From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Mar 1 08:10:53 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Sally Alhadeff via Tweeters) Date: Sun Mar 1 08:11:08 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] Tree Swallows Message-ID: I was very happy to see and hear the first Tree Swallows of the season flying over the back yard fields just outside Tenino this morning. Won?t be long before they start staking out the bird boxes, although they won?t occupy them for many weeks. My late husband, Bob Sundstrom, installed 50 or so bird boxes on our house and fence lines 20+ years ago. It?s one of the many gifts he left behind. Over the years mostly Tree Swallows have successfully nested in the boxes on the fence lines; the Violet-greens prefer the boxes mounted on the house and outbuildings - they especially like the boxes with the diagonal openings and almost always I find 2 side-by-side nests when cleaning the nest boxes in the fall. In the past 10 years or so, the occasional house wren will nest along with very reliable chickadees (both types, but mostly Black-capped) and of course, Bewick's Wrens. No Rufous hummers yet - the males usually arrive sometime in the next week and skulk around the yard for a few days. But soon the resident Anna?s will once again be relegated to 2nd place. Based on the decline in birds we all know about, I?m more than slightly relieved when the regulars begin to show up again. Enjoy this gorgeous sunny day. Sally Alhadeff Tenino WA Sallya@scattercreek.com From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Mar 1 13:18:32 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dale C via Tweeters) Date: Sun Mar 1 13:18:38 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] add me to thr list References: <2090024699.2949081.1772399912991.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2090024699.2949081.1772399912991@mail.yahoo.com> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Mar 2 00:22:10 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters) Date: Mon Mar 2 00:22:25 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] American Dipper Message-ID: After I "dipped" on American Dipper earlier this year at Tumwater Falls, I managed to find one today at South Prairie Creek. You can park at Veterans Park and walk over to the former railroad bridge, now used for the Foothill Trail. You can normally find a dipper under the bridge and they likely nest under it, but today people were skipping rocks there. I did find the Dipper on the other side upstream sitting on a rock. They actually blend in quite well. Looking for a Dipper, you can tell if they are around by their droppings on rocks. I watched this bird for a while . It would walk under water, only to pop up again like a cork and drift downstream like one. Every so often it would dive again. Another nice find was a pair of American Kestrels on the powerline wire across from the Foothill Trail parking lot in East Puyallup. Good Birding ! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Mar 4 14:23:10 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (mary hrudkaj via Tweeters) Date: Wed Mar 4 14:23:14 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Band-Tailed Pigeon Message-ID: I was surprised to see are freshly returned Band-tailed pigeon on my back deck a few minutes ago. It was right on time as they usually return the first week in March. It was with a small group of Mourning Doves feeding on sunflower seeds. I was pleasantly surprised on Monday to see a Kestrel on powerlines along Hwy 3 by the Bremerton Airport in the early afternoon. I haven't seen a kestrel in that area in several years now. About a half-mile away was a resident red-tailed hawk that I see fairly regularly around the airport. Last fall I had the joy of watching it soar about 20 above the runway for several hundred fee which caused a small incoming aircraft to detour and come around. Nice to know at least at Bremerton airport birds sometimes do have the right-of-way. Mary Hrudkaj Belfair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Mar 4 16:22:31 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tom Benedict via Tweeters) Date: Wed Mar 4 16:22:47 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Band-Tailed Pigeon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: BTPI are one of the most handsome birds we have around here. It?s always a treat to watch them flap around the neighborhood. We?ve had a few for the past month here. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Mar 4, 2026, at 14:23, mary hrudkaj via Tweeters wrote: > > I was surprised to see are freshly returned Band-tailed pigeon on my back deck a few minutes ago. It was right on time as they usually return the first week in March. It was with a small group of Mourning Doves feeding on sunflower seeds. > > Mary Hrudkaj > Belfair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Mar 5 12:10:09 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters) Date: Thu Mar 5 12:10:38 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Band-Tailed Pigeon Message-ID: Yes, I had my first hearing of Band-tailed Pigeons yesterday morning here in West Seattle! Always a joy to know they?re out there, even when I can?t lay eyes on them. By the way, my Anna?s Hummingbird is still on eggs, no sign of hatchlings yet. I?m seeing lots of photos posted by others of ANHU babies getting fed. Is my little mama behind the curve, or are others still seeing active nests with no hatchlings? Good spring birding to all, Trileigh Trileigh Tucker Gw?alali Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com tri@seattleu edu From: mary hrudkaj via Tweeters Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 2:23?PM To: Tweeters Tweeters Bird Chat Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Band-Tailed Pigeon I was surprised to see are freshly returned Band-tailed pigeon on my back deck a few minutes ago. It was right on time as they usually return the first week in March. It was with a small group of Mourning Doves feeding on sunflower seeds. I was pleasantly surprised on Monday to see a Kestrel on powerlines along Hwy 3 by the Bremerton Airport in the early afternoon. I haven't seen a kestrel in that area in several years now. About a half-mile away was a resident red-tailed hawk that I see fairly regularly around the airport. Last fall I had the joy of watching it soar about 20 above the runway for several hundred fee which caused a small incoming aircraft to detour and come around. Nice to know at least at Bremerton airport birds sometimes do have the right-of-way. Mary Hrudkaj Belfair/Tahuya -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Mar 5 12:58:54 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tom Benedict via Tweeters) Date: Thu Mar 5 12:59:10 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] FOY Band-Tailed Pigeon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: About 3 weeks ago I observed an ANHU picking dryer lint from the lint holder I have out in the garden. So there?s clearly some nesting activity under way here in Burien. Haven?t discovered the nest though. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Mar 5, 2026, at 12:10, Trileigh Tucker via Tweeters wrote: > > By the way, my Anna?s Hummingbird is still on eggs, no sign of hatchlings yet. 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Mar 5 15:59:06 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Michael Hobbs via Tweeters) Date: Thu Mar 5 15:59:22 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2026-03-05 Message-ID: Tweets - The morning started misty-moisty and dark. We had a bit of clearing, and then steady drizzle when we got to the East Meadow. This miraculously disappeared by the time I got to the Rowing Club, so after that I returned to the East Meadow for a sunny return visit. Temps in the high 40's, no wind or fog. Highlights: Greater White-fronted Goose - Five below the weir - First since January, but possibly the same birds California Gull - Perhaps 25 mixed in with GWGU, a few Ring-billeds, and many Short-billed Gulls on the grass fields Great Blue Heron - Nest building, and growing numbers - maybe 125 birds today Cooper's Hawk - I had one on my return to the East Meadow Five Woodpecker Day - All but Downy seen very well during the Main Loop. I had one Downy at the Rowing Club. Northern Flickers seemed especially numerous Northern Shrike - North of Fields 7-8-9, and later at the East Meadow. Very sharp-looking bird Tree Swallow - Perhaps 20, in several places. First of Year(FOY) Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Especially numerous, with much-lots-many singing! Varied Thrush - One heard singing west of the slough from the start of the boardwalk. Maybe the same one heard closer at the Rowing Club American Robin - Much singing, including a full pre-dawn chorus when I arrived at 5:40 a.m. White-throated Sparrow - One just south of the heronry along the slough trail "Eastern" Song Sparrow - I spotted this pale bird in the usual west-edge-of-the-East-Meadow spot on my late return Western Meadowlark - At least 2 singing on my late return to the East Meadow Yellow-rumped Warblers - Maybe as many as 10; they've been notably missing recently We also had great looks at a Muskrat. Misses today included Cackling Goose, Green-winged Teal, and Pine Siskin. For the day, 61 species (best so far in 2026). Adding TREE SWALLOW, we're up to 76 species for the survey in 2026. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Mar 9 11:58:54 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jane Hadley via Tweeters) Date: Mon Mar 9 11:59:09 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] ID help wanted Message-ID: Hello Tweetsters - It would be great if I could get opinions from the learned body of Tweeters members about the identification of a gull that my husband Randy and I saw at Cedar River Mouth March 1. You can see the picture and give your "vote" and comments here: https://janehadley.net/IDHelp4/gull_id.html Thanks, Jane Hadley Seattle, WA hadleyj1725@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Mar 9 12:11:40 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Constance Sidles via Tweeters) Date: Mon Mar 9 12:11:55 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] Latest on parking fees at Montlake Fill Message-ID: <460BE57A-77B0-4E7B-9A7F-7BC00FE71C8C@gmail.com> Hey tweets, I just heard of a partial reversal of parking fees at the Montlake Fill parking lot. Here is an email from Mark Huppert, interim director of the UW's transportation services: I have reviewed [the comments] on the proposed changes to the parking fee at UW's Parking Lot E16 by the Center for Urban Horticulture and Union Bay Natural Area. During the 30-day comment period which closed last week, 118 of the 120 public comments we received on our campus parking rate proposal were in opposition to the $5/day fee at E16. There were some excellent suggestions from community members of how UW can meet the needs of the community while also balancing our need for financial sustainability and compliance under our transportation management plan. As a result, we will be advancing a revised proposal to the Board of Regents that provides 2-hours of free parking for E16 to allow continued community and volunteer access to the Urban Bay Natural Area, Center for Urban Horticulture, Miller Library, and UW Farm. Beyond the 2-hour limit, parking will be $5/day. All vehicles will be required to register their license plate at a new kiosk to be placed on site at E16 or by using the Pay-By-Phone application. We hope that this hybrid registration approach satisfies the technology fears of the many retirees who provided public comment as well as your concerns about neighborhood parking. Thank you for your sharing your concerns and being an active contributor in the public process. 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I'm particularly interested in anyone's recent experience in looking for/finding(!!) usual winter treats there such as Snowy Owl (Atkins Lk area}?, Long-eared Owl, Gyrfalcon, Tree Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Bohemian Waxwing, Pine Grosbeak, crossbills, Chukar, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Pygmy Owl, etc. If anyone is going to be over there from Thursday through Monday, let me know jonbirder@comcast.net mailto:jonbirder@comcast.net (206) 601-0773 and I'm happy to share info! Happy Birding! - Jon Houghton, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Mar 9 16:22:40 2026 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Ann Kramer via Tweeters) Date: Mon Mar 9 16:23:20 2026 Subject: [Tweeters] Latest on parking fees at Montlake Fill In-Reply-To: <460BE57A-77B0-4E7B-9A7F-7BC00FE71C8C@gmail.com> References: <460BE57A-77B0-4E7B-9A7F-7BC00FE71C8C@gmail.com> Message-ID: That's good news, Connie. By the way, I saw the first Rufous of the season at the feeder on Saturday. Ann On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 12:12?PM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hey tweets, I just heard of a partial reversal of parking fees at the > Montlake Fill parking lot. Here is an email from Mark Huppert, interim > director of the UW's transportation services: > > I have reviewed [the comments] on the proposed changes to the parking fee > at UW's Parking Lot E16 by the Center for Urban Horticulture and Union Bay > Natural Area. > > > > During the 30-day comment period which closed last week, 118 of the 120 > public comments we received on our campus parking rate proposal were in > opposition to the $5/day fee at E16. There were some excellent suggestions > from community members of how UW can meet the needs of the community while > also balancing our need for financial sustainability and compliance under > our transportation management plan. As a result, we will be advancing a > revised proposal to the Board of Regents that provides 2-hours of free > parking for E16 to allow continued community and volunteer access to the > Urban Bay Natural Area, Center for Urban Horticulture, Miller Library, and > UW Farm. Beyond the 2-hour limit, parking will be $5/day. All vehicles will > be required to register their license plate at a new kiosk to be placed on > site at E16 or by using the Pay-By-Phone application. We hope that this > hybrid registration approach satisfies the technology fears of the many > retirees who provided public comment as well as your concerns about > neighborhood parking. > > > > Thank you for your sharing your concerns and being an active contributor > in the public process. > > Regards, > > Mark Huppert > > Interim Director| Transportation Services > UW Facilities > > Transportation Services Building > 1320 NE Campus Parkway | PO Box 355360 | Seattle, WA 98195 > mobile 206-295-9315 > > *mhuppert@uw.edu * > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: