From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Tue Aug 1 23:10:49 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. Any assistance appreciated! Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A - Jim From zoramon at mac.com Wed Aug 2 03:48:22 2023 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <8F04419D-F2FD-4CC4-BBA8-FD551CCD1B71@mac.com> That is a pigeon guillemot. Those bright red legs, overall shape, white on the wings, black bill. Zora Dermer Seattle Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2023, at 11:11 PM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > ?Hi, > I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. > I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. > Any assistance appreciated! > Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. > > https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A > > - Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 2 07:57:43 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Call of the huia: How NZ's bird of the century contest helps us express 'ecological grief' Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-huia-nz-bird-century-contest.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 2 07:58:27 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Analysis shows secondary school students have difficulty identifying bird species Message-ID: <3BDC8166-83E1-47EC-A81F-7B7392AA03BF@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-analysis-secondary-school-students-difficulty.html Sent from my iPhone From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Aug 2 07:58:46 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <134FBC8A-D915-4FAB-840A-682D7D9CE861@comcast.net> Zora replied with the ID of Pigeon Guillemot, so I have nothing to add to that. But if you are still in the San Juans, make sure to notice the nesting Pelagic Cormorants in the pilings at the Anacortes Ferry Dock. A couple weeks ago there were still nestlings, so those may have fledged by now. Tom Benedict Seahurst, wA > On Aug 1, 2023, at 23:10, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hi, > I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. > I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. > Any assistance appreciated! > Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. > > https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 2 07:59:27 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Illegal shooting responsible for most birds found dead near power lines, study finds Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-illegal-responsible-birds-dead-power.html Sent from my iPhone From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Aug 2 08:22:26 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hello all, Everyone says "Pigeon Guillemot" ... I'm not disputing that ... but no one has explained the color ... the bird I saw was definitely in that light reddish-brown. I agree with all of the shape identifiers making it a pigeon guillemot. But ... I have gone back and played with the image using Elements and no matter what I do with the saturation and/or the brightness settings the best I can get it to is a light gray. Yet every ID info image I can find shows the pigeon guillemot to be dark gray or even black. ??? One person said to notice the Pelagic Cormorants in the pilings of the Anacortes Ferry terminal. I did see cormorants ... but my ID has them as Double-crested. They were on the pilings right by the ferry and also on the pilings of the old cannery at Ship Harbor. Note the color of the bill area in this picture ... https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-Zsx37pc/A ... however, I'm 'conflicted' about the ID because I did not detect the crest in any of them (at either location). I did consider the Pelagic ... but the bill area color got me to say "Double". Your thoughts on either of these questions are appreciated. - Jim Quoting jimbetz@jimbetz.com: > Hi, > I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. > I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. > Any assistance appreciated! > Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. > > > https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A > > - Jim From leschwitters at me.com Wed Aug 2 08:35:25 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <565F34FB-829B-4EA5-BA37-67B7E89AB298@me.com> The Pigeon Guillemot coloration is different in the winter and breeding adults. Winter white. Breeding adult brown. Nat Geo "Birds of North America? 7th edition. Page 170. when in breeding plumage, are dark brown with a black iridescent sheen and a distinctive wing patch broken by a brown-black wedge.Wikipedia Larry Schwitters Issaquah > On Aug 2, 2023, at 8:22 AM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hello all, > > Everyone says "Pigeon Guillemot" ... I'm not disputing that ... but no > one has explained the color ... the bird I saw was definitely in that > light reddish-brown. I agree with all of the shape identifiers making it > a pigeon guillemot. But ... > I have gone back and played with the image using Elements and no matter > what I do with the saturation and/or the brightness settings the best I > can get it to is a light gray. > Yet every ID info image I can find shows the pigeon guillemot to be > dark gray or even black. ??? > > One person said to notice the Pelagic Cormorants in the pilings of the > Anacortes Ferry terminal. I did see cormorants ... but my ID has them as > Double-crested. They were on the pilings right by the ferry and also on > the pilings of the old cannery at Ship Harbor. Note the color of the > bill area in this picture ... > > https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-Zsx37pc/A > > ... however, I'm 'conflicted' about the ID because I did not detect the > crest in any of them (at either location). I did consider the > Pelagic ... but the bill area color got me to say "Double". > > Your thoughts on either of these questions are appreciated. > > - Jim > > Quoting jimbetz@jimbetz.com: > >> Hi, >> I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. >> I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. >> Any assistance appreciated! >> Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. >> >> https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A >> >> - Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Aug 2 08:42:37 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Both species are present at the Anacortes dock. When I was there they were mostly Pelagic. Honestly I don?t recall for sure whether the nesting birds were DC or Pelagic. I don?t have a camera so no photos to review. On the PIGU, the brownish color is interesting. Too bad there weren?t other ?blacker? birds in the view to compare. Any chance the brownish cast is due to time of day/angle of sun? Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Aug 2, 2023, at 08:22, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hello all, > > Everyone says "Pigeon Guillemot" ... I'm not disputing that ... but no > one has explained the color ... the bird I saw was definitely in that > light reddish-brown. I agree with all of the shape identifiers making it > a pigeon guillemot. But ... > I have gone back and played with the image using Elements and no matter > what I do with the saturation and/or the brightness settings the best I > can get it to is a light gray. > Yet every ID info image I can find shows the pigeon guillemot to be > dark gray or even black. ??? > > One person said to notice the Pelagic Cormorants in the pilings of the > Anacortes Ferry terminal. I did see cormorants ... but my ID has them as > Double-crested. They were on the pilings right by the ferry and also on > the pilings of the old cannery at Ship Harbor. Note the color of the > bill area in this picture ... > > https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-Zsx37pc/A > > ... however, I'm 'conflicted' about the ID because I did not detect the > crest in any of them (at either location). I did consider the > Pelagic ... but the bill area color got me to say "Double". > > Your thoughts on either of these questions are appreciated. > > - Jim > > Quoting jimbetz@jimbetz.com: > >> Hi, >> I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. >> I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. >> Any assistance appreciated! >> Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. >> >> https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A >> >> - Jim > > From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Aug 2 09:03:47 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: References: <20230801231049.Horde.IhvBvDUUq21SJTFF_NvQ4Tq@webmail.jimbetz.com> <20230802082226.Horde.kMqvONTu3i1xGLz1eHWRbpW@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <4E96371E-C275-42C0-81C2-501E5FADB475@comcast.net> I have seen only Pelagic nesting at the Anacortes dock, although there can be Double-crested roosting on the pilings. The ones in Jim's photo are Double-crested. The crests are grown early in the breeding season and then lost by the time the young are growing up in their nests. And the black plumage of Pigeon Guillemots can fade to brownish by this time of year Those feathers are probably about 10 months old. The UV rays from that sun up there have a pretty strong effect on the plumage of all of our birds, not to mention just plain wear. That?s why they replace them all every year by molting. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Aug 2, 2023, at 8:42 AM, Tom Benedict wrote: > > Both species are present at the Anacortes dock. When I was there they were mostly Pelagic. Honestly I don?t recall for sure whether the nesting birds were DC or Pelagic. I don?t have a camera so no photos to review. > > On the PIGU, the brownish color is interesting. Too bad there weren?t other ?blacker? birds in the view to compare. Any chance the brownish cast is due to time of day/angle of sun? > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On Aug 2, 2023, at 08:22, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> Everyone says "Pigeon Guillemot" ... I'm not disputing that ... but no >> one has explained the color ... the bird I saw was definitely in that >> light reddish-brown. I agree with all of the shape identifiers making it >> a pigeon guillemot. But ... >> I have gone back and played with the image using Elements and no matter >> what I do with the saturation and/or the brightness settings the best I >> can get it to is a light gray. >> Yet every ID info image I can find shows the pigeon guillemot to be >> dark gray or even black. ??? >> >> One person said to notice the Pelagic Cormorants in the pilings of the >> Anacortes Ferry terminal. I did see cormorants ... but my ID has them as >> Double-crested. They were on the pilings right by the ferry and also on >> the pilings of the old cannery at Ship Harbor. Note the color of the >> bill area in this picture ... >> >> https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-Zsx37pc/A >> >> ... however, I'm 'conflicted' about the ID because I did not detect the >> crest in any of them (at either location). I did consider the >> Pelagic ... but the bill area color got me to say "Double". >> >> Your thoughts on either of these questions are appreciated. >> >> - Jim >> >> Quoting jimbetz@jimbetz.com: >> >>> Hi, >>> I was this bird at the ferry slip at Friday Harbor on Sunday, the 30th. >>> I've spent almost 2 hours searching for an ID and can't come up with it. >>> Any assistance appreciated! >>> Yes, the colors in this pic are correct/very close. >>> >>> https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-57cqKhd/A >>> >>> - Jim >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Aug 2 13:04:48 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230802130448.Horde.bV3FY6lXDbE5m7ZedN09xU_@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi again, OK - lesson learned. When trying to ID a bird - don't use just one reference source. Both all-about-birds and Merlin are essentially the same (exactly?) in terms of what they include/don't include ... and, for this Pigeon Guillemot I also made the mistake of using photos as my primary ID method. Both of those use the same set of photos - none of which show a Pigeon Guillemot in any color other than black or very dark brown. So, although I'd already looked at the Pigeon Guillemot, I'd said to myself "the markings are the same, but the color is wrong" when that was wrong. When I did a simple Google search for images of Pigeon Guillemots I found several that were essentially identical to the picture I took and the bird that I saw and took the picture of was easily ID'd from those photos. I suspect that both Merlin and all-about-birds are the same because I think they are both from Cornell. ===> Yes, it is/was a Pigeon Guillemot. Thanks! **** As to the cormorant - my ID from the photo was fine, but I may not have done as good a job for the birds on the ferry pilings as opposed to the old cannery pilings. IOW - don't always think that some cormorants (insert bird of your interest) in one place are the same as the ones only a few yards away. I have looked at the pics I took of the 'other' cormorants and it is inconclusive whether or not there were some Pelagics in the ones on the pilings near the ferry (a bundle called a "bollard"). There are some 'quite possible' pelagics in those birds. - thanks to all ... Jimse P.S. I'm a bit disappointed to discover that Cornell isn't including images as obviously important as these Pigeon Guillemot phases. From alanroedell at gmail.com Wed Aug 2 14:21:04 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What is this bird? In-Reply-To: <20230802130448.Horde.bV3FY6lXDbE5m7ZedN09xU_@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230802130448.Horde.bV3FY6lXDbE5m7ZedN09xU_@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: Thanks for your clarification. This is what keeps birding interesting into old age. alanroedell@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 2, 2023, 1:05 PM wrote: > Hi again, > > OK - lesson learned. When trying to ID a bird - don't use just one > reference > source. > > Both all-about-birds and Merlin are essentially the same (exactly?) in > terms > of what they include/don't include ... and, for this Pigeon Guillemot I > also > made the mistake of using photos as my primary ID method. Both of those > use the same set of photos - none of which show a Pigeon Guillemot in any > color other than black or very dark brown. So, although I'd already > looked at the Pigeon Guillemot, I'd said to myself "the markings are the > same, but the color is wrong" when that was wrong. > When I did a simple Google search for images of Pigeon Guillemots I > found several that were essentially identical to the picture I took and > the bird that I saw and took the picture of was easily ID'd from those > photos. I suspect that both Merlin and all-about-birds are the same > because I think they are both from Cornell. > > ===> Yes, it is/was a Pigeon Guillemot. Thanks! > > **** > > As to the cormorant - my ID from the photo was fine, but I may not have > done as good a job for the birds on the ferry pilings as opposed to > the old cannery pilings. IOW - don't always think that some cormorants > (insert bird of your interest) in one place are the same as the ones > only a few yards away. > I have looked at the pics I took of the 'other' cormorants and it is > inconclusive whether or not there were some Pelagics in the ones on > the pilings near the ferry (a bundle called a "bollard"). There are > some 'quite possible' pelagics in those birds. > > - thanks to all ... Jimse > > P.S. I'm a bit disappointed to discover that Cornell isn't including > images as obviously important as these Pigeon Guillemot phases. > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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While birding in Olympia in March this year, Ed and Delia Newbold and I observed a Glaucous-winged Gull with a dart protruding from its breast.??The dart was probably several inches long, very thin shafted, had a round blue cap on the end of it, and is the type being marketed for shooting in blow guns.??I would encourage Adrienne and anyone else who sees birds targeted in this way to report their incidents to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement office.??This may help the agency assess how frequently this problem is happening.??Let?s hope this isn?t some new fad in harassing wildlife, which presumably causes the eventual death of the animals struck. Gary WilesOlympia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karlneice at icloud.com Wed Aug 2 19:45:38 2023 From: karlneice at icloud.com (Karl Neice) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gray (Canada) jays in ONP Message-ID: <8B6116A3-27DE-4900-852A-DDCCB10106ED@icloud.com> Other than Hurricane Ridge and the high country, I?ve been advised recently that Gray Jays, now dubbed Canada Jays, in ONP are mostly seen in the Hoh Valley. Granted that not near Quinault Lodge ? Sent from my iPad > On Jul 31, 2023, at 12:06 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > ?Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Turkey vulture inquiry (Doug Santoni) > 2. Cooper?s Hawk in Port Orchard (Marty) > 3. Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across > the seasons (Dan Reiff) > 4. The Birdbooker Report (Ian Paulsen) > 5. Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Cindy Marzolf) > 6. Drongo article (Diane Doles) > 7. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Hampton) > 8. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Doug Santoni) > 9. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Roger Craik) > 10. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Loitz) > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From teresa at avocetconsulting.com Wed Aug 2 20:06:49 2023 From: teresa at avocetconsulting.com (Teresa Michelsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gray (Canada) jays in ONP In-Reply-To: <8B6116A3-27DE-4900-852A-DDCCB10106ED@icloud.com> References: <8B6116A3-27DE-4900-852A-DDCCB10106ED@icloud.com> Message-ID: <05fd8f5d28834441bd9b5dc00ef1e8fa@avocetconsulting.com> We have them periodically at Lake Kokanee on the east slope of the Olympics just above Hoodsport. Teresa Michelsen Hoodsport -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Karl Neice Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 7:46 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Gray (Canada) jays in ONP Other than Hurricane Ridge and the high country, I?ve been advised recently that Gray Jays, now dubbed Canada Jays, in ONP are mostly seen in the Hoh Valley. Granted that not near Quinault Lodge ? Sent from my iPad > On Jul 31, 2023, at 12:06 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > ?Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Turkey vulture inquiry (Doug Santoni) > 2. Cooper?s Hawk in Port Orchard (Marty) > 3. Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across > the seasons (Dan Reiff) > 4. The Birdbooker Report (Ian Paulsen) > 5. Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Cindy Marzolf) > 6. Drongo article (Diane Doles) > 7. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Hampton) > 8. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Doug Santoni) > 9. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Roger Craik) > 10. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Loitz) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From stevechampton at gmail.com Wed Aug 2 21:12:32 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gray (Canada) jays in ONP In-Reply-To: <05fd8f5d28834441bd9b5dc00ef1e8fa@avocetconsulting.com> References: <8B6116A3-27DE-4900-852A-DDCCB10106ED@icloud.com> <05fd8f5d28834441bd9b5dc00ef1e8fa@avocetconsulting.com> Message-ID: More on Canada Jays on the Olympic Pen. They can regularly be found atop Mt Walker just south of Quilcene. More intriguing, there is also a small resident group of low elevation birds at Gibbs Lake Co Park, though I've yet to find them. We get them on the CBC there and the park host sees them much of the year -- sent me a photo a month ago. Those are not on eBird yet. On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 8:07?PM Teresa Michelsen wrote: > We have them periodically at Lake Kokanee on the east slope of the > Olympics just above Hoodsport. > > Teresa Michelsen > Hoodsport > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of > Karl Neice > Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 7:46 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Gray (Canada) jays in ONP > > Other than Hurricane Ridge and the high country, I?ve been advised > recently that Gray Jays, now dubbed Canada Jays, in ONP are mostly seen in > the Hoh Valley. Granted that not near Quinault Lodge ? > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 31, 2023, at 12:06 PM, > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > > > ?Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Turkey vulture inquiry (Doug Santoni) > > 2. Cooper?s Hawk in Port Orchard (Marty) > > 3. Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across > > the seasons (Dan Reiff) > > 4. The Birdbooker Report (Ian Paulsen) > > 5. Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Cindy Marzolf) > > 6. Drongo article (Diane Doles) > > 7. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Hampton) > > 8. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Doug Santoni) > > 9. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Roger Craik) > > 10. Re: Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? (Steve Loitz) > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? 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Highlights included three AMERICAN BITTERN-two in the Visitor Center Pond and one in the freshwater marsh, good numbers of distant shorebirds-LEAST SANDPIPERS-WESTERN SANDPIPERS-SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER with nice flyovers of LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, VIRGINIA RAIL with chick and two SORA in the freshwater marsh, nice looks at OSPREY-AMERICAN KESTREL-and MERLIN, and some up close looks at WARBLING VIREO at the Riparian Forest cutoff. After an afternoon lunch, some of us returned for the evening high tide and picked up BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE. The best tides for shorebirds seem to be between 9' to 11' either incoming or outgoing. We had 71 species for the day and have seen 150 species this year. FOY Semipalmated Sandpiper and Red-necked Phalarope. Until we meet again next week at 8am. Happy birding, Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Day Walk: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 2, 2023 6:40 AM - 2:42 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.126 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Sunny, temperatures in the 60?s to 80?s degree Fahrenheit. A Low -3?7? Tide at 12:47pm. Mammals seen Long-tailed Weasel, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, and Harbor Seal. 68 species (+4 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 60 Wood Duck 12 Cinnamon Teal 3 Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal 1 Mallard 75 Hooded Merganser 2 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 2 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 2 Semipalmated Plover 20 Counted on mud flats with spotting scope at 200-300 feet. Foraging and roosting with Least Sandpiper and Western Sandpiper during on incoming tide. Seen with several hundred other shorebirds. Killdeer 4 Least Sandpiper 200 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 300 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 Wilson's Snipe 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Greater Yellowlegs 8 Short-billed Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 1 Larus sp. 400 Caspian Tern 8 Double-crested Cormorant 40 American Bittern 3 Great Blue Heron 50 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 20 At least 14 out on the reach, 6-8 seen in the inner Refuge. Numerous subadults and adults. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 3 Northern Flicker 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 Western Wood-Pewee 15 Willow Flycatcher 8 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo (Western) 2 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 6 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Purple Martin 12 Tree Swallow 1 Violet-green Swallow 1 Bank Swallow 4 Barn Swallow 100 Cliff Swallow 2 Bushtit (Pacific) 4 Brown Creeper 2 Marsh Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 300 Swainson's Thrush 8 American Robin 8 Cedar Waxwing 15 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 15 Savannah Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 10 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 25 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 10 Yellow Warbler 6 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S146315242 Evening Walk: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 2, 2023 4:14 PM - 7:12 PM Protocol: Traveling 2 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Evening walk. 45 species Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 60 Cinnamon Teal 3 Mallard 30 Hooded Merganser 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Semipalmated Plover 12 Baird's Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 150 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 300 Long-billed Dowitcher 3 Wilson's Snipe 1 Red-necked Phalarope 1 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Short-billed Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 150 California Gull 50 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Caspian Tern 2 Double-crested Cormorant 10 Great Blue Heron 20 Osprey 2 Bald Eagle 8 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 2 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Purple Martin 2 Bank Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 40 Cliff Swallow 4 Marsh Wren 2 Bewick's Wren 1 European Starling 200 Swainson's Thrush 1 American Robin 2 Cedar Waxwing 2 American Goldfinch 4 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 4 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Common Yellowthroat 3 Yellow Warbler 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S146314494 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Do they interbreed - and if so what is the result? - Jim From namaste at wavecable.com Thu Aug 3 10:09:19 2023 From: namaste at wavecable.com (Marty) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cooper's Hawk update Message-ID: <1364908C-9ABC-4973-96E8-C42D50955C8A@wavecable.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Thu Aug 3 10:22:18 2023 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] shorebirds do exist in Clark County! Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, A good assortment of shorebirds this morning at Shillapoo Lake, Clark County. Killdeer - 22 Semipalmated Plover - 5 Long-billed Dowitcher - 14 Greater Yellowlegs - 7 Lesser Yellowlegs - 3 Least Sandpiper - 18 Western Sandpiper - 2 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2 Wison's Snipe - 1 Location of Shillapoo Lake in ebird report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146348156 Keep your eyes and ears skyward. 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URL: From judyem at olypen.com Thu Aug 3 11:59:33 2023 From: judyem at olypen.com (judyem@olypen.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Retry on report re: Port Angeles house finches In-Reply-To: <3ab3c06790e3fe04741e8c5abb7aa31a@olypen.com> References: <3ab3c06790e3fe04741e8c5abb7aa31a@olypen.com> Message-ID: <7537bdd74bad28e359ba3f27e446833a@olypen.com> I sent this before and it didn't go through, so I'm trying again -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Port Angeles house finches Date: 2023-07-29 13:31 From: judyem@olypen.com To: tweeters While the Pine siskens are non-attendees this year, it's been a banner year for American goldfinch and House finch here at my house in Port Angeles. A few minutes ago I counted 18 juvenile/female plumage on the deck at my feeders - and no telling how many adults and other juveniles are waiting their turns or have already filled up. I watched a male feeding a begging youngster earlier this morning. I've also had a great contingent of young Spotted towhees this year as well. I'm glad to hae at least some of the birds thriving this year. Judy Mullally judyem at olypen dot com Port Angeles WA From dennispaulson at comcast.net Thu Aug 3 12:26:15 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Retry on report re: Port Angeles house finches In-Reply-To: <7537bdd74bad28e359ba3f27e446833a@olypen.com> References: <3ab3c06790e3fe04741e8c5abb7aa31a@olypen.com> <7537bdd74bad28e359ba3f27e446833a@olypen.com> Message-ID: <1A3EC865-4C61-487C-82A3-28E2A92137DC@comcast.net> Interestingly, we have remarked that this has been a banner year for House Finches and Spotted Towhees in our yard, with more juveniles than we?ve ever seen before. It?s fun watching them interact. Dennis Paulson Seattle, WA > On Aug 3, 2023, at 11:59 AM, judyem@olypen.com wrote: > > I sent this before and it didn't go through, so I'm trying again > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Port Angeles house finches > Date: 2023-07-29 13:31 > From: judyem@olypen.com > To: tweeters > > While the Pine siskens are non-attendees this year, it's been a banner year for American goldfinch and House finch here at my house in Port Angeles. A few minutes ago I counted 18 juvenile/female plumage on the deck at my feeders - and no telling how many adults and other juveniles are waiting their turns or have already filled up. I watched a male feeding a begging youngster earlier this morning. I've also had a great contingent of young Spotted towhees this year as well. 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Purple Martin - Lots of activity at the gourds and across the slough from the Big Cottonwood Forest.? A dozen or more ? ? Tree Swallow - Still active at the other pair of gourds.? Tree Swallows have often left by this time of year ? ? Brown-headed Cowbird - Missed them last week, but several babies this week ? ? Black-throated Gray Warbler - One or two We also had several looks at American Beaver in the slough, and there was a dead vole near the east end of the boardwalk Misses today included Warbling Vireo, Cliff Swallow, and Wilson's Warbler.?? For the day, counting the peep sp., 58 species. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From sowersalexander1 at gmail.com Thu Aug 3 17:56:17 2023 From: sowersalexander1 at gmail.com (Alex Sowers) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Rare/Scarce Birds and Mammals on the PCT (North Cascades/Section L) Message-ID: Hey tweets, The past 6 days my brother and I have been hiking the last and our final section of the WA Pacific Crest Trail. Last summer we were planning on doing all of WA, but unfortunately by the time we reached Rainy Pass the fires had gotten so bad that the final section (Rainy Pass to the Canada border) was closed. So, on July 27th, we set out for Hart?s Pass with the intention of hiking north to touch the Canada border and then hiking south to Rainy Pass in order to complete the full section. All in all around 90 miles with 60 of it doubled back on. Despite the main focus being hiking, it was easy to set aside some time here and there to scan slopes or check a flock or two. Here are some of the wildlife highlights we had during this six day trip. The numbers are of sightings, not individuals (though most of the time they?re pretty close). Birds? SPRUCE GROUSE (1): Had a mother and three young along side the trail in the literal southeast corner of Whatcom Co. (location on eBird). AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER (8): Abundant and pretty much the default woodpecker up to 60 miles south of the border. Heard/saw a total of about 10 with about half of them in Whatcom Co. MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD (2): One flock by Rock Pass (Whatcom Co.) consisted of 24(!) birds all moving together and flyatching in the meadow by our tent site. The next day we also had a dozen or so at Hart?s Pass on the Okanogan side. PINE GROSBEAK (7): Relatively abundant down to Hart?s Pass. Had a total of 17 seen/heard with the majority being in the last 10 miles to the border. About a quarter were recorded in Whatcom Co. with the remainder in Okanogan. GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCH (2): Had 2 barely in Okanogan Co. flying past a ridge a mile or so southbound of Hopkins Lake. Two days later we had another 3 split the county line while having lunch atop a ridge 7 miles southbound of Hart?s Pass. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL (3-4): While doing some tiresome elevation on the the second day, we had one particularly loud bird fly over heading north just above Holman Pass (Whatcom Co.). The following day during our descent to the border (Okanogan Co.) we heard what sounded like a pair flying over less than 3 miles south of the border. Two days later I was sitting at our picnic table at Hart?s Pass and could?ve sworn I heard WWCR calls above for a few seconds, though I never got eyes on them. *Update now that i?m back in reception: Had 2 more overhead between Methow and Granite Pass (Skagit Co.). Apart from the ?highlights?, there were plenty of Sooty Grouse, heard only Townsend?s Solitaires, a Nashville Warbler, and a little less than fifty Clark?s Nutcrackers. Mammals? RED-BACKED VOLE (2): Saw a unidentifiable blur disappear into a hole for a second or two before sticking it?s head (and some of it?s back) out for diagnostic views. Three days later I got good, though brief views, of one diving into a hole at Hart?s Pass. BLACK BEAR (1): Spotted a super distant black-bear feeding outside a burn 2 miles south of the border. GRIZZLY BEAR (1) The obvious highlight of the trip!!! While we were descending down to Holman Pass (Whatcom Co.) I spotted a distant speck in a meadow adjacent to the ridge we were on (~6,400?). Upon getting on it in binoculars, it became apparent that not only was it brown and huge, but it had a large hump between its shoulders. We watched it for about a half an hour and though distant, every now and then it would turn at the right angle and we could see the large facial disc typical of Grizzlies. SHORT-TAILED WEASEL (1): While having dinner the evening before we saw the Grizzly from the same location, we spotted a Short-tailed Weasel run by with a large vole in it?s mouth. Throughout dinner, it made 2 more appearances right next to our tent site. This was a lifer mammal for both us and the highlight of the trip up until the next morning. LONG-TAILED WEASEL (1): After hearing that we might?ve missed a potential Wolverine at Hart?s Pass on Day 4 (by 10 minutes) we decided that it would be a good idea to wake up early the next morning and walk along the area it was seen in the previous evening. Though we obviously had not luck with the Wolverine, we did have sporadic views of a Long-tailed Weasel running along the blowdowns at the rim of the burn. Throughout the hike it was hard to escape the calls of Columbian Ground-Squirrels and Red Squirrels. It was especially cool to see both of these species in Whatcom Co. as I usually think of them being eastern WA species. Crappy phone/digibin pics of Short-tailed Weasel and Grizzly Bear here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&user_id=alexsowers6&verifiable=any Poor bird photos and audio can be seen on my eBird profile: https://ebird.org/profile/NjQyMzIz/US-WA Good birding and happy trails, Alex Sowers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is a photo of the pair with pox: https://flic.kr/p/2oTwwCQ Here is the eBird list with photos including the others sighted. https://ebird.org/checklist/S146384278 -- Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 | esellingson@gmail.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Scott.Pearson at dfw.wa.gov Fri Aug 4 14:21:15 2023 From: Scott.Pearson at dfw.wa.gov (Pearson, Scott F (DFW)) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] HPAI Message-ID: Greetings Tweeters, Highly parthenogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in Caspian Terns and gulls (GWGU X WEGU) on Rat Island near Ft. Flagler with very high mortality rates for terns in particular. A similar mortality event appears to be occurring on the lower Columbia River tern colonies. We are trying to document the extent of this event and the overall impact on the West Coast tern population; consequently, we are trying to locate additional tern colonies in the Salish Sea. Working with our partners over the past weeks, we have checked Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, and the Seattle and Tacoma waterfronts with no evidence of breeding to date for those locations. We are aware of a couple hundred terns roosting at the Port of Tacoma near the middle channel but we have not located a nesting site. We will be investigating the Port of Everett tomorrow. We are particularly interested in information on locations of breeding terns in the Everett and Bellingham areas. If you have documented breeding CATE this season, please let us know the exact location, the number of terns observed, and the evidence for local breeding. Also, if you document dead terns, please let us know the x,y location. Please do not touch or handle carcasses and keep pets away. If you have information, please e-mail me directly. Thank you! Scott Scott Pearson, PhD Senior Research Scientist Wildlife Science Division Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE Olympia, WA 98501 360-584-2107 he/him/his [cid:image001.png@01D9C6D1.C02ED720] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 23083 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Scott.Pearson at dfw.wa.gov Fri Aug 4 14:51:05 2023 From: Scott.Pearson at dfw.wa.gov (Pearson, Scott F (DFW)) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] HPAI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That was an unfortunate typo/spell-check change. Or maybe it is just age? But I do like the idea of "parthenogenic" avian influenza. I would recommend using the word, "pathogenic" instead and leaving virgin birth out of the equation. If we do report virgin births, you all will be the first to know. From: Pearson, Scott F (DFW) Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 2:21 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Cc: Haman, Katherine H (DFW) Subject: HPAI Greetings Tweeters, Highly parthenogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in Caspian Terns and gulls (GWGU X WEGU) on Rat Island near Ft. Flagler with very high mortality rates for terns in particular. A similar mortality event appears to be occurring on the lower Columbia River tern colonies. We are trying to document the extent of this event and the overall impact on the West Coast tern population; consequently, we are trying to locate additional tern colonies in the Salish Sea. Working with our partners over the past weeks, we have checked Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, and the Seattle and Tacoma waterfronts with no evidence of breeding to date for those locations. We are aware of a couple hundred terns roosting at the Port of Tacoma near the middle channel but we have not located a nesting site. We will be investigating the Port of Everett tomorrow. We are particularly interested in information on locations of breeding terns in the Everett and Bellingham areas. If you have documented breeding CATE this season, please let us know the exact location, the number of terns observed, and the evidence for local breeding. Also, if you document dead terns, please let us know the x,y location. Please do not touch or handle carcasses and keep pets away. If you have information, please e-mail me directly. Thank you! Scott Scott Pearson, PhD Senior Research Scientist Wildlife Science Division Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE Olympia, WA 98501 360-584-2107 he/him/his [cid:image001.png@01D9C6E3.1598EDC0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Participants were able to get comfortable with the habits of these species which made identification of later species easier. It was encouraging to encounter a sizable number of Red-necked Phalaropes over the Continental Shelf and these numbers grew to a day total of 569, the most I've seen in quite a while! Pink-footed Shearwaters (691) were added to the mix as we motored our way to the whiting fleet that was working the shelf edge and its anticipated collection of seabirds. Black-footed Albatross (223!), Northern Fulmar (126), and Short-tailed Shearwater (21) soon took to the avian stage and we really appreciated the large concentration of albatross, the variety of fulmar plumages and the subtle differences between Sooty and Short-tailed Shearwaters. A Pomarine Jaeger (2) made a quick pass but an adult Parasitic Jaeger (2) circled the boat several times for great viewing and photography. We eventually headed to deep water off the shelf. Our mega highlight of the day came in the form of our first white rumped storm petrel of the day. However, eagle eye Ryan immediately said, that's not a Leach's, that a Wilson's! Photos gave us proof that we had just seen Washington State's ~6th record of WILSON'S STORM-PETREL! Analysis included flight style, leg projection, and a conversation about molt timing in storm-petrels. Thanks go to Ryan and the other folks who were quick on the camera triggers! Fresh with those images in mind, Leach's (23) and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels (30) that approached the boat in deep water were eventually seen well with great opportunities for comparison. A thumbs up three storm-petrel day! After Phil turned the *Monte Carlo* towards home, we knew we still had our work cut out for us - find another species of albatross! Liam stepped up to the plate and called out a LAYSAN ALBATROSS(1) in a flock of Pink-footed Shearwaters. Such a wonderful species! It flew around for about 10 minutes and landed on the water several times much to the delight of all on board. Other highlights of the return trip included numerous Cassin's Auklets (39) and Red-necked Phalaropes, an uncooperative distant South Polar Skua (1) and a beautiful Tufted Puffin (2)! Several Pink-footed Shearwaters perched on a floating log seemed a bit out of place. Not a bad day to be at sea! Marine mammals always add some spice to our Westport Seabirds trips so the Humpback Whales (10), Dall's Porpoise (16), Harbor Porpoise (7), Northern Elephant Seal (1), numerous Northern Fur Seals (15) and a single Steller's Sea Lion (1) were greatly appreciated. The humongous Mola Mola (7) and a few Blue Sharks (2+) also added another dimension to the trip. Brown Pelicans and all three species of west coast Cormorants coated the south jetty and we were able to pick out Wandering Tattler (2) and Black Turnstone (1). A mixture of gulls lined the outer harbor and Harbor Seal (5) heads bobbed to observe our entry into the marina and the end of our trip. Westport Seabirds thanks all of the enthusiastic participants who make these trips a success. Also, thanks to Captain Phil and first mate Chris for their consummate professionalism, natural history knowledge and ginger cookies! Also, a shout out to our guides Bill Tweit, Gene Revelas and me. Even though the Westport Seabirds schedule ( http://westportseabirds.com/2023-schedule/) shows all trips as full, it's always a good idea to get on a waitlist and hope. I hope to see you onboard! Jim Danzenbaker for Westport Seabirds. -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If we do report virgin births, you all will be the first to know. > > > > From: Pearson, Scott F (DFW) > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 2:21 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Cc: Haman, Katherine H (DFW) > Subject: HPAI > > > > Greetings Tweeters, > > > > Highly parthenogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in Caspian Terns and gulls (GWGU X WEGU) on Rat Island near Ft. Flagler with very high mortality rates for terns in particular. A similar mortality event appears to be occurring on the lower Columbia River tern colonies. We are trying to document the extent of this event and the overall impact on the West Coast tern population; consequently, we are trying to locate additional tern colonies in the Salish Sea. Working with our partners over the past weeks, we have checked Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, and the Seattle and Tacoma waterfronts with no evidence of breeding to date for those locations. We are aware of a couple hundred terns roosting at the Port of Tacoma near the middle channel but we have not located a nesting site. We will be investigating the Port of Everett tomorrow. We are particularly interested in information on locations of breeding terns in the Everett and Bellingham areas. If you have documented breeding CATE this season, please let us know the exact location, the number of terns observed, and the evidence for local breeding. Also, if you document dead terns, please let us know the x,y location. Please do not touch or handle carcasses and keep pets away. > > > > If you have information, please e-mail me directly. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Scott > > > > > > Scott Pearson, PhD > > Senior Research Scientist > > Wildlife Science Division > > Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife > > 1111 Washington St. SE > > Olympia, WA 98501 > > 360-584-2107 > > > > he/him/his > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 23083 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kersti.e.muul at gmail.com Sat Aug 5 12:57:20 2023 From: kersti.e.muul at gmail.com (Kersti Muul) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] (no subject) Message-ID: Hi! How do I respond to a tweet? 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URL: From raphael.fennimore at gmail.com Sun Aug 6 13:10:48 2023 From: raphael.fennimore at gmail.com (Raphael Fennimore) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Small_group_of_3_or_more_White-eyes_observed?= =?utf-8?q?_=28tentatively_Swinhoe=E2=80=99s=29_-_Normandy_Park=2C_WA?= Message-ID: Hello Tweeters! As I posted to the King County Birding Chat WhatsApp group, I very confidently saw 2 White-eyes together in my yard on July 26th, and this past week I have ventured out a bit and found a group of at least 3 individuals (and possibly 4) on several occasions. I understand that differentiating between White-eye species can be very challenging, and so I have attempted to document them well when I have encountered them. Beyond taking photos (including many of their legs in an attempt to rule out banded/worn escapees), I have recorded a fair bit of their audio repertoire now including complex trill calls, slurred whistle calls and whistle variations, soft calling between foraging individuals, possible song, a unique buzz call once, and more. Preliminary analysis of my photos and audio leads me to *tentatively* ID these birds as Swinhoe?s White-eyes, which hopefully can help start more discussion around them as well, and Dave Slager?s recent observance and checklist has good links comparing audio of these Washington birds to audio of Swinhoe?s White-eyes from the Southern California population. A few of my lists which include good photos and audio samples can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146621238 https://ebird.org/checklist/S146621298 Dave Slager?s checklist can be found here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S146371653 There are many theories as to the exact identity and provenance of these birds, but personally I believe they are most likely Swinhoe?s which stem from the well-established and rapidly-expanding population of Swinhoe?s White-eyes in Southern California. I have been quite busy this past week, but I will shortly be soliciting feedback from ornithologists from Southern California who are familiar with their White-eyes plus from others with expertise in White-eyes (now that I have collected and posted improved documentation of these birds). Please do keep your ears and eyes open for these bright energetic little birds! Raphael Fennimore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Muul > 360-317-4646 > > Urban Conservation & Wildlife Specialist - Response and Rescue > > Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified > > Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader, > Climate Watch Coordinator > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tgergen7 at gmail.com Sun Aug 6 16:02:58 2023 From: tgergen7 at gmail.com (thomas gergen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Albino Dark-eyed junco fledgling? Media Search - Macaulay Library and eBird Message-ID: I think I saw an albino Dark-eyed junco fledgling at St Edward State Park today. Anyone more experienced want to take a look at the link to my eBird page below and tell me if I am correct? Tom Gergen https://media.ebird.org/catalog?userId=USER1821226&mediaType=photo -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Muul > > 360-317-4646 > > > > Urban Conservation & Wildlife Specialist - Response and Rescue > > > > Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified > > > > Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader, > > Climate Watch Coordinator > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoramon at mac.com Sun Aug 6 17:14:34 2023 From: zoramon at mac.com (Zora Monster) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Albino Dark-eyed junco fledgling? Media Search - Macaulay Library and eBird In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The junco appears to have some color and a dark, not red, eye, which eliminates albinism. 