle at mycci.net (LMarkoff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? In-Reply-To: <6A07A3DE-4467-4D18-BFB9-91BE77C4EA5F@gmail.com> References: <6A07A3DE-4467-4D18-BFB9-91BE77C4EA5F@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000001d8b0dc$cce568f0$66b03ad0$@mycci.net> I question the motivation of the people behind the drive to officially declare the Ivory-billed WP extinct. If the bird is officially extinct, will that open up more land for development, logging, etc.? Just wondering. Lori Markoff From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Mark Kluth Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2022 7:15 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? From: Daniel Estabrooks > Date: August 14, 2022 at 6:41:38 PM PDT To: Mark Kluth > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Do videos show ivory-billed woodpecker, or is it extinct? ? My first question is, why does anyone care what the bird's "official" status with USFWS is? I don't see how it makes any practical difference. I want to see more definitive evidence before I believe that the Ivory-bill is still with us, but the behavior of some of the people who are trying to debunk it is asinine and largely ego-driven. I made a comment on Facebook a few months ago that I think some people really want the bird to be extinct just to make a point, and I got blasted by a guy for whom it apparently touched a nerve - probably because he's one of them! Daniel Estabrooks Warner University Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences O: 863.638.7506 | M (preferred): 865.719.9212 E: daniel.estabrooks@warner.edu | warner.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Mon Aug 15 12:53:34 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] So Why no birds? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220815125334.Horde.5SfSGx-CnLIC-Uw9xf_WpzK@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, We took a walk up and back down the Barr Creek Falls trail near Rockport yesterday. Nice trail about 1.2 miles long with about 300 feet of elevation change in one direction ... at the top of it there is a nice little waterfall area. Definitely worth your time to walk/hike this one if you are in the Rockport area. It's a fairly steep area - almost every step gained some elevation going up but it was not a strenuous climb and I did not get winded nor break a sweat. But when reading about Barr Creek they said "too steep for salmon or trout" and there was no evidence of any fish in the creek. The entire area had lots of moss and the trees - both evergreen and deciduous were tall with at least 50 feet of clear area before the canopy. There is a small parking area big enough for 3 or 4 cars that is marked with Skagit Land Trust signs. And the Trust work crews have recently put in quite a bit of work on the trails. This trail used to be the lower section of the old Sauk Mountain Wilderness trail - and the trail from above the land trust area that goes up to the Wilderness is not maintained. We did not go far enough to find out if it is passable. You might find you can not find the trail for some distances - so be prepared for some tough going if you go above the land trust area ... ? IIRC it also gets steeper. **** Soooo - we saw ZERO birds in the hour or so we spent on this hike. The bottom starts only a little above the level of the Skagit River and climbs thru a brushy area to a more open area at the top but still with brush. There are ferns, berry bushes (both huckleberry and salmon berry), small plants, etc. There were no berries on either type of bush. There were lots of insects and many plants had seeds or flowers that will produce seeds soon. No birds up high in the canopy also (yes, I took the time to stop and watch long enough that I would have seen movement if there was any. Similar, other than the occasional crow/raven, almost no birds along the roadway driving from Burlington to Marblemount and then back down the South Skagit Highway to Highway 9. No bird calls or songs. Zip Zero. Nada. Also - this trail is not thru an area that has lots of human traffic. We saw no one else and heard no one else - not even sounds from the homes along Conrad Rd at the bottom. We did smell smoke at one point which was probably from someone/thing burning at one of the homes - very light but distinctly "wood burning somewhere". **** I have noticed this same phenomenon -many- times when walking in the -wooded- areas of the PNW. Most of those walks, like this one, are thru older trees (last logged a 100 years ago or so) but I've noticed the same thing in truly old growth areas such as the River Loop trail in Newhalem. We also did not see any small mammals - although it is likely that there were voles/etc. and we just didn't see them. Did not hear any squirrels or chipmunks. Did not hear a hawk or eagle cry. Nor even a crow/raven. Did not see a vulture all day until we got back to Sedro Woolley. Soooo ... wrong time of year? ... wrong time of day? ??? Is there a time of year when these forests are more populated with birds? - Jim From nreiferb at gmail.com Mon Aug 15 20:40:34 2022 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 16 quail Message-ID: 8:30 pm. Anacortes. 16 quail in the road, single file, marching as they fed. With their right shoulder brushing against the curb. Nelson Briefer- Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Checklist flagged *Location issue. This checklist has been flagged because there is a problem with the location, such as an incorrect or imprecise location or Traveling Count covering multiple ecosystems or a very long distance. This checklist and its observations do not appear in public eBird outputs. * Thanks - Jay Eisenberg, Bellingham, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elizabeth.jean.fuchs at gmail.com Tue Aug 16 14:49:58 2022 From: elizabeth.jean.fuchs at gmail.com (Elizabeth Fuchs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's swifts Message-ID: Are the Vaux Swifts migrating to Wagner yet? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While visiting a friend at the RV park at Point Hudson, I spotted my favorite gull, Heermann's, among the flock. There was also a group of very vocal swallows, which turned out to be purple martins! What a nice surprise both were. A juvenile accipiter landed nearby, causing quite a commotion among the birds. I haven't decided whether it was a Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned. Lots of black turnstones and kingfishers too. At home this morning, I awoke about 4 to hear our local barred owls babbling loudly to each other like monkeys! Gotta love it! Joan Miller West Seattle jemskink at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It says its destination is Beale Cove in the Strait of Georgia. > > From its current location, it is 15 miles to Pt No Point, 34 miles to Pt > Wilson (Port Townsend), though the bird could obviously take off and fly > any direction at any time. > > > -- > Steve Hampton > Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) > > > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Wed Aug 17 12:22:49 2022 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding talk 8/26 and walk at Magnuson Park 8/27 Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, I just got this note from Whitney Lanfranco, the Leica Sport Optics guru, and just wanted to pass it along. Whitney used to live in Puyallup, and now lives in Cape May, NJ, from which she travels around to birding festivals and other birding events in the USA and overseas. Some of you that attend the monthly birdwalk at Eagles Pride may have met her. Great birder and an easy person to talk to and relate with regarding all things birding and beyond. From what I've seen, On Friday, August 26th at 7:00 pm Mike Lanzone from Cellular Tracking Technologies will be doing "Connecting Networks, Wings & Wildlife for Conservation" with wildlife researcher, Mike Lanzone. The evening will feature an in-depth conversation that focuses on the Internet of Wildlife- connecting technology and wildlife to answer the big conservation questions of today and tomorrow. Then Saturday from 8-11 Mike and Whitney Lanfranco will be leading a walk at Magnuson Park. Here are the event links: Talk: Birdwatching Talk with Mike Lanzone at Leica Store Bellevue Tickets, Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite Walk: Morning Birdwatching Walk with Leica Store Bellevue at Magnuson Park Tickets, Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 8:00 AM | Eventbrite May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Aug 17 12:56:30 2022 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby on northbound barge right now -- details In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6B79FF03-8FA0-44F1-BD18-6C262F3DFF44@gmail.com> Apparently the bird left the barge but is now back on the barge it is approaching Fort Casey and off Marrowstone. Shout out to Orcas Express captain who found it and Alex Patia who directed them to look for it. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 17, 2022, at 9:51 AM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > ? > I should add the MarineTraffic app works well; the website works poorly on cell phones. > > > >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 9:48 AM Steve Hampton wrote: >> I'm hearing secondhand that the Nazca Booby is currently sitting on the front half of a barge pulled by the Seaspan Raider tug, northbound from Discovery Pt area. >> >> The tug can be tracked in live time at https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:730093/zoom:9. >> >> It is currently northbound at 7.2 knots (8.3 mph) between Pt Discovery and Edmonds. It says its destination is Beale Cove in the Strait of Georgia. >> >> From its current location, it is 15 miles to Pt No Point, 34 miles to Pt Wilson (Port Townsend), though the bird could obviously take off and fly any direction at any time. >> >> >> -- >> Steve Hampton >> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >> >> > > > -- > ?Steve Hampton? > Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rgrichards66 at yahoo.com Wed Aug 17 14:40:12 2022 From: rgrichards66 at yahoo.com (Ruth Richards) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby on northbound barge right now -- details In-Reply-To: <6B79FF03-8FA0-44F1-BD18-6C262F3DFF44@gmail.com> References: <6B79FF03-8FA0-44F1-BD18-6C262F3DFF44@gmail.com> Message-ID: We saw the bird at about 1:55 from the end of Libbey Road as the tug and barge passed Partridge Point (Whidbey). It was on the superstructure of the barge with half a dozen gulls. Thanks to those who initially identified it, and to Steve H for passing on the info. Ruth Richards Coupeville > On Aug 17, 2022, at 12:56 PM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > Apparently the bird left the barge but is now back on the barge it is approaching Fort Casey and off Marrowstone. > > Shout out to Orcas Express captain who found it and Alex Patia who directed them to look for it. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 17, 2022, at 9:51 AM, Steve Hampton wrote: >> >> ? >> I should add the MarineTraffic app works well; the website works poorly on cell phones. