From wagen at uw.edu Wed Jun 1 06:51:02 2022 From: wagen at uw.edu (Mike Wagenbach) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird fledging already? Message-ID: Would Anna's be fledging already? Just saw a bird on my feeder that had few markings of adult male or female. I didn't notice if its beak was shorter than an adult's, but my look at its head was brief. Mike Wagenbach Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Jun 1 07:38:31 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird fledging already? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We had an Anna?s family fledge about a month ago here in the Burien area. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jun 1, 2022, at 06:51, Mike Wagenbach wrote: > > Would Anna's be fledging already? Just saw a bird on my feeder that had few markings of adult male or female. I didn't notice if its beak was shorter than an adult's, but my look at its head was brief. > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle From jriegsecker at pobox.com Wed Jun 1 10:27:34 2022 From: jriegsecker at pobox.com (John Riegsecker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual looking Wood Duck Message-ID: <11297120-c1dc-244a-5f80-b0630c93a692@pobox.com> Last week I photographed an unusual Wood Duck drake at Fort Steilacoom Park. It is small compared to the other males it was with, and its plumage is all messed up, looking something like eclipse plumage. I've asked several people and did some Google research, but haven't found much. Any suggestions on what is going on? The eBird list with photos is here: https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S111141324 John Riegsecker Gig Harbor, WA -- John Riegsecker From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Jun 1 11:13:12 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual looking Wood Duck In-Reply-To: <11297120-c1dc-244a-5f80-b0630c93a692@pobox.com> References: <11297120-c1dc-244a-5f80-b0630c93a692@pobox.com> Message-ID: <93C4ACD8-6699-4BC9-A3FD-45B0428487DD@comcast.net> Could it be moulting? Is it too early for that? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jun 1, 2022, at 10:27, John Riegsecker wrote: > > Last week I photographed an unusual Wood Duck drake at Fort Steilacoom Park. It is small compared to the other males it was with, and its plumage is all messed up, looking something like eclipse plumage. I've asked several people and did some Google research, but haven't found much. Any suggestions on what is going on? The eBird list with photos is here: > > https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S111141324 > > John Riegsecker > Gig Harbor, WA > From birders at scarbroughs.org Wed Jun 1 12:46:25 2022 From: birders at scarbroughs.org (birders@scarbroughs.org) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual looking Wood Duck Message-ID: The Birds of the World account for Wood Duck mentions prealternate molts of body feathers occurring May-July in males to produce cryptic coloring proceeding wing molts. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/wooduc/cur/appearance#molts Kirk Scarbrough Woodinville, WA From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Jun 1 13:28:45 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] It Worked! It Worked! It Worked! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220601132845.Horde.zJ3Ku1dHStSi2Meg1DLqr6z@webmail.jimbetz.com> ... just as soon as I reported that the Grosbeaks were gone - I got to see a couple of stragglers this morning. We were gone for about an hour and when I came back there they were at/on the feeder and in the trees in the yard. - Never say "final" ... Jim From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Wed Jun 1 14:18:13 2022 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle Times article yesterday notes Nadine Drisseq's organization References: <1073831706.4591716.1654118293403.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1073831706.4591716.1654118293403@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all, Youall may recognize the name Nadine Drisseq from Tweeters or E-bird and thought I would let everyone know she and her organization were mentioned in a story on Black Bears in King County and the West side in the Seattle Times yesterday, May 31, 2022.?? The organization that she founded is called Bear Smart Washington and a link to the F-book page is here:? (20+) Bear Smart, WA. | Facebook Thanks Nadine, what a great thing to do for Nature and the Community! and Happy Birding everyone, --Ed Newbold ednewbold1@yahoo.com? ? residential Beacon Hill, Seattle? where Delia spotted an apparent migration-straggler last evening at the creek: a Hammond's Flycatcher. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From modernwrld53 at gmail.com Wed Jun 1 15:20:22 2022 From: modernwrld53 at gmail.com (Douglas Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual looking Wood Duck Message-ID: <952DE93C-8D79-4124-B0F7-689C334C7DAC@gmail.com> Chirp, We had a similar Wood Duck in Bellingham at Scudder Pond in May 2011 and again in June 2012. At the time, it was determined to be a gynandromorph, showing characteristics of both male and female plumage. Here are some photos ?.. http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=35 http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=38 cheers, db in Bellingham From jennjarstad at gmail.com Wed Jun 1 15:20:37 2022 From: jennjarstad at gmail.com (Jenn Jarstad) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird fledging already? Message-ID: Anything's possible. I just saw a hummer collecting nesting material from my fluff supply this afternoon, but I figure they're all on their own schedules given our ever-changing weather. Jenn Jarstad Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jriegsecker at pobox.com Wed Jun 1 16:06:47 2022 From: jriegsecker at pobox.com (John Riegsecker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Unusual looking Wood Duck In-Reply-To: <952DE93C-8D79-4124-B0F7-689C334C7DAC@gmail.com> References: <952DE93C-8D79-4124-B0F7-689C334C7DAC@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4b94d3f8-0d99-cd8e-6ee1-d2ddb994ffaa@pobox.com> I considered that, but my understanding is the "hard" parts retain the female characteristics, hence the white eye and bill of a female. It's not just the plumage, it is also the fact it is smaller than the other two drakes that made me thing something more than an early molt was involved. On 6/1/2022 3:20 PM, Douglas Brown wrote: > Chirp, > > We had a similar Wood Duck in Bellingham at Scudder Pond in May 2011 and again in June 2012. > At the time, it was determined to be a gynandromorph, showing characteristics of both male and female plumage. > Here are some photos ?.. > > http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=35 > > http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=38 > > cheers, db in Bellingham > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- John Riegsecker From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Wed Jun 1 19:19:22 2022 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually Wednesday Walk Message-ID: <1584458129.816754.1654136362170@connect.xfinity.com> Another great day at the refuge. We started with a large crowd, over 40 birders, but split into two groups to make it safer and more manageable. It was warm, a bit muggy and occasionally overcast. We dipped on Western Tanager, most of the shorebirds, Northern Flicker, and saw fewer Warblers than expected. That disappointment was offset by views of the continuing Black-necked Stilts, 2 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds (Stilts and YHBB seen on fresh water side of the dike), and a Western Bluebird (on the Rough-winged Swallow tree near the end of the McCallister Creek boardwalk) We hit the end of the boardwalk at a low low tide (-2') and counted over 50 Bald Eagles just from that vantage point, scavenging fish trapped in pools, and whatever they could find in seldom exposed tide flats. The list follows. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 1, 2022 8:16 AM - 3:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) 64 species (+3 other taxa) Canada Goose 65 Wood Duck 8 Blue-winged Teal 9 Cinnamon Teal 8 Gadwall 25 Mallard 50 Bufflehead 1 Single female continuing. Hooded Merganser 15 Females and ducklings Common Merganser 1 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 3 Rufous Hummingbird 2 Black-necked Stilt 2 Seen on fresh water side of dike. Greater Yellowlegs 3 Ring-billed Gull 8 California Gull 6 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 4 gull sp. 100 Caspian Tern 14 Brandt's Cormorant 6 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 35 Bald Eagle 70 Counted 55 from viewing platform at end of boardwalk. -2' tide. Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 1 Merlin 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Willow Flycatcher 8 Warbling Vireo 2 American Crow 10 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8 Tree Swallow 20 Violet-green Swallow 5 Barn Swallow 30 Cliff Swallow 60 Brown Creeper 10 Marsh Wren 12 Bewick's Wren 1 European Starling 20 Western Bluebird 1 Swainson's Thrush 12 American Robin 30 Cedar Waxwing 45 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 8 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 25 Spotted Towhee 2 Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 On fresh water side of dike. Western Meadowlark 1 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 Brewer's Blackbird 3 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 15 Yellow Warbler 25 Wilson's Warbler 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Clearly we are in decline. > > > https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/welcome-to-the-wine-for-dummies-guide-to-birding-for-dummies > > Jack Stephens > Edmonds, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- "moderation in everything, including moderation" Rustin Thompson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Wed Jun 1 20:01:34 2022 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park rarities (King Cty.) Message-ID: <1619012283.679965.1654138894483@ichabod.co-bxl> Hi, Tweets, Someone reported a Green-tailed Towhee at Marymoor Park today, so a number of birders attended to investigate.? (Sorry I don't have all the names at the moment -- I'm just passing this all on.)? I haven't heard of anyone else finding that.? However, someone found an Ash-throated Flycatcher near the viewing mound around 2:45, and numerous people got to see it during the next couple hours.? In the process, Alec R. and John P. independently found an Eastern Kingbird nearby, which many others also then saw.? And the more usual Lazuli Buntings and a pair of Bullock's Orioles (around the vegetable gardens), and kettles of Bald Eagles overhead most of the time, like groups of seven to ten.? Not bad for an unsuccessful afternoon chase.?? 1 June, 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 mollycvetovac at gmail.com Thu Jun 2 06:10:52 2022 From: mollycvetovac at gmail.com (Molly Cvetovac) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird fledging already? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: They actually start nesting really early in the season so there should be plenty of juveniles around by now! On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 3:21 PM Jenn Jarstad wrote: > Anything's possible. I just saw a hummer collecting nesting material from > my fluff supply this afternoon, but I figure they're all on their own > schedules given our ever-changing weather. > > Jenn Jarstad > Seattle, WA > _______________________________________________ > 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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The blackbirds were at the south end of the marsh which is west of the horse track on 204th, west of Frager Rd. in Kent. 3 videos: [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com Pbase Images : https://www.pbase.com/marvbreece Flickr Videos : https://www.flickr.com/photos/138163614@N02/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbkNzr4TaZ6ZBWfoJNvavw/featured -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Jun 2 07:30:50 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with bird ID In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220602073050.Horde.HFVSyZnZw228wyDUxEGoXbg@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, I've been seeing some birds at my backyard feeder here in Burlington that I'm not positive I'm identifying them correctly. They are the size and shape of a Goldfinch - some are considerably smaller (probably young). They are all over a light gray in color - including underside, head, wings, etc. I do not hear them singing or calling (they may be but it isn't obvious like with a Goldfinch). There are no definable color markings on the wings or tale ... just an overall light gray everywhere. If I was seeing them without any strong light - a silhouette - I'd be tempted to ID them as a Goldfinch or some kind of sparrow. They sit and stand and fly like the other song birds at the feeder - with no identifying behavior (that I've detected). Most of the time they are on the feeder but maybe 30% of the time they will be on the aggregate below the feeder or in the flower beds ... especially if it is one of the small ones. Ideas? - Jim From peggy_busby at yahoo.com Thu Jun 2 08:50:47 2022 From: peggy_busby at yahoo.com (Peggy Mundy) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with bird ID In-Reply-To: <20220602073050.Horde.HFVSyZnZw228wyDUxEGoXbg@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20220602073050.Horde.HFVSyZnZw228wyDUxEGoXbg@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <1240416086.5812758.1654185047341@mail.yahoo.com> Can you get a photo?? Even a poor quality photo would help.? The description sound like they could be anything from pine siskins to juvenile dark-eyed juncos to bushtits (except for the feeding on the ground part). Peggy MundyBothell, W On Thursday, June 2, 2022, 07:31:48 a.m. PDT, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: Hi, ? I've been seeing some birds at my backyard feeder here in Burlington that I'm not positive I'm identifying them correctly. ? They are the size and shape of a Goldfinch - some are considerably smaller (probably young).? They are all over a light gray in color - including underside, head, wings, etc.? I do not hear them singing or calling (they may be but it isn't obvious like with a Goldfinch).? There are no definable color markings on the wings or tale ... just an overall light gray everywhere.? If I was seeing them without any strong light - a silhouette - I'd be tempted to ID them as a Goldfinch or some kind of sparrow. ? They sit and stand and fly like the other song birds at the feeder - with no identifying behavior (that I've detected). Most of the time they are on the feeder but maybe 30% of the time they will be on the aggregate below the feeder or in the flower beds ... especially if it is one of the small ones. ? Ideas? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim _______________________________________________ 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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Black-Throated Sparrow found by Liam Hutcheson on 05/29/2021 singing and foraging in gravel behind entrance/green gate to Shillappoo off of NW Erwin O Reiger Memorial Hwy. 45?41'53.9"N 122?43'59.5"W Continuing as of yesterday as far as I've heard from other Clark County birders. Black Tern Found by Russ Koppendreyer (I believe) at Shillapoo, later seen by Clark County birders with Foresters Tern at Vancouver Lake Flushing Channel yesterday 6/1. Unsure if continuing Great-tailed Grackle-found yesterday by Jared Stawderman and continuing TODAY at Steigerwald NWR. They are being seen in parking lot and moving to other areas around Steigerwald. White-faced Ibis also showing up at Steigerwald NWR sightings in Ebird since Saturday 5/28.Clark County birders have seen it on Red-tailed Lake on Monday. Unsure if continuing-sightings seem to have stopped since Monday. Stuck working at home, -- Kevin Black Vancouver, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Unsure if continuing > > Great-tailed Grackle-found yesterday by Jared Stawderman and continuing > TODAY at Steigerwald NWR. They are being seen in parking lot and moving to > other areas around Steigerwald. > > White-faced Ibis also showing up at Steigerwald NWR sightings in Ebird > since Saturday 5/28.Clark County birders have seen it on Red-tailed Lake on > Monday. Unsure if continuing-sightings seem to have stopped since Monday. > > Stuck working at home, > -- > Kevin Black > Vancouver, WA > -- Kevin Black Vancouver, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Thu Jun 2 12:56:13 2022 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?REMINDER=3A__WOS_Monthly_Meeting=2C_June_6?= =?utf-8?q?=2C_7=3A30_pm_=E2=80=93_WOS_Member_Photo_Night?= Message-ID: <20220602195613.30412.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> On Monday June 6, 2022, the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) invites you to our final Monthly Meeting of this season.??The program will be our ever-popular "WOS Members? Photo Night.???Attendees can anticipate a full evening's worth of photos and insights from new and old favorite birding locations. WOS Monthly Meetings remain open to all as we continue to welcome the wider birding community to join us online. Where:??Via Zoom (Sign-in begins at 7:15 pm) When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off. For login information, go to http://wos.org/about-wos/monthly-meetings/.??While there, if you are not yet a member, I hope you will consider becoming one. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, previously recorded programs are available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC657f_RhriAUIwS_P1m5_nQ/videos Vicki King, WOS Program Coordinator From jstewart at olympus.net Thu Jun 2 13:00:37 2022 From: jstewart at olympus.net (jstewart@olympus.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Chestnut-backed Chickadees Message-ID: <00e801d876bb$6e50a350$4af1e9f0$@olympus.net> Good Morning Tweeters, I have live 25+ years on the Olympic Peninsula (WA). In 3 locations the Chestnut-backed Chickadees have outnumbered the Black-capped. This year I have observed an adult feeding young. Nesting at this altitude? Wings, Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I haven't seen >> all of these birds (though did see the BTSP). >> >> Black-Throated Sparrow found by Liam Hutcheson on 05/29/2021 singing and >> foraging in gravel behind entrance/green gate to Shillappoo off of NW Erwin >> O Reiger Memorial Hwy. >> 45?41'53.9"N 122?43'59.5"W >> Continuing as of yesterday as far as I've heard from other Clark County >> birders. >> >> Black Tern Found by Russ Koppendreyer (I believe) at Shillapoo, later >> seen by Clark County birders with Foresters Tern at Vancouver Lake Flushing >> Channel yesterday 6/1. Unsure if continuing >> >> Great-tailed Grackle-found yesterday by Jared Stawderman and continuing >> TODAY at Steigerwald NWR. They are being seen in parking lot and moving to >> other areas around Steigerwald. >> >> White-faced Ibis also showing up at Steigerwald NWR sightings in Ebird >> since Saturday 5/28.Clark County birders have seen it on Red-tailed Lake on >> Monday. 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Highlights: a.. Cinnamon Teal ? one at new ponds at the Rowing Club b.. ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER ? first seen yesterday, still present in the East Meadow ? First of Year (FOY) yesterday c.. WESTERN KINGBIRD ? one in the East Meadow (FOY) d.. Northern Rough-winged Swallow ? two in the East Meadow e.. Golden-crowned Kinglet ? at least two begging babies in maple near concert stage f.. Orange-crowned Warbler ? one singing (unseen) near the ?Mysterious Thicket? south of the East Meadow No sign of the Green-tailed Towhee (see https://ebird.org/checklist/S111928705) nor Eastern Kingbird, both seen yesterday. Stunningly this is the 9th year that ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER has been seen at Marymoor. There are June reports from 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, and now 2022, plus a late July sighting from 2011. Besides GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, we also saw juveniles of CANADA GOOSE, WOOD DUCK, MALLARD, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, GREAT BLUE HERON (though none fledged yet), EUROPEAN STARLING, AMERICAN ROBIN, DARK-EYED JUNCO, and probably of chickadees and Bushtit. We had quite a few misses today: Rock Pigeon, Vaux?s Swift (again), Spotted Sandpiper (Matt may have glimpsed one), Glaucous-winged Gull, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Brown Creeper, and Wilson?s Warbler. Still, for the day we managed 57 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is small compared to the other males it was with, and its > plumage is all messed up, looking something like eclipse plumage. I've > asked several people and did some Google research, but haven't found > much. Any suggestions on what is going on? The eBird list with photos > is here: > > https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S111141324 > > John Riegsecker > Gig Harbor, WA > > -- > John Riegsecker > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From birder4184 at yahoo.com Thu Jun 2 17:18:15 2022 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Blog Post - 5 Hummer Slam and Great Trip to Walla Walla etc References: <49354902.3629681.1654215495172.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <49354902.3629681.1654215495172@mail.yahoo.com> I just published a Blog Post on our 3 day trip to Eastern Washington last month that included a 5 Hummingbird Day, 101 species, lots of wine and good food, a Hudsonian Godwit, White Faced Ibis, Snowy Egret, Black Tern and most importantly a chance to see Mike Denny's presentation on "Secret Life of the Desert: Deserts of the Northwest".? 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Photos and more details are here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S111996112 On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 1:01 PM wrote: > Good Morning Tweeters, > > > > I have live 25+ years on the Olympic Peninsula (WA). In 3 locations the > Chestnut-backed Chickadees have outnumbered the Black-capped. > > This year I have observed an adult feeding young. Nesting at this > altitude? > > > > Wings, > > Jan > > > > Jan Stewart > > 922 E Spruce Street > > Sequim, WA 98382-3518 > > jstewart@olympus.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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It's > not just the plumage, it is also the fact it is smaller than the other > two drakes that made me thing something more than an early molt was > involved. > > On 6/1/2022 3:20 PM, Douglas Brown wrote: > > Chirp, > > > > We had a similar Wood Duck in Bellingham at Scudder Pond in May 2011 and again in June 2012. > > At the time, it was determined to be a gynandromorph, showing characteristics of both male and female plumage. > > Here are some photos ?.. > > > > http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=35 > > > > http://www.douglaslbrownphotography.com/swans-geese-and-ducks/?nggpage=38 > > > > cheers, db in Bellingham > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > -- > John Riegsecker > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From kevblack787 at gmail.com Fri Jun 3 07:19:24 2022 From: kevblack787 at gmail.com (Kevin Black) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Clark County Steigerwald NWR GTGR Message-ID: Hello All, Randy Hill reports the Great-tailed Grackle continues this morning at Steigerwald NWR. 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I feel like I?m seeing conflicting info on which wild birds can carry and transmit this. I?ve heard that raptors and water fowl are definitely susceptible and that songbirds are not. What about corvids? Should people take down feeders? Anyone have current info/answers? Thanks! Jill > On Jun 3, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > > https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/avian-flu-found-in-wild-birds-at-seattle-bellevue-parks/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From gluhm at comcast.net Fri Jun 3 14:57:50 2022 From: gluhm at comcast.net (Gary Luhm) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Juanita Bay Anna's Hummingbird nest Message-ID: <426444828.693125.1654293470900@connect.xfinity.com> While birding this morning at Juanita Bay Park I discovered that a rather well-known but well-hid Anna's Hummingbird nest had been gardened. Someone hopped the boardwalk, trimmed willow branches, and made the hidden nest easy to see. So sad that someone out of ignorance felt the need to get a better photo, putting in jeopardy a young family. The nest is now visible along a broad swath as well as from above. Probability of discovery by a crow or jay is high. We all need to consider the well-being of the birds we love before making rash decisions in pursuit of a photo. Consider always the well-being of the bird. A short refresher on ethics can be found at Eastside Audubon: https://www.eastsideaudubon.org/birding-ethics Gary Luhm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Fri Jun 3 16:15:32 2022 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Pelagic, Monday June 6. Message-ID: <40A22C85-0BF9-455C-AE6E-C69A6884F4F4@harbornet.com> The June 5 pelagic trip was canceled because of unfavorable seas. However, Monday looks pretty good. Because the change in the schedule, not everyone could make the change. Most of our trips are completely full into September. So if you want to join us on Monday, please check our website to make reservations at www.westportseabirds.com. Bruce From zoramon at mac.com Fri Jun 3 16:58:38 2022 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Avian_flu_found_in_wild_birds_at_Seattle=2C_?= =?utf-8?q?Bellevue_parks_=E2=80=93_The_Seattle_Times?= In-Reply-To: <18E19AAB-4B81-44D0-B5DE-790E4C191E4A@shelflifestories.com> References: <18E19AAB-4B81-44D0-B5DE-790E4C191E4A@shelflifestories.com> Message-ID: <2EAC7F81-8FE2-40BB-AB55-E854745E8188@mac.com> Based on this report, it would be wise to take down your feeders as crows have been found infected with avian flu. https://www.npr.org/2022/04/09/1091491202/bird-flu-2022-avian-influenza-poultry-farms. It?s also a good idea to be extra vigilant with bird baths as well. Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2022, at 2:53 PM, Shelf Life Community Story Project wrote: > > ?Sad but inevitable. 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The sound appears to come from high in the trees, although it's very hard to localise. We live on the Juanita hill in Kirkland, in mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland between St Edwards State Park and Big Finn Hill park. Does anyone have any suggestions what it might be? If I can narrow it down a bit, I can check with the Cornell audio library. Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org Sat Jun 4 08:12:19 2022 From: louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org (Louise Rutter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smoke Alarm Bird ID In-Reply-To: References: <011301d87820$7dfae1b0$79f0a510$@eelpi.gotdns.org> Message-ID: <012001d87825$7c3e7260$74bb5720$@eelpi.gotdns.org> It is the black-headed grosbeak, thank you. That makes sense, as it starts up around the time they arrive. Cornell has it here, under the first listing of ?calls? with the same regularity. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak/sounds Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. I would love it to be nighthawks, as they would be a wonderful returning rarity around here (I know they?ve started to recover a little in the Seattle area after an absence), but that peent call is too drawn out. I knew tweeters wouldn?t let me down! Louise Rutter Kirkland From: Steve Hampton Sent: 04 June 2022 07:39 To: louise.rutter@eelpi.gotdns.org Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Smoke Alarm Bird ID A Black-headed Grosbeak "pik" note sounds like this, but is generally not regular and repeated much. If it's very regular and repeated, then it's a squirrel of some type On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 7:36 AM Louise Rutter > wrote: Each summer there?s a bird (I?m assuming it?s a bird) that starts calling around our house between mid May to early June. It?s likely one of the summer visitors, as all our resident breeders start long before. It makes a single, high, metallic ?plik? note every 4 to 5 seconds, and it sounds like nothing so much as a smoke detector with a low battery warning. The sound appears to come from high in the trees, although it?s very hard to localise. We live on the Juanita hill in Kirkland, in mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland between St Edwards State Park and Big Finn Hill park. Does anyone have any suggestions what it might be? If I can narrow it down a bit, I can check with the Cornell audio library. Louise Rutter Kirkland _______________________________________________ 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... 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When you described it I thought of a Spotted Towhee, right now they are in full "make all kinds of weird sounds " mode.? ?Yesterday the Merlin App identified a Swainson's Thrush for me, based on a call I have heard for many years but was unable to identify...not the lovely call we are used to, but more of a sound like a "plink!"? Minutes later I saw the thrush.? I am now an addict of this app and use it whenever I'm out walking. Yes, it has occasional false positives, but 98 per cent of the time it's right. Michelle MaaniVancouver, Washington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cornell has it here, under the first listing of ?calls? with the same regularity. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak/sounds Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. I would love it to be nighthawks, as they would be a wonderful returning rarity around here (I know they?ve started to recover a little in the Seattle area after an absence), but that peent call is too drawn out. I knew tweeters wouldn?t let me down! Louise Rutter Kirkland From: Steve Hampton > Sent: 04 June 2022 07:39 To: louise.rutter@eelpi.gotdns.org Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Smoke Alarm Bird ID A Black-headed Grosbeak "pik" note sounds like this, but is generally not regular and repeated much. If it's very regular and repeated, then it's a squirrel of some type On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 7:36 AM Louise Rutter > wrote: Each summer there?s a bird (I?m assuming it?s a bird) that starts calling around our house between mid May to early June. It?s likely one of the summer visitors, as all our resident breeders start long before. It makes a single, high, metallic ?plik? note every 4 to 5 seconds, and it sounds like nothing so much as a smoke detector with a low battery warning. The sound appears to come from high in the trees, although it?s very hard to localise. We live on the Juanita hill in Kirkland, in mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland between St Edwards State Park and Big Finn Hill park. Does anyone have any suggestions what it might be? If I can narrow it down a bit, I can check with the Cornell audio library. Louise Rutter Kirkland _______________________________________________ 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... 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I'm attaching the video link from my OneDrive account but if it does not work, please email me and I will send you the video. Video link: [https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/video_16x16.png]Little Owl 5-24-22 @ 430am.MP4 Happy Birding! Kellie Sagen ? Lake Stevens, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wingate at seanet.com Tue Jun 7 09:58:14 2022 From: wingate at seanet.com (David B. Williams) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] crows in bothell Message-ID: <1AB143CB-A7E3-4268-8D36-E325FF05953A@seanet.com> Greetings. Is there an accurate or even remotely accurate count of the number of crows at the roost on the UW Bothell campus? I have not had a chance to get out there recently. How busy it now? Any help would be appreciated. Sincerely, David Williams -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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How busy it now? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Sincerely, > David Williams > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From patdet at aol.com Thu Jun 9 10:06:24 2022 From: patdet at aol.com (Pat Detmer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Trogon References: <1461897326.1251008.1654794384779.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1461897326.1251008.1654794384779@mail.yahoo.com> Has anyone seen a Trogon in the hills east of 405 around Newcastle? Someone in a neighborhood group posted a picture from their backyard, and it sure looks like one, I wondered at first if it was an escaped pet, but research says they make for bad pets. (This may have already been addressed on Tweeters, but I just signed up.) 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I bought them new and have the original box, Zeiss case, unopened straps and manuals. I thought I would offer them here to local birders before I post them on eBay or other online source. I live in Woodinville and can meet in person on the eastside. Price is firm at $1575.00. They are clean and optics are unmarked and clear. I can send photos to interested parties. Thanks, Erik Hagstrom Woodinville,WA ehagstrom13@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mmaron101 at gmail.com Thu Jun 9 17:34:39 2022 From: mmaron101 at gmail.com (Mason Maron) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] BLACK AND WHITE WARBLER at Getty's Cove park Kittitas County In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Tweeters, Was just able to relocate this warbler at the ?Geology of the Cove? #5 sign. If you park, walk down the trail (past the white gate) until you see a metal-fence bridge on the left, and then cross that. Good luck! The warbler seems to be to be tuned in to a Rock Wren doing similar singing. Also, lots of nighthawks calling. Mason Maron On Thu, Jun 9, 2022 at 1:28 PM Liam Hutcheson wrote: > Scott Ramos and I just found a Black and White warbler singing and > foraging at Getty's Cove park. Currently out of view but still singing. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From uwjag21 at gmail.com Fri Jun 10 07:58:02 2022 From: uwjag21 at gmail.com (Jordan Gunn) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black and white warbler continues Message-ID: Singing loudly from Getty?s Cove at previously described location. Covering a lot of ground. Jordan Gunn Edmonds From esellingson at gmail.com Fri Jun 10 09:10:27 2022 From: esellingson at gmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Interesting Cedar Waxwing Courtship behavior video, Winthrop Message-ID: Back from a great North Cascades Audubon campout in Winthrop. Personally over 100 species, 120+? for the group. Life bird of Common Poorwills with great views, multiple times & even mating behavior. I'm playing around with video more and took a 21sec video of a pair of Cedar Waxwing doing a repetitive dance involving passing a berry back and forth, sidesteps, and a turn away from the other. *See it here *. Enjoy. Other shots from the campout coming soon. Photo album -- Eric Ellingson esellingson@gmail.com 360-820-6396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sat Jun 11 09:42:59 2022 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Quilcene (Jeff co.) yellow-breasted chat Message-ID: Hi hi? this morning I lucked on a yellow-breasted chat in Jefferson county? an apparent county first Location: e quilcene road ( just north of town off center road , at the power line cut - park at the substation and listen to the south Approx location : 47.8285857, -122.8684028 Matt Bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Jun 11 09:53:44 2022 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Headed Grosbeak and a pair of Red Crossbills at our feeders Message-ID: For the past several days, towards evening we have had crossbills and Blackheaded Grosbeak visit sunflower seed feeder. Port Townsend, on Castle Hill. Crossbills seem to visit around 6 PM and we have had the Grosbeak female at various times of day, with male showing up around 5 or 6... Got photos June 10 which I will add to my website. birdsbydave.com From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sat Jun 11 10:55:40 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Do bird feathers ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220611105540.Horde.rzKzwY1zEBZzbjF_frBhRSF@webmail.jimbetz.com> ... change - without a molt? You remember those very small all grey birds I was trying to ID? Well, I haven't seen one since. However, I -have- seen several that were close but no cigar. Specifically they have 'some' definition to the feathers on the back and wings ... think the typical patterns of a finch or sparrow with bars of dark and lighter color. And there is also some color difference between the back (light grey) and belly (almost white). ===> So, I'm wondering if these are the same birds that have aged a bit (as in they were recently fledged before) and have gained a little definition in the feathers. ??? As to the Grosbeaks - I saw one at our feeder just last evening. It had been a couple of days and I was thinking they'd moved on. But then one is still here - or was just yesterday. These are not mis-identified. When I observe our feeder it is usually within 10 feet of me and sometimes I am as little as 6 feet away (always on the inside of a sliding glass door which can be either open or closed depending upon weather. I/we are seeing birds at our feeder literally all the time. There are brief periods when the backyard will empty - but they come back quickly - as quickly as "I was outside doing something and came in and closed the slider and walked away about 8 feet and the birds were already starting to show up again. They are consuming about 5 pounds of seeds (90% from Skagit Wild Bird) in at most 5 days and often as quickly as 3 days. I was picking up seed every couple of weeks, now it is 2 or 3 10 pound bags in under 2 weeks. Had a Flicker at the seed feeder last night. Stayed and consumed for a long time before flying off. They usually only stay on the feeder (or suet feeder also) for less than 3 minutes. Saw a dove with a neck ring yesterday. Ring did not go all the way around but had a gap at the throat. Still seeing Bald Eagles, the occasional Red-tailed, and Turkey Vultures out it front ... and, of course, crows and Ravens. Robins are here all the time as are the White-Crowned Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, and the occasional Black-capped Chickadee. - Jim in Burlington From stepb40 at gmail.com Sat Jun 11 16:56:01 2022 From: stepb40 at gmail.com (dean stepanek) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Evening Grosbeaks in Mukilteo Message-ID: <82D7EA33-76CD-4AF3-AB7B-82E7B0563D38@gmail.com> Two pair at feeder at Harbour Heights Sent from my iPhone From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Jun 11 20:08:47 2022 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black Headed Grosbeak and a pair of Red Crossbills at our feeders In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I forgot to write that on my website it is necessary to use the search box. Just type i. Red crossbill and you will be taken to those photos. My web page was constructed with a limited number of ?categories? into which all photos have to be placed even if unrelated species. Birdsbydave.com On 2022-06-11 09:53, dgrainger@birdsbydave.com wrote: > For the past several days, towards evening we have had crossbills and > Blackheaded Grosbeak visit sunflower seed feeder. Port Townsend, on > Castle Hill. Crossbills seem to visit around 6 PM and we have had the > Grosbeak female at various times of day, with male showing up around 5 > or 6... Got photos June 10 which I will add to my website. > birdsbydave.