From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 1 12:16:42 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Elaine Chuang via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 1 12:16:48 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses Message-ID: <9899C9EE-4B41-4016-A7C7-88133B624AAD@uw.edu> Dear Tweets. As many of you know, this forum is sponsored by the University of Washington which has authority over the workings of the listserv. To comply with security changes newly required by a number of email carriers, the UW has had to start removing a sender's email address from all listserve posts. The majority of you (Tweeters Digest users especially) have likely noticed the phrase ?via Tweeters? following a sender?s name instead of their address. Sadly, this is something we are unable to change. The absence of the sender?s address has impaired the ability of at least some to engage in dialogue and share information via Tweeters. For this reason and more, it is an opportune time to remind subscribers that all are strongly encouraged to place their name and e-mail address at the end of each message (indeed at the inception of Tweeters, this was a requirement). Some may wish to disguise their address by spelling it out, making it a ?literal? one (for instance: elaine at yahoo dot com) to prevent email address "scraping? by robots. Lastly, when one's city and or state/province is included, it places one's observations and questions in a local, regional context. For ideas, please take a look at the signature blocks used by your fellow Tweets. Best wishes. Your Tweeters Administrators tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 1 15:28:16 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 1 15:28:20 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cape May was Phenomenal! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001301db2cad$59744cc0$0c5ce640$@northbeachlandscapes.com> I would like to thank the three of you who responded to my request for information about Naturalist Journeys. It was very helpful, though Jay?s report on his Colombia trip did give me pause. My husband and I have been considering the ?Incredible Ecuador? trip for October 2025. Janine Anderson Port Townsend, WA jatlmm@msn.com From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Jay via Tweeters Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 1:35 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Cape May was Phenomenal! We have used Naturalist Journeys as guides on three trips: 1. South Texas in April, 2021 - excellent trip and guide. 2. Cape May in October, 2023 - excellent trip and guides. Dan and Rick were both outstanding guides. 3. Colombia in Jan-Feb, 2024 - We saw so many birds - 289 species. But the Naturalist Journeys guide and local guide were not great. 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I?m obviously not 100% unbiased but have a good understanding of their style, quite a few of their itineraries, and whether they may be a good fit based on your interests. I have direct experience with some of their tours in Arizona, Texas, Alaska, Minnesota, Washington, Yellowstone, Belize, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Iceland, South Africa, and Australia. Cheers, Mason Bellevue, WA ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of via Tweeters Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 1:05:38 PM To: jimbetz@jimbetz.com ; 'via Tweeters' Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Cape May was Phenomenal! I'm curious to know if others have used Naturalist Journeys as well and what your experiences have been. They offer an amazing number and array of trips! Janine Anderson Port Townsend, WA janine@northbeachlandscapes.com -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Jim Betz via Tweeters Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 6:03 AM To: via Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Cape May was Phenomenal! Hi all, We just returned from our trip to Cape May with Naturalist Journeys - amazing place with a great guide (Rick Weisman). I highly recommend this place at this time of year! https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feamon.smugmug.com%2FFamily-pics-from-jim%2Fn-CHQfg%2FCape-May&data=05%7C02%7C%7C41ec4b8db5254983194d08dcf39e31b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638653107965529129%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Dd%2FwHMwkYlx0qdnhrlCNu0UKNzPLECvfI%2BJVsUoQ3Us%3D&reserved=0 - Jim _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman11.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftweeters&data=05%7C02%7C%7C41ec4b8db5254983194d08dcf39e31b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638653107965554618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZfizUbuKD%2F2WwwOgoqtjf%2F1TNyLzVJ6XJivRrEQ9SGQ%3D&reserved=0 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman11.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftweeters&data=05%7C02%7C%7C41ec4b8db5254983194d08dcf39e31b7%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638653107965567886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Mnp7kfhcwb8E5zQAQVM61WkN4f4gm%2F11VnZW%2Bs8SrEw%3D&reserved=0 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Other reports of interest: Two Turkey Vultures (code 3) southbound through central Edmonds on 10-2-24 and a kettle of 18 was circling above Hwy 99 & 220th St SW on 10-6-24. There was a third sighting of a single vulture on the waterfront, 10-20-24. Declined: a report of an American Barn Owl (code 5) that was not adequately described for such an Edmonds area rarity and, by eBird personal location marker, appeared to be in the unincorporated area and near a heavily-trafficked intersection. With no further information, we found it to be unlikely and probably not in incorporated Edmonds. As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or recordings. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2024 city checklist, with 281 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2024 checklist, with sightings through October, is in the bird information box at the Olympic Beach Visitor Station at the base of the public pier. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA cariddellwa at gmail dot com Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 2 13:03:42 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Larry Schwitters via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 2 13:04:00 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Vaux's Happening 2024 Message-ID: Audubon?s Vaux?s Happening ended their 26th consecutive Southbound survey of Vaux?s Swift communal, migratory, roost sites. We saw a lot of feathers. 132 observers made 629 observations at 42 sites finding 37 active and documenting 2,045,652 Vaux?s Swifts going to roost. Got a couple hundred thousand more in Mexico but a lot of those were probably not migrating. This is only our second time over two million and there were some happenings worth pointing out. 1. We picked up a big number tree roost in the Olympic National Park. 2. JBLM was all but abandoned. 3. World famous Portland Chapman was totally abandoned in mid-September. 4. The North San Francisco Bay Brickyard had its second migration over a million. 5. Got a bit more data confirming we have located the worlds most significant Vaux?s Swift roost site south of Mexico City. Larry Schwitters, Issaquah http://www.vauxhappening.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 2 17:49:58 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Diann MacRae via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 2 17:50:02 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] TUVUs Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Can be done but it has to be via a reviewer. I was told once that eBird was going to initiate a mechanism for contacting people, but don?t know what may be current with that. Thanks again. Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink dot net Arlington WA Date: 11/1 7:16 AM From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses Dear Tweets. As many of you know, this forum is sponsored by the University of Washington which has authority over the workings of the listserv. To comply with security changes newly required by a number of email carriers, the UW has had to start removing a sender's email address from all listserve posts. The majority of you (Tweeters Digest users especially) have likely noticed the phrase ?via Tweeters? following a sender?s name instead of their address. Sadly, this is something we are unable to change. The absence of the sender?s address has impaired the ability of at least some to engage in dialogue and share information via Tweeters. For this reason and more, it is an opportune time to remind subscribers that all are strongly encouraged to place their name and e-mail address at the end of each message (indeed at the inception of Tweeters, this was a requirement). Some may wish to disguise their address by spelling it out, making it a ?literal? one (for instance: elaine at yahoo dot com) to prevent email address "scraping? by robots. Lastly, when one's city and or state/province is included, it places one's observations and questions in a local, regional context. For ideas, please take a look at the signature blocks used by your fellow Tweets. Best wishes.Your Tweeters Administratorstweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.eduSeattle From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 3 13:33:11 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Rob Faucett via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 3 13:33:28 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Subject: TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <79B8CA3D-F5C5-41D4-86BA-965853CA70DB@mac.com> I think TWEETERS is critical to fostering a vibrant birding community across Washington. And, as important, is that TWEETERS is in great hands. It?s fantastic to hear from and learn from your all. Regardless of depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. Thanks to all. Especially Elaine! Good birding, Rob I?m off the to Cornell Lab if Ornithology for the week. Please share any ideas you?d like me to share with the eBird folks. ? Rob Faucett +1(206) 619-5569 robfaucett@mac.com Seattle, WA 98105 > On Nov 3, 2024, at 1:14?PM, stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters wrote: > > ?Hello Elaine, > > Thank you very much for posting this. One of the things I have always liked about Tweeters is that the posts came with contact info, for follow up queries, and I must admit my heart sank a bit recently when I first noticed the change. Not nearly as easy following up reports on eBird, since ?... contact information is only available to the team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and our volunteer regional reviewers?? last time I checked. Can be done but it has to be via a reviewer. I was told once that eBird was going to initiate a mechanism for contacting people, but don?t know what may be current with that. > > Thanks again. > > Stan Kostka > lynnandstan at earthlink dot net > Arlington WA > > Date: 11/1 7:16 AM > From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses > Dear Tweets. As many of you know, this forum is sponsored by the University of Washington which has authority over the workings of the listserv. To comply with security changes newly required by a number of email carriers, the UW has had to start removing a sender's email address from all listserve posts. The majority of you (Tweeters Digest users especially) have likely noticed the phrase ?via Tweeters? following a sender?s name instead of their address. Sadly, this is something we are unable to change. The absence of the sender?s address has impaired the ability of at least some to engage in dialogue and share information via Tweeters. For this reason and more, it is an opportune time to remind subscribers that all are strongly encouraged to place their name and e-mail address at the end of each message (indeed at the inception of Tweeters, this was a requirement). Some may wish to disguise their address by spelling it out, making it a ?literal? one (for instance: elaine at yahoo dot com) to prevent email address "scraping? by robots. Lastly, when one's city and or state/province is included, it places one's observations and questions in a local, regional context. For ideas, please take a look at the signature blocks used by your fellow Tweets. Best wishes.Your Tweeters Administratorstweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.eduSeattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 3 15:29:49 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Odette James via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 3 15:29:53 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Delta References: <70348481.4207810.1730676589894.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <70348481.4207810.1730676589894@mail.yahoo.com> Since last Wednesday, a lovely male Redhead near the boathouse and three juvenile Snow Geese that seem to spend the night on the delta but join Canada Geese during the day nibbling on grass at Coulon Park.? The geese were on the grass early in the afternoon on Wednesday, were on the grass again Saturday (along with a huge white domestic goose), and were on the delta shortly after dawn this morning.? Not always easy to locate, at least from my location. Odette James, Lakeshore Retirement Community, o.b.james@verizon.net? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 3 15:48:42 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 3 15:49:09 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Subject: TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses In-Reply-To: <79B8CA3D-F5C5-41D4-86BA-965853CA70DB@mac.com> References: <79B8CA3D-F5C5-41D4-86BA-965853CA70DB@mac.com> Message-ID: <78770566-4A39-48CF-9411-E2108B55CE85@comcast.net> Ditto what you both said. We owe so much to Dan and Hal and Elaine and whoever else has facilitated this exchange of knowledge and viewpoints. Dennis Paulson Seattle dennispaulson at comcast dot net > On Nov 3, 2024, at 1:33 PM, Rob Faucett via Tweeters wrote: > > I think TWEETERS is critical to fostering a vibrant birding community across Washington. > > And, as important, is that TWEETERS is in great hands. > > It?s fantastic to hear from and learn from your all. Regardless of depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. > > Thanks to all. Especially Elaine! > > Good birding, > Rob > > I?m off the to Cornell Lab if Ornithology for the week. Please share any ideas you?d like me to share with the eBird folks. > > ? > Rob Faucett > +1(206) 619-5569 > robfaucett@mac.com > Seattle, WA 98105 > >> On Nov 3, 2024, at 1:14?PM, stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters wrote: >> >> ?Hello Elaine, >> >> Thank you very much for posting this. One of the things I have always liked about Tweeters is that the posts came with contact info, for follow up queries, and I must admit my heart sank a bit recently when I first noticed the change. Not nearly as easy following up reports on eBird, since ?... contact information is only available to the team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and our volunteer regional reviewers?? last time I checked. Can be done but it has to be via a reviewer. I was told once that eBird was going to initiate a mechanism for contacting people, but don?t know what may be current with that. >> >> Thanks again. >> >> Stan Kostka >> lynnandstan at earthlink dot net >> Arlington WA >> >> Date: 11/1 7:16 AM >> From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters >> Subject: [Tweeters] TWEETERS ADMIN: missing email addresses >> Dear Tweets. As many of you know, this forum is sponsored by the University of Washington which has authority over the workings of the listserv. To comply with security changes newly required by a number of email carriers, the UW has had to start removing a sender's email address from all listserve posts. The majority of you (Tweeters Digest users especially) have likely noticed the phrase ?via Tweeters? following a sender?s name instead of their address. Sadly, this is something we are unable to change. The absence of the sender?s address has impaired the ability of at least some to engage in dialogue and share information via Tweeters. For this reason and more, it is an opportune time to remind subscribers that all are strongly encouraged to place their name and e-mail address at the end of each message (indeed at the inception of Tweeters, this was a requirement). Some may wish to disguise their address by spelling it out, making it a ?literal? one (for instance: elaine at yahoo dot com) to prevent email address "scraping? by robots. Lastly, when one's city and or state/province is included, it places one's observations and questions in a local, regional context. For ideas, please take a look at the signature blocks used by your fellow Tweets. Best wishes.Your Tweeters Administratorstweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.eduSeattle >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 3 23:41:22 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dan Reiff via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 3 23:41:27 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Collisions_between_planes_and_birds_follow_s?= =?utf-8?q?easonal_patterns_and_overlap_with_breeding_and_migration?= =?utf-8?b?4oCUbmV3IHJlc2VhcmNo?= Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2024-10-collisions-planes-birds-seasonal-patterns.html Sent from my iPhone From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 4 08:42:36 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nick Bayard via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 4 08:42:52 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Opportunities Message-ID: Hello all, BirdNote has some great birding experiences available to bid on in our annual auction, and we'll be adding a couple more in the coming week or two, including guided spring birding in Yakima Canyon. Please take a look and share with friends! Tom Bancroft (former Chief Scientist for National Audubon) has offered a winter birding opportunity for a small group via the BirdNote annual auction: https://app.galabid.com/support-birdnote/items/3d95531a-9a18-4245-a2b9-e6116e0479b8?backPath=%2Fsupport-birdnote%2Fitems%23skip&from=3d95531a-9a18-4245-a2b9-e6116e0479b8 There is a VIP Owl Prowl up for bidding, offered by the Seward Park Audubon Center: https://app.galabid.com/support-birdnote/items/9ab2e196-a242-42fb-9376-66fa0210980f?backPath=%2Fsupport-birdnote%2Fitems%23skip&from=9ab2e196-a242-42fb-9376-66fa0210980f Also birding in Central Park with Amy Tan and Christian Cooper: https://app.galabid.com/support-birdnote/items/85e0a0d7-1131-4db6-964f-3809f350cade?backPath=%2Fsupport-birdnote%2Fitems%23skip&from=85e0a0d7-1131-4db6-964f-3809f350cade And a week-long safari for 2 to South Africa: https://app.galabid.com/support-birdnote/items/698d2229-8755-4f40-8583-a84aa5a63106?backPath=%2Fsupport-birdnote%2Fitems%23skip&from=698d2229-8755-4f40-8583-a84aa5a63106 Happy bidding and happy birding! 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Last year, we counted a total of *24,672 shorebirds and 69 raptors *with the help of 42 volunteers across 22 sites! Dunlins once again dominated the shorebird count with over 20,997 individuals sighted, while the raptor count was led by 49 Bald Eagles. After reviewing tide predictions, we will be conducting the 2024 count the afternoon of *Saturday, December 7th* across the majority sites, including Whidbey Island and Samish, Port Susan, and Skagit Bays. Due to differing tidal influences, our sites near Padilla Bay will be surveyed in the afternoon on *Monday, December 9th*. Our backup survey dates will be *Decem**ber 21st/22nd* if the weather and tidal conditions on the 7th/9th are not ideal. If you are interested in helping with this year's survey, please fill out our Google Form indicating your availability. We also recommend you review the protocols and other resources on our website and information about the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey . On the volunteer resources page, you will also find a recording of a virtual training event from 2020, which would be highly beneficial to review. If you are new to this event or have any questions regarding this year?s count, training, and/or protocols, please feel free to reach out to me (ghughes@ecoinst.org). Thank you for your interest! We will follow up with more information and site coordination once we receive form responses. We hope to see you at the count! Sincerely, *Gavin Hughes* (he/him) *Avian Science Technician ? Americorps* Ecostudies Institute ~~~ *Helpful links and additional information:* Puget Sound Shorebird Count General Info https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/ Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Info https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/ http://climate.calcommons.org/article/pacific-flyway-shorebird-survey Volunteer Resources https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/volunteer-resources-for-the-puget-sound-shorebird-count/ Shorebird Identification Guide http://migratoryshorebirdproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PFSS_shorebird-ID-slides.pdf ~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It just seemed "lonely" - not in terms of people but in terms of how many birds there weren't.? *big disappointed frown" ? Second - the arrival of Snows and Swans and ducks continues.? Just one example - just now I saw thousands of birds flying up high and moving "generally South" ... whether or not they? would have decided to do a stop over here in Skagit or further South is anyone's guess.? We are noticing larger and larger numbers of snows and swans here.? However, with respect to the ducks I still have yet to see "hundreds of ducks in a single field" which isn't all that unexpected considering that we don't have the ponds/small lakes/flooding of the fields that the non-stop rains will create. ? Third - I was at Nisqually NWR yesterday morning - only my second time there.? It was "about the same as the first time which was in the same weekend of November.? There was a fairly large group going out as I was coming back to the parking lot and they seemed to be some kind of guided birding outing - lots of people carrying spotting scopes and at least 20 birders. Billy Frank parking lots were FULL when I was leaving about noon.? There were 2 Bald Eagles in the large trees near the Twin Barns but too high up and too many branches in front of them to get a picture. ? So far I have not seen any SEOWs at the East 90.? On two different occasions I've seen some birds that were behaving 'suspiciously like SEOWs' but on -both- of those occasions any?actual/firm ID came back as Harriers. ? From my perspective the numbers of shorebirds (wading and etc.) are down from a month ago - both in terms of quantities and numbers of species.? ?But there is still some good opportunities at places like Channel Drive ... if you get some good light (or don't care because you don't have a camera with you). ? 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Several > hundred (thousand) snow geese in the fields farther south. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > John Yearsley > Affiliate Professor > UW-Hydro|Computational Hydrology > University of Washington > > jyearsle@uw.edu > uw-hydro.github.io/current_member/john_yearsley > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 5 16:12:36 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (teinberger via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 5 16:12:52 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] SEOW at East 90 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Several >> hundred (thousand) snow geese in the fields farther south. >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> John Yearsley >> Affiliate Professor >> UW-Hydro|Computational Hydrology >> University of Washington >> >> jyearsle@uw.edu >> uw-hydro.github.io/current_member/john_yearsley >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 6 21:55:06 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Kenneth Brown via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 6 21:55:34 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] another Wednesday at Nisqually. Message-ID: <1395778723.1389487.1730958906573@connect.xfinity.com> It was cool and clear this autumn day, the first scheduled walk after the time change and the election. Some of us felt a bit disoriented by those shifts in our reality. A flock of Bushtits flitting through the brush adjacent to the Visitor Center deck where we assemble, a pair of Ravens calling as they passed overhead, Mallards and American Wigeon on the pond, brought our attention to the physical world. One of the many benefits of birding. Deni found a Townsend's Warbler among the Kinglet crowd in the Alders in the parking lot as we started out. Two Red-breasted Sapsuckers were pecking away industriously in the orchard "play area" seeming oblivious to the sound of gas-powered weed-eaters distracting us. Out on the entrance road, two Swans headed south overhead, Chickadees and Kinglets danced in the trees and a perched Anna's Hummingbird shown gold in the bright morning sun. Wilson's Snipe were once again in the flooded field south of the bend in the access road, a trio of Greater White-fronted Geese flew south over the Canada Geese foraging on the south side of the pond. Five Killdeer flushed and flew west. Further north, west of the road, 6 Snow geese hung together in the midst of 1200 Cacking geese and numerous Northern Pintail. The Cacklers lifted up noisily and filled the sky overhead briefly when a Peregrine Falcon buzzed them. Along the west side of the Visitor's Center Pond boardwalk, two Downy and a Hairy Woodpecker were working away and in the slough at the junction with the Twin Barns boardwalk, a Virginia Rail showed nicely. Out on the dike a Meadowlark was a bright yellow attraction perched alongside Leschi Slough. Flocks of Dunlin flashed dark and then bright white, performing their mesmerizing murmuration. Walking out the McCallister Creek boardwalk, a flock of Least Sandpipers with two Western Sandpiper associates caught our attention. A couple Spotted Sandpipers worked the west bank and a Common Loon consumed a Flounder while sharing the creek with Red breasted Mergansers. East of the gated end of the boardwalk, a large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls rested on the mud. Four Trumpeter Swans stood out along the creek shore on our return to the dike. The complete checklist follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Nov 6, 2024 7:44 AM - 4:05 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.62 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Also saw Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seals, Eastern Gray squirrel, Townsend's Chipmunk. 