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 9:48 AM Steve Hampton > wrote: >> I'm hearing secondhand that the Nazca Booby is currently sitting on the front half of a barge pulled by the Seaspan Raider tug, northbound from Discovery Pt area. >> >> The tug can be tracked in live time at https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:730093/zoom:9 . >> >> It is currently northbound at 7.2 knots (8.3 mph) between Pt Discovery and Edmonds. It says its destination is Beale Cove in the Strait of Georgia. >> >> From its current location, it is 15 miles to Pt No Point, 34 miles to Pt Wilson (Port Townsend), though the bird could obviously take off and fly any direction at any time. >> >> >> -- >> Steve Hampton >> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ?Steve Hampton? >> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chswift at hotmail.com Wed Aug 17 20:51:14 2022 From: chswift at hotmail.com (kathy kuyper) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Grace's warbler up on Naches trail Message-ID: Bird landed in a dead snag in the middle of the meadow with little branches sticking out. Field marks seen were medium gray back, prominent white wing bar, small pointed warbler bill, brilliant yellow breast and throat, white belly, bright yellow eyebrow. Facial pattern otherwise seemed simply gray like the back with no heavy black markings or other field marks noted before it flew away. It was seen in good light from about 100' away and ~25' (maybe 30') up in the tree. Location about halfway along the part of the Naches trail we walked (parking at intersection of FR 70 and Naches trail and walking east to next intersection), in a small meadow (2-300' across, surrounded by coniferous trees with bushes on the edge except where it opened up to the larger meadow to the south) right by the trail on the south or southeast side. It flew to the edge of the meadow on the west, perched, and almost immediately flew back east to a lone snag in about the middle of the meadow. There it perched about 25-30' up. 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Highlights: - Spotted Sandpiper - one at the weir - Caspian Tern - one flying high towards the lake - Green Heron - probably two birds, 3+ sightings total - Osprey - one nest is done for the year, the other has two nearly-fledged young - Five Woodpecker Day - though only seven individuals combined - Merlin - one being chased off by Purple Martins near weir - Peregrine Falcon - one flew west over NW part of Dog Meadow - Warbling Vireo - two seen - AMERICAN REDSTART - one seen for about 10 seconds at Rowing Club dock, only our 4th record for the park Unfortunately, there were only three of us at the Rowing Club for the American Redstart, and I don't think Brian got a very satisfactory look. For the most part, birds were quiet AND invisible. We *saw* only one or two individuals for a whopping 30 species (sometimes hearing a few more), with 5 more species heard-only! Misses included Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Cooper's Hawk, Violet-green Swallow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, and Black-headed Grosbeak. We did see beaver and deer (one each). For the day, 55 species of birds. - Michael Hobbs - www.marymoor.org/birding.htm - BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at pgmagallanes.com Thu Aug 18 12:57:50 2022 From: mail at pgmagallanes.com (Philip Magallanes) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Monroe Swifts Message-ID: Is anyone counting Monroe Swifts? Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vickibiltz at gmail.com Thu Aug 18 13:31:34 2022 From: vickibiltz at gmail.com (Vicki) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Planning_to_Bird_in_Florida=E2=80=A6Kara=3F?= =?utf-8?b?Pz8=?= Message-ID: Hello! Tweeeters was such an enriching resource when we planned our Ohio trip! Now my Kansas friend and I are looking at adding birds with a southern (?) Florida trip. I understand Kara had posted a detailed list of her successful trip, so I?m hoping she or someone who saved that, could forward it to me. I?m also not sure about what time of year. I want residents, but would like whoever migrates to still be in place. We are planning on 10 days again. Any advice is very welcome. On the Enumclaw airport situation, I?ll be collecting photos of the affected areas the next two weeks, so our (tahoma audubon society) conservation committee can see what needs to be done to preserve this precious beautiful area. Vicki Biltz Vickibiltz@gmail.com Buckley, WA 98321 -- vickibiltz@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Along with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, there were several CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, a species I had never before seen at this location. GREAT BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON and AMERICAN BITTERN showed themselves. Shorebirds were well represented with KILLDEER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - 4, GREATER & LESSER YELLOWLEGS & 6 WESTERN SANDPIPERS. There may also have been a LEAST SANDPIPER. 3 videos - [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From leschwitters at me.com Thu Aug 18 22:36:33 2022 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening Message-ID: <2D6B0B4C-A238-4A14-879D-4C05911745CD@me.com> The southbound Vaux?s Swift migration began with a trickle tonight. Our cameras have been showing no swifts in Monroe Wagner the last 4 nights. But we had 500 at Selleck acting like migrates. King 5 Zoom interviewed Pilchuck Audubon?s ED Brian Zinke and yours truly about Saturday's Swift Night Out. Should be on Kaila Lafferty King 5 News tomorrow so you can get the specifics. Good chance the wee birds will make their appearance in Monroe Saturday. Also a good chance they won?t. Bring your own food. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From somegum2 at hotmail.com Thu Aug 18 23:57:33 2022 From: somegum2 at hotmail.com (D R) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI - Cassia Crossbill current location! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Faye, I just got back from the South Hills today. Cassia Crossbills are readily encountered at Diamondfield Jack campground, along with Type 2 and 5 Red Crossbills. There is a thread discussing this topic on Facebook in the Birding Travel group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdingtravel/permalink/3166652356886196/ If you are not a member of that group, the main points are: 1) be sure that you have a way to display the spectrogram of the crossbills that you hear since both Cassia and Red crossbills occur there, especially since the Reds can be more numerous and seem to be more approachable. The Merlin app seems to do a good job distinguishing the two species. 2) the birds could be anywhere, and are mainly associated with Lodgepole Pine. Diamondfield Jack (bring your own TP) seems to have the best eBird record. That said, there Is a maddening amount of ATV revving, generator noise, and when we there chainsawing, drunkards, and loud music, and apparently on weekends gun noise. Maybe Porcupine Springs is quieter? I spent an hour up in the woods behind the ground and found it to be more serene, and saw lots of Lodgepole Pine, but no crossbills ? but it was almost noon. I didn?t see any burned areas but didn?t check out the camper loops specifically. If you try Diamondfield Jack, make sure to be there mid-week (Thursday counts as a weekend day, apparently) and in the morning or late afternoon (not much activity mid day). Dave On Aug 16, 2022, at 8:39 AM, Faye McAdams Hands wrote: ? Hi Tweeters, I have a friend who is preparing for a trip to find this newest of birds - the Cassia Crossbill. Even though I saw it in 2018 at Porcupine Springs Campground, I have heard that there was a recent fire that destroyed this site!! Has anyone been to Idaho recently and seen this bird? Any tips on best spots? (Please feel free to reply to this email) Thank You and Happy Birding, Faye Hands zest4parus@hotmail.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grevelas at integral-corp.com Fri Aug 19 11:24:10 2022 From: grevelas at integral-corp.com (Gene Revelas) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds August 14 Trip Report - Laysan Albatross, Manx Shearwater, Calm Seas. References: <5a1d5a0f-fdb2-4830-90e4-3535e4d0a4a2.1797847d-d588-4812-b4cb-2bdb269698d2.46ab7aeb-ad1a-4e84-8ceb-239382ffaf5f@emailsignatures365.codetwo.com> Message-ID: Hi Tweets We had a great day on the water with Westport Seabirds last Sunday, August 14th. At first, we were very concerned by the dense fog that surrounded us from when we left the dock at 6am to about 8am when skies cleared on the inner shelf. We enjoyed partly sunny skies and calm seas for the remainder of this beautiful day. Once out of the fog, we started seeing the bird species typical of the continental shelf, Common Murres, Sooty and a few Short-tailed Shearwaters, our first Pink-Footed Shearwater, good numbers of Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and some Red-necked Phalaropes. Several shrimp trawlers were working the outer shelf and we "joined" them for a nearly hour picking up about 4,000 of the roughly 12,000 total birds we would see by the end of the day. The species added around the shrimpers included dozens of Black-footed Albatross and Northern Fulmar, the first of two Laysan Albatross for the day, a very cooperative bird that sat nearby for much of the time. Due to the lack of wind, many of the birds observed offshore were either on the water, on logs, and/or flying just small distances and then setting down again. This afforded great studies/photo opportunities of several typical flyby or "bump and run" species, such as South Polar Skuas, Pomarine and Long-tailed Jaegers, and Arctic Terns. Other species added around the shrimpers and then further out into deep water and at our far west chum spot over Grays Canyon included: numbers of Red Phalaropes, one Parasitic Jaeger, many Rhinoceros and a few Cassin's Auklets, Sabine's Gulls, a few Buller's Shearwaters (their numbers will grow into the fall), and one Leach's Storm-Petrel, seen by only a few. On the return run to the dock, we added one Tufted Puffin, seen by handful of folks on the stern, the second Laysan Albatross, on the water and photographed in flight without leg bands (the first bird was banded providing evidence of two individuals). Finally, spotters Bruce Labor and Gene Revelas, alone on the bow, had a brief flyby of Manx Shearwater on the inner shelf. Without fog on the way in, we added the nearshore species we had missed on the way out. This included: Brown Pelicans, all three Cormorant species, Pigeon Guillemot, Glaucous-winged/Western Gull hybrids (seen offshore too), Heerman's Gulls, California Gulls (seen offshore too), Caspian Tern, several Wandering Tattlers on the Westport Jetty, a Black Turnstone, and the growing flock of about 900 Marbled Godwits in the marina (we had no luck picking out the Bar-tailed Godwit which has been around). Non-bird animals seen included 10 Humpback Whales, a few Dall's and one Harbor Porpoise, both Steller's and California Sea Lions, a Harbor Seal, several Ocean Sunfish, and 14 Blue Sharks. As always, the Monte Carlo was expertly skippered by Phil Anderson with Ken Luce as the deckhand. The spotters for this trip were Scott Mills, Bruce Labar, and Gene Revelas. 