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Activities include: - Presentations from local authors, artists, scientists and naturalists - Educational exhibits, optics, and bird themed art for sale - Kids activities: owl pellet dissection, crafts, games and hands-on exploration - Photo Contest: stop by and vote for your favorites! - Guided Walks and viewing stations - Boat cruise Photo Contest - This is a free contest for both youth and adults, and we are accepting entries through August 22. We hope to see you there! Brian -- [image: Logo] Brian Zinke Executive Director phone: (425) 232-6811 email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org Pilchuck Audubon Society 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 [image: Facebook icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From panmail at mailfence.com Tue Aug 8 07:27:21 2023 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Spotted Owls status review in WA Message-ID: <656607968.209683.1691504841322@fidget.co-bxl> Tweets, The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting public comments on its status review for northern Spotted Owl management in Washington.? The owl is on track for extirpation from Washington if management does not change soon.? Management changes in the opposite direction can hasten their disappearance.? The public comment period is open through October 29, but I sent my note today so I wouldn't forget.? Resources: https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/wdfw-seeks-comment-status-review-northern-spotted-owl Northern Spotted Owl:? Conservation Saga of an Old Forest Icon with Dr. David Wiens (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Y-ZmtPiJE https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2022/its-moment-truth-saving-northern-spotted-owl Good birding, Alan Grenon Seattle -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ucd880 at comcast.net Sat Aug 5 15:30:49 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] HPAI In-Reply-To: References: <204004129.77128.1691265129842@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <676360780.93079.1691274649941@connect.xfinity.com> There are a number of species of whiptail lizard that are all female. They are apparently the result of hybridization that produced all-female lines that get along just fine. We are finding some species of reptiles and birds (and probably others) that have had females produce young parthenogenetically. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 08/05/2023 2:09 PM PDT J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> wrote: > > > thought parthenogenetic required species to have both males and females, and to sometimes use sexual reproduction? bot sure what the technical definition is, but viruses just use cell, don't they? > > Chris Kessler > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 12:52?PM HAL MICHAEL wrote: > > > On the other hand isn't viral reproduction parthenogenic? > > > > Hal Michael > > Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ > > Olympia WA > > 360-459-4005 > > 360-791-7702 (C) > > ucd880@comcast.net mailto:ucd880@comcast.net > > > > > > > > > On 08/04/2023 2:51 PM PDT Pearson, Scott F (DFW) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That was an unfortunate typo/spell-check change. Or maybe it is just age? But I do like the idea of ?parthenogenic? avian influenza. I would recommend using the word, ?pathogenic? instead and leaving virgin birth out of the equation. If we do report virgin births, you all will be the first to know. > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Pearson, Scott F (DFW) > > > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 2:21 PM > > > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu > > > Cc: Haman, Katherine H (DFW) > > > Subject: HPAI > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings Tweeters, > > > > > > > > > > > > Highly parthenogenic avian influenza (H5N1) has been detected in Caspian Terns and gulls (GWGU X WEGU) on Rat Island near Ft. Flagler with very high mortality rates for terns in particular. A similar mortality event appears to be occurring on the lower Columbia River tern colonies. We are trying to document the extent of this event and the overall impact on the West Coast tern population; consequently, we are trying to locate additional tern colonies in the Salish Sea. Working with our partners over the past weeks, we have checked Smith/Minor Islands, Dungeness Spit, and the Seattle and Tacoma waterfronts with no evidence of breeding to date for those locations. We are aware of a couple hundred terns roosting at the Port of Tacoma near the middle channel but we have not located a nesting site. We will be investigating the Port of Everett tomorrow. We are particularly interested in information on locations of breeding terns in the Everett and Bellingham areas. If you have documented breeding CATE this season, please let us know the exact location, the number of terns observed, and the evidence for local breeding. Also, if you document dead terns, please let us know the x,y location. Please do not touch or handle carcasses and keep pets away. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you have information, please e-mail me directly. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott Pearson, PhD > > > > > > Senior Research Scientist > > > > > > Wildlife Science Division > > > > > > Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife > > > > > > 1111 Washington St. SE > > > > > > Olympia, WA 98501 > > > > > > 360-584-2107 > > > > > > > > > > > > he/him/his > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tweeters mailing list > > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu mailto:Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > -- > "moderation in everything, including moderation" > Rustin Thompson > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 1:42 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > *2023 Nature inFocus photography awards winners ? in pictures* > The results of the Nature inFocus photography awards were announced at the > Nature inFocus festival held at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India, on > Monday 31 July > > Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AUP0zOC93Tw-_ga48Y3T2XA > > > Shared from Apple News > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From olyclarinet at gmail.com Tue Aug 8 16:30:34 2023 From: olyclarinet at gmail.com (Deborah West) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Sandhill Crane in Olympia Message-ID: <7278CF5A-B930-487F-8C0A-F5EB73A6AB93@gmail.com> Anyone see a Sandhill Crane in Olympia today?August 8? While crossing on the 4th Ave bridge, just west of Bayview Market, a large bird flew over. This was about 10:30 am. Normally I would id it as a Great Blue Heron however this one had its neck stretched out while flying. I know a Great Blue Heron might take off with its neck stretched out but within a few strokes it is usually in the normal position. This bird kept its neck stretched out across the bridge and as long as we could see it flying north over the water. We pulled into the Bayview Market parking lot hoping to get another look but it was long gone. Also, I though I saw red on the head but that might be because I expected red there. I would love to know if anyone saw this bird and got a positive identification. Deborah West Olympia From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 01:18:25 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Scots train ancient dog breed to deter eagle attacks Message-ID: <68A8C643-5AE0-42E4-B92B-AD8A19AD69AB@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scots-ancient-dog-deter-eagle.html Sent from my iPhone From kersti.e.muul at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 08:10:59 2023 From: kersti.e.muul at gmail.com (Kersti Muul) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] MAMU in west Seattle Message-ID: Multiple keer calls heading NW from 5627 Beach drive in West Seattle. Kersti E. Muul 360-317-4646 Urban Conservation & Wildlife Specialist - Response and Rescue Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader, Climate Watch Coordinator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 08:43:50 2023 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell Message-ID: It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. = Michael Hobbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mattxyz at earthlink.net Wed Aug 9 09:56:41 2023 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B3B1DE3-6D26-42F2-84F7-E63AB72D3664@earthlink.net> I was disheartened to hear the news about Brian?s passing. He?s been such a mainstay for the WA birding community - He led some of the first birding outings I went on, helped nurture the community at WOS meetings and Seattle Audubon at the Field Trips Committee and Master Birder Program, and so much more. As Michael said, Brian?s commitment to teaching and building the community was illustrated over and over again through his classes and leadership. The Marymoor survey, though, was where I got to know him best as we joined Michael, week after week over the years. It really is hard to imagine Thursdays without Brian around. Outside of birding outings, Brian was a constant and supportive friend. Over the past couple months when I?ve been unable to attend the weekly walks, Brian was great about checking in - calling every couple weeks and even visiting me in person. Matt Bartels Seattle, WA > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. > > = Michael Hobbs > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Aug 9 10:24:19 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am so sorry to learn this unexpected news. Brian was always a special person and indeed has long been a pillar of the local birding community. He will be missed. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. > > = Michael Hobbs > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Aug 9 13:56:22 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Raptor Uptick? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230809135622.Horde.Eubewci8ZmFTApAzPLN-JZp@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, Yesterday I drove around some of my favorite birding routes on Fir Island, the Skagit Flats, and the Samish Flats. It seemed - to me - that I was seeing a slight uptick in the numbers and even variety of raptors. I saw: 4 Red-tailed Hawks, all perched on poles or wires. 2 Northern Harriers, one with prey perched on one of the old pilings in the fields/wetlands at the East 90. 2 Turkey Vultures, flying high over the Northern part of Fir Island. 1 Bald Eagle, flying in the vicinity of Hayton. 1 maybe SEOW out near the West 90 (RTH?, Harrier?). 1 Eagle/RTH, heard only but definite (several calls), near our house in Burlington. So perhaps "they're starting to come back" ... ??? - Or is it just my wishful thinking ... Jim From tvulture at gmx.com Wed Aug 9 14:44:58 2023 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From masonflint at outlook.com Wed Aug 9 17:52:07 2023 From: masonflint at outlook.com (Mason Flint) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I?ll miss Brian a lot. Near the end of our walk at Marymoor last week, he and I took the first row through the P-patch, walking slowly and enjoying the common birds we?ve enjoyed together over nearly 20 years. He was clearly tickled to see a young Rufous Hummingbird, telling me it looked like the same bird he saw in the at that spot a week earlier. I?m grateful to have that time with him. Mason Flint Bellevue ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Dennis Paulson Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:24:19 AM To: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Brian Bell I am so sorry to learn this unexpected news. Brian was always a special person and indeed has long been a pillar of the local birding community. He will be missed. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. 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URL: From constancesidles at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 18:18:26 2023 From: constancesidles at gmail.com (Constance Sidles) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <90189FF4-F4A2-4CB4-86FB-87EAE59E3ECE@gmail.com> Hey tweets, a sad day indeed to hear of the loss of Brian Bell, a great loss to all of us in the birding community that he did so much to foster. Not only was he a skilled birder who was eager to share his vast knowledge with anyone who asked, but he had a kind heart and a ready smile. I will remember that smile. It was usually accompanied by a twinkle in his eye, which could be wicked at times. Brian was no stranger to the contradictions in life, but like all the best humorists, he could laugh at the human condition without a shred of rancor. The world is a better, happier place because of Brian. I am so very sad to lose him. - Connie, Seattle > On Aug 9, 2023, at 5:52 PM, Mason Flint wrote: > > I?ll miss Brian a lot. Near the end of our walk at Marymoor last week, he and I took the first row through the P-patch, walking slowly and enjoying the common birds we?ve enjoyed together over nearly 20 years. He was clearly tickled to see a young Rufous Hummingbird, telling me it looked like the same bird he saw in the at that spot a week earlier. I?m grateful to have that time with him. > > Mason Flint > Bellevue > From: Tweeters on behalf of Dennis Paulson > Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:24:19 AM > To: TWEETERS tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Brian Bell > > I am so sorry to learn this unexpected news. Brian was always a special person and indeed has long been a pillar of the local birding community. He will be missed. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > > > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. > > > > = Michael Hobbs > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman11.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftweeters&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6e678c8fcbb4e36e84408db98fd9f72%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638271987294463650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5de0Fkd5vUXREJ6you%2FAW3fgVpcwL60GuaNwg9og5dU%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman11.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ftweeters&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6e678c8fcbb4e36e84408db98fd9f72%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638271987294463650%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5de0Fkd5vUXREJ6you%2FAW3fgVpcwL60GuaNwg9og5dU%3D&reserved=0 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drisseq.n at gmail.com Wed Aug 9 18:18:47 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: May he find himself with the spirits of all those birds that are gone from this world. (If there is such a wonderful animist afterlife.) As a certifiable Marymoor-on, I felt privileged to walk with Brian (as I have with Michael, Matt, Mason, Jordan and many others). Anyone who lets me join their bird group and has the patience to teach me SO much about birds during my time here jn the US, has really given me a gift that I will hopefully be able to use for the rest of my life; also to share this joyful art and science with others. It is not without a great deal of sadness that i shall miss him and all my birding family as I prepare to leave for the UK in Spring next year. I have been thinking about it a lot and hearing this news is the saddest i have had for a while. Brian used to put me in awe. Not just his birding acumen but his hardcore approach to birding despite the rigors of being an elder. He will be greatly missed. Thank you for that obituary too. It should go in the Seattle Times imho. Nadine On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 17:52 Mason Flint wrote: > I?ll miss Brian a lot. Near the end of our walk at Marymoor last week, he > and I took the first row through the P-patch, walking slowly and enjoying > the common birds we?ve enjoyed together over nearly 20 years. He was clearly > tickled to see a young Rufous Hummingbird, telling me it looked like the > same bird he saw in the at that spot a week earlier. I?m grateful to have > that time with him. > > Mason Flint > Bellevue > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tweeters on behalf > of Dennis Paulson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:24:19 AM > *To:* TWEETERS tweeters > *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Brian Bell > > I am so sorry to learn this unexpected news. Brian was always a special > person and indeed has long been a pillar of the local birding community. He > will be missed. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > > > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs > wrote: > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away > last weekend. > > > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He > came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of > Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ > acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a > co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable > natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting > birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon > and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip > Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, > Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's > Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips > to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder > I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. > Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning > experience for the participants. > > > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon > Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North > Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds > of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer > Birds of the Mountains. > > > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine > Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the > WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the > Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in > 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking > around and keeping a list once each week. > > > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me > everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me > the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach > me the bird songs and calls. > > > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey > last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, > or out-of-town. > > > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian > made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a > huge number of people have benefited from. > > > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding > community. 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URL: From birder at pottersaylor.com Wed Aug 9 18:59:58 2023 From: birder at pottersaylor.com (Mary Saylor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2BF9A0CD-A7D4-4A73-82B9-5D40E667828D@pottersaylor.com> Such sad news. It was fun to be with him in the field, and he did so much to foster our birding community. I will miss him. Mary From kthorburn at msn.com Wed Aug 9 20:48:32 2023 From: kthorburn at msn.com (Kim Thorburn) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'll add an Eastern Washington birder voice of sadness about the loss of Brian Bell. Thank you, Michael, for the wonderful obituary to remind us of Brian's great generosity in sharing his passion for and knowledge of birds. It leaves me with good memories. When I met Brian, we learned that we were both Californians from the Central Valley who were enjoying our transplantation to the PNW. I will and do think of Brian when I'm birding my favorite spots along the Sacramento River. Kim Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH Spokane, WA (509) 465-3025 ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Michael Hobbs Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 8:43 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. = Michael Hobbs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A good mammal day with Long-tailed Weasel and family of Mink on the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Plenty of Columbian Black-tailed Deer and Harbor Seals to enjoy. Until next week when we meet again at 8am, happy birding. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 9, 2023 7:15 AM - 4:09 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.839 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy. Light rain. Temperatures in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 10?10? Tide at 2:37pm. Mammals seen Eastern Gray Squirrel, Long-tailed Weasel, Mink, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal. 68 species (+5 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 20 Wood Duck 8 Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal 1 Mallard 25 Hooded Merganser 7 Common Merganser 12 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Vaux's Swift 12 Anna's Hummingbird 1 hummingbird sp. 2 Virginia Rail 3 Semipalmated Plover 10 Killdeer 3 Whimbrel 1 Large shorebird observed from Puget Sound Observation Platform at 300 feet with 60x spotting scope. Overall brown with gray legs and striped crown. Large decurved bill. Long-billed Curlew 1 Photo. Large shorebird with warm cinnamon plumage and very long decurved bill. Observed on mudflats on the inside of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail over 1-2 hours foraging. Seen at 200-600 feet with spotting scope. Also heard vocalizing ?wreeeep? and observed flying. Baird's Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 600 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Western Sandpiper 900 Observed multiple large flocks of 100 plus birds. Foraging and flying around mud flats. Semipalmated/Western Sandpiper 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 8 Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Ring-billed Gull 150 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 3 Larus sp. 50 Caspian Tern 40 Brandt's Cormorant 10 Double-crested Cormorant 100 Great Blue Heron 75 Osprey 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 24 18 birds on reach, 6 or more birds within Refuge Sanctuary. Belted Kingfisher 6 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 1 Western Wood-Pewee 15 Willow Flycatcher 6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Steller's Jay 2 American Crow 60 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8 Purple Martin 6 Tree Swallow 8 Violet-green Swallow 10 Bank Swallow 12 Multiple groups of three to four birds. Between Access Road and Entrance Road, either side of old McAllister Creek Road, Twin Barns Observation Platform, fresh water marsh of Nisqually Estuary Trail. Barn Swallow 125 Cliff Swallow 3 Brown Creeper 4 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 5 European Starling 400 Swainson's Thrush 6 American Robin 40 Cedar Waxwing 24 Lesser Goldfinch 3 American Goldfinch 60 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 14 Spotted Towhee 3 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 12 Yellow Warbler 12 Wilson's Warbler 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S146882243 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From genebullock at comcast.net Thu Aug 10 08:09:14 2023 From: genebullock at comcast.net (GENE BULLOCK) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell recentl passed away In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <63867126.215763.1691680154400@connect.xfinity.com> My wife and I first met Brian Bell as the birding guide on an Elderhostel cruise in the San Juan Islands. He has remained a dear friend every since. He accepted my invitation to present to Kitsap Audubon a couple of times and stayed overnight at our home. I treasure my signed copy of his birding guide. He will be greatly missed. Gene Bullock Kitsap Audubon Society > On 08/09/2023 12:05 PM PDT tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > > Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Another reason to remove lawns? ?THE GUARDIAN: Texas woman > mowing lawn attacked by snake and hawk ? at the same time? (Dan Reiff) > 2. THE GUARDIAN: 2023 Nature inFocus photography awards winners > ? in pictures (Dan Reiff) > 3. Re: THE GUARDIAN: 2023 Nature inFocus photography awards > winners ? in pictures (Alan Roedell) > 4. Sandhill Crane in Olympia (Deborah West) > 5. Scots train ancient dog breed to deter eagle attacks (Dan Reiff) > 6. MAMU in west Seattle (Kersti Muul) > 7. Brian Bell (Michael Hobbs) > 8. Re: Brian Bell (Matt Bartels) > 9. Re: Brian Bell (Dennis Paulson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 13:30:01 -0700 > From: Dan Reiff > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Another reason to remove lawns? ?THE GUARDIAN: > Texas woman mowing lawn attacked by snake and hawk ? at the same time? > Message-ID: <030E6718-7972-443C-81AB-BFE69E7D7E23@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 13:42:26 -0700 > From: Dan Reiff > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] THE GUARDIAN: 2023 Nature inFocus photography > awards winners ? in pictures > Message-ID: <0E0E740A-6AB4-49D3-8AF5-AC8D7D85D8A4@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 15:20:09 -0700 > From: Alan Roedell > To: Dan Reiff > Cc: Tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] THE GUARDIAN: 2023 Nature inFocus photography > awards winners ? in pictures > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thank you! Fantastic photos. > > On Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 1:42 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > > > > *2023 Nature inFocus photography awards winners ? in pictures* > > The results of the Nature inFocus photography awards were announced at the > > Nature inFocus festival held at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India, on > > Monday 31 July > > > > Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/AUP0zOC93Tw-_ga48Y3T2XA > > > > > > Shared from Apple News > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 16:30:34 -0700 > From: Deborah West > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Sandhill Crane in Olympia > Message-ID: <7278CF5A-B930-487F-8C0A-F5EB73A6AB93@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Anyone see a Sandhill Crane in Olympia today?August 8? While crossing on the 4th Ave bridge, just west of Bayview Market, a large bird flew over. This was about 10:30 am. Normally I would id it as a Great Blue Heron however this one had its neck stretched out while flying. I know a Great Blue Heron might take off with its neck stretched out but within a few strokes it is usually in the normal position. This bird kept its neck stretched out across the bridge and as long as we could see it flying north over the water. We pulled into the Bayview Market parking lot hoping to get another look but it was long gone. > > Also, I though I saw red on the head but that might be because I expected red there. > > I would love to know if anyone saw this bird and got a positive identification. > > Deborah West > Olympia > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 01:18:25 -0700 > From: Dan Reiff > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Scots train ancient dog breed to deter eagle > attacks > Message-ID: <68A8C643-5AE0-42E4-B92B-AD8A19AD69AB@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > https://phys.org/news/2023-08-scots-ancient-dog-deter-eagle.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 08:10:59 -0700 > From: Kersti Muul > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] MAMU in west Seattle > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Multiple keer calls heading NW from 5627 Beach drive in West Seattle. > > > > > Kersti E. Muul > 360-317-4646 > > Urban Conservation & Wildlife Specialist - Response and Rescue > > Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified > > Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader, > Climate Watch Coordinator > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 08:43:50 -0700 > From: Michael Hobbs > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away > last weekend. > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came > to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento > Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre > Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of > Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas > in the greater Sacramento area. > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding > and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the > Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for > Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle > Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor > Shorebird Festival. > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to > Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I > know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. > Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning > experience for the participants. > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon > Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North > Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds > of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer > Birds of the Mountains. > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine > Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the > WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the > Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in > 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking > around and keeping a list once each week. > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me > everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me > the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach > me the bird songs and calls. > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last > week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or > out-of-town. > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a > tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge > number of people have benefited from. > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. > And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my > elbow on every Thursday morning. > > = Michael Hobbs > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:56:41 -0700 > From: Matt Bartels > To: "Tweeters (E-mail)" > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Brian Bell > Message-ID: <4B3B1DE3-6D26-42F2-84F7-E63AB72D3664@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I was disheartened to hear the news about Brian?s passing. He?s been such a mainstay for the WA birding community - He led some of the first birding outings I went on, helped nurture the community at WOS meetings and Seattle Audubon at the Field Trips Committee and Master Birder Program, and so much more. As Michael said, Brian?s commitment to teaching and building the community was illustrated over and over again through his classes and leadership. > > The Marymoor survey, though, was where I got to know him best as we joined Michael, week after week over the years. It really is hard to imagine Thursdays without Brian around. > > Outside of birding outings, Brian was a constant and supportive friend. Over the past couple months when I?ve been unable to attend the weekly walks, Brian was great about checking in - calling every couple weeks and even visiting me in person. > > Matt Bartels > Seattle, WA > > > > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. > > > > = Michael Hobbs > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 10:24:19 -0700 > From: Dennis Paulson > To: TWEETERS tweeters > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Brian Bell > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I am so sorry to learn this unexpected news. Brian was always a special person and indeed has long been a pillar of the local birding community. He will be missed. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > > > On Aug 9, 2023, at 8:43 AM, Michael Hobbs wrote: > > > > It is with a very heavy heart that I relate that Brian Bell passed away last weekend. > > > > Brian arrived in the PNW in 1995, already a very serious birder. He came to us from the Sacramento area, where he had been president of Sacramento Audubon, led and arranged field trips, helped manage the 400+ acre Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary along the Feather River, and was a co-author of Areas of Critical Concern, a book which identifies valuable natural areas in the greater Sacramento area. > > > > Once arriving here, he continued his strong interest in promoting birding and teaching others, becoming a board member for Eastside Audubon and the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS), serving as Field Trip Chair for Seattle Audubon, and leading field trips for Eastside Audubon, Seattle Audubon, WOS, the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, and the Gray's Harbor Shorebird Festival. > > > > That's not just a few field trips. He led probably at least 100 trips to Whidbey Island alone. Brian led more field trips than any other birder I know, a huge commitment towards teaching people about birds and birding. Always, he not only led a field trip, but turned it into a learning experience for the participants. > > > > Besides leading trips, he also taught many classes for Seattle Audubon Society, Eastside Audubon Society, Shoreline Community College, and North Seattle Community College. The courses included: Beginning Birding, Birds of Puget Sound, Water Birds, Woodpeckers, Birding by Habitat, and Summer Birds of the Mountains. > > > > He was one of the early Seattle Audubon Master Birders. > > > > He ran his own guiding business under the business name of Peregrine Northwest, helping out-of-town birders find our local specialties. > > > > He authored of Birds of Washington State (from Lone Pine Publishing) > > > > In 2019, I was honored to present the Zella M. Schulz Award Brian at the WOS conference in Moses Lake. > > > > In addition to all of that, Brian was effectively the co-founder of the Marymoor Survey. When we first met, on the boardwalk at Marymoor Park in 1995, it wasn?t even a survey yet; just me, a beginning birder, walking around and keeping a list once each week. > > > > Brian started coming out with me almost every week, and taught me everything he could. Suddenly, ?I? was finding more birds. He taught me the concept of birding by ear, and then tirelessly worked to actually teach me the bird songs and calls. > > > > And this continued for over 1000 surveys from 1995 through our survey last week! He also covered for me on 125 surveys when I was sick, injured, or out-of-town. > > > > The common theme throughout this list of contributions is that Brian made a tremendous commitment to teaching others, an amazing gift that a huge number of people have benefited from. > > > > I am sure that Brian will be greatly missed by the PNW birding community. And I can?t even fathom the reality that he will no longer be birding at my elbow on every Thursday morning. > > > > = Michael Hobbs > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@mailman11.u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > ------------------------------ > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 228, Issue 9 > **************************************** From birdmarymoor at frontier.com Thu Aug 10 12:30:42 2023 From: birdmarymoor at frontier.com (birdmarymoor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-08-10 References: <465006036.1513447.1691695842929.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <465006036.1513447.1691695842929@mail.yahoo.com> Tweets - Today featured a high cloud cover, which meant the morning wasn't too cold.? Temps in the 60s all morning, hitting 70 by the end.? The park was audibly quiet; almost no birds are singing, and even calls seemed muted today.? But birds were definitely about.?? The best sighting, though, was Matt Bartels - returned after a three-month absence.? Great to see him up and around. Bird highlights: ? ? Common Merganser - Female with 5 large ducklings fishing the slough and weir area ? ? Rufous Hummingbird - Still one remaining in the NW corner of the Pea Patch ? ? Virginia Rail - One heard late in the morning, well downstream of the weir ? ? LEAST SANDPIPER - 4-5 seen.? See below ? ? Red-breasted Sapsucker - One at edge of Dog Meadow ? ? Hairy Woodpecker - One or two ? ? Pileated Woodpecker - One flew south over our heads, for a 5 Woodpecker Day ? ? Warbling Vireo - One along the edge of the Dog Meadow ? ? Purple Martin - Still active at both the gourds and in the snags west of the slough ????Tree Swallow - Getting late for them; two over the East Meadow ? ? Violet-green Swallow - Only one ! ? ? Western Tanager - Male, south end of East Meadow Pre-dawn I had one (maybe two) LEAST SANDPIPER in a very unexpected place.? It was on the gravel trail along the west edge of the East Meadow.? After possible/probable sightings the past two weeks, it was great to get a confirming look.? Once the walk started, we had one heard and briefly glimpsed downstream of the weir.? Later in the morning, Matt had 4-5 calling and then landing just below the weir.? We've had fewer than 20 confirmed sightings of Least Sandpiper ever at Marymoor. Misses today included just Barn Owl (easy to see a this time of year *IF* they are breeding in the park, which they didn't seem do to this year), Brown-headed Cowbird, and Wilson's Warbler. And, of course, we were all missing Brian Bell. For the day, 62 species. = Michael Hobbs =?http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = birdmarymoor@gmail.com? ????? ?? From loblollyboy at gmail.com Fri Aug 11 00:37:17 2023 From: loblollyboy at gmail.com (Michael Price) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell Message-ID: Brian and I didn't have a whole lot to do with each other, but when we did, hoo boy, did we have fun. He was unfailingly witty, knowledgeable, smart and kind. Brian was an exemplar of the best of us, and our memory of him becomes his thread in the great tapestry of who we are and who we are to become. best m -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birder at pottersaylor.com Fri Aug 11 08:34:35 2023 From: birder at pottersaylor.com (Mary Saylor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Online listing for other creatures? Message-ID: Hi Tweets, I?ve wanted to record my mammals and butterflies while out birding, but the only thing similar to eBird that I?m aware of is iNaturalist. And that requires that you upload a photo. I am old-school and usually just observe as opposed to taking photos. Do you have any ideas? Back in the day I used Avisys, but that?s no longer maintained and now I only use eBird. Mary Saylor Issaquah From nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com Fri Aug 11 09:00:05 2023 From: nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com (Nagi Aboulenein) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Online listing for other creatures? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Mary - I?ve been looking into the exact same question, and I think it is possible to maintain such non-bird lists on iNaturalist. It now supports the notion of ?Lists?, where you can add observed species or taxa without adding photos. iNaturalist will happily add to your list, and supply a photo of its own for the observation. For such personal lists, I?m not sure whether it adds the observed species to its public database, or whether that remains just your private list, but it seems to do at least what I need. For example, I?ve started a list of fish and marine critters that we?ve seen in Hawaii here:?https://www.inaturalist.org/lists/4413646-Maui-Fish---Marine-Critters On Aug 11, 2023 at 08:35 -0700, Mary Saylor , wrote: > Hi Tweets, > > I?ve wanted to record my mammals and butterflies while out birding, but the only thing similar to eBird that I?m aware of is iNaturalist. And that requires that you upload a photo. I am old-school and usually just observe as opposed to taking photos. Do you have any ideas? Back in the day I used Avisys, but that?s no longer maintained and now I only use eBird. > > Mary Saylor > Issaquah > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Fri Aug 11 10:48:55 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ACFL - followup In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230811104855.Horde.W22Ve3X_Vts7H5pEpjU6g0T@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hello again, Not too long ago I asked about birding in the ACFL (Anacortes Community Forest Lands) so here is my/our trip report: 1) The trails in the ACFL are all well marked. Most of the entrances have a kiosk with a map and you can simply take a picture of that with your smart phone and refer to it when in question. 2) We entered at the A Ave entrance and walked to the Big Beaver Pond the South end of Little Cranberry and back out. It took us almost 3 hours but we were not attempting to set any speed records. 3) We had a guide - Bob Jepperson - who is VERY knowledgeable of the ACFL and the owl population and has been going there daily for over a decade. He has published a few books and I can recommend them. 4) We started in about 9:30, it was overcast at the time, and so we didn't see a lot of birds. We did get to see some Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers and got to hear a few ravens. We also got to see a few snails, slugs, and red-legged frogs. Oh yes, and we heard one woodpecker quite a ways away. The trees are large/tall/mature so you are under their cover most of the time. Bug protection is a good idea but depending upon the time of year and weather may not be needed. 5) You can also go online to get/see the maps and other information. 6) The ACFL are multi-use trails. We encountered hikers, bikers, e-bikers, and saw evidence of recent use by people on horseback. We did not see or hear any motorcycles - but they are allowed on some (not all) of the trails. Some of the trails are about a car wide (multi-use) and some are pretty much single-track (often hikers only). It has been reported that there are some violations of the rules but we didn't encounter any Thursday. 7) The beaver ponds are actively in use. We didn't see any beaver this trip but the ponds are densely covered by pond lilies at this time of year. There are areas of ferns and also areas with skunk cabbage and cattails. This is a MARVELOUS eco-system! We -WILL- be going back to the ACFL and exploring other areas. Hopefully we will get out earlier (say at 7:00am) and get to see more birds. The Barred Owls have recently completed their child-rearing schedule so they are less likely to be seen in the daytime than just a month or so ago. The areas nearer to the ponds look very promising. - thanks to all who helped us get started - and especially to Bob ... Jim P.S. The area we were in yesterday was very close to where I played, explored, and fished as a child ... oh so many years ago. Hence much of the day "felt like home". From garybletsch at yahoo.com Fri Aug 11 12:48:26 2023 From: garybletsch at yahoo.com (Gary Bletsch) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] other platforms like eBird References: <699701911.1790484.1691783306990.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <699701911.1790484.1691783306990@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, A question has been posed about other platforms, similar to eBird, but offering more than just birds. There are indeed many such platforms. Two of the most popular European platforms are iGoTerra and Observation.org (I might have the quirky capitalizations slightly off). Here is a link to an excellent article about this very topic. Other platforms like iNaturalist ? iNaturalist The article has a link to a spreadsheet of dozens and dozens of wildlife listing platforms from all over the world, quite a few of which allow the user to list not just birds, but spiders, dragonflies, fish, and so forth. There is a wealth of information on the spreadsheet document. I myself have tried iGoTerra, after it was recommended to me by some Swedish birders, but I could not make heads nor tails out of it.? For my own purposes, I have been using a very clunky method, but one that sort of works. Since I use AviSys, I just created a series of AviSys codes, such as /M for mammal, /Am for amphibian, and so forth. That allows me to sneak in a listing of a non-bird in my bird list, so if I see an Eastern Grey Squirrel or a Bullfrog, I can make a note of it, and find it later by searching for the codes for mammals, amphibians, etcetera. Yours truly, Gary Bletsch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Brian was not about to lead a trip on a route that had not been thoroughly scouted prior to the field trip.He came over the week before and stayed at our home for a couple of nights while we thoroughly scouted and timed the route. Brian made a couple of minor route changes so the time worked better and we spent an enjoyable day birding together. The most enjoyable part of the time was spent in the evenings as we ate, visited,? and got to know one another better. The field trip was quite the success due in large part to Brian's minor changes. We saw tons of birds and had killer views of Grasshopper Sparrow which the majority of the group was keen to see close up and personal. At one point a grasshopper sparrow sat on a fence wire a few scant feet away. Brian quietly urged us to remain and watch until the bird flew off. That short interlude in time remains one of my fondest birding memories. 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Luckily, we found shrimp boats about 2 and a half hours in. Hundreds of seabirds greeted us including our first Black-footed Albatross, Northern Fulmar, Short-tailed and Pink-footed Shearwaters, Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, Sabine?s Gull and 2 Flesh-footed Shearwaters (which was the highlight for many). Continuing on to deeper water out to Grays Canyon, we encountered Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, Red and Red-necked Phalaropes and a few Cassin?s Auklets. At the chum site, we had great views of Long-tailed Jaegers, our first of the year Arctic Terns, more Sabine?s Gulls and lots of Black-footed Albatross close to the boat. Heading back in the afternoon, we had several bow riding Dall?s Porpoise, sightings of Pacific White-sided Dolphins and the highlight for many, three Orca. One close male and female were photographed by many. Scott Mills sent his photos to Transient Killer Whale Research and got results within a day or two. These matched the same transient Killer Whales that we had recorded on Sept. 13, 2020 near the same area!! Coming back into the harbor, we check for shorebirds along the Westport jetty, which yielded 2 Ruddy Turnstones and 1 Wandering Tattler. In the marina area, we had a few Marbled Godwits and some Harbor Seals. Some of the recorded species and numbers: Black-footed Albatross-87, Northern Fulmar-13, Pink-footed Shearwater-2097, Flesh-footed Shearwater-2, Sooty Shearwater-1935, Short-tailed Shearwater-82, Fork-tailed Storm Petrel-463, Red-necked Phalarope-45, Red Phalarope-70, South Polar Skua-6, Pomarine Jaeger-2, Parasitic Jaeger-1, Long-tailed Jaeger-5 (all males), Common Murre-574, Cassin?s Auklet-18, Tufted Puffin-2, Sabine?s Gull-11, Arctic Tern-11. For a complete list and for any other information about our pelagic trips, please visit this website, www.westportseabirds.com Thank you to all the birders from near and far, for a very successful outing! 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There?s a lot to eat this time of year - seeds, insects, etc. I put up a little water mister in the shady part of my yard (near plants that like to be wet) and that has really brought all the birds to the yard, especially in this heat. I prefer the mister because the water doesn?t pool anywhere (which increases chance of contagion and/or drowning), but the birds can get plenty wet and quench their thirst. Earlier this summer, they were all parking their fledglings near the water feature each day - woodpeckers, robins, song sparrows, juncos, etc. Basically a baby bird waterpark. Right outside my officer window. I got nothing done. Jill > On Aug 12, 2023, at 4:17 PM, Ruby Newton wrote: > > We were gone for 3 weeks and have filled the feeders again, but nary a bird. We have Stellar's Jays here in the apple trees. Perhaps there is enough native food for the birds this time of year. Just wondered. Thanks > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stollea at gmail.com Sat Aug 12 21:37:00 2023 From: stollea at gmail.com (Emily Birchman) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 2 unrelated bird questions: warbler ID and a possible owl feather Message-ID: Hello all, I have to preface my questions by saying I am a *very* novice e-birder at this point. I just started using it in April when I traveled to AZ to celebrate my birthday belatedly with a guided tour of Madera Canyon in an effort to see an elf owl (success! :D) Both the guides we went with used ebird and encouraged me to finally try it. So, that said, here are my questions that came up this week: 1. I was trail running in St Edward State Park in Kenmore and found the most magnificent, beautiful feather on the ground, just on the edge of part of the grassy area by the tree line. I immediately thought it looked like a raptor feather as it was good sized and the colors were white, rufous/tawny, and grayish-brown. I took a couple of photos, including one with my hand for size. After looking at FWS' feather atlas online, it looks *very* much like a barn owl feather (I first looked up great horned owl, as I've seen them in the park before, but the feather had much too much white on it. Then I checked red tailed hawk and that didn't look right, then I checked barn owl after I saw an example online and it seemed like a match). This seemed reasonable to me as I have wondered if they might nest in the top of the Lodge building somewhere. However when I looked up St Ed's on ebird and looked at every species ever seen there on ebird, I was surprised to see that barn owl was not on it at all. I haven't taken the time yet to email photos of the feather to the Burke museum for an ID but I wonder if barn owl would be unusual for that location? 