67 species (+6 other taxa) Snow Goose 6 Greater White-fronted Goose 3 Cackling Goose (minima) 2000 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 50 Canada Goose 8 Trumpeter Swan 4 Trumpeter/Tundra Swan 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 800 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 800 Green-winged Teal 1500 Surf Scoter 40 Bufflehead 150 Hooded Merganser 3 Red-breasted Merganser 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 36 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Virginia Rail 3 Killdeer 5 Wilson's Snipe 6 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 45 Dunlin 1100 Least Sandpiper 80 Western Sandpiper 3 Bonaparte's Gull 140 Short-billed Gull 120 Ring-billed Gull 80 California Gull 2 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 24 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 30 Larus sp. 120 Common Loon 5 Brandt's Cormorant 7 Double-crested Cormorant 20 Great Blue Heron 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 3 Bald Eagle 8 Red-tailed Hawk 4 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 3 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Crow 250 Common Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bushtit 20 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Golden-crowned Kinglet 20 Brown Creeper 4 Pacific Wren 5 Marsh Wren 5 Bewick's Wren 6 Varied Thrush 6 American Robin 24 American Pipit 1 House Finch 2 Pine Siskin 120 Fox Sparrow 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 25 Song Sparrow 22 Spotted Towhee 2 Western Meadowlark 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Townsend's Warbler 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201623460 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Not a big place, so pretty easy to pick a place to stay & rent a car. https://rowe.audubon.org/crane-season Nancy "Images for the imagination." www.crowellphotography.com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser via Tweeters Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2024 7:19:42 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration Good morning, Tweeters. Does anyone have a starter kit they can share for visiting the Platte River Valley during spring Sandhill Crane migration? Where to fly into, good places to stay, where to expect the cranes might be hanging out, etc. I could ask the internet, but I wanted to start with some experts first. :) Thank you! Whitney whitney.n.k at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 7 10:54:22 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ann Kramer via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 7 10:55:02 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I went over a decade ago with Summit Workshops. It's a photography workshop but it's led by some stellar conservation photographers, Michael Forstberg, Melissa Groo and David Showalter. Besides taking us to some off the beaten path spots, they booked the viewing blinds for evening and morning viewing. As I recall, the blinds book up way ahead so if you are interested in that, I'd check with them now. The Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary would probably be the best place to start. https://rowe.audubon.org/. There are farm fields around the area where the Cranes forage during the day, although be mindful of the roads as they are mostly on private farmlands. We just drove around to find them, but I think you might also find that information at the Sanctuary. The thousands of Cranes flying in during the evening was one of the top 5 experiences of my lifetime. It was breathtaking. Hope you have a good experience. On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:20?AM Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Good morning, Tweeters. Does anyone have a starter kit they can share for > visiting the Platte River Valley during spring Sandhill Crane migration? > Where to fly into, good places to stay, where to expect the cranes might be > hanging out, etc. I could ask the internet, but I wanted to start with > some experts first. :) > > Thank you! > Whitney > whitney.n.k at gmail dot 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 7 11:29:44 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nancy Crowell via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 7 11:29:49 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I went last year with Summit. We had a blizzard. It was fabulous. Nancy "Images for the imagination." www.crowellphotography.com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Ann Kramer via Tweeters Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2024 10:54:22 AM To: Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration I went over a decade ago with Summit Workshops. It's a photography workshop but it's led by some stellar conservation photographers, Michael Forstberg, Melissa Groo and David Showalter. Besides taking us to some off the beaten path spots, they booked the viewing blinds for evening and morning viewing. As I recall, the blinds book up way ahead so if you are interested in that, I'd check with them now. The Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary would probably be the best place to start. https://rowe.audubon.org/. There are farm fields around the area where the Cranes forage during the day, although be mindful of the roads as they are mostly on private farmlands. We just drove around to find them, but I think you might also find that information at the Sanctuary. The thousands of Cranes flying in during the evening was one of the top 5 experiences of my lifetime. It was breathtaking. Hope you have a good experience. On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:20?AM Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser via Tweeters > wrote: Good morning, Tweeters. Does anyone have a starter kit they can share for visiting the Platte River Valley during spring Sandhill Crane migration? Where to fly into, good places to stay, where to expect the cranes might be hanging out, etc. I could ask the internet, but I wanted to start with some experts first. :) Thank you! Whitney whitney.n.k at gmail dot 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 7 12:48:01 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Susan Madsen via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 7 12:48:15 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Platte River Cranes Message-ID: If you lean more towards the diy approach, the bridge at Fort Kearney is a great spot at sunrise. Less than 10 min from Kearney, easy paved path about 2/4 mile to wooden pedestrian bridge near sandbars where cranes often roost at night. I had fabulous morning views of cranes, and deer wading river through the cranes this spring. 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Yours truly, Gary Bletsch Sent from Proton Mail Android From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 7 13:15:59 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 7 13:16:17 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-11-08 Message-ID: Tweets - It was a frosty 32 degrees when we started, with bright sunshine, but also fog. Most of the morning, we couldn't really look to the South at all because of the very bright sun-illuminated fog. But when facing the other way, it was gorgeous. The fog kept the day cold for quite a while, but it finally warmed to 50 degrees! Highlights: Trumpeter Swan - Eight flying SW, calling. Absolutely stunning in the morning sun as they flew past the fall color trees Northern Saw-whet Owl - The early morning crew heard two, and saw an owl that might have been Saw-whet but seemed to look more like Western Screech Red-breasted Sapsucker - One at the Rowing Club for the 2nd straight week Merlin - One hunting near the Dog Area portapotties Northern Shrike - Seen just east of the Viewing Mound, and later, north of Fields 7-8-9. First of Fall (FOF) California Scrub-Jay - Two (FOF) Varied Thrush - Heard a few times near the mansion just after 7:00 (FOF) Townsend's Warbler - Three seen The trees were often filled with mixed birds; KINGLETS were especially numerous and widespread today, especially GOLDEN-CROWNED. Following a tip from Eric Crockett, we ventured near the East Entrance and found two CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAYS in the large oak trees there. He has seen them at that location multiple times in the last month. A late scan of the lake, once the fog had cleared, showed 10 BUFFLEHEAD that flew past the Lake Platform (FOF), and 15+ WESTERN GREBE well out on the lake. Along the slough, and at the lake, we watched four RIVER OTTERS, our first since March. Misses today included Common Merganser, American Coot, Killdeer, California Gull, Red-tailed Hawk, and American Goldfinch. All of those were seen last week and were therefore real surprise misses. For the day, 60 species. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 7 23:01:55 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Greg via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 7 23:02:10 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Affected birds Message-ID: Hello attentive Tweets - Is there conclusive evidence that birds (seemingly mostly House Finches) with ugly cankers around eyes or on feet, can become well and whole again? Or are they relegated to a slow death all the while spreading their disease by frequenting various feeders? It seems it would be difficult to discern because individual birds are hard to track. Just wondering, Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 8 00:36:36 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 8 00:36:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Are Eurasian Collared Doves declining? Message-ID: Lately I have not seen any Eurasian Collared Doves at locations where you could find a dozen or more previously. Has anybody else noticed a decline? Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hans -- Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Steve Loitz Ellensburg, WA steveloitz@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 8 12:40:09 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Betz via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 8 12:40:15 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Declining? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, ? *** Long message alert ***??? *** Please read all the way thru *** ? One of the hardest topics I have found to 'deal with' is the one about "declining populations". I am reminded of the counsel an experienced birder gave me a few years back when I asked something like "where have all the Snow Geese gone?" and she quickly and correctly replied "Birds have wings". ? Every time I've ever read any book/online resource/what ever that talks about bird behavior they -always- mention the three primary motivators for birds "food (and water), sex, and territory (which is/can be closely related to the previous two). ? What I'm trying to say is that "just because I/you/someone has noticed that there aren't as many _____s around" does not mean that the species is "in decline".? It may be - but that is not the only reason.? They might just be "somewhere else". And even "often are" just somewhere else. ? Are there some locations that we've grown to trust as "reliable" for a particular species over the past few years?? Yes, definitely.? But also every time I talk with another birder whose been around longer than I have - they talk about how the particular bird we are talking about "used be in another location - but recently that location hasn't worked" (but some other locations do). ? I hope you have stayed with me this far - because I want to say this with just as much emphasis/passion ... I am NOT saying that declining populations is not a real concern - what I am saying is that we have to be careful about getting concerned about a particular location (such as "in my backyard") and especially when there may be significant reasons why that location isn't as good as it used to be ... that are unrelated to declining species numbers. - Jim P.S. Have you ever put a stop watch on how long it takes for a bird/flock of birds ?????? to move far enough away from you that you can no longer detect their ??? ?? presence?? Have you noticed how someone with a spotting scope can ???? ? find a bird - that you had no idea was there? From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 8 14:21:53 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jay via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 8 14:22:11 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Visiting Platte River Valley for spring Sandhill Crane migration Message-ID: I was in Kearney the first week in March this year for some work. I had time to do some crane viewing before and at sunrise, and another time near and at sunset. I was early for the migration and there were still tens of thousands of cranes and snow geese. A good place for viewing is Alda Road South, about 8 miles east of Kearney. During the day the cranes are all over the fields everywhere and flying around, but at sunrise and sunset there is a mass flight which is spectacular. There is a lot of local information about where to go. Also, the day I arrived it was almost 80deg, and two days later in the morning it was 6deg. Here are a few pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBfZcS I flew in and out of Omaha, which is a three hour drive to Kearney. 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I got a good, long look at the size, shape, and plumage, and it was unmistakably a short-eared owl, possibly a male given the coloration. It was the first one I?ve seen in Discovery, although I know they have been reported here previously. Yesterday evening I was back in the South Meadow, and although I didn?t see it, I thought I heard a SEOW calling from the edge of the meadow, not far from where I saw the one on the previous day. No way to know if it was the same individual, but it has been the highlight of my week. Stacey Magnolia, Seattle (tko107130 at gmail) From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 8 17:39:16 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Alan Roedell via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 8 17:39:31 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Declining? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Jim, thanks for your thoughtful message. I think that the real issue is loss of habitat. I don't have data but in 50+ years of birding I've observed that cities and towns have sprawled out into the rural areas. Global warming is forcing birds further North and higher up the hillside. Reflective surfaces and lights take the lives of countless birds every year. Does the data lie? We can hope, but "Hope is a thing with feathers". Never truer. On Fri, Nov 8, 2024, 12:40?PM Jim Betz via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hi, > > > *** Long message alert *** *** Please read all the way thru *** > > > One of the hardest topics I have found to 'deal with' is the one > about "declining populations". > > I am reminded of the counsel an experienced birder gave me a few years > back when I asked > > something like "where have all the Snow Geese gone?" and she quickly and > correctly > > replied "Birds have wings". > > Every time I've ever read any book/online resource/what ever that > talks about bird > > behavior they -always- mention the three primary motivators for birds > "food (and water), > > sex, and territory (which is/can be closely related to the previous two). > > > What I'm trying to say is that "just because I/you/someone has > noticed that there > > aren't as many _____s around" does not mean that the species is "in > decline". It > > may be - but that is not the only reason. They might just be "somewhere > else". > > And even "often are" just somewhere else. > > > Are there some locations that we've grown to trust as "reliable" for > a particular > > species over the past few years? Yes, definitely. But also every time > I talk with > > another birder whose been around longer than I have - they talk about > how the > > particular bird we are talking about "used be in another location - but > recently > > that location hasn't worked" (but some other locations do). > > > I hope you have stayed with me this far - because I want to say this > with just as > > much emphasis/passion ... 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 9 11:35:42 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 9 11:35:49 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Red-footed Booby's local diet Message-ID: ? Hi Tweets, Since finally getting to see the Red-footed Booby recently, I?ve been wondering about his life here, and at the moment considering what he might be eating. I know he?s been seen hanging out with Heerman?s Gulls, who are pretty generalist in their feeding habits, but since we don?t have the booby?s favored flying fish, perhaps he?s making do with other small fish, along with squid as he prefers in his native habitat. Has anyone happened to notice what he?s catching? If you have photos with identifiable prey, I?d be interested to hear what they are. I believe that he hasn?t been reported in the Port Townsend area for the past few days, since Nov 6?hopefully he?s taken off to find his way back home. With hopes for his safe journey, Trileigh (By the way, I decided, since the RFBO?s binomial name is Sula sula, I?m going to call him Sully. Which also evokes the heroic piloting actions of Capt. Sullenberger, who safely landed that plane in the Hudson in 2009.) Trileigh Tucker Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com Tri ^ at ^ S e a t t l e u *dot* e d u -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 9 14:07:50 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Bill Tweit via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 9 14:08:07 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline Message-ID: A couple of days ago, Hans Feddern noted on Tweeters that he had observed a decline of Eurasian Collared-Doves in areas he has birded, and asked about other evidence of a decline. This is exactly the sort of question that eBird data are quite useful for answering. But before I point to some eBird data sources, I'll just note that it would be highly surprising if they were NOT declining at this point. The basic ecological dynamic that is operative here is that newly established species often show very rapid population growth until natural checks, such as predation, disease and competition, begin to function effectively. Typically, the development of population controls lags population growth, which leads to population declines as the newly arrived species begins to transition from a growth phase to an equilibrium phase. In this particular case, the growth phase of Eurasian Collared-Dove expansion into western North America was explosive, and may well be one of the most impressive vertebrate range expansions in our experience. One would expect that explosive growth would then result in noticeable declines, simply because the population grew so rapidly that it noticeably outstripped its 'equilibrium' population size when the inevitable population checks are fully operative. How explosive? Look at the eBird species map for collared-dove in Washington in 2005 ( https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-134.18099999999998&env.minY=41.418329269627435&env.maxX=-106.05599999999998&env.maxY=50.04329885125577&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2005&eyr=2005) with the 2015 map ( https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-127.14974999999998&env.minY=43.69995417791555&env.maxX=-113.08724999999998&env.maxY=48.01225544880609&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2015&eyr=2015). In a mere decade, their distribution in the state transitions from a few scattered areas to uniformly present in all of the non-mountainous areas or heavily forested areas. Another data source for looking at the increase is the Washington Bird Record Committee records: the first year with multiple reports was 2005, and three years later the WBRC removed it from the review list as it exceeded the criteria for inclusion in the review list. In three years! Obviously, WBRC records don't provide any information on subsequent population fluctuations. Turning to eBird for evidence of decline. My data analysis skills are surface level, so there is plenty of room for more detailed dives into eBird data. But, take a look at the annual line chart of the eBird statistic for frequency of collared-dove statewide for the five years 2017-2021 ( https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=2017&eyr=2021&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US&spp=eucdov&separateYears=true). It very clearly shows declines each year from the 2017 to 2021, in fact the 2021 line never reaches the 2017 line at any point in the year. The eBird statistic for abundance shows a very similar pattern. These charts can only show five consecutive years, a quick look at the 2019-2023 chart shows some continued decline but a lot more overlap between years, so the population levels now are more similar to the 2021 levels, and remain well below the high point of around a decade ago. eBird provides data that allow us to understand how the expected decline has actually unfolded. It would be interesting to look at Cooper's Hawk numbers over the same time period, which I have not done yet, as they are clearly one of the primary predators of collared-dove. For instance, the first recorded breeding of Cooper's Hawks in the Salton Sea basin in southern California was coincident with the dramatic increase of collared-doves in that region, and they remain regular breeders at several locations in the region. I expect that eBird would show some amount of increase, maybe not as obvious as the population dynamics of the collared-dove. Bottom line is that birders do not have to rely on anecdotal information for answering questions such as the one Hans posed. eBird is available to anyone, and is easy to access. Bill Tweit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 10 06:34:31 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Steve Hampton via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 10 06:34:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Likewise, Christmas Bird Count data, especially aggregated across large areas (e.g. a state) for common species, can tell a story. I haven't looked at the statewide data for WA, but there has been some analysis in the Central Valley of California. I explored the nationwide trends and plotted the Central Valley records when there were still only 24 records. Hampton, S. (2006). The expansion of the Eurasian Collared-Dove into the Central Valley of California. Then Ed Pandolfino used CBC and BBS data to show they had peaked in 2017. Pandolfino, E. (2020). The Eurasian Collared-Dove invasion in California: Has it peaked? I expect WA is somewhere along a similar path. On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 2:08?PM Bill Tweit via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > A couple of days ago, Hans Feddern noted on Tweeters that he had observed > a decline of Eurasian Collared-Doves in areas he has birded, and asked > about other evidence of a decline. > > This is exactly the sort of question that eBird data are quite useful for > answering. But before I point to some eBird data sources, I'll just note > that it would be highly surprising if they were NOT declining at this > point. The basic ecological dynamic that is operative here is that newly > established species often show very rapid population growth until natural > checks, such as predation, disease and competition, begin to function > effectively. Typically, the development of population controls lags > population growth, which leads to population declines as the newly arrived > species begins to transition from a growth phase to an equilibrium phase. > > In this particular case, the growth phase of Eurasian Collared-Dove > expansion into western North America was explosive, and may well be one of > the most impressive vertebrate range expansions in our experience. One > would expect that explosive growth would then result in noticeable > declines, simply because the population grew so rapidly that it noticeably > outstripped its 'equilibrium' population size when the inevitable > population checks are fully operative. How explosive? Look at the eBird > species map for collared-dove in Washington in 2005 ( > https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-134.18099999999998&env.minY=41.418329269627435&env.maxX=-106.05599999999998&env.maxY=50.04329885125577&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2005&eyr=2005) > with the 2015 map ( > https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-127.14974999999998&env.minY=43.69995417791555&env.maxX=-113.08724999999998&env.maxY=48.01225544880609&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2015&eyr=2015). > In a mere decade, their distribution in the state transitions from a few > scattered areas to uniformly present in all of the non-mountainous areas or > heavily forested areas. Another data source for looking at the increase > is the Washington Bird Record Committee records: the first year with > multiple reports was 2005, and three years later the WBRC removed it from > the review list as it exceeded the criteria for inclusion in the review > list. In three years! Obviously, WBRC records don't provide any > information on subsequent population fluctuations. > > Turning to eBird for evidence of decline. My data analysis skills are > surface level, so there is plenty of room for more detailed dives into > eBird data. But, take a look at the annual line chart of the eBird > statistic for frequency of collared-dove statewide for the five years > 2017-2021 ( > https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=2017&eyr=2021&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US&spp=eucdov&separateYears=true). > It very clearly shows declines each year from the 2017 to 2021, in fact the > 2021 line never reaches the 2017 line at any point in the year. The eBird > statistic for abundance shows a very similar pattern. These charts can > only show five consecutive years, a quick look at the 2019-2023 chart shows > some continued decline but a lot more overlap between years, so the > population levels now are more similar to the 2021 levels, and remain well > below the high point of around a decade ago. eBird provides data that > allow us to understand how the expected decline has actually unfolded. > > It would be interesting to look at Cooper's Hawk numbers over the same > time period, which I have not done yet, as they are clearly one of the > primary predators of collared-dove. For instance, the first recorded > breeding of Cooper's Hawks in the Salton Sea basin in southern California > was coincident with the dramatic increase of collared-doves in that region, > and they remain regular breeders at several locations in the region. I > expect that eBird would show some amount of increase, maybe not as obvious > as the population dynamics of the collared-dove. > > Bottom line is that birders do not have to rely on anecdotal information > for answering questions such as the one Hans posed. eBird is available to > anyone, and is easy to access. > > Bill Tweit > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 10 20:30:53 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jane Hadley via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 10 20:30:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] New version of the Sound to Sage breeding bird atlas website Message-ID: Hello Tweetsters - I wanted to let you know that a new version of the Sound to Sage breeding bird atlas website is now available on the WOS website. The Sound to Sage website was originally launched in 2006 by Birds Connect Seattle (BCS), back when it was known as the Seattle Audubon Society. It has been resurrected in a new form and is now available on the WOS website. The project, which provides accurate data about which bird species are breeding in specific locations within four contiguous counties, was hosted on a website for many years by BCS. But the proprietary software used to display the data became outdated and was no longer functional. Hal Opperman, one of the leaders of the intensive data-gathering effort, worked with WOS volunteer Randy Robinson to produce a new web version with current, non-proprietary software. BCS made the data available and also cooperated in the effort. The new site, which displays the breeding bird data on maps for Island, Kitsap, King and Kittitas counties, is best viewed on a tablet, laptop or desktop computer. It also provides the data in downloadable spreadsheets and .pdfs. The website is available at https://wos.org/documents/soundtosage . When you go to the webpage,? select a species from the drop-down lists, and the map on the right will show the nine-square-mile atlas block areas where breeding was possible, probable or confirmed. You can view either the overall four-county map or individual maps for each county. Jane Hadley Seattle, Washington hadleyj1725 ATsign gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 10 22:20:11 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 10 22:20:27 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well, it seems the Eurasian Collared Dove abundance is not as simple as one would assume. eBird has a trend analysis page: https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/species/eucdov/trends-map?regionCode=USA&showAllTrends=true and I hope this url works. It's possible one would have to log into their eBird Account to see it. If it does work, then simply click the +sign to enlarge and use the mouse to scroll around the continent. The data in the Seattle area is mixed but overall seems to show small increases over the last 10 years, with more consistent small increases moving south into the Portland area. Now if the trends were to go back further into the past than 10 years, such as 2001 to 2011 perhaps there would be a consistent decrease formerly followed by the leveling off over the recent decade. If you wish to look for other bird species' trends simply click on the Collared Dove Entry and replace it with another bird. Such 'expected' decreasing trends as have been discussed here for Collared Dove have been interesting for other 'invaders. 1. Cattle Egret A startling appearance in Florida followed by a truly amazing expansion continent-wide with numbers showing up, for instance, pretty regularly on Sauvie Island in the later last century. In the last decade they seem to have 'already' decreased down into the central/upper Gull of Mexico coast where they continue their decline. (Replace Collared Dove in the original url with Cattle Egret). 2. Crested Mynah. Introduced into Vancouver BC in the 1890's they also expanded over the next fifty years all around SW BC and there were casual reports a scattered few even made it into the Portland Area. They then declined towards the end of the 1900's and the last eBird report was for 2014. 3. As for native birds, sadly, enter Rufous Hummingbird. You will not like what you see. But it is completely consistent with what I have seen at my rural place 20 mi SE of Portland. 