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Jun 11 20:10:34 2022 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] I meant blackheaded grosbeak which is newly placed on site Message-ID: <3d3eb78f7e508b08e1d22a85abcdf3aa@birdsbydave.com> From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sun Jun 12 07:37:01 2022 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-and-white Warbler continues- Sunday morning Message-ID: Quick note to confirm the black-and-white warbler was present and singing away this morning (Sunday) at gettys cove in ellensburg(kitt it?s co). It was moving around a decent amount, first a bit east of the metal bridge over the creek, then north of it? the singing bouts made it pretty easy to relocate Probably good for those wos conference folks coming west on their way home Matt Bartels Seattle wa Sent from my iPhone From ldhubbell at comcast.net Sun Jun 12 12:34:37 2022 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } An Eyrie Error Message-ID: <8B93B717-9762-40CC-83AE-277D0BCBE7D2@comcast.net> Tweeters, A week ago Friday, my friends Ray and Jeff informed me that one of Monty and Marsha?s young eagles had fallen from the Montlake Cut nest. It apparently suffered a minor injury - we are still waiting to learn the full extent. The good news is it was rescued and survived the fall. You can see the Friday photos taken by Fei Cheng in the following post: https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/an-eyrie-error.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edizhook at msn.com Sun Jun 12 12:48:50 2022 From: edizhook at msn.com (Dave C) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Please remove me from your emails Message-ID: Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Sun Jun 12 12:56:50 2022 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-headed grosbeak in Everett Message-ID: They have arrived. I have seen two males and a female (all singly) at my feeder that past several days. Nice to see them again. I live in south Everett, just east of I-5. 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URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Sun Jun 12 16:43:25 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } An Eyrie Error In-Reply-To: <8B93B717-9762-40CC-83AE-277D0BCBE7D2@comcast.net> References: <8B93B717-9762-40CC-83AE-277D0BCBE7D2@comcast.net> Message-ID: I attended the UW Commencement on Saturday afternoon and noticed one and sometimes two Bald Eagles soaring over Union Bay east of Husky Stadium. They appeared frequently during the four hour ceremony. It was a treat to see them ?bless? the proceedings. Can I assume that these birds were Monty and Marsha or are there other resident eagles in the area? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jun 12, 2022, at 12:34, Hubbell wrote: > > Tweeters, > > A week ago Friday, my friends Ray and Jeff informed me that one of Monty and Marsha?s young eagles had fallen from the Montlake Cut nest. It apparently suffered a minor injury - we are still waiting to learn the full extent. The good news is it was rescued and survived the fall. You can see the Friday photos taken by Fei Cheng in the following post: > > https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/an-eyrie-error.html > > Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city! > > Larry Hubbell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Sun Jun 12 17:26:14 2022 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] A couple Chelan Co birds today [Least Flycatcher, American Redstart etc.] Message-ID: <142740C9-4049-4C8B-968C-951E8E0777E0@earthlink.net> Hi all - This afternoon, I spent some time at the marshy area off the NW end of Lake Wenatchee - A Least Flycatcher was calling across the meadow to the NW, audible a little n of the bridge over the Little White river. In the marsh, Sora , Virginia Rail and Wilson?s Snipe were calling - a male Cinnamon Teal was a welcome flyby. A little south of marsh down Little Wenatchee Rd a couple American Redstarts were singing away among the Red-eyed Vireos at about Windmill Lane. Add in Gray Catbird,, Warbling Vireo, Yellow and Yellow-rumped Warbler and several other species and it made for a nice stop Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Sun Jun 12 19:38:58 2022 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (Louise) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Medical Lake Birding Message-ID: Where are the best viewing points for West Medical Lake? Is it just the public fishing area at the south end, or are there others? I'm thinking of trying for black terns on the way back from Spokane tomorrow, and it's not in the Birder's Guide to WA. Thanks in advance for any help! Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The first was a Flicker that stayed on the seed feeder for a long time (at least 5 minutes) and since I was about 6 feet away I got a very long look at it. The second was even more exciting ... I was upstairs (where I can see the yard, fence, and nectar feeder but not the seed feeder ... and I noticed "no birds!". So I went downstairs and stood near the sliding door and a Cooper's Hawk swooped in, took a long look at the feeder to see no birds, swung back out and landed on the fence, and stayed there for about 3 or 5 minutes ... turning its head towards the seed feeder about every 10 seconds or so. I guess it was hoping that a small bird would come to the feeder and not notice it sitting on the fence about 15-20 feet away. It flew away and about 5 minutes later the small birds started to return. I do not know if the Cooper's had made an earlier pass at the feeder that emptied the back yard. Possible - definitely. I wasn't watching then so I'll never know. I did look and there weren't any feathers in the yard. - Jim in Burlington From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Jun 13 18:27:08 2022 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course Monthly Birdwalk - June 16th Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for Thursday, June 16. 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. Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I was upstairs (where I can > see the yard, fence, and nectar feeder but not the seed feeder ... > and I noticed "no birds!". So I went downstairs and stood near > the sliding door and a Cooper's Hawk swooped in, took a long > look at the feeder to see no birds, swung back out and landed on > the fence, and stayed there for about 3 or 5 minutes ... turning > its head towards the seed feeder about every 10 seconds or so. > I guess it was hoping that a small bird would come to the > feeder and not notice it sitting on the fence about 15-20 feet > away. > It flew away and about 5 minutes later the small birds started > to return. > I do not know if the Cooper's had made an earlier pass at the > feeder that emptied the back yard. Possible - definitely. I > wasn't watching then so I'll never know. I did look and there > weren't any feathers in the yard. > - Jim in Burlington > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Wed Jun 15 13:05:22 2022 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Golden Eagle adults In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does this species still breed on San Juan Island? David ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:06 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Tweeters Digest, Vol 214, Issue 13 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. Mature Golden Eagle (Nelson Briefer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:52:48 -0700 From: Nelson Briefer To: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Mature Golden Eagle Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear birders and hawkers- a mature Golden Eagle over Anacortes, Saint Mary?s Church, at about 500 feet altitude. The ventral area was all black, also. The hawk was circling, drifting, flapping and also gliding. Nelson Briefer- Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am NOT disputing the ID directly. Did eBird tag the report as "rare" or "uncommon"? Again ... if they are Goldens, AND being seen here in the San Juans and Anacortes areas at this time of year ... it would seem possible that they are, in fact, breeding here. Could they have reared young in Eastern Washington and fledged them in late May and now be here? Yes, I guess that's possible. ... all of this post is "speculation" and/or "educated guesses" ... I hesitated to even send it. So make up your own minds. If you have better "intel" please share it. - Jim > > 1. Mature Golden Eagle (Nelson Briefer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:52:48 -0700 > From: Nelson Briefer > To: TWEETERS tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Mature Golden Eagle > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear birders and hawkers- a mature Golden Eagle over Anacortes, Saint > Mary?s Church, at about 500 feet altitude. The ventral area was all black, > also. The hawk was circling, drifting, flapping and also gliding. Nelson > Briefer- Anacortes. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jun 16 13:45:27 2022 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-06-16 Message-ID: Well, we FINALLY had nice weather on a Thursday. Feels like it's been forever. Still not exactly warm (50 degrees to start), but otherwise quite pleasant. We had a couple of sprinkles which moved on to make a full rainbow, which was pretty cool. Fairly birdy, though as almost always in June our species count was less than 60. Highlights: - Wood Duck - Female with 10 tiny ducklings in the slough - Common Merganser - Female with 2 tiny ducklings across from the Rowing Club dock - Eurasian Collared-Dove - One flew down the East Meadow - CASPIAN TERN - We had somewhere around 20 BIRDS (broken up into small groups), all ll flying north. Hard to know if there were duplicates - Great Blue Heron - Fledged young along the slough, nests still quite active - Hairy Woodpecker - Adult with apparent juvenile, plus one more sighting; first sightings since February! - WESTERN KINGBIRD - One in the East Meadow. - Warbling Vireo - One singing on a nest at the Rowing Club - RED-EYED VIREO - One calling (not singing) at the south end of the Dog Meadow. First of Year (*FOY*) - Bullock's Oriole - Adult with apparent juvenile. Later, female with nesting material - Lazuli Bunting - Multiple males, one female We had baby birds of no less than 11 species today. Unlike last week, we got looks at most of the birds today, Quite nice when that happens. Misses today included Canada Goose, Rock Pigeon, Black Swift, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, and Cliff Swallow. For the day, 58 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Thu Jun 16 14:03:54 2022 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2022-06-09 Message-ID: Tweets - I never sent a report last week - I was headed off to the WOS Conference. The day's birding was so poor there was very little reason to send a report anyway. Weather was cold, dark, dreary. Birds were staying hidden. Highlights: - Double-crested Cormorant - One flew to the lake. Only our 8th June record ever - Falcon sp. - One flew north on the far side of the slough. Merlin or Peregrine most likely Short list. We did have some begging baby crows. Most notable was that 12 species were Heard Only, which is pretty bad when you have only 54 species total. Misses included Canada Goose, Glaucous-winged Gull, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Barn Swallow, and Cliff Swallow. As I said, for the day, just 54 species, 42 seen. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Jun 16 14:42:09 2022 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crossbill Guides Message-ID: HI ALL: I just posted about two Crossbill Guides here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2022/06/crossbill-guides.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Thu Jun 16 14:49:09 2022 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Nisqually. 6/15/2022 Message-ID: <459069827.724602.1655416149880@connect.xfinity.com> Another good day at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Weather was moderate, neither cold nor warm, overcast but no wind to speak of. We had a good size group of 31 birders of mixed experience. We took our "standard route", starting at the Visitor Center then touring the orchard, and the flooded fields south and west of the access road. Next was the west half of the loop trail, where we saw a Musk Rat swimming in the pond, and crossed paths with a Mink at the turn off to the Twin Barn overlook. Two Northern Rough-wing Swallows were actively feeding young in their unusual nest cavity in a large Big-leaf Maple near the Twin Barns. Out on the dike, the pair of Black-necked Stilts seem to be sticking around, apparently nesting within sight of the dike road. There was a lot of visible mud as we had an unusually large tidal swing (19.2'), from -4.4 feet low to + 14.8 feet high. We reached the Puget Sound viewing platform at the end of the boardwalk at low tide so water was more distant than usual and we could see few birds. The oyster beds at Luhr Beach were exposed and a few human opportunists were helping themselves. We dipped on Brant's Cormorants and all the shorebirds. It began to rain after we were back on the dike and we finished the west half of the loop quicker than is typical. The list follows. Jun 15, 2022 8:14 AM - 2:56 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.77 mile(s) 64 species (+2 other taxa) Cackling Goose 1 With flock of Canada's. Smaller, darker with short bill and short neck. Canada Goose 85 Wood Duck 11 Blue-winged Teal 1 Cinnamon Teal 3 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 30 Common Goldeneye 1 Single flyover. Hooded Merganser 24 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8 Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 3 Virginia Rail 2 Sora 3 Black-necked Stilt 2 Appear to be nesting in the freshwater marsh. Killdeer 1 Wilson's Snipe 1 Ring-billed Gull 35 California Gull 30 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 5 gull sp. 50 Caspian Tern 28 Double-crested Cormorant 113 counted individually, several flocks of 20 - 40. Great Blue Heron 1 Bald Eagle 24 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Western Wood-Pewee 5 Willow Flycatcher 9 Warbling Vireo 2 Steller's Jay 1 American Crow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 50 Violet-green Swallow 5 Bank Swallow 4 Barn Swallow 50 Cliff Swallow 75 Brown Creeper 5 Marsh Wren 6 Bewick's Wren 1 European Starling 25 Swainson's Thrush 30 American Robin 18 Cedar Waxwing 45 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 36 Savannah Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 30 Spotted Towhee 2 Red-winged Blackbird 35 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Common Yellowthroat 25 Yellow Warbler 40 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 8 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S113016980 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Viewers liked them so much I decided to post them here. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421@N07/albums/72177720299860223 Happy birding, Charlotte Byers, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nreiferb at gmail.com Thu Jun 16 18:24:24 2022 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] White Pelicans- Anacortes refinery Message-ID: At 5:30 pm. At Mount Baker vantage point at Padilla Bay, Anacortes Refinery. About 8 White Pelicans, 5 Caspian Turns, one mature RT. hawk and about 40 Great Blue Herons. As I remember, I believe this area was called? Whitney Lagoon, or Whitney ?something?. Nelson Briefer - Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Thu Jun 16 19:38:52 2022 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What's that? Message-ID: There is a bird that isn?t a swift in the Wagner chimney now. https://vaux-swift-inside1.click2stream.com/ Larry Schwitters Issaquah -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcstonefam at gmail.com Fri Jun 17 11:53:24 2022 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbirds Message-ID: Do Anna's lay more than one set of eggs per year? Carol Stoner West Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Fri Jun 17 12:57:45 2022 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 6-16-2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Tweeters, June continues to be damp and at least 10 degrees under the historical temperature at our monthly birding site, the JBLM Eagles Pride GC. On Thursday, June 16, rain held off until just before noon when the 13 of us reached our cars at the end of our trek: then the rain started bucketing down - talk about good timing to finish up what was a delightful, but yet again chilly Spring day (46degF-58degF). Of particular note were the barely visible two downy RED-TAILED HAWKS in the nest at Hodge Lake - a late nesting for this species here. A SORA was found at the maintenance pond near the driving range building - a first for this count. Numbers of certain species were the other most outstanding feature for today: SWAINSON'S THRUSH - 30 - singing almost everywhere we went WILLOW FLYCATCHER - 22 WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - 24 Mammals include two black-tailed deer, and a few Douglas squirrels and at least one Townsend's chipmunk. 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: * July 21 * August 18 * September 15 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 52 species Wood Duck 6 At the 9th-hole pond Mallard 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Vaux's Swift 1 Rufous Hummingbird 6 Sora 1 At the maintenance pond. A first for this birdwalk. Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 At historical Hodge Lake nest site - very late nesting. Downy young in nest; adult seen later soaring overhead. Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 4 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Western Wood-Pewee 24 Willow Flycatcher 22 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 14 Warbling Vireo 2 Steller's Jay 11 California Scrub-Jay 2 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 12 Tree Swallow 31 Violet-green Swallow 8 Barn Swallow 25 Bushtit 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 Brown Creeper 1 House Wren 7 Pacific Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 13 Swainson's Thrush 30 American Robin 80 Cedar Waxwing 5 Purple Finch 14 Pine Siskin 8 American Goldfinch 11 Chipping Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 27 White-crowned Sparrow 15 Song Sparrow 21 Spotted Towhee 15 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 18 Orange-crowned Warbler 9 Common Yellowthroat 2 Hodge Lake Yellow Warbler 10 Townsend's Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 4 Western Tanager 13 Black-headed Grosbeak 11 View this checklist online at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS113133690&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cd1e3bdd602ac43ab7b8008da5097eb3e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637910910670326214%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SR70UcXSGl3T7pXBRSd1II1hJfywMAx%2BUjHSu2ccCh0%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilesharkey at yahoo.com Fri Jun 17 14:56:23 2022 From: wilesharkey at yahoo.com (Gary Wiles) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Bank Swallow colonies in western Washington References: <1021913884.4182002.1655502983881.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1021913884.4182002.1655502983881@mail.yahoo.com> Tweeters, ? I'm continuing an inventory of nesting colonies of Bank Swallows in westernWashington again this year.? I'm interested in obtaining breeding colonyrecords in this half of the state from birders who haven't already posted theirobservations on eBird.? I'd like to receive information on the locationsof colonies (as exact as possible so that the sites can be visited), as well asdates visited and numbers of burrows counted for 2022 or any past years.?Data from past years will help inform how long specific sites have beenoccupied.? So far, nearly all known colonies are located in thecounties flanking the western Cascades, thus I'm especially interested inhearing about sites present in Pacific, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor, Mason, Kitsap,Jefferson, Clallam, Island, and San Juan counties.? Clark County is another location where colonies are underrepresented.? Please contact me withyour information at wilesharkey@yahoo.com .? Thanks for your help. ? Gary Wiles Olympia, WA wilesharkey@yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcstonefam at gmail.com Fri Jun 17 15:00:27 2022 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Thanks Message-ID: Tweeters know stuff and they share. Thanks for the info that Anna's may raise more than one brood. That explains some of the numbers I'm seeing and the zippy activity. 