[Tweeters] Reply to Carol Stoner - Poulsbo biridng spots

[GENE BULLOCK via Tweeters]

Hello Carol Stoner,
If you have an hour or so to bird between Poulsbocand Bremerton, check out Lions Park in East Bremerton (251 Lebo Blvd). It ovverlooks the Port Washington Narrows. In the morning the sun is at your back, and the Narrows  usually abounds in wintering marine birds. Kitsap Audubon schedules annual trips there.
Gene Bullock
Kitsap Audubon Newsletter Editor for 20 years


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>    5. Re: Where's snow geese? (Nancy Crowell via Tweeters)

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:25:57 -0800

> From: Philomena O'Neill via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:34:47 -0800

> From: James Ullrich via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] LaConner WA Birding Festival

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> Welcome to one of the early Birdy festivals of 2026. LaConner Washington Birding Festival. Need repairs or just looking through new Swarovski Optiks, we will be there 01/22-24.

> Visit www.lovelaconner.com

> Jim Ullrich

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> From: Constance Sidles via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Ungratifying news from Montlake Fill

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> Hey tweets, I have some unfortunate news to report regarding parking at Montlake Fill.

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> Beginning Feb. 1, the UW will charge for parking at all the parking lots at UBNA, including the CUH parking lots and the parking lots by the greenhouses. Parking staff assure me they will be on the lookout for people who haven't paid, who may be subject to tickets and/or towing. Bummer!

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> UW Botanic Gardens staff tell me the parking fees will be administered by the UW's Transportation staff; the money will go to the transportation dept., not to the UWBG.

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> I assume that parking regulations will apply: namely, that parking fees will be charged every day except free from noon on Saturdays through Sunday - that is, unless an event is scheduled for the parking spaces. In that case, event parking fees will be charged.

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> I don't know yet if that means that parking fees will be charged on weekends when the UW is hosting athletic events such as football games or other large gatherings. - Connie, Seattle

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:50:33 -0800

> From: Martha Jordan via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Where's snow geese?

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> They are out there in the Skagit Valley or on the adjacent waters.  It

> often depends on the tides: low tide will see them on the mud flats and

> high water will often push them into the fields.  They also move around

> depending on the hunting pressure (at least some of the time).  And, many

> of them could be up in Canada for the day or more--they do travel back and

> forth between Skagit and Fraser river deltas.

> They are out there, just in lower numbers than in the days 4-5 years ago.

>     These Wrangel Island geese once used the Skagit-Frasier Delta to

> over-winter, almost exclusively. Then dairy farms were pushed to leave for

> salmon conservation issues and some re-established in eastern WA.  And that

> grew into a shift in use by WI snow geese to the point that we now have

> likely less than 70,000 snow geese in Skagit and about 160,000 in eastern

> WA.

>     And a reminder to those on both sides of the mountains: Following the

> end of regular waterfowl season, there is an extended snow goose hunt on

> the following days, but only in certain areas, and only for white geese:

> West Side:  Feb 7-15, 2026

> East Side:  Feb 21-Mar 8, 2026

>     This is a brief explanation. If you want to know more, feel free to

> contact me off list.

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> Martha Jordan

> Everett, WA

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:08:46 +0000

> From: Nancy Crowell via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> If you are here in Skagit looking, I have seen large flocks near the Big Ditch area of Stanwood recently and offshore near Jensen Access on Fir Island. As Martha said, they are here.

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> Nancy Crowell

> La Conner, WA

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> From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Martha Jordan via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 1:50:33 PM

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Where's snow geese?

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> They are out there in the Skagit Valley or on the adjacent waters.  It often depends on the tides: low tide will see them on the mud flats and high water will often push them into the fields.  They also move around depending on the hunting pressure (at least some of the time).  And, many of them could be up in Canada for the day or more--they do travel back and forth between Skagit and Fraser river deltas.

> They are out there, just in lower numbers than in the days 4-5 years ago.

>     These Wrangel Island geese once used the Skagit-Frasier Delta to over-winter, almost exclusively. Then dairy farms were pushed to leave for salmon conservation issues and some re-established in eastern WA.  And that grew into a shift in use by WI snow geese to the point that we now have likely less than 70,000 snow geese in Skagit and about 160,000 in eastern WA.

>     And a reminder to those on both sides of the mountains: Following the end of regular waterfowl season, there is an extended snow goose hunt on the following days, but only in certain areas, and only for white geese:

> West Side:  Feb 7-15, 2026

> East Side:  Feb 21-Mar 8, 2026

>     This is a brief explanation. If you want to know more, feel free to contact me off list.

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> Martha Jordan

> Everett, WA

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:15:56 -0800

> From: Cynthia Simonsen via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> To: Martha Jordan <mj.cygnus at gmail.com>

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> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where's snow geese?

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> If you want to see the snow geese on Padilla Bay head east on Hwy 20 from

> Anacortes. As you head downhill past Reservation Road you have a decent

> view of the east side of Padilla Bay. Scan for the large flock that is

> regularly in the bay.

