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Thanks for sharing.<br><br><br><div class="yahoo-signature" style=""><a style="font-size:12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(132, 115, 255); padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">On Tuesday, December 24, 2024, 6:00 PM, Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail" style=""><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Here are -my- impressions of the status of birding on the Samish Flats.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1) There are as many - or more Bald Eagles on the Samish Flats, <br></div><div dir="ltr">Skagit Flats, and<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Butler Flats as in prior years. It's pretty hard to go out and <br></div><div dir="ltr">not see at least one<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> and usually several pairs. We see them soaring, perching, and <br></div><div dir="ltr">actively hunting.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2) The Trumpeter and Tundra Swan numbers are at least as high as they <br></div><div dir="ltr">were last year.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Lots of birds and in lots of locations.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 3) I have not seen many Snow Geese this year - but reports of them on <br></div><div dir="ltr">Fir Island are normal.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 4) The Short-Eared Owls and Northern Harriers continue to delight. <br></div><div dir="ltr">Particularly at the<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> East 90 and after about 2 in the afternoon. Pretty much <br></div><div dir="ltr">guaranteed every day. The<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> new parking lot is nice ... but hasn't really reduced the number <br></div><div dir="ltr">of cars along the road<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> in any significant/noticeable way.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 5) I have not seen - yet - any Rough-legged Hawks or other less <br></div><div dir="ltr">frequently seen raptors - but<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> the number of Red-tailed Hawks is as high or higher than usual.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 6) There are lots more ducks (of all species) this year than last - <br></div><div dir="ltr">feels more like the<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> years before last year. Flooded fields always bring them!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 7) The flocks of blackbirds (all types) seems normal.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> As I started out with ... these are -my- observations/comparisons ... <br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers! - Jim<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tweeters mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu" href="mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu">Tweeters@u.washington.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters" target="_blank">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</a><br></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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