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Anna's certainly arrived in the PNW by 1946 (Vancouver Island) Males are aggressive in mating & territory protection. Have seen one attack a Bald Eagle in flight Thanks to American Nat Hist Museum for funding and Garrett Eddy for early study info. David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From downess at charter.net Fri Jun 17 17:41:29 2022 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: David, They are both resident and migrant (at least local) in Washington. Before they were resident in areas like Yakima, they were migrating over the Cascades in late summer (and still do). Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa > On Jun 17, 2022, at 5:07 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: > > ? > They are RESIDENT not MIGRANT. Females lay two EGGS > They are POLYGYNOUS i.e. not pair forming. > Their original home town was Southern CAL but here the males > call and start displaying probably in December. > In W.Wash both sexes largely live in suburban areas. > Females can start nest-building by January. They tour MALE > territories before they pick a parent for their brood. > These territories might be 100 yards or so apart. > Last year's FEMALES can certainly breed twice, but not always > in same nest. They favor FEEDERS, but use flowers of several colors, > native & ornamental, plus sap, insects, cement & more. > They can be harder to find by July when they might be in molt. > Anna's certainly arrived in the PNW by 1946 (Vancouver Island) > Males are aggressive in mating & territory protection. Have > seen one attack a Bald Eagle in flight Thanks to American Nat Hist Museum > for funding and Garrett Eddy for early study info. 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David ________________________________ From: Scott Downes Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 5:41 PM To: David Hutchinson Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts David, They are both resident and migrant (at least local) in Washington. Before they were resident in areas like Yakima, they were migrating over the Cascades in late summer (and still do). Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa On Jun 17, 2022, at 5:07 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: ? They are RESIDENT not MIGRANT. Females lay two EGGS They are POLYGYNOUS i.e. not pair forming. Their original home town was Southern CAL but here the males call and start displaying probably in December. In W.Wash both sexes largely live in suburban areas. Females can start nest-building by January. They tour MALE territories before they pick a parent for their brood. These territories might be 100 yards or so apart. Last year's FEMALES can certainly breed twice, but not always in same nest. They favor FEEDERS, but use flowers of several colors, native & ornamental, plus sap, insects, cement & more. They can be harder to find by July when they might be in molt. Anna's certainly arrived in the PNW by 1946 (Vancouver Island) Males are aggressive in mating & territory protection. Have seen one attack a Bald Eagle in flight Thanks to American Nat Hist Museum for funding and Garrett Eddy for early study info. David _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From downess at charter.net Fri Jun 17 19:13:35 2022 From: downess at charter.net (Scott Downes) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <196920B0-B00C-4E8F-9267-1B8C1E00D05A@charter.net> For about two decades (and maybe before) they were noted on the upper east slopes of the Cascades in both Kittitas and Yakima in late summer, so seems plausible they were migrants from the west. They have been resident in Yakima for more than a decade now, but I still see birds in wild areas of the Cascades in late summer, so seems likely we have both resident and migrant birds over here. Birds are wintering in many places in the Columbia Basin now, probably thanks in part due to heated feeders. That even includes a bit more winters spots like Ellensburg and Cle Elum. As for actual data rather than my educated guesses, we?d have to do the usual methods of tracking to be certain on excavation movement patterns. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa > On Jun 17, 2022, at 6:19 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: > > ? > Thanks Scott, that is very interesting. Do we know possible migration routes i.e. do birds > breed East of the mtns and winter in the Western Lowlands. via I 5 corridor? I have read that > Annas are spreading Eastwards across the US southern states, becoming resident there. Perhaps > also in the middle states. Likely some Rufous too. Presumably this is all relative to presence > of feeders. Most of what I have observed is within Discovery Park/Magnolia, the epitome of a > garden suburb. David > > From: Scott Downes > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 5:41 PM > To: David Hutchinson > Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts > > David, > They are both resident and migrant (at least local) in Washington. Before they were resident in areas like Yakima, they were migrating over the Cascades in late summer (and still do). > > Scott Downes > Downess@charter.net > Yakima Wa > >>> On Jun 17, 2022, at 5:07 PM, David Hutchinson wrote: >>> >> ? >> They are RESIDENT not MIGRANT. Females lay two EGGS >> They are POLYGYNOUS i.e. not pair forming. >> Their original home town was Southern CAL but here the males >> call and start displaying probably in December. >> In W.Wash both sexes largely live in suburban areas. >> Females can start nest-building by January. They tour MALE >> territories before they pick a parent for their brood. >> These territories might be 100 yards or so apart. >> Last year's FEMALES can certainly breed twice, but not always >> in same nest. 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URL: From gorgebirds at juno.com Fri Jun 17 22:12:35 2022 From: gorgebirds at juno.com (Wilson Cady) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts Message-ID: <20220617.221235.5270.0@webmail11.vgs.untd.com> An overlooked migration route to the eastside of the Cascades isn't over the mountains, it is through the mountains going up the near sea level passage through the Columbia River Gorge. It is the only passage like this through the mountains south of the Fraser River in Canada. From a thousand feet a bird over the Columbia River in Clark County can see the grasslands in Klickitat County. This is why we have nesting Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Clark County and why the less than 2,000-acre Steigerwald Lake NWR at the mouth of the Gorge has such an impressive checklist with many species of east of the Cascades birds on it. We live at the 1,000' elevation on the Clark/Skamania County border and have to drive downhill to get to eastern Washington. Wilson Cady Columbia River Gorge, WA ---------- Original Message ---------- From: David Hutchinson To: Scott Downes , "tweeters@u.washington.edu" Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:19:34 +0000 Thanks Scott, that is very interesting. Do we know possible migration routes i.e. do birdsbreed East of the mtns and winter in the Western Lowlands. via I 5 corridor? I have read thatAnnas are spreading Eastwards across the US southern states, becoming resident there. Perhapsalso in the middle states. Likely some Rufous too. Presumably this is all relative to presenceof feeders. Most of what I have observed is within Discovery Park/Magnolia, the epitome of agarden suburb. David From: Scott Downes Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 5:41 PM To: David Hutchinson Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Anna's Quick Facts David,They are both resident and migrant (at least local) in Washington. Before they were resident in areas like Yakima, they were migrating over the Cascades in late summer (and still do). Scott DownesDowness@charter.netYakima Wa On Jun 17, 2022, at 5:07 PM, David Hutchinson wrote:They are RESIDENT not MIGRANT. Females lay two EGGSThey are POLYGYNOUS i.e. not pair forming.Their original home town was Southern CAL but here the malescall and start displaying probably in December.In W.Wash both sexes largely live in suburban areas.Females can start nest-building by January. They tour MALE territories before they pick a parent for their brood.These territories might be 100 yards or so apart.Last year's FEMALES can certainly breed twice, but not alwaysin same nest. They favor FEEDERS, but use flowers of several colors,native & ornamental, plus sap, insects, cement & more.They can be harder to find by July when they might be in molt.Anna's certainly arrived in the PNW by 1946 (Vancouver Island)Males are aggressive in mating & territory protection. Haveseen one attack a Bald Eagle in flight Thanks to American Nat Hist Museumfor funding and Garrett Eddy for early study info. David _______________________________________________ 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 Sat Jun 18 07:55:08 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Flicker, Grosbeaks, and Coopers Hawk In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20220618075508.Horde.Ol_1xDKNPiB_1PXCTq2c9Y3@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi again, Our backyard continues to be a busy place - a seed feeder, a nectar feeder, and a suet feeder (without suet right now). I often see more than 6 birds at once and have counted as many as 16-20 at one time. So far they have not discovered the new grass seed where I'm attempting to "recover" some of the lawn. My neighbor also has two hummer feeders on their balcony and I can see them coming and going from that as well - but it is too far away to ID the birds without binoculars. That flicker (same one - probably) is coming back to the seed feeder repeatedly (several times a day now). It sits and pecks furiously at one of the holes spraying most of what it hits out to the ground - but gets a few seeds in its beak. Stays 3 to 5 minutes and flies off. Both Evening and Black Headed Grosbeaks are frequent visitors to our seed feeder. And today I caught two of them going in and out of a low bush at the corner of the house - they may have or are building a nest there? We are seeing them "all day long" now and no indication of leaving. I can almost recognize the individuals and am starting to think "maybe I should name them". *G* The Cooper's Hawk previously reported has been returning once or twice a day. It swoops in very near the seed feeder, slows down almost pauses, turns away and lands of the fence about 15 to 20 feet away and stay only 2 or 3 minutes. I didn't see it happen but there are new feather tufts in the backyard not more than 10 feet from the feeder. The two times I've seen it the other birds stayed away longer than they do when I, for instance, go out thru the sliding door that is under 10 feet from the feeder ... so they fear the hawk more than me. No surprise. When I go out and come back in the birds have often started to return before I can put the seed supply away and take off my hat and gloves. Regulars are Purple Finches, House Finches, House Sparrows, White Crowned Sparrows, and Spotted Towhees. Many have young with them now that they sometimes feed and sometimes let the young fend for themselves. There are so many Goldfinches I often feel like I'm miscounting them - in all variations of coloring from bright yellow to just a hint (probably young versus mature?). We get occasional Brewer's Blackbirds, Cowbirds, and a persistent Chickadee that comes and goes several times a day. It's been over a week since I've seen a Stellar's. I'm getting the occasional squirrel under the seed feeder which I promptly run off ... darn thing keeps coming back though. It has not, yet, tried to climb up to get to the feeder itself ... easier pickings on the aggregate under. We also have some doves that visit the ground under the feeder several times a day - they stay longer than most of the smaller birds. I love the sound of their wings when they fly - and, of course, the cooing. We also see Violet Green Swallows - but they aren't nesting on our house this year so we only catch them catching bugs out in front of the house. And, of course, we see ravens/crows, vultures, and raptors soaring out in front of the house as well ... the Cooper's is the only one we've seen - so far - that is coming right up close. There are birds coming and going all day long and very late (almost too dark to id them). They don't seem to start coming to the feeder until after the dawn chorus is mostly done. Many of the birds have obvious young and/or are obviously "paired up" - including the hummers. Others seem to be spending more time "competing" for their space than just simply eating (running other birds off). I have not noticed a "species" that is more aggressive - it is more of an "individual bird" behavior. It does -seem- like an individual that is running the others off is less likely to do so when the other bird is its own species. In fact, they are consuming about 7 pounds of seeds a week, sometimes more. This is "the good stuff" as the owner of Skagit Wild Bird Supply calls their 90% mix sold in 10 pound bags for something like $17 per bag. It has less Nyjer than the other mixes and attracts well. I know I could get seed for less by buying online ... but these people in West Mount Vernon are nice and very helpful about any questions I might have. I still haven't figured out where to relocate our two nest boxes so they will get used. I know some places that would work ... but I want to be able to see the birds that are coming and going from the boxes. They have been up for over 15 months now and still zero activity - as far as I can tell the birds do know about them - they just don't consider them suitable locations. - Jim in Burlington From lsr at ramoslink.info Sat Jun 18 09:38:34 2022 From: lsr at ramoslink.info (Scott Ramos) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding in Costa Rica, 2022 Message-ID: In late April-early May this year, I joined a birding trip to Costa Rica with folks from Seattle and nearby, organized by Toby Ross on the fledgling outing of his new company, Alight Tours. We covered much of the country, visiting various habitats, and ended up seeing half of Costa Rica's birds. Travel included north and south Pacific coastlines, the Caribbean flatlands, and mountainous areas in the north and central ranges. With about 450 species observed, I added 200 lifers on the journey. Many of the birds seen are included in this Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzQVA7. Perhaps you can get a vicarious feeling of the richness of the Costa Rica fauna. Definitely a worthwhile place to visit should you get the opportunity. Scott Ramos Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Sat Jun 18 16:00:05 2022 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Message-ID: Oh dear, oh dear! Of course these birds migrate and perform post-breeding dispersal. 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It is relatively easy to register for summer classes at Evergreen as a special student and transcripts/application fees are not required (here is a link with more information Summer Session | The Evergreen State College). General Course Description: Birds undertake a suite of distinct activities over the course of their annual life cycle, including breeding, molt, and migration.?Understanding the varying strategies deployed by different bird species to complete these activities offers important conservation-related insights.?Differences in strategies reveal the constraints they face in an environment changing with advancing climate disruption.? The variety of habitats in the Washington Cascade Mountains offers an opportunity to explore such strategies in depth through intensive field ornithology.? This class provides an opportunity to develop ornithological field skills while collecting data on variation in evolutionary strategies for breeding, molting and migration through the application of observational and hands-on ornithological techniques, including an intensive bird-netting and banding operation at a variety of elevations from riparian scrub to montane meadows. Link to full catalog description: Field Ornithology | The Evergreen State College Link to wordpress site with more detailed information: Field Ornithology ? Alison Styring, Ph.D., Faculty, Ornithology (evergreen.edu) If you have questions, please feel free to contact me off-list. Alison Styring, Ph.D. Faculty, Environmental Studies The Evergreen State College 2700 Evergreen Parkway, NW Olympia, WA 98505 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This seems kind of funny now that Shamik Ghosh has found a for-sure one at Marymoor. We didn't give it a second thought at the time, bad on us!? Also at the ponds we ran into an extremely nice young man from Boston who asked me a question and I assumed he was a beginning birder, but it immediately became clear he was an accomplished birder already, just working a new area. His name is Kalpesh Krishna and he wrote us this note:? ? ? "I am spending my summer in Seattle doing an internship. I am living at UDistrict close to University of Washington. I will be around till the end of August. I was hoping to get as many birds as possible! I was wondering what were the best places to bird outside the King county? I was looking for American Dippers, Hutton Vireo, Hammond Flycatcher, California Quails, MacGillivrays Warblers, Cassins Vireo, Black Swift, Yellow headed blackbird and a bunch of other species, and it seems like going outside King county is better to get them?" We are intending to keep in touch with Kalpesh and invite him on trips this summer but I thought he might also benefit from other birders who have more knowledge than we do, aren't so trapped in work and maybe even have a car that can make it over Snoqualmie Pass without flashing a "Check Engine" light and losing power. Hi email: kalpesh@cs.umass.edu Thanks all Ed Newbold? (and Delia Scholes)? residential Beacon Hill where we had only our second-ever? Turkey Vulture sighting at 5 today.? ednewbold1@yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linda.mullen at outlook.com Mon Jun 20 16:37:17 2022 From: linda.mullen at outlook.com (Linda Mullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird? Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, I am pretty sure I saw an Eastern Kingbird at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) today. It had a black cap, small black bill, white belly, dark/black back and white at the end of its tail feathers. It was in a dead tree to the east of the flooded out path. I?ve seen them before, but always in the eastern part of the country. I don?t know what else it could be, but am open to input, unless of course others have seen it and will verify. Linda Mullen Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From constancesidles at gmail.com Mon Jun 20 16:41:36 2022 From: constancesidles at gmail.com (Constance Sidles) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4C6DE967-9A13-4445-BEF2-3ED372989381@gmail.com> Hey tweets, Linda reports seeing an Eastern Kingbird at the Fill today and wants to know how likely that would be. The answer is: very likely. We usually get one or sometimes even a couple at the Fill every year. They seem to show up most often in June or July. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com csidles@constancypress.com > On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:37 PM, Linda Mullen wrote: > > Hi Tweeters, > > I am pretty sure I saw an Eastern Kingbird at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) today. It had a black cap, small black bill, white belly, dark/black back and white at the end of its tail feathers. It was in a dead tree to the east of the flooded out path. > > I?ve seen them before, but always in the eastern part of the country. I don?t know what else it could be, but am open to input, unless of course others have seen it and will verify. > > Linda Mullen > 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 linda.mullen at outlook.com Mon Jun 20 16:52:26 2022 From: linda.mullen at outlook.com (Linda Mullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird? In-Reply-To: <4C6DE967-9A13-4445-BEF2-3ED372989381@gmail.com> References: <4C6DE967-9A13-4445-BEF2-3ED372989381@gmail.com> Message-ID: Connie, Thanks for that info. It makes me confident that it was in fact an Eastern Kingbird. Linda On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:41 PM, Constance Sidles wrote: ? Hey tweets, Linda reports seeing an Eastern Kingbird at the Fill today and wants to know how likely that would be. The answer is: very likely. We usually get one or sometimes even a couple at the Fill every year. They seem to show up most often in June or July. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com csidles@constancypress.com On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:37 PM, Linda Mullen wrote: Hi Tweeters, I am pretty sure I saw an Eastern Kingbird at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) today. It had a black cap, small black bill, white belly, dark/black back and white at the end of its tail feathers. It was in a dead tree to the east of the flooded out path. I?ve seen them before, but always in the eastern part of the country. I don?t know what else it could be, but am open to input, unless of course others have seen it and will verify. Linda Mullen 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 olyclarinet at gmail.com Mon Jun 20 17:24:47 2022 From: olyclarinet at gmail.com (Deborah West) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-capped Chickadees--2nd Brood Message-ID: We have had Black-capped Chickadees raise a brood in the bird box every year for the last six years. This year I heard the nestlings around May 19-20 after which time we went on a vacation and returned on June 1. I expected them to fledge right before we returned or maybe right after. I am now hearing and seeing the behavior of a pair when one is sitting on eggs?the calling and then bringing food into the bird box. Would this be a second brood by the same pair or another pair finding the box? For all the other years the chickadees have been done with their nesting by this time. Deborah Olympia From rondastark18 at gmail.com Mon Jun 20 17:41:27 2022 From: rondastark18 at gmail.com (Ronda Stark) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird? In-Reply-To: References: <4C6DE967-9A13-4445-BEF2-3ED372989381@gmail.com> Message-ID: Linda and Connie, Louis apparently reported the Eastern Kingbird this morning and a friend of his pointed out the bird to me at about 4pm. Although the Kingbird flew off fairly quickly, it was initially perched on a tree overlooking carp pond. Ronda On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 4:52 PM Linda Mullen wrote: > Connie, > > Thanks for that info. It makes me confident that it was in fact an Eastern > Kingbird. > > Linda > > On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:41 PM, Constance Sidles > wrote: > > ? Hey tweets, Linda reports seeing an Eastern Kingbird at the Fill today > and wants to know how likely that would be. The answer is: very likely. We > usually get one or sometimes even a couple at the Fill every year. They > seem to show up most often in June or July. - Connie, Seattle > > constancesidles@gmail.com > csidles@constancypress.com > > On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:37 PM, Linda Mullen > wrote: > > Hi Tweeters, > > I am pretty sure I saw an Eastern Kingbird at the Union Bay Natural Area > (Montlake Fill) today. It had a black cap, small black bill, white belly, > dark/black back and white at the end of its tail feathers. It was in a > dead tree to the east of the flooded out path. > > I?ve seen them before, but always in the eastern part of the country. I > don?t know what else it could be, but am open to input, unless of course > others have seen it and will verify. > > Linda Mullen > 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 linda.mullen at outlook.com Mon Jun 20 17:48:55 2022 From: linda.mullen at outlook.com (Linda Mullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird? In-Reply-To: References: <4C6DE967-9A13-4445-BEF2-3ED372989381@gmail.com> Message-ID: So cool that others have seen it too! On Jun 20, 2022, at 5:41 PM, Ronda Stark wrote: ? Linda and Connie, Louis apparently reported the Eastern Kingbird this morning and a friend of his pointed out the bird to me at about 4pm. Although the Kingbird flew off fairly quickly, it was initially perched on a tree overlooking carp pond. Ronda On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 4:52 PM Linda Mullen > wrote: Connie, Thanks for that info. It makes me confident that it was in fact an Eastern Kingbird. Linda On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:41 PM, Constance Sidles > wrote: ? Hey tweets, Linda reports seeing an Eastern Kingbird at the Fill today and wants to know how likely that would be. The answer is: very likely. We usually get one or sometimes even a couple at the Fill every year. They seem to show up most often in June or July. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com csidles@constancypress.com On Jun 20, 2022, at 4:37 PM, Linda Mullen > wrote: Hi Tweeters, I am pretty sure I saw an Eastern Kingbird at the Union Bay Natural Area (Montlake Fill) today. It had a black cap, small black bill, white belly, dark/black back and white at the end of its tail feathers. It was in a dead tree to the east of the flooded out path. I?ve seen them before, but always in the eastern part of the country. I don?t know what else it could be, but am open to input, unless of course others have seen it and will verify. Linda Mullen 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 raphael.fennimore at gmail.com Tue Jun 21 14:21:56 2022 From: raphael.fennimore at gmail.com (Raphael Fennimore) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Horned Puffin - June 21st - Seattle's Discovery Park Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, Myself and Eric Hope observed an adult Horned Puffin from Discovery Park in Seattle this morning, June 21st. The puffin was distantly on the water to the southwest of West Point, associating with a small group of 7 or 8 Rhinoceros Auklets. We lost sight of it as thick fog rolled in, and did not relocate the puffin once the fog lifted, but this is very likely the same individual that I saw exactly a month ago (on May 21st) from the same location, and so hopefully it will pop up again somewhere sometime! Good birding! Raphael Fennimore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susan.littlefield at gmail.com Tue Jun 21 15:02:30 2022 From: susan.littlefield at gmail.com (Susan Littlefield) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Steller's Jay Message-ID: Hi folks! Long time no tweet. I've got a Steller's Jay that's been visiting my yard for at least the past four months that has observably and dramatically been losing its head feathers. It started out with a noticeably sparse crest, then no crest, then a creeping bald patch, and now it has no head or neck feathers at all. Yesterday, I was finally able to snap a couple of photos of it, which you can see here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S113483201 I've read everything I can about Steller's Jays and have seen nothing about this kind of feather loss. I know Blue Jays (and Cardinals) do a full-head molt, but this is not that. Not only is it the wrong species, but it's been going on very gradually over many months, and no new feathers have appeared. This bird seems to have a mate, and I believe they have nested this year. It eats and drinks normally. The mate has no apparent feather loss. Honestly, I'm stumped. I can't even find another photo online of a Steller's Jay with this kind of "baldness." I'd really appreciate it if someone with more specific scientific knowledge than I have could help me out here. I don't know whether intervention would be recommended, or whether I'm just going to watch this bird lose every feather. Yikes. 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Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jun 10, 2022, at 09:10, Eric Ellingson wrote: > > I'm playing around with video more and took a 21sec video of a pair of Cedar Waxwing doing a repetitive dance involving passing a berry back and forth, sidesteps, and a turn away from the other. See it here . Enjoy. > > Other shots from the campout coming soon. > Photo album > > -- > Eric Ellingson > esellingson@gmail.com > 360-820-6396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Tue Jun 21 17:46:10 2022 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Kingbird Message-ID: 2 EAKI also reliably reported morning of 06/20.22 in Discovery Park. Feels like their kind of weather. David -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It's because they only wanted trained folk doing that stuff. (It's for the protection of the humans as well as animals.) So that's their list of licensed rehabbers. Sarvey probably have someone who can pick up eagles or assess them. They are closer than PAWS and very well equipped for wildlife of all kinds from bears to owls. They've had eagles before too. Songbirds are better at Featherhaven imo but they have a guy who can handle eagles. I think his name is David. But Featherhaven is a ways south in Enumclaw. They won't take Raptors but they might handle them, and transfer them to somewhere like Raindancer in Olympia. Like I said though, that's a drive of two counties while Sarvey is in Arlington (which means you can nip over to Oso once you're done and check out how the Am Redstarts are doing this year). https://www.sarveywildlife.org/default.aspx? Good luck Nadine Bear Smart WA - follow us on facebook! www.facebook.com/bearsmartwa www.bearsmartwa/weebly.com On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 7:28 PM Jon Houghton wrote: > Hi Tweeters - Unusual request:. My son has a badly injured eagle hanging > around the clearing in a maturing 2nd growth forest on North Whidbey. He > has called everyone we could think of but no one seems to have the > resources or inclination to come and take the bird to rehab. Any > suggestions would be great fully received. Please contact me off line > (206) 601-0773 or jonbirder@comcast.net. Thanks! - Jon Houghton, > Edmonds > _______________________________________________ > 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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First, to the wonderful Scott Ramos: thanks a gazillion for an absolutely fabulous collection of your images (skillfully acquired, with the many spectacular birds identified and labelled - what a gift to us, the lesser contingency). When Seattle Audubon?s former Science Manager, Toby Ross, started this new tour company, Alight Tours (https://www.alighttours.com ), he envisioned the theme, ?sustainable birding adventures? ? giving back to the local community with conservation at its core. In fact, Alight Tours' maiden voyage was our Costa Rica 2022 birding trip, and it faithfully embodied those words: carefully assembled (we did finally proceed despite postponements x several, thanks to COVID-19: Toby attended to health affairs as top priority) and every bit, truly enjoyed! Toby sincerely, relentlessly strives towards a standard festooned with conservation themes, and uniformly engages local guides and establishments in a very deliberate, wonderfully-inclusive way. We his first ?clutch" highly recommend Alight Tours, each of his partnered local bird guides and so many local allies! Bravo, and encore, as I for one am looking forward to the next opportunity. Resources: Alight Tours https://www.alighttours.com ... where there?s a Blog containing Toby's trip report on our sensational Spring 2022 visit to Costa Rica. Note: this older dog doesn?t frequent social media but in prep for Costa Rica, I did explore the website: know that Alight Tours is represented on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (all of which you can poke on-to from the website, and follow) with news and updates, and many beautiful images. Upcoming trips have their own tab. Elaine ... elc at uw dot edu Seattle Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 09:38:34 -0700 From: Scott Ramos > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Birding in Costa Rica, 2022 In late April-early May this year, I joined a birding trip to Costa Rica with folks from Seattle and nearby, organized by Toby Ross on the fledgling outing of his new company, Alight Tours. We covered much of the country, visiting various habitats, and ended up seeing half of Costa Rica's birds. Travel included north and south Pacific coastlines, the Caribbean flatlands, and mountainous areas in the north and central ranges. With about 450 species observed, I added 200 lifers on the journey. Many of the birds seen are included in this Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzQVA7 . Perhaps you can get a vicarious feeling of the richness of the Costa Rica fauna. Definitely a worthwhile place to visit should you get the opportunity. Scott Ramos Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Marcia Ian Bellingham From bradliljequist at msn.com Wed Jun 22 17:43:28 2022 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Woodland Park/Phinney Chipping Sparrows, Red Crossbills, and PSFs Message-ID: Hi all, Sorry for a late report but left town on travel and forgot. Sunday, heard and saw a Chipping Sparrow on the w side of the south zoo parking lot. Also, saw one later on walk at feeder on 64th between Fremont and Linden. Must be a year for them! Also, flock of about 20 Red Crossbills at the tops of the big evergreens surrounding the rose garden. Fun! And, about four Pacific Slope Flycatchers s of the dog area in the middle of Woodland Park. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bboek at olympus.net Wed Jun 22 18:51:35 2022 From: bboek at olympus.net (Bob Boekelheide) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Port Angeles-Sequim Breeding Bird Survey Message-ID: <58D0AE98-6C13-4428-9358-FB99995F32D0@olympus.net> Hello, Tweeters, My son Eric and I ran the Port Angeles Breeding Bird Survey on Sunday, 6/19/22. The route starts in west Port Angeles and covers 50 stops in the lowlands between Port Angeles and Sequim, ending up in the hills southeast of Sequim. It was a beautiful day, with overcast, light winds, and low 50s temps. It was the 51st year for this survey, and the 26th year that I?ve run it. A couple things stood out. First, several species had low counts this year. Second, it?s amazing how consistent some common species can be between years. Several disparate species tallied below their long-term averages: Rock Pigeon, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Violet-green Swallow, Barn Swallow, Spotted Towhee, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Red-winged Blackbird, and Brewer?s Blackbird. Why fewer birds? Is it because of the cool, wet spring this year? That might explain some passerines if it?s affected insect populations. Habitat loss? More and more woodlots and hayfields have become home sites in eastern Clallam County, including along my route, which might explain decreases in things like forest birds and Savannah Sparrows. Avian flu? Who knows? Avian flu has been found in domestic birds in Clallam County, but not wild birds, as far as anyone knows. I also start to wonder ? am I getting too old and missing birds? Well, I am older, but I still hear pretty well. Besides, many species that showed lower numbers are seen as much as heard, like Rock Pigeons, swallows, and blackbirds. A few species scored much above average: Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Purple Finch (highest ever Purple Finch count in 51 years. Multiple birds singing in new places), House Finch, and Red Crossbill (seems to be a crossbill irruption year) As far as year-to-year consistency of some common species, both in numbers and locations, here are some good examples comparing last year with this year: American Robin (usually the most abundant and ubiquitous species on this survey) - In 2021, 119 individuals recorded at 45 stops. In 2022, exactly 119 individuals at 44 stops. Amazing. American Goldfinch - In 2021, 45 individuals at 23 stops. This year, 44 individuals at 24 stops. House Sparrow - In 2021, 14 individuals at 6 stops. This year, 15 individuals at 6 stops. Swainson?s Thrush - In 2021, 25 individuals at 14 stops. This year, 21 individuals at 15 stops. American Crow - In 2021, 43 individuals at 22 stops. This year, 45 individuals at 17 stops. Eurasian Collared-Dove - In 2021, 25 individuals at 18 stops. This year, 29 individuals at 19 stops. (Collared-Doves first appeared on this survey in 2009, with 4 birds at 2 stops. They peaked in 2016 with 60 birds at 30 stops, but now seem to be stabilizing at lower levels.) Of course one survey does not make a trend, but I wonder if others are seeing similar changes on other breeding bird surveys. Bob Boekelheide Dungeness From cohenellenr at yahoo.com Wed Jun 22 19:47:04 2022 From: cohenellenr at yahoo.com (Ellen Cohen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Avian Influenza References: <271010598.3153688.1655952424505.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <271010598.3153688.1655952424505@mail.yahoo.com> This was posted in nysbirds (similar to tweeters) & thought it might be of interest to tweeters: Regarding **possible causes** of mortalities of dead (or dying) seabirds, particularly shearwaters of at least several species seen just lately on the Atlantic shores of (at least) New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and possibly northward, which at-least anecdotally are now likely into the many-hundreds for these states, in just recent weeks (if not recent days alone) - There is what has been termed (by the Government of Great Britain, and the by Government of Scotland) *HPAI* (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) affecting in particular there, the northern coastal area of Scotland, and also other areas of the U.K.? **This note is to do with wild birds.**? Some estimates are that the world?s largest breeding-population (or ?colony'; estimates of total recent numbers run to 150,000 of this one species at the site) of Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) - located in the Firth of Forth Scotland (U.K.) have been very-much affected by the H5N1 avian flu, with reports noting ?hundreds? (possibly now into the thousands for all of U.K.) of N. Gannets dead or dying there by early June, and sadly this has been ongoing there.? Various other breeding seabirds at U.K. colonies are being seen as affected by this and these have included birds such as some loons (?divers? in the U.K.) and skua, as well as other groups of strong-flying species.? That same avian flu has been affecting birds in Europe and beyond.? [N.B., the Bass Rock (Scotland) gannetry has inspired a much-read monograph on that species published in the U.K.] This ?H.P.A.I.? is usually or regularly also referred to as H5N1 avian flu and has been documented in at least 35 states in the U.S.A. as of June ?22.? Potentially affected species are many, but already confirmed are varied species (i.e. - some, not all species in any given order or family!) in the [migratory and potentially-migratory] groups such as the Anseriformes (swans, geese, ducks, & etc.), the Suliformes (which includes all Sulidae, which ?sulids? takes in Gannet species such as Northern Gannet and also booby species, as well as cormorants, shags, & etc.), and the Procellariformes (albatrosses, many types of petrels, and etc.), and a variety of additional *orders* of birds of which some species-groups are very capable of trans-oceanic, long-distance flight.? H5N1 avian flu has also been detected in birds in eastern Canada as well as elsewhere in this year.? More is being learnt daily on this subject. Many references are available on-line, with one I have noted being this (United States Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center - a division in the U.S. federal government):?https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nwhc/science/distribution-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-north-america-20212022?