[Tweeters] Birding Basics Classes

[MILLOW, Christopher]

BIRDING BASICS
A monthly bird outing in Seward Park

Join Seward Park Audubon staff, volunteers, and local experts in identifying the many birds that call Seward Park and Lake Washington home. While each outing will vary in route walked and in birds observed, we'll always go over binocular and spotting scope use, field guides, bird behavior, and bird identification techniques...and hopefully spot some great birds, too!

WHAT: Birding Basics, a monthly bird outing
WHEN: The first Saturday of every month (October - May) from 8am - 10am
WHERE: Meet at the Seward Park Audubon Center, 5902 Lake Washington Blvd S.
WHO: All are welcome, but we will focus specifically on beginning to intermediate birding levels
RSVP: To reserve your space in Birding Basics, call us at 206-652-2444 x100 or email tfelt at audubon.org.

* Cost is free for Seward Park Audubon volunteers and $5 for non-volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please email cbarlow at audubon.org

* If you would like to assist with leading some Birding Basics outings in Seward Park, please email cmillow at audubon.org


Chris Millow
Teacher Naturalist & Program Coordinator
(206) 652-2444 x 105
cmillow at audubon.org

Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center
5902 Lake Washington Blvd S
Seattle, WA 98118
http://sewardpark.audubon.org


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Today's Topics:

   1. Mystery solved!  Juvenile Yellow-headed Blackbird
      (Denny Granstrand)
   2. Re: Mystery bird in Yakima -- need ID help! (Mike and MerryLynn)
   3. Re:  mystery bird (Mike Patterson)
   4. RE: Hermit or Swanson's thrush (amy schillinger)
   5. Fwd: MV COHO birds (Dennis Paulson)
   6. Ridgefield NWR shorebirds (Bob Flores)
   7. today's mystery bird (update) (link)  (Devorah Bennu)
   8. Columbia, Adams and Franklin and Grant County birds (Steve Pink)
   9. Washtucna and Hatton Coulee Ponds 8-28-09 (Scott Downes)
  10. Stevens County Great Egets (Terry Little)
  11. RE: Subject: Fwd: MV COHO birds, Montana trip (Scott Atkinson)
  12. Re:  Common, but not Grackle at Seward (Carol Stoner)
  13. Ocean Shores, August 26. 26 (Marvin S. Hoekstra)
  14. Hidden Shorebirds (Richard Carlson)
  15. Red crossbills anyone? (Bob Kothenbeutel)
  16. mystery birds, wild parrot safari,        and bumblebees (links)
      (Devorah Bennu)
  17. trip to the coast? (Tim Brennan)
  18. re: hummingbird feeder tips (amk17 at earthlink.net)
  19. re: re: hummingbird water tips (amk17 at earthlink.net)
  20. Edmonds:  3 Alcids and a Peregrine (Carol Riddell)
  21. Ridgefield NWR Shorebirds (Bob Flores)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:15:06 -0700
From: Denny Granstrand <dgranstrand at charter.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Mystery solved!  Juvenile Yellow-headed Blackbird
To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
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Hi Tweeters,

Guy McWethy e-mailed me within five minutes this morning with what
appears to be the correct ID on our mystery bird - juvenile
Yellow-headed Blackbird.  In our defense, National Geo doesn't do it justice.

Denny Granstrand
Yakima
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                  * Denny Granstrand *
                      * Yakima, WA *
             * dgranstrand at charter.net *
* Denny's bird photos can be seen online at: *
            http://granstrand.net/gallery/



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:25:14 -0700
From: "Mike and MerryLynn" <m.denny at charter.net>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Mystery bird in Yakima -- need ID help!
To: <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>, "Denny Granstrand"
        <dgranstrand at charter.net>
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Hello All,

This photo looks like a recently fledged juvinile Yellow-headed Blackbird
male. We get many of this age of birds in Western Walla Walla County.
Later Mike



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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:39:31 -0700
From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Re:  mystery bird
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
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While Flame-colored Tanager would have been WAY cooler, I stand
corrected.

There was something about the bill that bothered me, but the size
seemed small for a blackbird.



Kevin Karlson wrote:

> Ian and Denny,

>

> Not a mystery at all. It is a typical juvenile male Yellow-headed

> Blackbird. I have supplied a link to a photo on my website of a similar

> juvenile male Yellow-headed in flight

> http://www.kevinkarlsonphotography.com/gallery/v/Songbirds/Icterids/Yellow-headed+Blackbird_+juvenile+flight_+BC_+July.jpg.html.