2. Today I was at White Pass Lake (Leech Lake) campground and I saw a bird that I initially thought was my lifer Macgillivray's warbler. It had a bright yellow belly, gray head and neck, and what I saw as a complete white eyering that was noticeable. It was foraging in some bushes that were close-ish to the ground and very active. Its back was drabber in color. When I looked up MacGillivray's I noted that I did not see the dark streak near the eye and that the bird I saw appeared to have a complete eye ring. And I'm pretty sure (though this is a bit hazier in my mind) the gray did not extend to the throat. Mostly I recall the breast being very bright yellow and the white eye ring + gray on the head. So then I looked at birdweb.org at all the warbler species possible for the state and realized I believe I was looking at a Nashville warbler. Or two, perhaps, as there were 2 but I didn't get a great look at the other one. I had some doubt, however, as when I looked at what had been seen in that site recently on ebird (using my phone), there was Macgillivray's warbler, but no recent sightings of Nashville. I know both species are in WA but I guess this made me doubt the ID since I am not an expert at warbler identification and there are similarities between the two. And of course it was not singing! Also the bird seemed a bit larger than I would've expected. Both would be new species for me. Anyway, I'm curious if anyone has thoughts on this - I just looked up the campground on ebird using my laptop and it appears that Nashville was seen as recently as August 2 there, though I guess it wouldn't show up on the app as a recent sighting since it wasn't in the last 7 days? 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Any ideas why? - Jim From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Aug 13 12:51:43 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-machine-learning-method-population-trend-bird.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Aug 13 13:00:43 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Territoriality_of_Birds_=E2=80=93_Ornitholog?= =?utf-8?q?y?= Message-ID: <6E1697E5-922F-42D2-BE78-32346A4F6EBA@gmail.com> https://ornithology.com/ornithology-lectures/territoriality-of-birds/ Sent from my iPhone From enevans2003 at yahoo.com Sun Aug 13 13:11:12 2023 From: enevans2003 at yahoo.com (Evans Eric) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ] 2 unrelated bird questions: warbler ID and a possible owl feather References: <2117464884.3933049.1691957472299.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2117464884.3933049.1691957472299@mail.yahoo.com> Depending on your ebird settings list for a site reference at the most 30 days unless you look at all time.? Owl feathers have very wispy trailing edges, barn owls very much so, to help with silent flight.? Sounds like you saw a Nashville warbler if I had to guess. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Sun Aug 13 14:00:53 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Interesting article. My impression after living in Seattle for 80 years, is that most species have declined. Crows and accipiters buck the trend. I miss the swallows most. Alan, Seattle On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 12:52 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > > https://phys.org/news/2023-08-machine-learning-method-population-trend-bird.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ucd880 at comcast.net Sun Aug 13 16:28:41 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 2 unrelated bird questions: warbler ID and a possible owl feather In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1999370535.131751.1691969321127@connect.xfinity.com> Just because something is not on ebird only means that nobody reported it. A few years ago we had a male Rose-breasted Grosbeak at our feeder. We sw it twice for less than a minute each time. It had to be in the area as it was molting from its juvenile plumage to adult plumage. We watched the feeders daily but not continuously. I am sure though, that it was around. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 08/12/2023 9:37 PM PDT Emily Birchman wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I have to preface my questions by saying I am a *very* novice e-birder at this point. I just started using it in April when I traveled to AZ to celebrate my birthday belatedly with a guided tour of Madera Canyon in an effort to see an elf owl (success! :D) Both the guides we went with used ebird and encouraged me to finally try it. > > So, that said, here are my questions that came up this week: > > 1. I was trail running in St Edward State Park in Kenmore and found the most magnificent, beautiful feather on the ground, just on the edge of part of the grassy area by the tree line. I immediately thought it looked like a raptor feather as it was good sized and the colors were white, rufous/tawny, and grayish-brown. I took a couple of photos, including one with my hand for size. After looking at FWS' feather atlas online, it looks *very* much like a barn owl feather (I first looked up great horned owl, as I've seen them in the park before, but the feather had much too much white on it. Then I checked red tailed hawk and that didn't look right, then I checked barn owl after I saw an example online and it seemed like a match). This seemed reasonable to me as I have wondered if they might nest in the top of the Lodge building somewhere. However when I looked up St Ed's on ebird and looked at every species ever seen there on ebird, I was surprised to see that barn owl was not on it at all. I haven't taken the time yet to email photos of the feather to the Burke museum for an ID but I wonder if barn owl would be unusual for that location? > > 2. Today I was at White Pass Lake (Leech Lake) campground and I saw a bird that I initially thought was my lifer Macgillivray's warbler. It had a bright yellow belly, gray head and neck, and what I saw as a complete white eyering that was noticeable. It was foraging in some bushes that were close-ish to the ground and very active. Its back was drabber in color. When I looked up MacGillivray's I noted that I did not see the dark streak near the eye and that the bird I saw appeared to have a complete eye ring. And I'm pretty sure (though this is a bit hazier in my mind) the gray did not extend to the throat. Mostly I recall the breast being very bright yellow and the white eye ring + gray on the head. So then I looked athttp://birdweb.org at all the warbler species possible for the state and realized I believe I was looking at a Nashville warbler. Or two, perhaps, as there were 2 but I didn't get a great look at the other one. I had some doubt, however, as when I looked at what had been seen in that site recently on ebird (using my phone), there was Macgillivray's warbler, but no recent sightings of Nashville. I know both species are in WA but I guess this made me doubt the ID since I am not an expert at warbler identification and there are similarities between the two. And of course it was not singing! Also the bird seemed a bit larger than I would've expected. Both would be new species for me. Anyway, I'm curious if anyone has thoughts on this - I just looked up the campground on ebird using my laptop and it appears that Nashville was seen as recently as August 2 there, though I guess it wouldn't show up on the app as a recent sighting since it wasn't in the last 7 days? > > I welcome your feedback! > > Emily Birchman > Kenmore, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Sun Aug 13 18:42:49 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course Monthly Birdwalk - Thursday, August 17 Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for Thursday, August 17. The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. When you turn into the course entrance, take an immediate left onto the road to the driving range - that's where we meet. Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! Weatherwise, it looks as if the temperature should be cooler than the earlier part of the week. May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Sun Aug 13 18:58:54 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian Bell In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am so sorry to hear of Brian?s passing. Besides birding with him over the years, he and I shared a totally different background: We were both part of the Naval Security Group in a previous life. (This organization no longer exists but was instrumental during the Cold-war era.) Brian was a Cryptologic Technician (R) and I was a Cryptologic Technician (O). We both shared stories of our time in the Navy, and especially of the old Naval Security Group Activity, Skaggs Island (now a wildlife refuge on San Pablo Bay, CA, next to Sonoma). It was a great place to bird while doing Navy stuff! Brian had just attended a JBLM Eagles Pride Golf Course birdwalk for the first time in June. Farewell, my friend, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Several months ago I mentioned that we now have three Osprey nest sites in Edmonds. That was based on seeing an Osprey on a cell tower near Five Corners. The nest ended up being used by a Great Blue Heron so we are back to two known Osprey nest sites. 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 2023 city checklist, please request it from checklistedmonds at gmail dot com. (It reflects a species total of 280, including the Nazca Booby.) If eBirders will use the details field for unusual Edmonds birds (code 3 or rarer), it will help us build the city year list. Photographs or recordings are also helpful. The 2023 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 July. 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Here's the ebird checklist which has location information (Mountain View 4x4 Trailhead is the actual location which is about 1/4 southeast of the Migration Corner marker). https://ebird.org/checklist/S147245722 Persied Meteor Shower viewing prior to daybreak at the same location! Keep your eyes and ears skyward. Jim -- Jim Danzenbaker Battle Ground, WA 360-702-9395 jdanzenbaker@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Aug 14 12:06:05 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ah, this is the science paper behind eBird's amazing Trends maps. They are remarkable. In some instances I was able to compare them with other data (e.g. surveys or even CBC data) and they lined up pretty well. To see them, go to *eBird*, click the *Science *tab, then *Status & Trends*, and then type in a species name. It defaults to the *Abundance *map, which is a basic range map color coded for abundance -- by season. You can then click on *Trends *and see the red, white, and blue dots. If you hover over them, the detailed trend appears. For example, if I hover over the dot nearest Seattle for Spotted Towhee, it says declined 28%. That is since 2007 (there's a legend on the upper right). These are wonderful maps -- each dot on each map is like a survey of its own. On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 2:01?PM Alan Roedell wrote: > Interesting article. My impression after living in Seattle for 80 years, > is that most species have declined. Crows and accipiters buck the trend. > I miss the swallows most. > Alan, Seattle > > On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 12:52 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > >> >> >> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-machine-learning-method-population-trend-bird.html >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Aug 15 01:57:53 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] For two backyard bird species, more light pollution is linked to lower survival Message-ID: Hello Tweeter?s community, In May, I returned from one of my many trips to Eastern WA to observe, sound record, and film owls, C nighthawks, C Poorwill and Chats. I returned to Mercer Island and made a stop at the downtown post office at 3:15 AM. When I stepped out of the car, I observed no Moonlight, no wind and no human activity. However, I was startled to hear two Robin, one Song sparrow, and one White-crowned sparrow strongly calling their morning songs. It was confusing and felt unnatural. Like, did I read the time on my iPhone incorrectly? As I left the post office parking lot, I rolled down my windows, and slowly drove away from the city center toward home. With one exception, I heard no additional Birdsong at that hour once I left the well-lit city area. I just now recalled that experience, which I meant to post on Tweeters at the time, after reading the following research article summary: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-backyard-bird-species-pollution-linked.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Aug 15 02:05:46 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Progress_and_Good_News=3A__=E2=80=9CCities_L?= =?utf-8?q?eading_the_Way_on_Bird-friendly_Building_Policies_-_American_Bi?= =?utf-8?q?rd_Conservancy=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: https://abcbirds.org/news/2023-yale-report/ Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Aug 15 02:06:55 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Hawai=E2=80=98i_Marks_August_8th_with_Inaugu?= =?utf-8?q?ral_Honeycreepers_Celebration_Day_-_American_Bird_Conservancy?= Message-ID: https://abcbirds.org/news/inaugural-honeycreepers-celebration-day/ Sent from my iPhone From baro at pdx.edu Tue Aug 15 13:14:58 2023 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Wow, thanks. I did not know that was so easily available. As a test I just compared Rufous vs. Anna's Hummingbirds No great surprise that Anna's are on the increase, most especially around urban areas. SeaTac and then PDX Sadly Rufous is the reverse-strong decrease everywhere. I have certainly observed this here SE of Portland over the last 50 years. I could describe further, but very easy for interested birders to check for themselves But, do you know of a scientific paper or report that describes how they arrive at the trends? Correction for observer effort, accuracy and precision over time, etc.? Thanks again, Bob OBrien Portland On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 1:16?PM Steve Hampton wrote: > Ah, this is the science paper behind eBird's amazing Trends maps. They are > remarkable. In some instances I was able to compare them with other data > (e.g. surveys or even CBC data) and they lined up pretty well. > > To see them, go to *eBird*, click the *Science *tab, then *Status & > Trends*, and then type in a species name. > > It defaults to the *Abundance *map, which is a basic range map color > coded for abundance -- by season. You can then click on *Trends *and see > the red, white, and blue dots. If you hover over them, the detailed trend > appears. > > For example, if I hover over the dot nearest Seattle for Spotted Towhee, > it says declined 28%. That is since 2007 (there's a legend on the upper > right). > > These are wonderful maps -- each dot on each map is like a survey of its > own. > > > > On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 2:01?PM Alan Roedell > wrote: > >> Interesting article. My impression after living in Seattle for 80 years, >> is that most species have declined. Crows and accipiters buck the trend. >> I miss the swallows most. >> Alan, Seattle >> >> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 12:52 PM Dan Reiff wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-machine-learning-method-population-trend-bird.html >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > ?Steve Hampton? > Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Tue Aug 15 13:40:20 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: John Fitzpatrick of Cornell Lab (retired now?) spoke in broad strokes about eBird's Trends methodology at a WOS talk a couple years ago (during the pandemic shutdown). I think it's not recorded. The biggest challenge, as you might imagine, is that eBird use increases about 30%/yr, or at least did at some point, and they are calculating trends from 2007 to 2021. Many didn't start using ebird until about 2012 or much later. So, using raw numbers, every bird is probably increasing dramatically. They had to correct for a massive increase in observer effort over time. I remember they used presence/absence data only, not counts, so they're focusing on the odds of detecting a bird on a checklist ("frequency"). That's crude, but over time probably approximates "abundance." And, most importantly, they only used eBird checklists from certain experienced observers going to the same places repeatedly -- and these were chosen by a computer algorithm. The computer knows which species you should be seeing with what frequency, and at some point it cuts off checklists that don't meet some criteria. So basically they mined the data for the most comprehensive checklists. He implied their methods would be published, but I'm not sure if this is that publication or a later one, and perhaps the original one is out there. Let me know if you find it! On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 1:15?PM Robert O'Brien wrote: > Wow, thanks. I did not know that was so easily available. > As a test I just compared Rufous vs. Anna's Hummingbirds > No great surprise that Anna's are on the increase, most especially around > urban areas. SeaTac and then PDX > Sadly Rufous is the reverse-strong decrease everywhere. I have certainly > observed this here SE of Portland over the last 50 years. > I could describe further, but very easy for interested birders to check > for themselves > > But, do you know of a scientific paper or report that describes how they > arrive at the trends? Correction for observer effort, accuracy and > precision over time, etc.? > Thanks again, Bob OBrien Portland > > > On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 1:16?PM Steve Hampton > wrote: > >> Ah, this is the science paper behind eBird's amazing Trends maps. They >> are remarkable. In some instances I was able to compare them with other >> data (e.g. surveys or even CBC data) and they lined up pretty well. >> >> To see them, go to *eBird*, click the *Science *tab, then *Status & >> Trends*, and then type in a species name. >> >> It defaults to the *Abundance *map, which is a basic range map color >> coded for abundance -- by season. You can then click on *Trends *and see >> the red, white, and blue dots. If you hover over them, the detailed trend >> appears. >> >> For example, if I hover over the dot nearest Seattle for Spotted Towhee, >> it says declined 28%. That is since 2007 (there's a legend on the upper >> right). >> >> These are wonderful maps -- each dot on each map is like a survey of its >> own. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023 at 2:01?PM Alan Roedell >> wrote: >> >>> Interesting article. My impression after living in Seattle for 80 years, >>> is that most species have declined. Crows and accipiters buck the trend. >>> I miss the swallows most. >>> Alan, Seattle >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 12:52 PM Dan Reiff >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-machine-learning-method-population-trend-bird.html >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Tweeters mailing list >>>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >>> >> >> >> -- >> ?Steve Hampton? >> Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > -- ?Steve Hampton? Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Air temperatures were comfortable the entire day, though the foggy conditions we encountered upon our return to Grays Harbor brought the heat and visibility down considerably. We remarked how lucky we were that the fog waited until the end of the trip to appear. We passed through the Common Murre and Sooty Shearwater zone uneventfully on our way to distant shrimp boats. As we entered deeper water we logged our first Pink-footed Shearwater and this would be the most numerous shearwater species for the day. Eventually we came across three shrimp boats spread out over a wide area. While we saw many birds in this area, they weren?t really attending any particular boat. We decided to make our own lemonade and started a bit of chumming to bring the birds to us. It wasn?t long before we had a good collection of Black-footed Albatross to study, along with a few Northern Fulmar and Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels. As our feeding continued, a Laysan Albatross came in to join the Black-footeds gathered at our stern. Unbelievably another Laysan showed up shortly after the first and they were viewed and photographed side by side for quite some time. Certainly the highlight of the trip for many of us. Heading further west we captured our FOY Buller?s Shearwater in flight, then saw another resting on the water in a flock of Pink-footed Shearwater on our return trip. Though Short-tailed Shearwater numbers were low, we picked up a few to make it a 4 shearwater day. At our chum stop we had a close South Polar Skua fly by, highlighting its impressive bulk compared to the delicate Long-tailed Jaegers we also had on this segment. The chum stop would also add a few Sabine?s Gull to our tally as well as Arctic Tern. Throughout the day we had several small flocks of phalaropes with more Red-necked than Reds. Alcids were scarce all day with only a single Cassin?s Auklet seen on the water then quickly scurrying away from the boat. Rhinoceros Auklet were seen in several locations and in a large flock toward the end of the trip. We had a good showing for mammals including Gray Whale, Humpback Whale, a Fin Whale spotted by Captain Phil that refused to reshow itself to most of us, Dall?s Porpoise, a couple Pacific White-sided Dolphins and several Northern Fur Seal. We saw a few Blue Sharks and Ocean Sunfish during the day with one mammoth specimen we stopped to watch as it eyed us as well. Our capable crew consisted of Captain Phil Anderson and First Mate Chris Anderson. Spotters were Bill Tweit, Gene Revelas and me. Thanks to a great group for making an excellent day on the water that much more fun due to your excitement at seeing many of these species for the first time. Hope to sea you out there! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I also saw a large flock of American Pelicans that were on the point on the North end of that sand spit that run North along the East side of Marches Point. - Jim From amk17 at earthlink.net Wed Aug 16 11:00:51 2023 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Western tanager Message-ID: <355d6cbb-8138-f890-34f7-2d78ebde46ee@earthlink.net> There has been a steady flow of western tanagers coming through the yard here in Seattle - mostly females Or immatures. Seattle AKopitov AMK17 From martinmuller at msn.com Wed Aug 16 17:30:02 2023 From: martinmuller at msn.com (Martin Muller) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gulls on a hot tin roof Message-ID: Greetings Tweeters, It?s time for the annual molt of flight feathers, and as in years past, gulls have started loafing on the rooftop of the CSR Marine building in Ballard (4600 block of Shilshole Ave. NW, NW of the Ballard Bridge). As in years past there are about 1,000 gulls that use the roof. This morning I took a half hour to do a count. 98% of the gulls are California Gulls. A great opportunity to compare the (wide) variety in plumage colors in adult California Gulls. There were a few (3) immature gulls (looked like California Gulls as well), and the remaining were large pink-legged gulls. From what I could see Glaucous-winged Gulls and maybe some hybrids. That metal roof must get pretty hot in the afternoon. Most gulls are panting by then. Yet they persist. I marvel at how they apparently don?t burn their feet?. Cheers, Martin Muller, Seattle martinmuller @ msn . com From dresnick1 at comcast.net Wed Aug 16 22:53:48 2023 From: dresnick1 at comcast.net (Douglas Resnick) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Yost Park and "Papparazzi Hill" Message-ID: <513509bf-242f-54f9-a59d-69389bab8af4@comcast.net> I was birding yesterday in Yost Park, and the leader of a group of children mentioned that he'd seen an owl earlier at "Papparazzi Hill."? When I expressed puzzlement, he said something about "Al Papparazzi."