50 years ago,Rufous (only) were a common breeder and present at my feeders seasonally as is well known. Then Anna's finally made it here say 40 years ago and both were common for the mid 20-30 years. But in the last 5 years Rufous have been virtually absent. here. 4. Anna's Hummingbird. No surprises there. Huge, continuing increases throughout Oregon/Washington Could this have been displacement? No way to tell from simple trend analysis without further information I would guess. Bob OBrien Carver OR P.S. Please let me know if the urls above do not work and I will post the maps to my Flickr Account. (And I can't control my continual whining that it would really be GREAT if Tweeters could somehow allow photos to be appended to posts, as has been the case here in Oregon's OBOL for decades now. On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 6:34?AM Steve Hampton via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Likewise, Christmas Bird Count data, especially aggregated across large > areas (e.g. a state) for common species, can tell a story. > I haven't looked at the statewide data for WA, but there has been some > analysis in the Central Valley of California. > > I explored the nationwide trends and plotted the Central Valley records > when there were still only 24 records. > > Hampton, S. (2006). The expansion of the Eurasian Collared-Dove into the > Central Valley of California. > > > Then Ed Pandolfino used CBC and BBS data to show they had peaked in 2017. > > Pandolfino, E. (2020). The Eurasian Collared-Dove invasion in California: > Has it peaked? > > > I expect WA is somewhere along a similar path. > > > > > > On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 2:08?PM Bill Tweit via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> A couple of days ago, Hans Feddern noted on Tweeters that he had observed >> a decline of Eurasian Collared-Doves in areas he has birded, and asked >> about other evidence of a decline. >> >> This is exactly the sort of question that eBird data are quite useful for >> answering. But before I point to some eBird data sources, I'll just note >> that it would be highly surprising if they were NOT declining at this >> point. The basic ecological dynamic that is operative here is that newly >> established species often show very rapid population growth until natural >> checks, such as predation, disease and competition, begin to function >> effectively. Typically, the development of population controls lags >> population growth, which leads to population declines as the newly arrived >> species begins to transition from a growth phase to an equilibrium phase. >> >> In this particular case, the growth phase of Eurasian Collared-Dove >> expansion into western North America was explosive, and may well be one of >> the most impressive vertebrate range expansions in our experience. One >> would expect that explosive growth would then result in noticeable >> declines, simply because the population grew so rapidly that it noticeably >> outstripped its 'equilibrium' population size when the inevitable >> population checks are fully operative. How explosive? Look at the eBird >> species map for collared-dove in Washington in 2005 ( >> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-134.18099999999998&env.minY=41.418329269627435&env.maxX=-106.05599999999998&env.maxY=50.04329885125577&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2005&eyr=2005) >> with the 2015 map ( >> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-127.14974999999998&env.minY=43.69995417791555&env.maxX=-113.08724999999998&env.maxY=48.01225544880609&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2015&eyr=2015). >> In a mere decade, their distribution in the state transitions from a few >> scattered areas to uniformly present in all of the non-mountainous areas or >> heavily forested areas. Another data source for looking at the increase >> is the Washington Bird Record Committee records: the first year with >> multiple reports was 2005, and three years later the WBRC removed it from >> the review list as it exceeded the criteria for inclusion in the review >> list. In three years! Obviously, WBRC records don't provide any >> information on subsequent population fluctuations. >> >> Turning to eBird for evidence of decline. My data analysis skills are >> surface level, so there is plenty of room for more detailed dives into >> eBird data. But, take a look at the annual line chart of the eBird >> statistic for frequency of collared-dove statewide for the five years >> 2017-2021 ( >> https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=2017&eyr=2021&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US&spp=eucdov&separateYears=true). >> It very clearly shows declines each year from the 2017 to 2021, in fact the >> 2021 line never reaches the 2017 line at any point in the year. The eBird >> statistic for abundance shows a very similar pattern. These charts can >> only show five consecutive years, a quick look at the 2019-2023 chart shows >> some continued decline but a lot more overlap between years, so the >> population levels now are more similar to the 2021 levels, and remain well >> below the high point of around a decade ago. eBird provides data that >> allow us to understand how the expected decline has actually unfolded. >> >> It would be interesting to look at Cooper's Hawk numbers over the same >> time period, which I have not done yet, as they are clearly one of the >> primary predators of collared-dove. For instance, the first recorded >> breeding of Cooper's Hawks in the Salton Sea basin in southern California >> was coincident with the dramatic increase of collared-doves in that region, >> and they remain regular breeders at several locations in the region. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 06:52:27 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tom Benedict via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 06:52:42 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Rufous Hummingbird decline In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <30221DB1-8D67-4C26-AC7D-7A5265B334D0@comcast.net> > On Nov 10, 2024, at 22:20, Robert O'Brien via Tweeters wrote: > > 3. As for native birds, sadly, enter Rufous Hummingbird. You will not like what you see. But it is completely consistent with what I have seen at my rural place 20 mi SE of Portland. 50 years ago,Rufous (only) were a common breeder and present at my feeders seasonally as is well known. Then Anna's finally made it here say 40 years ago and both were common for the mid 20-30 years. But in the last 5 years Rufous have been virtually absent here. Same experience here. Given the obvious cause and effect, are there any plans to hire sharpshooters to cull the Anna?s population so that Rufous can regain their numbers? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 07:21:33 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Louise via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 07:21:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Rufous Hummingbird decline In-Reply-To: <30221DB1-8D67-4C26-AC7D-7A5265B334D0@comcast.net> References: <30221DB1-8D67-4C26-AC7D-7A5265B334D0@comcast.net> Message-ID: I think it's too early to assume cause and effect. I've lived in this house now for twenty years and I have Anna's at my feeders all year and Rufous every summer between late March/early April and late July/early August. What I see when the two species interact is that the Rufous, although smaller, are more aggressive. I consistently see them chasing Anna's away from the feeders. That's not an obvious parallel for the barred owl and spotted owl situation or grey squirrel and red squirrel situation in the UK. Louise Rutter Kirkland On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 6:53?AM Tom Benedict via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > On Nov 10, 2024, at 22:20, Robert O'Brien via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > > 3. As for native birds, sadly, enter Rufous Hummingbird. You will not > like what you see. But it is completely consistent with what I have seen > at my rural place 20 mi SE of Portland. 50 years ago,Rufous (only) were a > common breeder and present at my feeders seasonally as is well known. Then > Anna's finally made it here say 40 years ago and both were common for the > mid 20-30 years. But in the last 5 years Rufous have been virtually absent > here. > > Same experience here. Given the obvious cause and effect, are there any > plans to hire sharpshooters to cull the Anna?s population so that Rufous > can regain their numbers? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 07:21:39 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Steve Hampton via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 07:21:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes, I looked at the eBird Trends map for Eurasian Collared-Dove. And, yes, I think the time period of the map, 2011-2021, could easily mask an inverted U with a peak in the middle. On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 10:20?PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Well, it seems the Eurasian Collared Dove abundance is not as simple as > one would assume. eBird has a trend analysis page: > > https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/species/eucdov/trends-map?regionCode=USA&showAllTrends=true > and I hope this url works. It's possible one would have to log into their > eBird Account to see it. > If it does work, then simply click the +sign to enlarge and use the mouse > to scroll around the continent. The data in the Seattle area is mixed but > overall > seems to show small increases over the last 10 years, with more consistent > small increases moving south into the Portland area. > Now if the trends were to go back further into the past than 10 years, > such as 2001 to 2011 perhaps there would be a consistent decrease formerly > followed by the leveling off over the recent decade. If you wish to look > for other bird species' trends simply click on the Collared Dove Entry and > replace it with another bird. > Such 'expected' decreasing trends as have been discussed here for Collared > Dove have been interesting for other 'invaders. > 1. Cattle Egret A startling appearance in Florida followed by a truly > amazing expansion continent-wide with numbers showing up, for instance, > pretty regularly on Sauvie Island in the later last century. In the last > decade they seem to have 'already' decreased down into the > central/upper Gull of Mexico coast where they continue their decline. > (Replace Collared Dove in the original url with Cattle Egret). > 2. Crested Mynah. Introduced into Vancouver BC in the 1890's they also > expanded over the next fifty years all around SW BC and there were casual > reports a scattered few even made it into the Portland Area. They then > declined towards the end of the 1900's and the last eBird report was for > 2014. > 3. As for native birds, sadly, enter Rufous Hummingbird. You will not > like what you see. But it is completely consistent with what I have seen > at my rural place 20 mi SE of Portland. 50 years ago,Rufous (only) were a > common breeder and present at my feeders seasonally as is well known. Then > Anna's finally made it here say 40 years ago and both were common for the > mid 20-30 years. But in the last 5 years Rufous have been virtually > absent. here. > 4. Anna's Hummingbird. No surprises there. Huge, continuing increases > throughout Oregon/Washington > Could this have been displacement? No way to tell from simple trend > analysis without further information I would guess. > > Bob OBrien Carver OR > > P.S. Please let me know if the urls above do not work and I will post the > maps to my Flickr Account. (And I can't control my continual whining that > it would really be GREAT if Tweeters could somehow allow photos to be > appended to posts, as has been the case here in Oregon's OBOL for decades > now. > > > > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 6:34?AM Steve Hampton via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Likewise, Christmas Bird Count data, especially aggregated across large >> areas (e.g. a state) for common species, can tell a story. >> I haven't looked at the statewide data for WA, but there has been some >> analysis in the Central Valley of California. >> >> I explored the nationwide trends and plotted the Central Valley records >> when there were still only 24 records. >> >> Hampton, S. (2006). The expansion of the Eurasian Collared-Dove into the >> Central Valley of California. >> >> >> Then Ed Pandolfino used CBC and BBS data to show they had peaked in 2017. >> >> Pandolfino, E. (2020). The Eurasian Collared-Dove invasion in California: >> Has it peaked? >> >> >> I expect WA is somewhere along a similar path. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 2:08?PM Bill Tweit via Tweeters < >> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >> >>> A couple of days ago, Hans Feddern noted on Tweeters that he had >>> observed a decline of Eurasian Collared-Doves in areas he has birded, and >>> asked about other evidence of a decline. >>> >>> This is exactly the sort of question that eBird data are quite useful >>> for answering. But before I point to some eBird data sources, I'll just >>> note that it would be highly surprising if they were NOT declining at this >>> point. The basic ecological dynamic that is operative here is that newly >>> established species often show very rapid population growth until natural >>> checks, such as predation, disease and competition, begin to function >>> effectively. Typically, the development of population controls lags >>> population growth, which leads to population declines as the newly arrived >>> species begins to transition from a growth phase to an equilibrium phase. >>> >>> In this particular case, the growth phase of Eurasian Collared-Dove >>> expansion into western North America was explosive, and may well be one of >>> the most impressive vertebrate range expansions in our experience. One >>> would expect that explosive growth would then result in noticeable >>> declines, simply because the population grew so rapidly that it noticeably >>> outstripped its 'equilibrium' population size when the inevitable >>> population checks are fully operative. How explosive? Look at the eBird >>> species map for collared-dove in Washington in 2005 ( >>> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-134.18099999999998&env.minY=41.418329269627435&env.maxX=-106.05599999999998&env.maxY=50.04329885125577&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2005&eyr=2005) >>> with the 2015 map ( >>> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-127.14974999999998&env.minY=43.69995417791555&env.maxX=-113.08724999999998&env.maxY=48.01225544880609&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2015&eyr=2015). >>> In a mere decade, their distribution in the state transitions from a few >>> scattered areas to uniformly present in all of the non-mountainous areas or >>> heavily forested areas. Another data source for looking at the increase >>> is the Washington Bird Record Committee records: the first year with >>> multiple reports was 2005, and three years later the WBRC removed it from >>> the review list as it exceeded the criteria for inclusion in the review >>> list. In three years! Obviously, WBRC records don't provide any >>> information on subsequent population fluctuations. >>> >>> Turning to eBird for evidence of decline. My data analysis skills are >>> surface level, so there is plenty of room for more detailed dives into >>> eBird data. But, take a look at the annual line chart of the eBird >>> statistic for frequency of collared-dove statewide for the five years >>> 2017-2021 ( >>> https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=2017&eyr=2021&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US&spp=eucdov&separateYears=true). >>> It very clearly shows declines each year from the 2017 to 2021, in fact the >>> 2021 line never reaches the 2017 line at any point in the year. The eBird >>> statistic for abundance shows a very similar pattern. These charts can >>> only show five consecutive years, a quick look at the 2019-2023 chart shows >>> some continued decline but a lot more overlap between years, so the >>> population levels now are more similar to the 2021 levels, and remain well >>> below the high point of around a decade ago. eBird provides data that >>> allow us to understand how the expected decline has actually unfolded. >>> >>> It would be interesting to look at Cooper's Hawk numbers over the same >>> time period, which I have not done yet, as they are clearly one of the >>> primary predators of collared-dove. For instance, the first recorded >>> breeding of Cooper's Hawks in the Salton Sea basin in southern California >>> was coincident with the dramatic increase of collared-doves in that region, >>> and they remain regular breeders at several locations in the region. I >>> expect that eBird would show some amount of increase, maybe not as obvious >>> as the population dynamics of the collared-dove. >>> >>> Bottom line is that birders do not have to rely on anecdotal information >>> for answering questions such as the one Hans posed. eBird is available to >>> anyone, and is easy to access. >>> >>> Bill Tweit >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> >> >> -- >> ?Steve Hampton? >> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 07:44:16 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tom Benedict via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 07:44:31 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Harlequin Ducks at Seahurst Message-ID: <2C9BC9A7-88E3-4954-96D3-DAF684819A86@comcast.net> This past Friday afternoon my son and I ventured out, hoping to see the regular group of HARD which make the north shore of Seahurst Park their winter home. We found 9 individuals. 3 breeding plumage males, 2 non-breeding males and 4 females. They are such a treat to watch as they dive as a group, then 20-30 seconds later pop up on the surface. Over the years I?ve found that this location is quite reliable for HARD. Another good spot is at Constellation Park, just south of Alki Point in West Seattle. From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 11:13:59 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 11:14:14 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The eBird Trends map for Eurasian Collared Dove also answers the interesting questions raised recently by Jim Betz. More of less, "How do we know a species is declining? Maybe they just moved somewhere else?" Before eBird this was not an easy question to answer. But as one can see from the eBird trends analysis, in the Seattle Area some areas do seem to be declining but others are increasing. Overall roughly a net increase over the last 10 years. Just like Jim suggested. But in this case, all the areas *are* being monitored (more or less) so the question asked by Jim can indeed be answered. *eBird is great.* But, we already knew that. Bob OBrien Carver OR On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 7:22?AM Steve Hampton via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Yes, I looked at the eBird Trends map for Eurasian Collared-Dove. And, > yes, I think the time period of the map, 2011-2021, could easily mask an > inverted U with a peak in the middle. > > > > On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 10:20?PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > >> Well, it seems the Eurasian Collared Dove abundance is not as simple as >> one would assume. eBird has a trend analysis page: >> >> https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/species/eucdov/trends-map?regionCode=USA&showAllTrends=true >> and I hope this url works. It's possible one would have to log into >> their eBird Account to see it. >> If it does work, then simply click the +sign to enlarge and use the mouse >> to scroll around the continent. The data in the Seattle area is mixed but >> overall >> seems to show small increases over the last 10 years, with more >> consistent small increases moving south into the Portland area. >> Now if the trends were to go back further into the past than 10 years, >> such as 2001 to 2011 perhaps there would be a consistent decrease formerly >> followed by the leveling off over the recent decade. If you wish to look >> for other bird species' trends simply click on the Collared Dove Entry and >> replace it with another bird. >> Such 'expected' decreasing trends as have been discussed here for >> Collared Dove have been interesting for other 'invaders. >> 1. Cattle Egret A startling appearance in Florida followed by a truly >> amazing expansion continent-wide with numbers showing up, for instance, >> pretty regularly on Sauvie Island in the later last century. In the last >> decade they seem to have 'already' decreased down into the >> central/upper Gull of Mexico coast where they continue their decline. >> (Replace Collared Dove in the original url with Cattle Egret). >> 2. Crested Mynah. Introduced into Vancouver BC in the 1890's they also >> expanded over the next fifty years all around SW BC and there were casual >> reports a scattered few even made it into the Portland Area. They then >> declined towards the end of the 1900's and the last eBird report was for >> 2014. >> 3. As for native birds, sadly, enter Rufous Hummingbird. You will not >> like what you see. But it is completely consistent with what I have seen >> at my rural place 20 mi SE of Portland. 50 years ago,Rufous (only) were a >> common breeder and present at my feeders seasonally as is well known. Then >> Anna's finally made it here say 40 years ago and both were common for the >> mid 20-30 years. But in the last 5 years Rufous have been virtually >> absent. here. >> 4. Anna's Hummingbird. No surprises there. Huge, continuing increases >> throughout Oregon/Washington >> Could this have been displacement? No way to tell from simple trend >> analysis without further information I would guess. >> >> Bob OBrien Carver OR >> >> P.S. Please let me know if the urls above do not work and I will post the >> maps to my Flickr Account. (And I can't control my continual whining that >> it would really be GREAT if Tweeters could somehow allow photos to be >> appended to posts, as has been the case here in Oregon's OBOL for decades >> now. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 10, 2024 at 6:34?AM Steve Hampton via Tweeters < >> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >> >>> Likewise, Christmas Bird Count data, especially aggregated across large >>> areas (e.g. a state) for common species, can tell a story. >>> I haven't looked at the statewide data for WA, but there has been some >>> analysis in the Central Valley of California. >>> >>> I explored the nationwide trends and plotted the Central Valley records >>> when there were still only 24 records. >>> >>> Hampton, S. (2006). The expansion of the Eurasian Collared-Dove into the >>> Central Valley of California. >>> >>> >>> Then Ed Pandolfino used CBC and BBS data to show they had peaked in >>> 2017. >>> >>> Pandolfino, E. (2020). The Eurasian Collared-Dove invasion in >>> California: Has it peaked? >>> >>> >>> I expect WA is somewhere along a similar path. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 2:08?PM Bill Tweit via Tweeters < >>> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> A couple of days ago, Hans Feddern noted on Tweeters that he had >>>> observed a decline of Eurasian Collared-Doves in areas he has birded, and >>>> asked about other evidence of a decline. >>>> >>>> This is exactly the sort of question that eBird data are quite useful >>>> for answering. But before I point to some eBird data sources, I'll just >>>> note that it would be highly surprising if they were NOT declining at this >>>> point. The basic ecological dynamic that is operative here is that newly >>>> established species often show very rapid population growth until natural >>>> checks, such as predation, disease and competition, begin to function >>>> effectively. Typically, the development of population controls lags >>>> population growth, which leads to population declines as the newly arrived >>>> species begins to transition from a growth phase to an equilibrium phase. >>>> >>>> In this particular case, the growth phase of Eurasian Collared-Dove >>>> expansion into western North America was explosive, and may well be one of >>>> the most impressive vertebrate range expansions in our experience. One >>>> would expect that explosive growth would then result in noticeable >>>> declines, simply because the population grew so rapidly that it noticeably >>>> outstripped its 'equilibrium' population size when the inevitable >>>> population checks are fully operative. How explosive? Look at the eBird >>>> species map for collared-dove in Washington in 2005 ( >>>> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-134.18099999999998&env.minY=41.418329269627435&env.maxX=-106.05599999999998&env.maxY=50.04329885125577&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2005&eyr=2005) >>>> with the 2015 map ( >>>> https://ebird.org/map/eucdov?neg=true&env.minX=-127.14974999999998&env.minY=43.69995417791555&env.maxX=-113.08724999999998&env.maxY=48.01225544880609&zh=true&gp=false&ev=Z&excludeExX=false&excludeExAll=false&mr=1-12&bmo=1&emo=12&yr=range&byr=2015&eyr=2015). >>>> In a mere decade, their distribution in the state transitions from a few >>>> scattered areas to uniformly present in all of the non-mountainous areas or >>>> heavily forested areas. Another data source for looking at the increase >>>> is the Washington Bird Record Committee records: the first year with >>>> multiple reports was 2005, and three years later the WBRC removed it from >>>> the review list as it exceeded the criteria for inclusion in the review >>>> list. In three years! Obviously, WBRC records don't provide any >>>> information on subsequent population fluctuations. >>>> >>>> Turning to eBird for evidence of decline. My data analysis skills are >>>> surface level, so there is plenty of room for more detailed dives into >>>> eBird data. But, take a look at the annual line chart of the eBird >>>> statistic for frequency of collared-dove statewide for the five years >>>> 2017-2021 ( >>>> https://ebird.org/barchart?byr=2017&eyr=2021&bmo=1&emo=12&r=US&spp=eucdov&separateYears=true). >>>> It very clearly shows declines each year from the 2017 to 2021, in fact the >>>> 2021 line never reaches the 2017 line at any point in the year. The eBird >>>> statistic for abundance shows a very similar pattern. These charts can >>>> only show five consecutive years, a quick look at the 2019-2023 chart shows >>>> some continued decline but a lot more overlap between years, so the >>>> population levels now are more similar to the 2021 levels, and remain well >>>> below the high point of around a decade ago. eBird provides data that >>>> allow us to understand how the expected decline has actually unfolded. >>>> >>>> It would be interesting to look at Cooper's Hawk numbers over the same >>>> time period, which I have not done yet, as they are clearly one of the >>>> primary predators of collared-dove. For instance, the first recorded >>>> breeding of Cooper's Hawks in the Salton Sea basin in southern California >>>> was coincident with the dramatic increase of collared-doves in that region, >>>> and they remain regular breeders at several locations in the region. I >>>> expect that eBird would show some amount of increase, maybe not as obvious >>>> as the population dynamics of the collared-dove. >>>> >>>> Bottom line is that birders do not have to rely on anecdotal >>>> information for answering questions such as the one Hans posed. eBird is >>>> available to anyone, and is easy to access. >>>> >>>> Bill Tweit >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tweeters mailing list >>>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ?Steve Hampton? >>> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> > > -- > ?Steve Hampton? > Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? Garrett Haynes Auburn, WA Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 13:47:37 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Constance Sidles via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 13:47:53 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <33F178C2-BD77-4E53-831B-B4A2099E7B1F@gmail.com> Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com > On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters wrote: > > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 13:58:01 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 13:58:26 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn Message-ID: <432133943.1517843.1731362281920@connect.xfinity.com> May sound like a silly question but are you sure it is crows doing the digging? We regularly get flocks of starlings who are digging up the European Crane Fly larvae. They make holes in the ground with the bills and cover rather large areas of grass. I am rather glad they do it. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 11/11/2024 1:47 PM PST Constance Sidles via Tweeters wrote: > > > Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle > > constancesidles@gmail.com > > > > On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters wrote: > > Hello Tweets, > > > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? > > > > Garrett Haynes > > Auburn, WA > > > > Get Outlook for iOS https://aka.ms/o0ukef > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 14:00:46 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Paul Bannick via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 14:01:00 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: <33F178C2-BD77-4E53-831B-B4A2099E7B1F@gmail.com> References: <33F178C2-BD77-4E53-831B-B4A2099E7B1F@gmail.com> Message-ID: i agree with Connie! Flickers and racoons are doing the same thing. They would not do this if there were not lots of readily accessible tasty treats to be had. On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:48?PM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for > tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the > grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping > lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle > > constancesidles@gmail.com > > On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone > else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping > up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge > piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell > everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, > parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen > crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through > the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is > some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and > tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Now Available: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ Paul Bannick Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-940-7835 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 14:14:24 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Scott Ramos via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 14:15:05 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: <33F178C2-BD77-4E53-831B-B4A2099E7B1F@gmail.com> Message-ID: At Magnuson Park, there are periodic bicycle races that use part of the lawns for their racecourse. In theory, there is work between the park and the race organizers to 'repair' the places on the lawn that get quite chewed up. Part of the recovery includes planting new grass seed. While this may be attractive to a number of species, it's mostly Ring-billed Gulls and Crows that come to consume the free meal. I've watched both as they feed and they are not only plucking the seeds but digging and turning over the loose surface, leaving an aeration effect. Scott Ramos Seattle On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 2:01?PM Paul Bannick via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > i agree with Connie! Flickers and racoons are doing the same thing. They > would not do this if there were not lots of readily accessible tasty treats > to be had. > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:48?PM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for >> tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the >> grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping >> lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle >> >> constancesidles@gmail.com >> >> On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < >> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Tweets, >> >> I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if >> anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been >> ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving >> huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from >> hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High >> School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have >> ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard >> through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe >> there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them >> and tearing out the grass to get to them? >> >> Garrett Haynes >> Auburn, WA >> >> Get Outlook for iOS >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > Now Available: > Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: > http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ > > > Paul Bannick Photography > www.paulbannick.com > 206-940-7835 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 15:00:50 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 15:01:03 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: <33F178C2-BD77-4E53-831B-B4A2099E7B1F@gmail.com> Message-ID: We had a small patch turned over last year at Treasure Island Park here in Twin Lakes. At first I thought that the crows were following up on what the raccoons started at night. The chunks of grass seemed to be too large for crows, however I have observed them since and they are indeed the culprits. This year the damage is more extensive and has spread to neighborhood lawns. I have never before observed this behavior from crows. Makes me wonder if these grub infestation come in cycles? Hans *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 2:15?PM Scott Ramos via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > At Magnuson Park, there are periodic bicycle races that use part of the > lawns for their racecourse. In theory, there is work between the park and > the race organizers to 'repair' the places on the lawn that get quite > chewed up. Part of the recovery includes planting new grass seed. While > this may be attractive to a number of species, it's mostly Ring-billed > Gulls and Crows that come to consume the free meal. I've watched both as > they feed and they are not only plucking the seeds but digging and turning > over the loose surface, leaving an aeration effect. > > Scott Ramos > Seattle > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 2:01?PM Paul Bannick via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> i agree with Connie! Flickers and racoons are doing the same thing. >> They would not do this if there were not lots of readily accessible tasty >> treats to be had. >> >> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:48?PM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < >> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >> >>> Hey tweets, my understanding is that the crows are not responsible for >>> tearing up lawns. The grubs are responsible by eating the roots of the >>> grass. The crows merely turn over the divots. Crows are actually helping >>> lawns but eating the grubs. - Connie, Seattle >>> >>> constancesidles@gmail.com >>> >>> On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < >>> tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Tweets, >>> >>> I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if >>> anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been >>> ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving >>> huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from >>> hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High >>> School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have >>> ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard >>> through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe >>> there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them >>> and tearing out the grass to get to them? >>> >>> Garrett Haynes >>> Auburn, WA >>> >>> Get Outlook for iOS >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> >> >> -- >> Now Available: >> Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: >> >> http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ >> >> >> Paul Bannick Photography >> www.paulbannick.com >> 206-940-7835 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 15:09:27 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Carla Conway via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 15:09:43 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Garrett, About a year ago, my co-workers and I noticed crows enthusiastically tearing out the lawn at our workplace near Magnuson Park (North Seattle). According to this Seattle Times article, the crows are feeding on the larvae of the European chafer beetle. We've definitely seen them remove grubs from the lawn - very entertaining to watch. Carla Seattle Times January 10, 2021 On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 1:30?PM garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone > else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping > up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge > piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell > everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, > parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen > crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through > the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is > some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and > tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 15:25:39 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Marcus Roening via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 15:25:54 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared Dove Abundance & Trends Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: apple-touch-icon.png Type: image/png Size: 2923 bytes Desc: not available URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 15:36:32 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 15:37:07 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9E606912-92AC-44E3-9E0E-7481F4640B45@shelflifestories.com> It?s the invasive chafer beetle in grub stage that the crows love. It is probably impossible to do anything to stop it. The crows are eating an invasive species, so that?s good. Lawns aren?t all that climate friendly anyway; they require watering and often fertilizer. The arrival of the chafer beetle may signal a necessary shift away from lawns. Jill > On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters wrote: > > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 16:12:54 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 16:13:23 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: <9E606912-92AC-44E3-9E0E-7481F4640B45@shelflifestories.com> References: <9E606912-92AC-44E3-9E0E-7481F4640B45@shelflifestories.com> Message-ID: Yep. See iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=46&subview=map&taxon_id=360019 Bob OBrien Carver OR On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 3:37?PM Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters wrote: > It?s the invasive chafer beetle in grub stage that the crows love. It is > probably impossible to do anything to stop it. The crows are eating an > invasive species, so that?s good. Lawns aren?t all that climate friendly > anyway; they require watering and often fertilizer. The arrival of the > chafer beetle may signal a necessary shift away from lawns. > > Jill > > On Nov 11, 2024, at 1:30?PM, garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone > else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping > up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge > piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell > everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, > parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen > crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through > the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is > some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and > tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 11 19:51:41 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Bill Tweit via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 11 19:51:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eurasian Collared-Dove decline further thoughts Message-ID: Really great input from Steve H and Bob O. on this subject. Bob suggests also looking at the Status and Trends tool in eBird, and that it may present a different picture of their population trends. I agree and disagree. The Status and Trends tool is an amazing tool to have at your fingertips, for looking at several of the trends that he lists. Where I disagree is in the interpretation for EUCD status. Exactly as Steve H. notes, a single index of a ten year time span can disguise the actual population dynamic. In this case, the Status and Trend tool currently looks at 2011-2021, and essentially evaluates whether the population has increased or decreased over that period. Steve H. points out that it can miss a peak and subsequent decline. In this case, the peak happened late in the period, probably in 2017, so seven of the eleven years in the index were increasing and only four were decreasing. And, as I've already noted, the increase was really impressive, while any decrease is clearly more subtle. So, essentially the Status and Trends index is telling us that the 2021 population was larger than the 2011 population, without showing the trajectory. In stock market terms, if you had bought EUCD stock in 2011 and sold in 2021 you would have made money, but if you had bought in 2017 and sold in 2021, you would have lost money. Bob's examples of other species are really thought provoking. The Cattle Egret population explosion may well have been as impressive as the collared-dove expansion, and the Crested Mynah increase followed by their disappearance is a great reminder that not all 'promising' starts turn into positive outcomes in the long-term (Spotted Dove in Southern CA and northern Baja shows a very similar trend; they appear to be on the road to vanishing). And, while it is tempting to speculate that the Anna's and Rufous population trends are related, please note that Bob did not suggest that displacement was the operative factor, he just suggested that it should be examined. His closing reminder of the value of eBird for providing definitive, data-driven (is that redundant?) answers to questions about range shift versus population decline is worth re-reading. eBird is an amazing resource, collecting birders observations and generating useful information for scientists, resource managers, conservation organizations, planners and birders. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 07:49:04 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Paul Bannick via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 07:49:19 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Japan trip planning In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would like to be added too Sent from Gmail Mobile On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 12:01?AM Steven Dammer via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hello Tweets, > > Would love to be included on any responses here, as I am looking at > traveling to Japan next year roughly around fall. Would appreciate any of > the same recommendations or tips y'all may have! > > Cheers, > > Steven Dammer > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 14:21 Martha Jordan via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> At last I am ready to take the trip plunge and visit the north end of >> Japan (basically Sapporo area north for the birds and stay with a friend >> there. Has anyone had experience in this area in the April-very early May >> period? Any books I should consider. And, yes, I want to time it for the >> Tundra Swan migration that comes through the north area in April-May. I >> already noted the Lake Utonai area and Kutcharo-Ko Observatory (They both >> sound really interesting). >> Also, any suggestions for airlines and flights to consider. I started >> looking at this and found it had lots of options, airlines and >> itinerary.....confusing to a novice. >> Thanks for any assistance those who have been there and done that can >> offer. >> >> Martha Jordan >> 206 713 3684 >> mj dot cygnus at gmail dot 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 09:39:40 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Mark Walton via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 09:39:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I've been seeing this at University of Washington recently. Crows absolutely obliterated a particular patch of grass on the Rainier Vista, which forced the university to replace it. Mark Walton Ar Luan 11 Samh 2024 ag 13:31, scr?obh garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu>: > Hello Tweets, > > I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone > else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping > up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge > piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell > everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, > parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen > crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through > the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is > some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and > tearing out the grass to get to them? > > Garrett Haynes > Auburn, WA > > Get Outlook for iOS > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 09:51:25 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Teresa Michelsen via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 09:51:28 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <13ece7a05d8e40c5b22eec7a779281aa@avocetconsulting.com> Was there a Cheney mask hidden under there?? (sorry this is the only group of people who would get that joke ?) Teresa Michelsen Hoodsport From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Mark Walton via Tweeters Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 9:40 AM To: garrettwhaynes@me.com Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn I've been seeing this at University of Washington recently. Crows absolutely obliterated a particular patch of grass on the Rainier Vista, which forced the university to replace it. Mark Walton Ar Luan 11 Samh 2024 ag 13:31, scr?obh garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters >: Hello Tweets, I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? 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Janine Anderson janine@northbeachlandscapes.com Port Townsend, WA From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Paul Bannick via Tweeters Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 7:49 AM To: Steven Dammer Cc: Martha Jordan ; Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Japan trip planning I would like to be added too Sent from Gmail Mobile On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 12:01?AM Steven Dammer via Tweeters > wrote: Hello Tweets, Would love to be included on any responses here, as I am looking at traveling to Japan next year roughly around fall. Would appreciate any of the same recommendations or tips y'all may have! Cheers, Steven Dammer On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 14:21 Martha Jordan via Tweeters > wrote: At last I am ready to take the trip plunge and visit the north end of Japan (basically Sapporo area north for the birds and stay with a friend there. Has anyone had experience in this area in the April-very early May period? Any books I should consider. And, yes, I want to time it for the Tundra Swan migration that comes through the north area in April-May. I already noted the Lake Utonai area and Kutcharo-Ko Observatory (They both sound really interesting). Also, any suggestions for airlines and flights to consider. I started looking at this and found it had lots of options, airlines and itinerary.....confusing to a novice. Thanks for any assistance those who have been there and done that can offer. Martha Jordan 206 713 3684 mj dot cygnus at gmail dot 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... 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Teresa Michelsen Hoodsport From: Carlos Andersen <2carlosandersen@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 10:05 AM To: Teresa Michelsen Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn Meaning? On Nov 12, 2024, at 09:51, Teresa Michelsen via Tweeters > wrote: ? Was there a Cheney mask hidden under there?? (sorry this is the only group of people who would get that joke ?) Teresa Michelsen Hoodsport From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of Mark Walton via Tweeters Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 9:40 AM To: garrettwhaynes@me.com Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Crows Tearing Up Grass in Auburn I've been seeing this at University of Washington recently. Crows absolutely obliterated a particular patch of grass on the Rainier Vista, which forced the university to replace it. Mark Walton Ar Luan 11 Samh 2024 ag 13:31, scr?obh garrettwhaynes@me.com via Tweeters >: Hello Tweets, I wanted to check the tweeter sphere on a crow phenomenon to see if anyone else is having the same problem. The crows here in Auburn have been ripping up the grass around here. I mean really tearing it up and leaving huge piles and chunks of grass in their wake. Looks like aeration jobs from hell everywhere. They've torn up sections of the grass by Auburn High School, parts of my parents yard, neighbors yards, etc. None of us have ever seen crows wreak destruction on grass like this before. We have heard through the grapevine it's because they are going after grubs, so maybe there is some unusually large grub crop and they are going crazy for them and tearing out the grass to get to them? 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It focuses on the wildlife encountered and includes more than 110 photos including 40 bird species - many endemic to the Islands.? This is the second and last post on that trip and someday I hope to post about the earlier trip to mainland Ecuador - a birding trip with Tom St. John and guide Nelson Apolo Jaramillo. https://blairbirding.com/2024/11/12/the-galapagos-islands-birdies-and-beasties/ Blair BernsonEdmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 13:34:06 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (B B via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 13:34:11 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Japan trip planning In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <645886825.953425.1731447246281@mail.yahoo.com> Cindy and I are scheduled to visit Japan this winter (February) with a mix of birding and cultural activities.? My main goal is to see a male Smew - my top of the list bucket list bird but we will also be going for cranes, Steller's Sea eagles, Blakiston's Fish Owl and others with some birding on Honshu, Hokkaido and Kyushu.? We are fortunate to have Koji Tagi as a guide.? Working with us, he has made a full itinerary and arranged most accommodations and travel.? We are happy to share details and the experience when we return. Blair Bernson On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 07:51:58 AM PST, Paul Bannick via Tweeters wrote: I would like to be added too Sent from Gmail Mobile? On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 12:01?AM Steven Dammer via Tweeters wrote: Hello Tweets,? Would love to be included on any responses here, as I am looking at traveling tand othero Japan next year roughly around fall. Would appreciate any of the same recommendations or tips y'all may have! Cheers, Steven Dammer? On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 14:21 Martha Jordan via Tweeters wrote: At last I am ready to take the trip plunge and visit the north end of Japan (basically Sapporo area north for?the birds and stay with a friend there. Has anyone had experience in this area in the April-very early May period?? Any books I should consider.? And, yes, I want to time it for the Tundra Swan migration that comes through the north area in April-May. I already noted the Lake Utonai area and Kutcharo-Ko Observatory (They both sound really interesting).?? ? Also, any suggestions for airlines and flights to consider. I started looking at this and found it had lots of options, airlines and itinerary.....confusing to a novice.? ? Thanks for any assistance those who have been there and done that can offer. 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However, the e-mail only went to CBCs that happened last year. My request to you is that if you know of a new CBC this year or one that didn't happen last year, can you shoot me a quick e-mail and let me know the specifics so that I can include it in the summary? I greatly appreciate it. This is the list of last year's CBCs: https://wos.org/cbc/. The updated summary will appear on the WOS website in about 2-3 weeks depending on how long it takes to receive feedback on all the counts and the time required to update the final document. Thanks in advance. Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 19:24:10 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 19:24:13 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] CBC info for Dan.... Message-ID: I've tried to answer, but message comes back as un deliverable, because you are not "authenticated." The person to contact for the Bridgeport CBC is Peter Wimberger at phwimberger@pugetsound.edu from Meredith Spencer From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 12 20:22:01 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Peter Wimberger via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 12 20:22:32 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Twisp CBC Message-ID: Hi Tweeterfolk- The 2024 Twisp Christmas Bird Count takes flight on Dec. 14. We?ll meet up at the Cinnamon Twisp Bakery at 7am and in the evening for a potluck and recap. All birders are welcome to join. Contact Steve Pruett-Jones (spruettjones at gmail.com ) or Wendy Sims (wendysw17 at gmail.com ) to sign up or get more information. The Twisp CBC offers a nice variety of East side birds and can be a great place for winter finches and Bohemian Waxwings. Some of the routes offer x-c ski birding (!). 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After charging one of the mics, I attached the small receiver to my cellphone, left the cellphone in my living room, and then placed the microphone on our deck. After turning on Merlin, the bird list began to show up as it does when using Merlin in the field. But there were more birds. The house acted as a hide. The first thing I noticed is that the morning chorus is intense and includes a multitude of species. It starts at first light and continues for one or two hours. Next, the owls rule the night. Geese are common before sunrise and after sunset, but Merlin reports only owls in the middle of the night. Owls included Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl. We have heard and photographed the Great Horned Owl, heard and photographed the Barred Owl, and heard the Barn Owl. We have yet to hear the Northern Saw-whet Owl but have recorded this owl at two separate locations one-half mile apart. Your thoughts? 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As we all know, Merlin Sound ID offers suggestions as to what birds may be present. It can have problems for a variety of reasons including background noise, low recording volume, other birds with similar calls, database limitations and others. But it is still used by many birders as an aid. > Recently, our Trilogy Birders Club has had an interest in owls that have been calling in our neighborhoods. My fellow birder asked the question, is there a way to record at night so that we could hear the owls? The answer was yes, use a wireless microphone. So, I purchased an inexpensive ($25) wireless microphone kit from Amazon to fit my cellphone. After charging one of the mics, I attached the small receiver to my cellphone, left the cellphone in my living room, and then placed the microphone on our deck. After turning on Merlin, the bird list began to show up as it does when using Merlin in the field. But there were more birds. The house acted as a hide. > The first thing I noticed is that the morning chorus is intense and includes a multitude of species. It starts at first light and continues for one or two hours. Next, the owls rule the night. Geese are common before sunrise and after sunset, but Merlin reports only owls in the middle of the night. Owls included Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl. We have heard and photographed the Great Horned Owl, heard and photographed the Barred Owl, and heard the Barn Owl. We have yet to hear the Northern Saw-whet Owl but have recorded this owl at two separate locations one-half mile apart. > Your thoughts? > > Phil Magallanes > Trilogy Birders > Redmond Ridge > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 13 16:08:50 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Philip Magallanes via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 13 16:08:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] A New Way to use Merlin Sound ID In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My iPhone 15 will run over 24 hours. I believe there is a settings menu item that allows an app to run indefinitely but it is cell phone dependent. I definitely would like to see Merlin results in the comfort of my living room. My cellphone can be used for other purposes while it is recording. Don?t know if the $25 mic is better than the internal mic, but more expensive mics definitely are. I have one. Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Tom Benedict Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 3:35:39 PM To: Philip Magallanes Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] A New Way to use Merlin Sound ID I?ve found that Merlin stops recording after awhile. Is there a setting to tell it to keep recording indefinitely? Or is there some other workaround? And I?m not exactly clear on what the wireless microphone does for you. Is it that you don?t want to leave your phone outside overnight? Or is the microphone a better quality for bird than the built in cell phone mic? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA On Nov 13, 2024, at 14:12, Philip Magallanes via Tweeters wrote: Dear Tweets, I believe I discovered an inexpensive way to add another dimension to birding. It started with Merlin Sound ID. As we all know, Merlin Sound ID offers suggestions as to what birds may be present. It can have problems for a variety of reasons including background noise, low recording volume, other birds with similar calls, database limitations and others. But it is still used by many birders as an aid. Recently, our Trilogy Birders Club has had an interest in owls that have been calling in our neighborhoods. My fellow birder asked the question, is there a way to record at night so that we could hear the owls? The answer was yes, use a wireless microphone. So, I purchased an inexpensive ($25) wireless microphone kit from Amazon to fit my cellphone. After charging one of the mics, I attached the small receiver to my cellphone, left the cellphone in my living room, and then placed the microphone on our deck. After turning on Merlin, the bird list began to show up as it does when using Merlin in the field. But there were more birds. The house acted as a hide. The first thing I noticed is that the morning chorus is intense and includes a multitude of species. It starts at first light and continues for one or two hours. Next, the owls rule the night. Geese are common before sunrise and after sunset, but Merlin reports only owls in the middle of the night. Owls included Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Owl and Northern Saw-whet Owl. We have heard and photographed the Great Horned Owl, heard and photographed the Barred Owl, and heard the Barn Owl. We have yet to hear the Northern Saw-whet Owl but have recorded this owl at two separate locations one-half mile apart. Your thoughts? Phil Magallanes Trilogy Birders Redmond Ridge _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 13 16:48:12 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Timothy Barksdale via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 13 16:48:30 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Northern Japan Message-ID: Hello Tweets! I just spent some time in Northern Honshu Japan in September on my own. While I did not see a ton of birds, I did fine, and more than that, I had one of the best experiences of my life. Migration was in full swing but I hit one of those periods where the global warming combined with the migration timing to produce a quiet period between "waves". On top of that, I was unable to simply stop the train to get a bird. Because I did not use a birding guide, I began preparation well ahead of time. I am in production on another PBS special- this one 2 hours- so My goal was to film several of the Tsunami stones, especially one very remote one. My first concern was to have a translator at the ready in my iPhone, Google translate with Japanese installed made it relatively painless. I did not speak any Japanese when I left. I think as Blair and others have noted, using a Japanese birding guide, like Koji Tagi, will ease any problems and probably get you very good results. As soon as one clears customs at the Tokyo Haneda airport one can easily obtain Japanese currency and with preparation- pocket wifi and sim cards. Pasmo or Suica cards are right on the way to the high speed trains and monorails. I was in Tokyo Station making new friends in under 2 hours after landing. Within one more hour- I was on a bullet train to Aomori which is just south of Hokkaido. I arrived before 8:30 pm !!! One thing to keep in mind if you do go on your own like I did, - Japan is the same size as Montana, but longer and more narrow. Oh yeah-? there is a whole lot more ocean. Effectively, even though it looks so small on the globe - it takes much longer to get places than it looks, because it is actually much further away. Birding books- I found the Birds of Japan by Otani Chikara to be outstanding, but if one prefers a photoguide then Birds of Japan and North-east Asia by Tadao Shimba was very nicely illustrated. I chose the Chikara book to be my traveling companion. Bird-finding guides are old and seem to be a little bit out of date. I headed for an ideal looking river outlet, only to find it was "locked inside" of a military zone with fighter jets in active scramble due to North Korean provocations earlier in the day. I effectively lost an entire day due to this range not having been clearly identified. My path was along the Tohoku coast including Hachinohe, Fudai, Miyako, Yamada and Kesennuma. This is a spectacular, scenic area. In nearly all the low-lying areas, rice is cultivated. Most hillsides are covered with trees and forests. Villages and cities are mostly well planned and very, very clean. Birds are everywhere, and sadly I could not stop at some of the best locations. I came away with a modest 53 life birds of which Eastern Blue Rock Thrush was my favorite. I used taxis, buses, trains ( JR east) Bullet trains and walked a bunch. Everywhere- people are friendly and helpful. In my experience, when compared to American companies, like Delta or any other, JAL, British Air, Turkish Air and several others are far superior in service, meals and that means a great deal on a 20 hour flight. I will never fly internationally on American airlines if at all possible to avoid them. The hotels and small family run traditional ryokans are outstanding. I was consistently astonished by the modest prices and the service I received. The food preparation was brilliant. Everything runs as if on a very efficient schedule. No delays. Important note: Japan is NOT a tipping society and thus offering a tip is almost a sign of disrespect. Do learn to say " Arigato Gozaimasu" properly and bow at least a little out of thanks and you will go far. After this trip I consider Japan to be the most courteous society in the world if not the most civilized and thus the most advanced. It is certainly the safest and most respectful. I was impressed by the young people, especially outside of Tokyo. School uniforms identified young students ( 6 yrs old on up) who moved seamlessly - without adults, on public transportation. I was thrilled to meet a half dozen of our service men in the US Air Force going on leave and had a delightful conversation with these fine people while riding the train. So my impressions are not only my own. I achieved my goal of filming 6 Tsunami stones, discovered wonderful accommodations and found a society I loved. I will go back to Japan ( i hope) many times before I die. If I had not already booked three more trips, I would be doing exactly what Blair is. Very best, Tim Barksdale Birdman Adventures & Birdman Productions Mokane, MO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A single Mourning Dove streaked through the orchard, almost too quick to identify. The rain slackened a bit. On the entrance road, recent low tree limb removal afforded a peek-a-boo view of the small pond west of the road. Shovelers and Wigeon held the pond, an unusual-sized flock (14) of Wilson's Snipe rose up briefly from the far shore, then settled back down. The larger pond south of the service road also held a variety of the usual waterfowl and on it's south shore a Northern Harrier was eating it's not-visible kill. West of the service road a large flock of Cackling Geese hosted a single Black Brant, close in and very visible. Mallards and a couple female Bufflehead showed on the pond alongside the west part of the loop trail, Black capped Chickadees, Kinglets and Bewick's Wren in the brush on the opposite side. Out on the dike, the rain turned to only occasional showers but the wind kept up. A full length rainbow served as a backdrop for 4 Trumpeter Swans that flew south overhead. A Peregrine Falcon harrassed the Cacklers and flocks of Dunlin appeared and disappeared. Mallards, Wigeon, Bufflehead and a few female/juvenile Surf Scoters shared McAllister Creek with the usual congregation of Harbor Seals. Small flocks of Least Sandpipers and a Spotted Sandpiper showed again along with several Greater Yellowlegs. From the gated end of the estuary boardwalk, the choppy water made distant birds difficult to see but we picked out some Red-breasted Mergansers along with more Scoters. Back on the dike Tom found our first of fall Eurasian Wigeon and while scoping it a flock off Western Meadowlarks entered our view. The rain returned near the end of our walk but, all in all, a better day than expected. The more complete checklist follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Nov 13, 2024 8:00 AM - 2:49 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.639 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Rain and south wind at 10-15 knots, with the rain slacking off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; it was 52? all day. There was a low +4.2-foot tide at 8:55 a.m., flooding to a +14.7-foot high water at 2:47 p.m. Mammals seen included eastern grey squirrel, Columbian black-tailed deer, Harbor Seals; also the Pacific Chorus Frogs were active & vocal. 59 species (+6 other taxa) Snow Goose 6 Greater White-fronted Goose 5 Brant (Black) 1 Cackling Goose (minima) 1275 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 8 Canada Goose 34 Trumpeter Swan 13 Northern Shoveler 175 Gadwall 25 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 1755 Mallard 195 Northern Pintail 1520 Green-winged Teal 1800 Ring-necked Duck 3 Surf Scoter 25 Bufflehead 75 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 58 Mourning Dove 1 Virginia Rail 3 Wilson's Snipe 14 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 40 Dunlin 650 Least Sandpiper 95 Ring-billed Gull 35 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 12 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 7 Brandt's Cormorant 6 Pelagic Cormorant 2 Double-crested Cormorant 26 Great Blue Heron 14 Northern Harrier 3 Bald Eagle 6 Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Crow 45 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Bushtit (Pacific) 21 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 12 Golden-crowned Kinglet 18 Brown Creeper 4 Pacific Wren 1 Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 9 American Robin 20 Cedar Waxwing 12 Pine Siskin 95 Golden-crowned Sparrow 16 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 15 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 3 Western Meadowlark 11 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Orange-crowned Warbler (Gray-headed) 1 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S202417903 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 13 21:46:57 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Stephen T Bird via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 14 09:35:10 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] A New Way to use Merlin Sound ID In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you have computer coding experience or a fair amount of patience I?d recommend getting a raspberryPi (a programmable microcontroller) and loading BirdNETPi on it. This is the same software from Cornell that subserves Merlin, but in a handy (free) package that it goes on a raspberryPi instead of your cellphone. You connect it to your wifi, plug in a microphone, it runs 24-7 in 15 second recordings, to identify who?s passing through. It makes the same mistakes. But the creator made a nifty interface you can access from a computer or cellphone on the same Wi-Fi network so you can see what time of day and who?s passing through, then go back and review the recordings. It helped me date the arrival of cryptic migrants better, and just brought me the joy of knowing the goldfinches (or sunbirds) always come through at the same times during the day (and wonder what route they take the rest of the time). Alternatively? find someone good at coding to upload the software to a raspberryPi for you. I?ve wanted to undertake such a project and distribute 100 of them at houses and parks (it?s only the cost of a Pi and a microphone). Alas I moved abroad and my BirdNETPi moved with me. Reach out if you?d like more details, -Stephen J Mysore, India On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 5:06?AM Tom Benedict via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > I?ve found that Merlin stops recording after awhile. Is there a setting to > tell it to keep recording indefinitely? Or is there some other workaround? > And I?m not exactly clear on what the wireless microphone does for you. Is > it that you don?t want to leave your phone outside overnight? Or is the > microphone a better quality for bird than the built in cell phone mic? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > > > On Nov 13, 2024, at 14:12, Philip Magallanes via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Dear Tweets, > > I believe I discovered an inexpensive way to add another dimension to > birding. It started with Merlin Sound ID. As we all know, Merlin Sound ID > offers suggestions as to what birds may be present. It can have problems > for a variety of reasons including background noise, low recording volume, > other birds with similar calls, database limitations and others. But it is > still used by many birders as an aid. > Recently, our Trilogy Birders Club has had an interest in owls that have > been calling in our neighborhoods. My fellow birder asked the question, is > there a way to record at night so that we could hear the owls? The answer > was yes, use a wireless microphone. So, I purchased an inexpensive ($25) > wireless microphone kit from Amazon to fit my cellphone. After charging > one of the mics, I attached the small receiver to my cellphone, left the > cellphone in my living room, and then placed the microphone on our deck. > After turning on Merlin, the bird list began to show up as it does when > using Merlin in the field. But there were more birds. The house acted as a > hide. > The first thing I noticed is that the morning chorus is intense and > includes a multitude of species. It starts at first light and continues > for one or two hours. Next, the owls rule the night. Geese are common > before sunrise and after sunset, but Merlin reports only owls in the middle > of the night. Owls included Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Owl and > Northern Saw-whet Owl. We have heard and photographed the Great Horned > Owl, heard and photographed the Barred Owl, and heard the Barn Owl. We > have yet to hear the Northern Saw-whet Owl but have recorded this owl at > two separate locations one-half mile apart. > Your thoughts? > > Phil Magallanes > Trilogy Birders > Redmond Ridge > _______________________________________________ > 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 14 15:53:41 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (brick via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 14 15:53:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birdnet-Pi Message-ID: <1fa83f2e-d16a-4f4d-af3b-2acb6ead2d55@ixoreus.com> Just built a couple BirdNet-Pi 'systems'. Works fine. First couple days of operation said we had evening grosbeaks. We rarely get evening grosbeaks in our yard. Clearly a false ID. Next day looked out to see six EVGR at the water. Huh.? Haven't seen the American tree sparrow it heard. The mcguirepr89 implementation has lots of web presence. https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi but I used the Nachtzuster version. https://github.com/Nachtzuster/BirdNET-Pi A good microphone is crucial. I ended up making a microphone system as described here: https://github.com/mcguirepr89/BirdNET-Pi/discussions/39#discussioncomment-2180372. Note a rather technical discussion. Birdweather seems a more turn-key system albeit more expensive.???? https://www.birdweather.com/ I don't receive tweeters - a friend shared the thread with me knowing I'd been experimenting. First time post to tweeters.? Pls excuse breaches in etiquette or norms. Contact me if you have questions... -- Bill Rick Coupeville WA Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. Oscar Wilde. From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 14 17:07:15 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 14 17:07:30 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-11-14 Message-ID: Tweets - Our walk this morning was blissfully free of interruption by bird sightings. Except for Kinglets which were numerous and widespread. Luckily, we were also almost completely free of precipitation, with only a little mist and mizzle until about 10:30, when we had some drizzle. The real rains came on my way home. Highlights: Peregrine Falcon - Quick flyby at the mansion - First of Year (FOY) California Scrub-Jay - Continue north of the maintenance facility near the east entrance to the park Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Very common and widespread Golden-crowned Kinglet - At least twice as numerous as RCKI, and at least as widespread We did have SEVEN SPECIES OF DUCK, but that totaled a mere 25 birds, half of which were MALLARDS. There was a lone AMERICAN WIGEON, about 5-6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, one RING-NECKED DUCK and two BUFFLEHEAD in the slough, and two each of COMMON and HOODED MERGANSER. Other highlights were some good conversations and temps right around 50 all morning long, chilly with the breeze but not bad. Misses today included: Gadwall, American Coot, Killdeer, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Shrike, Bushtit, Marsh Wren, American Goldfinch, and Lincoln's Sparrow. And super-surprising, we had only a tiny heard-only flock of CACKLING GEESE at about 7:30, with none landing in the park. This, after ~2000 on recent Thursdays. For the day, we managed to eke out 51 species, and with notably low numbers of almost all of those. By my numbers, we had 26 species with fewer than 5 individuals, and another 10 with 6-10 individuals. Only AMERICAN CROW (75) and PINE SISKIN (100?) were over 50 individuals. Median 5, mean of fewer than 10. Not a very exciting day. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 08:33:02 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Thomas M Leschine via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 08:33:08 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Ash-throated Flycatcher at Olympic Sculpture Park Message-ID: <97D76F13-59EC-474A-8355-8FDE08B5D0CE@uw.edu> Hi, Tweets, Yesterday morning I led a BCS bird outing at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. Weather was not ideal and turnout low, in fact only one person, Lee Jaszlics. If you know the place, it is planted with tall conifers below and beside the big Richard Serra sculpture, ?Wake?. Park staff had alerted us that an owl was seen in those conifers the night before, otherwise usually the best spot for overwintering passerines. I played a series of Northern Pygmy Owl ?toots? from my phone and soon a fair number of the usual winter birds were responding with excited flitting about. High up, a larger bird caught our eye and Lee managed to get an o.k. photo. This was right at the park?s NW corner where there are now some bare limbed cedars as well as tall Doug Firs. I thought at first Western or Tropical Kingbird, the size was certainly about right, but only the faintest of yellow on the lower breast. We both felt we saw the distinctive russet wing edging of the ATFL and Lee?s eBird photo seems to show a bit on the tail as well. We also saw it do a foray of about 20 feet that looked like a typical flycatcher insect-catching sortie. Otherwise it stayed hidden high up in the conifers but came out briefly several times in response to more ?toots?. We didn?t see any owls. This was at about 9:30 am. Hoping someone can get down there soon for a little verification. Here are links to Lee?s photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S202477672 https://flickr.com/photos/medusasnail/54140958745 Good birding, Tom Leschine Seattle tee em el at you w dot ee dee you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 14:20:04 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Elston Hill via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 14:20:22 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. References: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> One of my favorite locations for wildlife is the north end of the Arboretum. Nice wetlands and wilder than the rest of the park. Sadly, since not as many people visit this part of the park, it seems that some dog owners think this is a great place to release their dogs. There is one woman who shows up around 8:00 am. As soon as she crosses the bridge to Foster Island she unleashes the dog. The dog is not menacing to people but it is super hyper and runs like crazy in every direction and into the brush and wildest areas. I recently told her that I was taking pictures of her and her dog to send to the Arboretum. I have yet to send the pictures to the Arboretum, but the last two times I was at the Arboretum I was shocked to see that she had leashed her dog and was jogging with it rather than turning it loose. If we want to preserve our wild areas, we need to speak up and there should be enforcement of the leash laws. Fines to the offenders could pay for the enforcement. Elston Hill From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 14:59:17 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jill Rain via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 14:59:33 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] One leucistic dunlin at Hayton Message-ID: <4251A7EC-6F88-4605-BD0E-B67FF57FA428@rockisland.com> Yesterday I saw one leucistic Dunlin among a small flock (of about 200, with some LB dowitchers and G yellowlegs) at Hayton Fir Island Reserve. They were at the end of the dike path in driftwood, and flying over the slough, very high tide. See eBird report for pics. https://ebird.org/checklist/S202587453 Sent from my iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 16:39:55 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Carlos Andersen via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 16:40:09 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. In-Reply-To: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> References: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> Message-ID: We are having the same problem on Whidbey at Deer Lagoon Preserve. On Nov 15, 2024, at 14:20, Elston Hill via Tweeters wrote: ?One of my favorite locations for wildlife is the north end of the Arboretum. Nice wetlands and wilder than the rest of the park. Sadly, since not as many people visit this part of the park, it seems that some dog owners think this is a great place to release their dogs. There is one woman who shows up around 8:00 am. As soon as she crosses the bridge to Foster Island she unleashes the dog. The dog is not menacing to people but it is super hyper and runs like crazy in every direction and into the brush and wildest areas. I recently told her that I was taking pictures of her and her dog to send to the Arboretum. I have yet to send the pictures to the Arboretum, but the last two times I was at the Arboretum I was shocked to see that she had leashed her dog and was jogging with it rather than turning it loose. If we want to preserve our wild areas, we need to speak up and there should be enforcement of the leash laws. Fines to the offenders could pay for the enforcement. Elston Hill _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 18:09:58 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Martha Jordan via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 18:10:28 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] black swans?? Message-ID: Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater? I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black swans flying around in this area over the last month. When I queried her more, she said they were all black. Juvenile trumpeters can appear very dark, perhaps by some to be black. Therefore, I send out the inquiry. (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans near the mouth of the Columbia River. From what all us biologists can determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.) Thanks. Martha Jordan mj.cygnus at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 18:47:04 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Louise via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 18:47:18 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. In-Reply-To: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> References: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A.ref@yahoo.com> <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> Message-ID: I agree wholeheartedly. I regularly walk in St Edwards State Park, the only undeveloped Lake Washington shoreline still remaining, and home to bobcats as well as a great many birds. Washington law is clear that dogs in state parks should be on leash, and there are many signs reminding people of this, but I see people with their dogs roaming loose almost every time I visit. I have raised this subject with some of the dog walkers - most of them apologise and leash the dogs, but I'm not naive enough to assume they stay that way once I'm out of sight. I also contacted Washington State Parks via their website about the situation, pointing out how frequent violations are and asking what their enforcement policy is, but I didn't receive a response. Louise Rutter Kirkland On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 2:21?PM Elston Hill via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > One of my favorite locations for wildlife is the north end of the > Arboretum. Nice wetlands and wilder than the rest of the park. Sadly, since > not as many people visit this part of the park, it seems that some dog > owners think this is a great place to release their dogs. > > There is one woman who shows up around 8:00 am. As soon as she crosses the > bridge to Foster Island she unleashes the dog. The dog is not menacing to > people but it is super hyper and runs like crazy in every direction and > into the brush and wildest areas. I recently told her that I was taking > pictures of her and her dog to send to the Arboretum. I have yet to send > the pictures to the Arboretum, but the last two times I was at the > Arboretum I was shocked to see that she had leashed her dog and was jogging > with it rather than turning it loose. > > If we want to preserve our wild areas, we need to speak up and there > should be enforcement of the leash laws. Fines to the offenders could pay > for the enforcement. > > Elston Hill > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 19:25:36 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 19:26:00 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] black swans?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <113628491.1636650.1731727536298@connect.xfinity.com> Black Swans (the species) has white primaries and secondaries. I agree that "all black (dark) would likely be juveniles. We saw some juvie Trumpeters last weekend and they were very dark. With some clouds and overcast they might look black. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 11/15/2024 6:09 PM PST Martha Jordan via Tweeters wrote: > > > Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater? I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black swans flying around in this area over the last month. When I queried her more, she said they were all black. Juvenile trumpeters can appear very dark, perhaps by some to be black. Therefore, I send out the inquiry. > (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans near the mouth of the Columbia River. From what all us biologists can determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.) > Thanks. > > Martha Jordan > mj.cygnus at gmail dot 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 15 21:42:43 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Kevin Lucas via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 15 21:43:14 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. In-Reply-To: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> References: <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A.ref@yahoo.com> <5C84A241-DA52-4AA8-9CF2-E7151881568A@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Elston, Thank you, both for speaking up about bad behavior, and for sharing on Tweeters that you did so. I'm grateful Tweeters moderators allow you to do so. Also, congratulations on having your efforts work. Sincerely, Kevin Lucas https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Yakima County, Washington *Qui tacet consentire videtur* On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 2:21?PM Elston Hill via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > One of my favorite locations for wildlife is the north end of the > Arboretum. Nice wetlands and wilder than the rest of the park. Sadly, since > not as many people visit this part of the park, it seems that some dog > owners think this is a great place to release their dogs. > > There is one woman who shows up around 8:00 am. As soon as she crosses the > bridge to Foster Island she unleashes the dog. The dog is not menacing to > people but it is super hyper and runs like crazy in every direction and > into the brush and wildest areas. I recently told her that I was taking > pictures of her and her dog to send to the Arboretum. I have yet to send > the pictures to the Arboretum, but the last two times I was at the > Arboretum I was shocked to see that she had leashed her dog and was jogging > with it rather than turning it loose. > > If we want to preserve our wild areas, we need to speak up and there > should be enforcement of the leash laws. Fines to the offenders could pay > for the enforcement. > > Elston Hill > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 12:27:25 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nancy Morrison via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 12:27:41 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. Message-ID: I was attacked by a dog while in Tl' awh-ah-dees (Squires Landing) park in Kenmore last week. The dog was off leash and ran up to me barking, growling and circling me. The owner was able to grab the dog quickly, but I feel I was moments away from being bitten. We were by the parking lot, and I was able to photograph her license plate before she drove off. I reported the incident to Animal Control and they followed up. After taking my report, they were going to call her to get her statement. I am going to presume that I will never see that dog off leash again. If at all possible, get a license plate number and photographs! Animal control does take these reports seriously. Nancy Morrison -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 12:35:03 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Paul Bannick via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 12:35:17 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nature areas becoming unleashed dog parks. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have been bitten at Discovery Park. Discovery Park does not have any off-leash areas but people use the bluff Meadows and also other grassy areas in the park as if they are such. Sent from Gmail Mobile On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 12:27?PM Nancy Morrison via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > I was attacked by a dog while in Tl' awh-ah-dees (Squires Landing) park > in Kenmore last week. The dog was off leash and ran up to me barking, > growling and circling me. The owner was able to grab the dog quickly, but I > feel I was moments away from being bitten. We were by the parking lot, and > I was able to photograph her license plate before she drove off. I reported > the incident to Animal Control and they followed up. After taking my > report, they were going to call her to get her statement. I am going to > presume that I will never see that dog off leash again. If at all possible, > get a license plate number and photographs! 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As to the subject of the birds staying back away from the road (most of the time) - I have a question.? Is it ethical to drop some corn kernels in the grass near the road? I'm not talking 'right along the road/ditch' but rather in the grass on the other side of the ditch. ? This should attract the voles which should attract the Harriers and SEOWs.)? Is it likely to work?? If one were to do this - would you need to do it several times?? And what kind of frequency?? Every 3 or 4 days for 2 or 3 weeks? More? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ????????????? - Jim P.S. The new parking area is getting used - but it doesn't seem to make any difference ?????? in the number of cars parked along the road.? There have -definitely- been some ????? hunters in the legal areas of the Samish Flats and Fir Island. From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 13:35:33 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Paul Bannick via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 13:35:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question? In-Reply-To: <35cabc5a-3530-47d6-b183-88505afe24b4@jimbetz.com> References: <35cabc5a-3530-47d6-b183-88505afe24b4@jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Hi Jim, Thanks for asking the question. It would be extemely unethical to put any bait for voles closer to the road. As with baiting of raptors, you are decreasing their healthy avoidance of humans and increasing the liklihood that they will be hit but cars. Collisions with autos are often the most common reason for owl fatalities during the winter. I know you are not asking for yourself but for the education of all, so thanks for the question. Paul On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 1:31?PM Jim Betz via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > TWEET! TWEET! > > The East 90 is proving to again be a reliable location for Harriers > and SEOW. However, > > unlike last year, the birds are staying quite a ways away from the > road. There > > certainly are lots of photographers and viewers present ... at just > about any time of > > day and any day of the week - about the only thing that cuts down on the > numbers > > is bad weather/bad light. > > As to the subject of the birds staying back away from the road (most > of the time) - I > > have a question. Is it ethical to drop some corn kernels in the grass > near the road? > > I'm not talking 'right along the road/ditch' but rather in the grass on > the other > > side of the ditch. > > This should attract the voles which should attract the Harriers and > SEOWs.) Is it likely > > to work? If one were to do this - would you need to do it several > times? And > > what kind of frequency? Every 3 or 4 days for 2 or 3 weeks? More? > > - Jim > > P.S. The new parking area is getting used - but it doesn't seem to make > any difference > > in the number of cars parked along the road. There have > -definitely- been some > > hunters in the legal areas of the Samish Flats and Fir Island. > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Now Available: Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls at: http://paulbannick.com/shop/owl-a-year-in-the-lives-of-north-american-owls/ Paul Bannick Photography www.paulbannick.com 206-940-7835 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 13:46:08 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nancy Crowell via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 13:46:12 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question? In-Reply-To: <35cabc5a-3530-47d6-b183-88505afe24b4@jimbetz.com> References: <35cabc5a-3530-47d6-b183-88505afe24b4@jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Jim, Baiting is against the principles of ethical wildlife photography. I know you wouldn?t want to endanger the lives of these birds just to get a better photo. Baiting to get their prey closer to the road creates a dangerous situation. Owls are hit by cars every year in that area. Using a long lens is a good option when you can?t get near your subject. Here?s a good reference guide from the Audubon Society for ethical bird photography: https://www.audubon.org/get-outside/audubons-guide-ethical-bird-photography (If the URL gets stripped just search for ethical bird photography.). Enjoy! Nancy Nancy "Images for the imagination." www.crowellphotography.com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Jim Betz via Tweeters Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 1:31:36 PM To: via Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question? TWEET! TWEET! The East 90 is proving to again be a reliable location for Harriers and SEOW. However, unlike last year, the birds are staying quite a ways away from the road. There certainly are lots of photographers and viewers present ... at just about any time of day and any day of the week - about the only thing that cuts down on the numbers is bad weather/bad light. As to the subject of the birds staying back away from the road (most of the time) - I have a question. Is it ethical to drop some corn kernels in the grass near the road? I'm not talking 'right along the road/ditch' but rather in the grass on the other side of the ditch. This should attract the voles which should attract the Harriers and SEOWs.) Is it likely to work? If one were to do this - would you need to do it several times? And what kind of frequency? Every 3 or 4 days for 2 or 3 weeks? More? - Jim P.S. The new parking area is getting used - but it doesn't seem to make any difference in the number of cars parked along the road. There have -definitely- been some hunters in the legal areas of the Samish Flats and Fir Island. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 14:51:54 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 14:52:12 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] black swans?? Message-ID: Martha, is this person usually a reliable source? I could sort of see a novice birder seeing cormorants fly somewhere, looking to the untrained eye like black swans. But it?d be fun if they are indeed the latter! Trileigh Trileigh Tucker Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com T r i ^a t ^ s e a t t l e u ^d o t^ e d u From: Martha Jordan via Tweeters Date: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 6:09?PM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] black swans?? Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater? I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black swans flying around in this area over the last month. When I queried her more, she said they were all black. Juvenile trumpeters can appear very dark, perhaps by some to be black. Therefore, I send out the inquiry. (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans near the mouth of the Columbia River. From what all us biologists can determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.) Thanks. Martha Jordan mj.cygnus at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 15:36:49 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (ck park via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 15:37:30 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] black swans?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: as seen here, black swans are rarely all black... easiest to notice when they are flying and/or doing a bit of stretching... FYI -- black swans can be seen Way Out of Range. for example, i found several around more rural sections of france, north, west, and south. the UK introduced them in i think the 1800s as ornamentals; occasional escapees can sometimes be found flying around. like trileigh, i'd love to see them around here... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Black_Swan_in_Flight_Crop.jpg On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 2:52?PM Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Martha, is this person usually a reliable source? I could sort of see a > novice birder seeing cormorants fly somewhere, looking to the untrained eye > like black swans. > > > > But it?d be fun if they are indeed the latter! > > > > Trileigh > > > > > > *Trileigh Tucker* > > *Pelly Valley, West Seattle * > > *NaturalPresenceArts.com * > > *T r i ^a t ^ s e a t t l e u ^d o t^ e d u* > > > > > > *From: *Martha Jordan via Tweeters > *Date: *Friday, November 15, 2024 at 6:09?PM > *To: *Tweeters > *Subject: *[Tweeters] black swans?? > > Has anyone seen or heard of anyone seeing black swans flying or on the > ground/water in the area south of Monroe all the way down to Stillwater? > I got a report today from a woman who absolutely says she has seen 3 black > swans flying around in this area over the last month. When I queried her > more, she said they were all black. Juvenile trumpeters can appear very > dark, perhaps by some to be black. Therefore, I send out the inquiry. > > (Lewis and Clark journals state that they saw black and white swans > near the mouth of the Columbia River. From what all us biologists can > determine, these were adult and juvenile Trumpeter Swans.) > > Thanks. > > > > Martha Jordan > > mj.cygnus at gmail dot 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 16 15:50:05 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Amy Powell via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 16 15:50:10 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Isle of Palms (Charleston) South Carolina birding resources Message-ID: Hi! My husband and I are spending the week in Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina for a week in mid-April. Having family in SC, we've been to Charleston before, including Edisto beach area so are familiar with some areas. We will be golfing and meeting up with family in the area but none of them are birders. I am not opposed to going solo but looked at Birding Pal and didn't really see many options. I am open to a self-guided tour, but a private birding tour or birding guide for one day would be nice to help me with some of the tropical migrants I am unaccustomed to coming from the West coast. My husband is not a birder but I may be willing to coerce him to join me if there's more than just birds. Some places I am researching to explore: Audubon Swamp Garden Caw Caw Interpretive Center Botany Bay (Edisto area) Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Audubon Center at Beidler Forest (Looks promising) I'd like to stay in the low country/Charleston area but will have a car so am mobile. I will have my scope and bins as well as my scope adapter for photos. 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Tom Benedict Seahurst, wA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 17 08:43:51 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dee Dee via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 17 08:44:08 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Swans heading South References: <7980A6AA-B278-471E-88D6-D5AD19E70D45.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7980A6AA-B278-471E-88D6-D5AD19E70D45@yahoo.com> Just (08:30 am) enjoyed a brief view of 6 swans flying relatively low, headed south just offshore of Edmonds. A bit too far for me to be more specific of exact species but a lovely breakfast treat. Dee W Edmonds From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 17 09:44:29 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ronda Stark via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 17 09:44:44 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question? In-Reply-To: References: <35cabc5a-3530-47d6-b183-88505afe24b4@jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Hi Tom, At least the pelagic birds do not run the risk of being hit by cars. The owls at the East 90 run substantial risk while hunting close to the road and coming up out of the ditch. This is now much worse since photographers leaving the area tend to load up their gear and take off at high speed once they have their pics. I'm not sure this changes the ethics but it is worth consideration. Ronda On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 9:30?PM Tom Benedict via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2024, at 13:46, Nancy Crowell via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > > Baiting is against the principles of ethical wildlife photography. > > But it?s done routinely by pelagic birdwatching trips. Is ?chumming? an > approved exception to this principle? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, 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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(Specific locations for these species can be found on eBird, Explore->Species Maps.0 Doug Santoni Seattle Dougsantoni at gmail dot dom > On Nov 16, 2024, at 3:50?PM, Amy Powell via Tweeters wrote: > > Hi! > > My husband and I are spending the week in Isle of Palms near Charleston, South Carolina for a week in mid-April. Having family in SC, we?ve been to Charleston before, including Edisto beach area so are familiar with some areas. We will be golfing and meeting up with family in the area but none of them are birders. > > I am not opposed to going solo but looked at Birding Pal and didn?t really see many options. I am open to a self-guided tour, but a private birding tour or birding guide for one day would be nice to help me with some of the tropical migrants I am unaccustomed to coming from the West coast. My husband is not a birder but I may be willing to coerce him to join me if there?s more than just birds. > > Some places I am researching to explore: > > Audubon Swamp Garden > > Caw Caw Interpretive Center > > Botany Bay (Edisto area) > > Savannah National Wildlife Refuge > > Audubon Center at Beidler Forest (Looks promising) > > I?d like to stay in the low country/Charleston area but will have a car so am mobile. I will have my scope and bins as well as my scope adapter for photos. > > Any input, leads, or feedback you may have is greatly appreciated! > > Amy Powell > Renton, WA > schillingera@hotmail.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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Painted Bunting, > Brown-headed Nuthatch, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and Bachman?s Sparrow. > (The Bunting and the Sparrow should both be singing at that time of the > year.). The Painted Bunting and the Brown-headed Nuthatch should be fairly > straightforward; the Woodpecker and the Sparrow might require driving > inland about half an hour. Sounds like a great trip! (Specific locations > for these species can be found on eBird, Explore->Species Maps.0 > > Doug Santoni > Seattle > Dougsantoni at gmail dot dom > > On Nov 16, 2024, at 3:50?PM, Amy Powell via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Hi! > > My husband and I are spending the week in Isle of Palms near Charleston, > South Carolina for a week in mid-April. Having family in SC, we?ve been to > Charleston before, including Edisto beach area so are familiar with some > areas. We will be golfing and meeting up with family in the area but none > of them are birders. > > I am not opposed to going solo but looked at Birding Pal and didn?t really > see many options. I am open to a self-guided tour, but a private birding > tour or birding guide for one day would be nice to help me with some of the > tropical migrants I am unaccustomed to coming from the West coast. My > husband is not a birder but I may be willing to coerce him to join me if > there?s more than just birds. > > Some places I am researching to explore: > > Audubon Swamp Garden > > Caw Caw Interpretive Center > > Botany Bay (Edisto area) > > Savannah National Wildlife Refuge > > Audubon Center at Beidler Forest (Looks promising) > > I?d like to stay in the low country/Charleston area but will have a car so > am mobile. 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That?s exactly the same total as we had at this point last year, two higher than in 2022, and 12 lower than our 2021 total [401] at this point. For Western WA, our 362 total is 3 lower than last year, and 3 higher than 2022. For Eastern WA, our 323 total is 1 lower than last year, and 2 lower than 2022. Overall, we?re looking pretty similar to last year. Looking at the percentage of each county?s total list seen, 30 counties have seen between 66% and 75% of their county?s total list - a pretty consistent result saying about 2/3 of the birds on any county?s have been found One outlier: Whitman County, which has seen 80% of its list total already this year. 29 counties have totals within 10 of their 2023 totals. 20 counties have higher totals than this time last year, while 18 have lower totals than at this point last year. One county has exactly the same total as at this point last year [Yay, Stevens!]. 89 species have been seen in all 39 counties, and 175 species have been found in 30 or more counties. A handful of species new to the year might yet show up - most likely before thew new year might be: Emperor Goose, King Eider, Snowy Egret, W. Cattle Egret, White-tailed Kite, Hooded Oriole, Tennessee Warbler,? We?ve also got a couple potential additions waiting for the WBRC annual meeting reviews. If you'd like to take a look at where things stand, the list and many other interesting files are at the Washington Birder website: http://www.wabirder.com/ A direct link to the 2024 county yearlist & the list of county compilers contact info: http://www.wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html Thanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. 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But we both say they'll have to hike for hours at night and they'll probably kill less than 1 owl per night, not the 108 owls per night associated with the ludicrous 450,000 number. And the focus in northern California. My article is here: "No, they're not really going to shoot 450,000 owls" https://www.postalley.org/2024/09/12/no-theyre-not-really-going-to-shoot-450000-owls/ On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 1:09?PM Dan Reiff via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > *The owl hunters: The deadly campaign to save an icon of the Pacific > Northwest* > In the Pacific Northwest, hunters are seeking out the invasive barred owl > in an effort to save the threatened northern spotted owl. > > Read in The Washington Post: https://apple.news/Ard95FzsBRvqKIdP7EgYVow > > > Shared from Apple News > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 17 13:34:14 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Betz via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 17 13:34:29 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The East 90 - a question? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, ? OK, I get it that feeding the voles near the road might/would endanger the Owls and Harriers. ? And that doing that - at the East 90 right near the road - is not the same thing as putting a seed feeder in your backyard or using your phone to 'call' in an understory species that you've already heard but you aren't actually seeing it. ? The East 90 is a special place and the Harriers and Owls have been there in the Winter for several winters now (decades?).? That -has- to be due to the voles and other sources of food.? Last year, especially later in the Winter, they were very near to the road at the East 90. Maybe they will move closer as the season ages.? Yes, I have a long lens and am using it. ? I don't know how to feel about how -many- people are at the East 90 this year.? It doesn't really matter if it is a weekday or on the weekend.? The new parking lot is woefully inadequate in terms of being able to reduce the number of cars parked along the road. ? The hunters are there this year (as always) - not just some times but essentially "every day hunting is open". ? They mostly park in the designated areas and then walk out into the fields/all the way to the river.? That's their way to "enjoy nature" and we have to respect their rights/desires/needs as much as they should respect ours.? So far I've never seen them shoot a Harrier, Owl, or even a Trumpeter. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? - Jim From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 17 14:43:03 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 17 14:43:07 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Monthly_Meeting=2C_December_2=2C_2024?= Message-ID: <20241117224303.22094.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> As a group, raptors are one of the most engaging. Today, we think of them as carnivorous birds with hooked beaks and talons, but that definition has changed in the last fifty years. And not all birds we call raptors fit that description. We will explore this group by asking how, when and where they evolved, and see how recent genetic analyses have shed new light on bird evolution. Adding continental drift and changing climate atop convergence and divergent evolution has given us some fascinating birds. This talk will leave you with much to consider on your next birding expedition. Thomas Bancroft has been a lifelong birder and naturalist. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology and an M.A. in Zoology from the University of South Florida, focusing on birds and their conservation. Thomas has served in leadership roles for National Audubon and The Wilderness Society. "Beyond the Wonder: An Ecologist?s View of Wild Alaska? is his recently published book. This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance).??Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm.??Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page:?? https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/??for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link. When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off. This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend.??Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel:??https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at??https://wos.org Please join us! Elaine Chuang WOS Program Support From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 17 22:50:09 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (dick via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 17 22:50:15 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] WA County Year List Project updated through October [WA Birder] In-Reply-To: <4E9C9635-3C68-4CB5-8743-BAD5DB0A73EA@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <42y4yp6dd0-1@m0247481.ppops.net> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Matt Bartels via Tweeters Date: 11/17/24 11:55 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Tweeters , Inland-NW-Birders - To Post Subject: [Tweeters] WA County Year List Project updated through October [WA Birder] Hi Tweeters ?& InlandNW BirderAn updated version of the 2024 County Yearlist Project is up and available at Washington Birder.http://wabirder.com/county_yearlist.htmlThanks compilers for all your work, and thanks everyone who has contributed.This update, coming at the end of October and as Fall Migration has pretty much wrapped up, is a relatively stable point to check in - only a few late migrants and then winter birds left for the year lists.Here?s how things look compared with recent years:We?ve tallied 389 species statewide as of the end of October in 2024. That?s exactly the same total as we had at this point last year, two higher than in 2022, and 12 lower than our 2021 total [401] at this point.For Western WA, our 362 total?is 3 lower than last year, and 3 higher than 2022.For Eastern WA, our 323 total?is 1 lower than last year, and 2 lower than 2022.Overall, we?re looking pretty similar to last year.Looking at the percentage of each county?s total list seen, 30 counties have seen between 66% and 75% of their county?s total list - a pretty consistent result saying about 2/3 of the birds on any county?s have been found One outlier: Whitman County, which has seen 80% of its list total already this year.29 counties have totals within 10 of their 2023 totals.20 counties have higher totals than this time last year, while 18 have lower totals than at this point last year.?One county has exactly the same total as at this point last year [Yay, Stevens!].89 species have been seen in all 39 counties, and 175 species have been found in 30 or more counties.A handful of species new to the year might yet ?show up - most likely before thew new year might be: Emperor Goose, King Eider, Snowy Egret, W. Cattle Egret, White-tailed Kite, Hooded Oriole, Tennessee Warbler,? We?ve also got a couple potential additions waiting for the WBRC annual meeting reviews.If you'd like to take a look at where things stand, the list and many other interesting files are at the Washington Birder website:?http://www.wabirder.com/?A direct link to the 2024 county yearlist & the list of county compilers contact info:http://www.wabirder.com/county_yearlist.htmlThanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. ?Good birding,Matt Bartels[mattxyz at earthlink dot net]Seattle, Wa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When you turn into the course entrance, take an immediate left onto the road to the driving range - that's where we meet. 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! Current weather forecast is 43-49degF with some sun, then turning cloudy with a couple of showers in the afternoon - dress for success! May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 20 14:24:15 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Gary Bletsch via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 20 14:24:24 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] eBird question References: <1902411080.564210.1732141455499.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1902411080.564210.1732141455499@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, The annual taxonomic update of eBird was completed a few weeks ago. A glitch appeared in my eBird account during the weeks-long period of the update, and, unlike in previous years, the glitch (or discrepancy) has continued, even though eBird has announced that the update is complete.? A week and a half ago or so, I wrote to eBird using their "contact us" form, but, as often happens, they have not answered. Maybe they'll "get around to it." I have been wondering if any other birders have noticed a discrepancy such as the one described below. There are three obvious places where one's life-list total appears on eBird. By going to "My eBird," one's life-list total appears in two places on that page. Near the top of the "My eBird" page, the number appears under "Species observed." Way down near the bottom of the page, there is a section labelled "Species by major region." That section has a list of such regions, starting with "World," and each region has a number associated with it. Finally, one can also see one's eBird life list by clicking on "Profile"; one is then presented with a map of the world, with one's life list prominently displayed near the top-left corner. Here is the problem. There are two different totals shown for my world life list. That's not possible. If one is sticking to just one world checklist of bird species, such as the one that eBird uses, then one can have but one unique number for one's life list. In my case, I see the number 4051 at the top of the page, and the number 4052 at the bottom. The number shown on the profile is 4051. Oddly, if I click on the number 4052, I am taken to a list that has 4051 species on it!? I find this irksome, and would love to know whether anyone else has observed this glitch. I return home from Bolivia in a couple of days. I saw 361 species in two and a half weeks. 84 of those were lifers...the glitch was happening before I started ticking lifers, and has continued right through today--when I spotted what will probably be the final lifer of the trip, a pair of Yellow-collared Macaws that I scoped from my ninth-floor room in the Marriott in Santa Cruz de la Sierra! Yours truly, Gary Bletsch PS Best wishes for a safe escape from the Pineapple Express. November, with its deluges and floods, would be one of the very, very few things about Washington that I do not miss. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 20 14:30:59 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (David B. Williams via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 20 14:31:27 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] downed trees and nests(?) Message-ID: <8E0F0E03-9856-4CB4-A83B-2E5E8D91AA11@seanet.com> Greetings all. I hope everyone came out of the Bomb Cyclone safely. 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They either soar or perch on the tree tops below us.? When they are soaring - about every second or third day - there is often a second pair that joins them and it seems to be an "I can go higher and faster than you can" competition. ? When they are perched they sit within a few feet of each other and almost always facing the same direction - and even looking around "in unison". When they leave they usually go around the South side of Burlington Hill. ?? I am also seeing a slightly higher than previous years number of eagles out on the Samish Flats.? Yesterday, I saw an eagle on the ground on the Butler Flats that was very near some Trumpeters and with a large flock of dark-colored geese stirred up and then re-settling to close to where they were before.? I was unable to determine if they were Canada or Cackling but I suspect the latter. ? I've been out to the Samish Flats (East 90 and elsewhere) several times in the past 10 days.? There have always been Harriers (and GBH and Crows) and often SEOW (but not always and less numbers than 2 or 3 weeks ago. ? Even on weekdays there has always been at least 2 or 3 other birders at the East 90.? On the weekends the numbers are high enough that the parking lot is 'full' and there are still lots of cars on both sides of the road.? I have not been able to determine whether or not the reason for the birds staying further out/away from the road is related to the number of people ... they seem to stay out even when there are very few cars along the road. ? There are frequently/almost always Bald Eagles, singles, in the vicinity of the East 90. ? I have yet to see "large flocks of ducks in the flooded fields" in the flats (any of the 3 flats) ... but this series of storms is starting to produce some enduring flooding so I anticipate seeing the duck counts going up as well as 'finding them everywhere'. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ?????? - Jim From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 21 14:17:19 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Steve Hampton via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 21 14:17:34 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Red-footed Booby In-Reply-To: <803FBCF0-6DD6-4681-8077-341D87D299F2@comcast.net> References: <803FBCF0-6DD6-4681-8077-341D87D299F2@comcast.net> Message-ID: The last report is from Nov 4. I?m not aware of any later sightings. I am seeing Ancient Murrelets daily from the Pt Wilson lighthouse area. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 21, 2024, at 9:06?AM, Neil Zimmerman via Tweeters wrote: > > ?Hello Tweeters, > I am leading a field trip for Birds Connect Seattle to Port Townsend on Saturday. I have not seen any mention of the Booby since early November. I assume it has left but I thought I would ask about any recent reports. Thanks > Neil Zimmerman > n3zims at comcast dot net > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 21 14:19:53 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 21 14:20:06 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-11-21 Message-ID: Tweets - It was a very unusual day - the weather was quite nice with temps in the 40s, no wind, no precipitation, and pretty good light, and we did the bird survey as always. But we spent at least as much attention on the devastation that the bomb cyclone brought to the park; dozens of huge snags and mature trees either snapped off or uprooted, large branches down everywhere; downed twigs covering all of the ground. Highlights: Trumpeter Swan - THIRTEEN in three groups flying south, silent. They did look very long necked Northern Shoveler - Two with a small flock of Mallards flying north - First of Fall (FOF) Gadwall - A long line of ducks seen from the Lake Platform turned out to be 53 Gadwall, ~10 American Wigeon, and 2 Green-winged Teal. Probably a High Count for Gadwall Cooper's Hawk - Nice adult flew across the slough, calling, then perched for us to admire Four Woodpecker Day - Missing sapsucker. Except for Northern Flicker and one glimpse of a Downy, all woodpeckers were heard-only Merlin - Seen on the long dock during my late scan of the lake Northern Shrike - Juvenile seen a couple of times on the far side of the slough; unusual spot for shrike Golden-crowned Kinglet - Continue to be especially numerous and widespread and visible; Ruby-crowns also common, but 1/3 as many? Varied Thrush - Mason saw one near the mansion Pine Siskin - somewhere between 75 and 500, but probably 100 is a rough estimate Townsend's Warbler - One NE of the mansion Pre-dawn, it was strange to look out at Lake Sammamish and see virtually no lights anywhere. A couple of houses had generators, but the whole lake seemed to be without power. Two of the large trees supporting the heronry have blown down. A few GREAT BLUE HERONS were sitting (claiming?) nests in other trees, and one was in the next-nearest best tree where I expect nests to be built in spring. 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Highlights included nice numbers of GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and WILSON'S SNIPE in the flooded fields and on the dike, continuing SNOW GOOSE and BRANT GOOSE with our large flock of wintering CACKLING GEESE, the return of COMMON GOLDENEYE to McAllister Creek, nice looks of a Thayer's type ICELAND GULL, and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK ambitiously chasing a PILEATED WOODPECKER in the Riparian Forest. For the day we observed 73 species and have seen 169 species this year. See our eBird report pasted below with photos embedded. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook, happy birding. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Nov 20, 2024 7:33 AM - 3:47 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.7 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Mostly cloudy with intermittent light rain and temperatures in the 40?s to 50?s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 14?6? Tide at 9:51am and Low 7?11? Tide at 3:50pm. Mammals seen Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal and Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit. 73 species (+4 other taxa) Snow Goose 3 Greater White-fronted Goose (Western) 1 Brant (Black) 1 In flock of Cackling Geese, photo. Cackling Goose (minima) 2000 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 20 Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 24 Trumpeter Swan 7 Northern Shoveler 100 Gadwall 22 Eurasian Wigeon 1 American Wigeon 800 Mallard 250 Northern Pintail 1200 Green-winged Teal (American) 800 Lesser Scaup 1 Surf Scoter 48 Bufflehead 100 Common Goldeneye 6 Hooded Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 45 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 1 American Coot 6 Long-billed Dowitcher 20 Wilson's Snipe 15 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 40 Dunlin 150 Least Sandpiper 6 Bonaparte's Gull 101 Short-billed Gull 225 Ring-billed Gull 50 California Gull 3 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 6 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 20 Iceland Gull (Thayer's) 1 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Common Loon 2 Brandt's Cormorant 10 Double-crested Cormorant 25 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 20 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 13 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 4 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 American Crow 150 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Bushtit (Pacific) 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 15 Golden-crowned Kinglet 30 Brown Creeper 4 Pacific Wren (pacificus Group) 4 Marsh Wren 6 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 8 European Starling 50 American Robin 15 Purple Finch (Western) 3 Pine Siskin 100 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 4 Golden-crowned Sparrow 25 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 20 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 3 Western Meadowlark 5 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203141030 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The > least we can do is meet them where THEY are, not where we want them to be > for our convenience. > A reminder that baiting is illegal for waterfowl. While you may > intend to make it for voles or ??, it is still considered baiting if it is > done during waterfowl season in an area where waterfowl occur. The > fact that this year the birds are staying farther from the road may be due > to the human factor from last year. Perhaps the birds simply remember last > year and are choosing to stay farther out.....humans can and have caused > this to happen in other areas of WA, including Skagit County. > Birding with Awareness-- good for the birds, good for the habitat and good > for us. > > Martha Jordan > > _______________________________________________ > 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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A closer look with binoculars revealed that the wingbars were slightly more buffy than white, and the general body shape more slender and on the smaller side compared to the nearby American Goldfinch. Coming to my senses, I grabbed the camera, and fortunately managed to get a few shots before it departed. The photos allowed a quick ID of the mystery bird as a Lesser Goldfinch, a species I had only briefly seen once, years ago, in a relative?s Central Oregon backyard. Despite having seen verified reports of a Lesser Goldfinch being seen earlier this month at Union Bay Natural Area, it was quite unexpected as well as exciting to see one in my own backyard. (An eBird checklist and photos have been submitted.) Danene Warnock Edmonds From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 21 19:48:51 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Scott Downes via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 21 19:49:08 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Yakima CBC Sector Leader Needed Message-ID: <28BAE766-5A55-476B-B7AC-E8336E97438F@charter.net> Yakima CBC is Saturday December 28. We have two open sectors that need route leaders, including one that includes some prime birding areas such as along the Yakima River. This route has historically been one of the most diverse on the count. If interested and willing to participate, please contact me. Scott Downes Downess@charter.net Yakima Wa From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 22 00:45:49 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Steven Dammer via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 22 00:46:03 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Red-footed Booby In-Reply-To: References: <803FBCF0-6DD6-4681-8077-341D87D299F2@comcast.net> Message-ID: I was just in Port Townsend yesterday looking for it and was unsuccessful. Doesn't necessarily mean it's gone but with no listed sightings in over 17 days suggests it could have moved on. Steven On Thu, Nov 21, 2024, 14:17 Steve Hampton via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > The last report is from Nov 4. I?m not aware of any later sightings. I am > seeing Ancient Murrelets daily from the Pt Wilson lighthouse area. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 21, 2024, at 9:06?AM, Neil Zimmerman via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > > ?Hello Tweeters, > > I am leading a field trip for Birds Connect Seattle to Port Townsend on > Saturday. I have not seen any mention of the Booby since early November. I > assume it has left but I thought I would ask about any recent reports. > Thanks > > Neil Zimmerman > > n3zims at comcast dot net > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 22 08:26:58 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Brian Zinke via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 22 08:27:13 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds CBC volunteers wanted - Dec 14 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, The Edmonds CBC is Saturday, December 14. We could really use more feeder/yard counters, especially in areas 4, 5N, 5S, 6, 7N, 9N, and 10 (see map ). Of course, we'd love your help if you live in any of the other areas, too! We also still have room available on some of the field teams if you're interested in getting out in the field that day. Please contact me if you have any questions or are interested in helping this year. Thank you! Brian -- [image: Logo] Brian Zinke Executive Director phone: (425) 232-6811 email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org Pilchuck Audubon Society 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 [image: Facebook icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 22 11:42:20 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 22 11:42:25 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret near McKenna, WA (Pierce County) Message-ID: I spotted a GREAT EGRET in the pond on the north side of highway 710, west of 64th Ave S, just east of McKenna, WA. (My wife sighted this egret on November 18 in the same area.) There are large ponds on each side of the road here, and with the latest storm that hit three days ago, even more water is there. There are no places to park here along this busy highway, but parking on 64th Ave S, just east of the pond, is a possibility. When I was driving west, the egret was located about the middle of the pond; and when I drove east about 45 minutes later, it was closer to the highway and further east. Well seen because I was able to slow down enough to get a good look at it. (eBird checklist info below.) Great Egret 1 Large white bird, long neck, yellow dagger bill, long dark legs, wading in pond. Definitely not a Trumpeter Swan or other long-necked large white bird. Saw it dart head down, much like a Great Blue Heron. View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS203284318&data=05%7C02%7C%7C9903648621814cfa0fe008dd0b2c3fc5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638679006880815742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Jv0jT0ShN6IwOmbjSM6HylxIy1SV3FsrxgKeviMEFWU%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 22 12:44:40 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 22 12:44:45 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 11-21-2024 Message-ID: Tweeters, A dozen of us trekked around the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC in cool, dry weather (41-47degF with overcast sky), which held until the rain came in earlier than expected about two-thirds of the way through the usual route. (Lots of downed limbs and wind-pruned stuff from the bomb cyclone that hit the area two days previously.) The usual suspected birds were seen or heard, with the following as highlights: - TRUMPETER SWAN - 6 overhead, flying in the direction of Olympia/Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. This is the first sighting of this species during any of our birdwalks here and follows a first sighting of a Northern Pintail last month. - PINE SISKIN - about 230 in a couple of large flocks; likely an undercount here, but we didn't count a couple of other flocks because they "might" have been subject to a double-count. For December and January, Ken Brown will lead the birdwalk - I'll be traveling out of country for about 6 weeks. The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM except for November to February, when the start time is at 9:00AM. Starting point is the Driving Range building, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. (Turn left immediately after entering the parking lot to take the road leading to the driving range building.) Upcoming walks include the following: * December 19 (start time - 9AM) * January 16 (start time - 9AM) * February 20 (start time - 9AM) Pete collected 104 "lost" golf balls during our trek, (92 last month) and will donate them to the VA home at American Lake. >From the eBirdPNW report: 31 species Cackling Goose 47 Canada Goose 18 Trumpeter Swan 6 A first sighting of this species at this site during a birdwalk. American Wigeon 8 Mallard 43 Hooded Merganser 4 Mourning Dove 3 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 These two were perched near each other in the same tree near the Dupont housing area. Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 5 Steller's Jay 8 California Scrub-Jay 2 American Crow 4 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 17 Red-breasted Nuthatch 10 Brown Creeper 1 Pacific Wren 7 American Robin 3 Red Crossbill 5 Pine Siskin 230 Fox Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 24 Golden-crowned Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 13 Spotted Towhee 7 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS203287775&data=05%7C02%7C%7Ce0228ebe40404280e79308dd0b3402a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638679040197464862%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Un3%2F80RYo7X3t20Fs8%2BR2BY32T1Ve61REIZ1H7FBXEY%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 13:10:37 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 13:10:41 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza Message-ID: Hello tweets, We don?t see robins in our yard very often, occasionally taking a drink or a bath, but when I went out to get the mail this morning they were all over the sky above me, perched high in leafless trees and then dropping down to a big rowan/mountain ash tree in the neighbor?s yard. The tree was covered with big red berries, and the robins were gulping them down as fast as they could. At least 20 birds were involved, and what was especially interesting to me was the fact that more kept flying overhead, coming from some distance. Not in a tight flock, but very spread out. Even more interesting, some of them just kept flying, not landing with the fruit-eating birds. Were they full already? Their flocking in winter seems to be largely about finding fruit-bearing trees. But how do they find them? Do they fly over the landscape until they spot the colors of fruits below them? Do they recognize fruit-bearing plants trees and shrubs by their shape or leaves? Do they communicate about them to others by specific calls or behavior? Dennis Paulson Maple Leaf, Seattle From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 15:56:31 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 15:57:35 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript Message-ID: <49F05488-38B5-4D29-A4F3-E72F8C825BAA@comcast.net> Well, I first saw the robins in the next-door rowan tree at 1:30 or so, and they were still there until a few minutes ago, constantly flying in and out. In two hours, it looks as if they stripped that tree of at least 80% of its fruits. The robins will be excreting their seeds all over the place, but I guess most of them don?t sprout, as we don?t have rowans growing everywhere. The German word for rowan is Vogelbeere, bird berry. This is a European tree, Sorbus aucuparia, but we have native species of Sorbus (mountain ash) as well, and I presume birds like them just as much. It was a two-thrush day?a Hermit Thrush, a species we don?t see most winters, bathed in our fountain for a while. Dennis Paulson Maple Leaf, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 16:30:59 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Amy Powell via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 16:31:04 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Sturdy lightweight Tri-pod - Recommendations? Message-ID: Good afternoon birders, I have a Kowa TSN-883 Prominar scope with a Manfrotto 3 section and 3W head tripod. I hike and travel with this set up in addition to birding locally. The tripod is very sturdy, which I like. What I don't like is how heavy it is (5.5 pounds!) and the 3-way head would be great for a camera but I find it fussy and unnecessary for my scope. Having 3 wand adjustments often makes it difficult to get on a bird quickly. And it really kills the shoulder after lugging around for a few miles. My only concern with finding a lighter weight tripod is that it won't withstand the wind as well and I fear it will tip over. I saw Really Right Stuff makes good quality, lightweight carbon fiber tripods but is a tripod really worth $1500+? Maybe. But I'm tempted to try the Manfrotto 290 Light Alu that weighs just under 4 pounds and costs a more reasonable $200. Has anyone out there used a tripod lighter than 4 pounds and found it sturdy enough in light to moderate winds? Cheers and good birding! Amy Powell Renton, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 17:45:58 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 17:46:13 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript In-Reply-To: <49F05488-38B5-4D29-A4F3-E72F8C825BAA@comcast.net> References: <49F05488-38B5-4D29-A4F3-E72F8C825BAA@comcast.net> Message-ID: We have this every year, often up to maybe 50 Robins.. We have an ornamental grape growing up into the top a 50' Aspen tree. Small grapes are easily swallowed I guess. These Robins are extremely furtive so that we rarely get a good look at them. They dash from nearby dense Doug Firs and then dive into the Aspen.We can only see parts of their bodies in the aspen and nothing in the Firs.. But this happened here about a month ago when the grapes were ripe. We now have an 8 ft. Cotoneaster Cornubia absolutely covered with red berries. But, nothing goes for them until late in the winter, and then only with very adverse weather.where little else is available. I've heard that these are pataable only after some freezing weather, but even then ,with a mild winter they stay on the cotoneaster all winter. Bob OBrien Carver OR On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 3:57?PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Well, I first saw the robins in the next-door rowan tree at 1:30 or so, > and they were still there until a few minutes ago, constantly flying in and > out. In two hours, it looks as if they stripped that tree of at least 80% > of its fruits. The robins will be excreting their seeds all over the place, > but I guess most of them don?t sprout, as we don?t have rowans growing > everywhere. > > The German word for rowan is Vogelbeere, bird berry. This is a European > tree, *Sorbus aucuparia*, but we have native species of *Sorbus* > (mountain ash) as well, and I presume birds like them just as much. > > It was a two-thrush day?a Hermit Thrush, a species we don?t see most > winters, bathed in our fountain for a while. > > Dennis Paulson > Maple Leaf, 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 18:36:06 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Diane Yorgason-Quinn via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 18:36:12 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript In-Reply-To: References: <49F05488-38B5-4D29-A4F3-E72F8C825BAA@comcast.net> Message-ID: About 3 weeks ago, and for another week, I had what seemed like hundreds of robins in the very high madrona trees after those berries. I was in my house and heard this huge racket, ran out and saw them going crazy way up there, about 4 stories high. I actually put a recording of their noise on eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S200723095 Diane Yorgason-Quinn Wauna, WA avosetta@hotmail.com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Robert O'Brien via Tweeters Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2024 5:45 PM To: Dennis Paulson Cc: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript We have this every year, often up to maybe 50 Robins.. We have an ornamental grape growing up into the top a 50' Aspen tree. Small grapes are easily swallowed I guess. These Robins are extremely furtive so that we rarely get a good look at them. They dash from nearby dense Doug Firs and then dive into the Aspen.We can only see parts of their bodies in the aspen and nothing in the Firs.. But this happened here about a month ago when the grapes were ripe. We now have an 8 ft. Cotoneaster Cornubia absolutely covered with red berries. But, nothing goes for them until late in the winter, and then only with very adverse weather.where little else is available. I've heard that these are pataable only after some freezing weather, but even then ,with a mild winter they stay on the cotoneaster all winter. Bob OBrien Carver OR On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 3:57?PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters > wrote: Well, I first saw the robins in the next-door rowan tree at 1:30 or so, and they were still there until a few minutes ago, constantly flying in and out. In two hours, it looks as if they stripped that tree of at least 80% of its fruits. The robins will be excreting their seeds all over the place, but I guess most of them don?t sprout, as we don?t have rowans growing everywhere. The German word for rowan is Vogelbeere, bird berry. This is a European tree, Sorbus aucuparia, but we have native species of Sorbus (mountain ash) as well, and I presume birds like them just as much. It was a two-thrush day?a Hermit Thrush, a species we don?t see most winters, bathed in our fountain for a while. Dennis Paulson Maple Leaf, 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Nov 23 20:27:12 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Thomas Dorrance via Tweeters) Date: Sat Nov 23 20:27:22 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript In-Reply-To: References: <49F05488-38B5-4D29-A4F3-E72F8C825BAA@comcast.net> Message-ID: Robins have been plentiful year-round in this Cedar Park ravine (north Seattle), never more so than when the blueberries ripen. While quick to the harvest, especially this year, they're slow to recognize that the resident crows never miss a trick or a chick. Baby robins haven't fledged here in eons. Tom Dorrance On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 6:37?PM Diane Yorgason-Quinn via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > About 3 weeks ago, and for another week, I had what seemed like hundreds > of robins in the very high madrona trees after those berries. I was in my > house and heard this huge racket, ran out and saw them going crazy way up > there, about 4 stories high. > I actually put a recording of their noise on eBird: > https://ebird.org/checklist/S200723095 > > Diane Yorgason-Quinn > Wauna, WA > avosetta@hotmail.com > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tweeters on behalf > of Robert O'Brien via Tweeters > *Sent:* Saturday, November 23, 2024 5:45 PM > *To:* Dennis Paulson > *Cc:* TWEETERS tweeters > *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza postscript > > We have this every year, often up to maybe 50 Robins.. We have an > ornamental grape growing up into the top a 50' Aspen tree. Small grapes > are easily swallowed I guess. These Robins are extremely furtive so that > we rarely get a good look at them. They dash from nearby dense Doug Firs > and then dive into the Aspen.We can only see parts of their bodies in the > aspen and nothing in the Firs.. > But this happened here about a month ago when the grapes were ripe. We > now have an 8 ft. Cotoneaster Cornubia absolutely covered with red > berries. But, nothing goes for them until late in the winter, and then > only with very adverse weather.where little else is available. I've heard > that these are pataable only after some freezing weather, but even then > ,with a mild winter they stay on the cotoneaster all winter. > Bob OBrien Carver OR > > On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 3:57?PM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Well, I first saw the robins in the next-door rowan tree at 1:30 or so, > and they were still there until a few minutes ago, constantly flying in and > out. In two hours, it looks as if they stripped that tree of at least 80% > of its fruits. The robins will be excreting their seeds all over the place, > but I guess most of them don?t sprout, as we don?t have rowans growing > everywhere. > > The German word for rowan is Vogelbeere, bird berry. 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Curious if anybody has seen this behavior? -- John Riegsecker Gig Harbor, WA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 12:14:06 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (jmyb@aol.com via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 12:14:14 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Red Head Duck References: <1419844279.1322187.1732479246576.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1419844279.1322187.1732479246576@mail.yahoo.com> There was a lone male Red Head duck at the mouth of the Cedar River yesterday at 2:00. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 14:03:49 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Carolyn Heberlein via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 14:04:09 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza Message-ID: Hi Tweets, I always have some robins in my garden in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. They love to take baths in the saucers of water that I have on the flat roof of my garage. They love it in the winter, when it is icy out and I fill the bird baths with hot water for them (and other birds). They love to eat berries in my garden: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blue huckleberries. We pretty much share those crops. What they love to eat this time of year are the berries of the Mountain Ash and the Holly. In the past week, they have been gorging themselves on the red berries of both. I have several Mountain Ash trees in my garden, so there are plenty of berries for large groups of robins. One young Mountain Ash tree didn't have strong branches for them to perch on. I watched them fly up to the berries to try to get them. Later in the day, I saw that they were successful. No berries were left. They are still stripping my Holly. In the past, sometimes they wouldn't eat them until after Christmas. So I would have green holly leaves with red berries, if I wanted them for decoration. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 15:49:13 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ian Paulsen via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 15:49:16 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <4f6a51cf-f67e-c5d1-dcaa-729b7ffdf1d9@zipcon.net> HI ALL: I just posted about 4 bird and 3 non-bird books at my blog here. https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2024/11/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 16:54:41 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (B B via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 16:54:47 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Blog Post - Birding In Ecuador References: <1451227526.1355902.1732496081589.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1451227526.1355902.1732496081589@mail.yahoo.com> This is the first of probably three blog posts for my recent birding trip to Ecuador with Nelson Apolo Jaramillo and Tom St. John.? Lots of photos (70), especially hummers and tanagers.?? https://blairbirding.com/2024/11/25/birding-ecuador-with-tom-and-nelson-part-1/ Includes Zaysant, Alambi, Mashpi-Amagusa, Sachatamia ... and some Oilbirds! Blair Bernson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 17:14:40 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Anne Millbrooke via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 17:14:46 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robin extravaganza (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) References: <948382790.1357567.1732497280953.