(this link updated to at least June 14, ?22).? Relative to the state of New York, a chart in the above web page[s] indicates that H5N1 avian flu has been detected in (*some*) wild birds and in (*some*) wild mammals in this state. The chart also indicates detections (of this form of avian flu) in many other U.S. states, and in multiple provinces in Canada, to this year.? I also am aware of information from the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control (U.S.A.), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (U.K., popularly the RSPB), and multiple other sources in the U.S.A. and also abroad. There is more-than-anecdotal evidence that in at least Scotland and its? isles, and some parts of n.-w. Europe such as Svarlbard (Norway), increasingly high numbers of seabirds and waterbirds of multiple species may have succumbed to this flu.? All who might encounter any dead, dying, or affected birds (with this flu) might read-up on this, and try to be cautious in handling such birds if encountered - with the *possibility* for [unintended] spread to other birds, at the least.? (Potential spread from wild birds to humans with H5N1 appears to thus far be limited, perhaps extremely-limited, however that status could potentially be seen differently as studies are ongoing and the science evolves.) Articles related to this and similar news have been circulating in the bird-forums in recent days and weeks, some from such newspapers as the N.Y. Times, Washington Post, and most of the larger newspapers of the U.K. and esp. of Scotland, as well as in other publications globally. This ?brief? from the Journal ?Nature? may shed some additional light on the above subject:?https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01338-2?(link should be available to all.)? There also is an article from the Journal ?Science? however that would seem to require paid-access or membership-privileges. I have no direct ties with any of above institutions or non-profits. respectfully, Tom Fiore manhattan [New York] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Wed Jun 22 20:56:00 2022 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Steller's Jay Message-ID: <1283748966.684073.1655956560721@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Thu Jun 23 08:38:35 2022 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Robins bringing beans to nest? In-Reply-To: <236C33A1-304D-47E9-8171-B7044F028792@icloud.com> References: <236C33A1-304D-47E9-8171-B7044F028792@icloud.com> Message-ID: Hi Marcia- Very interesting observation. Perhaps these are cherry pits from wild or domesticated cherry trees. Typically the birds swallow the entire cherry, later spitting up the pit. If so, you'll be growing cherry trees, but they may need stratification before they sprout. Bob OBrien Portland On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 5:18 PM Marcia Ian wrote: > A pair of robins has built a nest on top of the light by my balcony door. > She has been sitting on three eggs for at least a week, though I don?t know > exactly when she laid them. Today I heard little clattering sounds under > the nest and I thought perhaps eggs were hatching and chips were flying. > But it appears that little pinkish beans, resembling faded aduki beans, are > falling from the nest. So far at least 20 or so. What is going on? I?m > soaking a few to see if they sprout into something. > > Marcia Ian > Bellingham > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shepthorp at gmail.com Thu Jun 23 11:55:57 2022 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, 6/22/2022, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR. Message-ID: Dear Tweets, We had a very nice spring day at the Refuge with cloudy skies and light rain in the morning and sunny skies with sun in the afternoon. Temperatures were in the 60's degrees Fahrenheit and there was a High 9.05ft Tide at 2:07pm. Highlights included many breeding birds including two BLACK-NECKED STILTS on 4 eggs in the freshwater marsh 75 yards south of the Nisqually Estuary Trail, new dike, 100 yards east of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. An unexpected second cycle SHORT-BILLED GULL continues with the many RING-BILLED GULLS and immature CALIFORNIA GULLS on the mud flats north of the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. The Visitor Center Pond Overlook at 8am was good for WOOD DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER, and PIED-BILLED GREBE. There are nesting BARN SWALLOW in the eves and under the bridge. The morning chorus was very nice with singing SWAINSON'S THRUSH, YELLOW WARBLER, COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, SONG SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH, WILLOW FLYCATCHER and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE. The Orchard had BAND-TAILED PIGEON, MORNING DOVE and PINE SISKIN. There were numerous PURPLE FINCH and AMERICAN ROBIN, with recently fledged young, and the many juveniles challenged our identification abilities with mottled speckled first year birds. A pair of WARBLING VIREO were building a nest in a fruit tree near the USGS Technician building. We also observed DARK-EYED JUNCO, SPOTTED TOWHEE and BEWICK'S WREN. The flooded fields along the access road still have some water, but are overgrown with vegetation making spotting difficult. Flying over the fields we observed additional swallow, TREE SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW and BANK SWALLOW. In the water we observed juvenile Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, and MALLARD with hens watching over. The Riparian Forest around the Twin Barns Loop Trail and Twin Barns was very active with foraging and singing YELLOW WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CEDAR WAXWING and SONG SPARROW. Numerous species sallying for insects and aquatic invertebrates around the water's edge provided terrific opportunities to enjoy bird behavior. There were singing BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS overhead. At the Twin Barns cut-off a pair of nesting Rough-Winged Swallow are feeding young in a knot hole in a large Big-leaf Maple at eye level just adjacent to the bridge. Juvenile RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was observed with adults at thin farm trees just inside of the boards east of the cut-off. The Twin Barns Overlook was great for numerous hummingbirds. The Himalayan Blackberry is in full bloom in the area and we observed upwards of 10 plus hummingbirds, mostly RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS and several ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS as well. The Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike was great for enjoying our nesting BLACK-NECKED STILTS. One bird on the nest, the other foraging in the area. In the scope, we spotted 4 eggs and suspect incubation has been going on for over 1 week. I'm not aware of this species breeding on the Refuge before and am curious if anyone recalls nesting at Nisqually in the past. There is an active BALD EAGLE nest in a tall Cottonwood just west of the Nisqually River. We also picked up CINNAMON TEAL and heard VIRGINIA RAIL. The Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk was great for gulls, CASPIAN TERNS, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, nesting BELTED KINGFISHER and Northern Rough-winged Swallow. We identified two banded terns in approximately 75 individuals, and observed courtship/copulation behavior. A SHORT-BILLED GULL, second cycle, continues with a large flock of gulls on the mudflats. The Puget Sound Viewing Platform helped us pick up PURPLE MARTIN off Luhr Beach, PIGEON GUILLEMOT in the sound, and BRANDT'S CORMORANT on the channel marker. On our return we had nice sightings of woodpeckers, both DOWNY and HAIRY, as well additional Red-breasted Sapsucker. We observed 67 species for the day, and have seen 152 species for the year. Mammals seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal and Coyote. A Mink was seen at the west entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail on Monday. See eBird report copied, click on report link to see photos. Until next time, happy birding. Shep Thorp Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 22, 2022 7:37 AM - 5:06 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.036 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Temperatures in the 60?s degree Fahrenheit with light rain in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon. A High 9.05ft Tide at 2:07pm. Mammals seen Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal, Eastern Gray Squirrel and Coyote. 67 species (+3 other taxa) Canada Goose 12 Wood Duck 14 Cinnamon Teal 3 Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal 1 Mallard 50 Mallard (Domestic type) 1 Lesser Scaup 4 Hooded Merganser 19 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Rufous Hummingbird 11 hummingbird sp. 4 Virginia Rail 2 Black-necked Stilt 2 Photo. Previously reported. Nesting on the inside of the Nisqually Estuary Trail, new dike, in the freshwater marsh. 3/4 of the way from the Twin Barns to the Observation Tower, 75 yards south of the dike. Four eggs seen in the nest, incubating eggs for greater than 7 days. Pigeon Guillemot 3 Short-billed Gull 1 Previously reported. Photo. Small dove shaped head with small gray-green bill and black tip. Gray legs. Smaller than area Ring-billed Gull and California Gull. Seen along the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail between the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform and the Puget Sound Viewing Platform. Ring-billed Gull 75 California Gull 150 Glaucous-winged Gull 6 Caspian Tern 75 Two Banded CATE: 1) Right Leg, yellow on black, A529; Left Leg, Orange/Blue/Silver. 2) Right Leg, Yellow/Green/Silver; Left Leg, Green/White/Blue. Brandt's Cormorant 1 Double-crested Cormorant 35 Great Blue Heron 75 Bald Eagle 18 Cottonwood west of Nisqually River in the north east section of the surge plain. Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-breasted Sapsucker 4 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Western Wood-Pewee 8 Willow Flycatcher 8 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4 Warbling Vireo 4 Nest building in fruit tree by USGS Tech Building. Steller's Jay 2 American Crow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 7 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 40 Violet-green Swallow 4 Bank Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 50 Cliff Swallow 75 Observation Tower, McAllister Creek Observation Platform, Puget Sound Observation Platform. Bushtit 1 Brown Creeper 3 Pacific Wren 1 Marsh Wren 12 Bewick's Wren 5 European Starling 100 Swainson's Thrush 30 American Robin 45 Cedar Waxwing 75 House Finch 2 Purple Finch 8 Pine Siskin 2 American Goldfinch 30 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Savannah Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 48 Spotted Towhee 2 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 Common Yellowthroat 35 Yellow Warbler 39 Western Tanager 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 5 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S113608334 -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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About 10 of us took part in today?s walk - We?re getting into the summer season for birds - not much new left to move in, lots of young ones and strange calls from young ones. 59 species total [including gull sp] Highlights: Canada Goose - notable because after being absent for a couple weeks, we had over 50 on the lake Black Swift- 6, notable because we don?t often get them when the skies are clear - Jordan got a great pic of one that looks to be an immature [last year?s chick] based on speckled plumage Caspian Tern - again, several small groups flying north, maybe 12 this week Lazuli Bunting - about 4 seen nicely in east meadow Baby Wood Duck, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco, probably others. Anna?s on nest, Warbling Vireo singing from same area as last week at Rowing Club, presumably on same nest, Black-capped Chickadee entering nest hole Notable misses: Rock Pigeon, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Golden-crowned Kinglet Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdbooker at zipcon.net Thu Jun 23 18:32:30 2022 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island puffin boat trips Message-ID: HI ALL: I saw that both our puffin species are being seen on boat trips around Smith Island. How do you book them? sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From nomichelle at gmail.com Thu Jun 23 20:06:38 2022 From: nomichelle at gmail.com (Michelle Green Arnson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, 6/22/2022, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: To Shep and the Black Hills Audubon group, My 6-year-old son and I stumbled on your group when we first arrived yesterday for our own birding adventure. The folks in your party were so kind and patient with my very excited kiddo when we were repeatedly in the same areas, and I'm so appreciative that you shared the black-necked stilts sighting with us- my son was so excited to tell every person we passed afterward about those birds! We spotted that mink as we headed back to the parking lot and got to watch it drag a dead rabbit up the road and into the brush. That and about a dozen lifers made yesterday a truly magical experience for us. Thanks for your part in it! I have some images from yesterday posted here, including the mink and its prize: https://www.instagram.com/birdsofthepnw/ Michelle Green West Seattle nomichelle@gmail.com Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:55:57 -0700 > From: Shep Thorp > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, 6/22/2022, Billy Frank Jr > Nisqually NWR. > Message-ID: > YABHK5m0-23k1gKpm8knhykH25Kfw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Tweets, > > We had a very nice spring day at the Refuge with cloudy skies and light > rain in the morning and sunny skies with sun in the afternoon. > Temperatures were in the 60's degrees Fahrenheit and there was a High > 9.05ft Tide at 2:07pm. Highlights included many breeding birds including > two BLACK-NECKED STILTS on 4 eggs in the freshwater marsh 75 yards south of > the Nisqually Estuary Trail, new dike, 100 yards east of the Nisqually > Estuary Boardwalk Trail. An unexpected second cycle SHORT-BILLED GULL > continues with the many RING-BILLED GULLS and immature CALIFORNIA GULLS on > the mud flats north of the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. > > [...] > > We observed 67 species for the day, and have seen 152 species for the > year. Mammals seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian > Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal and Coyote. A Mink > was seen at the west entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail on Monday. See > eBird report copied, click on report link to see photos. > > Until next time, happy birding. > > Shep Thorp > > -- > Shep Thorp > Browns Point > 253-370-3742 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From larrydmarsh at gmail.com Thu Jun 23 22:03:10 2022 From: larrydmarsh at gmail.com (Larry Marsh) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, 6/22/2022, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3F27D0B5-F4C0-43BE-ADC7-460487676521@gmail.com> We do meet the nicest people when we are out birding! I am glad you found this to be true Michelle!! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Michelle Green Arnson wrote: > > ? > To Shep and the Black Hills Audubon group, > > My 6-year-old son and I stumbled on your group when we first arrived yesterday for our own birding adventure. The folks in your party were so kind and patient with my very excited kiddo when we were repeatedly in the same areas, and I'm so appreciative that you shared the black-necked stilts sighting with us- my son was so excited to tell every person we passed afterward about those birds! > > We spotted that mink as we headed back to the parking lot and got to watch it drag a dead rabbit up the road and into the brush. That and about a dozen lifers made yesterday a truly magical experience for us. Thanks for your part in it! I have some images from yesterday posted here, including the mink and its prize: https://www.instagram.com/birdsofthepnw/ > > Michelle Green > West Seattle > nomichelle@gmail.com > > > >> Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:55:57 -0700 >> From: Shep Thorp >> To: Tweeters >> Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, 6/22/2022, Billy Frank Jr >> Nisqually NWR. >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Dear Tweets, >> >> We had a very nice spring day at the Refuge with cloudy skies and light >> rain in the morning and sunny skies with sun in the afternoon. >> Temperatures were in the 60's degrees Fahrenheit and there was a High >> 9.05ft Tide at 2:07pm. Highlights included many breeding birds including >> two BLACK-NECKED STILTS on 4 eggs in the freshwater marsh 75 yards south of >> the Nisqually Estuary Trail, new dike, 100 yards east of the Nisqually >> Estuary Boardwalk Trail. An unexpected second cycle SHORT-BILLED GULL >> continues with the many RING-BILLED GULLS and immature CALIFORNIA GULLS on >> the mud flats north of the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. > >> [...] > >> We observed 67 species for the day, and have seen 152 species for the >> year. Mammals seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian >> Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal and Coyote. A Mink >> was seen at the west entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail on Monday. See >> eBird report copied, click on report link to see photos. >> >> Until next time, happy birding. >> >> Shep Thorp >> >> -- >> Shep Thorp >> Browns Point >> 253-370-3742 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I had to look up the word for flock of Cedar Waxwings and found two words, Museum & Ear-full. I chose to use Museum since using Ear-full and WAXwing in the same sentence struck too close to home. >> >> Hank Heiberg. Issaquah. WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seattle1299 at aol.com Sat Jun 25 07:46:56 2022 From: seattle1299 at aol.com (Karen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island Puffin Boat Trips References: <1411039798.8717388.1656168416569.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1411039798.8717388.1656168416569@mail.yahoo.com> There may be other options, but I go to Smith Island?via San Juan Cruises (whales.com). This year, its trips depart each Thursday out of La Conner. Note that the majority of the 45?people on this?boat will likely?NOT be?avid birders (lots of families & photographers), & the boat is on a schedule so won?t ?chase? birds. That being said, you will?see Tufted Puffins & last year I saw a?Horned Puffin two of the three times I went out. I recommend booking w a couple other birders; the boat?does have a naturalist on board, but she has a lot of responsibilities during the trip & is not always scanning for birds.?If there?s any room left, go for 7/21?I hear many Eastside Audubon members are booked that day. Yay!! Good birding,Karen SneppSeattle1299 at aol.com Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dgrainger at birdsbydave.com Sat Jun 25 10:13:20 2022 From: dgrainger at birdsbydave.com (dgrainger@birdsbydave.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island puffin boat trips In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <731cf3846765bed821bc3285cd0fdea1@birdsbydave.com> Puget Sound Express, located in Port Townsend at Point Hudson marina area. On 2022-06-23 18:32, Ian Paulsen wrote: > HI ALL: > I saw that both our puffin species are being seen on boat trips > around Smith Island. How do you book them? > > sincerely > Ian Paulsen > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA > Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: > https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sat Jun 25 13:30:12 2022 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island Puffin Boat Trips In-Reply-To: <1411039798.8717388.1656168416569@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1411039798.8717388.1656168416569.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1411039798.8717388.1656168416569@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <606aaa2-1bcc-7916-27f2-2d4a7cbf2c4@zipcon.net> HI ALL: We found a charter boat out of the John Wayne Marina near Port Townsend so we will go that way! Thanks! Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From benedict.t at comcast.net Sat Jun 25 13:55:10 2022 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Rufous Hummingbird In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Likewise here. Last week on single Rufous came to a new feeder I hung on the opposite side of the house from the ?main? feeder which is fiercely protected by Anna?s. Bright orange-red gem shining in the sunlight. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jun 24, 2022, at 10:55, Tom and Carol Stoner wrote: > > A bright male Rufous came to the feeder this morning. The first one in several years. > > Carol Stoner > West Seattle From gnudle at icloud.com Sat Jun 25 14:26:08 2022 From: gnudle at icloud.com (Marcia Ian) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The beans they beaneth every day Message-ID: The mystery continues. The robin continues to drop beans from her nest!! Marcia Ian Bellingham From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Sat Jun 25 17:11:16 2022 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Greater Yellowlegs return (Pacific County) Message-ID: <602E1DB1-D309-4306-A41F-88D112863BB9@gmail.com> 2 breeding plumage Greater Yellowlegs were at shore near high tide at the bight off my Willapa Bay deck. Changes in the bay have been for the better for my location this year. It appears that the clamming rights. owners have killed off the Japanese eel grass and the remaining shallow puddles on the exposed mud seem to be attractive to shorebirds better than in the past. I think they arrived in the past 24 hours. They are probably are failed nesters this early. Fall migration has begun. There is also an up-tick in Sitka Red Crossbills, that had been seemingly absent a few weeks ago. Jeff Gilligan Pacific County From garybletsch at yahoo.com Sat Jun 25 22:03:14 2022 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island birding References: <1623673046.4849593.1656219794350.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1623673046.4849593.1656219794350@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, Today, Saturday the 25th of June, it was my good fortune to take a boat ride out to Smith Island, due west of Whidbey Island. Jeff Borsecnik piloted the Bayliner from Cap Sante Marina all the way around Fidalgo Island and then south, so all I had to do was look at the birds! We saw lots of Rhinoceros Auklets, but no puffins, although there were a few distant dark alcids that could have been puffins. However, we had wonderful conditions out there, calm and placid waters, so we were able to view thousands of birds on Smith Island and especially on Minor Island just to the east. There were at least a thousand gulls, mostly Glaucous-winged, but quite a few Heermann's and some California Gulls as well. Huge numbers of cormorants, mostly Double-crested, blanketed several stretches of shoreline. The birds of the day came in the form of a flock of at least 50 WHIMBRELS that flew in from the north, wheeled, and landed on Minor Island's northern shore.? I heard a bird singing from the woodsy little area on Smith Island's eastern shoreline. This bird was singing at the same time that a Song Sparrow was singing. I am pretty sure that it was a VESPER SPARROW, but I won't call it. Smith Island would be a likely spot for the species, since the declining coastal subspecies does still persist on San Juan Island, not far to the north. One bird escaped identification, to my chagrin. As we were motoring back, a swiftly flying seabird caught Jeff's eye. I was able to determine that it was a SHEARWATER of some kind, but the bird was moving north fast, and we were moving north much more slowly, against a bit of a chop that had sprung up. The bird flew very vast, with quick series of short wingbeats, followed by brief glides, and stayed close to the surface of the water. It was white below and quite dark above. I think it was too white below for it to have been a Sooty Shearwater. It did not seem grey enough to be a Buller's. Not my area of birding expertise. Whatever it was, the bird flew from Island County waters into Skagit County waters, flying right by Rosario Head, before I lost view of it somewhere just north of there. Oh, to borrow a line from Detective Columbo, there's one more thing. The county lines out by Smith Island are interesting, to say the least. I believe I've seen some checklists from birders on puffin cruises that have given Skagit County as the place. Both Smith and Minor Island are in Island County. The waters about one kilometer west of Smith Island's western shoreline are in Jefferson County. Skagit County is a long way to the north and east. The waters due north of Smith are in San Juan County. It is hard as heck to tick a puffin of any kind in Skagit County! Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I heard it through the open window, and thought, 'Really? That can't be right.' So I went outside to listen again, and took Merlin, and Merlin agreed and flagged it as abnormal. Normally they're long gone into the mountains months ago, but apparently I have a stray. Louise Rutter Kirkland -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradliljequist at msn.com Sun Jun 26 22:10:34 2022 From: bradliljequist at msn.com (BRAD Liljequist) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Common Nighthawk Phinney Message-ID: Heard a Common Nighthawk at 9:30pm at 54th and 2nd NW on Phinney Ridge, Seattle. New yard bird (I'm taking it)! Did not see. Note ebird observation several days ago not far away. Brad Liljequist Phinney Ridge, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jun 27 00:41:49 2022 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pacific Wren In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Louise, Pacific wrens nest in Western WA. We have many breeding pair here on Mercer Island. The young are curious, very neat little birds. Always a delight to see. The males will often sing their song before turning in for the night. Neat that you heard him! Dan Reiff MI Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 26, 2022, at 8:52 PM, Louise Rutter wrote: > > ? > I have a Pacific wren singing in my yard here in Kirkland, right now. I heard it through the open window, and thought, 'Really? That can't be right.' So I went outside to listen again, and took Merlin, and Merlin agreed and flagged it as abnormal. > > Normally they're long gone into the mountains months ago, but apparently I have a stray. > > Louise Rutter > Kirkland > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From esellingson at gmail.com Mon Jun 27 08:10:30 2022 From: esellingson at gmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Puffin Tour out of Anacortes Message-ID: I've read of inquiries about how to get out to see the Puffins. Here is an additional way that is not as well known. This one is Saturday, August 13th. https://secure.givelively.org/event/the-salish-sea-school/tour-farewell-the-puffins-a-fundraiser -- Eric Ellingson esellingson@gmail.com 360-820-6396 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Mon Jun 27 10:00:06 2022 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Saturday on the Water in Skagit County In-Reply-To: <20220626193548.Horde.aq1C4ZR4OFbg3nxhMGXa_j-@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20220626193548.Horde.aq1C4ZR4OFbg3nxhMGXa_j-@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <20220627100006.Horde.PeXFvTDYHyaU4p80-mJt533@webmail.jimbetz.com> Gary, We were also on the water out of Anacortes Saturday. Our trip took us North up Bellingham Channel and around Cypress and back to Skyline Marina. And even got to go ashore at Tide Point! We did not see any puffins or auklets - but we did see a nesting pair of Oystercatchers in the driftwood at Tide Point. And they had at least one chick that was peeping pretty much constantly even though the adults were close by. The adults were very protective of the chick and were challenging the walkers. Loudly. At this same location we saw several Red-winged Blackbirds at the small pond Nick Fahey made right behind the high tide line - and there was evidence that otters were making their way back and forth from the salt water to the pond. Didn't see the otters just their trail. We saw lots of gulls - probably hundreds - and many cormorants and shearwaters and guillemots. There are several large guillemot nests dug into Yellow Bluff on Guemes (Kelly Point) but even though we stopped and drifted for at least 15 minutes we didn't see any activity. The gulls were often congregated where the tide rips were. I'm guessing that there were small fish such as smelt that get near enough to the surface to be caught by the gulls. "If there is a piece of drift in the water - there's a gull sitting on it." Also on most of the channel markers and buoys. Did not see any activity at the eagles nest at the Northeast tip of Burrows - no surprise this time of year. We did swing close to that point. Have you ever seen how fast the water moves around that point! Learned something yesterday - Cypress Island is the Western most part of Skagit County. So if the county line is mid-channel of Rosario Strait (Tide Point is the narrowest part) then we spent the entire afternoon in Skagit County ... on the water. Most of Cypress is DNR and protected - so it is an amazing place for wildlife - including birds. Oh yes, we split the Saffron Mussels and a salad at the Rockfish Grill before we took to the water. Yum! It was, as you said, gorgeous weather and a fine day to be on the water ... even if we didn't get to see any puffins or auklets. - Jim in Burlington From ldhubbell at comcast.net Mon Jun 27 13:46:24 2022 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Owlet Tails Message-ID: <58154C93-9C56-4174-B062-6DFA37FB9C21@comcast.net> Tweeters, This week?s post compares tail feathers between some local owlets of obviously different ages. At the very end, there is also a comparison of the tail feathers of two of the adult Barred Owls. I hope you enjoy the post! https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2022/06/owlet-tails.html Have a great day on Union Bay where nature lives in the city! Larry Hubbell ldhubbell at comcast dot net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Would like to see it in bloom. > > Cheers, Diann > > > Diann MacRae > Olympic Vulture Study > 22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E. > Bothell, WA 98021 > tvulture@gmx.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Tue Jun 28 19:41:56 2022 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter Message-ID: I just heard from a lady who says a small bird has built a nest in her hanging planter. There are four eggs in the nest. She wants to know if she can water the plant, partly because she is afraid that, if the plant dies, the nest will be more exposed to predators. Does anyone have advice for her? Rachel Lawson Seattle rwlawson5593@outlook.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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She wants to know if she can water the plant, partly because she is afraid that, if the plant dies, the nest will be more exposed to predators. > > Does anyone have advice for her? > > Rachel Lawson > Seattle > rwlawson5593@outlook.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 rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Tue Jun 28 20:33:04 2022 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter In-Reply-To: <2664AC6E-A82D-4BD2-A3E3-CB75EEA57213@mac.com> References: <2664AC6E-A82D-4BD2-A3E3-CB75EEA57213@mac.com> Message-ID: That is an excellent idea. We passed it along to the lady with the planter. Rachel Lawson Seattle Rwlawson5593@outlook.com Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Zora Monster Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:58:45 PM To: Rachel Lawson Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter She can put ice cubes in the planter. They will melt and water the plant without getting the nest wet. Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2022, at 7:43 PM, Rachel Lawson wrote: ? I just heard from a lady who says a small bird has built a nest in her hanging planter. There are four eggs in the nest. She wants to know if she can water the plant, partly because she is afraid that, if the plant dies, the nest will be more exposed to predators. Does anyone have advice for her? 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We passed it along to the lady with the planter. > > Rachel Lawson > Seattle > Rwlawson5593@outlook.com > > Get Outlook for iOS https://aka.ms/o0ukef > > --------------------------------------------- > From: Zora Monster > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:58:45 PM > To: Rachel Lawson > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter > > She can put ice cubes in the planter. They will melt and water the plant without getting the nest wet. > > Zora Dermer > Seattle > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jun 28, 2022, at 7:43 PM, Rachel Lawson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I just heard from a lady who says a small bird has built a nest in her hanging planter. There are four eggs in the nest. She wants to know if she can water the plant, partly because she is afraid that, if the plant dies, the nest will be more exposed to predators. > > > > Does anyone have advice for her? > > > > Rachel Lawson > > Seattle > > rwlawson5593@outlook.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Tue Jun 28 21:56:10 2022 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter In-Reply-To: <2049048892.1572011.1656474058955@connect.xfinity.com> References: <2664AC6E-A82D-4BD2-A3E3-CB75EEA57213@mac.com> <2049048892.1572011.1656474058955@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Another good idea, we sent that one along too. Thanks to you both! Rachel Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Kenneth Brown Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 8:40:58 PM To: Rachel Lawson ; Zora Monster Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter There are also watering bulbs that have a long neck you stick into the soil. On 06/28/2022 8:33 PM Rachel Lawson wrote: That is an excellent idea. We passed it along to the lady with the planter. Rachel Lawson Seattle Rwlawson5593@outlook.com Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Zora Monster Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:58:45 PM To: Rachel Lawson Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter She can put ice cubes in the planter. They will melt and water the plant without getting the nest wet. Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2022, at 7:43 PM, Rachel Lawson wrote: I just heard from a lady who says a small bird has built a nest in her hanging planter. There are four eggs in the nest. She wants to know if she can water the plant, partly because she is afraid that, if the plant dies, the nest will be more exposed to predators. Does anyone have advice for her? 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URL: From cheliker at olypen.com Wed Jun 29 15:04:17 2022 From: cheliker at olypen.com (Christina Heliker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter Message-ID: <16827E00-A4A4-472A-950A-F589CAFC9911@olypen.com> When juncos nested in my hanging planter, I wired a flower-pot saucer to the planter, and watered the plant from the bottom. Worked great. > On Jun 29, 2022, at 12:06 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > Re: RFI: What to do when a bird nests in a hanging planter From marvbreece at q.com Wed Jun 29 15:36:14 2022 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley shorebirds Message-ID: <1053244302.173955316.1656542174034.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> At M Street in Auburn this morning: Least Sandpiper - 11 Western Sandpiper - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 4 All adults, of course. Water and mud galore!! 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Date: 6/28 5:31 PM From: Melissa H Subject: [bcvibirds] Wayne Weber ________________________________ Just wanted everyone to know Wayne Weber has sadly passed away yesterday after multiple health issues. He impacted the birding scene here in BC and WA for so many years and he will be greatly missed by many. -- Melissa Hafting Vancouver, BC -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#46183): https://groups.io/g/bcvibirds/message/46183 From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Wed Jun 29 19:34:36 2022 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wayne Weber In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Tweeters, I first met Wayne at a WOS conference many moons ago and I was surprised at his wealth of knowledge. I came to realize that he showed up at all WOS Conferences and was a regular pelagic enthusiast on Washington Seabirds tours. His distinctive voice always announced his presence. He was definitely willing to share his birding knowledge with all levels of birders and wildlife watchers. My condolences to his family. Bird on Wayne! Jim On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:16 PM Josh Adams wrote: > I've seen this news mentioned in a few places online, but haven't seen > it posted here yet. Wayne was a regular contributor to Tweeters and > did a lot of birding in Washington, especially for someone who had to > cross an international border to do so. > > Date: 6/28 5:31 PM > From: Melissa H > Subject: [bcvibirds] Wayne Weber > ________________________________ > Just wanted everyone to know Wayne Weber has sadly passed away > yesterday after multiple health issues. > He impacted the birding scene here in BC and WA for so many years and > he will be greatly missed by many. > > -- > Melissa Hafting > Vancouver, BC > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > View/Reply Online (#46183): https://groups.io/g/bcvibirds/message/46183 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I came to realize that he showed up at all WOS Conferences and was a regular pelagic enthusiast on Washington Seabirds tours. His distinctive voice always announced his presence. He was definitely willing to share his birding knowledge with all levels of birders and wildlife watchers. > > My condolences to his family. > > Bird on Wayne! > > Jim > >> On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:16 PM Josh Adams wrote: >> I've seen this news mentioned in a few places online, but haven't seen >> it posted here yet. Wayne was a regular contributor to Tweeters and >> did a lot of birding in Washington, especially for someone who had to >> cross an international border to do so. >> >> Date: 6/28 5:31 PM >> From: Melissa H >> Subject: [bcvibirds] Wayne Weber >> ________________________________ >> Just wanted everyone to know Wayne Weber has sadly passed away >> yesterday after multiple health issues. >> He impacted the birding scene here in BC and WA for so many years and >> he will be greatly missed by many. >> >> -- >> Melissa Hafting >> Vancouver, BC >> >> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. >> View/Reply Online (#46183): https://groups.io/g/bcvibirds/message/46183 >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > -- > Jim Danzenbaker > Battle Ground, WA > 360-702-9395 > jdanzenbaker@gmail.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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We've never seen a connection between the two in 50 years here. Really quite a mystery. Doesn't seem like something a Robin would feed a baby and even if so, why are they dropping? Maybe the baby Robins find them disgusting while the mother views them as a health food? Bob OBrien Portand. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From klawitterrichard at yahoo.com Thu Jun 30 11:20:14 2022 From: klawitterrichard at yahoo.com (rick klawitter) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Banded White-headed woodpecker References: <741C4BEC-E601-47EE-B28E-9DE044E686C5.