From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Jun 1 09:29:27 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Gary Bletsch via Tweeters) Date: Sun Jun 1 09:29:36 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Yugoslavia birding question References: <2004110710.1982776.1748795367628.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2004110710.1982776.1748795367628@mail.yahoo.com> ?Dear Tweeters, A trip to the former Yugoslavia may soon be on my horizon.? It came as a surprise to me, when I dusted off my old copy of John Gooders' Where to Watch Birds in Eastern Europe, that the book did not cover Yugoslavia. Neither did his book on Europe in general. So, I have a small list of possible lifers to seek, including the Rock Partridge, Sombre Tit, Melodious Warbler, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, and Eastern Subalpine Warbler. Oh, and Baillon's Crake and Little Crake (if Lady Luck decides to perch on my shoulder). The itinerary will presumably stick to Slovenia and Croatia. 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We?ve been to Sage Grouse Leks in > Washington and Oregon, but never close enough to get good photographs or > video. > > Here is the link: https://youtu.be/MEckJpmSiQg > > If you like it, feel free to share this video. > > Ray Hamlyn > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Jun 2 07:05:33 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Marie and Craig via Tweeters) Date: Mon Jun 2 07:05:37 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Rainier Audubon's 2025 Nature Festival References: <957852738.2126936.1748873133630.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <957852738.2126936.1748873133630@mail.yahoo.com> Save the date!? Saturday June 7th,? 9am to 4pm at Flaming Geyser State Park, near Auburn.? It is FREE state park entry day.? Fun for the whole family and the festival is FREE.? Bring the kids, bring the grand kids and have an unforgettable FREE day.? There will be a falconer with live hawks and owls, bird and nature walks through the park, children's craft table, birding presentations, park geology and history, solar telescope viewing, and wildlife conservation.? visit:??http://www.rainieraudubon.org?for more information.Marie from Rainier Audubon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jun 2 08:31:44 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ronda Stark via Tweeters) Date: Mon Jun 2 08:31:59 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] The Steller's Sea-Eagle was in a similar plumage to this In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Jeff, Is there any chance the Eagle was seen again? Thank you, Ronda On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 9:09?PM Robert O'Brien via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Here is a discussion down here on OBOl, not too long ago, about a similar > situation. No further comments.by me. > https://www.freelists.org/post/obol/Mystery-eagle,5#google_vignette > Bob OBrien Portland > > On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 8:02?PM Jeff Gilligan via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Steller's Sea-Eagle >> ebird.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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No further comments.by me. >> https://www.freelists.org/post/obol/Mystery-eagle,5#google_vignette >> Bob OBrien Portland >> >> On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 8:02?PM Jeff Gilligan via Tweeters > wrote: >>> >>> Steller's Sea-Eagle >>> ebird.org >>> Steller's Sea-Eagle >>> ebird.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 Jun 2 10:03:26 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ronda Stark via Tweeters) Date: Mon Jun 2 10:03:41 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] The Steller's Sea-Eagle was in a similar plumage to this In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I hope you will find the Steller's and update. I would have been on the Washington side looking for the Eagle yesterday, but I have a procedure scheduled for my right knee today. On Mon, Jun 2, 2025 at 8:51?AM Jeff Gilligan wrote: > Ronda > > I have not heard any reports or anyone looking for it. I won?t be back in > the area for a few days, but I plan to look and have my camera with me > then. I will look at places on both sides of the Columbia River. > > Jeff > > > > On Jun 2, 2025, at 8:31 AM, Ronda Stark wrote: > > Hi Jeff, > > Is there any chance the Eagle was seen again? > > Thank you, > Ronda > > On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 9:09?PM Robert O'Brien via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Here is a discussion down here on OBOl, not too long ago, about a similar >> situation. 