[Tweeters] Black-headed Grosbeaks

[Robert O'Brien]

Wow, ebird shows a few records from Roseburg Oregon south in February, but
none for Washington state. Seems likely they overwintered, I guess. Bob
O'Brien Portland

On Friday, February 11, 2022, David Hutchinson <florafaunabooks at hotmail.com>
wrote:


> To-day in the Capehart Section of Discovery Park were two Black-headed

> Grosbeaks

> in pre-adult plumage. Located by calls. Not really a call more like a

> "chirp". Assume they

> were males. They were close to zone where they are common in breeding

> season. David

>

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>    1. Eurasian teal (STEVE KOHL M.D.)

>    2. Golfing cockatoos reveal ability to use combined tools    --

>       ScienceDaily (Dan Reiff)

>    3. Glaucous Gull (Hank Heiberg)

>    4. Snowy Owl, YB Loon in Port Townsend (Steve Hampton)

>    5. Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-02-10

>       (birdmarymoor at gmail.com)

>    6. PT SNOW refound (Steve Hampton)

>    7. Whooper Swan present south of Monroe this morning (Michael Hobbs)

>    8. Beginning Birding Class ? via Zoom (Kathleen Snyder)

>    9. Ecuador Anyone? (B B)

>   10. Kenmore Glaucous Gull - yes (Karen Wosilait)

>   11. Whooper Swan Update: Keep farmer?s lot CLEAR (Alex Sowers)

>   12. Re: Whooper Swan Update: Keep farmer?s lot CLEAR (THOMAS BENEDICT)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:33:38 +0000

> From: STEVE KOHL M.D. <stkohl at msn.com>

> To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian teal

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> Being seen now. 12:30 pm

> Slough at south end of Padilla bay trail near Bayview in the Skagit

> Steve Kohl

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 2

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:19:11 -0800

> From: Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com>

> To: Dear Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Golfing cockatoos reveal ability to use combined

>         tools   -- ScienceDaily

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> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208105232.htm

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 3

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:28:17 -0800

> From: Hank Heiberg <hank.heiberg at yahoo.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Glaucous Gull

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> On a light post East of the Kenmore McD?s parking lot. Street = 73rd

> Avenue NE just north of NE Bothell Way

>

> Hank Heiberg

> Issaquah WA

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 4

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:00:51 -0800

> From: Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com>

> To: TWEETERS tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl, YB Loon in Port Townsend

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> This is just a quick note to alert people that a SNOWY OWL was

> photographed this morning and posted on Ebird. I have since learned that

> the bird was near Lawrence and Tyler and was being harassed by crows. It is

> currently MIA but could be anywhere in the vicinity or neighboring beaches.

>

> Midday, John Piatt and I had a YELLOW-BILLED LOON at Point Wilson. This

> bird ended up flying southwest beyond Port Townsend and Indian Island

> towards Fort Townsend.

>

> If anyone sees the owl, please post to Tweeters. Thank you!

>

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 5

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:33:30 -0800

> From: <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>

> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at uw.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-02-10

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> Tweets ? We had a moisty misty morning today, with only a brief clearing

> mid-morning but mostly a lot of gray.  Not terribly birdy, and there were

> long stretches with virtually nothing seen or heard.  But the relatively

> warm temps, the moderately dry conditions, and the low wind allowed us to

> track down a few birds.

>

> Highlights:

>   a.. Greater White-fronted Goose ? one in a flock of 450+ Cackling

> Geese.  First of Year (FOY)

>   b.. Northern Pintail ? two drakes below the weir (FOY)

>   c.. Ruddy Duck ? a late scan of the lake turned up two females in the NE

> corner

>   d.. Twelve species of duck and three species of goose for 15 species of

> waterfowl total

>   e.. Barn Owl ? Matt had one calling on the windmill at 5:30 ? first one

> there in a very long time

>   f.. Red-breasted Sapsucker ? one east of the mansion

>   g.. Bushtit ? more than a half-dozen being very elusive in the willows

> below the weir.  Amazingly FOF

>   h.. Western Meadowlark ? I think we had 3 total

> We also had 5 RIVER OTTERS seen from the Lake Platform in the slough, and

> our first turtles of the year ? one each of Red-eared Slider and Painted

> Turtle at the Rowing Club.

>

> The biggest highlight today was the number of species SINGING:  Anna?s

> Hummingbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Marsh Wren, Bewick?s Wren, American

> Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, WESTERN MEADOWLARK, and Red-winged

> Blackbird.  The Great Blue Herons were hanging around actually in the

> heronry trees (V ? Visiting Nest Site).

>

> Misses today included American Wigeon, Virginia Rail, Cooper?s Hawk,

> Northern Shrike, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Purple Finch, and

> Pine Siskin.

>

> Despite that long list of misses, we managed 56 species.  More than usual

> were detected by only 1 or 2 people and/or were heard-only, however.

> Still, not a bad day.