>

>

>

>

> Kevin Karlson

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Ian Paulsen" <birdbooker at ZIPCON.NET>

> To: BIRDWG01 at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU

> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:45:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

> Subject: [BIRDWG01] mystery bird

>

> HI ALL:

>  I saw an ID request on another listserver and thought someone here would

> have an answer. The mystery bird photos are here:

>

> http://www.granstrand.net/gallery/new

>

> The bird is in the first five photos.

>

> sincerely

> --





--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
My Summer Reading List
http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/northcoastdiaries/11612/



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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:50:39 -0700
From: amy schillinger <schillingera at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Hermit or Swanson's thrush
To: <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, tweet ters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Christine,



You are correct that the "whit" you heard was a Swainson's Thrush. Hermit Thrush make a "tuck" call. If you have any skill at whistling, give the whit call a try. If a Swainson's is nearby, they will almost certainly respond and show themselves. I called a Swainson's in last weekend after spotting it so that I would be certain of it's identity.



Amy Schillinger

Renton, WA

schillingera at hotmail.com


> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:17:11 -0700

> From: clsouth at u.washington.edu

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Hermit or Swanson's thrush

>

> This morning, while walking the dog, I heard the "whit, whit" sound I associate with Swainson's. It flushed, low, going low into another bush. Definitely a thrush, but we have both Swainson's and Hermit's going thru here during migration. First thrush of this fall that I have heard, at any rate.

>

> Christine Southwick

> N Seattle/ Shoreline

> clsouthwick at q.com

>

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:50:25 -0700
From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: MV COHO birds
To: TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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This just received.

Begin forwarded message:


> From: Barry Phillips <notdove at yahoo.ca>

> Date: August 28, 2009 9:42:11 AM PDT

> To: dennispaulson at comcast.net

> Subject: Fw: Re: MV COHO P.S.

>

> P.S.

>

> This up-to-date cam link shows the fog lying just off Port Angeles.

> An easy way to decide on whether to travel daily.

>

> http://webcam.portangelesinn.com/painncam.jpg

>

>

> Dear Mr Paulson:

>

> I'm not a member of Tweeters so I'm passing this along to you. There

> are unprecedented numbers of pelagics in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

> this year. On the 27th I saw 2 South Polar Skuas, 2 Pomarine

> Jaegers, 2 Pink-footed Shearwaters, and 20 or so Sooties on a return

> trip on the M.V. Coho. The usual species were also present. The only

> problem is the fog that persists most days. I was going to take

> another trip today (28th) and the straits were fog-bound.

>

> Barry

>

>


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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:04:29 -0700
From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 at msn.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Ridgefield NWR shorebirds
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.Washington.edu>, "OBOL"
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Kinda slow today.  I did have 8 Baird's sandpipers and that is a good #.  Five pectoral, about 60 western and 10 least sandpipers.  One lesser yellowlegs and one lb dowitcher.

That was it and the Peregrine kept them moving!

bob Flores
Ridgefield, WA
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] today's mystery bird (update) (link)
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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hey everyone,

as i thought, today's mystery bird pic was a wee too minimalistic for a successful ID, so i added a second, less minimalistic, pic to give you a hint;

http://bit.ly/uQTYP

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC






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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:34:44 -0700
From: Steve Pink <pirangas at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia, Adams and Franklin and Grant County
        birds
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Hi,



Returning yesterday to Edmonds from Walla Walla the long way round.



Stopped at Lyons Ferry, Franklin - not many warbler but good diversity.  Included Nashville, MacGillivray's, Townsend's etc etc.



Washtucna (Adams) was very quiet except for the shorebirds -  Bairds and Pectoral Sandpipers, etc.  At the Hatton Rest Area (also Adams) the following:

Solitary Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs x 15

LB Dow

Red-necked Phalarope x 3

Bairds Sandpiper

Western and Least Sandpiper.



At Othello - birding the ponds seen from McManamon Road - found one Stilt Sandpiper with 7 LB Dows.  The peeps too far to identify



On Tuesday drove along the Skyline Drive loop from Dayton (Columbia).  Very birdy.  Lots of Crossbills, and good warbler diversity.  Golden Eagle, 2 Clark's Nutcrackers and Grey Catbird.  Did not see any Green-tailed Towhee in suitable habitat but presume they have departed by now. On Wednesday at the Tucannon Fish Hatchery (Blue Lake) in Columbia County- there were 3 Solitary Sandpipers.