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In the past, the only other PUMA we found were flyovers. Other highlights include the following: BARN SWALLOW - Lots of these; one nest at the driving range was still active with two very small young there. PIED-BILLED GREBE - A nesting grebe was in the middle of Hodge Lake and seen turning eggs. Five over-half-grown grebes were also at Hodge Lake. WOOD DUCK - Five at the 9th hole pond. I don't know what the attraction is at this small pond near the clubhouse, but it's here that we've found most Wood Ducks in the past several years. WARBLERS - We found WILSON'S, MACGILLIVRAY'S, YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. RED-TAILED HAWK - An adult and a begging juvenile were in separate trees at the driving range and were the last species found on our walk. EUROPEAN STARLING - I don't usually comment on this species, but the 400 we estimated blanketed the 10th fairway. Mammals today include rabbit, Douglas squirrel, Townsend's chipmunk, and black-tailed deer. 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: * September 15 * October 20 * November 17 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW checklist: 39 species (+1 other taxa) Wood Duck 5 At 9th hole pond. Mallard 2 Hooded Merganser 2 At maintenance pond. Pied-billed Grebe 6 One adult on nest in the middle of Hodge Lake - seen turning eggs; 5 large juveniles in another area of the lake. Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 3 hummingbird sp. 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 One adult and one juvenile in separate trees near the driving range. Lots of calls between the two of them. Northern Flicker 6 Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 Western Wood-Pewee 8 Willow Flycatcher 7 Steller's Jay 5 American Crow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 18 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 24 Purple Martin 16 Four juveniles were in a Douglas-fir near the driving range, with two adults ranging nearby. Others were i small flocks in different area of the course. This is the first time in 9 years we've found this many Purple Martins, and the juveniles were the first actually seen not as flyovers. Violet-green Swallow 9 Barn Swallow 55 Most at or near the driving range building. One active nest with 2 very small young. Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 Brown Creeper 2 Bewick's Wren 8 European Starling 400 Estimated - blanketed the 10th fairway. American Robin 110 Lots feeding on the fairways. Cedar Waxwing 7 House Finch 4 Pine Siskin 6 American Goldfinch 4 Dark-eyed Junco 6 White-crowned Sparrow 13 Song Sparrow 7 Spotted Towhee 10 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 MacGillivray's Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 1 Western Tanager 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 6 View this checklist online at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS117220166&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cdc8eaf82268b4e6a2d9708da8214ebf7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637965323627539952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YcjDAj8EFGewSkBAW9s2gQ%2FN952W3UN0G05efkiOoJs%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From makingardens at gmail.com Fri Aug 19 12:58:38 2022 From: makingardens at gmail.com (Nancy Tom) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 8-19-2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If a pin could be dropped at the site we are to meet and the coordinates shared that would be very nice. I have never been to the base and I will be leaving very early in the morning so it would be nice not to spend time driving around the base looking for the building. Thank you, Nancy Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 19, 2022, at 12:10 PM, Denis DeSilvis wrote: > > ? > Tweeters, > The temp during our walk was OK (69degF-83degF), but the humidity was worse than usual. Fortunately, the birding was pretty good at the JBLM Eagles Pride GC for the 17 of us that trekked around on Thursday. One of the primary highlights was the PURPLE MARTIN (PUMA) juveniles and adults at the driving range area. The four young ones were near the top of a Douglas-fir and the adults were out snagging insects (many mosquitoes today). The young would occasionally fly out also. In addition, we found several other small flocks of PUMA in the area. In the past, the only other PUMA we found were flyovers. Other highlights include the following: > > BARN SWALLOW ? Lots of these; one nest at the driving range was still active with two very small young there. > PIED-BILLED GREBE ? A nesting grebe was in the middle of Hodge Lake and seen turning eggs. Five over-half-grown grebes were also at Hodge Lake. > WOOD DUCK ? Five at the 9th hole pond. I don?t know what the attraction is at this small pond near the clubhouse, but it?s here that we?ve found most Wood Ducks in the past several years. > WARBLERS ? We found WILSON?S, MACGILLIVRAY?S, YELLOW, ORANGE-CROWNED, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. > RED-TAILED HAWK ? An adult and a begging juvenile were in separate trees at the driving range and were the last species found on our walk. > EUROPEAN STARLING - I don't usually comment on this species, but the 400 we estimated blanketed the 10th fairway. > > Mammals today include rabbit, Douglas squirrel, Townsend?s chipmunk, and black-tailed deer. > > 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: > ? September 15 > ? October 20 > ? November 17 > Anyone is welcome to join us! > > From the eBird PNW checklist: > > 39 species (+1 other taxa) > > Wood Duck 5 At 9th hole pond. > Mallard 2 > Hooded Merganser 2 At maintenance pond. > Pied-billed Grebe 6 One adult on nest in the middle of Hodge Lake - seen turning eggs; 5 large juveniles in another area of the lake. > Band-tailed Pigeon 2 > Mourning Dove 3 > hummingbird sp. 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 2 One adult and one juvenile in separate trees near the driving range. Lots of calls between the two of them. > Northern Flicker 6 > Olive-sided Flycatcher 4 > Western Wood-Pewee 8 > Willow Flycatcher 7 > Steller's Jay 5 > American Crow 3 > Black-capped Chickadee 18 > Chestnut-backed Chickadee 24 > Purple Martin 16 Four juveniles were in a Douglas-fir near the driving range, with two adults ranging nearby. Others were i small flocks in different area of the course. This is the first time in 9 years we've found this many Purple Martins, and the juveniles were the first actually seen not as flyovers. > Violet-green Swallow 9 > Barn Swallow 55 Most at or near the driving range building. One active nest with 2 very small young. > Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 > Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 > Brown Creeper 2 > Bewick's Wren 8 > European Starling 400 Estimated - blanketed the 10th fairway. > American Robin 110 Lots feeding on the fairways. > Cedar Waxwing 7 > House Finch 4 > Pine Siskin 6 > American Goldfinch 4 > Dark-eyed Junco 6 > White-crowned Sparrow 13 > Song Sparrow 7 > Spotted Towhee 10 > Orange-crowned Warbler 1 > MacGillivray's Warbler 2 > Common Yellowthroat 1 > Yellow Warbler 2 > Wilson's Warbler 1 > Western Tanager 1 > Black-headed Grosbeak 6 > > View this checklist online at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS117220166&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cdc8eaf82268b4e6a2d9708da8214ebf7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637965323627539952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YcjDAj8EFGewSkBAW9s2gQ%2FN952W3UN0G05efkiOoJs%3D&reserved=0 > > May all your birds be identified, > Denis > Denis DeSilvis > Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Starting out at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook at 8am, there were many BARN SWALLOW and some still nesting in the breezeway. Recently fledged WOOD DUCK continues in the pond. Scanning the fields south of the Twin Barns, swallow numbers were way down with predominantly Barn Swallows, but we did observe TREE SWALLOW, VIOLET GREEN SWALLOW, BANK SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW. There was a flock of SAVANNAH SPARROWS in the south field. Overall we had about 16 VAUX'S SWIFTS fly through. Two Coyotes were hunting along the old McAllister Creek Access Road. The west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail remains wonderful for young and migrating passerines as there must be plenty of food along the riparian forest/water edge. We had great looks of CEDAR WAXWING, YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, SPOTTED TOWHEE, SONG SPARROW, WESTERN TANAGER and BELTED KINGFISHER. A few observed BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, WARBLING VIREO and a OLIVE SIDED FLYCATCHER. I think for the day we observed 3-4 SWAINSON'S THRUSH in comparison to our usual 30 plus. The woodpeckers were absent as well. Out on the Dike or Nisqually Estuary Trail, depending on where you were and what the birds were up to either foraging or fleeing, we had nice looks at BALD EAGLE, PEREGRINE FALCON, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, GREEN HERON (freshwater marsh), GREATER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER, WESTERN SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER. Some of our group were able to locate LESSER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and probable SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Most everyone was able to get on one of the two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERs on the mudflats. There were good numbers of RING-BILLED GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, and GREAT BLUE HERON. CASPIAN TERN numbers were lower with only about 6 birds seen. The Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail was good for DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and BELTED KINGFISHER. There were plenty of small to medium sized flocks of LEAST SANDPIPER and WESTERN SANDPIPER to pick through. A SPOTTED SANDPIPER was observed along the McAllister Creek just south of the Puget Sound Observation Platform. We scoped PURPLE MARTIN and BRANDT'S CORMORANT from the gazebo, and a flock of BAND-TAILED PIGEON flew along the west bank of McAllister Creek. With the tide falling, we had fun observing the Bald Eagle, Osprey and Peregrine Falcon hunting. The afternoon heated up and the birding slowed down. We had a nice pair of WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE at the Riparian Forest cut-off, but nothing new to add from the Orchard (MOURNING DOVE seen in the morning). We observed 69 species for the day, and have seen 162 species for the year. Olive-sided Flycatcher and Pectoral Sandpiper were FOY. Mammals seen included Coyote, Townsend's Chipmunk, Eastern Gray Squirrel and Harbor Seal. Until next week, happy birding. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 17, 2022 7:35 AM - 3:31 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.164 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Sunny skies with temperatures in the 60?s to 80?s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 10.6ft Tide at 10:31am. Mammals seen Coyote, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal, Townsend?s Chipmunk. 69 species (+4 other taxa) Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 8 American Wigeon 10 Mallard 80 Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser 3 Band-tailed Pigeon 15 Mourning Dove 1 Vaux's Swift 16 Anna's Hummingbird 1 hummingbird sp. 2 Black-bellied Plover 2 Medium sized shorebird observed on mudflats with area Ring-billed Gull and California Gull. Black belly, light gray speckled back. Plover like foraging behavior on mud flats, run and stop and pluck. Observed black axillary feathers in flight. Semipalmated Plover 4 Killdeer 4 Baird's Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 100 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 600 Counted. Probably more. Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Ring-billed Gull 200 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 1 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 12 Caspian Tern 8 Brandt's Cormorant 4 Double-crested Cormorant 150 Great Blue Heron 50 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 2 Bald Eagle 16 Counted Probably more. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Belted Kingfisher 6 Northern Flicker 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Willow Flycatcher 6 Warbling Vireo 1 American Crow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Purple Martin 8 Tree Swallow 4 Violet-green Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 60 Cliff Swallow 3 Brown Creeper 4 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 50 Swainson's Thrush 4 American Robin 4 Cedar Waxwing 50 House Finch 2 Purple Finch 2 Pine Siskin 3 American Goldfinch 30 Savannah Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 9 Spotted Towhee 3 Red-winged Blackbird 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Common Yellowthroat 16 Yellow Warbler 8 Black-throated Gray Warbler 2 Western Tanager 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S117222364 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Some trail cams have excellent resolution and up in the 30 megapixel resolution - and they often have night vision (infrared) ... the problem is that they usually rely upon a cell phone link since the hunters who use them want to be much further away from them than I need. But they do have usable image quality (both still and movie). We also get deer, coyotes, and other critters (which ones? - won't know till I get a camera monitoring my yard. *G* ). The deer like to "raid" the seed feeder and empty the catch hollows and clean up our aggregate. Not so good for the first but thank you for the second. Any experience with doing this? What do/did you use? Brand and model recommendations solicited. If you'd replace yours with what's on the market now - what would you buy? - Jim From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Sat Aug 20 09:36:19 2022 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Empidonax species ID help Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, Yesterday my wife Wendy and I hiked to Skyscraper Mountain starting out from Sunrise in Mt. Rainier NP. I spotted an Empidonax sp. on a tall snag and was able to snap a couple of fairly poor quality photos before it flew off. It didn't vocalize. It didn't engage in 'tail-wagging'. The altitude was above 6,500 ft, the terrain was fairly open alpine meadow, although the snag was located in a small cluster of firs. Below is my ebird link. I assume that it is either a Dusky or a Hammond's Flycatcher, but am not certain which. Any thoughts would be appreciated. https://ebird.org/checklist/S117268516 Thanks, Lonnie Somer Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It went on for over 30 minutes. Shorebirds included 7 LB Dowitchers, 12 Least Sandpipers, 2 Western Sandpipers and a Lesser Yellowlegs. Also all 3 teal in the pond (west of the horse track). And the Red-shouldered Hawk continues. Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense From: "Marv Breece" To: "Tweeters" Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2022 3:01:23 PM Subject: S 204th in Kent ; 8.18.22 I had a banner morning at S 204th St (west of Frager Rd) in Kent today. Tallied 45 species while standing on the road. The RED-SHOULDERED HAWK (Day #11) was in view almost the entire time, from 7AM-11AM. The trees were loaded with passerines. WARBLERS included: ORANGE-CROWNED, YELLOW, BLACK-THROATED GRAY & COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Along with BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, there were several CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, a species I had never before seen at this location. GREAT BLUE HERON, GREEN HERON and AMERICAN BITTERN showed themselves. Shorebirds were well represented with KILLDEER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER - 4, GREATER & LESSER YELLOWLEGS & 6 WESTERN SANDPIPERS. There may also have been a LEAST SANDPIPER. 3 videos - [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Sat Aug 20 15:59:28 2022 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Headed Grosbeak female today 8/20/2022 In-Reply-To: <20ce6a04fb5e7bd0067f479a56425490@birdsbydave.com> References: <20ce6a04fb5e7bd0067f479a56425490@birdsbydave.com> Message-ID: There are a lot of immature Black-headed Grosbeaks moving through at this time of year. We have had 2-3 in the yard every day in Maple Leaf since August 5th, I suspect the same birds. We have always had them in August, but I have never seen them so consistently, eating, drinking and bathing. Immatures have fresh unworn feathers; adult females will be somewhat worn at this time of year. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Aug 20, 2022, at 1:38 PM, dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > > On our feeders, got several good photos, a female. Port Townsend WA Castle Hill area off Sheridan > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From benedict.t at comcast.net Sat Aug 20 18:13:01 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Lots of Ragged Chickadees and Nuthatches Message-ID: <18571BE3-81AE-4286-A74C-2B33038F2A39@comcast.net> Plenty of bedraggled BC and CB Chickadees and RB Nuthatches over the past few weeks. Must be mounting season. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Aug 20 18:23:14 2022 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] NW/ UW research: Bird behavior influenced by human activity during COVID-19 lockdowns -- ScienceDaily Message-ID: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220811143000.htm Sent from my iPhone From bradliljequist at msn.com Sun Aug 21 11:57:08 2022 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Protection Island intel sought Message-ID: Hi all, We were thinking about heading over to Protection Island next weekend with our Zodiac and doing a little circumnavigation, head over to the mouth of Sequim Bay, etc. Does anyone know if the juveniles are on the water close to the island at this point, or now more far afield? Feel like we may be a little behind the optimal "maximum birds on the water" point but thought I'd inquire. 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The new species we have added to the Edmonds year list are: Semipalmated Sandpiper (code 3), 1 at the marsh, 7-1-22 Red Crossbill (code 3), 8 in central Edmonds, 7-5-22 California Scrub-Jay (code 4), 1 in the Edmonds Lake Ballinger neighborhood, 7-10-22 Semipalmated Plover (code 3), 1 at the marsh, 7-20-22 Lesser Yellowlegs (code 4), 1 at the marsh, 7-24-22 Cassin?s Auklet (code 4), 1 on the waterfront, 7-31-22 After a Brown Pelican (code 4) was seen in June near the ferry dock, 1-2 birds appeared in July and were resting on the marina?s south breakwater for the month (and continuing into August). This is an unusual occurrence as the species has been a fly-by in the past. Late Reports: A Cassin?s Vireo (code 3) was seen in the Lake Ballinger neighborhood 4-23-22. Purple Martins (code 3) arrived on the waterfront 4-25-22. A Barn Owl (code 5) has also been seen several times in flight on the Edmonds side of the Interurban Trail starting 5-5-22. A Green Heron (code 3) flew over a birder?s yard in the Lake Ballinger neighborhood, 5-25-22. We reviewed an eBird report of unusual Edmonds species and declined to add them to our year list at this time. These were single reports by a birder we were unable to contact. The checklist carried no description of critical field marks, nothing about the quality of the observation, and no photograph. We don?t know if these were data entry errors, misidentifications, or good calls. Those species were Blue-winged Teal (code 3), Sora (code 5), and Short-billed Dowitcher (code 4) at the marsh. Others at the marsh that day did not report any of these species. Similar conclusions for Black Swift (code 4) and Ring-billed Gull (a very challenging code 3 in Edmonds) on the waterfront. Ring-billed Gulls are unusual on an exposed waterfront and immature California Gulls in summer and immature Short-billed Gulls in winter can easily be mistaken as Ring-billed Gulls if all field marks are not noted. If any eBirder updates their checklist with details, please let me know so we can add your species to our list. Thanks! As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or audio. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2022 city checklist, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. If eBirders will use the details field for unusual Edmonds birds, it will help us build the city year list. Photographs or recordings are also helpful. The 2022 checklist is posted in the bird information box at the Visitor Station at the base of the public pier and is up to date through July. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records From jerry.n.k at gmail.com Sun Aug 21 20:40:02 2022 From: jerry.n.k at gmail.com (Jerry Neufeld-Kaiser) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Colombia birding recommendation Message-ID: Tweets. Whitney and I are just back from a great birding experience in the Colombian Andes. We stayed a few days at the Montezuma Rainforest EcoLodge in the western Andes, which was fantastic. The owner/host family is friendly and organized and the on-site guide Yesennia knows every bird there. Plus, she?s an indigenous woman! Her knowledge of every song and call, and her ability to spot exactly where they were in the understory or the canopy, wowed me. And they accommodated our veggie diet smoothly. It takes some getting to, in a pretty remote spot, but we managed by local buses except for the last stretch of road which require 4x4. On the lodge?s extensive lands, we found a mix of endemics and charismatic birds, including beautiful jay, mustached puffbird, gold ringed tanager, Zeledon?s antbird, choco tapaculo, black-and-white and ornate hawk-eagles, and violet tailed sylph. Their feeders are visited by russet-backed oropendolas, Andean motmot, velvet purple coronet, green thorntail, purple throated woodstar, silver-throated tanager, black-headed brushfinch, and more. The lodge is at about 6000 ft so it?s not miserably hot & muggy. We also contracted with her for a few days in the Manizales area in the central Andes, also great. We found exciting local specialties including buffy helmetcrest, shining sunbeam, torrent duck, as well as countless tanagers, etc. Plus Andean condor, of course. Enthusiastically recommended! Montezuma has a webpage plus facebook and Instagram, and they speak English. I used whatsapp to communicate ahead of time for planning locations, booking dates, etc, and while in Colombia for arranging a pickup from the bus, as well as chatting with our guide. All very convenient. If you?re thinking of going, Whitney and I would be happy to share more specifics if that feels useful. (I?m not on their payroll, just sharing.) Jerry Neufeld-Kaiser -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zollejd at gmail.com Mon Aug 22 08:08:00 2022 From: zollejd at gmail.com (Jason Zolle) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] AMERICAN REDSTART in Thurston Co. Message-ID: Hi folks, I am on a mixed flock at Pioneer Park in Olympia with a bright male American Redstart. The last county record on eBird is 2001. 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The light cloud cover and calm winds made for a smooth and warm trip. Surface water temperature remained around 64F throughout the trip. Guests included travelers from the Pacific Northwest, Arizona, South Carolina, and Alabama. We were all prepared for the chilly open ocean, but almost everyone started shedding layers by midmorning! As we traveled from inshore to offshore waters, COMMON MURRE (1130) were easily found, but with surprisingly few juveniles (13). With the swells being very subtle and some areas almost with a glassy surface made for easy viewing and comparison of RED-NECKED (143) and RED (40) PHALAROPES, most have already completely molted into basic plumage. Our route into the offshore waters eventually took us towards a drag boat and a small fleet of shrimp boats, where we could see swarms of birds massing at the base of each boat. The first boat had an incredible number of SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS (275), at about 50/50 to SOOTY SHEARWATER (3335), but the shrimpers only had a few Short-tailed mixed in with the Sooty Shearwaters and PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS (681). Several scattered BULLER?S SHEARWATERS (12) and our first-of-day BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS (169) were encountered near these boats. As we approached deeper water, ARCTIC TERNS (5) allowed for great viewing, both in flight and while perched on nearby floating logs. A few SABINE'S GULLS (30) were also taking advantage of the transient perches, but we were able to better appreciate their beautiful markings during flight. Past the shelf, we stopped to chum. Unfortunately, the calm winds and seas didn?t help visualize the slick or carry the scent far. A few distant FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS (8) and a Black-footed Albatross made a brief appearance. Everyone on board relaxed, grabbed some lunch, and chatted while we waited for the chum to do its work when the biggest surprise for the day showed up. An abrupt shout from Scott Mills got everyone's attention, as a single *HAWAIIAN PETREL* jetted through, right along the port side of the boat from bow to stern at about eye level, close enough to see the white forehead and underparts, and sharply contrasting all-dark uppers and hood, all on a sleek, long-winged bird. There was a great deal of shouting and camera shutters were clicking like mad! Second record for Westport Seabirds. Woo-hoo! Our first jaeger of the day, a LONG-TAILED JAEGER (1), was spotted as we were still in the deep waters past the shelf, and we encountered several POMARINE JAEGER (6) with prominent and intact tail ?spoons? as we headed back into shallower waters. As we headed back from the shelf, Captain Phil headed for a pair of shrimpers with masses of seabirds congregating around them. As we approached, we located a gorgeous and cooperative LAYSAN ALBATROSS sitting amongst one of the boat?s collection of shearwaters, Northern Fulmars, gulls, and Black-footed Albatross. It seemed content to stay put, allowing for several viewing passes. An actively diving TUFTED PUFFIN, still in striking breeding plumage, was also spotted in this area. Since there were still a few on the boat that hadn?t seen it before it dove, we were pleasantly surprised to find it popping back to the surface just a few feet off the stern, giving everyone the best view possible. Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) (24) were frequently encountered, ranging from the very small to enormous, easily spotted in the calm seas when waving their dorsal fin above the surface. The dorsal fin and tail tip of the Blue Shark (23) also were a bit easier to spot on the smooth water as well. Marine mammals encountered include Humpback Whale (8), Dall?s Porpoise (14), Harbor Porpoise (13), Harbor Seal (1), Northern Fur Seal (1), Elephant Seal (2), and both California and Steller?s Sea Lions. The rock piper check along the jetty only yielded a few WANDERING TATTLERS (3), but the view of the usual flock of MARBLED GODWITS (750) inside the boat basin was appreciated by everyone on board. What a fabulous day of pelagic birding with enthusiastic birders! Many guests departed with several life birds and satisfying viewing opportunities for those birds. Excitement over the Hawaiian Petrel hadn't abated--what a great bird! A state mammal big year record was also broken on this trip! For a complete list of trip species and numbers, visit the Westport Seabirds website (https://westportseabirds.com). Many thanks to Captain Phil and first mate Chris Anderson, and spotters Scott Mills and Bill Shelmerdine for a memorable trip! 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So, perhaps take a close look at gulls on Lakes Washington and Sammamish, at least.? 23 August, 2022, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com Tue Aug 23 21:37:10 2022 From: bcholtcodevlin at gmail.com (Beverly Choltco-Devlin) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret at 204 St in Kent In-Reply-To: <630503e8.170a0220.b0f89.35c4@mx.google.com> References: <630503e8.170a0220.b0f89.35c4@mx.google.com> Message-ID: I saw the Great Egret there as well, this afternoon, around 3:30 pm. It was playing tag with a great blue heron. And I am also fairly sure I caught the Red-Shouldered Hawk in flight from behind the reeds in front of the eastern portion of the muddy pond up into the trees to the west of the with a pretty clear view of the tail banding. Also a kestrel on a post near the track. Additionally, saw an osprey, and a quick flash of a bushtit on the north side of 204 by the little bridge confirmed with Merlin Sound ID. Beverly On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 9:44 AM mombiwheeler wrote: > Hi Tweeters, > > I'm currently watching a Great Egret at a pond off of 204 St. in Kent. > It's walking in and out of view behind the vegetation. The pond is to the > west of the horse track. A scope is helpful but not needed. The > Red-shouldered Hawk is also making appearances. > > Good birding, > > Lonnie Somer > Seattle > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also new for me this week were a Parasitic Jaeger or two and ditto Common Loons joining the many phalaropes and murres mid-Sound? 24 August, 2022, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence.com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Wed Aug 24 12:36:38 2022 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Technology presentation 8-26 and Birding walk 8-27 Free events Message-ID: Tweeters, Leica is sponsoring two free events: one in Bellevue on Friday evening (technology) and the other at Magnuson Park on Saturday morning (birding). Full info is available by clicking on the links below. (To attend, you do need to sign up using the link(s).) On Friday, August 26, at the Leica Store in Bellevue Square Mike Lanzone of Cellular Tracking Technologies will present "Connecting Technology and Wildlife to Answer the Big Conservation Questions of Tomorrow." Tracking wildlife means more than simply seeing where they go! Come learn how advanced tracking devices can inform research and conservation decisions. From identifying behaviors of Snowy Owls and Golden Eagles to protecting California Condors, to detecting sickness of Bald Eagles, tracking devices can change how researchers study wildlife and how we can use these devices to conserve wildlife for tomorrow. Tracking technologies combined with new initiatives like Terra (terralistens.com) opens up a whole new way you can be involved in research and conservation. Mike's FREE presentation will be Friday August 26th at 7:00 p.m. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birdwatching-talk-with-mike-lanzone-at-leica-store-bellevue-tickets-392176148417?aff=affiliate1 Saturday August 27th from 8-11 a.m. he and Whitney Lanfranco (Leica Nature Sales Manager) will be leading a FREE birding walk at Magnuson Park. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/morning-birdwatching-walk-with-leica-store-bellevue-at-magnuson-park-tickets-392901808887?aff=affiliate1 Look for the Leica Store Bellevue shade shelter where we will have coffee, pastries for all walkers. May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We recently viewed at least two (and maybe a third one) of these elusive and interesting birds at 212th St Ponds, which is now called American Bittern Ponds. This video shows a typical example of the way members of the heron family catch, prepare and eat prey from what we have observed. Note how it skips the salad portion that came with the frog! https://youtu.be/YkdeqBsvIX4 Ray Hamlyn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Wed Aug 24 21:13:47 2022 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually Wednesday Walk. Message-ID: <1687113629.29926.1661400827791@connect.xfinity.com> Today's walk was really two walks. 