From sdd.bodhiheart at gmail.com Sat Jul 1 18:21:03 2023 From: sdd.bodhiheart at gmail.com (Ven. Dhammadinna) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift? Message-ID: Can anyone offer some comments on this? I was at Royal Lake in the Olympic National Park, elevation 5100ft. A few days ago my friend and I watched a solitary, large dark swift glean insects about 20ft above the surface of the lake. What are the possibilities of this being a Black Swift? Merlin notes them as birds of mountainous areas that are seen singly. Birds of the World indicates a PNW subspecies. They are known to nest behind waterfalls. Two waterfalls are relatively close to the lake. As I probed my resources, I became less and less sure. They are known to fly high and not come down unless there are low clouds. Brian Bell's Birds of Washington State shows them on the Olympic coast, but not interior. The same for Birds of the World.The WAbirder's dashboard shows ebird sightings near Port Angeles and further south somewhere near the Skokomish River. Any thoughts on this? If not a Black Swift, any suggestions? Thank you Dhammadinna Davis Seattle, WA sdd.bodhiheart at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronpost4 at gmail.com Sat Jul 1 19:26:02 2023 From: ronpost4 at gmail.com (ronpost4@gmail.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2CC685FC-1CB2-4EFB-880C-ADD2ECB6551B@hxcore.ol> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Sat Jul 1 20:03:39 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: No reason this couldn?t be a Black Swift. Pretty sure Eric Horvath documented a waterfall nest in that area. They also can and do travel a long ways to feed. I got good looks at six a while back over the Cape Flattery cliffs. Larry Schwitters Issaquah > On Jul 1, 2023, at 6:21 PM, Ven. Dhammadinna wrote: > > Can anyone offer some comments on this? > I was at Royal Lake in the Olympic National Park, elevation 5100ft. > A few days ago my friend and I watched a solitary, large dark swift glean insects about 20ft above the surface of the lake. > What are the possibilities of this being a Black Swift? Merlin notes them as birds of mountainous areas that are seen singly. Birds of the World indicates a PNW subspecies. They are known to nest behind waterfalls. Two waterfalls are relatively close to the lake. > As I probed my resources, I became less and less sure. They are known to fly high and not come down unless there are low clouds. Brian Bell's Birds of Washington State shows them on the Olympic coast, but not interior. The same for Birds of the World.The WAbirder's dashboard shows ebird sightings near Port Angeles and further south somewhere near the Skokomish River. > Any thoughts on this? If not a Black Swift, any suggestions? > > > Thank you > Dhammadinna Davis > Seattle, WA > sdd.bodhiheart at gmail dot com > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From steveloitz at gmail.com Sat Jul 1 20:07:27 2023 From: steveloitz at gmail.com (Steve Loitz) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: 21 years ago, we saw Black Swifts in a remote part of the Olympic National Park during a mountaineering traverse. More specifically, the sighting was from a ridge top north of Bear Pass, on the Bailey Range Traverse, 2 tough days from the nearest trail. The BLSW Birdweb range map is one of several that may be incomplete because there are few experienced birders who also travel in the high mountains. I have never seen a BLSW forage near an alpine or subalpine lake. IME, a more typical BLSW ID is an aerial sighting far above the ground, usually from a high ridge, cliff or other area with great relief. -- Steve Loitz Ellensburg, WA steveloitz@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 1 23:06:29 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] TEXAS MONTHLY: A Texas family passed up millions to turn their ranch into a nature preserve Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tvulture at gmx.com Sun Jul 2 10:47:14 2023 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] June 2023 TUVU report Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michaelfleming0607 at gmail.com Mon Jul 3 00:27:53 2023 From: michaelfleming0607 at gmail.com (Michael Fleming) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Why not a Black Swift? I have seen them in Discovery Park (Seattle) in the past... On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 8:08?PM Steve Loitz wrote: > 21 years ago, we saw Black Swifts in a remote part of the Olympic National > Park during a mountaineering traverse. More specifically, the sighting was > from a ridge top north of Bear Pass, on the Bailey Range Traverse, 2 tough > days from the nearest trail. The BLSW Birdweb range map is one of several > that may be incomplete because there are few experienced birders who also > travel in the high mountains. I have never seen a BLSW forage near an > alpine or subalpine lake. IME, a more typical BLSW ID is an aerial sighting > far above the ground, usually from a high ridge, cliff or other area with > great relief. > > -- > Steve Loitz > Ellensburg, WA > steveloitz@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loblollyboy at gmail.com Mon Jul 3 06:44:02 2023 From: loblollyboy at gmail.com (Michael Price) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift (long) Message-ID: Hi tweets Sound like a Black Swift to me: appearance and locality sound just right. Their current scarcity is relatively recent, and they might still be found when conditions are right. It's often said that Black Swifts appear only in very small numbers at sea level almost only when it's overcast, in advance of an incoming Pacific Low. That's usually how I saw them. Except when I started seeing them regularly in larger numbers under very different conditions. But that's likely a historical construct. True to script, I saw my first-ever Black Swifts one overcast afternoon in the early 80s when Mike Force and I were watching a skirmish line of several BLSW just over the water of the outer pond at Iona Island in Richmond BC. The birds were about 5 meters above the water, flying parallel to each other upwind into a gentle southeasterly breeze (in Vancouver BC, a southeasterly is our incoming rain-envelope wind). Whenever they reached the eastern edge of the pond, they wore downwind back to the western edge and reorganised their line. Rinse and repeat several times. Then there were the exceptions. These required a different physical topology, but they were consistent, and most close to sea level. 1. On any warm late afternoon or evening between June and August above the heritage park behind the Museum of Anthropology out at UBC in the 80s and 90s, there'd be large numbers of both swift species, swallows and nighthawks. This location is near the western end of Point Grey, nearly 200 ft/60m above Burrard Inlet, just south and east of the west- and northwest-facing cliffs. They still may show up there. 2. In the 80s and 90s, I lived in the NW corner of Kitsilano, a residential district on the west side of Vancouver BC. Most late summer afternoons and early evenings, I could open my south-facing window and watch Black Swifts low and close, often so close I could hear their vocalisations and even could hear their bills snapping shut as they hawked insects. To the south of my house, there was a high southwest--northeast ridge. 3. On hot, humid later-summer afternoons in the 80s and 90s, when there were multiple ant/termite hatches on Vancouver's West side, I would sometimes see the sky jammed full of hawking swallows, Black and Vaux's Swifts and the smaller gull species---Bonaparte's, Ring-billed, California, even maybe a couple of juv Franklin's---heck, even some Glaucous-wingeds clomping about with all the grace and elegance of WWE wrestlers auditioning for Swan Lake), up to the upper limit of the 10x40 bins in my backpack. Well, used to. Swifts and swallows and nighthawks are all pretty much gone now: I've yet to see one this summer in my neighborhood where twenty years ago they were almost absurdly abundant from mid-April on. To the south, there was a long east--west ridge. 4. In the first decade of the 2000s, I would take my mid-afternoon lunch to the east-facing back porch of the business where I worked in East Vancouver. It was a pretty standard small/specialty-retail district on a busy street. Hardly typical Black Swift territory. But any warm sunny day from mid-June to early August, I could sit and watch up to 5-10 Black Swifts amid the Vaux's and the swallows hawking their prey above the alleyway behind the store at distances ranging from 10-150 meters. They were there every afternoon from mid-June to their southbound departure in August as long as a warm west wind blew. Never got tired of watching them, especially when they would deliberately go into their hammerhead stalls, something the Vaux's never did. This location was at the western base of a long north--south ridge What did these sites have in common? Ridges and warm westerly to northwesterly breezes---winds such as this region typically gets when the semi-permanent Pacific High sets up shop offshore from June to September, creating up-drafting ridge waves lifting airborne insects for the local aerial insectivores to chow down on. These ridge-wave updrafts are swift- and swallow magnets. So, I'd guess that if you're where the topology's flat, you're gonna have to wait for an incoming Low to come trundling in off the Pacific and trust to luck, but if you can find yourself a nice little ridge with a warm westerly, insect-laden wind, you may see them regularly during their summer residency. If they're still there to see. best wishes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From baro at pdx.edu Mon Jul 3 09:16:24 2023 From: baro at pdx.edu (Robert O'Brien) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Possible Black Swift (long) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I live in the Willamette/Clackamas River Valley 20 mi SE of Portland. A very rural area and been here 50 years. Elev. 138' In this time I've seen exactly one Black Swift, flying NW at about 500' This was in the 'olden' days with telephone reports of rare birds Interestingly, a single Black Swift was reported a little later from Sauvie Island, about 40 miles NW of here, the direction my bird was headed!. I've always wondered whether this was the same bird. Reports of Black Swifts in the Portland tri-county area are exceedingly rare. Bob OBrien Carver OR On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 7:35?AM Michael Price wrote: > Hi tweets > > Sound like a Black Swift to me: appearance and locality sound just right. > Their current scarcity is relatively recent, and they might still be found > when conditions are right. > > It's often said that Black Swifts appear only in very small numbers at sea > level almost only when it's overcast, in advance of an incoming Pacific > Low. That's usually how I saw them. Except when I started seeing them > regularly in larger numbers under very different conditions. But that's > likely a historical construct. > > True to script, I saw my first-ever Black Swifts one overcast afternoon in > the early 80s when Mike Force and I were watching a skirmish line of > several BLSW just over the water of the outer pond at Iona Island in > Richmond BC. The birds were about 5 meters above the water, flying parallel > to each other upwind into a gentle southeasterly breeze (in Vancouver BC, a > southeasterly is our incoming rain-envelope wind). Whenever they reached > the eastern edge of the pond, they wore downwind back to the western edge > and reorganised their line. Rinse and repeat several times. > > Then there were the exceptions. These required a different physical > topology, but they were consistent, and most close to sea level. > > 1. On any warm late afternoon or evening between June and August above > the heritage park behind the Museum of Anthropology out at UBC in the 80s > and 90s, there'd be large numbers of both swift species, swallows and > nighthawks. This location is near the western end of Point Grey, nearly 200 > ft/60m above Burrard Inlet, just south and east of the west- and > northwest-facing cliffs. They still may show up there. > > 2. In the 80s and 90s, I lived in the NW corner of Kitsilano, a > residential district on the west side of Vancouver BC. Most late summer > afternoons and early evenings, I could open my south-facing window and > watch Black Swifts low and close, often so close I could hear their > vocalisations and even could hear their bills snapping shut as they hawked > insects. To the south of my house, there was a high southwest--northeast > ridge. > > 3. On hot, humid later-summer afternoons in the 80s and 90s, when there > were multiple ant/termite hatches on Vancouver's West side, I would > sometimes see the sky jammed full of hawking swallows, Black and Vaux's > Swifts and the smaller gull species---Bonaparte's, Ring-billed, California, > even maybe a couple of juv Franklin's---heck, even some Glaucous-wingeds > clomping about with all the grace and elegance of WWE wrestlers auditioning > for Swan Lake), up to the upper limit of the 10x40 bins in my backpack. > Well, used to. Swifts and swallows and nighthawks are all pretty much gone > now: I've yet to see one this summer in my neighborhood where twenty years > ago they were almost absurdly abundant from mid-April on. To the south, > there was a long east--west ridge. > > 4. In the first decade of the 2000s, I would take my mid-afternoon lunch > to the east-facing back porch of the business where I worked in East > Vancouver. It was a pretty standard small/specialty-retail district on a > busy street. Hardly typical Black Swift territory. But any warm sunny day > from mid-June to early August, I could sit and watch up to 5-10 Black > Swifts amid the Vaux's and the swallows hawking their prey above the > alleyway behind the store at distances ranging from 10-150 meters. They > were there every afternoon from mid-June to their southbound departure in > August as long as a warm west wind blew. Never got tired of watching them, > especially when they would deliberately go into their hammerhead stalls, > something the Vaux's never did. This location was at the western base of a > long north--south ridge > > What did these sites have in common? Ridges and warm westerly to > northwesterly breezes---winds such as this region typically gets when the > semi-permanent Pacific High sets up shop offshore from June to September, > creating up-drafting ridge waves lifting airborne insects for the local > aerial insectivores to chow down on. These ridge-wave updrafts are swift- > and swallow magnets. > > So, I'd guess that if you're where the topology's flat, you're gonna have > to wait for an incoming Low to come trundling in off the Pacific and trust > to luck, but if you can find yourself a nice little ridge with a warm > westerly, insect-laden wind, you may see them regularly during their summer > residency. If they're still there to see. > > best wishes > _______________________________________________ > 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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Not a stellar time to ID any bird - but with swifts you take them when you see them. - Jim in Burlington From ldhubbell at comcast.net Mon Jul 3 16:46:03 2023 From: ldhubbell at comcast.net (Hubbell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Union Bay Watch } The Wild Things - BRCR Message-ID: <0C0516DC-E5A5-4BC9-90FB-A92D7276FB4F@comcast.net> Tweeters, This post shows that wild creatures certainly have free will. Even with our best to "co-existing" intentions we can not always anticipate nature's response. We have to do the best we can, learn when there is an opportunity, and then just move on. However, the unexpected is certainly a delightful aspect of nature! https://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-wild-things.html Have a great day on Union Bay, where nature lives in the city! Sincerely, Larry Hubbell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This morning she recorded it with her phone. On both occasions it was corroborated by Merlin. Strangely, if it?s entered under ?Explore Birds,? Merlin appears to not believe it occurs here (not in the PN Pack?) We wonder why? Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone From ucd880 at comcast.net Tue Jul 4 10:40:27 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Steilacoom Bobwhite In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <438560089.67378.1688492427685@connect.xfinity.com> Bobwhite are not native to the PNW. They have been stocked for more than a century but rarely have established sustaining populations. The greatest likelihood is an escapee. Hal Michael Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 07/04/2023 10:18 AM PDT Greg wrote: > > > Two days ago around 7am and again this morning at 9am Bobwhite was singing near my friend Cathy?s house on Beech Ave in Steilacoom. A wonderful new yard bird for her! This morning she recorded it with her phone. On both occasions it was corroborated by Merlin. Strangely, if it?s entered under ?Explore Birds,? Merlin appears to not believe it occurs here (not in the PN Pack?) We wonder why? > > Greg Pluth > University Place > > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Tue Jul 4 12:47:33 2023 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bobwhite- Message-ID: For many decades upland bird dog trainers have used quail and chukar for training as well as for hunt test trialing. Escapees happen all the time. Some do survive but typically die during our rainy, cold winters. Some may have escaped from captivity by those who breed them for dog training, to eat or just have as pets. I know Coturnix quail do escape from captivity (very small quail of a variety of colors). Martha Jordan Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It was in the blackberry patch next to the old barn - the same area I photographed and sound recorded one before we left. (I assume it's the same bird!) I first heard the Chat on June 2, so we've apparently had it/one since then. May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raphael.fennimore at gmail.com Tue Jul 4 14:02:21 2023 From: raphael.fennimore at gmail.com (Raphael Fennimore) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?V2hpdGUtZXllIHNwLiAoU3dpbmhvZeKAmXM/PykgaW4g?= =?utf-8?q?my_back_yard_July_3rd_2023_-_Normandy_Park=2C_WA?= Message-ID: <987295E6-31A3-4D7F-A17E-4E42345BB444@gmail.com> Greetings Tweeters, Yesterday afternoon I saw a White-eye in my backyard in Normandy Park, a little south of Seattle! It came into a cherry tree that I had been looking at and investigated the cherries for about 2 minutes before moving on to an ornamental madrone then on to another madrone before flighting up and over my house. I did not have any optical equipment on me (bins or camera) but had my iPhone and captured many photos and a few videos, including one of it calling 10 times (it began calling after I pished/squeaked). I retrieved my bins and camera from inside but never saw or heard it again. I have never seen any White-eye before, but preliminarily it looks and sounds like a Swinhoe?s to me, although I understand that it may not be possible to tell which White-eye species it was. Opinions and discussion are very welcome, and I have more iPhone photos if other angles might help. Many thanks! My eBird checklist with photos and audio is here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S143492658 I also think it warrants mention that the only other record of any White-eye in Washington (I believe) was observed by Matt Dufort less than a month ago in Seattle?s Discovery Park. That is just under 17 miles from me, and so it seems pretty unlikely to me that the bird I saw yesterday was the same individual, but of course that is possible. Matt?s June White-eye checklist can be seen here: https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S141055833 A very interesting and seemingly unprecedented couple of White-eye sightings here in Washington! Raphael PS: Pls find more, thx <3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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May all your birds be identified, Denis DeSilvis avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of HAL MICHAEL Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 10:40:27 AM To: Greg ; tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Steilacoom Bobwhite Bobwhite are not native to the PNW. They have been stocked for more than a century but rarely have established sustaining populations. The greatest likelihood is an escapee. Hal Michael Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 07/04/2023 10:18 AM PDT Greg wrote: > > > Two days ago around 7am and again this morning at 9am Bobwhite was singing near my friend Cathy?s house on Beech Ave in Steilacoom. A wonderful new yard bird for her! This morning she recorded it with her phone. On both occasions it was corroborated by Merlin. Strangely, if it?s entered under ?Explore Birds,? Merlin appears to not believe it occurs here (not in the PN Pack?) We wonder why? > > Greg Pluth > University Place > > > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From ucd880 at comcast.net Tue Jul 4 15:22:24 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?V2hpdGUtZXllIHNwLiAoU3dpbmhvZeKAmXM/PykgaW4g?