From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 1 08:26:53 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Eric Ellingson via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 1 08:27:25 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] A Puffin Love Story ... Message-ID: An Unlikely Pair This summer, the Salish Sea School team stumbled upon something we believe has never been documented before?an unexpected and heart-warming love story between two different puffin species: a Tufted Puffin and a Horned Puffin! It all began on June 22nd ... read the rest HERE Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 esellingson@gmail.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 1 10:06:07 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 1 10:06:23 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Burdoin Fire effects near Lyle? Message-ID: Tweets - Does anybody know how the birding areas around Lyle fared in the Burdoin fire this summer? We're planning to head out that way this month, and are wondering what areas are closed or ruined. Thanks = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 1 11:08:28 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 1 11:08:44 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle crow roosts Message-ID: I've heard that crows are no longer roosting at the UW Bothell campus. Where are they now? - Michael Hobbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 1 12:37:23 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Linda Phillips via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 1 12:37:29 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] crow roost Message-ID: Michael and any other Tweeters who may be interested, I live in Kenmore and still see a stream of crows headed east to roost on the evenings. (in fact, I use them as an indication that it's time to put my chickens and ducks to bed for the night) I too have heard that they no longer roost on the UW Bothell campus. I heard they have moved to Woodinville or is it Redmond near 60 Acres Park Linda Phillips Kenmore, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 2 14:05:19 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jenn Jarstad via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 2 14:05:35 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] crow roost Message-ID: I didn't realize the crows had changed their roosting location. Thanks for sharing this info. Jenn Jarstad Seattle, WA From: Linda Phillips via Tweeters To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" , Michael Hobbs Michael and any other Tweeters who may be interested, I live in Kenmore and still see a stream of crows headed east to roost on the evenings. (in fact, I use them as an indication that it's time to put my chickens and ducks to bed for the night) I too have heard that they no longer roost on the UW Bothell campus. I heard they have moved to Woodinville or is it Redmond near 60 Acres Park Linda Phillips Kenmore, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 2 15:36:10 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dan Reiff via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 2 15:36:34 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Question: Channel Drive-Shorebirds and tides. What is the highest tide level that shorebirds feed at Channel drive? Message-ID: Hello Tweeters, September is such a sweet month in Western Washington. I look forward to it every year. Many good options for observing birds. I had planned on filming sandpipers and yellowlegs at channel Drive this evening between 4 and 8 PM. However, I read that the high tide was at 4:19 PM and stayed pretty high until several hours later. So assumed 7-8 feet would cover the mud flats and the birds would not be present. I would appreciate Responses to my question regarding channel Drive and tides: What is the highest tide level that shorebirds feed (water shallow enough for the birds to reach the mud)at Channel Drive? Thank you, Dan Sent from my iPhone From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 2 16:04:24 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (mary hrudkaj via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 2 16:04:34 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Early Turkey Vulture Migration? Message-ID: Living out in the North Mason County area I've had a great view of all the smoke from the Bear Gulch fire near Lake Cushman. I'm wondering how the low hanging smoke along the southern end of Hood Canal may effect the migration pattern of the Turkey Vultures this year. Yesterday afternoon, around 4:30pm two TV, one adult and one juvenile, came south down the Tahuya River below my house. They rode a thermal up and then over the ridge I live on to the east of the river. I haven't seen any TV in my immediate area for a few weeks now. This morning around 10:45am, while stopped at the traffic light on Hwy 3 in Gorst, I watched two TV come up from a roosting area just north of the intersection and that lead my eye to six more TV rising on a thermal a bit farther north. The birds riding the thermal started to peel off and head south. I almost missed the green light as I was distracted by the TV rising. " Sorry officer, I just got distracted by some birds so missed the light" might work as a defense for a traffic ticket. I've observed TV using the more central route through Kitsap County down to Gorst then SW toward Belfair during past migrations. That route is used depending on winds throughout the western Puget Sound area. Otherwise, they come down the east side of the Olympics, catching thermals off the road and cliffs in the Tahuya area near the great bend of Hood Canal. This year that area has had a lot of smoke cover from the fire which may change migration patterns. Keep watching the skies. Mary Hrudkaj Belfair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 2 17:33:02 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 2 17:33:07 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] crow roost Message-ID: <003d01dc1c6a$4ec337c0$ec49a740$@gmail.com> I have a friend who has noticed huge numbers coming to 60 Acres in Redmond over the summer. Cindy Willis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 2 21:24:32 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Alan Roedell via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 2 21:24:46 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Summer '25 TUVU report In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Late? Report. One tv meandering South along Copalis Beach this afternoon. alanroedell@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 6, 2025, 7:44?PM Diann MacRae via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hi, Tweets > > I only had four reports from Washington, I'm sure probably because of my > grumbling earlier in the month about Tweeters, so the rest is from e-bird. > I just wish there was more detail given in reports to e-bird. Anyway, we > certainly don't need to worry too much about turkey vultures in our area, > they seem to be doing just fine. The main problems turkey vultures face is > lead poisoning from bullets in carcasses, HPAI and occasional shootings. > > I had hoped there would be some comments about vulture families but maybe > in August. September is the big migration month so by then we will be > seeing both red- and black-headed vultures preceding southward. Always an > interesting time if you are where they are congregating to be on their way. > Following are a few reports from Washington, British Columbia and Oregon. > > *OLDER reported sightings*: One on 15 April at 204 St in Kent and two > with a Swainson's hawk on 29 April. > > *JUNE* > 01 -- Six turkey vultures in a "cauldron" rising in a thermal above the > Palouse-to-Cascades trail at Hall Creek, King county. Beautiful! (map) > 02 -- Seven at Freshwater Bay, Clallam county; 26 in 2 groups, 18 and 8, > at Chilliwack, Jesperson Dyke, Fraser Valley, B.C. > 04 -- Three at the Neawanna Wetlands Ecological Observatory, Clatsop > county, Oregon. > 05 -- One seen from the Baker River Trail, Concrete, Whatcom county. > 07 -- Seventeen seen at the town and bay section of Neah Bay, Clallam > county. > 09 -- Thirteen seen at Cape Flattery, Clallam county. > 10 -- One turkey vulture seen soaring in the sky over Kataluna Horse > Rescue property in Fall City at 3807 324th Ave SE., King county > , > at 10:07 am. (photo) > 13 -- One at the M Street Marsh in Auburn, King county; seven at East > Sooke Park, Aylard Farm, B.C. > 18 -- Five turkey vultures at St. George's Kayak Landing, Spokane (county, > too). > > *JULY* > 09 -- Three turkey vultures flew over the Access Road at the Billy Frank > Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston county, temp 50-60F with intermittent drizzle. > 11 -- Nine at Harewood Plains, Nanaimo, B.C.; three seen at the Tokeland > Marina, Pacific county. > 21 -- Six at Country Charm Conservation Area, Snohomish county - circling > then landing to feed on something near a big-leaf maple. > 22 -- Four seen from Jackson Creek Road, Corvallis, Benton county, Oregon. > 24 -- Three at Cassimer Bar, Okanogan county, 80F, no wind. > 25 -- Three at Steamboat Rock State Park, Grant county. > 31 -- and three at Whistler, Function Junction, Squamish, B.C. > > Reports are always welcome and thank you to those who have sent reports in > - even non-endangered birds need to be kept track of for the future - and > now! > Cheers, Diann > > Diann MacRae > Olympic Vulture Study > 22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E. > > Bothell, WA 98021 > > tvulture@gmx.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 09/03/2025 9:39 AM PDT Adrienne Dorf via Tweeters wrote: > > > A Cooper's Hawk was on the telephone wire in front of my house. Two Steller's Jay were nearby on the wire. When the Hawk flew over to another nearby wire the Jay followed and sat within 2-3 feet of the Hawk. Would love to know the meaning of this interaction? > _______________________________________________ > 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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Free to good home. https://ollin.co/products/snapshot-snapcase?variant=46159910666495 Patti Loesche Seattle From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Sep 3 13:40:27 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (LMarkoff via Tweeters) Date: Wed Sep 3 13:40:45 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Steller's Jay and Cooper's Hawk In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00b101dc1d12$fee464f0$fcad2ed0$@mycci.net> The Steller?s Jays were surveilling it. Their following maneuver was their way of saying, ?Don?t even think about it.? If the Cooper?s Hawk tried anything those jays would give the alarm and backup would appear within seconds, overwhelming the Coop. That?s my take anyway, Lori Markoff From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Adrienne Dorf via Tweeters Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 9:40 AM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Steller's Jay and Cooper's Hawk A Cooper's Hawk was on the telephone wire in front of my house. Two Steller's Jay were nearby on the wire. 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For example, I arrived at Channel Drive today a little after 10 and there was still plenty of "action".? And there were at least a half dozen birders. After Channel I went to Hayton and it was "lonely".? The lower the tide the more birds are working the mud at Channel Drive.? Hayton wants a 'change happening' where the water is flowing in/out of the basin for the best birding.? No surprise. ? Please note - the property owner at Channel Drive has gotten more aggressive about where you can go (or can't go) easily ... by changing the fencing at the dike trail going North from the Channel Drive parking area.? Since that change I have yet to see anyone walking the dike North (beyond the new/improved fence). ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Jim in Skagit From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Sep 3 16:19:07 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters) Date: Wed Sep 3 16:19:11 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Kent Valley Shorebirds 9.3.25 Message-ID: Today at the Cedar River Mouth: American Golden-Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Wilson's Snipe - 5 Short-billed Dowitcher - 3 juv Long-billed Dowitcher - 1 juv Spotted Sandpiper Red Knot Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 juv Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Baird's Sandpiper Also, one American Pipit videos: https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Take a look on the live cam: https://vaux-swift-inside1.click2stream.com/ Swifts Night Out in Monroe is this Saturday at the Frank Wagner Elementary School in Monroe (639 W Main St). The event starts at 4:30pm and runs until sunset, with a presentation on the swifts at 6pm in the auditorium. We hope to see you there! Learn more about Swifts Night Out: https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/swifts-night-out Swiftly, 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... 