27of us began at the usual time and place, seeing Wood Ducks on the Visitor's center pond. We followed our "usual" route, touring the orchard first, seeing Mourning Doves, Band-tailed Pigeons, Anna's Hummingbirds and lots of Cedar Waxwings, then the no-longer flooded fields west of the access road where we saw predominantly Barn Swallows with a few Tree Swallows for seasoning. North along the west side of the loop we saw more wood duck chicks and most of the passerine species listed below. Once out on the dike we saw acres of mud, there being a minus tide, which explained the absence of terns and most gulls. We were surprised by a low flyover of an American Bittern that dropped into the tall grass north of the dike. The freshwater side showed little activity as it appears to have dried up completely. On the saltwater side we were rewarded by an active flock of 14 Baird's Sandpipers that conveniently included a Western Sandpiper for comparison purposes. The party disintegrated after that, with a few continuing out on the boardwalk, the rest turning back, some to end their walk and some to complete the loop walk on the east side and take a lunch break. Wood Duck 8 Hooded Merganser 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Band-tailed Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 4 hummingbird sp. 2 Semipalmated Plover 5 Killdeer 2 Baird's Sandpiper 14 Least Sandpiper 10 Western Sandpiper 60 peep sp. 40 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Ring-billed Gull 5 California Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 5 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 5 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Western Wood-Pewee 5 Willow Flycatcher 3 Warbling Vireo 4 American Crow 8 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 25 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Tree Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 80 Bushtit 12 Brown Creeper 2 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 2 European Starling 150 American Robin 12 Cedar Waxwing 40 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 12 Song Sparrow 4 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 7 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 4 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 After a nearly 2 hour intermission to await the turning of the tide, 5 of us returned to the dike, hearing a Virginia Rail calling in the swamp along the way. We found the mud mostly covered and the tide had pushed the shorebirds in closer. We had good looks at two dozen Baird's Sandpipers along with a larger flock of Western and Least Sandpipers. We made it out to the McCallister Creek overlook but decided against proceeding to the end as by then the water covered almost everything and the heat was oppressive. Back on the dike we saw the season's first larger return of ducks, mostly Pintail and smaller numbers of Mallards and Gadwall. The following were seen on this later walk. Canada Goose 8 Gadwall 50 Mallard 50 Northern Pintail 300 Hooded Merganser 2 Virginia Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 8 Killdeer 4 Baird's Sandpiper 24 Least Sandpiper 25 Western Sandpiper 80 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 6 Ring-billed Gull 12 gull sp. 80 Caspian Tern 4 Double-crested Cormorant 9 Great Blue Heron 1 Osprey 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 American Crow 2 Barn Swallow 40 European Starling 15 Cedar Waxwing 1 Purple Finch 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Thu Aug 25 07:50:46 2022 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Another bird ID question Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, I went birding yesterday morning in Discovery Park, Seattle. A couple of nice mixed flocks passed through consisting of several species, including some warblers. While looking through my photos last night, I noticed 1 individual that I couldn't ID. When I saw it in the field, I had assumed that it was a Wilson's Warbler, but looking at the photos, the bill looks more like that of a tanager. Anyway, I'm stumped. As with my recent ID request photo, they are not the best quality as it was in the canopy and I only have a point-and-shoot camera. Here's the link to my eBird posting: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117533113 The mystery bird is at the bottom of the checklist under Passerine sp. Thanks, Lonnie Somer Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoramon at mac.com Thu Aug 25 09:19:34 2022 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Another bird ID question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This looks like a female yellow warbler to me. Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 25, 2022, at 7:52 AM, Lonnie Somer wrote: > > ? > Hi Tweeters, > > I went birding yesterday morning in Discovery Park, Seattle. A couple of nice mixed flocks passed through consisting of several species, including some warblers. While looking through my photos last night, I noticed 1 individual that I couldn't ID. When I saw it in the field, I had assumed that it was a Wilson's Warbler, but looking at the photos, the bill looks more like that of a tanager. Anyway, I'm stumped. As with my recent ID request photo, they are not the best quality as it was in the canopy and I only have a point-and-shoot camera. Here's the link to my eBird posting: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S117533113 > > The mystery bird is at the bottom of the checklist under Passerine sp. > > Thanks, > > Lonnie Somer > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mombiwheeler at gmail.com Thu Aug 25 13:55:23 2022 From: mombiwheeler at gmail.com (Lonnie Somer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Another bird ID question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Mystery bird ID follow-up: Hi all, Thank you to all responders! There were a number of different opinions, but the majority opinion was female Yellow Warbler. Looking at online photos (versus my field guides), it is a match. I had never really noticed the thick bill before on that species, despite having seen a number of them over the years. Lesson learned; look more closely. Lonnie On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 7:50 AM Lonnie Somer wrote: > Hi Tweeters, > > I went birding yesterday morning in Discovery Park, Seattle. A couple of > nice mixed flocks passed through consisting of several species, including > some warblers. While looking through my photos last night, I noticed 1 > individual that I couldn't ID. When I saw it in the field, I had assumed > that it was a Wilson's Warbler, but looking at the photos, the bill looks > more like that of a tanager. Anyway, I'm stumped. As with my recent ID > request photo, they are not the best quality as it was in the canopy and I > only have a point-and-shoot camera. Here's the link to my eBird posting: > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S117533113 > > The mystery bird is at the bottom of the checklist under Passerine sp. > > Thanks, > > Lonnie Somer > Seattle > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As is usual we passed through the ?Common Murre (303) zone?, seasonally beginning to see Fathers with chicks in tow. Phalaropes were spotted throughout the day in small groups with Red-necked (71) now outnumbering the earlier migrating Reds (19). With low winds we were fortunate to get good looks at ?skuas? along our route, though an all too brief look at a juvenile ?jaeger sp? kept us from claiming the ?skua slam?. Close passes from several Pomarine Jaeger (4) and a gorgeous adult Long-tailed Jaeger (2), as well as an appearance of the mighty South Polar Skua (2), made up for the lack of a solid ID on the more common Parasitic Jaeger. Besides the aforementioned Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet (91) represented the alcid group well. Cassin?s Auklet (20) numbers were low, but we were fortunate to get a couple stationary birds on the water, their small round heads and stubby bills easily setting them apart from the anvil-headed profile of the more numerous rhinos. A single Tufted Puffin (1) was seen in distant flight by a few on the bow ending our list of auks for the day. As is typical we got our best look at the tube-noses, those ?ocean voyagers? most of us voyage into the ocean to see, at the fishing boats. The shearwaters are the most diverse group we encounter with Sooty (529) and Pink-footed (127) seen well on most of our trips. As we enter this late summer - fall season we are treated to visits from the New Zealand breeding Buller?s Shearwater (38) as well as the Australian breeding Short-tailed Shearwater (9), though Short-tailed have been showing up for us much earlier in the season over the last several years. Northern Fulmar (10) numbers were low, but the views were excellent as this species likes to frequent boats for fish scraps, though they were not interested in our chum offerings today. The diminutive Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (10) was also present in low numbers, but did show for our windless chum stop. Black-footed Albatross (57), by far our most commonly seen member of the ?short-tailed albatross? group of the North - Eastern Central Pacific, showed in good numbers despite the calm conditions. While these windless conditions may inhibit tube-noses who use wind to generate lift and find food wafting from sparsely positioned fishing boats, perhaps a lack of wind favors the sighting of migrating Sabine?s Gull (18) and Arctic Tern (6). Both species were seen in flight as well as resting on several logs during the trip. Sea mammals always bring excitement and variety to our trips and we got excellent views of surfacing Gray Whale (3) early on, as well as Humpback Whale (9) throughout the journey. Dall?s Porpoise (9) gave us brief demonstrations of their characteristic ?rooster tail? splash and approached the boat for good, though short, looks as we hoped they would join us underway. We added Northern Fur Seal (1) in its ?jug-handle? pose, and our mammal tally closed with Harbor Seal (3), California Sea Lion (1), Steller?s Sea Lion (9), and Harbor Porpoise (1). We never ignore fish, finding good numbers of Blue Shark (20), Ocean Sunfish (19), and several frisky Albacore Tuna jumping from the water showing off their whitish undersides and knobby finlets along their backs. It was the beginning of an exciting weekend for Westport Seabirds, especially for Captain Phil Anderson, First mate Chris Anderson, and Spotter Bill Shelmerdine who spent both days on the water. While Bill Tweit and I thoroughly enjoyed the company and wildlife on Saturday, if you?ve read Cindy McCormack?s report from Sunday you?ll understand our envy (and I'm sure yours) of that outing. That said, every trip is truly unique and there is always an opportunity to see something unexpected. Thanks everyone for joining us! Hope to sea you out there! 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Highlights: - Gadwall - Female with two tweenaged ducklings. Seems a bit late for the youngsters - Greater Yellowlegs - One heard calling in flight - Cooper's Hawk - Three sightings, hard to know if that's 1, 2, or 3 birds, but likely just 1 - Western Screech-Owl - Matt heard one pre-dawn - Five Woodpecker Day - Pileated was heard-only, but heard several times - Warbling Vireo - Probably about 4 total - Orange-crowned Warbler - One at Compost Piles - Yellow Warbler - A few still around, with one still singing - Black-throated Gray Warbler - One or more likely two in Dog Meadow - Black-headed Grosbeak - Making Downy-like calls. One seen, several more *might* have been heard earlier All morning long, the trick was to be very careful to check EVERY bird in mixed flocks of chickadees, yellowthroats, wrens, finches. The warblers and vireos were hiding amongst them. Misses today included Rock Pigeon (though there were a few pigeons today we couldn't ID), Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Wilson's Warbler. A late scan of the lake confirmed the gull to be a CALIFORNIA GULL, and added BARN SWALLOWS and a single CLIFF SWALLOW. Counting those, we had 60 species today. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I messaged the poster and it was apparently > seen ?*two days ago?before noon?while meandering around the Kinnear Park > area*?. This would be on August 24th. No other further info known at the > moment, and there are already some birders in that area actively looking to > see if it is perhaps still around. > > Here is a link to that Facebook post: > > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/1657672334452627/permalink/3362123440674166/ > > Wow! Good birding! > > Raphael > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r_craik at shaw.ca Sat Aug 27 11:12:20 2022 From: r_craik at shaw.ca (Roger Craik) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Turkey Vultures Message-ID: For Dianne I had a kettle of 11 TVs over the Fraser River by Haney BC. Looks like they may be on the move. I've had 3-4 hanging around all week. There maybe a roost nearby. -- Roger Craik Maple Ridge BC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I obtained many photos and enjoyed watching this first county record for Okanogan with a gorgeous sunset at my back! When I was finished, I turned back to the flock and almost immediately my eyes settled on a Franklin?s Gull, another rare bird for the county! What a lucky evening. I traipsed through the Sinlahekin and Conconully area for much of this windy day, and had a Trumpeter Swan on Forde Lake along with many other cool birds. A count of 42 Baird?s Sandpipers at the playa just north of Little Soap Lake was also exceptional, my highest count for Washington. 115 species for me today despite the blasting wind! I?ll be doing Cassimer Bar in the morning, if anyone wants to chase the Pelican let me know and I can send you updates. Best, Eric Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can read more about the Skagit and Snohomish counties here: https://nwswans.org/2022/08/27/proposed-airport-locations-your-voice-needed/ You can read about all the alternatives by clicking here: https://engage.wsdot.wa.gov/cacc/ then look for "greenfields locations" or "existing airports" If you need talking points, please email me off line at mj.cygnus@gmail.com and I will send you the flyer that contains important information. The DEADLINE for comments is Sept 15th. Help protect vital avian habitat, and our local food production and open spaces. Thanks. Martha Jordan Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I stayed until almost 11am but did not see the puffin come back north. Also noteworthy was a northbound MANX SHEARWATER observed just before 8am! Visibility was excellent, and we were able to watch it for 13+ minutes as it passed (we had picked it up well south of the park and eventually lost it well to our north). A few BAIRD?S SANDPIPERS continue on the north and south beaches (moving around in response to passing people and dog traffic), and several SEMI-PALMATED PLOVERS flew past us southbound as well. Fun times! Raphael From merdave at homenetnw.net Mon Aug 29 19:45:32 2022 From: merdave at homenetnw.net (merdave@homenetnw.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Okanogan Brown Pelican In-Reply-To: <1a4956f8fdf996c647d63653a2140d14@homenetnw.net> References: <1a4956f8fdf996c647d63653a2140d14@homenetnw.net> Message-ID: On 2022-08-29 5:29 pm, merdave@homenetnw.net wrote: > Hi, I am happy to report that today I saw the Brown Pelican at the > same location that Eric reported. Now I need to see it in Douglas > County! Meredith Spencer, Bridgeport From thefedderns at gmail.com Tue Aug 30 00:01:31 2022 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Browns Point Parasitic Jaeger Message-ID: At about 3:45 PM today (8/29) we saw an adult white morph PARASITIC JAEGER at the lighthouse at Browns Point/ Pierce County. It briefly harassed a Caspian Tern, but must have realized that the tern was not carrying any fish and broke off the engagement. When last seen it has heading out on Commencement Bay towards the Tacoma Narrows. -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jschwartz1124 at gmail.com Tue Aug 30 09:55:18 2022 From: jschwartz1124 at gmail.com (Jeremy Schwartz) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Lovebirds in Canyon Park? Message-ID: Hi all, I'm currently up around the Canyon Park area in Bothell and I've gotten fleeting glimpses of what look for all the world to me to be Rosy-faced Lovebirds. I've seen at least two and heard them but haven't been able to get any good photos. Washington doesn't have naturalized populations of lovebirds do we? I know they're pretty common in the pet trade and can escape. It's about 10 a.m. on Tuesday August 30, 2022. 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Birds were surprisingly few and far between as we passed over the Continental Shelf although COMMON MURREs (445), RHINOCEROS AUKLETs (46), and SOOTY SHEARWATERs (3395) punctuated those first several hours. Eventually, we encountered flocks of shearwaters loafing on the water - Sooty Shearwaters with a few PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERs (672) added for direct comparison. As we neared the shrimp boats, several BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS (122) winged by, a favorite of many of those onboard. This species, a traveler from breeding grounds off Hawaii, showed variations in plumage which distinguished young birds from those which were probably of breeding age. SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERs (109) provided excellent views and the direct comparison with Sooty Shearwaters was much appreciated. A few beautiful BULLER'S SHEARWATERs (18) were also present. Of the four regularly occurring shearwater species at this time of year, Buller's is by far my favorite! A few NORTHERN FULMARs (26) joined the flocks of shearwaters. Several strikingly plumaged SABINE'S GULLs (46) winged by on their way from their arctic breeding grounds to their wintering patches as far south as the Humboldt Current off western South America. We headed to deep water in the hopes of scoring a few additional species. It proved to be surprisingly calm and wind free at our chum spot, great for our stomachs but not so great for attracting birds. A few FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELs (2) were in the area but not the numbers that we always hope for in this area. One surprise to me was the number of CASSIN'S AUKLETs (133). Groups of this diminutive alcid flew by in small flocks of 2-8. It was good to see so many. A few of us managed views of them on the water noting the round head and eye marks which separate this species from other alcids. On our way back to the Continental Shelf and the shrimp fleet, we were aware of our goal of getting the skua slam. We had already managed a PARASITIC JAEGER (4) and a LONG-TAILED JAEGER (4) so we were half way. Scott spotted a SOUTH POLAR SKUA (1) flying low and away which everyone was able to see. A few POMARINE JAEGERs (3) were also seen including a few with maximum spoonage (full tailed adults) which is always great to see! Skua slam achieved! Several small flocks of PHALAROPEs included both RED (28) and RED-NECKED (36). The weirdest thing about our pelagic trip near the shrimp fleet was the almost total lack of gulls. California Gulls and "big guys" (Glaucous-winged, Western, and assorted hybrids) are usually in this area in the 100s. Today, one could almost count all the gulls in this area on one hand. At one point, the jaegers were outnumbering the gulls! Such are the vagaries of a pelagic trip - you never know what you'll see! Marine mammals were evident with several pods of DALL'S PORPOISEs (22) coming close to the *Monte Carlo* including one pod that was bow riding for about 5 minutes. Thanks Captain Phil for your expertise in handling the boat for sustained viewing of these beautiful black and white marine speedsters! One highlight was a fur seal that turned out to be the highly pelagic GUADALUPE FUR SEAL (1), a life mammal for me and for probably most of us on board! The snout and forehead shape were key identifying marks for species determination. A NORTHERN FUR SEAL (1) was also found, its telltale long flippers and whiskers clearly seen. Several HARBOR PORPOISE (2) at the shelf edge had me scratching my head wondering what they were doing so far offshore. They are usually seen within a mile of shore. A single HUMPBACK WHALE (1) was in view for all. BLUE SHARKs (11) and MOLA MOLAs (3) (including one breaching) were also seen by all. How a Mola Mola can get airborn is still a mystery to me. The trip back to shore gave us final chances to study shearwaters and murres and auklets. A large swath of Common Murres were encouraging to see. The jetty was crammed with all three Cormorant species and Brown Pelicans. As always, our trip back was under the watchful eyes of lumbering STELLER'S SEA-LIONs (6) on the channel markers and the HARBOR SEALs (4) inside the harbor. The MARBLED GODWIT flock inside the harbor has grown to 800. Westport Seabirds thanks all of the enthusiastic participants who make these trips a success. Also, thanks to Captain Phil and first mate Chris and a shout out to our guides Bruce Labar, Scott Mills, and me. Even though the Westport Seabirds schedule ( http://westportseabirds.com/2022-schedule/) shows all trips as full, it's always a good idea to get on a waitlist and hope. I hope to see you onboard! Jim Danzenbaker for Westport Seabirds. -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Although I seldom get involved in such things, I am encouraging everyone that cares about Skagit and Samish to send your thoughts and opinions in to the siting commission as recommended by Martha yesterday. Swans, Snow Geese, Black Brant, ducks, shorebirds, raptors and more are all good reasons to write. Thanks for listening. This must be stopped. -- Bud Anderson Falcon Research Group Box 248 Bow, WA 98232 (360) 757-1911 falconresearch@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at frontier.com Tue Aug 30 14:12:33 2022 From: birdmarymoor at frontier.com (birdmarymoor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] A Comment on the Proposed Airport Sites In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <550404894.1116125.1661893953896@mail.yahoo.com> Not to mention that the huge concentration of ducks, geese, swans, shorebirds, gulls, and raptors would make airplane/bird collisions extremely likely. = Michael Hobbs On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 01:36:15 PM PDT, Bud Anderson wrote: Thanks to Martha Jordan for posting the proposed WA airport sites yesterday. In case Tweeters readers are not aware, one proposed "greenfield" site is centered on the Samish Flats in Skagit County, one of the premier birding?areas in North America. Although it is unbelievable to me that anyone could even consider such a ridiculous?idea, nevertheless, it is on their list. Although I seldom get involved in such things, I am encouraging everyone that cares about Skagit and Samish to send your thoughts and opinions in to the siting commission?as recommended by Martha yesterday. Swans, Snow Geese, Black Brant, ducks, shorebirds, raptors and more are all good reasons?to write. Thanks for listening. This must be stopped. -- Bud Anderson Falcon Research Group Box 248 Bow, WA 98232 (360) 757-1911 falconresearch@gmail.com_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ldhubbell at comcast.net Tue Aug 30 15:20:34 2022 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Up in the Air Message-ID: Tweeters, This post focuses on the return of the Purple Martins to Union Bay. I hope you find it interesting! https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2022/08/up-in-air.