= =?utf-8?q?my_back_yard_July_3rd_2023_-_Normandy_Park=2C_WA?= In-Reply-To: <987295E6-31A3-4D7F-A17E-4E42345BB444@gmail.com> References: <987295E6-31A3-4D7F-A17E-4E42345BB444@gmail.com> Message-ID: <395449607.71665.1688509344065@connect.xfinity.com> Swinhoe's are pretty common in southern CA and they recently shown up in the Bay Area. Just keep moving north. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 07/04/2023 2:02 PM PDT Raphael Fennimore wrote: > > > Greetings Tweeters, > > Yesterday afternoon I saw a White-eye in my backyard in Normandy Park, a little south of Seattle! It came into a cherry tree that I had been looking at and investigated the cherries for about 2 minutes before moving on to an ornamental madrone then on to another madrone before flighting up and over my house. I did not have any optical equipment on me (bins or camera) but had my iPhone and captured many photos and a few videos, including one of it calling 10 times (it began calling after I pished/squeaked). I retrieved my bins and camera from inside but never saw or heard it again. > > I have never seen any White-eye before, but preliminarily it looks and sounds like a Swinhoe?s to me, although I understand that it may not be possible to tell which White-eye species it was. Opinions and discussion are very welcome, and I have more iPhone photos if other angles might help. > > Many thanks! 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At the green gate that restricts access to the old McAllister Creek Access Road we picked through additional swallows TREE SWALLOW and BANK SWALLOW. Numerous RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were busy feeding young. Our FOY AMERICAN BITTERN flew over the field south of the road for everyone to enjoy. The west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail was great for SWAINSON'S THRUSH, WILLOW FLYCATCHER, and RED-BREASTED MERGANSER. There were many YELLOW WARBLERS singing and foraging. We observed both CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE and BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. The Nisqually Estuary Trail was great for swallows, waterfowl and shorebirds. We picked up CLIFF SWALLOW and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. We had distant but nice views of HOODED MERGANSER, PIED-BILLED GREBE, AMERICAN WIGEON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL and BLUE-WINGED TEAL. VIRGINIA RAIL and SORA were calling and some of the group were able to see AMERICAN COOT and WILSON'S SNIPE. The mudflats west of Leschi Slough were good for WESTERN SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER and KILLDEER. The BALD EAGLE nests have fledged. Out on the Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, we were surprised to see a large flock of 20 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN flying from the Luhr Beach area and landing at the mouth of the Nisqually River. We had good looks of gulls, terns, cormorants and eagles. A BANK SWALLOW perched up in a dead snag with BARN SWALLOWS. NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW are nesting in the bank along the west bank of McAllister Creek. PURPLE MARTIN are nesting in the gourds off Luhr Beach. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, WESTERN TANAGER, and STELLER'S JAY were heard. The east side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail was good for PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER, WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, and BROWN CREEPER. BELTED KINGFISHER was seen at the Nisqually River Observation Platform. The Orchard was quiet in the afternoon. We heard a WARBLING VIREO. Earlier in the day some of the group heard the RED-EYED VIREO continuing to call near the Education Building. We observed 73 species for the day and have seen 145 species this year. A Long-tailed Weasel has been observed frequently around the Visitor Center. Until next week, good birding. Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 5, 2023 5:45 AM - 3:04 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.812 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Sunny with haze and temperatures in the 50?s to 80?s degree Fahrenheit. A Low -3?10? Tide at 1:48pm. Mammals seen Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal (McAllister Creek Observation Platform) and Long Tailed Weasel (Visitor Center). 73 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 25 Wood Duck 12 Visitor Center Pond and freshwater marsh. Blue-winged Teal 7 Freshwater marsh. American Wigeon 4 Freshwater marsh Mallard 80 Green-winged Teal 2 Freshwater marsh. Hooded Merganser 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 1 hummingbird sp. 1 Virginia Rail 3 Sora 1 American Coot (Red-shielded) 1 Killdeer 4 Least Sandpiper 3 Mudflats north of Nisqually Estuary Trail (dike), and west of Leschi Slough. Western Sandpiper 20 Mudflats north of Nisqually Estuary Trail (dike), and west of Leschi Slough. Wilson's Snipe 2 Displaying in freshwater marsh. Greater Yellowlegs 3 Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Ring-billed Gull 200 Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. California Gull 200 Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Glaucous-winged Gull 15 Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Larus sp. 20 Caspian Tern 32 Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail. Brandt's Cormorant 1 Nisqually River Channel Marker. Double-crested Cormorant 30 American White Pelican 20 Flew west to east across Nisqually Reach and landed at mouth of Nisqually River. Distinctive large white arial water bird with black wing tips and gliding/drafting behavior. Unexpected high count. American Bittern 2 Two seen. One at 8:15 am flying over the field south of the old McAllister Creek Access Road. The second seen at 3pm flying out over the west end parking lot from the Visitor Center Pond towards the slough along the access road. Great Blue Heron 40 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 46 Belted Kingfisher 4 Mouth of McAllister Creek and Nisqually River Overlook. Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 West side of Twin Barns Loop Trail. Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 2 Olive-sided Flycatcher 1 Heard along the West Bank of McAllister Creek. Western Wood-Pewee 6 Willow Flycatcher 6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2 Warbling Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Calling at 11am behind the Education Center. Steller's Jay 1 West Bank of McAllister Creek. American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 5 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 7 West bank of McAllister Creek. Purple Martin 6 Gourds at Luhr Beach. Tree Swallow 20 Violet-green Swallow 3 Bank Swallow 6 Counted, probably more. 1-2 over fields south of Twin Barns. 4-6 on either side of the Nisqually Estuary Trail-dike, both freshwater and saltwater areas. 1 just south of Puget Sound Observation Platform perched in dead tree along McAllister Creek with Barn and Northern Rough-winged Swallow (photo). Barn Swallow 60 Visitor Center. Cliff Swallow 40 Puget Sound Observation Platform. Bushtit 2 Nests in Orchard. Brown Creeper 6 Marsh Wren 6 Fields south of Twin Barns and freshwater marsh. Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 300 Swainson's Thrush 46 American Robin 30 Cedar Waxwing 14 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 30 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1 Savannah Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 31 Spotted Towhee 2 Bullock's Oriole 2 West side of Twin Barns Loop Trail. Red-winged Blackbird 200 Brown-headed Cowbird 30 Song Sparrow feeding Brown-headed Cowbird chick. Common Yellowthroat 15 Nisqually Estuary Trail. Yellow Warbler 30 Western Tanager 1 Heard along West Bank of McAllister Creek. Black-headed Grosbeak 2 Orchard. View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143687535 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Wed Jul 5 20:11:09 2023 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Edmonds Roundup - June 2023 Message-ID: <1E33B38D-93BD-4C49-8DB9-35E37ECA9A30@gmail.com> Hi Tweets, We ended June with 170 species on the Edmonds year list. New species, in taxonomic order, include: Common Nighthawk (code 4), central Edmonds and Lake Ballinger neighborhoods, 6-11-23; a third report at Edmonds marsh, 6-20-23. Black Swift (code 4), 3 at Lake Ballinger neighborhood, 6-20-23. Vaux?s Swift (code 3), 3 at Lake Ballinger neighborhood, 6-15-23; three subsequent reports at Edmonds marsh, 6-19, 6-24, and 6-29-2023. Heermann?s Gull (code 1), 1 at waterfront, 6-19-23, and subsequent reports of one and two gulls. Seems to be a late arrival this year. Brown Pelican (code 4), 1 flyby at waterfront, 6-16-23. Eastern Kingbird (code 5), 1 at Edmonds marsh, 6-27-23. This is the second report of this species in Edmonds. The first was of a pair near the marsh, 6-6-14. Willow Flycatcher (code 3), 1 at Yost Park, 6-15-23, with subsequent reports at Edmonds marsh, 6-17 and 6-19-23. We considered two Brewer?s Blackbird (code 3) reports of single birds, but did not add the species to our year list. The reports were ticks on eBird checklists, lacking any information as to sex, age, critical field marks, or quality of the observation. We could not rule out data entry errors. This species has been notably absent for a while from Edmonds and at this point would be a challenging find. We will gladly add it to our year list if we find a report that includes the above information or a photo. 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 June. Good birding, Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA Abundance codes: (1) Common, (2) Uncommon, (3) Harder to find, usually seen annually, (4) Rare, 5+ records, (5) Fewer than 5 records From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Jul 6 01:31:58 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Turns_out_that_Honey_Badgers_do_care!=3A_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CBirds_and_honey_badgers_could_be_cooperating_to_steal_?= =?utf-8?q?from_bees_in_parts_of_Africa_--_ScienceDaily=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230629125725.htm Sent from my iPhone From festuca at comcast.net Thu Jul 6 13:30:34 2023 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Goodbye Cordilleran Fly! Message-ID: <1937265361.238111.1688675434937@connect.xfinity.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Misses for the day: Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Rock Pigeon, Virginia Rail, American Coot, Killdeer, Glaucous-winged Gull, Bushtit, Purple Finch, White-crowned Sparrow. Good Birding! Brian H. Bell Woodinville WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Thu Jul 6 13:59:02 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Goodbye Cordilleran Fly! In-Reply-To: <1937265361.238111.1688675434937@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1937265361.238111.1688675434937@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: And the wheel goes round and round! Bob Flores Duluth, WA On Jul 6, 2023, at 13:31, Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney wrote: ? It was long anticipated, and there goes a "species" from my (and many others') Life List. For me, the Cordilleran was akin to the old "Northwestern" Crow; not a 'real' species, so I will not miss having to listen to all those Blue & Rocky Mountain Empidonax birds and make a subjective 'guess' as to which species to put down on my eBird checklists. In its 23rd supplement since publication of the 7th edition of the Check-list of North American Birds (AOU 1998) are summarized decisions made between 15 April 2022 and 25 April 2023 by the American Ornithological Society?s (formerly American Ornithologists? Union) Committee on Classification and Nomenclature - North and Middle America. The publication went online today, resulting in "... 1 species (Empidonax occidentalis) is lost by merger with a species already on the list"... https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukad023/7220602 So, RIP to the Cordilleran, and Welcome Back to the Western Flycatcher!! Best, - Jon. 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A group of our Canadisn birder friends has reserved a trip for Sunday, Sept 27 and has 3 spaces available.? Cost will be about $187 each for 16 birders (note: smaller than the usual trip on the Monte Carlo!).? If you're interested, contact Zac Fedder at: zfedfef@gmail.com.? Hope to see you there!! - Happy Birding - Jon Houghton, EdmondsSent from my T-Mobile 5G Devic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kthorburn at msn.com Thu Jul 6 20:54:34 2023 From: kthorburn at msn.com (Kim Thorburn) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Goodbye Cordilleran Fly! In-Reply-To: References: <1937265361.238111.1688675434937@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Gosh! As a Spokane birder, I always thought that they were 2 species that recognized political boundaries: Pac-slope was Washingtonian and cordilleran was Idahoan:) Kim Kim Marie Thorburn, MD, MPH Spokane, WA (509) 465-3025 ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of Bob Flores Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 1:59 PM To: Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Goodbye Cordilleran Fly! And the wheel goes round and round! Bob Flores Duluth, WA On Jul 6, 2023, at 13:31, Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney wrote: ? It was long anticipated, and there goes a "species" from my (and many others') Life List. For me, the Cordilleran was akin to the old "Northwestern" Crow; not a 'real' species, so I will not miss having to listen to all those Blue & Rocky Mountain Empidonax birds and make a subjective 'guess' as to which species to put down on my eBird checklists. In its 23rd supplement since publication of the 7th edition of the Check-list of North American Birds (AOU 1998) are summarized decisions made between 15 April 2022 and 25 April 2023 by the American Ornithological Society?s (formerly American Ornithologists? Union) Committee on Classification and Nomenclature - North and Middle America. The publication went online today, resulting in "... 1 species (Empidonax occidentalis) is lost by merger with a species already on the list"... https://academic.oup.com/auk/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithology/ukad023/7220602 So, RIP to the Cordilleran, and Welcome Back to the Western Flycatcher!! Best, - Jon. Anderson Olympia festuca at comcast dot net _______________________________________________ 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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References: <1173753526.582729.1688756167981.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1173753526.582729.1688756167981@mail.yahoo.com> Two guesses so far for a Goshawk and neither was from Nelson B.? ?Best, John Dantoni? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Sat Jul 8 16:35:31 2023 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Local Heroes Appreciation Moment: Connie Sidles & the Cheasty Counters References: <2060627844.1168598.1688859331052.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2060627844.1168598.1688859331052@mail.yahoo.com> Hi all This is an official LHAM--Local Heroes Appreciation Moment--anyone can place them on tweeters free of charge. This one is to Connie Sidles who quickly and assertively rose to the challenge presented by the need to keep a birders' footprint in the Cheasty Greenbelt on the east side of Beacon Hill. She organized a group of dedicated fantastic birders (this is not a self-description, I personally have been AWOL myself) who are doing a monthly census of birds observed at Cheasty for what I think is well over a year now. Thanks Connie Sidles and the Cheasty Counters--and if youall ever form a Rock group you've already got a name! Ed Newbold Beacon Hill Seattle ednewbold1 @yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From valhikes at gmail.com Sat Jul 8 19:04:14 2023 From: valhikes at gmail.com (Valerie Anderson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Common Merganser hiking with kids Message-ID: As I was hiking on the trail from Lower Lena Lake on Thursday, July 6, I came across a female Common Merganser walking on the trail with her very small ducklings. I assume they had just left the nest and were trying to get to the creek, but she was following the trail down the switchbacks, away from the water. I was finally able to get past them when she took them into the trees. Hopefully they were safe and eventually got to the water. They were several hundred feet way from Lena Creek. Here are some pictures: https://www.flickr.com/gp/64943435@N07/cc247109t3 Valerie Anderson Olympia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.winstrom at gmail.com Sat Jul 8 21:46:08 2023 From: emily.winstrom at gmail.com (Emily Winstrom) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Guide for a day on Maui Message-ID: Hi all you travelers, friends of ours from Issaquah will be vacationing on Maui towards the end of this month. Can anyone recommend a birding guide or a local company that takes folks out for a day of birding? Thanks so much! Emily Winstrom Bellevue, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jemskink at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 07:20:00 2023 From: jemskink at gmail.com (Joan Miller) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Guide for a day on Maui Message-ID: HI, Sorry I don't have a guide recommendation. I did sign up for a guided trip, but was the only one so it got cancelled. I don't recall the name of the place. There didn't seem to be much on Maui, but on the Big Island you would find an excellent one - Hawaii Forest & Trail. I can tell you that THE place to bird on Maui is Hosmer Grove at Haleakala National Park. Also the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. There may be other birdy areas, but those two stand out in my memory. Hope you see some good birds! Joan Miller West Seattle jemskink at gmail dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rondastark18 at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 07:42:44 2023 From: rondastark18 at gmail.com (Ronda Stark) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Guide for a day on Maui In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I visited Maui in May and Audubon leads a trip up to Haleakala on the second Saturday of the month. However, in May, they required participants to have hiking boots, rain gear, and other equipment. I had brought my scuba gear so there is no way I could have brought what I consider winter gear as well even if I had known in advance. It may be different in mid-summer. Ronda On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:20?AM Joan Miller wrote: > HI, > > Sorry I don't have a guide recommendation. I did sign up for a guided > trip, but was the only one so it got cancelled. I don't recall the name of > the place. There didn't seem to be much on Maui, but on the Big Island you > would find an excellent one - Hawaii Forest & Trail. I can tell you that > THE place to bird on Maui is Hosmer Grove at Haleakala National Park. Also > the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. There may be other birdy areas, > but those two stand out in my memory. > > Hope you see some good birds! > > Joan Miller > West Seattle > jemskink at gmail dot 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 nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 09:30:06 2023 From: nagi.aboulenein at gmail.com (Nagi Aboulenein) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Guide for a day on Maui In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Agree totally on Hosmer?s Grove - it?s must see for birders on Maui, and the best accessible place for some of the endemics. When visiting Hosmer?s Grove, which is inside Haleakala National Park, they should also go to the top and look for ?Ua?u, aka the Hawaiian Petrel. We?ve also found Waihe?e Refuge fun to bird, and got some lifers there.?Additionally, on the northern tip of Maui there is a spot called Nakalele Point Lighthouse, from where we managed to catch White-tailed Tropicbirds as well as Greater Frigatebirds. And you can always get surprised by various seabirds (Petrels, Shearwaters, Boobies, etc) if on a dive or snorkel boat. Someone already mentioned Ke?alia NWR, so won?t go into that. Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary can be fun too. Lastly, a place on the ?Road to Hana? called the Garden of Eden Arboretum has some good birding too - just be aware that entrance is pricy at $20/person. Since previous posters mentioned the Nature Conservancy?s Waikamoi hike, just wanted to add a word caution regarding that hike - it is wonderful, and yesterday Taghrid and I were extremely fortunate to see two critically endangered species there: the Akohekohe (only around 1200-1400 left in the wild, and only inside the preserve), and the Kiwikio (Maui Parrotbill), which is in even worse shape with only 100-120 left in the wild. Two potential downsides: one is that it can be tough on the knees with some steep terrain and a narrow boardwalk, and the second is that Waikamoi hike is also referred to as the birders? lottery because it can be tough to sign up for a spot due to high demand with only 6-8 person being allowed on the once-per-month hike. Other than the Waikamoi hike, all the other spots are pretty readily accessible and a guide isn?t really needed. Good luck and good birding! Nagi On Jul 9, 2023 at 04:43 -1000, Ronda Stark , wrote: > Hello, > > I visited Maui in May and Audubon leads a trip up to Haleakala on the second Saturday of the month. However, in May, they required participants to have hiking boots, rain gear, and other equipment. I had brought my scuba gear so there is no way I could have brought what I consider winter gear as well even if I had known in advance. It may be different in mid-summer. > > Ronda > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 7:20?AM Joan Miller wrote: > HI, > > Sorry I don't have a guide recommendation. I did sign up for a guided trip, but was the only one so it got?cancelled. I don't recall the name of the place. There didn't seem to be much on Maui, but on the Big Island you would find an excellent one - Hawaii Forest & Trail. I can tell you that THE place to bird on Maui is Hosmer Grove at Haleakala National Park. Also the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. There may be other birdy areas, but those two stand out in my memory. > > Hope you see some good birds! > > Joan Miller > West Seattle > jemskink at gmail dot 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 dantonijohn at yahoo.com Sun Jul 9 09:41:31 2023 From: dantonijohn at yahoo.com (john dantoni) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Majority say it was a Goshawk References: <1273746095.859801.1688920891090.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1273746095.859801.1688920891090@mail.yahoo.com> Hi and thanks to all who shared your opinion on helping me with the hawk I.D!? The vast majority of the responses was for a goshawk with other guesses being a broad winged hawk and Coopers hawk.? The last time I submitted a request the responses heavily favored a goshawk but once I submitted a front view showing the undertail coverts our local hawk expert pointed out that it was a Coopers.? No such photo was available for this hawk though.? ?If you would like to see the picture follow the link. https://flic.kr/p/2oN4aZr.? ?Thanks again and for those that played along at home your participation trophies are in the mail.? All the best, John Dantoni Malaga WA? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cjbirdmanclark at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 10:34:27 2023 From: cjbirdmanclark at gmail.com (Christopher Clark) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Shriner Peak (Mt Rainier National Park) - July 7th, 2023 Message-ID: Good morning, Friday (July 7th) I hiked about half of the Shriner Peak trail. Located in extreme southeastern Pierce County, this trail actually isn't far from Grove of the Patriarchs. It's considered to be one of the loneliest trails in Mt Rainier National Park, and for good reason. Located just off of hwy 123, this trail is NOT for the casual hiker. Though not steep, the trail offers a constant incline, with few flat spots, and is very narrow. I only made it halfway up before running low on water, so I turned around. Please note: Part of Stevens Canyon Rd is closed during the day from Mon-Friday, which means a detour would be in order if coming from the Paradise area. Highlights included: SOOTY GROUSE: One heard booming regularly. Sounded pretty close to the trail at one point. NORTHERN GOSHAWK: One heard for several minutes. Calls were loud and powerful - I don't think this was jay mimicry, which seem to usually utter softer calls. HERMIT THRUSH - The most common bird of the day. Mostly heard, only one was seen, a juvenile. NASHVILLE WARBLER - One, possibly two, heard singing about 1 1/2 to 2 miles up the trail. This species looks to be a regular visitor and likely breeder at various high elevation spots in far eastern Pierce County. If anyone is up in the Chinook Pass/ Hwy 123 area, I'd recommend keeping an eye and ear out for various bird species. Several eastern WA species, like Pygmy Nuthatch and White-headed Woodpecker, have been recorded just a few miles over the border in Yakima County. I don't think it would take much for some of these birds to pop up in Pierce County, especially in late summer and fall. eBird checklist below: https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S143860256 Christopher Clark Puyallup, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rocky98502 at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 12:48:52 2023 From: rocky98502 at gmail.com (Betty Watson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wanted to share my backyard encounter with a dead crow, in case anyone else has recently experienced the same....I live in Thurston County close by Steamboat Island Road Message-ID: Yesterday morning (July 8) around 6:00 a.m., I started outside to change bird water containers. Before I even went outside, however, I could hear at least 2, possibly 3, crows squawking loudly and continuously while perched close by--very raucous and loud. The noisy crows piqued my interest and after changing and refreshing the water containers, I checked nearby and soon discovered a nearly dead crow, feet up, in my strawberry bed. Its visible blue eye stared blankly and blinked slowly once or twice as I observed. In the time it took to go inside to fetch a glove and garbage bag, it had died. Its blue eye was now white-lidded; the body motionless and stiff. The crow appeared to me to be a juvenile or sub-adult due to its smaller size though it could have simply been extremely malnourished--it felt pretty light when I picked it up. The crow's exterior appeared intact, undamaged and whole. Once I removed the body, the adult crows stopped squawking and flew away. (I had this eerie sense that the crows dropped this sick bird off, because I have never ever seen a crow in my strawberry bed box before.) (Just sayin') I reported to WDFW, using their website form. It's now been 24 hours and I am officially disposing of the body in my garbage can. Am keeping a keen eye on my visiting feathered friends and so far nobody else appears sick or strange-acting. Also reporting on my community's NextDoor in case this is not a one-off. Betty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sun Jul 9 15:07:29 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ACF - Local Experience? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230709150729.Horde.T6uR0YvonYWLDbP57rQZNcQ@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, I've researched trails in the Anacortes Community Forest and am hoping to spend some time there. I'd like the 'wisdom' from someone who has actually been there? Specifically I'd like to know if the intersections are marked, the general condition of the trails (easy to follow or not), etc. I've used online resources and have the distances and the elevation changes and they all seem pretty doable. OR ... if you are up for going birding in the ACF North and want to meet up we could go together? Old guy (78) so slow and steady not a sprinter. Probably "a couple of hours" or so for how long. - Jim P.S. There are "Hiking Apps" that allow you to use your phone as a guide. If you use one and you like it for birding please tell us. From erbico at live.com Sun Jul 9 16:00:15 2023 From: erbico at live.com (Cynthia Nielsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:55 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ACF - Local Experience? In-Reply-To: <20230709150729.Horde.T6uR0YvonYWLDbP57rQZNcQ@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230709150729.Horde.T6uR0YvonYWLDbP57rQZNcQ@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: The City of Anacortes has good maps of the trails in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands on their website: Biking & Trail Maps | Anacortes, WA cityofanacortes.org [favicon.ico] You can download them to use even when you don?t have cell signal. On Jul 9, 2023, at 15:08, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: ?Hi, I've researched trails in the Anacortes Community Forest and am hoping to spend some time there. I'd like the 'wisdom' from someone who has actually been there? Specifically I'd like to know if the intersections are marked, the general condition of the trails (easy to follow or not), etc. I've used online resources and have the distances and the elevation changes and they all seem pretty doable. OR ... if you are up for going birding in the ACF North and want to meet up we could go together? 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The noisy crows piqued my interest and after changing and refreshing the water containers, I checked nearby and soon discovered a nearly dead crow, feet up, in my strawberry bed. Its visible blue eye stared blankly and blinked slowly once or twice as I observed. In the time it took to go inside to fetch a glove and garbage bag, it had died. Its blue eye was now white-lidded; the body motionless and stiff. > > The crow appeared to me to be a juvenile or sub-adult due to its smaller size though it could have simply been extremely malnourished--it felt pretty light when I picked it up. The crow's exterior appeared intact, undamaged and whole. Once I removed the body, the adult crows stopped squawking and flew away. (I had this eerie sense that the crows dropped this sick bird off, because I have never ever seen a crow in my strawberry bed box before.) (Just sayin') > > I reported to WDFW, using their website form. It's now been 24 hours and I am officially disposing of the body in my garbage can. Am keeping a keen eye on my visiting feathered friends and so far nobody else appears sick or strange-acting. Also reporting on my community's NextDoor in case this is not a one-off. > > Betty > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjpluth at gmail.com Sun Jul 9 16:55:03 2023 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Evening Grosbeak Message-ID: Hey Tweets - Yesterday Cathy and I were surprised to spot both a female and male Evening Grosbeak together in Farrell?s Marsh (Steilacoom). I haven?t yet checked to see if it has been observed at this location before, but it?s certainly the first time for us after numerous forays into the marsh over the last eight years. We did not detect any vocalizing with our own ears but Merlin did pick it up. Made our day! Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone From bellasoc at isomedia.com Mon Jul 10 15:35:10 2023 From: bellasoc at isomedia.com (bellasoc@isomedia.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Whidbey 10 July 23 Message-ID: <001001d9b37e$c95dd000$5c197000$@isomedia.com> Hi Tweets I spent a ? day on Whidbey Island today ? a few raptors (Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey), Pigeon Guillemots, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, House Finch, Belted Kingfisher, all three cormorants (Double-crested, Pelagic and Brandt?s) at the old wharf/structure at Keystone. But the highlight was at least 260 White Pelicans at Crockett Lake at about 10:30 this morning (in batches) spread out over the lake. 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 10 23:26:20 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Beak shape can predict nest material use in the world's birds -- ScienceDaily Message-ID: <939BC1D5-BAAA-485E-AD91-258B5F0E5D8C@gmail.com> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230709202503.htm Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 10 23:26:58 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Human-made materials in nests can bring both risks and benefit for birds: Man-made materials are widespread in birds' nests -- ScienceDaily Message-ID: <1BAA3A90-F540-4023-9A1F-1F14E71D9AC4@gmail.com> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230709202455.htm Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 10 23:28:11 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Researchers_find_176_bird_species_using_huma?= =?utf-8?q?n-made_materials_in_their_nests=E2=80=94new_research?= Message-ID: <1CE6C998-5D00-46A8-9EA9-EB634000DA3D@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-07-bird-species-human-made-materials-nestsnew.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 10 23:35:25 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0dGxl?= =?utf-8?q?_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Audubon?= =?utf-8?b?4oCd?= Message-ID: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Mon Jul 10 23:37:25 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Threatened seabirds are foraging at plastic pollution hotspots | New Scientist Message-ID: <67B5F5F8-1993-4608-954F-7CD802C1DFAF@gmail.com> https://www.newscientist.com/article/2381006-threatened-seabirds-are-foraging-at-plastic-pollution-hotspots/ Sent from my iPhone From panmail at mailfence.com Tue Jul 11 10:42:42 2023 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] King shearwater Message-ID: <1707083279.652130.1689097362452@fidget.co-bxl> Hello, Tweets, This morning from the Vashon Island water taxi, King County, among the few birds was a Manx Shearwater crossing in front of the boat at about 7:58.? It was flying east to west low over the water, just north of the latitude of Blake Island.? I did not see it on the return trip, but given the reports this season, it's probably still in the region.? Also, there were a couple Purple Martins near the Vashon ferry terminal, where I didn't find them last year.? 11 July, 2023, Alan Grenon panmail AT mailfence.com -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Well, I said ?was,? because after getting home this afternoon from my kids? swim lessons we witnessed a pileated woodpecker pecking right through the birdhouse wall to demolish the bees. It made a sizable hole and appeared to be fearlessly eating the bees as they tried to escape - I saw it snap its bill at them at least. Though it was probably also going for the larvae? I?ve never seen anything like this but it was very fascinating! I couldn?t even be upset about the destroyed birdhouse :D Good birding, Emily Birchman Kenmore WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hank.heiberg at gmail.com Wed Jul 12 07:10:05 2023 From: hank.heiberg at gmail.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] First Day Out of Nest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yesterday morning a Dark-eyed Junco that had been a nestling near our front door fledged. Here is a link to a photo of the Junco shortly after it left the nest. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53039544536/in/dateposted/ It returned to our patio in the afternoon. Here is a link to a video of it preening and then being fed by a parent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FDUm8L_aYE Hank & Karen Heiberg Issaquah, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jgretten at gmail.com Wed Jul 12 08:43:09 2023 From: jgretten at gmail.com (jgretten) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Goodbye Cordilleran Fly Message-ID: <64aeca0f.170a0220.81e14.8bc3@mx.google.com> I only had the Cordilleran Flycatcher on my Washington list for 3 weeks! It was fun finding it anyway.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From festuca at comcast.net Wed Jul 12 10:11:14 2023 From: festuca at comcast.net (Jon. 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Redstart - Nisqually Refuge In-Reply-To: <206575337.218555.1689181874549@connect.xfinity.com> References: <206575337.218555.1689181874549@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <002e01d9b4f9$8f9c93c0$aed5bb40$@olympus.net> Nisqually? Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 10:11 AM To: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Am. Redstart - Nisqually Refuge At 9:30 a.m. one of the birders on the Wednesday Walk photographed a Redstart. Near the big maples at the start of the west side boardwalk trail. Jon Anderson OlyWA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Thu Jul 13 09:46:25 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0?= =?utf-8?q?tle_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Au?= =?utf-8?b?ZHVib27igJ0=?= In-Reply-To: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> References: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> Message-ID: Very informative and interesting article. I've noticed a steep decline in House Sparrow numbers in Seattle. Pesticides? On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:35 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity > > > 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 alanroedell at gmail.com Thu Jul 13 09:52:50 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Researchers_find_176_bird_species_using_huma?= =?utf-8?q?n-made_materials_in_their_nests=E2=80=94new_research?= In-Reply-To: <1CE6C998-5D00-46A8-9EA9-EB634000DA3D@gmail.com> References: <1CE6C998-5D00-46A8-9EA9-EB634000DA3D@gmail.com> Message-ID: Interesting article. Thanks. On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:28 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > > https://phys.org/news/2023-07-bird-species-human-made-materials-nestsnew.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 dennispaulson at comcast.net Thu Jul 13 10:00:29 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0dGxl?= =?utf-8?q?_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Audubon?= =?utf-8?b?4oCd?= In-Reply-To: References: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> I don?t think pesticides are responsible for House Sparrow declines, as they are primarily seed-eaters, and most of our seed-eaters seem to be doing fine. Perhaps a steady decline in nest sites, as we clean up the place, but it could be something else. House Sparrows have declined greatly in Europe, where they are native, and as far as I know, they haven?t come up with any clear ideas of the cause. We had up to 30 House Sparrows at our feeders when we moved to this house in 1991, and for several years now we have scarcely seen one. A House Sparrow at a feeder is an exciting event! Same with starlings, although we see a few from time to time. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Jul 13, 2023, at 9:46 AM, Alan Roedell wrote: > > Very informative and interesting article. > I've noticed a steep decline in House Sparrow numbers in Seattle. Pesticides? > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:35 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: > > https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity > > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From constancesidles at gmail.com Thu Jul 13 10:10:36 2023 From: constancesidles at gmail.com (Constance Sidles) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0dGxl?= =?utf-8?q?_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Audubon?= =?utf-8?b?4oCd?= In-Reply-To: <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> References: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> Message-ID: <2DC8970E-D3D9-48CC-9DF9-526D884DD89B@gmail.com> Hey tweets, House Sparrows are also quite uncommon at Montlake Fill. There are a few in the neighborhood nearby, but not many. Some hang out in the low bushes in the FedEx/Wells Fargo parking lot alongside 45th St. Sometimes there is a singing male in the dense bushes abutting the ceramic arts building along Mary Gates Blvd. Lastly, I think a few nest along 36th Ave or 37th Ave NE. But that's about it. Although they do exist in the neighborhood in small numbers, they rarely come to the Fill itself to forage, though there are certainly plenty of seeds. The Fill lacks the dense, low bushes House Sparrows seem to like, however, so maybe that's a factor. I will also note that White-crowned Sparrow numbers at the Fill are way, way down too. On the other hand, Song Sparrows seem to be doing okay. These are all seed-eaters, so what gives? Dunno. We see only such a small slice of the lives of most birds, we are mostly ignorant of micro-factors that may have large effects on bird populations but remain obscure to us. - Connie > On Jul 13, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > I don?t think pesticides are responsible for House Sparrow declines, as they are primarily seed-eaters, and most of our seed-eaters seem to be doing fine. Perhaps a steady decline in nest sites, as we clean up the place, but it could be something else. House Sparrows have declined greatly in Europe, where they are native, and as far as I know, they haven?t come up with any clear ideas of the cause. > > We had up to 30 House Sparrows at our feeders when we moved to this house in 1991, and for several years now we have scarcely seen one. A House Sparrow at a feeder is an exciting event! Same with starlings, although we see a few from time to time. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Jul 13, 2023, at 9:46 AM, Alan Roedell > wrote: >> >> Very informative and interesting article. >> I've noticed a steep decline in House Sparrow numbers in Seattle. Pesticides? >> >> On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:35 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: >>> >>> https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity >>> >>> >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From constancesidles at gmail.com Thu Jul 13 10:10:36 2023 From: constancesidles at gmail.com (Constance Sidles) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0dGxl?= =?utf-8?q?_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Audubon?= =?utf-8?b?4oCd?= In-Reply-To: <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> References: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> Message-ID: <2DC8970E-D3D9-48CC-9DF9-526D884DD89B@gmail.com> Hey tweets, House Sparrows are also quite uncommon at Montlake Fill. There are a few in the neighborhood nearby, but not many. Some hang out in the low bushes in the FedEx/Wells Fargo parking lot alongside 45th St. Sometimes there is a singing male in the dense bushes abutting the ceramic arts building along Mary Gates Blvd. Lastly, I think a few nest along 36th Ave or 37th Ave NE. But that's about it. Although they do exist in the neighborhood in small numbers, they rarely come to the Fill itself to forage, though there are certainly plenty of seeds. The Fill lacks the dense, low bushes House Sparrows seem to like, however, so maybe that's a factor. I will also note that White-crowned Sparrow numbers at the Fill are way, way down too. On the other hand, Song Sparrows seem to be doing okay. These are all seed-eaters, so what gives? Dunno. We see only such a small slice of the lives of most birds, we are mostly ignorant of micro-factors that may have large effects on bird populations but remain obscure to us. - Connie > On Jul 13, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Dennis Paulson wrote: > > I don?t think pesticides are responsible for House Sparrow declines, as they are primarily seed-eaters, and most of our seed-eaters seem to be doing fine. Perhaps a steady decline in nest sites, as we clean up the place, but it could be something else. House Sparrows have declined greatly in Europe, where they are native, and as far as I know, they haven?t come up with any clear ideas of the cause. > > We had up to 30 House Sparrows at our feeders when we moved to this house in 1991, and for several years now we have scarcely seen one. A House Sparrow at a feeder is an exciting event! Same with starlings, although we see a few from time to time. > > Dennis Paulson > Seattle > >> On Jul 13, 2023, at 9:46 AM, Alan Roedell > wrote: >> >> Very informative and interesting article. >> I've noticed a steep decline in House Sparrow numbers in Seattle. Pesticides? >> >> On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:35 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: >>> >>> https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity >>> >>> >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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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The birds were active, still seeing young ones and some singing. Notable sightings: Rock Pigeon and Band-tailed Pigeon, Spotted Sandpiper heard, Warbling Vireo and Red-eyed Vireo (first in quite a while), lots of Swainson's Thrush, Virginia Rail heard, Caspian Tern. Misses: Steller's Jay and Bald Eagle 56 species Good Birding Brian H. Bell Woodinville -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Jul 13 13:58:40 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Cedar Waxwings and the ACFL In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230713135840.Horde.MHwLSAckLXsCKILt67ioa2i@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, We've recently added frequent, repeated visits to our yard in Burlington. The Cedar Waxwings have not replaced the Grosbeaks, only added to them. Still seeing lots of Goldfinches, House Finches, Purple Finches, and Mourning Doves. We get at least one Flicker every day - often two or three at a time. The Waxwings have been showing up 3 and 4 at a time. I should also mention the Robins, Towhees, White-Crowneds, Juncos, and Chickadees. Today I caught the relatively infrequent visit of a Collared Dove. Very impressive and noticeably large bird. We are starting to see Bald Eagles 'almost every day' - mostly just have to take the time to stand and wait for them to show up. Usually one or two at a time. The TUVUs that were here every day a month or so ago are less frequent now. And yes, we see crows and swallows - often. I'm attributing these 'new' visitors to our addition of a bubbling fountain. It turns out the bubbler is as much a draw as the seed and nectar feeders and the suet as well. **** Thanks to those who responded about the Anacortes hiking trails. I'm looking forward to getting out on them and seeing the areas I used to explore in - and play in - when growing up in the 50's. - Jim From o.b.james at verizon.net Thu Jul 13 15:03:43 2023 From: o.b.james at verizon.net (Odette B. James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] House Sparrows References: <007801d9b5d5$e42bd680$ac838380$.ref@verizon.net> Message-ID: <007801d9b5d5$e42bd680$ac838380$@verizon.net> To all of you who are lamenting the decrease in House Sparrows - please, please come and take some of mine! I live in a retirement community at the south end of Lake Washington, where the only thing between my apartment and the lake is a trailer-park building and a tiny pocket park. The bushes between my building and the lake are home to a colony of House Sparrows, and they had a good breeding season. There now is a big flock, circulating frequently between the bushes and the patio of a woman on the floor above me who puts out seed for them. I get pretty tired of picking up my field glasses to look at a small bird moving in the bushes and finding - just another House Sparrow. Good birding Odette James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shepthorp at gmail.com Thu Jul 13 16:08:49 2023 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for 7/12/2023 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, another wonderful day at the Refuge with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50's to 70's. About 25 birders joined us as we did our 'usual' walk. There was a Low 0'0" Tide at 8:44pm and a High 11'0" Tide at 4:11pm. Highlights included AMERICAN REDSTART 75 feet in from the westside entrance to the Twin Barns Loop Trail, FOY GREEN HERON in the Visitor Center Pond, two MERLINS one in the Orchard and the other on the Loop Trail, continuing RED-EYED VIREO, numerous WOOD DUCKS and VIRGINIA RAIL, and over 200 CASPIAN TERN on the mudflats. Starting out at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook we observed three clutches of WOOD DUCK, a total of 24 ducklings seen. The RED-EYED VIREO was heard singing along the westside entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. We had great looks of a juvenile BELTED KINGFISHER, fishing the pond. A Columbian Black-tailed Deer with two fawns walked across the pond. American Beaver was observed earlier at 7am. The Orchard was good for a hunting subadult MERLIN perched high in a tree. We had nice looks of MOURNING DOVE, CEDAR WAXWING and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE. The fields adjacent to the Access Road and south of the Twin Barns were great for picking through the swallows. BARN SWALLOW, CLIFF SWALLOW and BANK SWALLOW were most prominent, with occasional TREE SWALLOW, NORTHERN ROUGH WINGED SWALLOW, and VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW. It seems many of our adult breeding Tree Swallows were not around. The westside of the Twin Barns Loop Trail is where a few got onto the AMERICAN REDSTART with confirming photos. A female type with 1/2 of the underside of the tail being yellow closest to the body, and a gray head with eyering. We were approximately 75 feet into the trail when the bird was seen loosely associated with a flock of foraging Chestnut-backed Chickadees. Some of our group also got onto the RED-EYED VIREO, but neither sighting was easily relocated. We had great looks of the AMERICAN BITTERN in the Visitor Center Pond, it's been reliably relocated in this area for the last two weeks. There have been 2-3 Bitterns seen as well as an occasional GREEN HERON which was seen by the leading section of our walk. After walking through, a second MERLIN flew in from behind, likely hunting the numerous juvenile swallows at the Refuge. The Twin Barns Overlook was quiet, but with great looks of WILLOW FLYCATCHER. The Nisqually Estuary Trail was good for BALD EAGLE, PEREGRINE FALCON, and early arriving peeps (WESTERN SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER). The freshwater marsh was challenging to find waterfowl, we did see HOODED MERGANSER, AMERICAN WIGEON, male WOOD DUCKS and numerous MALLARD. Many VIRGINIA RAIL were heard, the squeak call from several areas. Some birders observed a chick flying after an adult from one clump of cattails to another. The Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail was good for DOUBLE CRESTED-CORMORANTS, GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, CALIFORNIA GULL, RING-BILLED GULL and CASPIAN TERN. We counted over 240 Caspian Tern, two with leg bands. SPOTTED SANDPIPER was spotted along the west bank of McAllister Creek. PURPLE MARTIN and BRANDT'S CORMORANT could be scoped from the Puget Sound Viewing Platform. An active CLIFF SWALLOW mud hut nest continues at the gazebo. On our return, the east side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail was good for BROWN CREEPER and probably two family groups of WARBLING VIREO. We observed 68 species for the day, and have seen 147 species this year. Mammals seen included American Beaver, Columbian Black-tailed Deer with fawn, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend's Chipmunk, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. See eBird list with photos pasted below. I'll be away next week, 7/19, but Ken, Rob, Pete and others will lead in my absence. I'll be back on 7/27. Until then, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 12, 2023 6:45 AM - 4:37 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.253 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Cloudy in the morning, sunny in the afternoon. Temperatures in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit. A Low 0?0? Tide at 8:44am and a High 11?0? Tide at 4:11pm. Mammals seen are American Beaver, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and Harbor Seal. 68 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 60 Wood Duck 28 Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal 1 American Wigeon 1 Mallard 75 Hooded Merganser 8 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 1 Orchard. Vaux's Swift 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 6 Freshwater Marsh. Vocalization between adults and fledglings. American Coot 1 Killdeer 1 Least Sandpiper 12 Western Sandpiper 56 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Ring-billed Gull 300 California Gull 200 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 2 Caspian Tern 245 Two Banded Terns: 1) left leg - green/blue/silver, right leg - black weighting on yellow band C287; 2) left leg - white/blue/gray, right leg - white writing on red band A6__ Brandt's Cormorant 5 Nisqually River channel marker. Double-crested Cormorant 90 American Bittern 1 Visitor Center Pond Great Blue Heron 90 Green Heron 1 Visitor Center Pond Osprey 1 Foraging over confluence of Shannon Slough and McAllister Creek. Several birders noticed string/line from mouth of bird trailing 2-3 feet. Bald Eagle 8 Occupied nest West Bank of Nisqually River north of Twin Barns and Nisqually Estuary Trail. Belted Kingfisher 2 Visitor Center Pond and Nisqually River. Downy Woodpecker 1 Merlin 2 Orchard and west side of Twin Barns Loop Trail. Peregrine Falcon 1 Mudflats. Western Wood-Pewee 6 Willow Flycatcher 6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 4 Warbling Vireo 8 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Seen along the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Heard in this location earlier in the morning. Also heard on the right side of the Visitor Center and from the double bench overlook on the east side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. American Crow 8 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 10 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 8 Purple Martin 6 Over Refuge and at Luhr Beach Gourds. Tree Swallow 6 Violet-green Swallow 4 Bank Swallow 8 Three to five seen over the flooded fields along the access road. Six to nine seen over the freshwater and saltwater marsh on the Nisqually Estuary Trail. Barn Swallow 71 Cliff Swallow 35 Occupied nest Puget Sound Observation Platform. Bushtit 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Heard along the east entrance to the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Brown Creeper 4 Marsh Wren 12 Bewick's Wren 5 European Starling 300 Swainson's Thrush 30 American Robin 30 Cedar Waxwing 18 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 15 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 24 Spotted Towhee 3 Red-winged Blackbird 75 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 Common Yellowthroat 10 American Redstart 1 Photo pending. Seen 75 feet in from the west side entrance of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Female type with yellow underside of tail base contrasted with dark outer tail, split 1/2 and 1/2, gray plain head with eye-ring, light throat. Observed at eye level in felled Maple Snag on inside of Loop Trail adjacent to waters edge. Seen by a few of our group when photo taken, associated with feeding flock of Chestnut-backed Chickadees. Flushed and unable to relocate. Yellow Warbler 15 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S144421641 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linda.mullen at outlook.com Fri Jul 14 14:33:46 2023 From: linda.mullen at outlook.com (Linda Mullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Theler wetlands bird Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Yesterday and today, I was at Theler Wetlands and am pretty sure I saw about six Common Snipe along the river, but in checking E-bird, it doesn?t look like they have been seen there. They had dark heads and a white eye stripe, light legs and dark bill. Long-billed dowitchers have been reported there, but the coloration doesn?t seem right. What I saw wasn?t that rufous-y. I?m happy to be corrected or confirmed. Any thoughts from those of you out there who know more than I do? Linda Mullen From linda.mullen at outlook.com Fri Jul 14 15:26:03 2023 From: linda.mullen at outlook.com (Linda Mullen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Theler wetlands bird In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey everyone. Thanks to all of you who weighed in so quickly. Though I wanted the birds to be the Wilson?s Snipe, they were feeding with that sewing machine behavior, which seems to indicate that they were Long-billed Dowitchers. Linda > On Jul 14, 2023, at 2:38 PM, Linda Mullen wrote: > > ?Hi Tweets, > > Yesterday and today, I was at Theler Wetlands and am pretty sure I saw about six Common Snipe along the river, but in checking E-bird, it doesn?t look like they have been seen there. They had dark heads and a white eye stripe, light legs and dark bill. Long-billed dowitchers have been reported there, but the coloration doesn?t seem right. What I saw wasn?t that rufous-y. > > I?m happy to be corrected or confirmed. Any thoughts from those of you out there who know more than I do? > > Linda Mullen > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From adrienne at nwveggie.com Sat Jul 15 18:17:48 2023 From: adrienne at nwveggie.com (Adrienne Dorf) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Duck with dart in its side Message-ID: Hey All! I am looking for suggestions for how to catch a duck. A couple of us have been out at Bitter Lake in Seattle trying to capture a duck that has a dart in its side. The duck seems to move about okay on land but I noticed that in the water it is not paddling with the leg on its darted side. Does anyone have any experience capturing a mobile duck? We brought food, a blanket and a box but as we get close, the duck heads out into the water and swims away. Anyone have a net with a long pole? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks! 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The UN task force on avian flu just released this excellent summary: https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/publication/CMS-FAO-TF_avian_influenza_statement_July2023.pdf Here is a draft article I wrote for the local paper, which summarizes events here, along with potential risks to dogs (high) and humans (low): An outbreak of avian flu has struck wildlife on Rat Island, the sandbar between Fort Flagler campground and Indian Island. In response, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has closed the island to avoid disturbance, which could spread the virus. Sam Kaviar, owner of Olympic Kayak Tours, noticed several dead Caspian terns on the island on July 10. Intimately familiar with wildlife in the area, he suspected something amiss and called WDFW. A biologist responded and collected several carcasses. On July 12, tests confirmed the presence of avian flu. Since then, dozens of dead and dying terns have been observed, mostly on the island but also at Fort Flagler and further south on Marrowstone Island. Historically associated with poultry operations, WDFW veterinarian Katie Haman explained that avian flu in wild birds is a recent phenomenon, arriving in Washington last year. In other places, it has resulted in high mortality to waterfowl, gulls, terns, eagles, and corvids (ravens, crows, jays). Other species may be vulnerable as well. Spread to foxes and seals has been documented. Because the virus is spread through contact with fluids, dogs sniffing bird droppings or carcasses on the beach could be at risk. While human cases are very rare (only one in the US last year ? and that from a worker removing dead chickens), the risk of mortality is high. State Parks has put up warning signs at the campground, and WDFW has put up closure signs around the island. This affects both shellfish gathering and kayak landings. Jefferson County Public Health is monitoring the outbreak and has issued an alert. Haman noted that this outbreak, coming in the summer, brings together a perfect storm of wildlife and human risk factors. In addition to the terns, which nest in high density, there are nesting gulls and oystercatchers on the island. A haul-out of harbor seals, with pups, is nearby, and within a few feet of some of the dead birds. Eagles regularly patrol, looking for dead animals to scavenge. A stone?s throw from the island, campers from Fort Flagler regularly walk out on the spit, often with dogs. Currently, the virus is centered at the tern colony, the only one in Puget Sound this year. The colony is estimated at about a thousand adults. The eggs are just beginning to hatch. It typically takes a month for the chicks to be able to fly. Data analysis by eBird shows that Caspian terns are declining nationwide, with a 78% drop locally since 2007. Friends of Fort Flagler, which has issued a press release about the outbreak, currently runs a volunteer docent program to protect the colony from disturbance. WDFW is now training the monitors how to respond to dead and dying wildlife. Dead wildlife should not be touched without protective equipment. The public is asked to report sick and dead wildlife to local park representatives or online at wdfw.wa.gov/sickwildlife. -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alanroedell at gmail.com Sun Jul 16 09:20:40 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Exposure to neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin in birds of prey -- ScienceDaily In-Reply-To: <27DF394D-CF9B-4267-B5B9-2C6C566241A1@gmail.com> References: <27DF394D-CF9B-4267-B5B9-2C6C566241A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff wrote: > > https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm > > > 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 gene.beall at gmail.com Sun Jul 16 09:45:20 2023 From: gene.beall at gmail.com (Gene Beall) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Exposure to neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin in birds of prey -- ScienceDaily In-Reply-To: References: <27DF394D-CF9B-4267-B5B9-2C6C566241A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: <7004dd58-d2db-0238-0e61-ba32ab1475b9@gmail.com> A couple years ago we transitioned away from using any loose bird seed and started using only hot pepper suet cakes and seed cylinders.? We no longer have any problem with rodents or squirrels.? We get the small Hot Pepper No Melt Suet Dough cakes at Home Depot and the big 5-lb Hot Pepper No-Mess seed cylinders at Wild Birds Unlimited (also available in smaller 1.75-lb cylinders).? The seed cylinders are a bit pricey but well worth it to avoid using any other rodent control. Gene Beall Sammamish, WA On 7/16/23 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: > Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to > be done? > > On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff wrote: > > > https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm > > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Sun Jul 16 13:23:16 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] a remarkable bird Message-ID: <7E970025-2EA6-48A9-9C81-6F08CB4B6BED@comcast.net> Reading about the Eared Grebe in Birds of the World, I thought I had to share this information about one of Washington?s bird species, really quite remarkable. The species also breeds widely across Eurasia and has resident populations in Africa. This account refers to their North American populations. Dennis Paulson Seattle By far the most abundant member of its family in North America and, indeed, in the world, the Eared Grebe breeds widely through the interior of the western United States and Canada, preferring shallow alkaline lakes and ponds, where it feeds primarily on small invertebrates. Highly social, its colonies may number into the low thousands. Like other grebes, it uses distinct advertising calls for sex recognition and to initiate elaborate breeding displays. Both sexes work together to construct sodden platforms and nests of vegetation heaped into a floating mound and attached to aquatic vegetation. Incubation starts with the first egg, resulting in asynchronous hatching of chicks. Parents take turns carrying young on their back while the free parent brings food until the young can swim and forage on their own. Parents divide surviving members of the brood after about 10 days and usually cease parental care by 20 days after hatching. Despite a general similarity to other grebes, the Eared Grebe is highly distinctive and ranks among the most remarkable members of the North American avifauna. For most of the year, it vies with Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) as the species most closely associated with highly saline environments. Immediately after the breeding season, most of the population, adults and juveniles, moves either to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to exploit the superabundant crops of brine shrimp and alkali flies that thrive in those waters. The predictable use of these permanent hypersaline lakes in the Great Basin contrasts with the frequent and often unpredictable shifts in location of Eared Grebe breeding colonies. While at fall molting/staging lakes, adults more than double their arrival mass and allow the pectoral muscles to atrophy below a size that allows flight. Then, during a hyperphagic period, they greatly increase the size of the organs involved in digestion and food storage. These changes in size and proportions?the most extreme yet known for any bird?are then reversed during a brief predeparture period, when the birds catabolize much of their just-deposited fat, increase heart size, and reduce digestive organ mass to perhaps 25% of peak in preparation for a nonstop flight to wintering areas. The function of the predeparture events is to reduce wing-loading while maximizing flight range and performance. Migration occurs shortly after food supplies run out, typically in December?January. As a result, the Eared Grebe is the latest of the North American migrants to move to its winter stations. Because a similar atrophy/hypertrophy cycle is repeated 3?6 times each year, the Eared Grebe has the longest flightless period of any volant bird in the world, perhaps totaling 9?10 months over the course of a year. At fall staging areas alone, flightless periods average 3?4 months for adults and may reach 8 months or more in nonbreeders. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at shelflifestories.com Sun Jul 16 15:30:11 2023 From: info at shelflifestories.com (Shelf Life Community Story Project) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Exposure to neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin in birds of prey -- ScienceDaily In-Reply-To: <7004dd58-d2db-0238-0e61-ba32ab1475b9@gmail.com> References: <27DF394D-CF9B-4267-B5B9-2C6C566241A1@gmail.com> <7004dd58-d2db-0238-0e61-ba32ab1475b9@gmail.com> Message-ID: <75487284-C276-4357-A7E8-987180B01DF1@shelflifestories.com> We started using this (fairly new) alternative, which is basically rat birth control. They did a compelling study on Queen Anne, and it has been tested elsewhere with similar results. I live in Seattle?s Central District where there are a lot of rats, and I have seen a dramatic decrease in numbers since I, and my neighbors, started using the rat birth control. https://raptorsarethesolution.org/poison-free-by-2023/ We get ours here. https://contrapeststore.com/pages/shop There are also some pest control companies that are starting to carry it and, if you ask, will put that in the bait stations instead of rodenticide. Jill > On Jul 16, 2023, at 9:45 AM, Gene Beall wrote: > > A couple years ago we transitioned away from using any loose bird seed and started using only hot pepper suet cakes and seed cylinders. We no longer have any problem with rodents or squirrels. We get the small Hot Pepper No Melt Suet Dough cakes at Home Depot and the big 5-lb Hot Pepper No-Mess seed cylinders at Wild Birds Unlimited (also available in smaller 1.75-lb cylinders). The seed cylinders are a bit pricey but well worth it to avoid using any other rodent control. > > Gene Beall > Sammamish, WA > > > > On 7/16/23 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: >> Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? >> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff > wrote: >> >> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm >> >> >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 Mon Jul 17 05:44:21 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Exposure to neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin in birds of prey -- ScienceDaily In-Reply-To: References: <27DF394D-CF9B-4267-B5B9-2C6C566241A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: <67099DF3-A57F-471B-989E-CED211BDEF47@comcast.net> We?ve tried to minimized out bird->rat feeding by adding a tray under our suet cakes to catch much of the waste that is dropped by the feeding birds. It may have helped a bit. We stopped feeding with birdseed years ago. The bird control rat bait looks like a very appealing alternative. A similar approach has been used some places for mosquito/malaria control, although I haven?t followed the outcomes. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Jul 16, 2023, at 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: > > Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? > > On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff > wrote: >> >> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danmcdt at gmail.com Mon Jul 17 22:36:01 2023 From: danmcdt at gmail.com (Dan McDougall-Treacy) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?TllUaW1lczog4oCYVGhleeKAmXJlIE91dHNtYXJ0aW5n?= =?utf-8?q?_Us=E2=80=99=3A_Birds_Build_Nests_From_Anti-Bird_Spikes?= Message-ID: <6522C60F-9BDE-4FF5-8FC7-F6E266FC7638@gmail.com> Well, I?m pleased to know that there are many versions of adaptability. They?ll need every single one. Dan McDougall-Treacy https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/science/magpies-birds-nests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare ?They?re Outsmarting Us?: Birds Build Nests From Anti-Bird Spikes From houstojc at plu.edu Tue Jul 18 10:06:11 2023 From: houstojc at plu.edu (houstojc@plu.edu) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?The_Sparrow_Wars-=E2=80=9Cstill_all_men_who_?= =?utf-8?b?d2VhciBhIG11c3RhY2hl4oCmLi7igJ3igJQt4oCcTWVldCB0aGUgTGl0?= =?utf-8?q?tle_Brown_Bird_That_Holds_a_Mirror_Up_to_Humanity_=7C_Au?= =?utf-8?b?ZHVib27igJ0=?= In-Reply-To: <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> References: <44CD9A84-A576-4195-834B-456D7CC3C597@gmail.com> <3AE3F113-844C-49A8-B053-4BE4C7C45E6A@comcast.net> Message-ID: <001301d9b99a$27279d30$7576d790$@plu.edu> Hello, Everyone, I am late to the discussion, but I wanted to share that for many years we have only seen perhaps one bird or none from the House Sparrow group in our yard. When we first moved to the Gatewood neighborhood in West Seattle, there was a large colony in the blackberries next door and on the edge of our yard. The blackberries were removed. The House Sparrows gradually relocated entirely. Our neighbors up the hill were the only ones with a strong community of House Sparrows. Their home had eaves, and they had a garden full of old-fashioned plants and shrubs. When the owners of the home passed away, and the property was sold and razed last spring, there were some desperate-seeming homeless House Sparrows. Within the last two weeks, a family of House Sparrows has ?moved in? at our house. They seem to be roosting here as well. Dennis?s comment on their loss of nesting areas is most interesting. Changes made to our properties/communities do seem to affect them. Janeanne Houston West Seattle From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Dennis Paulson Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 10:00 AM To: Alan Roedell Cc: Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] The Sparrow Wars-?still all men who wear a mustache?..??-?Meet the Little Brown Bird That Holds a Mirror Up to Humanity | Audubon? I don?t think pesticides are responsible for House Sparrow declines, as they are primarily seed-eaters, and most of our seed-eaters seem to be doing fine. Perhaps a steady decline in nest sites, as we clean up the place, but it could be something else. House Sparrows have declined greatly in Europe, where they are native, and as far as I know, they haven?t come up with any clear ideas of the cause. We had up to 30 House Sparrows at our feeders when we moved to this house in 1991, and for several years now we have scarcely seen one. A House Sparrow at a feeder is an exciting event! Same with starlings, although we see a few from time to time. Dennis Paulson Seattle On Jul 13, 2023, at 9:46 AM, Alan Roedell > wrote: Very informative and interesting article. I've noticed a steep decline in House Sparrow numbers in Seattle. Pesticides? On Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 11:35 PM Dan Reiff > wrote: https://www.audubon.org/news/meet-little-brown-bird-holds-mirror-humanity 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Jul 18 10:58:58 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] How Do Scientists Track Migrating Birds? A Look at Tracking Tech - American Bird Conservancy Message-ID: <09ECA065-02CB-4D56-A2BE-2AEC5C947281@gmail.com> https://abcbirds.org/bird-tracking-tech/ Sent from my iPhone From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Tue Jul 18 12:47:54 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, July 20 Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for Thursday, July 20. 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! 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We converted our lawn to all native plants (no grass). Now we still have the occasional robin but no where near as many as when we had a lawn. So my question for this group is "where did the robins feed - before humans started planting lawns?". - Jim in Burlington From kloshewoods at outlook.com Tue Jul 18 14:16:51 2023 From: kloshewoods at outlook.com (Jerry Tangren) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: I believe they were a mountain meadow species. When we began putting meadows (aka lawns) in our yard, they moved right in. Lorna and I were in Nome, Alaska the third week of June. One of the common species of the willow scrub on the Seward Peninsula is the Robin. ?Lorna & Jerry Tangren Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Tweeters on behalf of jimbetz@jimbetz.com Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:08:58 PM To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... Hi, So when I think of a robin - it is in the yard working the lawn for worms and insects. This has been true for my entire life (more than 70). True enough that I've started to consider seeing a robin where there wasn't some form of lawn near as 'exceptional'. A "lawn" would be any area where it is mowed several times a year - not necessarily the manicured lawns so many of us have. We used to see a lot of robins in our yard. We converted our lawn to all native plants (no grass). Now we still have the occasional robin but no where near as many as when we had a lawn. 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In-Reply-To: References: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: I remember a robin at the top of a Ponderosa Pine at about 11,000 feet on a steep slope in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just singing its lungs out - nothing even close to level ground or or any grass within miles. I lived in Virginia then and was kind of stunned, I had to climb about 500 feet up-slope from where I first was to get a level look at the bird to make sure it was a Robin and not some western bird I didn't know at the time. in my experience these days in northwest WA, the "American Lawn Thrush" loves mountain slopes, especially gravel roads, in the summer months. Chris Kessler Seattle On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 2:17?PM Jerry Tangren wrote: > I believe they were a mountain meadow species. When we began putting > meadows (aka lawns) in our yard, they moved right in. > > Lorna and I were in Nome, Alaska the third week of June. One of the common > species of the willow scrub on the Seward Peninsula is the Robin. > > ?Lorna & Jerry Tangren > > Get Outlook for iOS > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tweeters on behalf > of jimbetz@jimbetz.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:08:58 PM > *To:* tweeters@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... > > Hi, > > So when I think of a robin - it is in the yard working the lawn for > worms and insects. This has been true for my entire life (more than 70). > True enough that I've started to consider seeing a robin where there > wasn't some form of lawn near as 'exceptional'. A "lawn" would be any > area where it is mowed several times a year - not necessarily the > manicured lawns so many of us have. > We used to see a lot of robins in our yard. We converted our lawn to > all native plants (no grass). Now we still have the occasional robin > but no where near as many as when we had a lawn. > > So my question for this group is "where did the robins feed - before > humans started planting lawns?". > - Jim in Burlington > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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%7C4936c2afb4674eef75d408db87d36bab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638253114352392151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B97eC0BobJAPEw23N1v26d9SmkxOIAeLpw46zwg%2BMJ4%3D&reserved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > 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... URL: From jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com Tue Jul 18 14:58:23 2023 From: jeffgilligan10 at gmail.com (Jeff Gilligan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: References: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: I have a vague recollection from some source that American Robins before white settlement were probably fairly restricted to sub-alpine and recently burned habitats. Jeff Gilligan Willapa Bay > On Jul 18, 2023, at 2:45 PM, J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> wrote: > > I remember a robin at the top of a Ponderosa Pine at about 11,000 feet on a steep slope in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just singing its lungs out - nothing even close to level ground or or any grass within miles. I lived in Virginia then and was kind of stunned, I had to climb about 500 feet up-slope from where I first was to get a level look at the bird to make sure it was a Robin and not some western bird I didn't know at the time. > > in my experience these days in northwest WA, the "American Lawn Thrush" loves mountain slopes, especially gravel roads, in the summer months. > > Chris Kessler > Seattle > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 2:17?PM Jerry Tangren > wrote: > I believe they were a mountain meadow species. When we began putting meadows (aka lawns) in our yard, they moved right in. > > Lorna and I were in Nome, Alaska the third week of June. One of the common species of the willow scrub on the Seward Peninsula is the Robin. > > ?Lorna & Jerry Tangren > > Get Outlook for iOS > From: Tweeters > on behalf of jimbetz@jimbetz.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:08:58 PM > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > > Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... > > Hi, > > So when I think of a robin - it is in the yard working the lawn for > worms and insects. This has been true for my entire life (more than 70). > True enough that I've started to consider seeing a robin where there > wasn't some form of lawn near as 'exceptional'. A "lawn" would be any > area where it is mowed several times a year - not necessarily the > manicured lawns so many of us have. > We used to see a lot of robins in our yard. We converted our lawn to > all native plants (no grass). Now we still have the occasional robin > but no where near as many as when we had a lawn. > > So my question for this group is "where did the robins feed - before > humans started planting lawns?". > - Jim in Burlington > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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%7C4936c2afb4674eef75d408db87d36bab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638253114352392151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B97eC0BobJAPEw23N1v26d9SmkxOIAeLpw46zwg%2BMJ4%3D&reserved=0 > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > -- > "moderation in everything, including moderation" > Rustin Thompson > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomasgdorrance at gmail.com Tue Jul 18 14:59:16 2023 From: thomasgdorrance at gmail.com (Thomas Dorrance) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: References: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: And Robins especially love ripe blueberries. I'm getting slaughtered. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 2:46?PM J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> wrote: > I remember a robin at the top of a Ponderosa Pine at about 11,000 feet on > a steep slope in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains just singing its lungs out > - nothing even close to level ground or or any grass within miles. I lived > in Virginia then and was kind of stunned, I had to climb about 500 feet > up-slope from where I first was to get a level look at the bird to make > sure it was a Robin and not some western bird I didn't know at the time. > > in my experience these days in northwest WA, the "American Lawn Thrush" > loves mountain slopes, especially gravel roads, in the summer months. > > Chris Kessler > Seattle > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 2:17?PM Jerry Tangren > wrote: > >> I believe they were a mountain meadow species. When we began putting >> meadows (aka lawns) in our yard, they moved right in. >> >> Lorna and I were in Nome, Alaska the third week of June. One of the >> common species of the willow scrub on the Seward Peninsula is the Robin. >> >> ?Lorna & Jerry Tangren >> >> Get Outlook for iOS >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Tweeters on behalf >> of jimbetz@jimbetz.com >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 18, 2023 2:08:58 PM >> *To:* tweeters@u.washington.edu >> *Subject:* [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... >> >> Hi, >> >> So when I think of a robin - it is in the yard working the lawn for >> worms and insects. This has been true for my entire life (more than 70). >> True enough that I've started to consider seeing a robin where there >> wasn't some form of lawn near as 'exceptional'. A "lawn" would be any >> area where it is mowed several times a year - not necessarily the >> manicured lawns so many of us have. >> We used to see a lot of robins in our yard. We converted our lawn to >> all native plants (no grass). Now we still have the occasional robin >> but no where near as many as when we had a lawn. >> >> So my question for this group is "where did the robins feed - before >> humans started planting lawns?". >> - Jim in Burlington >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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%7C4936c2afb4674eef75d408db87d36bab%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638253114352392151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B97eC0BobJAPEw23N1v26d9SmkxOIAeLpw46zwg%2BMJ4%3D&reserved=0 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > "moderation in everything, including moderation" > Rustin Thompson > _______________________________________________ > 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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URL: From rjayrabin at gmail.com Wed Jul 19 08:17:12 2023 From: rjayrabin at gmail.com (rjayrabin) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeters Guidelines Question Message-ID: Good day. I can't seem to find or remember guidelines regarding whether or not I can let folks on the listserv know I have something to sell that is birding-related. Please advise. Thanks, Ron -- *Ron Rabin* *Bellevue* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jstewart at olympus.net Wed Jul 19 09:19:52 2023 From: jstewart at olympus.net (jstewart@olympus.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: References: <20230718140858.Horde.wBNZc9i3qEOFLvkApnHldux@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <00a801d9ba5c$da1afe60$8e50fb20$@olympus.net> There are quite a few (migrant and resident) here on the Peninsula. Upland and lowland. Wings, Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Steve Loitz Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:08 PM To: J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> Cc: jimbetz@jimbetz.com; tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... IME (35 years of extensive mountain travel in the Cascades, Olympics and Rockies), AMROs are far more abundant in montane zones than in the subalpine. Steve Loitz Ellensburg, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hal at catharus.net Wed Jul 19 10:58:59 2023 From: hal at catharus.net (Hal Opperman) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeters Guidelines Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5692506C-E905-44D2-BDCC-6CCFA8963A2E@catharus.net> Hi Ron (with copy to Tweeters list), Thanks for raising the question. Here is the somewhat nuanced policy that addresses it, excerpted from the Tweeters Guidelines: ?Offers of for-fee services (such as guiding) are not allowed. Nor is commercial advertising of products (as distinguished from product endorsement). It is fine to post ?I prefer such-and-such model of binocular,? or ?I want to tell you about a great new book,? but it is not appropriate to say ?...and you can buy it at ABC Camera [or XYZ Books].? Notices are permissible for availability of individual items such as birding gear and books for member-to-member sale, but negotiations should be conducted off-list. Announcements from not-for-profits about a new publication, or service, or event, are welcome.? The situation you describe does come up with some regularity, and this occasion offers the opportunity to share the guidelines here as a reminder to the list as a whole. Best, Hal Opperman Tweeters List Administrator (with Elaine Chuang) > On Jul 19, 2023, at 8:17 AM, rjayrabin wrote: > > Good day. I can't seem to find or remember guidelines regarding whether or not I can let folks on the listserv know I have something to sell that is birding-related. Please advise. > Thanks, > Ron > > -- > Ron Rabin > Bellevue > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From rjayrabin at gmail.com Wed Jul 19 11:59:08 2023 From: rjayrabin at gmail.com (rjayrabin) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tweeters Guidelines Question In-Reply-To: <5692506C-E905-44D2-BDCC-6CCFA8963A2E@catharus.net> References: <5692506C-E905-44D2-BDCC-6CCFA8963A2E@catharus.net> Message-ID: Thanks, Hal. Much appreciated. On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:59?AM Hal Opperman wrote: > Hi Ron (with copy to Tweeters list), > > Thanks for raising the question. Here is the somewhat nuanced policy that > addresses it, excerpted from the Tweeters Guidelines: > > ?Offers of for-fee services (such as guiding) are not allowed. Nor is > commercial advertising of products (as distinguished from product > endorsement). It is fine to post ?I prefer such-and-such model of > binocular,? or ?I want to tell you about a great new book,? but it is not > appropriate to say ?...and you can buy it at ABC Camera [or XYZ Books].? > Notices are permissible for availability of individual items such as > birding gear and books for member-to-member sale, but negotiations should > be conducted off-list. Announcements from not-for-profits about a new > publication, or service, or event, are welcome.? > > The situation you describe does come up with some regularity, and this > occasion offers the opportunity to share the guidelines here as a reminder > to the list as a whole. > > Best, > > Hal Opperman > Tweeters List Administrator (with Elaine Chuang) > > > > > On Jul 19, 2023, at 8:17 AM, rjayrabin wrote: > > > > Good day. I can't seem to find or remember guidelines regarding whether > or not I can let folks on the listserv know I have something to sell that > is birding-related. Please advise. > > Thanks, > > Ron > > > > -- > > Ron Rabin > > Bellevue > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tweeters mailing list > > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > -- *Ronald J Rabin* *Executive Director, Maritz Family Foundation* *R J Rabin & Associates* *4521 160th Place SE* *Bellevue, WA 98006*rjayrabin@gmail.com 206.948.3477 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ed.mcvicker at gmail.com Wed Jul 19 15:01:55 2023 From: ed.mcvicker at gmail.com (ed mcv) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] OBA photo contest Message-ID: For the past several years the Oregon Birding Association has hosted a monthly Photo Contest. Any photographer may submit a photo of a wild bird taken in Oregon in the past couple months and anyone is welcome to submit a vote. I thought I'd share the link to see our July contest entries with our northern neighbor birders. Take a look and enjoy. If you would like to vote, send an email to photocontest@oregonbirding.org by the end of the month. Best, Ed McVicker Contest moderator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjpluth at gmail.com Wed Jul 19 16:50:02 2023 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: <00a801d9ba5c$da1afe60$8e50fb20$@olympus.net> References: <00a801d9ba5c$da1afe60$8e50fb20$@olympus.net> Message-ID: <5B1CC547-79D5-4401-B21C-B827B5FFABDA@gmail.com> I regularly bird in Farrell?s Marsh deep woods in Steilacoom. Robins are very numerous there, especially now with all juveniles. As for seeing them on lawns, bear in mind that earth worms were introduced to North America about 400yrs ago. If sample holes were dug in various places in the marsh, would there be earthworms? Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2023, at 9:20 AM, jstewart@olympus.net wrote: > > ? > There are quite a few (migrant and resident) here on the Peninsula. Upland and lowland. > Wings, > Jan > > Jan Stewart > 922 E Spruce Street > Sequim, WA 98382-3518 > jstewart@olympus.net > > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Steve Loitz > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6:08 PM > To: J Christian Kessler <1northraven@gmail.com> > Cc: jimbetz@jimbetz.com; tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... > > IME (35 years of extensive mountain travel in the Cascades, Olympics and Rockies), AMROs are far more abundant in montane zones than in the subalpine. > > Steve Loitz > Ellensburg, WA > _______________________________________________ > 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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I expected that this year they would go for them again, but surprisingly, not a single robin is eating them this year. The plants were cleaned of fruit by this time last season, but are still full now, with no sign of robin interest. Does anyone know if the same robins return to the same area each spring/summer? I would expect that the same robins would remember their feast from last year. Mark Sent from my iPhone From leschwitters at me.com Thu Jul 20 12:31:13 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Swallow-tailed Gull in California In-Reply-To: <5FCFCD99-3D90-4F9D-8D2E-530AFD00E7D6@gmail.com> References: <5FCFCD99-3D90-4F9D-8D2E-530AFD00E7D6@gmail.com> Message-ID: From eBird-Rare birds Date:Jul 19, 2023 16:49 Location:Coal Oil Point Reserve, Goleta US-CA 34.40991, -119.88140, Santa Barbara, California, United States Larry Schwitters Issaquah > On Jul 20, 2023, at 11:42 AM, Philip Dickinson wrote: > > Santa Barbara County. Do not know exact location withou further research > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 20, 2023, at 9:10 AM, Robert O'Brien wrote: >> >> ? >> ?????? >> I can't find any info on it this morning, Google, eBird, nothing? Where? >> Bob OBrien Portland >> >> On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 8:31?PM Philip Dickinson > wrote: >> Swallow-tailed Gull in California today. Will El Ni?o bring another one here as in 2017? >> >> Phil Dickinson >> >> 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aberman at telus.net Thu Jul 20 14:04:23 2023 From: aberman at telus.net (Arthur Berman) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] (no subject) Message-ID: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com Thu Jul 20 15:51:49 2023 From: dammerecologist1990 at gmail.com (Steven Dammer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] ISO Bird Book Recommendations Message-ID: Hey Tweets! Looks like I'll be traveling around Europe coming up soon (Spain, France, Switzerland, and Italy) and I was curious if anyone had a good book recommendation? I have a small grasp of some common species but would like to have one at my side ready to go. Would greatly appreciate any suggestions! Happy Birding Steven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Thu Jul 20 16:18:16 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] VAUX'S HAPPENING Message-ID: <3AFB2CB4-59DD-4230-B385-B40FD9A37FF6@me.com> Our Vaux?s happening project attempts to document swift roosting activity at the Selleck Old Schoolhouse from first arrival until all gone. That includes July. Selleck usually has a good number of non-breeders that spend their summer evenings inside Selleck's brick chimney. Last night there were 255. We have someone assigned to every day of the week except Thursday. Let me know if you would like to be involved. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Jul 20 16:38:27 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20230720163827.Horde.4WlmM0wKfsk7XUWb6yEeezh@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, First - thanks for the many replies! Appreciated. What I was saying - sort of "side wise" - is that I find it interesting that we consider the robin to be a yard bird and that the frequency of seeing them is so heavily weighted to grassy areas. Not necessarily the groomed lawns of the suburban home - often in what would be termed pasture land - but primarily in our yards and in populated areas where yards are common. Yes, I also see robins in other areas but not usually in any great numbers nor so predictable. I guess it boils down to habitat, habitat, habitat. If there is something to eat the birds will find it. I did find it interesting to learn that earthworms, one of the primary foods for robins, only came to North America with the European 'invasion'. You learn something every day (if you are lucky/curious). I consider the Spotted Towhee to be 'a close cousin' to the robin. Many of the same behaviors and locations. - Jim From amk17 at earthlink.net Thu Jul 20 16:51:55 2023 From: amk17 at earthlink.net (AMK17) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birch Bay SP or Blaine Message-ID: I was working up in Cherry Point area Monday and my coworkers checked out the beach in early evening and reported seeing gulls with black heads (maybe Bonapartes). Just FYI if you are in the area. AKopitov Seattle AMK17 From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Thu Jul 20 19:56:22 2023 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday walkabout. Message-ID: <90302175.397344.1689908182127@connect.xfinity.com> It was a wreck, actually two wrecks on I-5 that set the tone for the Wednesday Walk. The attendees coming from parts north had an easier time getting to the Refuge, for those of us coming from the south, it was a different reality. My normally 10-15 minute commute took 3 hours, I was not alone in my frustration. Consequently many fewer attended than is typical, and those that did arrived at times staggered over a 2 hour time span. We were not a cohesive group. But the birds don't care. It was warm, bordering on hot with only a slight breeze. Most of the ducks are gone, but shorebirds are beginning Fall migration. We may be in the summer doldrums but better times are coming. The following list is a compilation of the observations of 3 small groups. Reconciliation of overlapping observation was attempted. Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 19, 2023 8:30 AM - 3:40 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) 53 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose 40 Wood Duck 18 Mallard 15 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Mourning Dove 2 Least Sandpiper 35 peep sp. 10 Long-billed Dowitcher 3 Ring-billed Gull 10 California Gull 40 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 15 Caspian Tern 10 Double-crested Cormorant 6 American Bittern 2 Great Blue Heron 30 Osprey 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 30 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 4 Western Wood-Pewee 6 Willow Flycatcher 8 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 2 Warbling Vireo 1 California Scrub-Jay 1 American Crow 15 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Purple Martin 6 Violet-green Swallow 5 Bank Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 50 Cliff Swallow 30 Brown Creeper 6 Marsh Wren 2 Bewick's Wren 6 European Starling 40 Swainson's Thrush 17 American Robin 12 Cedar Waxwing 20 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 18 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 20 Spotted Towhee 4 Bullock's Oriole 2 Red-winged Blackbird 30 Brown-headed Cowbird 8 Common Yellowthroat 15 Yellow Warbler 8 Western Tanager 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S145150445 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at frontier.com Thu Jul 20 20:24:10 2023 From: birdmarymoor at frontier.com (birdmarymoor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-07-20 References: <1865063431.1802992.1689909850692.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1865063431.1802992.1689909850692@mail.yahoo.com> Tweets - It was a nice a day as possible at Marymoor today: temps in the 60's - 70's, clear blue sky, hint of breeze.? Breeding season is wrapping up, and we saw the first signs of post-breeding dispersal; we saw a few species that don't actually breed in the park.? Total number of birds was actually not that high, possibly since some of our breeders are off on their own post-breeding dispersal. Highlights: ? ? Caspian Tern - One fishing on the lake appeared to be a juvenile ? ? Great Blue Heron - Fewer than 10 occupied nests, and not that many birds seen foraging at the park ? ? Green Heron - Two present, and heard them call about 4 times.? Slough below the weir, and later from the Lake Platform ? ? OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - Scott got a good recording of a song from across the slough.? Unseen, but unmistakable Quick Three Beers ? ? Purple Martin - Appear to be active still at both the gourds and in the snags west of the slough ? ? Black-throated Gray Warbler - Adult feeding a juvenile along Dog Meadow edge ? ? Western Tanager - Adult male, southwest edge of Dog Meadow Misses today included Red-tailed Hawk, Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallow, Cliff Swallow, Bushtit, and Red-winged Blackbird Even with those misses, we had 58 species today plus "dark wing-tipped gull".? We also had beaver and a deer. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm ???? ???? From panmail at mailfence.com Fri Jul 21 08:11:56 2023 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] robins and worms (corrigenda) Message-ID: <1742913164.1778344.1689952316942@fidget.co-bxl> Tweets, In my experience, American Robins were common breeders in various deciduous forest habitats of the eastern United States, Nebraska to New England and the southern Appalachians, and also riparian habitats in the inland West -- not just lawns. Earthworms are native to most of the U. S., although non-native species have also become established, including in some northern areas that did lack native earthworms in recent times.? It's complicated.? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/earthworm-native-united-states-more-questions-from-readers-180958094/ Good birding, Alan Grenon Seattle -- Sent with https://mailfence.com Secure and private email -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From woodsteven at seattleu.edu Fri Jul 21 13:30:00 2023 From: woodsteven at seattleu.edu (Steven Wood) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] What did Robins do before ... Message-ID: While there are plenty of invasive earthworms in North America, primarily in the northeast and areas that have been relatively recently lost their glaciers, about 2/3rds of the earthworms in North America are natives and could have fed American Robins before transatlantic shipping became common: ?Earthworms are shifting their ranges northwards into forests between 45? and 69? latitude in North America that have lacked native earthworms since the last ice age.[4] The worms in question are primary engineers of their environment. They are considered keystone species because, as detritivores, they alter many different variables of their ecosystem.[4] Of the 182 taxa of earthworms found in the United States and Canada, 60 (33%) are introduced species.[5] ? 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Returning along Gilman Place there was a spot with a line-of-site onto the roof (not Gilman Ave, although there may be views from there too), but I didn't have any optics or much time to loiter so I couldn't tell whether the terns were doing anything there other than resting. Perhaps two dozen birds were on the roof. It was a low-pitched roof, not totally flat. Does that preclude possibly nesting? Mike Wagenbach Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dougsantoni at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 11:22:12 2023 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Which Birds Eat Earthworms? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greg ? Earthworms are a favorite food of the American Woodcock (an Eastern bird, sadly not found in Washington). From timberdoodle.org: When feeding, a woodcock probes with its bill into soft soil. Sensitive nerve endings in the lower third of the bill help the bird locate earthworms, its favorite prey. The woodcock is able to open the foremost third of its upper bill, or mandible, while the bill is sunk in the ground, helping it to seize worms and pull them from their burrows. The woodcock?s long tongue and the underside of the mandible are rough-surfaced for securing slippery prey. Earthworms, high in fat and protein, typically make up about three-quarters of a woodcock's diet. Doug Santoni / Seattle, WA / dougsantoni at gmail dot come > On Jul 21, 2023, at 11:04 PM, Greg wrote: > > Really appreciate all the in-depth knowledge on earthworms. Now I wonder what other species of birds in North America seek out earth worms. Also, of all the species of earth worms, I wonder which are most common to ?lawns.? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 21, 2023, at 1:30 PM, Steven Wood wrote: >> >> ? >> While there are plenty of invasive earthworms in North America, primarily in the northeast and areas that have been relatively recently lost their glaciers, about 2/3rds of the earthworms in North America are natives and could have fed American Robins before transatlantic shipping became common: >> >> ?Earthworms are shifting their ranges northwards into forests between 45? and 69? latitude in North America that have lacked native earthworms since the last ice age .[4] The worms in question are primary engineers of their environment. 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 16:30:57 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across the seasons Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveals-birds-track-environmental-conditions.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 16:47:36 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Avian flu outbreak confirmed at vital seabird colonies in Wales | Bird flu | The Guardian Message-ID: <9F97F5D1-A285-44CD-A8B6-94DC96B5EE6C@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/20/avian-flu-outbreak-confirmed-vital-seabird-colonies-wales Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 16:49:05 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Extreme weather threatens existence of house martins in Britain | Birds | The Guardian Message-ID: <06EF89F0-DBF3-448F-BE4A-2C91ED217DCA@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/extreme-weather-house-martins-britain Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 16:55:55 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Collapse of desert birds due to heat stress from climate change | Berkeley News Message-ID: <6E6A1DB5-D5F1-4348-8419-F6A3796BD051@gmail.com> https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/09/30/collapse-of-desert-birds-due-to-heat-stress-from-climate-change/ Sent from my iPhone From alanroedell at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 17:50:30 2023 From: alanroedell at gmail.com (Alan Roedell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Collapse of desert birds due to heat stress from climate change | Berkeley News In-Reply-To: <6E6A1DB5-D5F1-4348-8419-F6A3796BD051@gmail.com> References: <6E6A1DB5-D5F1-4348-8419-F6A3796BD051@gmail.com> Message-ID: Interesting article. Hope your birds are doing well. On Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 4:56 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > > > https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/09/30/collapse-of-desert-birds-due-to-heat-stress-from-climate-change/ > > > 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 avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Sat Jul 22 18:19:25 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 7-20-2023 Message-ID: Tweeters, The results of the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birdwalk on Thursday are below. After our walk, I thought about the birds we tallied, and then thought again that I too often focus on the birds we see and not enough about the folks that attend this monthly walk. We have a core group of about 12 from the South Sound area, but this month we also had folks from Seattle and Redmond make the trip, for a total of 21 of us this month. Because of the terrain and sometimes narrow path we follow, the group gets strung out, with small groups of folks talking with each other, sharing experiences, sightings, etc., which, to me, is one of most enjoyable parts of birding. Certainly, we're here for the birds, but the social aspects of birding, to me, rank up there with what we observe. When I think about it, birding is much more than just ticking off species on a checklist. (eBird list will be shared with the group from WR Smith, so those of you waiting for it, it's coming!) Our largest group of birders of the year (21) enjoyed wonderful weather (58degF-73degF) and a fun time birding. Highlights include the following: BULLOCK'S ORIOLE - Female adult and two juvenile young at the maintenance pond. This was much like last year, with the juveniles being fed at this area in July. Nice to see this species having fledged young again! YELLOW WARBLER feeding Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile WESTERN TANAGER - 21 matched the number of birders today WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE - Seemingly all along our route with 28 tallied DOWNY WOODPECKER - Two juveniles interacting and displaying at each other BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK - Two juveniles PIED-BILLED GREBE - Adult with two juveniles at Hodge Lake Two mammals for today: A Townsend's chipmunk and cottontail rabbit (juvenile!). 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: * August 17 * September 21 * October 19 Anyone is welcome to join us! >From eBird PNW trip report: 49 species (+1 other taxa) Wood Duck 12 Mallard 21 Including 6 juveniles Pied-billed Grebe 3 At Hodge Lake Band-tailed Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Rufous Hummingbird 1 hummingbird sp. 1 Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Two juveniles interacting with each other. Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 11 Olive-sided Flycatcher 6 Western Wood-Pewee 28 Willow Flycatcher 4 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 6 Steller's Jay 4 American Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 25 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 35 Purple Martin 2 Tree Swallow 21 Violet-green Swallow 6 Barn Swallow 50 Bushtit 10 Golden-crowned Kinglet 9 Red-breasted Nuthatch 14 Brown Creeper 3 House Wren 2 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 25 Swainson's Thrush 2 American Robin 40 Cedar Waxwing 3 House Finch 16 Purple Finch 4 American Goldfinch 10 Dark-eyed Junco 12 White-crowned Sparrow 12 Song Sparrow 18 Spotted Towhee 8 Bullock's Oriole 3 At the maintenance pond per like last year. Red-winged Blackbird 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Yellow Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 One feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird juvenile Wilson's Warbler 2 Western Tanager 21 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS145338028&data=05%7C01%7C%7C115c9426b6e5450b396e08db8b166dcd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638256700660999482%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=RncCOzij2Kvi4Xgs0yCqRrJw3m2WsqLz5OZBB1JT9sU%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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Hope your birds are doing well. > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2023, 4:56 PM Dan Reiff wrote: > >> >> >> https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/09/30/collapse-of-desert-birds-due-to-heat-stress-from-climate-change/ >> >> >> 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 > -- Michael Fleming Ballard, Washington MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Sat Jul 22 22:12:34 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Avian flu decimating Caspian Tern colony near Fort Flagler, Marrowstone Message-ID: I'm sorry to report that WDFW has collected nearly 600 dead adult Caspian Terns at Rat Island in the past week. H5N1 flu really went thru the colony quickly, just as the eggs were hatching. There are still hundreds of adult terns alive and we continue to monitor the colony. WDFW and State Health will provide an update next week. This may be the first avian flu epidemic in WA in wild birds during the breeding season. It was in some waterfowl at Skagit Flats last winter. Avian flu in wild birds is a fairly recent phenomenon. So far only a few dead gulls have tested positive, with ~150 healthy gull chicks visible on the island. Also 10+ Black Oystercatcher young seem fine. No harbor seal or Bald Eagle deaths that we know of, though avian flu is known to spread to them. This is a devastating blow to the West Coast Caspian Tern population. They are a relatively long-lived slower-reproducing species (with poor reproduction in recent years), so the loss of adults can take decades to replace. eBird shows ~80% decline in Puget Sound since 2007, and all of that was without avian flu. Note that dead birds from avian flu should be considered contagious, especially to dogs. Transmission can also be thru contact with droppings (e.g. dogs sniffing). The virus can survive up to two weeks in cool, moist environments, but less in sunlight. Fortunately, nearly all of the carcasses have been on Rat Island and very few at Fort Flagler campground. all for now, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sun Jul 23 08:23:44 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with Bird ID? Message-ID: <20230723082344.Horde.oY3vGdzI5zkoWV5ycrNH6Z-@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, I'm trying to 'get it right'. I've had this particular kind of bird showing up at our feeders, and now fountain, for at least two years. I've been calling it a house sparrow - but not confident in that. Let me describe the bird to you: Overall grey color, no distinct bands of color anywhere. Never any bands of white or black anywhere on the body or head. "It's that grey bird." No apparent changes due to seasonal differences or age of bird. The same overall size as a sparrow or a finch. A touch 'longer'? Sometimes pretty small (juveniles?). Body shape a little bit 'streamlined' - not ever plump but also not skinny. Just 'trim'. Bill and head are the same as a sparrow or finch. Behaviors are essentially the same as sparrows or finches. Sometimes on ground (like sparrows) but more often in the bushes, at the feeder, or at our bubbler fountain. Not 'vocal'. Not mute but not 'always singing'. Sounds are more 'chirps' than 'songs'. Often in twos or threes but usually one at a time. Does not fly in small flocks like the Goldfinches. Never in large flocks. They do not 'fly together' (usually). Common - here several times a day. And here pretty much 'whenever you might expect to see a sparrow or finch' (meaning year round for us). Perhaps - not sure of this - just a bit more skittish than the rest of the birds here (a slight tendency to flush more easily). If I had to pick I'd say it mostly feeds on seeds rather than insects But I might be wrong about that and only basing it upon what's available here in our yard - that's true of all of the birds here. Other birds we see all the time are sparrows (3 or 4 different types), finches (including goldfinches), siskins (less common), chickadees, Juncos, grosbeaks, waxwings, robins, towhees, even the occasional jays and flickers and other larger birds. And Anna's (always Anna's). We live on a hill that is mostly houses. The West side is forested but we live on the East side where all the houses are. Many/most of the yards are grass and planted non-native species (decorative) but the undeveloped areas are firs, pines, and lots of alder. Quite a bit of the hill is blackberry bramble (wherever it has been cleared and then left alone for 5 or more years - "unmaintained"). Our house is at most a city block or so from a couple of the undeveloped area. Many of the trees in the yards are 20 feet tall. The house is about 300 feet above the valley floor. Soooo, any guesses about these birds? - Jim in Burlington From stevechampton at gmail.com Sun Jul 23 09:49:16 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Help with Bird ID? In-Reply-To: <20230723082344.Horde.oY3vGdzI5zkoWV5ycrNH6Z-@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20230723082344.Horde.oY3vGdzI5zkoWV5ycrNH6Z-@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: My money is on juv Brown-headed Cowbird, the most generic looking bird there is! On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 8:24?AM wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to 'get it right'. I've had this particular kind of bird > showing up at our feeders, and now fountain, for at least two years. I've > been calling it a house sparrow - but not confident in that. Let me > describe the bird to you: > > Overall grey color, no distinct bands of color anywhere. Never any > bands of white or black anywhere on the body or head. "It's that > grey bird." No apparent changes due to seasonal differences or > age of bird. > The same overall size as a sparrow or a finch. A touch 'longer'? > Sometimes pretty small (juveniles?). > Body shape a little bit 'streamlined' - not ever plump but also > not skinny. Just 'trim'. > Bill and head are the same as a sparrow or finch. > Behaviors are essentially the same as sparrows or finches. Sometimes > on ground (like sparrows) but more often in the bushes, at the feeder, > or at our bubbler fountain. > Not 'vocal'. Not mute but not 'always singing'. Sounds are more > 'chirps' > than 'songs'. > Often in twos or threes but usually one at a time. Does not fly in > small > flocks like the Goldfinches. Never in large flocks. They do not 'fly > together' (usually). > Common - here several times a day. And here pretty much 'whenever you > might expect to see a sparrow or finch' (meaning year round for us). > Perhaps - not sure of this - just a bit more skittish than the rest of > the > birds here (a slight tendency to flush more easily). > If I had to pick I'd say it mostly feeds on seeds rather than insects > But I might be wrong about that and only basing it upon what's available > here in our yard - that's true of all of the birds here. > > Other birds we see all the time are sparrows (3 or 4 different types), > finches (including goldfinches), siskins (less common), chickadees, > Juncos, grosbeaks, waxwings, robins, towhees, even the occasional > jays and flickers and other larger birds. And Anna's (always Anna's). > > We live on a hill that is mostly houses. The West side is forested > but we live on the East side where all the houses are. Many/most of the > yards are grass and planted non-native species (decorative) but the > undeveloped areas are firs, pines, and lots of alder. Quite a bit of > the hill is blackberry bramble (wherever it has been cleared and then > left alone for 5 or more years - "unmaintained"). Our house is at > most a city block or so from a couple of the undeveloped area. Many of > the trees in the yards are 20 feet tall. The house is about 300 feet > above the valley floor. > > Soooo, any guesses about these birds? > - Jim in Burlington > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Jul 23 16:26:05 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Including_some_Washington_state_photographer?= =?utf-8?q?s=3A_=E2=80=9CThe_2023_Audubon_Photography_Awards=3A_The_Top_10?= =?utf-8?b?MCB8IEF1ZHVib27igJ0=?= Message-ID: <1D1C697A-D610-4512-BBBE-7E423BA4C05F@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/2023-audubon-photography-awards-top-100 Sent from my iPhone From cohenellenr at yahoo.com Sun Jul 23 17:10:43 2023 From: cohenellenr at yahoo.com (Ellen Cohen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding by ear References: <213225993.3030278.1690157443957.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <213225993.3030278.1690157443957@mail.yahoo.com> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/21/science/bird-calls-songs-quiz.html?unlocked_article_code=pGmOjN1a_DyxvAOe4c2hUS2UX0Zfr1FucHK7qkJhYR-xZMdwSsOKLesi1r6ufLtcEmRf09OCabKjNwtkgUxIOl1LTg5ZJn6zMEj1x_iuKsV4h9tzTZRm_CVGPxA0plmtqd4qJ97VIMGfpwYLiXWGAnv_09GEmxIM9IRaR6ueamZOUAUjtLickfvryNWZ2L0UIV6olRirj1KWpAg-Cargf6mcGxMYHdR04fL6lgdhzVexwIJMQiGSqDTZjSJY3zaQ5iWWp9_LM4ERCc-JUmcHXTAq1RrbSrrvQ_lNArFgsYGNK8mydqFyFcl554XKVExwZnPI2NMbvhPI-8qdgbJ89oMhTZzSat6Vt3-IR8DQHQ&smid=url-share -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r_craik at shaw.ca Sun Jul 23 18:13:41 2023 From: r_craik at shaw.ca (Roger Craik) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Birding by ear In-Reply-To: <213225993.3030278.1690157443957@mail.yahoo.com> References: <213225993.3030278.1690157443957.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <213225993.3030278.1690157443957@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <77d17884-4aae-d76e-f8da-bc9e251e14d4@shaw.ca> All Helps if you have good hearing but that doesn't always count. I was lying in bed with the window open this morning and heard a Sandhill Crane fly overhead. First of the year by ear. Roger Craik Maple Ridge BC On 2023-07-23 5:10 p.m., Ellen Cohen wrote: > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From williamhblackburn at gmail.com Mon Jul 24 11:16:11 2023 From: williamhblackburn at gmail.com (Bill Blackburn) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pectoral Sandpiper and breeding gull sp. Hylebos Waterway, Tacoma, Pierce County 7/23/23 Message-ID: All, Yesterday, Sunday 7/23/23, I had an early juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper with Western and Least Sandpipers. The Pec (and most of the shorebirds) were in the vicinity of 47.281040, -122.393608 in the mud flats on the west side of the Marine View Dr and E 11st intersection. I parked at the pullout on E 11th st and ended up walking through the mud around to the Marine View side to get out of the sun and get better views. There wasn't a path that way, so you might have better luck using one of the pullouts on Marine View. At the time I didn't realize it was early for Pecs and left my camera in the car. Hopefully someone else can relocate it today. Additionally, further west on Marine View Dr I had a pair of gulls with a downy chick sitting on a pylon at 47.284808, -122.407853 in front of a large empty lot. I parked in one of the pullouts and wandered the mudflats down to the corner of that property to view them. I currently have them marked as "Olympia" Gulls but I was hoping to get some tips on what to look for when separating Glaucous-winged from the hybrid swarm. This pair was noticeably darker on the mantel and wingtips than most of the GWGU-types I've seen around which is why I went to get a closer look. Do GWGUs breed in the Tacoma area? Or only "Olympia" hybrids between GWGU and Western Gull? I got a bunch of photos of those and will be adding them to the ebird checklist today. PESA checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S145450655 Breeding gulls checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S145450764 Bill Blackburn Lakewood, WA 404 316 8609 Virus-free.www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Mon Jul 24 11:47:33 2023 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Swan video needed Message-ID: I got a request today for a short video showing a group of Trumpeter Swans taking flight from a field. Does anyone out there have such a video? The need is immediate so if you have something let me know and I can give you the contact info for the people that requested it. Thanks, Martha Jordan NW Swan Conservation Association Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Jul 24 20:10:50 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tom Johnson Message-ID: With heavy heart I forward this from Ryan Terrill, which he posted on CalBirds. Tom Johnson was an East Coast birder mostly, based in Cape May. I birded with him once on a Shearwater Journeys pelagic trip, and had some limited email conversations with him. If I had to list the top #1 field birder in the US, it would be Tom. He was phenomenal in the field, and completely kind and wonderful to be around as well. His photographs and videos on his Facebook page are a delight. It's a tragedy to lose him so early in his life. >From Ryan Terrill: I think I speak for the broader birding community and especially my own generation when I say I was absolutely devastated to hear of the passing of Tom Johnson this Sunday. While he was not from California, his influence on our community was as big as his heart and his hugs. He was the kind-hearted, lovable person that we all wish we could be, and I counted among the great blessings in life to have him as a friend. His influence as an incredibly talented birder, compassionate human being, and good friend to all who knew him touched all of us, and deeply influenced not only who we are but who we want to be. Everyone around my age knows Tom was singularly talented as a birder. Often when I talk to people about the inevitability of my own errors, I?ll say something like ?I can never be Tom Johnson, so I just have to make sure I admit mistakes when I make them?. This really isn?t hyperbole - he was the (very rare) kind of guy that just was always right in the field - even if he was on his first trip somewhere. He was notorious for finding rare birds right under your nose while he was driving through a town you lived in. He did this to me in, I think, just about every place I've lived across the U.S. He was incredibly knowledgeable and careful, and had no ego about his talents. He really had no ego whatsoever. If I could compare him to any literary figure, it would be Tom Bombadil - from the Lord of the Rings. He was wise, friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, and simply unaffected by the types of petty grievances that seem to constantly plague the rest of us. He was free to share information and kind about mistakes. He taught me everything I know about photographing birds in flight. He hyped me up about good birds and good birding spots, and always checked in with me when we hadn?t seen each other in a while, either to show me a cool or weird bird, or just see how I was doing. He was the kind of guy that brightened your day whenever you got the chance to talk to him or interact with him. It is no exaggeration to say he was loved by all. It is, again, no exaggeration to say I never heard an unkind word said about Tom. It?s hard to write about someone who lived the types of superlatives that people say about those that have passed, but it?s all true. He was one of a kind; and I think most people reading this know what I am talking about. I am absolutely heartbroken for his Melissa and his family. I don?t know what else to say about it. I?m sorry if this is ineloquent but I?m too emotional to say more here I think. Tom Johnson was a good man. I am incredibly sad to see him go and the world we live in is significantly worse off without him. Long may you run Tom. Long may you run. We love you. Ryan Terrill -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Paramedics arrived while he was still conscious, but unfortunately, he deteriorated and they were unable to save him. I do not have the words to articulate how shocked and devastated I am, and I?m so sorry to pass those feelings on to you now. Tom was, truly, the best person I?ve ever known. He was incredibly kind to everyone he met, whether you were lifelong friends or a stranger on the trail. His passion and knowledge for the natural world were hard to rival, and he taught me something new every single day. We had so many plans for our future, and right now, I just don?t know how I?m supposed to be in this world without him. He was too young, too talented, and too good to be gone this soon. I am lucky to be surrounded by our family and friends at this time, and we will update as plans for his memorial service take shape. Thank you, and I?m sorry. -- Rob Faucett 206-619-5569 Seattle, WA > On Jul 25, 2023, at 6:19 PM, Jane Glass wrote: > > Are you saying that Tom Johnson, 34 years old, guide for Field Guides has died? How? When? Where? > > I was on a trip with him just a few months ago. > > Jane Glass > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vickibiltz at gmail.com Wed Jul 26 19:20:21 2023 From: vickibiltz at gmail.com (Vicki) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Any Cuba Bird ID apps? Message-ID: Hello, I received my Cuba bird book today, only to discover it?s a bit on the large side. Book is by Garrido and Kirkconnell. I?m hoping there?s an app, like the Costa Rica one that will be easier to use in the field. 