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <741C4BEC-E601-47EE-B28E-9DE044E686C5@yahoo.com> Hello - Can anyone tell me who to report a banded White-headed woodpecker? She was found in Wenas CG on Tuesday feeding a fledgling. Thanks, Richard Klawitter, Port Angeles Sent from my iPhone From shepthorp at gmail.com Thu Jun 30 11:25:49 2022 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR - Wednesday Walk for 6/29/2022 Message-ID: Dear Tweets, a cool summer day with nice breezes at the Refuge, cloudy skies and temperatures in the 50's to 60's degrees Fahrenheit. There was a Low -1.91ft Tide at 12:37pm so lots of mud when we finally observed the tidal estuary. Highlights included BLACK-NECKED STILT, nesting NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, AMERICAN AVOCET, and 30+ AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flying around and foraging off the Reach. The morning chorus continues to delight with SWAINSON'S THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, PURPLE FINCH, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK, SONG SPARROW, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, YELLOW-WARBLER and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Starting out at 8am at the Visitor Center Overlook, we had nice views of PIED-BILLED GREBE, WOOD DUCK, and HOODED MERGANSER. A River Otter foraged close to the platform for many good looks. BARN SWALLOW continues to nest in the breezeway. The Orchard was good for YELLOW WARBLER, CEDAR WAXWING, PURPLE FINCH and WARBLING VIREO. We had quick looks at a single PINE SISKIN and numerous AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. The Access Road along the flooded fields is great for swallow study, with good looks of CLIFF SWALLOW, BARN SWALLOW, TREE SWALLOW, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW and a few BANK SWALLOW. While surveying the fields we heard SORA and VIRGINIA RAIL. We also had brief looks of a single BLACK-NECKED STILT, a half dozen GREATER YELLOWLEGS, and several MALLARDS. The Twin Barns Loop Trail was great for foraging SWAINSON'S THRUSH, AMERICAN ROBIN, RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, SONG SPARROW, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and COMMON YELLOWTHROAT. Most of these species are sallying for insects over the pond, probably to feed young birds in the nest. As well, a beautiful yellow flowering carnivorous plant, Utricularia vulgaris (Common Bladderwort), captured our attention in the pond. A Mink continues between the Visitor Center and the west entrance of the Loop Trail. Muskrat was seen along the inside of the trail. The nesting NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW continues in the Big Leaf Maple adjacent to the cut-off bridge to the Twin Barns in a knot hole just above eye-level. The RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER showed well in the Big Leaf Maples around the Twin Barns. We had great looks of COMMON YELLOW-THROAT, TREE SWALLOW, and RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS on the Twin Barns Overlook. A distant OSPREY was spotted on a cell phone tower along McAllister Creek Hill. An additional Mink is showing up between the overlook ramp and the Twin Barns. Out on the Nisqually Estuary Trail, or new dike, we had good looks of the AMERICAN AVOCET that was reported from the weekend. The bird is just west of Leschi Slough on the mud flats north of the dike, and we enjoyed scything or foraging for food. We also had multiple looks of early autumnal migrants including WESTERN SANDPIPERs and unidentified peep species. There have been reliable reports of Semipalmated Sandpiper earlier in the week. Rob and his scout group had good looks at the AMERICAN BITTERN flying over the marsh. Sadly, the BLACK-NECKED STILT nest has been abandoned, and only one bird has been observed. In scoping the nest site, it is unclear what has occurred, however we speculate nesting failure for unknown reasons at this time. We have plenty of predators in the area, so perhaps the eggs were eaten. There were large flocks of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS, and EUROPEAN STARLINGS around the marsh and tidal flats with plenty of good looks at additional swallows. The BALD EAGLE nest just adjacent to Nisqually River in a large Cottonwood Tree remains active with presumed young in the nest. The Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail was great for CALIFORNIA GULL, RING-BILLED GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and a few CASPIAN TERNS. We did not see as many Terns as last week most likely due to the tide. Birders had multiple good looks of 30+ AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, flying over the Refuge, foraging the shallows beyond the Reach and roosting. We had high counts of BALD EAGLE, GREAT BLUE HERON, and DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT, and I suspect there must be A LOT of fish and invertebrates for all these bird species to harvest. There are nesting BELTED KINGFISHER and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW along the west bank of McAllister Creek. BAND-TAILED PIGEON forage and fly along the hill. Additional GREATER YELLOWLEGS were observed up McAllister Creek. On our return we had great looks of WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, BROWN CREEPER, RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER and Townsend's Chipmunk. WILSON'S WARBLER was singing along the north side of the Loop Trail. Numerous CEDAR WAXWINGS were foraging along the Nisqually River at the River Overlook. Additional PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and WARBLING VIREO were heard singing along the east side of the Loop Trail. We observed 69 species for the day with 154 species for the year. American Avocet and American White Pelican are new for the year. Mammals seen included River Otter, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Mink, Muskrat, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal, and Townsend's Chipmunk. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center, happy birding. See ebird list below with photo's embedded. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 29, 2022 7:17 AM - 4:28 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.458 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy skies with temperature in the 50?s to 60?s. A Low -1.91ft Tide at 12:37pm. Mammals seen Mink, River Otter, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Muskrat, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal, Townsends Chipmunk. 69 species (+5 other taxa) Canada Goose 6 Wood Duck 12 Mallard 20 Hooded Merganser 2 duck sp. 50 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4 Band-tailed Pigeon 8 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Rufous Hummingbird 7 hummingbird sp. 3 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 2 Black-necked Stilt 1 Previously reported and seen. Distinctive large sized shorebird with black and white plumage and long red legs. Seen in flooded field south of Twin Barns as well as in fresh water marsh south of Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike. Previously occupied nest appears empty today. American Avocet 1 Previously reported. Large sized shorebird with orange head and upturned bill. Black and white wings. Observed at 1/4 mile just west of Leschi Slough and north of Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike. Roosting and foraging on mudflats, seen scything. California Gulls and Western Sandpiper were in the vicinity. Photo. Western Sandpiper 2 peep sp. 8 Wilson's Snipe 1 Greater Yellowlegs 6 Pigeon Guillemot 2 Ring-billed Gull 75 California Gull 100 Glaucous-winged Gull 40 Larus sp. 100 Caspian Tern 4 Brandt's Cormorant 5 Double-crested Cormorant 50 cormorant sp. 50 American White Pelican 35 Distinctive Arial Waterbird. Observed at 1/4-1/2 mile roosting and foraging on Nisqually Reach. Large white bird with black wing tips and long yellow bill. Observed group foraging. American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 90 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 65 Counted. Probably more. Observed over 60 birds on reach and several more over entire Refuge. Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Western Wood-Pewee 7 Willow Flycatcher 9 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 5 Warbling Vireo 3 Steller's Jay 8 American Crow 10 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6 Active nest in Maple Tree at Twin Barns cut-off from Twin Barns Loop Trail. Purple Martin 3 Luhr Beach. Tree Swallow 30 Violet-green Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 75 Cliff Swallow 100 Bushtit 7 Brown Creeper 6 Marsh Wren 7 Bewick's Wren 5 Swainson's Thrush 56 American Robin 60 Cedar Waxwing 100 Purple Finch 6 Pine Siskin 1 American Goldfinch 40 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 38 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 80 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 20 Yellow Warbler 27 Wilson's Warbler 2 Black-headed Grosbeak 3 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S114070588 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vikingcove at gmail.com Thu Jun 30 11:30:14 2022 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Banded White-headed woodpecker In-Reply-To: <741C4BEC-E601-47EE-B28E-9DE044E686C5@yahoo.com> References: <741C4BEC-E601-47EE-B28E-9DE044E686C5.ref@yahoo.com> <741C4BEC-E601-47EE-B28E-9DE044E686C5@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <181b5de6178.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> To Jeff Kozma: kozj@yakamafish-nsn.gov Thank you, Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On June 30, 2022 11:20:57 AM rick klawitter wrote: > Hello - Can anyone tell me who to report a banded White-headed woodpecker? > She was found in Wenas CG on Tuesday feeding a fledgling. Thanks, Richard > Klawitter, Port Angeles > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From gnudle at icloud.com Thu Jun 30 15:08:55 2022 From: gnudle at icloud.com (Marcia Ian) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Robins=E2=80=99_mystery_seeds?= Message-ID: Except that there are no babies yet, only eggs! And I?d say by now the parent(s) have tossed at least 40 seeds onto my deck. And there are none in the nest. The seeds are as dry as dried legumes. I?m going to have to look around for manroot plants. Curioser and curioser. Marcia Ian Bellingham > Regarding Marcia's seeds dropping from a Robin's nest. > I mentioned this to my wife, knowledgeable in such matters, and she IDed > the 'seeds' sight unseen. She confirmed when shown the photos Marcia sent > to me. > They appear to be the seeds of the massive, native 'Manroot' plant. Try > to guess the origin of this colloquial name. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marah_(plant) > This vine can compete, even as a native, with Kudzu. We have them > everywhere here climbing up into the trees. See the url above for the > stickery outside, mushy inside large fruits. > The spines aren't really that sharp and several seeds are contained > inside. I have no idea why Robins would be involved. We have 'zillions' > of nesting robins and 'scads' of Manroot fruits hanging from all the > trees. We've never seen a connection between the two in 50 years here. > Really quite a mystery. > Doesn't seem like something a Robin would feed a baby and even if so, why > are they dropping? > Maybe the baby Robins find them disgusting while the mother views them as a > health food? > > Bob OBrien Portand. From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Jun 30 15:21:03 2022 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] large Caspian Tern colony near Pt Townsend Message-ID: Today I counted 510 Caspian Terns and estimated probably 1000 attending a colony on Rat Island off the northern tip of Indian Island. This island is also called the Marrowstone Wildlife Mgmt Area on some maps. I was viewing from the tip of the spit at Ft Flagler campground on Marrowstone Island at a minus tide. The colony was very active, with many birds making obvious provisioning flights, carrying fish and landing in the thick of the colony, which is largely hidden behind tall grasses along the top of the island. Presumably these are terns relocated from the Columbia River and elsewhere. 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Unusual on a day with nice weather - Caspian Tern - maybe as many as 15, which seems unusually high for Marymoor - Osprey - at least one baby on one of the two nests, and possibly some fledged young - Cooper's Hawk - juvenile caught a juvenile bird of some kind, just south of the Dog Meadow - GREAT HORNED OWL - what appeared to be an adult and a juvenile near the mansion. The adult flew off, drawing scores of crows with it. Frightening to see 60 or 70 crows continually tracking and mobbing the owl. First of the year (*FOY*) - Five woodpecker day - Hairy (2) and Pileated (1) especially uncommon this time of year at Marymoor - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - one or two, only seen once before on this week of the year - European Starling - so many, mostly in family groups - Western Tanager - two west of the Rowing Club parking lot at the end of the survey We also had Eastern Gray Squirrel, American Beaver out in daylight, Eastern Cottontail, and four River Otters in the slough Misses today included Canada Goose, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and Yellow-rumped Warbler. For the day, 60 species of birds. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = birdmarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Thu Jun 30 17:25:36 2022 From: marvbreece at q.com (Marv Breece) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Kent Valley shorebirds In-Reply-To: <1053244302.173955316.1656542174034.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> References: <1053244302.173955316.1656542174034.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Message-ID: <1331583758.175225133.1656635136789.JavaMail.zimbra@q.com> Today (6.30.22) at M Street in Auburn, there were LEAST and WESTERN SANDPIPERS as there were yesterday, but the 4 GREATER YELLOWLEGS I saw there yesterday were gone, and in their place was a single LESSER YELLOWLEGS. There was a also a female NORTHERN PINTAIL and an adult female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD. video of Lesser Yellowlegs: [ https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN | https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN ] Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com For every feather, preen, preen, preen, there is a reason. From: "Marv Breece" To: "Tweeters" Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 3:36:14 PM Subject: Kent Valley shorebirds At M Street in Auburn this morning: Least Sandpiper - 11 Western Sandpiper - 1 Greater Yellowlegs - 4 All adults, of course. Water and mud galore!! Frequent checking will yield results as southbound shorebird migration begins. 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 enhunn323 at comcast.net Thu Jun 30 17:31:00 2022 From: enhunn323 at comcast.net (NANCY AND EUGENE HUNN) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wayne Weber In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <463103032.1664510.1656635460124@connect.xfinity.com> Tweeters, I've known Wayne since maybe 1973 and ran into him from time to time across the region, always chasing after some intriguing bird. He was a bit odd, but passionate about birds. I recall when we more or less independently tracked down a first for the state and province Little Blue Heron at Judson Lake on the BC border with Whatcom, County, late in 1974. Our team was lined up on the Washington side of the lake and I spotted Wayne and his crew on the far shore as he spotted me in our scopes on opposite sides of the international boundary. We subsequently co-authored a note on the sighting (Weber & Hunn 1978, "First record of the Little Blue Heron for British Columbia and Washington." Western Birds 9:33-34). I trust Wayne is soaring somewhere above with swifts. Gene Hunn Petaluma, CA > On 06/29/2022 9:29 PM Bruce LaBar wrote: > > > Thank you Jm! My sentiments as well. > Bruce > > > > > On Jun 29, 2022, at 7:35 PM, Jim Danzenbaker wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Tweeters, > > > > I first met Wayne at a WOS conference many moons ago and I was surprised at his wealth of knowledge. I came to realize that he showed up at all WOS Conferences and was a regular pelagic enthusiast on Washington Seabirds tours. His distinctive voice always announced his presence. He was definitely willing to share his birding knowledge with all levels of birders and wildlife watchers. > > > > My condolences to his family. > > > > Bird on Wayne! > > > > Jim > > > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 4:16 PM Josh Adams wrote: > > > > > > > I've seen this news mentioned in a few places online, but haven't seen > > > it posted here yet. Wayne was a regular contributor to Tweeters and > > > did a lot of birding in Washington, especially for someone who had to > > > cross an international border to do so. > > > > > > Date: 6/28 5:31 PM > > > From: Melissa H > > > Subject: [bcvibirds] Wayne Weber > > > ________________________________ > > > Just wanted everyone to know Wayne Weber has sadly passed away > > > yesterday after multiple health issues. > > > He impacted the birding scene here in BC and WA for so many years and > > > he will be greatly missed by many. > > > > > > -- > > > Melissa Hafting > > > Vancouver, BC > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. > > > View/Reply Online (#46183): https://groups.io/g/bcvibirds/message/46183 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tweeters mailing list > > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jim Danzenbaker > > Battle Ground, WA > > 360-702-9395 > > jdanzenbaker@gmail.com mailto:jdanzenbaker@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 steppie at nwinfo.net Thu Jun 30 20:51:45 2022 From: steppie at nwinfo.net (Andy Stepniewski) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wayne Weber's passing Message-ID: <000001d88cfd$e3612a40$aa237ec0$@nwinfo.net> Wayne Weber 30 June, 2022 I am saddened by news of the passing of Wayne Weber. In the winter of 1972, I met Wayne on a Vancouver Natural History Society survey of raptors of the area. Our route was Boundary Bay, a low-lying region of fertile farmlands, estuaries, and salt bay just north of the Washington/British Columbia border. Fifty years ago that area hosted a wide diversity and impressive numbers of raptors, now reduced. Towards the end of our day together, Wayne said to me, "with your interest and enthusiasm for birds and natural history, you ought to apply for a park naturalist position with BC Parks." I followed Wayne's advice, applied and spent two summers in glorious Garibaldi Provincial Park, and another summer as a park planner investigating park potential in the Chilcotin region of the province. In 1976, I changed bosses and went to work for the feds in Jasper National Park. Wayne and I have kept in touch since those days in the 1970s. On his visits, I helped swell his Washington and Yakima County lists (for Wayne was the consummate lister). Ferruginous Hawk was one, which he and I saw from the Selah Rest Area in the 1980s, a species long gone from that area. Our last conversation was this winter while Ellen and I were in south Texas. Ever enthusiastic, Wayne shared his very considerable knowledge of Texas birds during a lengthy (these always seemed to be so) phone call. Wayne remains the most important person in determining how my life played out, including my accident in 1976. I'm reminded of Stephen Jay Gould's Wonderful Life. In this book, Gould (famed Harvard evolutionary biologist) sets out to reinterpret the incredible Burgess Shale fossil bed in Yoho National Park, BC. Gould's central thesis boils down to the notion that "any replay of the tape of life would lead evolution down a pathway radically different than the road actually taken." He was first to coin this "contingency theory." Thus, paramount in how my life played out was hugely contingent on meeting Wayne Weber one winter day in 1972. Wayne and I mused this thought over a number of times. I will miss Wayne. Andy Stepniewski Yakima WA steppie@nwinfo.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barbaramandula at comcast.net Thu Jun 30 20:56:06 2022 From: barbaramandula at comcast.net (Barbara B. Mandula) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Steller's Jays at Suet Feeder Message-ID: <009801d88cfe$7ecc2700$7c647500$@comcast.net> I've had a suet feeder in a squirrel-proof cage for more than a decade, but this is the first year that a pair of Steller's Jays have figured out how to access the suet, and have become regular visitors. They also eat suet pieces that the flickers drop. I wonder if other folks have had a similar experience. Barbara Mandula Madrona 206-922-3131