[Tweeters] Grebe identification

[Steve Platz]

This afternoon at Fort Ebey I noticed along with some more regular behavior, a group of at least thirty grebes in a dense group moving together along a single trajectory, as well as making synchronized dives together. At the time I identified them as horned grebes, although I’ve not seen horned grebes behave that way before. The only discussion I can find about gregarious behavior like that with grebes pertains to eared grebes. The flock was almost beyond the range of my scope, past the far edge of the kelp beds, so what I had thought could be horned grebes could certainly be something else. Searching recent eBird checklists for that location shows that eared grebes are relatively unreported. I’d love to know if someone else has a good idea about what we may have seen today.

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> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 13:18:19 -0800

> From: Tom and Carol Stoner <tcstonefam at gmail.com>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Dead Pine Siskins

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> My neighbor with the bird buffet found 6 dead pine siskins on her deck.

> Five of the birds were in one protected corner, the other in a second

> protected spot. She's bagged the birds and put them in her garbage, but she

> wonders if she needs to take her feeders down in case the deaths were the

> results of disease rather than weather.

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> Any suggestions?

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> Carol Stoner

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> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 14:40:31 -0800

> From: Zora Monster <zoramon at mac.com>

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> Salmonella is, sadly, making the rounds. Your neighbor should pull down the feeder and clean up any mess under it.

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> Zora Dermer

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>> On Jan 8, 2022, at 1:20 PM, Tom and Carol Stoner <tcstonefam at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> My neighbor with the bird buffet found 6 dead pine siskins on her deck. Five of the birds were in one protected corner, the other in a second protected spot. She's bagged the birds and put them in her garbage, but she wonders if she needs to take her feeders down in case the deaths were the results of disease rather than weather.

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>> Any suggestions?

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>> Carol Stoner

>> West Seattle

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> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 15:14:22 -0800

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> We are following your recommendations.

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> Tweeters is the best!

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> Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:18:08 -0800

> From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Barrow's Goldeneye at Boat Haven in Port Townsend

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> One male and two females swimming amongst he boat docks today; good

> photographs!

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> Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 16:40:54 -0800

> From: Marcus Vorwaller <marcus at vorwaller.net>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Injured Western Grebe at Golden Gardens

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> There is an injured Western Grebe at Golden Gardens at the North end of the

> beach in the water about 20 to 40 feet out. It appears to be wrapped in

> some type of fishing net. PAWS says they can take care of it but they need

> it to be brought in. I was unable to retrieve the bird myself.

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> Marcus

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> From: Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at protonmail.com>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Hoary Redpoll RFI

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> Dear Tweeters,

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> Tomorrow the eighth of January, I will drive down to Seattle to try for the Hoary Redpoll. I would appreciate any logistical tips, especially as regards parking my car near Green Lake, and where exactly to search for the flock that includes this bird. It would be a lifer for me!

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> Thanks.

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> Yours truly,

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> Gary Bletsch

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> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 09:48:11 -0800

> From: Al <aclark at wamail.net>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] M street birding

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> I decided to check out M street on a dry day, Saturday, January 8.

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> I was disappointed to see barricades and signs ?Road Closed?.

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> An employee of Emerald Downs happened along. She explained the barricades were placed there to stop the RV?s from parking there. She also explained that the birders were welcome to go around the barricades to watch the birds.

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> I found the usual ducks, geese, sandpipers and dowitchers.

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> Al in Tacoma

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> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 18:54:41 +0000 (UTC)

> From: john dantoni <dantonijohn at yahoo.com>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Help with owl i.d. please..Is this a screech owl

> in my screech owl box?

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> Hi Tweeters,Other than the obvious ones I'm not sure about my owl i.d's.? Would you take a look at the photo please and give your thoughts?https://www.flickr.com/photos/131774887@N06/51808920706/in/datetaken/I built this box originally for owls about 4 years ago but didn't seem to get any takers so I converted it into a wood duck box and that has worked out well.? Yesterday I noticed this owl in it though so I'm thrilled about that.? It was taking in some sun on a nice day here.All the best,John D'AntoniWenatchee/Malaga WA

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