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the City! Sincerely, Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Tue Aug 30 18:45:41 2022 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:48 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Washtucna this evening Message-ID: Only here a few hours. Least flycatcher, American redstart are still here. Also a Hammond s, 2 Pacific sloped flycatchers and MacGillivray warbler From jschwartz1124 at gmail.com Wed Aug 31 07:09:28 2022 From: jschwartz1124 at gmail.com (Jeremy Schwartz) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:48 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Lovebirds in Canyon Park? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, Yesterday got busy for me for non-bird reasons, but I did submit a checklist for my lovebird encounter: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117816645 It was at the Canyon Park wetland hotspot in north Bothell. Everyone I've spoken with has come down on the side of these being escapees. I hope they stay safe! Keep watching the skies, Jeremy On Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 9:55 AM Jeremy Schwartz wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently up around the Canyon Park area in Bothell and I've gotten > fleeting glimpses of what look for all the world to me to be Rosy-faced > Lovebirds. I've seen at least two and heard them but haven't been able to > get any good photos. > > Washington doesn't have naturalized populations of lovebirds do we? I know > they're pretty common in the pet trade and can escape. > > It's about 10 a.m. on Tuesday August 30, 2022. > > Keep watching the skies, > Jeremy Schwartz > jschwartz1124@gmail.com > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Wed Aug 31 12:10:00 2022 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:48 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Some Excellent Birding of Late References: <04D271E4-5AD8-4AE5-AF21-0402889CCE42.ref@rocketmail.com> Message-ID: <04D271E4-5AD8-4AE5-AF21-0402889CCE42@rocketmail.com> Hi all, Let me start by saying once again that Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area is an incredible place. You may have seen my post about the Brown Pelican on August 27th, but on the 28th I came upon a perhaps even less expected visitor: a Dusky Grouse! How many places in the world can one see a Brown Pelican and Dusky Grouse at the same location? The grouse was the first fall lowland record for Washington and was a bizarre sight to behold. It sure was ratty and I was a bit perplexed what to make of it at first, as any grouse is very unexpected in the russian olives and sparse willows at Cassimer Bar. Grouse sometimes descend to the Columbia in the deep of winter, as a February sighting of Dusky Grouse from Washburn Island reflects. All the same, I was shocked! I was struck by the large size and scaly under belly pattern in the field, but I thought Dusky was impossible in the lowlands, so I tentatively setted on Ruffed until I was done birding and able to look more closely at photos. But sure enough, I sent it to some friends and they agreed that it looked better for Dusky! Bonkers. Perhaps even more crazy than Brown Pelican to me! But I digress... Anyhow, remember how I said Cassimer Bar is amazing? It was AWESOME on Sunday morning. The Pelican was gone when I got to the tip at sunrise, but the diversity of water birds and shorebirds was impressive for August. Baird's Sandpipers foraged on floating water plants in mid-river with Red-necked Phalarope while Common Loons in full breeding plumage circled and dove close to shore, uttering the occasional yodel. There were several species of neotropical migrants present in the russian olive thickets near the tip, with six species of warbler, Bullock's Oriole (getting late), and many Gray Catbirds. Something that fascinates me about Cassimer Bar is the great numbers of Eastern Kingbird that converge here. I counted 38 on this morning, down from 58 twelve days prior. I had also observed 37 in mid-August years ago. This species can flock in the hundreds on its wintering grounds in the Amazon so this alone is not unheard of, but in Washington it's pretty special. The state high count in eBird is 60 (from Sun Lakes SP), making me think that on mornings where all the stars align in mid to late August, the state's highest counts must indeed be at Cassimer. Things quieted down a bit after 9am, but I managed to pick out an interesting chickadee from a flock I had pished in, a Black-capped x Mountain Chickadee hybrid! I had great looks and took many photos of this oddball, the first eBird record of this pairing in Okanogan county. I somehow managed to tally 88 species on the morning! I really think this might be my second favorite spot in the state to go birding, it is superb for diversity. Check it out people!! I am the ONLY person to submit a list from there since July 22nd. That is insane for what is indisputably the best birding location in Okanogan county in my mind. Email me if you have questions on the best way I have found to cover it. eBird list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S117715380 I begrudgingly left eventually... I went next to Washburn Island. Not really worth it at 11am, there were few passerines, but I had to check as I've never been in August. Things were much better at the Lake Pateros overlook in Douglas county. I was greeted by Lewis's Woodpeckers chattering as I exited my car, and was treated to two striking male White-winged Scoters in full alternate plumage as I scanned the river. They are surprisingly rare in Douglas, with only two eBird records for the county, both from here. There were two male WWSC first noted in June at Cassimer Bar, perhaps these were the same individuals who summered on the "lake". After a productive stationary count, I carried on to Bridgeport Bar Wildlife Area. This place has almost too much habitat and is too dense! It seems like it would be awesome earlier in the morning when songbirds are more active, but becomes difficult to cover in the afternoon. Nothing special here. I headed south toward Grant county after this. I made several brief, inconsequential stops on the parched Waterville Plateau on the way. My first real stop was the south end of Lake Lenore. Not only is it gorgeous, but there always seems to be a healthy abundance of birds here. Duck diversity was solid, a Peregrine Falcon harassed Chukar on the cliff across the lake, and a family of Loggerhead Shrikes escorted me out. I wanted to bomb to Lind Coulee and Perch Point at dusk in hopes of something spicy. Alas, nothing crazy awaited me. A Semipalmated Plover at Lind and two Semipalmated Sandpipers at Perch were nice but nothing cosmic. Still, nothing like a beautiful sunset to usher out a day with 128 species! The 29th was less thrilling, as I got skunked for much of the day. I started at Potholes SP, which had ample numbers of migrants but nothing special. Lind Coulee and Perch point had 7 and 8 Semipalmated Sandpipers each respectively, I believe my single highest counts in Washington! They also had a combined 39 Baird's Sandpipers, which are really streaming through right now. Several hundred Western Sandpipers and many Leasts on the morning as well, though nothing crazy was mixed in. The rest of the day away from Potholes was sloooow. Getty's Cove had one nice flock and Red-necked Phalarope on the Columbia, there were a few migrants at Sentinel Bluffs, but that's about all. Nothing to write home about! I am now home in Yakima for a couple days while I get my affairs in order before I head to Peru for two Months in late September! A little work for now, but I'll be back out birding soon enough... Best, Eric Heisey -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jonbirder at comcast.net Wed Aug 31 13:58:48 2022 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jon Houghton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:48 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Hybrid Williamson's/Red-naped Sapsucker south of Mt. Adams Message-ID: <939029325.47282.1661979528793@connect.xfinity.com> Hi Tweets - Sunday Kathleen and I headed south to bird the lower Columbia Gorge, a favorite area that we'd failed to visit yet this year. Our stop in Ridgefield was (as predicted by Jim D.) pretty unexciting, with water absent or very low in usually flooded areas. As a result, there were relatively few water-associated birds to be seen. After a night in Cascade Locks, we drove up Old Route 8 and hiked up Catherine Creek a ways to our (most recent) go-to place for Acorn Woodpeckers, which didn't disappoint. At the Major Cr. bridge, we found more ACWO along with an Ash-throated and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Balch Cemetery was very quiet as the temp. approached 90 degrees, so we decided to head to Trout Lake and up the South Climb access Rd (FR 8240) to the Wicky Shelter area where we hoped for a late Hermit Warbler. A nice mixed flock near the shelter had several warblers but we could not isolate a Hermit. After a nice evening in Hood River, and with forecasts of 100 degrees for the day along the river, we decided to head back to the Wicky Shelter area yesterday for another try. At the Wicky Cr. crossing just below the shelter, we found a larger mixed flock with several more warbler spp. but no Hermit. Looking at several other spots above and below the shelter, we hit on a large group of birds in a fairly open forest area (much blow down and standing dead trees) about halfway between the Wicky Cr. crossing and the last side road before the shelter (FR 8240-020). In addition to more Western Tanagers than we've ever seen in one place, there was a family (?) of sapsuckers. At least one adult male looked for all the world like a Williamson's (black back, white supraorbital and gular stripes, pure white rump and wing patches, yellow belly) but...it had a well-defined crimson crown and it's red throat patch extended in a V down it's upper breast. A quick search revealed a description of a Williamson's/Red-naped hybrid from Arizona (Short and Morony 1970, The Condor). This fabulous looking and unusual bird made me regret even more that, after having removed my camera battery to charge it after taking way too many pix of sandpipers, I failed to replace it, so...had camera, but no battery. Arrghh!! If anyone is going to be in that area, I could offer more detail on where these birds were. And if anyone has seen this particular hybird, I'd love to hear about it. Happy Birding - Jon Houghton, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: