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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The snow geese had been hanging out at the Big Ditch. The LaConner Birding Festival is going on this weekend. That's a good place to ask.</div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:00:58 PM PST, via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:
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Seeking a field guide to the birds of Ecuador<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (Vicki King via Tweeters)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: Where are the Snow Geese in Skagit County?<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (Jim Betz via Tweeters)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:18:44 -0800<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Vicki King via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Tweeters] Seeking a field guide to the birds of Ecuador<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CAOqAUC+HJ2Uy6RbZwtcP+0qLg8C-k_jAysqe=RZgegMbj=GiFw@mail.gmail.com><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If anyone has this field guide --<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Field book of the Birds of**Ecuador*, 2nd Edition, by Lelis Navarrete and<br></div><div dir="ltr">Miles Mcmullan -- and is willing to sell it, please be in touch offline.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks for your consideration,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Vicki King<br></div><div dir="ltr">Seattle<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20260123/ce08a74a/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/pipermail/tweeters/attachments/20260123/ce08a74a/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:46:00 -0800<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where are the Snow Geese in Skagit County?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:0501bb9b-4a5f-440c-abc2-58e3987d7776@jimbetz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">0501bb9b-4a5f-440c-abc2-58e3987d7776@jimbetz.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> ? Thanks to all - I guess I've just been missing them.? I -have- <br></div><div dir="ltr">checked all the<br></div><div dir="ltr">areas in Skagit County that people reported ... just didn't see/hear <br></div><div dir="ltr">them.? I<br></div><div dir="ltr">guess the hunting pressure is more to blame than anything else.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> ? Today, at the East 90, a duck hunter came back to his car.? He had <br></div><div dir="ltr">his 4-6 year<br></div><div dir="ltr">old daughter with him ... she was all decked out in boots and camo gear and<br></div><div dir="ltr">clearly enjoyed her Dad helping her get out of the gear before getting <br></div><div dir="ltr">into the<br></div><div dir="ltr">car.? Great Dad and cute daughter.<br></div><div dir="ltr"> ? I did not hear any shots there today - so expect he was carrying all <br></div><div dir="ltr">those<br></div><div dir="ltr">decoys (more than 10) after getting blanked.? Also did not see any birds on<br></div><div dir="ltr">the 'good for hunting list' flying today.? No geese of any kind, no <br></div><div dir="ltr">ducks, and<br></div><div dir="ltr">only a few swans (which are not on the list?).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> ? I caught a Bald Eagle finishing its lunch on that last pole on the <br></div><div dir="ltr">right as you<br></div><div dir="ltr">get to Samish Island.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Bald-Eagles/i-43Wf5kV/A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Bald-Eagles/i-43Wf5kV/A</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?- Jim in Skagit<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tweeters mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 257, Issue 23<br></div><div dir="ltr">*****************************************<br></div></div>
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