[Tweeters] The two Guys

[Victoria Irwin via Tweeters]

I had read the obituary for Guy Tudor in the NYT, but did not yet know that Guy McCaskie was gone, too. Two very special guys, for sure. I got to work with Guy T. a bit when I lived in NYC and was active at both The Linnaean Society and at the former American Birds at National Audubon. I also got to meet and bird with Guy McC courtesy of National Audubon and ABA. My favorite experience with McCaskie was at Niagara Falls in the winter, looking at hundreds of gulls soaring over the falls at an ABA event. I was a pretty green birder, but his tutelage helped bring so much into focus so quickly, and gave me new ways of seeing and differentiating gulls. Both men were generous in their time and expertise. RIP Guys

Victoria Irwin
Bainbridge Island


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>    1. Merlins in Greenwood (Stephen Elston via Tweeters)

>    2. The Birdbooker Report (Ian Paulsen via Tweeters)

>    3. Tufted puffin Marina Beach (Joe Sweeney via Tweeters)

>    4. Re: Tufted puffin Marina Beach (Joe Sweeney via Tweeters)

>    5. Re: Tufted puffin Marina Beach (Joe Sweeney via Tweeters)

>    6. Guy Tudor Obituary (Repost) (Doug Santoni via Tweeters)

>    7. Guy McCaskie (Elaine Chuang via Tweeters)

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> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:10:24 -0700

> From: Stephen Elston via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Merlins in Greenwood

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> Hi Tweets,

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> For the past several evenings, there have been a pair of Merlins

> making their loud repetitive call from a tall evergreen in the Greenwood

> neighborhood. The male (more colorful of the pair) is ofen pearched near

> the top of the tree in the open calling.

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> At times we see the pair flying around and doing aerial acrobatics, which I

> think is a courtship ritual.

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> Happy birding, Steve

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> Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:29:52 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Ian Paulsen via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report

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> HI ALL:

>   I posted about one bird and one non-bird book at my blog here:

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> https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-titles.html

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> sincerely

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> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:27:44 -0700

> From: Joe Sweeney via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Tufted puffin Marina Beach

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> Just spotted at 9:21 AM a Tufted puffin on the water at Marina Beach in Edmonds. Most likely the same one seen yesterday.

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> Joe Sweeney

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> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:13:43 -0700

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> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tufted puffin Marina Beach

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> Lost sight of tufted puffin about 9:45 AM . since it was drifting north, Edmonds fishing pier might be a better place to search for it

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> Joe Sweeney

> Edmonds

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> > On Jul 27, 2026, at 9:28?AM, Joe Sweeney via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> > ?Just spotted at 9:21 AM a Tufted puffin on the water at Marina Beach in Edmonds. Most likely the same one seen yesterday.

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> > Joe Sweeney

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> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:38:13 -0700

> From: Joe Sweeney via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Tufted puffin Marina Beach

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> Pam Myers just reported on WhatsApp that the tufted puffin is being seen at Marina Beach at 11:32 AM

> Joe Sweeney

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> > On Jul 27, 2026, at 11:30?AM, Joe Sweeney <sweeneyfit at mac.com> wrote:

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> > ?Nancy,

> > I didn?t see the puffin again after 945, but if it?s still around, scanning the waters from the pier or from Marina Beach might be your best bet. It was out on the water far enough that it could be barely seen with binoculars, but seen quite well with a scope.

> > Good luck

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> >> On Jul 27, 2026, at 11:25?AM, Nancy Tom <birder1214 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> >> ?Joe, i?m coming from Carnation. Is the toughen on the beach, or is it way out of sea in the water?

> >> Nancy Tom

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> >>>> On Jul 27, 2026, at 10:14?AM, Joe Sweeney via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> >>> ?Lost sight of tufted puffin about 9:45 AM . since it was drifting north, Edmonds fishing pier might be a better place to search for it

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> >>> Joe Sweeney

> >>> Edmonds

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> >>> Sent from my iPhone

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> >>>>> On Jul 27, 2026, at 9:28?AM, Joe Sweeney via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> >>>> ?Just spotted at 9:21 AM a Tufted puffin on the water at Marina Beach in Edmonds. Most likely the same one seen yesterday.

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> >>>> Joe Sweeney

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> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:42:34 -0700

> From: Doug Santoni via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Guy Tudor Obituary (Repost)

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> > One of our Tweeters members kindly posted a recent New York Times obituary for ornithologist and artist Guy Tudor over the weekend. For technical reasons involving our listserv (relating to UW I.T. security, ?scrubbing,? and HTML), that posting was not readable for our Digest subscribers. (It got ?scrubbed.?)

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> > Here?s a repost, which will hopefully enable our Digest users to see the article.

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> Message: 7

> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:49:39 +0000

> From: Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Guy McCaskie

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> This last week, we lost two "guys" each of whom made major contributions to birding. You?ve just read about one, Guy Tudor.  Many of you will know the name, Guy McCaskie, who passed away on July 22, aged 89. McCaskie was "a giant in the annals of American birding and field ornithology," per the lovely tribute written by Ted Floyd which you can read here:  https://www.aba.org/guy-mccaskie/

>   Elaine Chuang

>   Seattle

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