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A big surprise was a juvenile HUDSONIAN GODWIT roosting/foraging in the marsh surrounded by tidal water/mudflats just west of Leschi Slough and 100 yards north of the dike spotted by Janel on our return during the high tide. We had many good looks at migrating Warblers and Waterfowl. For the day we observed 91 species, thanks to all the eyes and the contributing reports. With FOY Eastern Kingbird, Pectoral Sandpiper and AMERICAN PIPIT, we now have observed 168 species so far this year. See our eBird report pasted below with additional details. Photos to be added. Others seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend's Chipmunk, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal and River Otter. Both American Bullfrog and Pacific Choral Frog were seen as well. 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 Sep 3, 2025 7:15 AM - 7:21 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.347 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday walk. Clear skies with temperatures in the 60?s-80?s degrees. A Low 0?3? Tide at 9:02am and a High 12?6? Tide at 5:11pm. Mammals seen include Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend?s Chipmunk, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal and River Otter. Others seen American Bullfog, Pacific Choral Frog, Pacific Sand Lance Fish. 91 species (+5 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 25 Wood Duck 8 Visitor Center Pond overlook and slough east side of Twin Barns Loop Trail. Cinnamon Teal (Northern) 2 Spotted by Matt flying into flooded tide flats north of dike and west of Leschi Slough on high tide. Northern Shoveler 20 American Wigeon 100 Mallard 30 Northern Pintail 150 Green-winged Teal (American) 125 White-winged Scoter 1 Scoped from Puget Sound Observation Platform between Nisqually Reach and Anderson Island. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 50 Refuge entrance. Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 10 Eurasian Collared-Dove 2 Mourning Dove 3 Vaux's Swift 5 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Virginia Rail 4 Freshwater marsh. Sora 2 Freshwater marsh. Black-bellied Plover 3 Scoped by Bill from Nisqually Estuary Trail or dike on north section of mud flats west of Leschi Slough and east of Madrone Slough. Birds also heard calling on incoming tide. Killdeer 8 Semipalmated Plover 1 Heard by Gene in the morning on the Nisqually Estuary Trail. Hudsonian Godwit 1 Spotted by Janel at 5:40pm on a high tide from the Nisqually Estuary Trail or new dike in the saltwater marsh surrounded by mudflats just 100 yards north of the trail and west of Leschi slough. Observed for 1 hour roosting, flying and foraging a gray Godwit with two toned bill, light supercilium, and mild black spotting on mantle. In flight, bird had a black tail, white rump and dark underwing. Appears to be a juvenile. Photos. Long-billed Dowitcher 3 Spotted by several flying over the dike and landing in the surge plain. Wilson's Snipe 2 Flying over freshwater marsh and dike. Spotted Sandpiper 1 Spotted flying along the west side McAllister Creek. Greater Yellowlegs 40 Least Sandpiper 100 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Spotted by Heather adjacent to the Nisqually Estuary Trail immediately before the entrance to the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail on the saltwater side. Western Sandpiper 1000 Several large flocks breaking up and coalescing. Counting in groups of 100, approximately 1000 birds. Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Difficult to find and relocate amongst hundreds of Western Sandpiper. A peep sized shorebird with short stubby bill, white throat, black legs and lacking the rufous scapulars and crown feathers more typically seen in surrounding WESA. Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Spotted by Janel from Puget Sound Viewing Platform flying between between Reach and Anderson Island. Short-billed Gull 2 Spotted by Jon and Charlie flying over mudflats. Ring-billed Gull 250 California Gull 1 Glaucous-winged Gull 4 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 10 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 25 Larus sp. 200 Caspian Tern 4 Brandt's Cormorant 5 Nisqually Channel Marker Double-crested Cormorant 75 American Bittern 1 Spotted by Gene in the morning flying over the freshwater marsh. Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 50 Turkey Vulture 14 Circling over the Nisqually River, suspect foraging on dead salmon along the River. Pink Salmon seen along River last week. Osprey (American) 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 2 Bald Eagle 6 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 6 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Heard by Don in the morning at the Riparian Forest Overlook. Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3 American Kestrel (Northern) 3 1 female and 2 males reported. Peregrine Falcon 1 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Willow Flycatcher 2 Western Flycatcher 1 Heard in stand south of Flagpole and in woods east of Visitor Center. Eastern Kingbird 1 Previously reported. Relocated by Gene in the morning spotted flying from Freshwater Marsh to the Spruce Tree adjacent to gate for central access road next to aqueduct. Bird seen multiple times from dike and Twin Barns Observation Platform. Best views were in slough between dike and Twin Barns, and out on snags in freshwater marsh. Photos. Black and white Kingbird with terminal white tail band. Warbling Vireo (Western) 10 Orchard and Loop Trail. Steller's Jay 1 West bank of McAllister Creek California Scrub-Jay 4 Orchard and Twin Barns Overlook. American Crow 10 Common Raven 8 Foraging, calling along Nisqually River. Black-capped Chickadee 20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 9 Violet-green Swallow 2 Tree/Violet-green Swallow 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Spotted by Whittier along the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Barn Swallow 150 Brown Creeper 10 Pacific Wren 1 Marsh Wren 3 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 300 Swainson's Thrush 9 American Robin 3 Cedar Waxwing 12 American Pipit 2 Heard/seen by Jon and Whittier flying over the dike. House Finch 2 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 34 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 2 White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) 3 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 25 Spotted Towhee 2 Red-winged Blackbird 80 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 3 Common Yellowthroat 10 Yellow Warbler 7 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Spotted by Tim in the morning in the Orchard. Townsend's Warbler 1 Spotted by Lisa along the east side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Wilson's Warbler 1 Observed by Bruce and others in the Orchard. Black-headed Grosbeak 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S271448666 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Sep 4 14:29:56 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Betz via Tweeters) Date: Thu Sep 4 14:30:01 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] More Migrating TuVus ... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <34857236-a361-4840-8d63-718887f6f657@jimbetz.com> Mary, ? Although the TUVUs you are seeing -may- be "migrating" ... it is not a certainty. Yes, when you saw them and even for as long as you saw them they were moving South that doesn't mean that they were 'migrating'.? It only means that, at that time, they were moving South. ? Yes, they might have been in migration - but simple directional travel does not directly mean "migrating". ? I've lived here in Skagit County for over 6 years now.? I've seen -lots- of TUVU here.? Flying in every direction, circling to gain altitude and just transiting.? About the only thing I can say relative to migration is that they are less likely to be seen in the Winter than in the other 3 seasons. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim in Skagit From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Sep 4 15:46:54 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Matt Bartels via Tweeters) Date: Thu Sep 4 15:47:25 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-09-04 Message-ID: Hi Tweets - A pleasant but mostly quiet day today at Marymoor Park - Michael was away, so the crew of 6 were eager to find rarities to make Michael jealous. For the most part, we did not succeed Highlights: Cinnamon Teal - 2 at the lake platform, hanging out with a Wood Duck - these two kept us wondering for a while, thinking we might also have Blue-winged - but after looking over the photos, I think Cinnamon for both is the correct id. Osprey - the young at the nest are remaining vocal - gotta be leaving soon Pileated Woodpecker - heard several times throughout the day, never spotted Swainson?s Thrush - still several around, heard only giving their whit-calls Purple Finch & Brown Creepers seemed particularly vocal today Misses included many species - we missed Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Hooded Merganser, any flycatchers, any warblers other than Common Yellowthroat, swifts and swallows? For the day, we eeked out 41 species Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Note that British Columbia has a peak migration in early September, which means those vultures are passing through Washington about now?both flying south and migrating. Also note that Washington is included among the states that see vulture migration between September 1 and October 23. ?Apparently individuals leave their breeding areas in North America between late August and early November, but early and late season migrants are often hard to distinguish from summer residents and overwintering birds. Eastern migrants (subspecies septentrionalis) from Ohio and Pennsylvania begin their outbound migration around 28 September, but the average departure day is around 24 October with latest departure around 12 December (n = 13, 160, 211). Traditional communal roosts often swell with the arrival of migrants, and serve as staging areas in the north; numbers are generally higher and for a longer period in fall than in spring. In southern Wisconsin (Baraboo Hills), the arrival of migrants is first evident in early September, with numbers peaking in mid-October (e.g., one summer roost of 60?130 birds grows to 200?280 individuals). The latest departure dates are related to the mildness of weather, and range from 26 October to 16 December (1986?2005, median 12 November, n = 11), and progressively later as population has increased and late autumns have become warmer (last departure dates for 1966?1985 were 6 October?26 November, median 22 October, n = 18) (212, 213, M. J. Mossman). In Ohio, migration begins around 15 to 25 September with the largest movements through 15 October (up to 270 counted at established roosts; 154). Migrants depart from northern and central Ohio counties by around 25 October to 5 November, and from southern counties by 15 November (154). Fall migration of central migrants in Saskatchewan (subspecies meridionalis or intergrades) starts on 3 September; the average start day is around 29 September, but some individuals depart no earlier than 12 October (n = 12, 160, 211). Migratory individuals in western North America leave their breeding areas in Washington, California, and Arizona to begin their outbound migration between 1 September and 23 October with the average start day around 4 October (n = 28, 160). In British Columbia, migration peaks in early September, with most birds departing by late October (158); at Becher Bay headlands (near Victoria, British Columbia), numbers peak during the last 10 days of September, and all birds have departed by mid-October (214). The duration of fall migration in eastern (subspecies septentrionalis), central (subspecies meridionalis), and western (subspecies meridionalis) North American birds averages 24 days ? 2 SE, 45 days ? 3 SE, and 17 days ? 1 SE, respectively (n = 53, 160, 211).? Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 5 09:48:55 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Carol Riddell via Tweeters) Date: Fri Sep 5 09:49:09 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Access to Cornell's Birds of the World Message-ID: <112A205A-B5D2-4D60-9824-99CD43F21F86@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, There is a wealth of information on the world?s bird species available at Cornell?s Birds of the World. Unfortunately it is a subscription data base for most folks. I understand that access to it is a benefit for members of the Washington Ornithological Society. Most Washington residents can also access it as a patron benefit by becoming a registered user of the Sno-Isle library system. One type of eligibility for Sno-Isle is to be a resident of another jurisdiction within Washington that provides equitable tax support for public library service. That should cover most Washington residents. This is the link to the Sno-Isle registration page: https://www.sno-isle.org/new-registration-english Once you have become a registered user, go to the Sno-Isle home page (sno-isle.org ) and log in once you have set up your online account (user name and password). Then click on "Online Resources." Under Subject open "Science & Nature." Birds of the World is the first data base listed under Science & Nature. Click on it and then begin your in depth exploration of the planet?s birds. 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Elizabeth 425-677-4923 On Fri, Sep 5, 2025, 1:01?PM ck park wrote: > i live about a mile north of the town center. i keep a mental list of the > approximately 100 or so bird species i've seen within a few blocks of my > home... was there something in particular you were interested in, or more > "i just moved here, and wouldn't mind knowing what flies around the > neighbourhood"? > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 12:50?PM Elizabeth Fuchs via Tweeters < > tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Are there any birders that have data on birds in Sammamish? >> >> Elizabeth >> 425-677-4923 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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That album is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gene-s_photos/albums/72157705004440592/ Gene Beall Sammamish, WA gene.beall@gmail.clm On 9/5/25 1:00 PM, ck park via Tweeters wrote: > i live about a mile north of the town center.? i keep a mental list of > the approximately 100 or so bird species i've seen within a few blocks > of my home...? was there something in particular you were interested > in, or more "i just moved here, and wouldn't mind knowing what flies > around the neighbourhood"? > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2025 at 12:50?PM Elizabeth Fuchs via Tweeters > wrote: > > Are there any birders that have data on birds in Sammamish? > > Elizabeth > 425-677-4923 > _______________________________________________ > 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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That was in Veracruz, Mexico and they were clearly participating in the behavior of many soaring birds ... circling in a stack ("kettle") and then peeling off at the top of the stack and gliding towards the next thermal.? I have not seen TUVU doing this here in the PNW - perhaps due to the different climate/geography?? Yes, there are thermals here in the PNW - and yes, I've seen TUVU using them to gain altitude.? I just haven't observed them using method in any way that I would call "migration".? The kettles in Veracruz are "a sight to behold" - several different species all using the same thermal(s) to gain altitude and then to glide to the next thermal and do it all over again. Mary, it was never my intent to criticize you - I was simply trying to help with "identifying what is/is not migration behavior".? I apologize if you took it as a criticism. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Jim in Skagit From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 5 15:12:34 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jon Houghton via Tweeters) Date: Fri Sep 5 15:12:37 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Mouth of the Cedar: Misplaced Bins!?! Message-ID: <1353312817.579927.1757110354833@connect.xfinity.com> Hi Tweeterdom - Anyone happen to see/salvage a pair of Swarovski 10x42 binoculars that may have been left on the bench by the corner of the boathouse at the Cedar River mouth on Tuesday, early afternoon? I was regrettably distracted by showing my 5-yr old granddaughter some scope views and may have left them there. Yikes! If you saw/have them, please contact me off line: Jon Houghton, jonbirder@ccmcast.net mailto:jonbirder@ccmcast.net (206) 601-0773 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As usual, the birding was intense--we were > up by 5 am every day--but we had a guide that was knowledgeable and > patient. > > A blog post about the trip will be forthcoming (I hope!); in the meantime, > I have uploaded trip photos to Flickr: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/farpost/albums/72177720328762527. Hope you > enjoy. > > Scott Ramos > 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 Sep 6 14:35:09 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Nick Bayard via Tweeters) Date: Sat Sep 6 14:35:25 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote's Year-End Auction Message-ID: Hello Tweets, We're gearing up for BirdNote's annual fundraiser auction (this year featuring J. Drew Lanham), and we could use your help! 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Afterwards, I walked the Sammamish Commons Park since the developers have dug and filled in areas on this park. The birds are on the perimeter in the wetland, lots of chickadees, some bewicks wrens, a lone sparrow, a couple towhees. even a red-breasted nuthatch! This is riparian habitat that is not enjoyed by many people. The thicket is so blackberries along edges and people are not allowed to go into it. 38 townhomes are being built. Lots of people at the library, Y. As the population grows, how can the people become more concerned about birds and their habitat? -- Elizabeth 425-677-4923 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Kevin Burke Owner/Guide ll Carolina Nature Tours Guide ll Victor Emanuel Nature Tours On Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 1:29?PM pan via Tweeters wrote: > Tweets, > > Another amazing find at the Cedar River mouth this morning (Eric Hope)! > There's a Red-necked Stint foraging for good views there today, still there > when I left before noon, with lots of birders to point the way to > newcomers. And lots of other species, including the two Stilt Sandpipers > and the long-staying Red Knot. I'm sure there will be pictures in e-bird. > > 7 September, 2025, > > Alan Grenon > Seattle > panmail AT mailfence DOT com > > > > -- > Sent with https://mailfence.com > Secure and private email > _______________________________________________ > 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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This is a free program offered by South Sound Bird Alliance (formerly Black Hills Audubon). https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84143029547?pwd=f1T2b6JRvigMsWdEXO0u1elawbw12d.1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 8 07:45:59 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 8 07:46:12 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Western Tanager, Seattle Message-ID: I didn't see or hear a single Western Tanager this spring but now there's one loud and clear in our red leaf maple. Jill Seattle, Central District -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Doug Santoni One of Your Tweeters Administrators Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > On Sep 7, 2025, at 1:04?PM, Carolyn Krall via Tweeters wrote: > > Please discontinue my participation in Tweeters remove me from your mailing list. > Thank you > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Sep 8 11:42:09 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (pan via Tweeters) Date: Mon Sep 8 11:42:16 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Ruff, King Cty. Message-ID: <582334506.70269.1757356929280@fidget.co-bxl> Tweets, The mouth of the Cedar River, and Eric Hope, continue afire this morning.? Eric found a Ruff foraging there today, and it has continued long enough for many people to see it.? I was surprised to see it was a male molting out of breeding plumage, with various glossy black splotches below, and on closer inspection, above, as well.? And its legs are a bright orange-yellow.? So this is a flashier Ruff than I think I've seen in North America.? Two Stilt Sandpipers and the Red Knot continue, but I haven't heard of any stint reports today.? Also various other shorebirds and such. 8 September, 2025, Alan Grenon Seattle panmail AT mailfence PERIOD com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 9 12:58:32 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Julia H via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 9 12:58:47 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Contact info for eBird hotspot editor for Seattle area? Message-ID: Hi all! I have a friend who goes birding in Union Bay pretty frequently. He makes a separate checklist for when he's birding Yesler Swamp versus the rest of Union Bay. However, whenever he's tried to make checklists for Yesler Swamp, they kept getting merged into the larger Union Bay hotspot, which isn't what he wants. (And I think this makes sense?Yesler Swamp is distinct enough that it probably makes sense to be its own hotspot/location.) In response, he's started making all his Yesler Swamp checklists private, to prevent eBird editors from merging his checklists into something unrepresentative. He asked me if I knew who the editor/moderator was for hotspots in the Seattle area, and if so, if I could ask them why the checklists keep getting merged into the Union Bay hotspot, and if there's any way to avoid that other than making his checklists private. I don't know who that person is, but I thought that Tweeters might! Does anyone here know who might be able to help my friend? 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 9 13:15:24 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Peggy Mundy via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 9 13:15:28 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Contact info for eBird hotspot editor for Seattle area? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <714081080.1794148.1757448924353@mail.yahoo.com> Has your friend tried to suggest Yesler Swamp as a hotspot? https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001009443-ebird-hotspot-faqs#anchorSuggestHotspot peggy_busby@yahoo.com@scenebypeggy on Instagram On Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:59:41 PM PDT, Julia H via Tweeters wrote: Hi all! I have a friend who goes birding in Union Bay pretty frequently. He makes a separate checklist for when he's birding Yesler Swamp versus the rest of Union Bay. However, whenever he's tried to make checklists for Yesler Swamp, they kept getting merged into the larger Union Bay hotspot, which isn't what he wants.? (And I think this makes sense?Yesler Swamp is distinct enough that it probably makes sense to be its own hotspot/location.) In response, he's started making all his Yesler Swamp checklists private, to prevent eBird editors from merging his checklists into something unrepresentative. He asked me if I knew who the editor/moderator was for hotspots in the Seattle area, and if so, if I could ask them why the checklists keep getting merged into the Union Bay hotspot, and if there's any way to avoid that other than making his checklists private. I don't know who that person is, but I thought that Tweeters might!? Does anyone here know who might be able to help my friend? Thanks, Julia Hansbrough_______________________________________________ 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 Sep 9 13:28:09 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 9 13:28:45 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Bewick's Wren roosting behavior? Message-ID: <553C8289-49CC-4D66-AE09-295779A20CBE@shelflifestories.com> Every evening, a Bewick?s Wren sits on the fence making all kinds of noise, just before dusk turns to night, and then it disappears into the bird block on the outside of the garage attic. Bird block is wood 2x4 sections with holes drilled for ventilation and steel mesh covering the holes to, not surprisingly, block birds from entering the attic. There is a tiny ledge in each hole before the steel mesh. It is less than an inch of ledge. This is definitely not enough space for even a wren to have built a nest. Could this wren just be using that tiny space as a place to spend the night? I?ve never seen this behavior before. Jill Seattle From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 9 15:43:25 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Kevin Burke via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 9 15:43:41 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Chestnut-sided Warbler Bottle Beach Message-ID: Our group just found a Chestnut-sided Warbler at Bottle Beach in Grays Harbor County. Where the boardwalk from the parking lot turns into pavement and goes out to the water. Kevin Burke Owner/Guide ll Carolina Nature Tours Guide ll Victor Emanuel Nature Tours -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Sep 9 19:13:13 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) Date: Tue Sep 9 19:13:17 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Bewick's Wren roosting behavior? In-Reply-To: <553C8289-49CC-4D66-AE09-295779A20CBE@shelflifestories.com> References: <553C8289-49CC-4D66-AE09-295779A20CBE@shelflifestories.com> Message-ID: <079AF7A2-7A6B-4DFC-BD5D-5BB83B6DB19B@comcast.net> Jill, Bewick?s Wrens roost in cavities of all kinds, and I?m not at all surprised if one was roosting for the night in a place such as you describe. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 9, 2025, at 1:28 PM, Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters wrote: > > Every evening, a Bewick?s Wren sits on the fence making all kinds of noise, just before dusk turns to night, and then it disappears into the bird block on the outside of the garage attic. Bird block is wood 2x4 sections with holes drilled for ventilation and steel mesh covering the holes to, not surprisingly, block birds from entering the attic. There is a tiny ledge in each hole before the steel mesh. It is less than an inch of ledge. This is definitely not enough space for even a wren to have built a nest. Could this wren just be using that tiny space as a place to spend the night? I?ve never seen this behavior before. > > Jill > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Sep 10 15:14:33 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (MARVIN BREECE via Tweeters) Date: Wed Sep 10 15:14:37 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth 9.10.25 Message-ID: During a "normal" year, today would have been a very satisfactory day, shorebird wise, at the Cedar River Mouth in Renton. However, compared to the previous few days, it seems a bit less than that. But what will tomorrow bring? This is what I saw during the 2 hours or so I was there this morning: Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Wilson's Snipe Short-billed Dowitcher Long-billed Dowitcher Red Knot Western Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper Also: Green Heron American Pipit Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com ....that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors ... - Thomas Paine, from Common Sense -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Sep 10 18:21:27 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Vicki via Tweeters) Date: Wed Sep 10 18:21:56 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Larkwire Message-ID: Hello, I used Larkwire several years ago to prep for Magee Marsh and it really helped a lot. I tried to open it and get it running again and it?s not working. Only one YouTube that I could find. I really need to get this running again. Any idea? It shows games, they?re blank and won?t load. Last time I focused strictly on warblers, but that was about 4 yrs ago. Does it even work now? Vicki Biltz Buckley, WA. 98321 vickibiltz@gmail.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/saw-whets_new/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Sep 10 23:01:22 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters) Date: Wed Sep 10 23:01:27 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Larkwire In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Sep 10, 2025 at 18:21:27, Vicki via Tweeters wrote: > I used Larkwire several years ago to prep for Magee Marsh and it really > helped a lot. > I tried to open it and get it running again and it?s not working. > It?s still being updated and live on the IOS App Store. Doesn?t seem to be an android version today. If you haven?t updated the app you?ll definitely need to update it before it?ll work again. https://www.larkwire.com/ chuq --------------------------------------- Chuq Von Rospach (http://www.chuq.me) Silverdale, Washington Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer Email me at: chuqvr@gmail.com Mastodon: @chuqvr@fosstodon.org Stay Updated with what I'm doing: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/ My latest e-book: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Sep 11 09:28:06 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Phil Mitchell via Tweeters) Date: Thu Sep 11 09:28:48 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Larkwire In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Phil Mitchell from Larkwire here. Vicki, please get in touch and we'll sort out your Larkwire for you! support@larkwire.com cheers, Phil On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 11:01?PM Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > On Sep 10, 2025 at 18:21:27, Vicki via Tweeters > wrote: > >> I used Larkwire several years ago to prep for Magee Marsh and it really >> helped a lot. >> I tried to open it and get it running again and it?s not working. >> > > It?s still being updated and live on the IOS App Store. Doesn?t seem to be > an android version today. If you haven?t updated the app you?ll definitely > need to update it before it?ll work again. > > https://www.larkwire.com/ > > chuq > > > --------------------------------------- > > Chuq Von Rospach (http://www.chuq.me) > Silverdale, Washington > Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer > > Email me at: chuqvr@gmail.com > Mastodon: @chuqvr@fosstodon.org > > Stay Updated with what I'm doing: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/ > My latest e-book: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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First of Year (FOY) Bald Eagle - One heard pre-dawn Red-tailed Hawk - One SE of the East Meadow American Barn Owl - Tony had one, pre-dawn, East Meadow American Kestrel - One flew west past the Viewing Mound. First of Fall (FOF) Western Wood-Pewee - One near the heronry. Likely our last flycatcher of the year Lincoln's Sparrow - Three just south of the East Meadow (FOF) Orange-crowned Warbler - Pretty one in the Pea Patch (FOF) Black-throated Gray Warbler - At least two We also had a deceased American Shrew-Mole along the trail near the boardwalk. Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Vaux's Swift, Green Heron, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Bushtit, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Western Tanager. For the day, 51 species. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Sep 11 16:53:54 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shep Thorp via Tweeters) Date: Thu Sep 11 16:54:11 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk for Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR 9/10/2025 Message-ID: Hi Tweets! Approximately 30 of us had a very nice Fall walk at the Refuge. Temperatures were in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit with cloudy skies in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon. There was a High 12?9? Tide at 8:01am and a Low 2?9? Tide at 2:05pm. Highlights included nice close looks of a BARRED OWL along the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail between the access road cut through and the twin bench overlook north, a probable BLUE-WINGED TEAL at the same twin bench overlook that kept us guessing, an up close and very visible VIRGINIA RAIL at the bridge of the Twin Barns cut-off, and great looks of SORA in the freshwater marsh. Other nice finds were both male and female AMERICAN KESTREL, MERLIN, brief looks of WILSON'S SNIPE and AMERICAN BITTERN. We also had decent looks of first of season GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW and SURF SCOTER. We have high numbers of TURKEY VULTURE most likely feeding on Pink Salmon carcasses along the Nisqually River. For the day we observed 74 species, we have seen 168 species so far this year. With the early high tide, we skipped the Orchard in the morning to get out on the dike. Unfortunately the tide moves fast and there are acres of mud, resulting in very distant shorebirds. 