>

> = Michael Hobbs

> = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm

> = BirdMarymoor at gmail.com

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> Message: 6

> Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:29:20 -0800

> From: Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com>

> To: TWEETERS tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] PT SNOW refound

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> Showing well perched on a 1? high fence at the Rothschild House garden 150

> yards South east of the intersection of Franklin and Taylor. Apparently the

> local photographers have been on it all day! not so much the birders

>

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 7

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:03:12 -0800

> From: Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Whooper Swan present south of Monroe this morning

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> This beautiful bird is the nearest swan in the flock, right at the corner

> of Hwy 203 and 203rd St SE.

>

> - Michael Hobbs

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> Message: 8

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:04:30 -0800

> From: Kathleen Snyder <ksnyder75 at gmail.com>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Beginning Birding Class ? via Zoom

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> Black Hills Audubon is offering a four session Beginning Birding class,

> Wednesday evenings, starting Feb 23rd, 7 pm.  Dr. Kim Dolgin will cover the

> birds you are most likely to see in Western Washington including their

> habitats, behaviors, and vocalizations.  More information and registration

> can be found at www.blackhills-audubon.org.  The sessions will be recorded

> for later viewing.  There is a fee to attend.

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> Message: 9

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 19:14:01 +0000 (UTC)

> From: B B <birder4184 at yahoo.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Ecuador Anyone?

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> Greatly encouraged by the 550+ species and rave reviews for their 15 day

> trip to Ecuador last year by Messrs Tweit, LaBar, Revelas and Thorp, I am

> looking into the same full guided trip with the same company.

> It would be great (and cheaper) if 2 or 3 others would go as well.?

> Awesome birds, habitats and lodges.? Not including airfare, the all in

> price would be around $5000 per person depending on number in group.? The

> trip and price does not include the Galapagos which could be added on.

> If anyone is interested please contact me directly.? Thanks.

> Blair Bernson

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> Message: 10

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:23:12 -0800

> From: Karen Wosilait <karen.w.mobile at gmail.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Kenmore Glaucous Gull - yes

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> Just seen at the Starbucks by Kenmore Lanes. Look for the congregation of

> gulls.

>

> Karen Wosilait (she/her)

> Seattle, WA

> karen.w.mobile at gmail.com

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> Message: 11

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:23:12 -0800

> From: Alex Sowers <sowersalexander1 at gmail.com>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Whooper Swan Update: Keep farmer?s lot CLEAR

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> Hey tweets,

>

> Just passing along a comment from Ruben Stoll that I was asked to share

> here:

>

> (Keep in mind that this was around 8:00am and it sounds like the swan is

> back in it?s usual location as of 9ish)

>

> ?There are no swans present at dawn this morning. There is, however, a

> farmer who says he doesn?t want to see any vehicles parked anywhere off the

> road on his property today at all. There really isn?t a shoulder along this

> road so folks have been pulling over at road entrances and grassy shoulders

> where it?s now quickly turning to mud. He also says there won?t be any

> swans around here for very long, he?s going to see to that. He says they?re

> nothing but a nuisance under the best of circumstances. We tried our best

> to work out some kind of an agreement but last I heard he?s still getting

> rid of the swans. Sorry folks. We?re just gonna drive these roads for now

> and see what we can figure out. It?s possible that the swans have already

> been disturbed and relocated.?

>

> Good birding, Alex Sowers

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> Message: 12

> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:07:10 -0800 (PST)

> From: THOMAS BENEDICT <benedict.t at comcast.net>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Whooper Swan Update: Keep farmer?s lot CLEAR

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> This is yet another reason I don't chase birds.

>

> Others on the list can articulate it much better than I, but it's too hard

> to manage this kind of thing, so I figure it's best for me to simply not

> contribute to the problem. It's great to celebrate the

> discovery/observation of any wayward species, but the myriad issues related

> to how we do that more than outweigh any value the experience delivers, at

> least to me.

>

> Tom Benedict

> Seahurst, WA

>

> >     On 02/11/2022 11:23 AM Alex Sowers <sowersalexander1 at gmail.com>

> wrote:

> >

> >     Hey tweets,

> >

> >     Just passing along a comment from Ruben Stoll that I was asked to

> share here:

> >

> >     (Keep in mind that this was around 8:00am and it sounds like the

> swan is back in it?s usual location as of 9ish)

> >

> >     ?There are no swans present at dawn this morning. There is, however,

> a farmer who says he doesn?t want to see any vehicles parked anywhere off

> the road on his property today at all. There really isn?t a shoulder along

> this road so folks have been pulling over at road entrances and grassy

> shoulders where it?s now quickly turning to mud. He also says there won?t

> be any swans around here for very long, he?s going to see to that. He says

> they?re nothing but a nuisance under the best of circumstances. We tried

> our best to work out some kind of an agreement but last I heard he?s still

> getting rid of the swans. Sorry folks. We?re just gonna drive these roads

> for now and see what we can figure out. It?s possible that the swans have

> already been disturbed and relocated.?

> >

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