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I saw two black-capped chickadees flutter to the ground in my back garden. One was immature and the other an adult. The adult was pushing on and pecking at the immature. The immature chickadee lowered its head and rapidly flapped its wings. The adult pecked at the immature chickadee's head repeatedly until the immature was dead. The whole thing took maybe 15-20 seconds. Anyone have an educated guess about why this happened? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jun 2 16:28:14 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Hubbell via Tweeters) Date: Mon Jun 2 16:28:30 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } Sunshine With Wings - WETA Message-ID: Tweeters, This post focuses one of my favorite, and possibly least seen, neotropical visitors. https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2025/05/sunshine-with-wings.html I hope you enjoy the story. 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This was also the only place I have had Wilson's Warblers (at least three of them at the Middle Point Trailhead), and the entrance to Bluewood had Varied Thrush and Pacific Wren. I also had Ruffed Grouse drumming at multiple stops, as well as Veery singing. Down to Dayton, and then up Eckler Mountain Road, which becomes Kendall Skyline Road. This was such a gorgeous drive! I picked up Calliope Hummingbird, Nashville Warbler, as well as Green-tailed Towhee, a tough one in the county! Near Godman CG, I had Williamson's and Red-naped Sapsuckers. It's been fun to take all of these different roads up into the Blues! The views were stunning, and there were lots of other things to see, including wildflowers and ground squirrels (so many ground squirrels). The additions today have put me at 145 for the year in Columbia (I think. . . But I'm still bleary from a long drive back!). My Walla Walla and Columbia County Birding blog had been neglected for a while! But there are three posts up now for March: https://wwccountybirding.blogspot.com/2025/05/march-24th-spring-ish-in-walla-walla.html https://wwccountybirding.blogspot.com/2025/05/march-25th-water-please.html https://wwccountybirding.blogspot.com/2025/05/march-26th-kendall-skyline-road.html No April trip, but there will be posts to cover my May and June trips soon! There are two other birders who have been giving Columbia a lot of attention this year too, so there are plenty of eBird reports out there with breadcrumbs for you to follow as well. Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG686TNeEbvIsMS2jJYp1ZJlg_CmS2BLzUa9SmN0V7PfeHx4Za7VdrDVfiEprD8aCYbXC95hHxWiE2fovjd6zOg6lx8iDoL7hmKhHoyd1mHqztBsakUjmuEo24oZ5il-26GWkzrn7D34BWYi2r8p3HOSahmD86K3WDjbdFJiEJPD6rzdxiHsfuMTKxg1ip/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DSC_0215.JPG] Walla Walla-Columbia Birding: March 26th - Kendall Skyline Road Up, and up, and I passed a parking lot on the left (you can see it in the images above, near the end of the line for me). I finally got to a point where a sign informed me that my car really shouldn't continue. wwccountybirding.blogspot.com [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUTaM8i_LWP_lB0hxrAn8JemjwF9s1zAT0AZppG6hbAAm08puSLHE7RWoInIXbw-CzhXpMz1BVC_rIK0uPciwTIyhAmZB6Mk47UL7atIeiofmwGbqd1B6BIjNbO3OMhyphenhyphenVZmVVOmmGnNd7BI6L6glphE6Kyle3nIE2V6pthrO3pzinhvaFQALl-dknykcW/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DSC_0361.JPG] Walla Walla-Columbia Birding: March 25th - Water, Please! 75. I woke up in Dayton. 