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<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;">On Sunday March 13th, while locally birding at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend, I happened upon what I think may be a rare hybrid: Chestnut-backed Chickadee x Yellow-bellied tit(?). Please
note the eBird link for accompanying comments and photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S105173896</div>
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<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;">I would be very grateful for knowledgeable feedback and opinions from the Tweeters community of folks. Unfortunately I only had my iPhone for capturing pictures in the moment - as in person
the vibrant yellow belly on this bird was remarkable and really stood out. I would have (perhaps should have) posted to Tweeters sooner, I’ve more or less still been trying to discern what I viewed, as I’ve never seen anything like this bird. Better said
aloud to my young daughters in the moment, “Look at this Chestnut-backed chickadee with the yellow belly!….Wait a minute, how can that be??”</div>
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<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;">Much appreciation for thoughts and comments therein….</div>
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<div style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;">Kindly,</div>
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1. My first post. Which scope should I purchase? (nancy)<br>
2. What occurred with some Tweeters subscriptions in March<br>
(hopefully, the only 2022 snafu) (Elaine Chuang)<br>
3. Red-flanked Bluetail in King Co. (Dave Slager)<br>
4. Farewell Monroe Whooper Swan? (Josh Adams)<br>
5. Re: Farewell Monroe Whooper Swan? (B B)<br>
6. Red-flanked Bluetail observations on March 18 (Nancy Morrison)<br>
7. Informal Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for<br>
3/16/2022 (Shep Thorp)<br>
8. Bluetail today (Ian Paulsen)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:52:16 -0700<br>
From: nancy <biz4nikki@gmail.com><br>
To: tweeters@u.washington.edu<br>
Subject: [Tweeters] My first post. Which scope should I purchase?<br>
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I don't want anything super heavy due to my arthritis.<br>
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A splurge retirement present for myself.<br>
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I do have a bad neck that may be fused someday.<br>
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Could purchased used - but new is alright, too.<br>
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And, where should I purchase? I reside in Oly area but surely willing to<br>
drive north.<br>
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Thank you!<br>
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:55:05 -0700<br>
From: Elaine Chuang <elc@uw.edu><br>
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Subject: [Tweeters] What occurred with some Tweeters subscriptions in<br>
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It was a painful week.5, and the why remains a bit unclear. As some of you Gmail folks experienced, something of a wrench landed beneath the UW hood (on Sunday, March 6, to be exact), triggering the UW Mailman (a program) system to start sending out notifications,
inexplicably. A few days later, loads of legitimate Tweeters subscriber addresses were removed (unsubscribed), including those belonging to two collating sites (ABA and Bird List Digest) which are used by many.
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As soon as we became aware of all of this a few days after it started to unfold, we were able to point the UW-IT mechanics at it. In week two, a few days ago, those heroes managed to batch restore 190 cancelled Tweeters subscriptions. Etiology: was it related
in some fashion to new UW software, possibly interacting with some type of Gmail change? It?s a mystery. But it can be pointed out that all who were affected seem to have been Gmail users, yet the latest clue pointing to the fallibility of many free email
programs. Ah, the thorns along the digital superhighway that we course along!<br>
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Stay safe, all - thank you for using this listserv. We will continue to try to Do The Right Thing here at Tweeters, which if my math is correct, turns 30 years of age this year.<br>
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:58:34 -0700<br>
From: Dave Slager <dave.slager@gmail.com><br>
To: Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
Subject: [Tweeters] Red-flanked Bluetail in King Co.<br>
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There has been a Red-flanked Bluetail seen the past 2 days in Lake<br>
Forest Park, King Co. The bird was seen twice yesterday by a local<br>
resident and posted to a Meta group. It has been very sporadically<br>
relocated in the neighborhood this morning, but has seemingly moved<br>
around a bit and has by no means been "easy" so far. See the eBird<br>
for more info <<a href="https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35705">https://ebird.org/alert/summary?sid=SN35705</a>>.<br>
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Dave Slager<br>
Seattle, WA<br>
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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:43:10 -0700<br>
From: Josh Adams <xjoshx@gmail.com><br>
To: Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
Subject: [Tweeters] Farewell Monroe Whooper Swan?<br>
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Hello Tweets,<br>
I just saw on the ABA Rare Facebook that a Whooper Swan was found today in<br>
Vancouver, BC with a flock of Trumpeters and is believed to be the same<br>
individual that spent most of the last couple months in Monroe (and was<br>
last reported in Monroe yesterday). Neat to be able to have information<br>
about this bird migrating.<br>
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Josh Adams<br>
Cathcart, WA<br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 01:38:50 +0000 (UTC)<br>
From: B B <birder4184@yahoo.com><br>
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Supports its wild origins.? And it was reported as flying north out of Vancouver.<br>
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On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 5:44 PM, Josh Adams<xjoshx@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Tweets,I just saw on the ABA Rare Facebook that a Whooper Swan was found today in Vancouver, BC with a flock of Trumpeters and is believed to be the same individual that spent most
of the last couple months in Monroe (and was last reported in Monroe yesterday). Neat to be able to have information about this bird migrating.