Cheers and good birding

Steve Pink Edmonds, WA mailto: pirangas at hotmail.com



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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:24:25 -0700
From: "Scott Downes" <downess at charter.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Washtucna and Hatton Coulee Ponds 8-28-09
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>, <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
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Hi all.
Work took be to Othello this morning and just couldn't resist a little side trip to Washtucna and Hatton Coulee as its getting into that prime time of year. At Washtucna, nothing really rare, but several nice/notable birds. Of note all of the flycatchers and the Vesper were bug catching in the mostly dead tree near the stream. The tree looks good for activity this year, but might not be long for the future....

Highlights:
1 Least Flycatcher
1 Gray Flycatcher
1 Ash-throated Flycatcher
1 Catbird
1 Vesper Sparrow

Warblers were dominated by Nashville and Wilson's. It was quite odd to see the Vesper (a first year bird) up in a tree!

At Hatton Coulee, good numbers of shoebirds including 12 Baird's Sandpiper, 11 Greater Yellowlegs and my first 2 Pectoral Sandpipers of the fall.

Scott Downes
downess at charter.net
Yakima WA
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:37 -0400
From: "Terry Little" <terry at crossoverchurch.info>
Subject: [Tweeters] Stevens County Great Egets
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Hello,

I went to Stevens County today looking for shorebirds, Found a few - 1 each of everything: Wilson's Snipe. Long billed Dowitcher, and Pectoral Sandpiper were found at Colville Flats. Solitary Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper were in a small pond near valley. Three Spotted Sandpipers and an attending Merlin were at the Valley STP.

My best birds of the day were two Great Egrets (county lifer)  feediing in the Columibia River near an island about a mile south of Gifford Ferry. There were 10 Horned Grebes in the area.

On my way home, I stopped by Reardan Audubon Lake in Lincoln County where I found a Greater Yellowlegs, 3 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, and four Black Necked Stilts.

Blessings
Terry Little
Mead, Wa


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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:16:20 -0700
From: Scott Atkinson <scottratkinson at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Subject: Fwd: MV COHO birds, Montana trip
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Dennis and Tweeters:



That makes sense--note that on the birdingonthe.net site for Vancouver Island indicates a number of pelagics have been reported from the M/V Coho and off the shoreline near Witty's Lagoon and Sooke as well.  Makes me wonder about the Dungeness Spit and eastward...



The family took a drive to n.e. MT to see family living in Circle (s.e. of Fort Peck Lake).  This was not in any way a dedicated birding trip, but of course yours truly tried to sneak away for a couple quick looks through the binos early.  Suffice it to say that I found 102 species Aug 22-26, most in n.e. MT.  I've found on each visit Baird's Sparrow, Sprague's Pipit, and the 2 longspurs pretty easily, they seem to be locally common in fact.



Highlights of less-common regulars:



Ferruginous Hawk (4-5 seen between Circle and Jordan from the car 8/25)

Sharp-tailed Grouse 3 (near Circle 8/25)

Whimbrel 1 (rare in MT, entrance to Rock Creek access to Ft. Peck Lake 8/24)

Solitary Sandpipers common near Circle and Ft Peck Lake

Eur. Collared-Dove: 2 in Circle 8/24

E. Kingbird common throughout MT, still plenty in eWA, count of 15 in a group at Drummond, MT

Alder Flycatcher 1 (south of Ritchie, MT, 8/23, seemingly a bit west of regular normal migratory route)
Sprague's Pipit 5 (different locations near Ft. Peck Lake, Circle, Ritchie)

Field Sparrow 1 (south of Ritchie near western extreme edge of range 8/23)

Clay-colored Sparrow throughout Circle area, most common sparrow in mixed-species flocks

Baird's Sparrow 3 (single birds flushed along road between Circle and Ritchie, 8/23), also found one Grasshopper Sparrow in the area

McCown's and Chestnut-collared Longspurs--found a nice mixed flock of about 90 birds on edge of Circle 8/25, mostly CC Longspur



Sparrow fans will love n.e. MT at this time of year.  We encountered vast numbers of Savannah, Vesper, Chipping, and Lark Sparrows, along with Lark Bunting, right along (and on) Hwy 200.  In fact moving flocks were literally hard to miss:  at one point I'm sad to report we hit two unknown sp as we drove toward Jordan.  There were 11 sparrow species detected (not including junco or towhee).  Abundant pronghorn and deer in the Circle-to-Jordan stretch also keep a driver on their toes.