? I was still puzzled, so he asked whether I knew where the east gate was; that I knew.? I've been searching online for references to "Papparazzi" and "Yost" or "Edmonds," but I've found nothing except a reference to a jeweler, which doesn't seem pertinent.? Can anyone explain what the fellow was talking about? Thanks. Douglas Resnick Edmonds, WA dresnick1@comcast.net From shepthorp at gmail.com Thu Aug 17 08:30:37 2023 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 8/16/2023 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Around 35 of us had a great summer day at the Refuge with temperatures in the 60's to 90's degrees Fahrenheit and Low -0'8" Tide at 12:30pm. Highlights included displaying BAND-TAILED PIGEON over the Orchard and Riparian forest, great looks of WARBLING VIREO along the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail, numerous BANK SWALLOW foraging alongside hundreds of BARN SWALLOW, continuing LONG-BILLED CURLEW on a strip of marsh plain on the mudflats west of Leschi Slough and 100 yards north of the Nisqually Estuary Trail or dike, and high count of SEMIPALMATED PLOVER on the mudflats north of the McAllister Creek Viewing platform on the inside of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Starting out at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook, we had nice looks of WOOD DUCK and CEDAR WAXWINGS. The Orchard was good for displaying BAND-TAILED PIGEON and MOURNING DOVE. Both Chickadees were seen and numerous CEDAR WAXWINGS. Some of the group got on an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER and several YELLOW WARBLER were heard and seen. The Access Road along the fields was quiet. A few YELLOW WARBLER were seen as well a few BANK SWALLOWS mixed in with the BARN SWALLOW. The group had very nice looks at a female AMERICAN KESTREL, that was upsetting the foraging swallows. The west entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail was good for BEWICK'S WREN, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, and numerous COMMON YELLOWTHROAT WARBLERS. The Riparian Forest is a nursery for Waxwings, Goldfinch, and Common Yellowthroats found most everywhere. We had excellent looks at two WARBLING VIREOs at the twin bench overlook between the Access Road and the Twin Barns cut-off. The new dike or Nisqually Estuary Trail was good for CINNAMON TEAL, OSPREY and NORTHERN HARRIER. The Refuge Maintenance Department has mowed the perimeter of the fields and marsh in preparation for flooding and the arrival of wintering waterfowl. Newly arriving waterfowl were observed including GREEN-WINGED TEAL, GADWALL, and AMERICAN WIGEON. The lead part of the group reported 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, but due to the falling tide the following group were not able to relocate. The LONG-BILLED CURLEW continues on a strip of marsh plain on the mudflats west of Leschi Slough and about 100 yards north of the dike. A high count of SEMIPALMATED PLOVER were located on the inside of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail just north of the McAllister Creek Observation Platform. As well good looks of LEAST SANDPIPER and WESTERN SANDPIPER. Several GREATER YELLOWLEGS were observed along McAllister Creek during the low tide. We observed a BALD EAGLE catch a Starry Flounder in McAllister Creek and continue to have high counts of Bald Eagle on the Reach during low tide. HOODED MERGANSERs were seen foraging and preening in Shannon Slough. On our return we enjoyed a nice mixed flocked of SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WESTERN TANAGER, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, Chickadee, and YELLOW WARBLER at the Northeast corner of the Twin Barns Loop Trail and had good looks of two SPOTTED SANDPIPER at the Nisqually River Overlook. We observed 74 species for the day, and have seen 152 species for the year. Mammals seen included Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Coyote, Columbian Black-tailed Deer and Harbor Seal. Until next week when we meet again at 8am, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 16, 2023 6:14 AM - 3:54 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.538 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Sunny and temperatures in the 60?s to 90?s degrees Fahrenheit. A Low -0?8? Tide at 12:30pm. Mammals seen Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Coyote, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal, Douglas Fir Squirrel. 74 species (+3 other taxa) Greater White-fronted Goose 2 Observed by Ken Brown, Rob Chrisler and a few others in our group. Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 40 Wood Duck 7 Cinnamon Teal 3 Gadwall 2 American Wigeon 12 Mallard 25 Green-winged Teal 30 Hooded Merganser 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Mourning Dove 2 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 18 Counted as individuals on the mudflats just north of the McAllister Creek Observation Platform on the inside of the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Killdeer 2 Long-billed Curlew 1 One bird observed on a strip of marsh plain on the mudflats west of Leschi Slough and 400 feet north of the Nisqually Estuary Trail or dike. Bird was observed in this location all day from the dike and the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Sometimes roosting and sometimes standing. Photos taken. Least Sandpiper 40 Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 Western Sandpiper 300 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Greater Yellowlegs 12 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 Short-billed Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 California Gull 75 Glaucous-winged Gull 4 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 2 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 15 Larus sp. 400 Caspian Tern 3 Brandt's Cormorant 2 Double-crested Cormorant 30 Great Blue Heron 50 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 2 Northern Harrier 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 30 Probably more. Over 20 observed on Nisqually Reach scanned from the Puget Sound Observation Platform, and many birds foraging along McAllister Creek, Nisqually River, and over the entire Refuge. Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 2 American Kestrel 1 Western Wood-Pewee 8 Willow Flycatcher 3 Warbling Vireo (Western) 2 Steller's Jay 1 American Crow 40 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 8 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Purple Martin 6 Tree Swallow 2 Violet-green Swallow 2 Bank Swallow 8 Probably more. Numerous singles and groups foraging with over a hundred Barn Swallows over the tidal estuary mudflats along the Nisqually Estuary Trail and the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Two to three seen foraging over the fields along the Access Road. Barn Swallow 150 Cliff Swallow 1 Brown Creeper 3 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 8 European Starling 1500 Swainson's Thrush 5 American Robin 20 Cedar Waxwing 24 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 40 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 11 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Observed by Ken Brown and a few others in our group. 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Owl sp. - Tony had a largish owl fly SW over the East Meadow pre-dawn.? Great Horned?? Barred?? Short-eared (seems too early)? ????Hairy Woodpecker - One heard near the start of the boardwalk ? ? Purple Martin - Two babies being fed at the gourds.? Lots of activity in snags west of the slough too ???? The mixed flock, west edge of the Dog Meadow, along about 100 yards in the 15 minutes we spent sorting through them: ? ? Anna's Hummingbird ? ? Downy Woodpecker - At least a couple ? ? Western Wood-Pewee - Several ? ? Willow Flycatcher - 1-2 ? ? Warbling Vireo - Maybe 6!? At least some seemed to show quite a bit of yellow on the belly ? ? Black-capped Chickadees ? ? Chestnut-backed Chickadees ? ? American Robins ? ? Cedar Waxwings, including adults and immatures ? ? Yellow Warbler - 1-2 ? ? Western Tanager - Maybe 6!?? And seen in approximately the same area a little later: ? ? Bushtits ? ? Black-throated Gray Warbler - 1 Misses today included Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-tailed Hawk, Violet-green Swallow, Purple Finch, Brown-headed Cowbird (might have seen one juvenile), Wilson's Warbler, and Black-headed Grosbeak. For the day, just 52 species, counting Tony's owl. = Michael Hobbs =?http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com ???? From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Fri Aug 18 09:46:32 2023 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatch dispersal References: <87D2351D-A92A-480B-84A2-167A30DE5AA4.ref@rocketmail.com> Message-ID: <87D2351D-A92A-480B-84A2-167A30DE5AA4@rocketmail.com> Hi all, In the last week and a half I have observed out-of-place nuthatches in several locations. Last week I lucked into both a Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatch at my campsite in Snowgrass Flats, Lewis Co (where both species are very rare), and yesterday I photographed a Pygmy Nuthatch at my parents? house in Granger. Oregon is experiencing an irruption on the west side currently, so keep an eye and ear open, especially on the westside. Pygmy Nuthatch would be a nice county first for a number of westside counties! I am curious why dispersal seems to be taking nuthatches further afield this fall, perhaps it could be tied to poor ponderosa pine seed yields? I am not sure, only speculating. Best, Eric Heisey Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Fri Aug 18 21:07:50 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 8-17-2023 Message-ID: Tweeters, I'm a bit behind but hope to have Russ Smith share the eBird list with all participants sometime this weekend. In the meantime .... Eighteen of us managed to escape the hot weather of the past few days and the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC was relatively mild to start with (65degF) but increased to 85degF by the time we finished this past Thursday. Migrants seemed to be coming through, and we had a couple of "hot" birding spots on our way around. The maintenance pond, which is near the driving range and surrounded by willows and some cattails, was especially productive. Notable sightings today include the following: WARBLING VIREO - 3 at the maintenance pond (MP) YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER - 22, most of which were at MP WOOD DUCK - 21, split mostly between the 9th hole pond and Hodge Lake COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - 1 at MP YELLOW WARBLER - 1 at MP MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER - 1 at MP WILSON'S WARBLER - 1 at MP, and one further on RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER - 1 at MP BEWICK'S WREN - 1 at MP with others further on WESTERN TANAGER - 1 at the MP and a couple of others further on HUTTON'S VIREO - 1 PIED-BILLED GREBE - 1 adult and 2 young at Hodge Lake and 1 adult at the 12th hole pond HOUSE WREN - 1 (seemingly late for here) at a maintenance area between the 13th and 14th holes Mammals included two black-tailed deer (one resting near the driving range), one long-tailed weasel, one cottontail rabbit, and a couple each of Townsend's chipmunk and Douglas squirrel. The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the following: * September 21 * October 19 * November 16 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW list: 46 species Wood Duck 21 Mallard 20 Pied-billed Grebe 4 Three at Hodge Lake and one (adult) at the 12th hole pond Band-tailed Pigeon 17 Mourning Dove 1 Vaux's Swift 7 Anna's Hummingbird 9 Rufous Hummingbird 1 At the maintenance pond Turkey Vulture 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 At the maintenance pond Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 6 Western Wood-Pewee 12 Willow Flycatcher 1 Hutton's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 3 At the maintenance pond Steller's Jay 6 California Scrub-Jay 1 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 35 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 40 Barn Swallow 80 Most were around the driving range building. Bushtit 14 Golden-crowned Kinglet 10 Red-breasted Nuthatch 18 Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 8 European Starling 32 Swainson's Thrush 4 American Robin 20 A low number compared to what we've had the past few months. Cedar Waxwing 11 House Finch 12 Dark-eyed Junco 11 White-crowned Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 6 Spotted Towhee 10 Red-winged Blackbird 1 At the maintenance pond Brown-headed Cowbird 2 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 At the maintenance pond Common Yellowthroat 1 At the maintenance pond Yellow Warbler 1 At the maintenance pond Yellow-rumped Warbler 22 Most were at the maintenance pond Wilson's Warbler 2 Western Tanager 3 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS147577625&data=05%7C01%7C%7Ce980eb4c8c5448ad266808dba06882f2%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638280142963819170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RCpHPZfKrAsFSOe697c3lK%2BI5fvjjzXuJ9RLUaFeVYg%3D&reserved=0 May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My first indication of this movement was recording numerous small flocks of Pygmy Nuthatch and a small group of Clark's Nutcrackers on the ridge on the north side of the Columbia just east of Lyle on 2 Aug. Neither species is regular at this location, and Clark's are scarce almost everywhere in Klickitat. After that, other Klickitat observers noted Pygmy Nuthatches in many unexpected locations and they are being found similarly south of the Columbia. A few other Clark's have been reported. In western WA, there has already been one Pygmy at Paradise Point in Mt. Rainier NP, the record is on eBird (https://ebird.org/checklist/S146721046) and as Eric noted, western OR has seen several records including one at Marys Peak in the coast range, also on eBird (https://ebird.org/checklist/S147355633). Clark's Nutcrackers were also recorded there that day. In the Columbia Basin, at least two Pygmys have been found in the Tri-Cities area ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S147432120). 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James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Franklin's Gulls at Cedar River Delta References: <023d01d9d2f4$98f904d0$caeb0e70$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <023d01d9d2f4$98f904d0$caeb0e70$@verizon.net> Two Franklin's Gulls here today. Spotted shortly after 4pm. They were not together. One was standing in very shallow water near a log, and as I scanned farther out along the line of gulls, another Franklin's flew past, stopping briefly on a log but then continuing on up the east side of the lake. Neither bird is an adult - the departing gull had a black band on its tail and the remaining gull has a blotchy rather than uniformly colored mantle. Both are very small and have dark hoods and eye rings. There also is an adult Short-billed Gull among the gulls, most of which appear to be Californias. And about 20 lounging Caspian Terns, all apparently adults, with the gulls. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hank.heiberg at gmail.com Sat Aug 19 20:23:04 2023 From: hank.heiberg at gmail.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Redmond Retention Ponds Car Break In Message-ID: <11D9D189-1C65-4401-ABF7-3DFE76502CD9@gmail.com> We have been told that yesterday a car was broken into at Redmond Retention Ponds. Hank Heiberg Issaquah, WA Sent from my iPad From KThorburn at msn.com Sat Aug 19 20:40:10 2023 From: KThorburn at msn.com (Kim Thorburn) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatch dispersal-Eastern Washington observations Message-ID: Bill's observations about the poor conifer cone crop are interesting. Ponderosa pines around my area of Spokane County are practically absent of cones after several years of huge cone production, including one that blanketed the forest floors with sprouting seedlings. Pollen production, however, seemed heavy last spring so I suspect it has something to do with reproductive cycling by these trees that also show considerable stress from our periods of extreme drought. My observations some years have been that cones were smaller and often fell before maturity. The most prominent bird species observation that I've related to conifer cone production is red crossbills. For several years, they've been everywhere in our area. After 2 nesting cycles this year in my yard, they're completely gone as of several weeks ago. I've not seen any in all my local Ponderosa pine forest haunts. Certainly, this irruptive finch cycles in our area but its prominent presence of the past few years seemed remarkably prolonged and its recent disappearance quite precipitous. I'm observing the same about Cassin's finches that tend to be more sporadic around here anyway. I've also been cognizant of an absence of Clark's nutcrackers during hikes in the Selkirks. Pygmy nuthatches are another story. I count this as a remarkably abundant year, both in my yard as well as a number of my breeding bird surveys. They don't seem dependent on cone production for forage, and I wonder if our stressed trees might be better habitat. Could high production success be pushing nuthatches yonder? Kim Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH Spokane, WA (509) 465-3025 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dkreft052 at gmail.com Sat Aug 19 20:50:49 2023 From: dkreft052 at gmail.com (David Kreft) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatch dispersal-Eastern Washington observations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My nuthatch observation in NE WA would be ?normal?. Lots of Pygmy?s where I expect them. Red-breasted snd White-breasted also seem average in Kettle Falls. Dave Kreft Kettle Falls On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 8:40 PM Kim Thorburn wrote: > Bill's observations about the poor conifer cone crop are interesting. > Ponderosa pines around my area of Spokane County are practically absent of > cones after several years of huge cone production, including one that > blanketed the forest floors with sprouting seedlings. Pollen production, > however, seemed heavy last spring so I suspect it has something to do with > reproductive cycling by these trees that also show considerable stress from > our periods of extreme drought. My observations some years have been that > cones were smaller and often fell before maturity. > > The most prominent bird species observation that I've related to conifer > cone production is red crossbills. For several years, they've been > everywhere in our area. After 2 nesting cycles this year in my yard, > they're completely gone as of several weeks ago. I've not seen any in all > my local Ponderosa pine forest haunts. Certainly, this irruptive finch > cycles in our area but its prominent presence of the past few years seemed > remarkably prolonged and its recent disappearance quite precipitous. I'm > observing the same about Cassin's finches that tend to be more sporadic > around here anyway. I've also been cognizant of an absence of Clark's > nutcrackers during hikes in the Selkirks. > > Pygmy nuthatches are another story. I count this as a remarkably abundant > year, both in my yard as well as a number of my breeding bird surveys. They > don't seem dependent on cone production for forage, and I wonder if our > stressed trees might be better habitat. Could high production success be > pushing nuthatches yonder? > > Kim > > > > Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH > > Spokane, WA > > (509) 465-3025 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Sun Aug 20 07:45:47 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wandering Tattler at Hatton Coulee Rest Stop still here Message-ID: Be patient looking for it it blends in well with the background. Found it about 10min ago. It?s currently on the far side from the gate. Look for the standing white pipe. Sent from my iPhone From hank.heiberg at gmail.com Sun Aug 20 09:59:40 2023 From: hank.heiberg at gmail.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatch Dispersal In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have heard and seen an extraordinary number of Red-breasted Nuthatches both at our condo at Providence Point and as we walk around the grounds. Here is a video of one at the bird bath in our patio area. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53129679654/in/dateposted/ Hank & Karen Heiberg Issaquah, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Sun Aug 20 10:26:45 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] BT Pigeon Bassett Park Adams Co Message-ID: County first for me maybe County first period? Seen perched high on tree adjacent to blue house next to park. Photo taken shows bicolored beak and white band on nape. Just seen minutes ago. Sent from my iPhone From ucd880 at comcast.net Sun Aug 20 11:24:05 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] nuthatch dispersal Message-ID: <1203928579.64240.1692555846038@connect.xfinity.com> We have lots of RB Nuthatches here but it is because of some really successful local nesting. So far. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 08/19/2023 2:33 PM PDT Martha Jordan wrote: > > > Thank you for posting this. > While I live in an urbanish setting I have a forest type habitat (with houses interspersed) around me. And I have seen an unusually high number of nuthatches (more than a dozen) in the past two weeks. I live near 128th St and I-5 near Everett. 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URL: From houstojc at plu.edu Mon Aug 21 08:04:12 2023 From: houstojc at plu.edu (houstojc@plu.edu) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth (Renton) today In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001d9d440$c0665e30$41331a90$@plu.edu> Fabulous photos and videos, Marv! So many Marv touches to those videos. Truly feel like I was just there. Love the semi with the Franklin?s. Great coverage of the Baird?s, too?and the TWO Franklins! I have a feeling that you might be over there at M Street again this a.m. ! Also, I really enjoyed the juvie SB Gull. Deck construction work starting as planned, since air is clearing out this a.m. It will be good to have it repaired and stained/painted. Glad the fellow who did the downstairs room is able to do it for us! He is a gem. Six Band-tailed pigeons trying to crowd their way on to the feeder??We have created quite the spot with lots of plants, flowers, habitat, ?..whew. I may have to escape?.. ? Happy Monday, Janeanne From: Tweeters On Behalf Of MARVIN BREECE Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2023 7:12 PM To: Tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth (Renton) today I arrived at CRM at 7:30 this morning. At 8 the first FRANKLIN'S GULL flew in from the south with a few other gulls. Later in the morning a second showed up. A female-type Harlequin Duck remained in the distant driftwood allowing the occasional glimpse. Shorebirds; Killdeer - 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Baird's Sandpiper - 1 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 adult Least Sandpiper- 8 or more Western Sandpiper - 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 videos - https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marvbreece at q.com Mon Aug 21 08:57:59 2023 From: marvbreece at q.com (MARVIN BREECE) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth (Renton) today Message-ID: Thanks for the kind words re the videos. You guys know how much time it takes to process and load those! I never saw the yellowlegs !! Another advantage of video. Hey that's a nice shot shot of the Franklin's Gull flying away. Good detail of the tail and secondaries. I just returned from the gym. I think I'll pack a bit today and make sure I'm on pace to be ready to leave for E WA on Thursday. But tomorrow I plan to visit CRM again. Such a fun time this is!! Marv On Mon, 21 Aug, 2023 at 8:06 AM, houstojc@plu.edu wrote: To: 'marvin breece'; tweeters@u.washington.edu Fabulous photos and videos, Marv! So many Marv touches to those videos. Truly feel like I was just there. Love the semi with the Franklin?s. Great coverage of the Baird?s, too?and the TWO Franklins! I have a feeling that you might be over there at M Street again this a.m. ! Also, I really enjoyed the juvie SB Gull. Deck construction work starting as planned, since air is clearing out this a.m. It will be good to have it repaired and stained/painted. Glad the fellow who did the downstairs room is able to do it for us! He is a gem. Six Band-tailed pigeons trying to crowd their way on to the feeder??We have created quite the spot with lots of plants, flowers, habitat, ?..whew. I may have to escape?.. ? Happy Monday, Janeanne From: Tweeters > On Behalf Of MARVIN BREECE Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2023 7:12 PM To: Tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Mouth (Renton) today I arrived at CRM at 7:30 this morning. At 8 the first FRANKLIN'S GULL flew in from the south with a few other gulls. Later in the morning a second showed up. A female-type Harlequin Duck remained in the distant driftwood allowing the occasional glimpse. Shorebirds; Killdeer - 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 Baird's Sandpiper - 1 Spotted Sandpiper - 1 adult Least Sandpiper- 8 or more Western Sandpiper - 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 videos - https://flic.kr/ps/376fhN Marv Breece Tukwila, WA marvbreece@q.