75 species under my belt for the Walla Walla year. Here in Columbia County, my January and February trips had brought me to 75. wwccountybirding.blogspot.com [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxxaKD7FVB2pzKRY3bMHB-HQfU7Eo6LzpTpNqBfXaZ3-o47nyAchv_uesNR0Bi46TP9co9AXR1my7jAofGewCitpwqnaZXkYzOclSIXYzXNGXqmx7bm4XYL16FAbPY970TER9n9OhyWREswyt4CYmWLv6LX0ZR2dwO68AjX-5ToySVMMJIudrN2c3mlBR/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DSC_0292.JPG] March 24th - Spring-ish in Walla Walla County Burbank Slough was quite full of waterfowl, these geese aside. Canada Geese in fairly small numbers, and Snow Geese by the hundreds. I settled on 800 for the eBird report. . . but I think the accuracy of this estimate decreased every time I skimmed through and looked at each goose. wwccountybirding.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Jun 4 05:45:11 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Matt Bartels via Tweeters) Date: Wed Jun 4 05:45:27 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] WBRC SPRING 2025 MEETING RESULT Message-ID: <9A72712C-4323-42E3-8323-A716DE97AD56@earthlink.net> WBRC Spring 2025 MEETING RESULTS On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the Washington Bird Records Committee met via zoom for its spring meeting. A summary of our results: 21 reports were accepted as valid new records. 2 additional records were accepted as continuing sightings of records previously accepted at earlier meetings. 10 reports were not accepted. 2 reports were tabled for further review The state checklist remains at 528 species, including 515 species fully accredited (supported by specimen, photograph, or recording) and 13 species which are sight-only records (supported only by written documentation). Key: Votes in parentheses (# accepted ? # not accepted ? # abstain) [Notations: p=photo, v = video, a = audio, s = sketch] ACCEPTED RECORDS: BESW-2024-2, ?Bewick's? Tundra Swan ? 15 December 2024 - 8 March 2025, Polson Rd./Fir Island, Skagit County. Joshua Bassett [p], Sandy Pringle [p], Eric Ray [p] (7-0-0). BESW-2025-1, ?Bewick's? Tundra Swan ? 8 January - 12 February 2025, Field's Riffle, Snohomish, Snohomish County. Charlotte Byers [p], Peter Erickson [p], Joey McCracken [p], Maxine Reid [p], Kellie Sagen [p] (7-0-0). BESW-2025-2, ?Bewick's? Tundra Swan ? 19 January, 22-25 March 2025, W. Badger Road and Loomis Trail Road, Lynden, Whatcom County. RJ Baltierra [p], Stephen Chase [p], Phil Wegener [p] (7-0-0). WHOS-2024-2, Whooper Swan ? 11 December 2024 - 17 January 2025, Jones Rd., Sumas, Whatcom County. Stephen Chase [p], Sia McGown [p], Carol Riddell [p], Valentina Roumi [p], Darchelle Worley [p] (7-0-0). KIEI-2024-1, King Eider ? 24-30 November 2024, Ocean Shores STP, Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County. Liam Hutcheson [w, p], Maxine Reid [p], Alexander Sowers [p] (7-0-0). UPSA-2024-2, Upland Sandpiper ? 1 November 2024, Roosevelt Beach, Ocean Grove, Grays Harbor County. Brandon Prim [p] (7-0-0). LIGU-2024-2, Little Gull ? 28 October 2024, Deadman's Bay, San Juan Island, San Juan County. Ross Lockwood [w, p] (7-0-0). SLBG-2024-3, Slaty-backed Gull ? 20 October 2024, Neah Bay, Clallam County. Ryan Merrill [p] (7-0-0). ARLO-2024-1, Arctic Loon ? 28 December 2024 - 30 January 2025, Port Angeles waterfront, Clallam County. Bill Byers [p], Charlotte Byers [p], Dasha Gudalewicz [p], Steve Hampton [p], Ali Kasperzak [p], Barry McKenzie [p], Toby Ross [p], Lin Stern [p] (7-0-0). YBSA-2024-2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ? 25 November 2024, 121 Raven Rd., Port Townsend, Jefferson County. Andrew Palmer [w, p] (7-0-0). YBSA-2025-1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ? 12 January - 24 March 2025, Eirinikos Grove, Puget Island, Wahkiakum County. Andrew Emlen [w, p], Jake Bonello [p], Liam Hutcheson [p], Darchelle Worley [p] (7-0-0). WIWR-2024-1, Winter Wren ? 3-30 November 2024, Sentinel Bluffs, Grant County. Jef Blake [p], Vic Hubbard [p], Liam Hutcheson [p, a], Andrew Thomas [p], Matt Yawney [p] (7-0-0). First Eastern Washington record. BRAM-2024-2, Brambling ? 6 November 2024, Cowgill Ave., Bellingham, Whatcom County. Joy Haertig [p], DJ Jones [w] (7-0-0). BRAM-2025-1, Brambling ? 28 January - 24 March 2025, Lakeness Rd., Poulsbo, Kitsap County. Brad Waggoner [w, p], Bruce Youngberg [w, p], James Halsch [p], Ian Paulsen [p] (7-0-0). SOSP-2025-1, ?Eastern? Song Sparrow ? 1 January - 27 March 2025, Marymoor Park, Redmond, King County. Raphael Fennimore [p], Carl Haynie [p], Ryan Merrill [p], Emilie Reynolds [p], Jordan Roderick [p], Nathan Wall [p] (6-1-0). OROR-2024-4, Orchard Oriole ? 