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Message: 6<br>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:06:49 -0700<br>
From: Nancy Morrison <weedsrus1@gmail.com><br>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Red-flanked Bluetail observations on March 18<br>
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The bird did show itself around the neighborhood several times today. It<br>
was seen on NE 32, NE 33, and NE 34th streets. All the sightings were<br>
between NE 160th Street and NE 163rd Street. In my yard, we got a few brief<br>
views around 11:30 am. I want to thank people for being respectful of my<br>
property and neighbors as well. It can be tough when the paparazzi show up.<br>
I will let you all know if there are further sightings in my yard.<br>
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Nancy Morrison<br>
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Message: 7<br>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:26:16 -0700<br>
From: Shep Thorp <shepthorp@gmail.com><br>
To: Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu><br>
Subject: [Tweeters] Informal Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr<br>
Nisqually NWR for 3/16/2022<br>
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Hi Tweets,<br>
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We had a really nice day at the Refuge with partly cloudy skies, occasional<br>
light rain, and temperatures in the 40's-50's degrees Fahrenheit. There<br>
was a Low 5.53ft Tide at 12:07pm, so we decided to do our regular walk.<br>
Highlights included PILEATED WOODPECKER and VARIED THRUSH in the Orchard,<br>
FOY WOOD DUCK in the northwest section of the Visitor Center Pond, FOY<br>
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD at the Twin Barns Overlook along with great looks of<br>
AMERICAN BITTERN and EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, FOY HERMIT THRUSH along<br>
the new dike where bramble along the slough meets the dike, FOY GREATER<br>
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE mixed in with CACKLERS, and a great variety of plumages<br>
of HORNED GREBE in McAllister Creek. We did not relocate Red-shouldered<br>
Hawk, Cinnamon Teal, or Sandhill Crane.<br>
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Starting out at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook, we had great<br>
viewing of RING-NECKED DUCK, HOODED MERGANSER and PIED-BILLED GREBE. Many<br>
TREE SWALLOWS were flying over the pond and checking out cavities in snags<br>
and trees for nesting.<br>
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The Orchard was good for BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, CHESTNUT BACKED CHICKADEE,<br>
GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, FOX SPARROW along with our<br>
observations of PILEATED WOODPECKER and VARIED THRUSH. There were good<br>
numbers of YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, Audubon's variety, in the Orchard and<br>
across the entrance road where the Access Road goes over the slough towards<br>
the flooded fields.<br>
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The flooded fields were terrific for enjoying VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW,<br>
CACKLING GEESE (both minima and taverner's), NORTHERN SHOVELER, AMERICAN<br>
GREEN WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAIL, MALLARD, and AMERICAN<br>
COOT. We ended up seeing three EURASIAN WIGEON amongst the American<br>
Wigeon. And by afternoon the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was mingling with<br>
the Cacklers.<br>
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The Twin Barns Loop Trail provided folks with looks of WOOD DUCK, BEWICK'S<br>
WREN, PACIFIC WREN, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, RUBY CROWNED KINGLET and BROWN<br>
CREEPER.<br>
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The AMERICAN BITTERN continues in the slough adjacent to the Twin Barns<br>
Overlook. We had really spectacular views of our FOY RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD<br>
perched atop an Alder Tree overlooking Indian Plumb in bloom. The EURASIAN<br>
GREEN-WINGED TEAL was relocated in the flooded fields immediately west of<br>
the Twin Barns, along with nice viewing of all waterfowl. We did not hear<br>
or see the Red-shouldered Hawk. Over the weekend, there were reports of<br>
Sandhill Crane and Cinnamon Teal, neither of which made an appearance. The<br>
BALD EAGLE nest in the Cottonwood Trees over the Twin Barns is active with<br>
restorations by the breeding pair.<br>
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MARSH WREN were very vocal along the new dike or NISQUALLY ESTUARY TRAIL.<br>
A FOY HERMIT THRUSH was seen and heard by many in the bramble where the<br>
slough runs under the dike. The freshwater marsh had a good number of<br>
GREAT BLUE HERON roosting. A WILSON'S SNIPE was picked out across from the<br>
boardwalk . NORTHERN HARRIER hunted both sides of the dike.<br>
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The Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail was great for COMMON GOLDENEYE,<br>
BUFFLEHEAD, SURF SCOTER and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. There were many<br>
GREATER YELLOWLEGS foraging along the watersedge. We also had good looks<br>
of gulls including SHORT-BILLED GULL, RING-BILLED GULL, GLAUCOUS-WINGED<br>
GULL, WESTERN X GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL and WESTERN GULL. There were 6 HORNED<br>
GREBE in McAllister Creek in various stages of molt from non-breeding<br>
plumage to breeding plumage leading to much discussion about possible Eared<br>
Grebe and Red-necked Grebe (neither of which were seen). SPOTTED SANDPIPER<br>
and BELTED KINGFISHER were also seen. From the Puget Sound Viewing<br>
Platform we had decent looks of BRANT GEESE, GREATER SCAUP and large flocks<br>
of DUNLIN out on the reach.<br>
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On our return we picked up COMMON MERGANSER in Nisqually River, and<br>
RED-TAILED HAWK in the riparian forest surrounded by the Twin Barns Loop<br>
Trail.<br>
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We observed 75 species for the day, with 107 species for the year. Mammals<br>
seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and<br>
Harbor Seal.<br>
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Until next week, happy birding. Be well!<br>
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Shep Thorp<br>
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Shep Thorp<br>
Browns Point<br>
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Message: 8<br>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:46:45 -0700 (PDT)<br>
From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker@zipcon.net><br>
To: tweeters@u.washington.edu<br>
Subject: [Tweeters] Bluetail today<br>
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HI ALL:<br>
The Bluetail is once again playing hide and seek with birders today!<br>
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sincerely<br>
Ian Paulsen<br>
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA<br>
Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here:<br>
<a href="https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/">https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/</a><br>
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