9'-11' seems best. So we did not enjoy the recent good luck of the hot spot Cedar River Mouth. See our eBird Report posted below. Others seen included Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Eastern Gray-squirrel and Harbor Seal. Also seen are American Bullfrog, Pacific Chorus Frog, Pink Salmon, Red-legged Frog and Puget Sound Common Garter Snake. The Riparian Forest Overlook Slough has spawning Pink Salmon. Until next 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 Sep 10, 2025 7:38 AM - 4:22 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.091 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Temperatures in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit with cloudy skies in the morning and sunny skies in the afternoon. There was a High 12?9? Tide at 8:01am and a Low 2?9? Tide at 2:05pm. Mammals seen included Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Eastern Gray-squirrel and Harbor Seal. Also seen Pacific Chorus Frog, Pink Salmon, Red-legged Frog and Puget Sound Common Garter Snake. 74 species (+4 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 2 Wood Duck 7 Visitor Center Pond Blue-winged Teal 1 Observed for 5 minutes at Twin Bench overlook south of Twin Barns cut-off. Seen with bins and scope dabbling for food in duck weed. Female type teal with no Buffy markings around tail, smaller bill then expected with CITE with rather plain warm face and facial markings included light spot near base of bill, moderate split eye ring and eyeline. Photos pending. May need to be slash/bird sighting. Northern Shoveler 1 American Wigeon 20 Mallard 25 Northern Pintail 6 Green-winged Teal (American) 10 Surf Scoter 1 Puget Sound Viewing Platform. Hooded Merganser 2 Visitor Center Pond. Common Merganser 16 Mouth of Madrone Slough. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 30 Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 9 Anna's Hummingbird 8 Virginia Rail 3 Seen at bridge to Twin Barns cut-off. Heard in freshwater marsh as well. Sora 2 Seen in freshwater marsh. Black-bellied Plover 3 Surge plain. Killdeer 3 Wilson's Snipe 2 Freshwater marsh Greater Yellowlegs 35 Least Sandpiper 10 Western Sandpiper 150 Ring-billed Gull 150 California Gull 3 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 25 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 25 Caspian Tern 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Visitor Center Pond. Double-crested Cormorant 75 American Bittern 2 Freshwater Marsh. Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 30 Turkey Vulture 15 Nisqually River. Osprey (American) 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Northern Harrier 1 Bald Eagle 9 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Barred Owl 1 Foraging on the inside of the Twin Barns Loop Trail on the west section between the access road cut-through and the Twin Bench overlook north. Photos. Belted Kingfisher 5 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 American Kestrel (Northern) 2 Merlin 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Western Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo (Western) 2 Steller's Jay 1 American Crow 20 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 25 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Violet-green Swallow 1 Barn Swallow (American) 30 Cliff Swallow 1 Bushtit (Pacific) 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 15 Marsh Wren 2 Bewick's Wren 6 European Starling 200 Swainson's Thrush 4 American Robin 20 Cedar Waxwing 6 Purple Finch (Western) 3 Pine Siskin 20 American Goldfinch 5 White-crowned Sparrow 4 Golden-crowned Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 20 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 62 Common Yellowthroat 4 new world warbler sp. 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S272807493 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: Anyone know how the number of swifts in the Monroe Wagner site are trending the past couple nights? Thank you! Gene Beall gene.beall@gmail.com Sammamish, WA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 12 16:53:57 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dennis Paulson via Tweeters) Date: Fri Sep 12 16:54:02 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] swift numbers in Monroe? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Gene, we were there yesterday evening, and there were a couple hundred swifts. We got there at 6:30 pm, saw hardly any until around 7:30, when they started aggregating overhead (a few singles, surprisingly, did drop into the chimney), and the great majority went into the chimney in a flurry of bodies and wings around 7:45. I suppose it might be slightly earlier each day. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Sep 12, 2025, at 4:29 PM, Gene Beall via Tweeters wrote: > > Anyone know how the number of swifts in the Monroe Wagner site are trending the past couple nights? > > Thank you! > > Gene Beall > gene.beall@gmail.com > Sammamish, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Sep 12 17:21:31 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Larry Schwitters via Tweeters) Date: Fri Sep 12 17:21:56 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] swift numbers in Monroe? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <10C40C7D-F7A7-407A-82F1-CF9B28AC489D@me.com> 9/6 1000 circling. But Merlins made swifts go high and then the majority else where. 9/7 526 9/8 446 9/9 335 9/10 83 9/11 212 They didn?t leave until 1:25 this afternoon which suggests today was not a travel day. Observers comment below. 9/12 Just as a group of about 600 to 650 swifts were about to swarm into the chimney, a Falcon chased them away . The swifts flew away at a very high altitude and did not return. I suspect most tweeters know that the wee birds abandoned Portland Chapman a year ago. Larry > On Sep 12, 2025, at 4:29?PM, Gene Beall via Tweeters wrote: > > Anyone know how the number of swifts in the Monroe Wagner site are trending the past couple nights? > > Thank you! > > Gene Beall > gene.beall@gmail.com > Sammamish, 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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