30 November - 8 December 2024, 15-18 February 2025, Bayside Place, then 10th Street, Bellingham, Whatcom County. Jefferson Ashby [w, p], Robert Blenk [w, p, v], Marion Hill [w, p] (7-0-0). MAWA-2024-4, Magnolia Warbler ? 22 November 2024, Wenzel Slough Rd., Elma, Grays Harbor County. Liam Hutcheson [w, p] (7-0-0). BTNW-2024-1, Black-throated Green Warbler ? 8-15 November 2024, Normandy Park, King County. Raphael Fennimore [w, p, v, a], Lin Stern [w, p], Nadine Drisseq [p], Kevin Waggoner [p] (7-0-0). First Western Washington record. PARE-2024-1, Painted Redstart ? 8 December 2024, Spruce Rd., Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, San Juan County. Susan Key [w] (7-0-0). SUTA-2025-1, Summer Tanager ? 1-6 January 2025, West Seattle, King County. Charlotte Byers [p], Greg Harrington [p], Liam Hutcheson [p], Ryan Merrill [p], Sandy Pringle [p], Jordan Roderick [p] (7-0-0). INBU-2025-1, Indigo Bunting ? 27 March - 5 April 2025, Issaquah, King County. James D Cotton [w, v], Raphael Fennimore [p], Greg Harrington [p], Eric Hope [p], Liam Wallace [p] (7-0-0). RECORDS ACCEPTED AS CONTINUING SIGHTINGS OF PREVIOUSLY-ACCEPTED RECORDS: Slaty-backed Gull in Eastern Washington: The committee agreed that the November 2024 ? March 2025 record of a Slaty-backed Gull in Benton and Franklin counties (formerly treated as SBGU-2024-4) is best treated as a returning instance of SBGU-2016-1, the prior sighting of this species in the area the previous seven winters. The two records are merged and treated as SBGU-2016-1. Dates and observation info for November 2024 ? March 2025 occurrence: Slaty-backed Gull ? 2 November 2024 ? 2 March 2025, Pasco, Franklin County and Richland, Benton County. Phil Bartley [p], Jef Blake [p], Nathaniel Cooley [p], Elke Davis [p], Christopher Lindsey [p], Andy Stepniewski [p] (7-0-0). Great-tailed Grackle in Moses Lake: The committee agreed that the January ? April 2025 record of a Great-tailed Grackle in Moses Lake, Grant County (formerly treated as GTGR-2025-1) is best treated as a returning instance of GTGR-2023-1. The two records are merged and treated as GTGR-2023-1. Dates and observation info for January ? April 2025 occurrence: Great-tailed Grackle ? 15 January - 5 April 2025, Moses Lake, Grant County. Alexander Sowers [p], Andy Stepniewski [p], Darchelle Worley [p], (7-0-0). REPORTS NOT ACCEPTED BESW-2024-1, ?Bewick's? Tundra Swan ? 22 January 2024, Norman Road, Stanwood, Snohomish County (2-5-0). BTGU-2009-3, Black-tailed Gull ? 11 October 2009, Fishhook Park, Walla Walla County (0-7-0). VEGU-2022-2, ?Vega? Herring Gull ? 5 December 2022, Cedar River Mouth, Renton, King County (0-7-0). STSE-2022-1, Steller's Sea-Eagle ? April 2022, unincorporated Snohomish, Snohomish County (0-5-2). PHVI-2023-2, Philadelphia Vireo ? 19 May 2023, Sehome Hill Arboretum, Bellingham, Whatcom County (0-7-0). EABL-2025-1, Eastern Bluebird [2] ? 17 February 2025, Cape Disappointment SP, Pacific County (0-7-0). GCTH-2023-1, Gray-cheeked Thrush ? 23 September 2023, Doan Creek WA, College Place, Walla Walla County (0-7-0). EYTH-2025-1, Eyebrowed Thrush ? 4 March 2025, Pekin Rd., Woodland, Cowlitz County (0-6-1). SOSP-2024-1, ?Eastern? Song Sparrow ? 28 April 2024, Klipsap Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Pacific County (0-7-0). VIWA-2024-1, Virginia's Warbler ? 3 August 2024, Horn Rapids County Park, Benton County (2-5-0). REPORTS TABLED: The following reports will be reviewed after additional input is received: CRCA-1985-1, Crested Caracara ? 26-27 October 1985, Detour/McDonald Rd., Walla Walla County. OROR-2024-3, Orchard Oriole ? 22 October 2024, Neah Bay, Clallam County. Details are now posted on the WOS website at: https://wos.org/records/votingsummary/spring-2025/ Best, Matt Bartels Secretary, WBRC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Highlights included ten WOOD DUCK ducklings with a hen in the Visitor Center Pond, great looks of RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in the Orchard, late comers heard the AMERICAN BITTERN booming in the flooded field south of the Twin Barns, patient birders saw the BULLOCK'S ORIOLE return to the nest on the outside of the west side Twin Barns Loop Trail 100 feet south of the Twin Barns cut-off, great looks of two PIED-BILLED GREBE chicks in the freshwater marsh, and First of Year FRANKLIN'S GULL on the mudflats around the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform on the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. For the day we observed 71 species with decreasing numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds. We have observed 156 species so far this year with FOY Franklin's Gull and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. Others seen included a fawn Columbian Black-tailed Deer from the Twin Barns Overlook, Townsend's Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal, Muskrat (along Twin Barns Loop Trail), and juvenile Coho Salmon (Silver Salmon Fry in the freshwater tidal channels of the Riparian Forest Overlook). The Refuge Ranger and Volunteers have observed American Crow destroying Barn Swallow nests in the Visitor Center breezeway, we suspect predating on eggs and chicks. See our eBird report below. Until next week, when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center, happy birding. I look forward to seeing some of you at the WFO-WOS Conference in Yakima this weekend. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jun 4, 2025 7:33 AM - 4:42 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.584 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy with light rain in the morning and partly sunny skies in the afternoon. A Low 3?4? Tide at 8:39am and a High 8?6? Tide at 2:00pm. Mammals seen Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Muskrat, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. Others seen American Bullfrog and Red-eared Slider. 71 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 60 Wood Duck 12 Blue-winged Teal 3 Cinnamon Teal 2 Gadwall 2 Mallard 30 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 4 Band-tailed Pigeon 12 Eurasian Collared-Dove 1 Mourning Dove 5 Rufous Hummingbird 5 Virginia Rail 2 Killdeer 1 Franklin's Gull 1 Observed foraging and flying on mudflats with bins and spotting scopes from the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail in the area around the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform at 100 feet to 1/4 mile. Bird was adjacent to RBGU and CAGU. Photos taken. Black headed gull with red bill, split eye ring, rose wash to breast. Mantle darker then area gulls. White crescent on open wing between gray back and black tips to wing. Short-billed Gull 1 Spotted by Ken on Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail north of the McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. Small yellow legged dark eyed gull with small danty dark tipped bill and darker mantle then area RBGU. Photos taken. Unusual mark right face. Ring-billed Gull 75 California Gull 8 Glaucous-winged Gull 15 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 20 Caspian Tern 15 Pied-billed Grebe 3 Brandt's Cormorant 3 Double-crested Cormorant 80 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 60 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 20 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 West Bank of McAllister Creek. Western Wood-Pewee 6 Willow Flycatcher 4 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 2 Warbling Vireo (Western) 8 Steller's Jay 2 American Crow 11 Common Raven 2 Black-capped Chickadee 9 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Bank Swallow 5 Tree Swallow 30 Violet-green Swallow 8 Purple Martin 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow (American) 50 Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 60 Bushtit (Pacific) 10 Brown Creeper 3 Pacific Wren 1 Marsh Wren 12 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 30 Swainson's Thrush 28 American Robin 25 Cedar Waxwing 45 Purple Finch 4 Pine Siskin 6 American Goldfinch 15 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 4 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 45 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 2 Bullock's Oriole 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Common Yellowthroat 8 Yellow Warbler 30 Wilson's Warbler 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 10 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246830050 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PDU_U_hOe2g9htjDm4ljK5iOrxA0DvU8HLb4DcrXDnXVQWgtfGawOGQI-Yki6OBUx9wzGgFmvnX3zd3iQemvrSY9uFctg0BwXbJPAR-DkXTfowjnzlZcvWDx7Sst_C4hwUJuTni2-nRqDZreK8CPIq-fNLBFX1D-2Bb1dsCZmDCmVaHWSb2O7vMvcxz6/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DSC_0243.JPG] May 21st - Up and Down Jasper Mountain, and Home Still encouraged by the things I'd read about Jasper Mountain, I made plans to return to the spot after spending a short evening there the night before. wwccountybirding.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jun 5 09:03:02 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Mike Wagenbach via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jun 5 09:03:24 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] San Juan Island bluebirds? Message-ID: I understand there are a couple of dozen bluebird nest boxes on San Juan Island. 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We had the usual complement of nearshore birds on the way out including all 3 cormorant species, Common and Pacific Loons, Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet, and Pigeon Guillemot. Our plan was to intersect some shrimp boats about 15 miles offshore. As we motored out we encountered an area with more than a few deadhead logs which forced us to slow our progress. We felt a small thud at our stern while Phil was navigating the obstacles, but the Monte Carlo appeared unfazed and it was full steam ahead as we proceeded westward. Within a couple of hours we arrived at the fleet of 5 shrimpers. We were rewarded with huge flocks of birds trailing the boats. We had only encountered 5 Sooty Shearwater and no Pink-footed Shearwater on the way out, so we were thrilled to find 20,000 and 2,000 respectively of these species attending the boats. As we had veteran and newbie pelagic birders onboard, this was a great opportunity to show off the differences between our two most common shearwaters side-by-side. Our most common albatross did not disappoint either. We counted 25 Black-footed Albatross at these boats and got great looks at these giants on the water as well as in flight. Also near the boats we discovered a Smart Car-sized Ocean Sunfish and took the time to examine its odd features in the clear water. Under way again and heading west to deeper water, we noticed a distant South Polar Skua on our starboard side circling close to the water. We called the participants' attention to this bird hoping it would approach or that we might approach it. While that was going on, a couple of us happened to look at our port side and saw a Laysan Albatross bobbing strangely in the water in front of us. We redirected everyone?s attention to this bird and watched it bob in the water like a buoy a few seconds longer before lifting off and taking flight. We saw it glide back and forth a few times from the stern, and like the skua, it eventually disappeared from view. After the Laysan?s exit, Phil joined us at the stern with some unanticipated news. He explained that the thing we hit earlier in the trip had likely wrapped around our propellers and was now impairing our ability to move efficiently. The Monte Carlo, like most boats of its size, is equipped with two engines and propellers. Phil worked the engines forward and in reverse in an attempt to clear the props. We noticed blue filaments in the water and finally a short length of frayed line. Eventually he regained sufficient power, apparently freeing one propeller, but the other remained locked up tight. Down a prop, we were forced to abort our journey into deeper waters and made an early departure bound for Westport. On the way back, we did manage a few flybys of Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, a species we typically see well at our chum stop in deeper water. We considered ourselves lucky that everyone saw this species on a day we had to skip the chumming. We also paused for a small pod of Pacific white-sided dolphin with good close views. Other mammals included humpback whales and nice close looks at several gray whales feeding near the mouth of Grays Harbor. Though fate sent winds and pesky stray crabbing rope (that?s what the diver removed from our props) to complicate our plans, we managed a very successful trip to everyone?s delight. Captain Phil Anderson, Firstmate Chris Anderson, spotters Bill Shelmerdine, Scott Mills, and I want to extend a big thank you to all who accompanied us on this most memorable voyage. Kudos to Captain Phil for great decision making, troubleshooting, and as always, giving us an opportunity to explore the sea. Hope to sea you out there! 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Flock stayed on the lake and in the slough today Common Merganser - One on the lake, our first in four weeks Virginia Rail - One called spontaneously from across the slough, our first in three weeks Red-tailed Hawk - One soaring slowly over the Rowing Club, our first in three weeks Chestnut-backed Chickadee - Adults feeding a juvenile Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Two at the Lake Platform Dark-eyed Junco - Juveniles seen White-crowned Sparrow - Adult with very young fledgling in the Pea Patch Orange-crowned Warbler - A couple heard singing pre-dawn, and one heard singing at the Rowing Club Western Tanager - Male at Rowing Club was seen eating a large, green caterpillar Lazuli Bunting - Male singing near Viewing Mound The confusing situation continues at the Purple Martin gourds at the Lake Platform. Pre-dawn, Tree Swallows seemed to be owning them. Later, both species were at both gourds, going in and out, but Purple Martins dominating. Not sure which species has/have eggs in there... We're hoping to see juvenile heads sticking out soon. I also saw some indication that Purple Martins may again be nesting in the snags south of the Rowing Club. Martins in natural cavities is a treat. Missing species today included Rock Pigeon Vaux's Swift, Glaucous-winged Gull, Green Heron, Steller's Jay, Violet-green Swallow, and Barn Swallow. I did see a Coyote, and we had an American Beaver in the slough. Bunnies and squirrels as well, of course. For the day, 55 species. Nothing new for the year for the 2nd-straight week. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sent from my iPhone From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Jun 6 11:17:07 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Caitlyn C via Tweeters) Date: Fri Jun 6 11:17:20 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Help protect Edmonds Marsh from gravel mine expansion activities! Message-ID: Pioneer Aggregates seeks to destroy over 180 acres of forest and wetlands along Sequalitchew Creek in present day Dupont to expand their mine. In addition, they are requesting to drain the Vashon Aquifer in a four mile radius to achieve deeper dry-mining conditions. The final EIS released on May 22nd reveals disastrous consequences. The groundwater flow to nearby Sequalitchew Creek will nearly be eliminated. Edmond Marsh will be dried up and the Kettle Marsh will be destroyed in its entirety. Sequalitchew Creek, which once flowed from Sequalitchew Lake to Puget Sound will likely never recover to its once abundant salmon-bearing state, threatening orca recovery as well. Please help oppose this project. 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Swainson?s Thrush (code 2), 1 each at Maplewood and Yost Parks, 5-7-25. Northern Harrier (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (described), 5-8-25. Western Wood-Pewee (code 2), 1 at Yost Park, 5-8-25. Semipalmated Plover (code 3), 1 at Edmonds marsh (ID photo), 5-9-25. Parasitic Jaeger (code 3), 1 at waterfront (described), 5-11-25. Lazuli Bunting (code 5), 1 male at a Sierra Park neighborhood yard (ID photo), 5-12-25. Brown Pelican (code 4), 1 at waterfront (ID photo), 5-17-25. Red-necked Phalarope (code 3), 3 at waterfront (described), 5-18-25. Spotted Sandpiper (code 3), 1 at waterfront, 5-24-25. Green Heron (code 3), 2 in a flyby seen from Point Edwards, 5-27-25. There were a number of rarer species for Edmonds reported in eBird but had no or inadequate documentation. That made it impossible to add these species to the city?s year list with any confidence. They include Black Swift (code 4), Black-bellied Plover (code 4), Bank Swallow (code 4), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (code 3), Northern House Wren (code 4), Nashville Warbler (code 4), and MacGillivray?s Warbler (code 4). 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 2025 city checklist, with 283 species, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. The 2025 checklist, with sightings through May, 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... 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