Final note--we had a lingering PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER vocalizing yesterday, 8/27, at our place in n. Lake Stevens, WA.



Scott Atkinson

Lake Stevens

mail to:  scottratkinson at hotmail.com



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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:57:20 -0700
From: Carol Stoner <stonefam at gte.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Re:  Common, but not Grackle at Seward
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Hi All,
    I was able to see a blurry picture of the mystery bird spotted by
the Swedish birder at Seward.  Although the bird was backlit, the
silhouette and hints of color suggested Spotted Towhee.  When we checked
Sibley, he was pretty sure that was his bird.  He sends his thanks to
Tweeterdom for the help.
Carol Stoner
Renton WA
stonefam at gte dot net




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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:51:39 -0700
From: "Marvin S. Hoekstra" <marvin.hoekstra at verizon.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores, August 26. 26
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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While vacationing in Ocean Shores, I checked out some of the birding sites
recently featured on Tweeters.  I was hoping to spot the Buff-breasted
Sandpiper, Hudsonian Godwit, and King Eider.



On Wednesday, at about 3PM the Sewage Treatment Plant had Glaucous-winged
Gulls, Heerman's Gulls, and Canada Geese.   I went over to the Tonquin Road
access to the game area, and scoped from the path near the "radar"
structure.  This was a couple of hours before high tide.  Most of the birds
were at a distance.  I was able to identify Greater Yellowlegs and
Dowitchers.  A flock of about six godwits landed but took off while I was
scoping them and did not return.  Sandpipers were visible on the sand bank
in the distance, as was a Great Blue Heron, but I could not see any short
way to get closer, and I ran out of time.



On Thursday morning, at low tide, Tonquin Road access had brown ducks, but
no other birds.  I walked the "landward" side of Damon point and saw
Glaucous-winged Gulls, Caspian Terns and Semipalmated Plovers.  Further down
toward the tip, I spotted a series of single birds each swimming a short
distance off shore:  Common Murre, White-winged Scoter, and Red-throated
Loon.  On the beach was a single juvenile Black-bellied Plover, a single
Western Sandpiper and one Semipalmated Sandpiper.



Marvin S. Hoekstra

Sammamish, WA

marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net



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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:04:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Carlson <rccarl at pacbell.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Hidden Shorebirds
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Having been spoiled by 40 years of shorebirding on San Francisco Bay, where the only problem is finding the rarities among the thousands  of birds, Ocean Shores drives me nuts.  So where do the shorebirds hide??  Last Wed, Aug. 26, about two hours before high tide, I tried the Tonquin Rd entrance to the Game Range and came up with 3 Dowitchers & 1 Yellowlegs.  The large water tank beach had nothing.  On the ocean front, the jetty had zero shorebirds.   Finally, at the Driftwood Beach I found a few hundred Sanderlings in one concentrated group.  My wife begged to skip another smelly trip to the sewage treatment plant where I know we would have seen onesies of Western, Least etc. Marvin Hoekstra had the same limited luck.

So what's going on?  Where do the allegedly large flocks of other shorebirds hide in that area or do they just move through and not hang around?

 Richard Carlson
Full-time Birder, Biker and Rotarian
Part-time Economist
Tucson, AZ, Lake Tahoe, CA, & Kirkland, WA
rccarl at pacbell.net
Tucson 520-760-4935
Tahoe 530-581-0624
Kirkland 425-828-3819
Cell 650-280-2965
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:08:27 -0700
From: "Bob Kothenbeutel" <viper.bob at verizon.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Red crossbills anyone?
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Does anyone here have red crossbills coming to their feeder or bird bath on
a regular basis? I am trying to get some close-up images of them with no
luck. They show up at my home from time to time but always at the tops of
the evergreens. The other day I had one briefly at my bird bath but it
didn't stay long enough for me to get my camera gear set up. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob Kothenbeutel

Woodinville

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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:15:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] mystery birds, wild parrot safari,  and bumblebees
        (links)
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hello everyone,

today's mystery bird has a striking touch of lemon yellow on it. can you identify the species?

http://bit.ly/nAK8R

the most recently demystified mystery bird was a beautiful Grey-crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum, courtesy of photographer Dan Logen;

http://bit.ly/15BS8Z

if you live in or near NYC or will be visiting on 12 september, here is a fun FREE wildlife event that you can participate in, the Wild Parrot Safari in Brooklyn;

http://bit.ly/5QWSF

i also include a little photoessay about a bumblebee i ran across in helsinki, finland, for you to enjoy;

bit.ly/1GNgNV

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:31:09 +0000
From: Tim Brennan <tsbrennan at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] trip to the coast?
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Hey tweets!