> Also, as you approach the top of the twin bridges over the Swinomish

> Channel, start scanning the east side of Padilla Bay. You can regularly

> spot a large flock of snow geese in the water. It?s been very easy these

> past few sunny days as they appear as a very bright large white area. I

> don?t advise the driver to take on the task of looking for the flock!

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>  If you?re lucky, in the evening you can catch them flying east to find a

> field for the night.

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> Happy birding!

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> On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 1:51?PM Martha Jordan via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> > They are out there in the Skagit Valley or on the adjacent waters.  It

> > often depends on the tides: low tide will see them on the mud flats and

> > high water will often push them into the fields.  They also move around

> > depending on the hunting pressure (at least some of the time).  And, many

> > of them could be up in Canada for the day or more--they do travel back and

> > forth between Skagit and Fraser river deltas.

> > They are out there, just in lower numbers than in the days 4-5 years ago.

> >     These Wrangel Island geese once used the Skagit-Frasier Delta to

> > over-winter, almost exclusively. Then dairy farms were pushed to leave for

> > salmon conservation issues and some re-established in eastern WA.  And that

> > grew into a shift in use by WI snow geese to the point that we now have

> > likely less than 70,000 snow geese in Skagit and about 160,000 in eastern

> > WA.

> >     And a reminder to those on both sides of the mountains: Following the

> > end of regular waterfowl season, there is an extended snow goose hunt on

> > the following days, but only in certain areas, and only for white geese:

> > West Side:  Feb 7-15, 2026

> > East Side:  Feb 21-Mar 8, 2026

> >     This is a brief explanation. If you want to know more, feel free to

> > contact me off list.

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> > Martha Jordan

> > Everett, WA

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> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:21:51 -0800

> From: Tom and Carol Stoner via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Poulsbo Birding spots?

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> I may have an hour or so to look for birds in the area between Poulsbo and

> the Southworth Ferry.  Any suggestions?  Directions helpful!

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> Carol Stoner

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> Message: 8

> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:01:42 -0800

> From: Carol Riddell via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - December 2025

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> Hi Tweets,

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> We ended 2025 with 186 species on the Edmonds year list. No new year species were added in December.

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> Other birds of interest: I forgot to note two Great Horned Owls were heard calling in the neighborhood about a mile north of the ferry dock about 10:30 p.m., 11-30-25. I also omitted several sightings of Western Meadowlarks. There were six separate sightings of probably the same bird at Edmonds marsh throughout November. Then there were December sightings on three separate dates of two meadowlarks traveling together. The male Lesser Goldfinch that has been coming to the same feeders intermittently since 2024 made an appearance in mid-December after having been absent for about two months.

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> Declined for lack of any documentation: a 12-3-25 eBird report of 10 Ruddy Ducks (code 3) on the waterfront.

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> Some unexpected misses for 2025: Eurasian Wigeon (code 3), Hudsonian Whimbrel (code 3), Northern Shrike (code 3), Cliff Swallow (code 3), Bullock?s Oriole (code 3).

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> As always, I appreciate it when birders get in touch with me to share sightings, photos, or audio. It helps us build our collective year list. If you would like a copy of our 2026 city checklist, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. (It reflects a species total of 283.) If eBirders will use the details field in their checklists to add critical field mark for unusual Edmonds birds (code 3 or rarer), it will help us build the city year list. Photographs or recordings are also helpful. The 2025 checklist is posted in the bird information box at the Visitor Station at the base of the public pier and is up to date through December.

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> Good birding,

> 

> Carol Riddell

> Edmonds, WA

> cariddellwa at gmail dot com

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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:04:49 -0800

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

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> Subject: [Tweeters] REMINDER: WOS Monthly Meeting, January 26, 2026:

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> The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce our next Monthly Meeting: on Monday, January 26, 2026 (please note this is one week earlier due to a scheduling conflict), Chris Templeton Ph.D. will present, "Sound the Alarm: How Chickadees Communicate Sophisticated Information about Predators."  Chickadees!  We think of them as common, but their vocalization are anything but!  Chickadees have one of the most sophisticated means of communicating about predators of all animals.  And other songbird species use this information to learn about threats in their environment.  Our speaker, Chris Templeton, will introduce us to avian bio-acoustics, describe how birds produce their impressive vocalizations and discuss the different types of information they communicate.  Chris will highlight some of the bio-acoustics work his research group is conducting, aiming to unravel the types of information encoded in subtle variations of Chickadee alarm calls.

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> Chris has spent more than 20 years as an ornithologist.  He has studied a wide variety of different bird species across the world, focusing on the evolution and ecology of avian behavior.  He has a PhD in Biology from the University of Washington, and is a member of the Department of Biology faculty at Western Washington University.

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> This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page:   https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/  for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link.

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> When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off.

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> This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos

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> If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at  https://wos.org

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