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <948382790.1357567.1732497280953@mail.yahoo.com> John James Audubon wrote of the American Robin, ?their presence is productive of a sort of jubilee among the gunners, and the havoc made among them with bows and arrows, blowpipes, guns, and traps of different sorts, is wonderful.? He continued, ?Every gunner brings them home by bagsful, and the markets are supplied with them at a very cheap rate. Several persons may at this season stand round the foot of a tree loaded with berries, and shoot the greater part of the day, so fast do the flocks of Robins succeed each other. They are then fat and juicy, and afford excellent eating.? Each time I read that passage I am struck by the historical facts. First, people routinely ate robins purchased at their? local markets. And not just robins. They ate bobolinks, finches, larks, plovers, sparrows and other songbirds, sometimes collectively called reed-birds at the market. They skewered, roasted, broiled and stewed the birds. They baked birds in pies and served birds on toast. Second, professional market hunters killed robins and other songbirds for those markets. This market hunting continued through the end of the century, long after Audubon?s death in 1851. Third, hunters used many lethal weapons -- "bows and arrows, blowpipes, guns, and traps of different sorts" -- against the birds. And fourth, robins existed in such numbers that the flocks of robins succeeded each other. I am sorry that I will never see robins in the abundance that Audubon described. And I am quite pleased that our values have changed from robins for dinner to protecting migratory birds.? Anne From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Nov 24 20:53:24 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (BRAD Liljequist via Tweeters) Date: Sun Nov 24 20:53:29 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Lightweight tripods Message-ID: Amy, I have a Kowa TSN-884 (amazing scope) and was confronted with a similar situation - heavy old Bogen legs with a 128RC head that combined are both great/stable and heavy (I have been known to lug over shoulders for 5 miles, but not my favorite). I note the Bogen 290 you mention actually has a listed weight of 5.6 lbs so maybe heavier than you want. I looks like it comes with the 128RC head which I think is pretty much the ideal birding fluid pan head - durable, compact, and easy to use. I ended up with a 2nd tripod - the old Bogen 3405 (no longer made so you will be buying 2nd hand). It is about 4.3 pounds, cheap, tough, and well made - cheap on ebay. It has an integrated single adjusting arm - but it is not a fluid head so a bit jerky when panning - but not bad for a non-primary tripod. I do find it works ok with the big Kowa - just - and with your angled eyepiece it would be even more stable. I have eyed some of the carbon fiber Bogen legs. I might suggest you go to Glazer's, which has a lot of tripods including many Bogens, and check out you scope with the 128RC and just decide what works best. Glazer's is an amazing resource here in town. I suspect you can find something like the 290 in carbon fiber with the 128 head and you will be at a pretty ideal setup weight/stability wise. 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That should make a big difference, and if you use the classic Cinelli ribbon, maybe one in a hundred birders who's also a bike dork will think you are *molto bello.* https://www.jensonusa.com/Cinelli-Gel-Cork-Handlebar-Tape https://www.planetbike.com/comfort-cork-handlebar-tape/ Mike Wagenbach Seattle WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 25 08:00:48 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Stephen Elston via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 25 08:01:10 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Sturdy lightweight Tri-pod - Recommendations? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For what it is worth, I have been happily using a Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod for years. The tripod has outlasted the first scope I had mounted on it and, with a bit of maintenance, is still working well. With a Kowa 88 mm scope this tripod is stable in all but the most extreme wind conditions. On Mon, Nov 25, 2024 at 7:46?AM Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > One drawback to aluminum is that it is second only to copper among the > metals in its thermal conductivity, IIRC. It's amazing how fast it sucks > heat out of your hands to handle an aluminum tube in winter if you're not > wearing pretty good gloves. So that's one advantage of carbon composites, > I think. > > However, if you want a little DIY project, you could wrap the topmost > section of each leg of a metal tripod with some stylish cork bicycle > handlebar tape. That should make a big difference, and if you use the > classic Cinelli ribbon, maybe one in a hundred birders who's also a bike > dork will think you are *molto bello.* > > https://www.jensonusa.com/Cinelli-Gel-Cork-Handlebar-Tape > > https://www.planetbike.com/comfort-cork-handlebar-tape/ > > Mike Wagenbach > Seattle WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 25 16:28:38 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Rob Faucett via Tweeters) Date: Mon Nov 25 16:28:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Lightweight tripod recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2CF0982E-4578-41C3-9C41-98B78C4AA945@mac.com> I love my Manfrotto 190 setup. International travel and a large objective/heavy scope. Pretty sure the head is called ?Micro fluid video? head. ? Rob Faucett +1(206) 619-5569 robfaucett@mac.com Seattle, WA 98105 > On Nov 25, 2024, at 6:29?AM, Jack Stephens via Tweeters wrote: > > ? > This is a response to Amy Powell's RFI regarding tripods: > Lightweight. Sturdy. Inexpensive. Pick two of these choices, you can't pick all three. > I would suggest looking for a well made carbon fiber tripod. Really Right Stuff makes great gear, but they are pricey. Try going to a camera store and look at what they have. I frequent Kenmore Camera and have found them quite helpful. > > Jack Stephens > Edmonds > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 26 04:44:03 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Gary Bletsch via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 26 04:44:08 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] non-technical question re: bridge cameras References: <1148077249.1687928.1732625043090.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1148077249.1687928.1732625043090@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, A week and a half ago, my Canon SX50 HS camera went kaputt. It turns on, it shows photos that I've already taken, but the view through the viewfinder is black, as if the lens cap were still on. The lens cap is most assuredly off! When I try to take a photo, I get an all-black image, with the time/date stamp right there as usual. Maybe Canon can fix it, maybe not; I haven't looked into that. I don't speak camera, and don't want to learn that particular language. French might be more useful.? I do want to replace the SX50 HS with something a little better. That camera was close to perfect for my purposes. I just like taking record shots, not trying for shots to be featured on the cover of a magazine. Virtually every time I've ever tried to talk to other birders about cameras, the other person starts using a variety of technical terms that I find baffling; any attempt to get the person to explain it in layman's terms goes nowhere. It would be as if a birder with two weeks experience found himself thrust into a conversation about moulting gulls. "P1? P2? Huh?" At the end of this message, I will ask a question; if you've read this far, thanks for your patience. Here were the things that I liked about the SX50 HS.?? ? --relatively compact size, easily stowed out of the way of my (far more important) binoculars by tucking into a closed vest; ? ? --wonderfully long zoom; ? ? --not terribly high price (I think I paid about $550 for it, maybe seven or eight years ago); ? ? --ease of use;? ? --reasonably rugged construction (never failed me until this month, never a problem with tiny bits of rainfall on it, survived a fall onto concrete once, and so forth). There were a couple of characteristics that drove me batty, though.? ? --notwithstanding what it says in the user's manual, the camera offered nothing in the way of manual focus, which meant that even the wispiest blade of grass or the tiniest twig between me and the bird would make it impossible to focus on the bird; ? ? --an occasional tendency to respond slowly (sometimes glacially) to attempts to press this button or that, resulting in delays that cost me any chance of photographing a bird that was getting ready to move off. Once in a while, it was as if the camera had marched out of the Union Hall with orders to participate in a by-the-book slowdown! So, here is the question. What bridge cameras would Tweeters recommend? I want something that is roughly the same size as an old-fashioned SLR, or a wee bit larger. I am not at all interested in interchangeable lenses, or any long lens other than a zoom. The camera stays under my vest unless I take a fancy to something worth photographing. I'd love to be able to focus manually, and to zoom onto a bird in the manner to which I've been accustomed. Thank you one and all, for any willingness to answer that question in layman's terms. Oh, here's a birding tidbit. Yesterday, I spent over an hour searching for a Snowy Owl here in Western New York. It was not on the Dunkirk Lake Erie breakwater where it had been for a few days. Where, oh where could it be? I was getting ready to leave, when I heard some crows. They were chasing something. The Snowy Owl landed two meters from me! Even without binoculars, I could see the bloodstains on the feathers of its feet! Way cool. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch garybletsch@yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To aid stability get one with a hook underneath (on column if it has one) and add weight there (backpack). > Really Right Stuff makes great gear, but they are pricey. Agreed. > Try going to a camera store and look at what they have. Yes, a very good plan. -- From an Island in the Pacific, Richard James, Victoria, BC From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Nov 26 12:13:50 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (BARBARA WHEELER via Tweeters) Date: Tue Nov 26 12:14:17 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] confirm 4320b2d6c17888e87a0724492741043bbdd66495 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1418019305.1863406.1732652030408@connect.xfinity.com> Unsubscribe Barbara Wheeler Photography https://barbarawheelerphotography.com (http://barbarawheelerphotography/) (206) 919-0626 Follow us on Facebook > On 11/26/2024 12:12 PM PST via Tweeters wrote: > > > Mailing list removal confirmation notice for mailing list Tweeters > > We have received a request from 24.16.179.171 for the removal of your > email address, "barbarawheelerphotography@comcast.net" from the > tweeters@u.washington.edu mailing list. To confirm that you want to > be removed from this mailing list, simply reply to this message, > keeping the Subject: header intact. 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Danene (Dee) W Edmonds From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 27 15:20:40 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 27 15:20:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2024-11-27 Message-ID: Tweets - Matt had to work today, and that meant he got to miss the most serious rain we've had during the survey in a long time. From about 8:00 - 8:45, it rained. Not drizzle or light rain, but also not torrents/deluges. Just rain. Much of the rest of the morning had mizzle and drizzle, though we did have a good hour or more of sunshine. So weirdly variable weather, and not so weirdly variable birdiness. Highlights: Eleven species of duck - Though three of these were only during my late scan of the lake: Northern Shoveler, American Wigeon, and Green-winged Teal Common Goldeneye - Only some high flybys around 7:30 a.m. First of Fall (FOF) American Coot - Five near the cabana - our first in 4 weeks! Short-billed Gull - Maybe 200! Cooper's Hawk - At least 1 adult and 2 different juveniles, but even more sightings. One of the juvies looked especially wet and unhappy, and then was mobbed by crows Pileated Woodpecker - One gave nice close looks in the Dog Area during the rain Northern Shrike - One in the East Meadow MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE - One south of the mansion, west of the stage, at the fringe of a large group of "littles". First of Year (FOY) Varied Thrush - Male at the south end of the East Meadow Western Meadowlark - One in the East Meadow; was flushed by one of the juvie Cooper's Hawks This is just the 3rd sighting that I know of for MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE from Marymoor Park. The previous two were in late October, 2004. (A 2009 report of MOCH was later determined to be an aberrant-plumaged BCCH). Neither of those earlier sightings was on a Marymoor Survey, and this is a new park bird for me! The MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE was at the edge of a large group of birds near the mansion. The ground there is absolutely covered in downed twigs, branches, leaves, and cones that fell during the wind storm. There were BLACK-CAPPED and CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, RUBY-CROWNED and GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, PINE SISKINS, and DARK-EYED JUNCOS feeding on the ground. A BROWN CREEPER was seen as low as 3 inches off the ground at the base of a tree. Dozens of very active birds in all, and then Emily spotted the Mountain Chickadee which was also dropping from a branch to the ground and returning to the tree about 15 feet away from us! Misses today included KILLDEER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. For the day, 63 species! = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Spencer Island public meeting announcement (Desmul, Lindsey M (DFW) via Tweeters) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:13:50 -0800 (PST) From: BARBARA WHEELER via Tweeters To: tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu, via Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] confirm 4320b2d6c17888e87a0724492741043bbdd66495 Message-ID: <1418019305.1863406.1732652030408@connect.xfinity.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Unsubscribe Barbara Wheeler Photography https://barbarawheelerphotography.com (http://barbarawheelerphotography/) (206) 919-0626 Follow us on Facebook > On 11/26/2024 12:12 PM PST via Tweeters wrote: > > > Mailing list removal confirmation notice for mailing list Tweeters > > We have received a request from 24.16.179.171 for the removal of your > email address, "barbarawheelerphotography@comcast.net" from the > tweeters@u.washington.edu mailing list. 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If you think you are being maliciously > removed from the list, or have any other questions, send them to > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:36:23 +0000 From: Richard Walker via Tweeters To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" , "tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu" Subject: Re: [Tweeters] bridge camera Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hey Gary, I had (have) a Panasonic Lumix FZ80 and loved it, however, the manual focus was terrible. I never did use it. Then I got a Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 which has a better, useable manual focus. The "super" part of the zoom is only 800mm equivalent, but the larger sensor made up for more cropping. I know Panasonic came out with an upgrade to the FZ80 but not sure what all got upgraded besides the price. Richard Walker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:54:05 -0800 From: Jane Hadley via Tweeters To: "Tweeters, Dear" Subject: [Tweeters] 2024 Christmas Bird Counts in Washington State Message-ID: <5fd18de3-50e3-4959-ab0a-05251dcaa4ae@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Hello Tweeters - Thanks to Jim Danzenbaker, you can now find the times and places for Christmas Bird Counts throughout the state on the WOS website. This is the 7th year that Jim has gatherered this information. On that webpage, you will find the particulars of about 45 counts around the state, with some spilling into Oregon and Idaho. The first day for CBCs this year is Saturday December 14, with a whole slew of counts from Colville to Port Townsend to Leadbetter Point. Final day is the Goldendale count on Sunday January 5, 2025. 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For more information, please visit www.wdfw.wa.gov/spencerisland. I hope to see some of you there! Lindsey Desmul | Snohomish Basin Restoration Specialist | Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4 16018 Mill Creek Blvd, Mill Creek WA 98012 206-496-9142 | lindsey.desmul@dfw.wa.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters ------------------------------ End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 243, Issue 25 ***************************************** From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 27 17:55:57 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Steven Dammer via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 27 17:56:12 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pine siskins return In-Reply-To: <002a01db4127$1c43b190$54cb14b0$@comcast.net> References: <002a01db4127$1c43b190$54cb14b0$@comcast.net> Message-ID: Very cool! Interesting that your Townsend arrived just now, I lived up in Ballard area until about a year ago and would typically use my first and last Townsends (yard bird) sightings to mark the Spring and Fall season starts, but did see a lot of variations in their arrival. 2022 my first fall Townsend arrived in September, and years prior noticed similar weird variations, all the way out to late November. ABA-wide this year I've seen quite a lot of late/early migrant movement, though. Down in West Houston area for example I'm seeing a rather late arrival of LeContes Sparrows that winter in the area, seeing some very late and saw some very early reports of warblers state-wide, and in SE Arizona I didn't catch the Longspurs nor Bairds Sparrows I expected to see (perhaps that's just on me...) Curious if anyone else has noticed other strange migration patterns this year? -Steven Dammer On Wed, Nov 27, 2024, 15:50 Barbara Mandula via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Yesterday, November 26, I saw my first fall pine siskin at my feeders in > Madrona. Today brought a small flock, along with a Townsend's warbler. > Fall has officially arrived. > > barbaramandula@comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of > via Tweeters > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 12:05 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Tweeters Digest, Vol 243, Issue 25 > > 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. Re: confirm 4320b2d6c17888e87a0724492741043bbdd66495 > (BARBARA WHEELER via Tweeters) > 2. 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Spencer Island public meeting announcement > (Desmul, Lindsey M (DFW) via Tweeters) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:13:50 -0800 (PST) > From: BARBARA WHEELER via Tweeters > To: tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu, via Tweeters > > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] confirm > 4320b2d6c17888e87a0724492741043bbdd66495 > Message-ID: <1418019305.1863406.1732652030408@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Unsubscribe > > Barbara Wheeler Photography > https://barbarawheelerphotography.com (http://barbarawheelerphotography/) > (206) 919-0626 > > > Follow us on Facebook > > > On 11/26/2024 12:12 PM PST via Tweeters > wrote: > > > > > > Mailing list removal confirmation notice for mailing list Tweeters > > > > We have received a request from 24.16.179.171 for the removal of your > > email address, "barbarawheelerphotography@comcast.net" from the > > tweeters@u.washington.edu mailing list. 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I know Panasonic came out with an upgrade to the FZ80 but not > sure > what all got upgraded besides the price. > Richard Walker > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20241126/2 > 9c465e0/attachment-0001.html > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:54:05 -0800 > From: Jane Hadley via Tweeters > To: "Tweeters, Dear" > Subject: [Tweeters] 2024 Christmas Bird Counts in Washington State > Message-ID: <5fd18de3-50e3-4959-ab0a-05251dcaa4ae@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > Hello Tweeters - Thanks to Jim Danzenbaker, you can now find the times and > places for Christmas Bird Counts throughout the state on the WOS website. > This is the 7th year that Jim has gatherered this information. > > On that webpage, you will find the particulars of about 45 counts around > the > state, with some spilling into Oregon and Idaho. > > The first day for CBCs this year is Saturday December 14, with a whole slew > of counts from Colville to Port Townsend to Leadbetter Point. Final day is > the Goldendale count on Sunday January 5, 2025. > > You can check out the 2024 CBCs at: https://wos.org/CBC/ > > Jane Hadley > > hadleyj1725 AT gmail.com > > Seattle, WA > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20241126/a > ddeefe7/attachment-0001.html > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:34:09 +0000 > From: "Desmul, Lindsey M \(DFW\) via Tweeters" > > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Spencer Island public meeting announcement > Message-ID: > > > com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi folks, I wanted to reach out to those of you who often bird or recreate > at Spencer Island, located in the Snohomish River estuary by the City of > Everett's wastewater treatment plant. WDFW and partners will host a public > meeting on Dec. 5 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Weyerhaeuser Room on the fourth > floor of the Everett Transit Center to discuss a major habitat restoration > project at Spencer Island. The public is invited to ask questions and > provide feedback on the proposed project design. For more information, > please visit > www.wdfw.wa.gov/spencerisland. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 27 18:03:06 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Wed Nov 27 18:03:09 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?REMINDER=3A__WOS_Monthly_Meeting=2C_December?= =?utf-8?q?_2=2C_2024?= Message-ID: <20241128020306.2126.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce our next Monthly Meeting: on Monday, December 2, Thomas Bancroft, Ph.D. will present, ?Raptors: Pondering their Evolution and Adaptations.???As a group, raptors are one of the most engaging.??Today, we think of them as carnivorous birds with hooked beaks and talons, but that definition has changed in the last fifty years.??And not all birds we call raptors fit that description.??We will explore this group by asking how, when, and where they evolved, and see how recent genetic analyses have shed new light on bird evolution.??Adding continental drift and changing climate atop convergence and divergent evolution has given us some fascinating birds. This talk will leave you with much to consider on your next birding expedition. Thomas Bancroft has been a lifelong birder and naturalist. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology and an M.A. in Zoology from the University of South Florida, focusing on birds and their conservation. Thomas has served in leadership roles for National Audubon and The Wilderness Society.??"Beyond the Wonder: An Ecologist?s View of Wild Alaska? is his recently published book.??To learn more of how Tom interacts with the natural world: https://thomasbancroft.org/ This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance).??Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm.??Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page:?? https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/??for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link. When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off. This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend.??Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel:??https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at??https://wos.org Please join us! Elaine Chuang WOS Program Support And Happy Thanksgiving! From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Nov 28 16:37:31 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Betz via Tweeters) Date: Thu Nov 28 16:37:37 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] bridge camera In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <67ad780d-ba30-4042-be0f-0e28a3ec74e6@jimbetz.com> Gary, ? My first birding camera was a Lumix Bridge.? If you want similar capabilities I can highly recommend them.? Contact me off list if you are interested in my used Lumix FX-1000 (with extra batteries, etc.). - Jim From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 29 08:10:57 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shep Thorp via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 29 08:11:11 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 11/27/2024 Message-ID: Dear Tweets, We had a nice pre-Thanksgiving birding day at the Refuge with cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40's to 50's degrees Fahrenheit. There was a Low 6'4" Tide at 8:53am and a High 13'2" Tide at 2:25pm which was perfect for our regular route. Highlights included three RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER and one PILEATED WOODPECKER in the Orchard, upward of eighteen WILSON'S SNIPE - fifteen were in the flooded field across the entrance road from the Orchard, six WESTERN MEADOWLARK in the surge plain, good sized flocks of DUNLIN with a few WESTERN SANDPIPER mixed in, and continuing GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and SNOW GEESE in the freshwater marsh. We were unsuccessful in relocating the Short-eared Owl that has been reported over the weekend. For the day we had 74 species with nothing new for the year. See our eBird list for additional details pasted below. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook... Happy birding, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays, and be well. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Nov 27, 2024 7:42 AM - 4:20 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.115 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy, temperatures in the 40?s to 50?s. A Low 6?4? Tide at 8:53am and a High 13?2? Tide at 2:25pm. Mammals seen Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Coyote, Harbor Seal, California Sea Lion, and Steller Sea Lion. Also seen Pacific Tree Frog. 74 species (+6 other taxa) Snow Goose 4 Freshwater marsh. Greater White-fronted Goose (Western) 23 Cackling Goose (minima) 700 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 8 Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 12 Northern Shoveler 100 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Spotted by Jon from McAllister Creek Viewing Platform along McAllister Creek. American Wigeon 1200 Mallard 250 Northern Pintail 500 Green-winged Teal (American) 1000 Ring-necked Duck 1 Spotted by Laurie in Visitor Center Pond. Greater/Lesser Scaup 30 Surf Scoter 30 Bufflehead 200 Common Goldeneye 10 Hooded Merganser 1 Twin Barns Loop Trail. Red-breasted Merganser 25 McAllister Creek Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 2 Heard only. Freshwater marsh. American Coot 6 Wilson's Snipe 18 15 seen in flooded field across from Orchard. Greater Yellowlegs 50 Dunlin 1000 Least Sandpiper 100 Western Sandpiper 15 Spotted by Jason and Heather, mixed in with Dunlin flocks. Bonaparte's Gull 75 Short-billed Gull 50 Ring-billed Gull 80 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 10 Larus sp. 200 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Freshwater marsh. Horned Grebe 3 Scope views, Nisqually Reach Common Loon 1 Scope view, Nisqually Reach. Brandt's Cormorant 8 Nisqually River channel marker. Double-crested Cormorant 15 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 20 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 10 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-breasted Sapsucker 3 Orchard. Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 1 American Kestrel 1 Surge plain. Peregrine Falcon 1 American Crow 200 Common Raven 3 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20 Golden-crowned Kinglet 50 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Orchard. Brown Creeper 3 Along entrance road. Pacific Wren (pacificus Group) 4 Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 3 European Starling 100 Varied Thrush 2 Orchard area. American Robin 10 House Finch 3 Purple Finch (Western) 10 Twin Barns Overlook. Pine Siskin 100 North segment of Twin Barns Loop Trail. Lesser Goldfinch 1 Spotted by Steve at Twin Barns Observation Platform in morning. Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 3 White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) 1 Spotted by Jason where Leschi Slough goes under dike. Golden-crowned Sparrow 20 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3 Freshwater Marsh. Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 23 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 12 Western Meadowlark 6 Spotted by Priscilla in surge plain along Leschi Slough. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Nov 29 18:45:59 2024 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nagi Aboulenein via Tweeters) Date: Fri Nov 29 18:46:12 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Slight off-topic: salmon spawning video In-Reply-To: <6f7861ff-b375-4ee7-80e5-c7b76e70d794@Spark> References: <6f7861ff-b375-4ee7-80e5-c7b76e70d794@Spark> Message-ID: Hello All! Taghrid and I were fortunate today to be at the right place at exactly the right time :). We happened to be at a spot on Beaver Creek in Lincoln County (OR), and noticed a group of Coho salmon in a shallow spot, with 3 males in pursuit of a female (later joined by a fourth male). I was able to take a video and have uploaded it to Youtube! at?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUgVHZ6D07A?.?The spawning happens around 30 or 40 seconds into the recording. Also, keep an eye out for the egg thieves (Trout, I think?) trying to catch lunch at the expense of the Coho right afterwards. Best viewed in high resolution on a larger screen. 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Sue Cottrell, of Raptor Studies Northwest, covers how to identify them, where to find them, when and why they are here, how they make a living, and what you need to observe them. She emphasizes field identification and the particularly fascinating elements of winter behavior, as well as general raptor ecology. Sue has studied raptors and guided outdoor trips for over 30 years, and has a vast knowledge of the local raptor populations. There will be both an in-person class at Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, beginning Tuesday, January 7, and a Zoom class beginning Wednesday January 8. Both in-person and Zoom classes begin at 7pm (PST) and last about two hours. To learn more about Winter Hawks of Western Washington and how to register, please click on this link: RaptorStudiesNW Happy hawkwatching! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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