I'm hoping to head out to the coast and get some birding in tomorrow - leaving early from the Renton area.  Room for another birder or two in the car if someone else is getting itchy.

-Tim Brennan
Renton

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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:08:23 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: amk17 at earthlink.net
Subject: [Tweeters] re: hummingbird feeder tips
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RE:  cold weather feeder tips

During last winter's cold spell, I took a trip to Home Depot to buy pipe insulators for my feeders (the thick foamy type that wraps around pipes).  The very helpful HD employee suggested I wrap the feeder in bubble wrap to insulate it as they were sold out of the pipe insulators.  I wrapped bubble wrap around two of my feeders and wrapped a third in reflective pipe insulation (thin foily stuff) and bubble wrap. None of my feeders froze.  Inexpensive and reusable solution to frozen sugar water and leftover bubble wrap.   Note:  I tried upping the sugar to water solution too but that alone did not work; the bubble wrap helped considerably.

Happy birding!

Anna


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Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:11:33 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
From: amk17 at earthlink.net
Subject: [Tweeters] re: re: hummingbird water tips
To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Once again forgot to sign off on the previous post; apologies for double post.

RE:  cold weather feeder tips

During last winter's cold spell, I took a trip to Home Depot to buy pipe
insulators for my feeders (the thick foamy type that wraps around pipes). The
very helpful HD employee suggested I wrap the feeder in bubble wrap to insulate
it as they were sold out of the pipe insulators. I wrapped bubble wrap around
two of my feeders and wrapped a third in reflective pipe insulation (thin foily
stuff) and bubble wrap. None of my feeders froze. Inexpensive and reusable
solution to frozen sugar water and leftover bubble wrap. Note: I tried upping
the sugar to water solution too but that alone did not work; the bubble wrap
helped considerably.


Happy birding!

A. Kopitov
Seattle, WA


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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:16:35 -0700
From: Carol Riddell <cariddell at earthlink.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds:  3 Alcids and a Peregrine
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Hi Tweets,

Birding was quiet around the Edmonds Bowl this morning.  There were
more sports fishing boats on the Sound than there were birds.
Nonetheless, from the public pier we saw several RHINOCEROS AUKLETS,
one MARBLED MURRELET, and several PIGEON GUILLEMOTS in various stages
of transition to basic plumage.  There were also several RED-NECKED
GREBES north of the ferry dock in the area of the dive park along
with one CORMORANT (sp.).  The grebes were first-of-season birds for
all of us.  Some BARN SWALLOWS flew over the marina and a GREAT BLUE
HERON was perched on one of the pilings with the Purple Martin
gourds.  HEERMANN'S GULLS, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS, CROWS, and ROCK
PIGEONS were also about.  All numbers were very low.

A PEREGRINE FALCON was perched high in a Douglas Fir at the Willow
Creek Hatchery.  The only other bird in sight was a NORTHERN FLICKER
perched on a lower branch in the same tree and as still as any bird
could be.  It never moved until the Peregrine finally flew off into
the Marsh.  Along the Point Edwards public path we watched 12 CANADA
GEESE fly in.  A number of MALLARDS could be seen in the Marsh's back
ponds.  A few AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were around.  At the Marsh itself,
lots of mud was exposed but no shorebird of any species could be
found.  Even the resident Killdeer had gone north to the mouth of
Shell Creek.  A MARSH WREN, a GREAT BLUE HERON and the BARN SWALLOWS
were about it.

Good birding,

Carol Riddell
Edmonds


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Message: 21
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:30 -0700
From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 at msn.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Ridgefield NWR Shorebirds
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.Washington.edu>, "OBOL"
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At 11:00 am at Rest Lake I found the following.

7 pectoral, 15 least, 65 western, 4 Baird's sandpipers.  7 lesser and 3 greater yellowlegs and one single semipalmated plover.

Bob Flores
Ridgefield, WA
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