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From o.b.james at verizon.net Mon Aug 21 10:06:41 2023 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Franklin's Gulls References: <02dd01d9d451$db722270$92566750$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <02dd01d9d451$db722270$92566750$@verizon.net> This morning at 9 am two Franklin's Gulls were taking their ease on the big sandbar on the Cedar River Delta. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But I?m leaning toward Pelagic, based on the thin beak and the lack of orange skin around the base of the beak. Before I post the sighting on eBird, I?d love to get your take. Lighting was poor (backlit), but I?ve lightened the photo to try to get enough detail to confirm species. What do you think? Thanks much, Trileigh Trileigh Tucker Pelly Valley, West Seattle NaturalPresenceArts.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Mon Aug 21 18:23:08 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pelagic, double-crested, or other? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <50A326C3-189D-471F-BF66-72C6314A74CC@comcast.net> I noticed them on the Anacortes ferry dock about a month ago. The ones I saw were ?nestled? under a little overhang on the top of the ?pilings?. When I saw them they were definitely Pelagic as were most of the cormorants, but there were a few DC. The bills are thin and stature of the birds in your photo is noticeably smaller than DC. And I?m pretty sure that DC always have a certain amount of yellow gulag pouch. HTH, Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Aug 21, 2023, at 17:32, Trileigh Tucker wrote: > > Hi Tweets, > > From the ferry about to leave the Anacortes dock for San Juan Island on Friday, I spotted two active cormorant nests amid a bunch of standing cormorants. > > An experienced birder standing next to me identified the nesting birds (and presumably most of the others) as Double-cresteds. But I?m leaning toward Pelagic, based on the thin beak and the lack of orange skin around the base of the beak. Before I post the sighting on eBird, I?d love to get your take. Lighting was poor (backlit), but I?ve lightened the photo to try to get enough detail to confirm species. What do you think? > > Thanks much, > Trileigh > > > Trileigh Tucker > Pelly Valley, West Seattle > NaturalPresenceArts.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Tue Aug 22 08:50:55 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Monroe Swifts Message-ID: <1C5F908D-9F07-41B4-8962-DE45EF2947BA@me.com> The wee birds skipped Saturdays Monroe Swift Night Out like we were afraid they would. Looks like 500-800 in the Wagner roost this morning. 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But know there will be no food truck. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From georn1 at hotmail.com Tue Aug 22 16:42:36 2023 From: georn1 at hotmail.com (bill shelmerdine) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tokeland Godwit Trifecta Message-ID: Today at the Tokeland Marina there was a juvenile Hudsonian Godwit (HuGo) at Toke Point and two Bar-tailed Godwits (BTGO) among the 550 or so Marbled Godwits (MaGo) roosting inside the boat basin. When I arrived at Tokeland Marina three birders (Frank C, Bruce B, and Curt J) were already on the (HuGo). The bird was with 9 Marbleds and several Willets near the pilings at the south end outside of the boat basin. As we studied the HuGo, flocks of MaGo began flying into the boat boat basin from the west to roost on the breakwater on the rising tide. Going over to the boat ramp/ marina office we scanned the flocks and we?re able to tease out two Bar-tailed. One was the continuing adult female, the other a rather pale immature (perhaps a new arrival). Good fun and good company! Cheers and good birding, Bill Shelmerdine Olympia WA Sent from my iPhone From dovalonso at gmail.com Tue Aug 22 20:13:19 2023 From: dovalonso at gmail.com (Darwin A.) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Semipalmated Plover, Fill Message-ID: At Hoyt Flats in Montlake Fill (UBNA) 3-5:30PM, Aug22, I saw what I'm calling a Semipalmated Plover but for the color of its back. It had a complete breastband (I conveniently saw a Killdeer near in time to clearly distinguish #breastbands) , yellow orange legs and the correct head & bill shape. However both Sibley and NatGeo show or describe its back as brown, and this one was pale sandy grey. Cornell does show one that has the same color that I saw. So, just the vagaries of colors in field guides? I also saw what I'm pretty sure was a Least Sandpiper at Yessler Swamp today, and as Sora (with less certainty, light was very bad, but the bill shape looked spot-on) yesterday. I think shore birds are starting to come through. Thanks Darwin -- Darwin Alonso Seattle,WA 98105 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loblollyboy at gmail.com Tue Aug 22 22:31:01 2023 From: loblollyboy at gmail.com (Michael Price) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pelagic, double-crested, or other? Message-ID: Hey Tweets Pelagic was my first thought, too: too skinny, too narrow-billed for even young DCCO. But there's another mystery in this photograph: who's the carcass the left-hand bird is standing on? Cold grey-brown feathers with narrow white transverse banding, large enough that they belonged to a medium- to large-sized bird. I'm probably missing something obvious but I can't fit them to any seabird/shorebird species. 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URL: From magicman32 at rocketmail.com Wed Aug 23 12:56:52 2023 From: magicman32 at rocketmail.com (Eric Heisey) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatch dispersal References: Message-ID: Apologies for my tardy reply, I have been out of service lately. Thank you to the many who have commented and contributed to the conversation, I especially want to thank Bill Tweit for his in-depth commentary on the matter. I want to add in a couple more thoughts that I omitted from my initial brief message. In Yakima Co, I have spent a ton of time at Clear Lake over the past decade. Pygmy Nuthatches are typically quite rare here, I have only recorded them a couple of times in the past despite the presence of Ponderosa Pines, always in the second half of July. This year I have encountered small groups of PYNU at Clear Lake on at least six occasions between 27 Jul and 21 Aug, further evidence of their dispersal from the core parts of their range, at least along the east flank of the cascades. My encounter of White-breasted and Pygmy Nuthatches right along the county line in Lewis Co suggest that the fringes of westside counties, such as the far eastern edges of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, or King Cos may be good areas to search for dispersing nuthatches. I would wager that we will see at least a couple of nuthatches further afield on the westside as we continue to transition into fall (though, maybe I am wrong and this will end up being the primary dispersal window and later in fall will furnish few records). A White-breasted Nuthatch was photographed on the Hurricane Hill Trail in Olympic NP a few days ago (Charlie & Linnea Wright, Ryan Shaw; https://ebird.org/checklist/S147728940?fbclid=IwAR3BYD3oPhH4pjZ7hwnlHbRimlbzUDP1hN6AU3v-_KaPKeVNes698AiclNk), while a Pygmy Nuthatch was reported recently (though not documented) by a reliable observer, David Bell, at Rocky Point Bird Observatory on Vancouver Island, BC. This to me suggests that there is good potential for both White-breasted and Pygmy Nuthatches showing up along the coast. Tatoosh Island offshore Neah Bay has a record from 1970 (Dennis Paulson), and Neah Bay may be a prime locale to seek displaced nuthatches. I would postulate that Leadbetter Point (Grassy Island) or Cape Disappointment SP may also present ideal places to search for coastal p-nuts and WBNU, though it seems that with the relative lack of concentrating geography on the Washington coast away from these traps one might show up anywhere. The Olympic NP WBNU may suggest that wandering birds that make it to the coast may find the Olympic Mountains more to their liking, who knows. Keep an eye out wherever you may be! I have heard of out-of-place crossbills in many places. While I have observed Crossbills virtually annually at this time of the year in the Columbia basin and lowland Yakima Co, it does seem that they are straying more this fall than in years past. I will be curious to see the proportions of type 2 crossbills recorded on the westside through the fall. This is the type which is most reliant on Ponderosa Pines, and I suspect they might wander widely this fall. I have alerted several of my friends out east to take care in searching for type 2s this fall and winter, I will be curious to see how widely they wander/irrupt. Good luck, this should be a very interesting fall, what with this phenomenon as well as with the approaching downstream effects of the strong El Ni?o. Eric Heisey From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Aug 23 13:48:39 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Smith Island Puffins and more ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230823134839.Horde.Uv85p66HJCm9q5kmZ0-vZtC@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, We went on a Puffin Tour to Smith Island yesterday. In addition to dozens of Tufted Puffins we also saw some Rhinoceros Auklets, Marbled Murrelets (at Lopez on the way), Common Murres, and Pigeon Guillemot. Did not see the lone Horned Puffin (probably just missed it). There were lots of different gull species including Heermann's, Western, California, Glaucous, Ring-Billed, and many that were all grey/almost black (id?). Several Red-necked grebes. And Cormorants that were too far away to discern exact species. If that wasn't enough - we went inside Deception Pass to catch some Orcas near Kiket Island that made a kill while we were watching. Lots of activity including spy-hopping. There were some kayakers that happened to be in on the action during the kill ... they didn't try to be there it just happened right in front of them. Someone shouted to the seal (the focus of the attack) to jump on a kayak (recent youtube videos) but I'm sure the kayakers were happy that didn't happen. *G* On the return to Cap Sante thru the Swinomish Slough we got to see lots of GBH and that flock of over a hundred White Pelicans that has been hanging out around the spit on the North entrance to the slough (if you want to see them you can do so from March Point road - they've been there for at least 3 weeks now). Overall a -very- birdy day. And I got some great pictures! - Jim From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 23 14:32:25 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin Is Magical, but It Still Makes Mistakes | Audubon Message-ID: https://www.audubon.org/news/merlin-magical-it-still-makes-mistakes Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 23 14:38:04 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birds living on a university campus found to be less afraid of humans after the pandemic closure Message-ID: <326D447C-7466-43B5-9301-DF9385050471@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-birds-university-campus-humans-pandemic.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 23 14:45:20 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?4oCYSeKAmXZlIGdvdCB0aGUgYmVzdCBqb2IgaW4gdGhl?= =?utf-8?q?_world=E2=80=99=3A_waterbird_expert_wins_prestigious_Eureka_pri?= =?utf-8?q?ze_=7C_Birds_=7C_The_Guardian?= Message-ID: <004133F6-76ED-47A2-9CB6-4649CADE66D6@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/23/ive-got-the-best-job-in-the-world-prestigious-eureka-prize-winner-says Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 23 15:14:38 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Bizarre_Bird_That=E2=80=99s_Breaking_the?= =?utf-8?q?_Tree_of_Life_=7C_The_New_Yorker?= Message-ID: Hello Tweets, ?In 2001, a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society identified a pair of bird siblings as unlikely as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito: the flamingo?s closest relative was a little diving bird called a grebe. ?That was probably the single most astounding result that anybody?s ever gotten,? 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James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar River Delta References: <008401d9d64a$0d0fe610$272fb230$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <008401d9d64a$0d0fe610$272fb230$@verizon.net> A single Red-necked Phalarope was present near the edge of a gravel bar on the Cedar River Delta between about 6 and 7 pm today (Wednesday Aug. 23). The bird was on the west side of one of the gravel bars that currently appears to be favored by assorted plovers (Killdeer and Semipalmated). It was a pleasure to see the bird engage in the usual phalarope feeding process, twirling energetically as it nipped up invisible bits of food from the surface of the water. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joshuaahayes at protonmail.com Thu Aug 24 10:54:20 2023 From: joshuaahayes at protonmail.com (Joshua Hayes) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Missing birds at Fort Flagler? Message-ID: Hey tweets, We were camping at Fort Flagler last weekend and while it was lovely, we noticed a strange absence of thrushes and jays. No Swainson's thrushes, not even any robins! And while there were crows and the occasional raven, no Steller's jays. It is SERIOUSLY dry out there, and I'm wondering if that has something to do with it? Or is this normal seasonal variation? Josh Hayes Joshuaahayes@proton.me Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rchrdschndr at gmail.com Thu Aug 24 12:10:39 2023 From: rchrdschndr at gmail.com (Richard Schneider) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Missing birds at Fort Flagler? Message-ID: Here at the house, there have been far fewer Steller's jays than years past. I'd say fewer Swainson's too -- used to hear up to five singing along the creek in the evening, just two this year. 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The list of species follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 23, 2023 7:56 AM - 3:25 PM Protocol: Traveling 5.37 mile(s) 71 species (+3 other taxa) Canada Goose 7 Wood Duck 2 Northern Shoveler 2 Mallard 35 Northern Pintail 4 Green-winged Teal 2 Hooded Merganser 3 Common Merganser 16 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7 Band-tailed Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 3 Vaux's Swift 5 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Virginia Rail 1 American Coot 1 Semipalmated Plover 10 Killdeer 2 Long-billed Curlew 1 * Continuing. Long, decurved bill. No stripes on head/crown Sanderling 1 Baird's Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 125 Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 450 Wilson's Snipe 2 Greater Yellowlegs 9 Ring-billed Gull 75 California Gull 28 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 4 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 24 Larus sp. 200 Caspian Tern 8 Brandt's Cormorant 6 Nisqually Reach channel marker Double-crested Cormorant 32 Great Blue Heron 65 Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 Immature Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 11 Counted 1x1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Northern Flicker 4 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Cassin's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 American Crow 4 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 14 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Purple Martin 4 Violet-green Swallow 60 Barn Swallow 170 Cliff Swallow 1 Bushtit 10 Brown Creeper 2 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 625 Swainson's Thrush (Russet-backed) 6 American Robin 10 Cedar Waxwing 36 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 30 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 11 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 1 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 3 Common Yellowthroat 23 Yellow Warbler 2 Western Tanager 3 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S147968915 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Highlights: Vaux's Swift - Maybe 15 Cooper's Hawk - One immature from the start of the boardwalk Red-breasted Sapsucker - Juvenile plus 1-2 more Pileated Woodpecker - Two at the east end of the boardwalk, and one near the mansion Willow Flycatcher - Several apparent juveniles, but absolutely no songs Purple Martin - None at the gourds, nor around the snags on the far side of the slough, but some flying overhead to the SE Barn Swallow - Large numbers, widespread, maybe 50 Violet-green Swallow - Maybe 2, maybe more Cliff Swallow - Two Swainson's Thrush - Several, including a couple of obvious juveniles Red-winged Blackbird - 4+ in the Pea Patch raiding the sunflower heads Orange-crowned Warbler - One or more, south end of the East Meadow Western Tanager - Quite a few - maybe 6, in groups Black-headed Grosbeak - Quite a few - maybe 5, in groups The juvenile COOPER'S HAWK was perched for a long time. When it flew off, it made the same call as on the Sibley app, marked "squeaky whistles of juvenile", a call none of us remember hearing before. Tony saw a LONG-TAILED WEASEL. Misses today included just Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon (seen yesterday), Killdeer, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Black-throated Gray Warbler. For the day, 58 species. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nwbirder at gmail.com Thu Aug 24 22:01:51 2023 From: nwbirder at gmail.com (Cindy McCormack) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Pelagic Trip, August 23 Message-ID: Visiting birders from Canada, N. Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, and England made up a good portion of the roster for the day's trip, with several PNW birders rounding out the trip's attendees. Perhaps the first indication that our day at sea might be unusually mammal-slanted was the loud and persistent chirping of a river otter swimming in the marina, distracting everyone during the pre-trip orientation. Perhaps just adding a bit of its own commentary on the early hour. ? The skies were just starting to lighten as we headed out, but we were able to make out a few flights of godwits wheeling around the marina. Common Murres (417), several with youngsters, were easy to see despite the pesky inshore fog. A few Harbor Porpoises (6) delighted some of the passengers with their usual brief appearances. The bar crossing was amazingly smooth and we soon escaped the fog. We were escorted from the bar crossing to offshore waters by fantastic numbers of Sooty Shearwaters (9180), providing great views in flight and sitting on the water as we motored past. We were surprised to run into our first Pink-footed Shearwater in the inshore waters. About two hours into our trip offshore, the black sail of a dorsal fin made an appearance ahead in the distance. The shout of ?Orcas? went out, and all aboard were straining for a look as we neared the area and slowed. We were delighted with our views of them some distance ahead when one surfaced right behind the boat, just a few meters away! Wow! These four were just the beginning. We encountered 9 more in the next sector and 27 in the following sector! Incredible! As we headed further out, the shearwater species transitioned to more Pink-footed (944) and Short-tailed (446), and we had some great views of the striking Buller?s Shearwater (2). Understandably, our first Black-footed Albatross (15) was a bit later than predicted, as we were a bit delayed by our cetacean show and the fishing fleet was nowhere to be found. We did come upon one spot-prawn boat, relatively small in comparison with the big shrimping boats, but the Black-footed Albatrosses were still in attendance as we neared. A couple baitfish were tossed out to entice the loafing birds. They gradually swam closer but weren?t in any great hurry. A few shearwaters and a Northern Fulmar (9) also came in to investigate. We stopped in the deep water off the shelf for a bit of chumming. The action was a bit slow, with only a few shearwaters and Fork-tailed Storm-petrels (461) and a lone Black-footed Albatross showing a bit of interest. Perhaps conditions weren?t ideal?the winds were quite light. But we noticed some large numbers of birds gathering and swirling just before the skyline, they had obviously found something much more attractive--the activity of?more Orcas!! We motored a bit closer to get a view of all this activity and counted at least 19! Orcas everywhere! This was amazing! Several of us in the back of the boat were mesmerized by a male approaching the boat, waiting for it to surface, when Bill asked why no one had mentioned the South Polar Skua (5) right next to us (whoops! Still got great views!). Interestingly, all five of the South Polar Skuas today were exceptional views, as was the Pomarine Jaeger (1), and one of the Long-tailed Jaegers (2). An earlier flyover Tufted Puffin (2) didn?t provide everyone with adequate views, especially a few on board with it on their wish list. But near the shelf, a much more cooperative and inquisitive Tufted Puffin circled the boat closely several times for even more satisfactory views. Rhinoceros Auklets (81) were regularly encountered throughout the trip, but Cassin?s Auklets (21) were less common and mostly distant. Most Sabine?s Gulls (27) were seen at a good distance, but still easily recognized and striking in their alternate plumage. In addition to our total of 59 Orca (!!) and the earlier-mentioned Harbor Porpoises, Humpback Whales (2), and Dall?s Porpoises (9) rounded out our cetacean experience for the day. Other mammals of note included California (4) and Northern (Steller?s) (3) Sea-lions, Guadalupe Fur Seal (4), fur seal sp. (5), Elephant Seal (1), Harbor Seal (1). For a complete trip list, visit: https://westportseabirds.com/2023-trip-results/ Thanks to Phil and Chris Anderson and spotters Bill Shelmerdine and Scott Mills for a spectacular day on sunny, calm seas. Cindy McCormack for Westport Seabirds -- _________________ Cindy McCormack Vancouver, WA nwbirderatgmailcom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From liamhutcheson2020 at gmail.com Fri Aug 25 07:35:18 2023 From: liamhutcheson2020 at gmail.com (Liam Hutcheson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] BAWW Washtucna! Message-ID: Hey Tweeters! 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For a list of locations that we're interested in photos for, please visit our book webpage at: https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/birding-in-snohomish-county-book We're unable to provide compensation for your photos, but will clearly provide credit on all photos. And if you're interested in getting a copy of the book when it is ready later this year, please add your name to our book notification list and we'll let you know when they are available! Thank you! Brian Zinke -- [image: Logo] Brian Zinke Executive Director phone: (425) 232-6811 email: director@pilchuckaudubon.org Pilchuck Audubon Society 1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290 [image: Facebook icon] [image: Twitter icon] [image: Instagram icon] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From o.b.james at verizon.net Fri Aug 25 19:07:53 2023 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Franklin's Gull at Cedar River Delta References: <003c01d9d7c2$1f8dbc30$5ea93490$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <003c01d9d7c2$1f8dbc30$5ea93490$@verizon.net> Franklin's Gull was not at the delta during most of the day but was there at 6:15 and 7 pm. The gull was there yesterday in the early evening as well. Odette James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nreiferb at gmail.com Fri Aug 25 19:19:20 2023 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?Q29vcGVy4oCZcyBIYXdr?= Message-ID: Female Cooper?s Hawk at McDonald?s in Anacortes. This is an unusual sighting for me. A 3 second look as the hawk was about 20 feet from the 50 foot evergreen in the parking lot. The hawk went straight upward at about a 45 degree angle. The hawk had a very long tail and the the wings were quite long. The wing beats were stiff and rapid. The hawk went to the top of the tree, at 6:45 p.m. Nelson Briefer ? Anacortes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen.w.mobile at gmail.com Sat Aug 26 10:32:46 2023 From: karen.w.mobile at gmail.com (Karen Wosilait) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Franklin=E2=80=99s_Gulls_=282=29_continue_at?= =?utf-8?q?_Cedar_River_Mouth_in_Renton?= Message-ID: <74E51B7A-0A2A-4216-8E0F-E936EFE0647E@gmail.com> For those of you still interested? Karen Wosilait (she/her) Seattle, WA karen.w.mobile@gmail.com From birdmarymoor at gmail.com Sat Aug 26 11:47:44 2023 From: birdmarymoor at gmail.com (Michael Hobbs) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Brian H. Bell Celebration of Life Message-ID: Brian H. Bell Celebration of Life Location: Marymoor Regional Park - Velodrome Picnic Shelter Date: September 21st Time: 11:00am Bird survey at 7:00am G-Day Tweeters, We will be holding a Celebration of Life for Brian Bell, who passed away earlier this month, on September 21st, starting at 11am. Attire: weather appropriate, casual. There will be some snacks, Coffee, tea and water provided. Please write out and bring your favorite Brian Story to be assembled for Brian's wife, Penn, and to share at the celebration. The Celebration follows the regularly scheduled Marymoor Bird Survey walk, led by Michael Hobbs, one of Brian's best friends. Brian helped out on that survey more than 1200 times. That survey walk starts at 7:00 a.m. Information about the survey and its starting location is at www.marymoor.org/birding.htm Rsvp Head count for 11:00am celebration: Please email Michael Hobbs at: Birdmarymoor@gmail.com Rsvp Head count for the 7:00am Marymoor Survey, also reply to: Birdmarymoor@gmail.com The Velodrome Picnic Shelter (a location known to Google Maps and Waze) is at approximately 6046 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy N.E., Redmond, WA 98052. If you enter Marymoor Park from West Lake Sammamish Parkway, this is a left turn at the first stop sign after the first speed bump. The shelter will then be on the right. = Michael Hobbs = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From o.b.james at verizon.net Sat Aug 26 19:27:58 2023 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Franklin's Gulls, Cedar River delta References: <005f01d9d88e$18a65590$49f300b0$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <005f01d9d88e$18a65590$49f300b0$@verizon.net> I live in a retirement community on the shore of Lake Washington, a short distance west of the mouth of the Cedar River. Lately I have been checking the delta area several times a day with a scope from my balcony. Today (Saturday) there were two Franklin's Gulls there at 10:15 am, but at 1 pm there were very few gulls and no Franklin's. I checked again at 4:45 pm. There were again two Franklin's, but they were disturbed by a woman and a dog walking on the sandbar. By 5:10 pm, the interlopers were gone and one Franklin's had returned. There was one at 6 pm, and at 6:30 and 7 pm both were there again. The birds seem to favor the large sandbar and the area inside, to the south, of the curve of the sandbar. Did not see much in the way of shorebirds - some Least Sandpipers several times during the day, a few slightly larger and whiter peep that probably were Westerns, and a Killdeer early on. But I am far enough away that ID of the smaller shorebirds is difficult. Good birding Odette James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vkbirder at gmail.com Sun Aug 27 09:32:40 2023 From: vkbirder at gmail.com (Vicki King) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Leica Spotting Scope and Nikon Fieldscope for sale Message-ID: I have two spotting scopes to sell. 1. A Leica APO Televid 77mm angled scope 2. A Nikon Fieldscope Both have two eyepieces and various accessories. They are in excellent condition. The Fieldscope is lightweight and often used for travel. Please contact me offline if you would like to know more about either scope. Vicki King Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It was in with the Marbled Godwits near the Harbor Masters office. > > Roger Moyer > Chehalis, WA > From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sun Aug 27 16:44:57 2023 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <836ef180-44c1-5e1c-4999-1311cb2e6671@zipcon.net> HI ALL: Just posted about 2 bird-related and 5 non bird books at my blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2023/08/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From cmborre1 at gmail.com Sun Aug 27 16:54:55 2023 From: cmborre1 at gmail.com (Cara Borre) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report August 26, 2023 Message-ID: Westport Seabirds had another successful trip Saturday, August 26th offering a bounty of birds and pelagic wildlife to members of the Yakima Valley Audubon Society and a few others from around the state and globe. The trip began, as most do this time of year, motoring past the marina Marbled Godwit flock at dawn. Exceptionally smooth seas produced excellent viewing conditions as we traveled westward past Pigeon Guillemot, Rhinoceros Auklet, Common Murre and Sooty Shearwater. Throughout the day we saw small flocks of phalaropes transitioning to basic plumage. Most were Red-necked, but Reds were present as well with one individual allowing long looks and photos as it bobbed on the water. With migration upon us, we saw a couple Common Tern, an Arctic Tern, and a few Sabine?s Gull. It?s not uncommon during migration to see a wayward passerine find its way to the boat, but we logged a whopping nine individuals including Brown-headed Cowbird, Wilson?s and Yellow Warbler and Red-breasted Nuthatch. In late August we stand a fairly good chance of seeing each of the three jaeger species, as well as South Polar Skua, and we achieved this triumph pelagic birders call the ?skua slam? despite low numbers of these birds overall. This is also a time of year where it?s not unusual to have huge flocks of tubenoses to sift through looking for the rarer species. What is unusual is to have those huge flocks present without the benefit of fishing vessels concentrating them for us. We saw impressive flocks of Sooty and Pink-footed Shearwater as well as Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel. We also had a smaller flock of Northern Fulmar and managed to pick out some Short-tailed Shearwater from the sea of Sootys. Perhaps not surprising with a lack of wind and fishing boats was a low yield of only three Black-footed Albatross, though we were treated to several groups of offshore Brown Pelican filling the big bird void. Calm sea conditions bring excellent opportunities for alcid spotting and this trip was no exception. We had phenomenal numbers and views of Cassin?s Auklet as well as a cooperative Tufted Puffin still in resplendent breeding plumage that we lingered to admire. What the day brought us in birds, it perhaps topped in mammals. Common pinnipeds included California and Steller?s Sea Lions, and Harbor Seal, while Guadalupe Fur Seal and two Northern Elephant Seal sightings rounded out the unusual finds. Our excellent cetacean year continued with sightings of Harbor and Dall?s Porpoise, Humpback and Fin Whale, and a Pacific White-sided Dolphin event that was likely the highlight of the trip for many. We estimated a mammoth group of over 1100 animals feeding and jumping in a wide area of ocean accompanied by four times as many birds. We idled and attempted to take in the scene. It was one of those magnificent problems a nature enthusiast feels fortunate to have every now and then, like watching a migration fall out, or a mud flat full of shorebirds, where do I begin?? Fortunately Captain Phil helped our dilemma and slowly throttled forward so passengers could decide to look forward, on either side, or behind us and watch the dolphins. Whether you chose to watch them closely underwater moving through our wake or porpoising alongside us 100 yards in all directions, there wasn?t a bad spot on the boat. Thanks to a great group for joining Captain Phil Anderson, First Mate Chris Anderson, spotters Scott Mills, Bruce LaBar, and me. Hope to sea you out there! Cara Borre Gig Harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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AKopitov Seattle WA AMK17 From rwlawson5593 at outlook.com Tue Aug 29 06:16:31 2023 From: rwlawson5593 at outlook.com (Rachel Lawson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Leica Spotting Scope and Nikon Fieldscope for sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Vicki, I am surprised you are selling your scopes. Are you buying a new one? Rachel Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Vicki King Sent: Monday, August 28, 2023 12:32:40 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Leica Spotting Scope and Nikon Fieldscope for sale I have two spotting scopes to sell. 1. A Leica APO Televid 77mm angled scope 2. A Nikon Fieldscope Both have two eyepieces and various accessories. They are in excellent condition. The Fieldscope is lightweight and often used for travel. Please contact me offline if you would like to know more about either scope. Vicki King Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From podoces at icloud.com Tue Aug 29 14:40:44 2023 From: podoces at icloud.com (Alan Knue) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nikon Photo Equipment for Sale Message-ID: <8C72C8EC-0454-44E6-8C39-6178BB6B9910@icloud.com> Hello Tweeters! My partner is selling a Nikon D500 camera and NIKKOR 500mm Lens plus a lot of extras. It is all in fantastic shape and he?s captured some amazing photographs using this equipment. Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens (List Price $3,596.95) Purchased February 2021; Excellent Condition Includes Original Packaging, Lens case, caps Nikon D500 DSLR Camera Body (Shutter actuations: 81,718) (List Price $1,599.95) Purchased April 2019; Excellent Condition Includes Original Packaging, Nikon OEM battery, charger, Strap, caps Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III (List Price $496.95) Purchased 2020, Excellent Condition Case and Caps included Nikon MB-D17 Multi Power Battery Pack for D500 (List Price $369.95) Like New Condition in Original Packaging Extras: Nikon Neutral Clear Filter (95mm) for 500mm Lens Roland Pro Protective Lens Cover for Nikon 500mm f/5.6 VR Lens easyCover Silicone Protection Cover for Nikon D500 (Camouflage) Nikon DK-19 Rubber Eyecup for D500 Camera Three (3) extra Third-party batteries with USB charger Three (3) CFexpress storage cards, 256 Gb One (1) CFexpress storage card, 128 Gb One (1) XQD storage card, 120 Gb As a package deal the asking price is $3,200. 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Larry Schwitters Issaquah From ucd880 at comcast.net Wed Aug 30 11:32:05 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Paradise_Lost=2C_Again=E2=80=94THE_GUARDIAN?= =?utf-8?q?=3A_How_19th-century_pineapple_plantations_turned_Maui_into_a_t?= =?utf-8?q?inderbox?= In-Reply-To: <8D9F9D0C-7146-47BA-AB79-6C5543257199@gmail.com> References: <8D9F9D0C-7146-47BA-AB79-6C5543257199@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1197843901.101149.1693420325972@connect.xfinity.com> Storrs and Olson and Olson and James had two nice papers on what was lost in the Hawaiian Islands after humans arrived. There was an amazing variety of species extirpated by humans. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 08/30/2023 12:48 AM PDT Dan Reiff wrote: > > > Tweeters, > I wonder what bird species were there before the plantations. > Dan Reiff > > How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox > Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more > > Read in The Guardian: https://apple.news/APhWuDK5ORn6rrndvWWeZNw > > > Shared from Apple News https://www.apple.com/news > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen.w.mobile at gmail.com Wed Aug 30 12:48:58 2023 From: karen.w.mobile at gmail.com (Karen Wosilait) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Juv Ruff at Channel Dr (Skagit) Message-ID: Also Stilt Sandpipers, Baird?s Sandpipers, lots of others. Karen Wosilait (she/her) Seattle, WA karen.w.mobile@gmail.com From cohenellenr at yahoo.com Wed Aug 30 14:33:01 2023 From: cohenellenr at yahoo.com (Ellen Cohen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Upcoming museum exhibit References: <1393078550.2250030.1693431181733.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1393078550.2250030.1693431181733@mail.yahoo.com> AVIS MARVELOUS: - Washington State Historical Society | | | | AVIS MARVELOUS: - Washington State Historical Society AVIS MARVELOUS, curated by Lee Silliman, features over 50 historic engravings that provide a glimpse into the do... | | | -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 30 14:58:06 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Which radio waves disrupt the magnetic sense in migratory birds? Message-ID: <5164D237-CA2F-4C66-80D2-F8394A7C05DB@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-08-radio-disrupt-magnetic-migratory-birds.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 30 14:58:54 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Examining the intersection of thrush nightingales, territoriality and testosterone Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-intersection-thrush-nightingales-territoriality-testosterone.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Aug 30 15:00:36 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Why Baseball and Birding Go Together Like Peanuts and Cracker Jacks | Audubon Message-ID: <2382AAD9-331A-4474-AEC2-7410E9BC2A84@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/why-baseball-and-birding-go-together-peanuts-and-cracker-jacks Sent from my iPhone From jonbirder at comcast.net Wed Aug 30 15:53:03 2023 From: jonbirder at comcast.net (Jon Houghton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Funny thing (Ruff) happened Message-ID: <764707805.157731.1693435983210@connect.xfinity.com> Hi Tweeterdom - I was just finishing looking at some pix I took yesterday at Channel Drive and concluding that I had seen a juv. Ruff. I was about to compose a query to Ryan Merrill about the bird, when I got an email from Blair saying one was reported there today (by Neil O'Hara, who know Ruffs way better than I). When I saw it, it was mostly alone with GWTE on the second mudflat to the north - seen from near the closed metal gate. Funny things are sometimes good things! Happy Birding - Jon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From itomas at onebox.com Wed Aug 30 16:35:05 2023 From: itomas at onebox.com (itomas@onebox.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Egret Message-ID: <18e54d5828404501b0877c80a0e817d4@b314919ef7db4e49a7491819c6432214> Hello bird experts... This is a first for me. There was a snowy egret in the Rutherford Slough in Fall City yesterday. In more than two decades, I've never seen one here before. Tom Walsh Fall City, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From birder4184 at yahoo.com Thu Aug 31 12:44:24 2023 From: birder4184 at yahoo.com (B B) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Channel Drive Ruffs TWO References: <1592140310.1788345.1693511064482.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1592140310.1788345.1693511064482@mail.yahoo.com> Lots of birders looking for Ruff at Channel Drive this morning.? Success and then a second one...seen together.? Also Stilt Sandpiper and 5 Pectorals.? More Lesser Yellowlegs than I have ever seen at one place. Blair Bernson? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at frontier.com Thu Aug 31 13:34:49 2023 From: birdmarymoor at frontier.com (birdmarymoor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-08-31 References: <835607956.1797720.1693514089338.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <835607956.1797720.1693514089338@mail.yahoo.com> Tweets - It was a day of surprises and surprise misses today.? Definitely interesting!? Threatened showers failed to appear, leaving us with a nice day: temps in the 60's, partial overcast. Highlights: ? ? BLUE-WINGED TEAL - Two probable juveniles in slough; had to watch for a long time to see wing pattern for ID ? ? Wilson's Snipe - One in slough below weir.? Our 4th-earliest fall sighting ? ? Cooper's Hawk - Two juveniles, seen together at Pea Patch ? ? BARN OWL - Two together in East Meadow, 6 a.m.? First confirmed sighting for the survey in 2023 ? ? FIVE Woodpecker Day - Pileated heard-only, and the sapsuckers were far across the slough ? ? EASTERN KINGBIRD - Extremely distant sighting confirmed by photo (thanks, Tony) ? ? Purple Martin - Still active at snags across the slough from Big Cottonwood Forest ? ? FIVE Warbler Day - One Orange-crowned, one male Yellow, two Black-throated Gray, one Wilson's (heard-only but singing repeatedly), and many Common Yellowthroat ? ? Western Tanager - Best guess is we had 7-10 ? ? Black-headed Grosbeak - Several Today's best mixed flock was at the first dog swim beach.? Like last week, there were many WESTERN TANAGER and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS in the flock. This was just our 6th fall sighting of BLUE-WINGED TEAL, with sightings scattered through August-September.?? Our 4th-earliest sighing for WILSON'S SNIPE.? Often, we don't get a fall sighting before October. While these were the first confirmed BARN OWL for the year for the survey, Tony did have a mystery owl two weeks ago that may well have been a Barn. The EASTERN KINGBIRD was ridiculously far away - maybe 300 yards or more!.? Looking across the slough, I saw a bird flying away.? At first I thought it was a Tree Swallow, but then it landed in a tree that must have been all the way over by West Lake Sammamish Parkway.? It was shorter-winged and longer-tailed than a swallow.? ?It was strikingly dark backed and white underneath from chin to vent.? When it flew once, I was pretty sure I saw the white tip to the tail.? In side view, the chin area gleamed white.? While I don't think Tony ever got a look at the bird (it was FAR away), he took some photos pointing in the right direction and he was able to zoom in and find the bird.? John Tubbs reported an Eastern Kingbird at Marymoor on?26-Aug-2008, but this is a rare species at Marymoor for this time of year. Misses today were also notable:? Hooded Merganser, Red-tailed Hawk, Willow Flycatcher (though we did have about 3 flycatcher sp.), Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallow, Bushtit, Marsh Wren, and Lincoln's Sparrow.? With exception of the last, all of these are both expected this week of the year AND have been reliable in the last several weeks this year. Despite those misses, we had 56 species plus the probable Willow Flycatcher.? = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From ryan_munes at fws.gov Thu Aug 31 13:51:37 2023 From: ryan_munes at fws.gov (Munes, Ryan J) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Great Egret- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR Visitor Center Pond Message-ID: Hello Birders, A great egret was observed feeding at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR's visitor center pond. 8/31/23- ~ 1pm Ryan Munes Ryan Munes Wildlife Biologist Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex 100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia, WA 98516 360-753-9467 www.fws.gov/refuges/billy_frank_jr_nisqually www.fws.gov/refuges/grays_harbor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Thu Aug 31 14:40:51 2023 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:57 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Seeing double at Nisqually. Message-ID: <1734194380.141877.1693518051417@connect.xfinity.com> Another disjointed day at Nisqually. A cooler day than we've had lately, the weather was great. The overcast in the morning made the light almost perfect. Roughly 32 birders participated for the first walk. By the time we got out on the dike to the beginning of the McCallister Creek boardwalk, most of the crowd had turned back and the tide was a -2.5 feet exposing acres of mostly barren mud. Those that remained decided to repair to the Nisqually Bar and Grill for lunch and return and hour and a half later to take advantage of the flood tide. Those that did were well rewarded with shorebird sightings and a previously unobserved Great Horned Owl. I apologize for the length of this epistle, I made no attempt to consolidate the two lists generated. They are as follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Aug 30, 2023 7:59 AM - 1:02 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.15 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Morning clouds, 64-72? F and light northwest breeze at 3-5 knots. Tide ebbing fast to a -2.47-foot low water at 11:42 a.m. Other than birds, we saw lots of Pacific chorus frogs, 2 mink, Columbian black-tailed deer, coyote, Harbor seal. 58 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose 27 Wood Duck 4 American Wigeon 8 Mallard 7 Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganser 2 Band-tailed Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 2 Vaux's Swift 2 Anna's Hummingbird 2 Virginia Rail 1 Semipalmated Plover 8 Killdeer 1 Baird's Sandpiper 4 Least Sandpiper 42 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Western Sandpiper 5 peep sp. 25 Wilson's Snipe 1 Greater Yellowlegs 3 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Great Blue Heron 5 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 6 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Western Wood-Pewee 5 Willow Flycatcher 2 Warbling Vireo 3 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 26 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 11 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 2 Violet-green Swallow 36 Barn Swallow 95 Bushtit (Pacific) 18 Brown Creeper 1 Bewick's Wren 5 European Starling 65 Swainson's Thrush (Russet-backed) 6 American Robin 2 Cedar Waxwing 16 American Pipit 1 American Goldfinch 45 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 13 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 18 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 1 Common Yellowthroat 18 Yellow Warbler 6 Black-throated Gray Warbler 1 Wilson's Warbler 3 Western Tanager 3 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148571061 ) Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US 30 Aug, 2023 2:45 PM - 6:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.48 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Afternoon walk to catch the flood tide; a -2.5 foot low at noon rose to a +14.1-foot high water at 6:42 p.m. Mostly cloudy, WNW breeze at 3-8 knots and 70? F. Walked out to the end of the estuary boardwalk and returned along the east boardwalk loop. 40 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 9 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1 American Wigeon (Mareca americana) 3 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 80 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 1 Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 5 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 1 Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 38 Nisqually Reach Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)) 4 Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) 2 Vocalizing from the cattail marsh. American Coot (Fulica americana) 2 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 2 Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 7 * Flagged for high count: Counted 1x1 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 105 Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) 775 Estimated by 10x; birds on logs and high spots in estuary and surge plain Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) 1 Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 5 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 35 California Gull (Larus californicus) 75 gull sp. (Larinae sp.) 550 Likely RBGU & CAGU Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 1 Brandt's Cormorant (Urile penicillatus) 6 Nisqually Reach channel marker Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 240 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 90 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 1 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 3 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 2 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 1 Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) 1 Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 66 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 140 Swainson's Thrush (Russet-backed) (Catharus ustulatus [ustulatus Group]) 1 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 15 Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) 14 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 5 Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 8 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 2 Immature birds along estuary boardwalk Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 7 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S148575458 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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