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We stopped feeding with birdseed years ago. > > The bird control rat bait looks like a very appealing alternative. A similar approach has been used some places for mosquito/malaria control, although I haven?t followed the outcomes. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On Jul 16, 2023, at 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: >> >> Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? >> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff wrote: >>> >>> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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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It may have helped able bit. We stopped feeding with birdseed years ago. > > The bird control rat bait looks like a very appealing alternative. A similar approach has been used some places for mosquito/malaria control, although I haven?t followed the outcomes. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On Jul 16, 2023, at 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: >> >> Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? >> >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff wrote: >>> >>> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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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We stopped feeding with birdseed years ago. >> >> The bird control rat bait looks like a very appealing alternative. A similar approach has been used some places for mosquito/malaria control, although I haven?t followed the outcomes. >> >> Tom Benedict >> Seahurst, WA >> >>> On Jul 16, 2023, at 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote: >>> >>> Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done? >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff wrote: >>>> >>>> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm >>>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Happy birding, Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 26, 2023 6:24 AM - 4:27 PM Protocol: Traveling 8.105 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Sunny with temperatures in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 9?4? Tide at 1:26pm. Mammals seen Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Harbor Seal. 67 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 20 Wood Duck 2 Cinnamon Teal 3 Northern Shoveler 1 Mallard 30 Hooded Merganser 5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Band-tailed Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 3 Vaux's Swift 4 Rufous Hummingbird 2 hummingbird sp. 2 Semipalmated Plover 5 Killdeer 1 Baird's Sandpiper 2 Two observed foraging on mud flats north of Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail between Observation Tower and McAllister Creek Observation Platform. Seen at 300 feet with 60x spotting scope. Digiscope photo. Seemed larger than area peeps with Buffy head and wing projections beyond tail. Straight bill, seemed proportionally shorter than WESA. Scaled pattern to plumage on back. Seems early to see this species. Least Sandpiper 10 Western Sandpiper 2 Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher 1 Greater Yellowlegs 4 Ring-billed Gull 300 California Gull 100 Glaucous-winged Gull 20 Caspian Tern 20 Brandt's Cormorant 3 Double-crested Cormorant 150 American Bittern 2 Great Blue Heron 80 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 10 Great Horned Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 Western Wood-Pewee 8 Willow Flycatcher 6 Pacific-slope Flycatcher 1 Warbling Vireo 3 American Crow 4 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Purple Martin 6 Tree Swallow 10 Violet-green Swallow 2 Bank Swallow 6 Counted. Possibly more. Barn Swallow 82 Cliff Swallow 20 Brown Creeper 3 Marsh Wren 8 Bewick's Wren 4 European Starling 75 Swainson's Thrush 21 American Robin 10 Cedar Waxwing 40 House Finch 3 Purple Finch 1 American Goldfinch 30 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 15 Spotted Towhee 1 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 20 MacGillivray's Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 25 Yellow Warbler 8 Wilson's Warbler 1 Black-headed Grosbeak 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S145717362 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Thu Jul 27 13:27:12 2023 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Pelagic Trip, July 26, 2023. THREE ALBATROSS SPECIES DAY !!! Message-ID: <6A718D823020405AB133C8AC8235292C@DESKTOPC93UPS5> WOW, quite the day! Eighteen birders, all from Washington, except two from Oregon, picked a great blue sky, good sea conditions day, for a remarkable adventure. Traveling out toward deeper water was somewhat slow bird wise. Common Murres, a few Sooty Shearwaters were the main birds observed. Finally, we approached 4 Shrimp boats near the shelf edge. Hundreds of birds were on the water and circling everywhere! Lots of Short-tailed, Pink-footed and Sooty Shearwaters, Northern Fulmars, our first Black-footed Albatross, a few Fork-tailed Storm Petrels and first year California Gulls gave us great views. One Flesh-footed Shearwater zipped by, seen by one observer. Motoring slowly between the shrimpers, we began to see lot more Black-footed Albatross. Then the call came from the bow of the boat, that Bill Shelmerdine had spotted a juvenile SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS among the Black-footeds! Everyone on board got excellent views and many photos were taken. As we were watching this wonderful bird, a Laysan Albatross flew in next to it. In one binocular view you could line up three species of albatross at one time! A second Laysan was spotted by Chris Anderson not that far away! After spending a lot of time around the boats, we started heading out past the shelf toward Grays Canyon. Two more Laysan were seen. We weren?t sure if they were the previous birds seen, but photos should help when examined. Stopping to chum around the canyon, we had great views of Leach?s and Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, Red Phalaropes and a few Cassin?s Auklets. The other highlight coming back, we encountered whale blows everywhere! A lot of splashing and flapper slapping, by a probable low estimate of 52 Humpback Whales!! Everyone got wonderful views and photos. This was our all time high for Humpbacks on one trip, the previous was 51! Below are some totals that were recorded. For complete list, check our website in a few days. Black-footed Albatross-141, Northern Fulmars-508, Pink-footed Shearwater-920, Sooty Shearwater-4113, Short-tailed Shearwater-357!, Fork-tailed Storm Petrel-156, Leach?s Storm-Petrel-13, Red-necked Phalarope-741, Red Phalarope-20, Pomarine Jaeger-3, Parasitic Jaeger-2, Cassin?s Auklet-12 and Rhinoceros Auklet-407. For further information, please visit our website at www.westportseabirds.com. Many thanks to all who joined us on this trip. Not everyone on their first pelagic gets a three Albatross day in WA!! Spotters were Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and myself. Boat personnel were: Phil and Chris Anderson Bruce LaBar Tacoma, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Both Rough-winged and Bank were First of Year (FOY) for me at the park. ???? Misses today included Pied-billed Grebe (though I had 2-3 yesterday), Vaux's Swift, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Brown-headed Cowbird. For the day, 57 species, including shorebird sp. and black-wingtipped gull sp. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From byers345 at comcast.net Thu Jul 27 18:31:06 2023 From: byers345 at comcast.net (byers345@comcast.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] An amazing day on a pelagic cruise! Message-ID: <008301d9c0f3$2f12fde0$8d38f9a0$@comcast.net> Hello Tweeters, Yesterday early Bill and I boarded the Monte Carlo for a day out on the bounding main. This was one of numerous cruises that Westport Seabirds offers during the year. They are so popular that, when I went to sign up in the winter sometime, this one on July 26th was the only the only one that had any spaces left. So we left port about 6 am and headed out toward the continental shelf under blue skies and only a light breeze. So, following on Bruce Labar's excellent report on Tweeters today (July 27), we motored out to where there were shrimp trawlers and we got our first views of Black-footed Albatross. I had already mentioned to Bill Shelmerdine that, although unlikely, I would love to see a Short-tailed Albatross. He apparently made the arrangements, because as we continued to visit the shrimp trawlers, Bill shouted out that he could see a Short-tailed Albatross. My pulse quickened, I saw the bird in question, took some photos, and was barely recovering from this incredible experience when Bruce LaBar shouted that he also saw a Laysan Albatross in the group! At this point my birding fuses pretty much all blew! I saw this bird too and took some picture as it flew by right next to our boat. Some people got a picture of all 3 albatrosses at once. I was not one of those people, but my husband Bill was. I made a small album on Flickr showing all 3 birds together, then a few of the Short-tailed and Laysan Albatrosses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/29258421@N07/albums/72177720310076462 The bird spotters, Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine, and Bruce Labar hadn't recovered from this, dare I say, unprecedented occurrence even when we arrived in port. I am still recovering! If you are interested in verifying my outrageous claim, you can visit the Flickr page I created to show off these 3 birds! Charlotte Byers, Edmonds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From esellingson at gmail.com Fri Jul 28 08:40:59 2023 From: esellingson at gmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Epic Albatross trio viewing Message-ID: Short-tailed, Laysan, and Black-footed Albatross all in the same field of view, same photo! I'll be posting more shots from the trip but here are a couple of photos showing all three together. These were sighted during the recent July 26th Westport Seabirds Pelagic trip. I was really hoping to finally see a Laysan. We ended up seeing 2-5 of those and a probable once-in-a-lifetime bonus of the Short-tailed. Also, I have shots of all three species with leg bands that I'll post later for anyone who knows where to submit them. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ -- Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 | esellingson@gmail.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ Create your own email signature -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I reported it to the USGS folks last August and got a reply this June that it was not banded in the US and they were cc'ing the contact for the banding program they thought had banded it, but I haven't heard anything--yet.? Peggy MundyBothell, WA peggy_busby@yahoo.com@scenebypeggy on Instagram On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 01:55:28 p.m. PDT, Bob Archer wrote: Looks like you had a banded bird.? Did anyone get the number?? Folks in Japan would love to track the youngsters off our coast. Bob Archer Portland _______________________________________________ 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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All 39 counties sent in updates of the year list at the mid-way point. Thanks compilers for all your work, and thanks everyone who has contributed. I think of the mid-year check-in as a relatively stable time of year to compare across years ? The end of June finds us mostly done with spring migration, and still ahead of fall migration. Fall shorebird migration is already picking up though, so a few early returns might be in here. Here?s how things look compared with recent years: We?ve tallied 365 species statewide as of the mid-way point in 2023. That?s almost exactly on the average total at this point [364], though it is two lower than 2022 at this point. In Western WA, our 335 total is 1 higher than last year?s at this point. The total ties our highest for this point since 2012, and we are above average [326] by a good amount In Eastern WA, our 296 species tallied is ten lower than last year at this point. This is our lowest total for E WA on over a decade.. 29 Counties have a total within 10 species of the check-in at this point last year -although still a lot of consistency, this seems to show more variation than usual from this point last year. 13 counties are higher than they were at this point last year, 25 are lower, and 1 [Snohomish] was at exactly the same total as last year?s check-in. 60 species have been seen in all 39 counties (last year that number was 64). and 153 species have been found in 30 or more counties ? that?s our core of wide-spread regulars, and pretty similar to other years at this point. If you'd like to take a look at where things stand, the list and many other interesting files are at the Washington Birder website: http://www.wabirder.com/ A direct link to the 2023 county yearlist & the list of county compilers contact info: http://www.wabirder.com/county_yearlist.html Thanks to all the compilers and all those pitching in to sketch a picture of another year's birds in WA. Good birding, Matt Bartels Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From esellingson at gmail.com Sat Jul 29 17:49:32 2023 From: esellingson at gmail.com (Eric Ellingson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Albatross Trio - bands on each species. Photo links. Message-ID: Photos of each of the banded birds are linked below. Black-footed Albatross red band white lettering C950 Short-tailed Albatross only a silver band on the right leg down near its foot. No discernable markings Laysan Albatross a red band with blue lettering 1H92 Recently updated additional photos from the recent Westport Seabirds Pelagic trip here . Best viewed as large as you can get them. -- Eric Ellingson 360-820-6396 | esellingson@gmail.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/ Create your own email signature -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 06:43:33 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] House Vote to End Lesser-Prairie Chicken Protections Ignores Clear Science | Audubon Message-ID: <20F7ADD4-C90F-4BF8-B7D0-96AD6A617F7F@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/house-vote-end-lesser-prairie-chicken-protections-ignores-clear-science Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 06:52:30 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Why Pete Dunne is enchanted by birds - BirdWatching Message-ID: <246A247E-EA45-421C-B924-238AFC65C3D1@gmail.com> https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/birdwatching/why-pete-dunne-is-enchanted-by-birds/ Sent from my iPhone From tsbrennan at hotmail.com Sun Jul 30 08:10:49 2023 From: tsbrennan at hotmail.com (Tim Brennan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Southwest Washington Birding July 25th-26th Message-ID: Heya Tweets! I made it down for a 24 swing through the Southwest corner of the state, birding a bit in Cowlitz, Clark, and Wahkiakum Counties. I was able to meet Russ Koppendrayer North of Kalama to try Meeker Pond for shorebirds. It was far from bustling, but we had a few Greater Yellowlegs, a Long-billed Dowitcher, and a Least Sandpiper during the stay. We also pulled a Cinnamon Teal out of the many ducks using the ponds. After a stop at the Kalama River Mouth, I also had a Green Heron flyover as I was driving back to I-5. The evening highlights included Common Nighthawks and Barred Owls along Elochoman Valley Road in Wahkiakum County, with the nighthawk putting my life-list for Wahkiakum over 150. ? . I feel like I'd driven to the end of this road in the past, but that is no longer possible without a private recreation pass (or without risk of prosecution/fines!) On the 26th, I birded the River S unit at Ridgefield, and picked up quite a few new year birds for Clark County, including Purple Martin, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Western Wood Pewee, Blue-winged Teal, Redhead, Virginia Rail, and Sora. I met Randy Hill for a quick stop at Shillapoo Lake. We were looking for American Bittern, but found a Green Heron, as well as a Yellow-headed Blackbird, and at least two female Redheads. Shorebirds included Greater Yellowlegs, Long-billed Dowitcher, and Least Sandpipers. It was a fun trip down, and a bit overdue! I've had a goal this year of finding 150 species in these three counties, as well as Skamania. The present year totals: Cowlitz (147), Wahkiakum (139), Clark (137), and Skamania (129). It should still be in reach, but challenging! The first half of this trip has been uploaded to my blog: https://southwestwashingtonbirding.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-25-spotty-bit-of-cleanup.html [https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxaWTyLENzVQcexhVjl19pLcqf2bFBkMbgs7KxurVyjzhW76gcQeCcWgRrq8UZ1G4PIGQoOqHRD_uTzbCSKiZddsflP7WyN8ic3fKjNmDiDqsvYWI85Jtu1232v4tL_cTDkCyf-RvMvZhh5klC-UJ2vX8cwMkuqlogfeMnenUNV7RgeQJtxCGrxIAmsEo/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/DSC_0149.JPG] July 25 - A Spotty Bit of Cleanup So June. . . I've made a habit of skipping out on June, it would seem! I had some great trips in May, and then got 1) busy with work 2) b... southwestwashingtonbirding.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bothell, WA 98021 tvulture@gmx.com Doug Santoni Seattle WA Dougsantoni at gmail dot com > On Jul 30, 2023, at 12:00 PM, Janet Ray wrote: > > Can someone remind me of the name of the person keeping track of Turkey Vultures in Wash St? > Thanks > Janet Ray > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From namaste at wavecable.com Sun Jul 30 13:39:08 2023 From: namaste at wavecable.com (Marty) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Cooper=E2=80=99s_Hawk_in_Port_Orchard?= Message-ID: <9DAB52B1-FD77-4609-A48C-8AFB2419ACB8@wavecable.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 15:49:04 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across the seasons Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-reveals-birds-track-environmental-conditions.html Sent from my iPhone From birdbooker at zipcon.net Sun Jul 30 18:14:13 2023 From: birdbooker at zipcon.net (Ian Paulsen) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report Message-ID: <7f2ce476-67e-d925-2bf-4085958dceb2@zipcon.net> HI ALL: I just posted about 2 bird and 8 non-bird books at my blog here. https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/2023/07/new-titles.html sincerely Ian Paulsen Bainbridge Island, WA, USA Visit my BIRDBOOKER REPORT blog here: https://birdbookerreport.blogspot.com/ From cindym0711 at gmail.com Sun Jul 30 22:15:22 2023 From: cindym0711 at gmail.com (Cindy Marzolf) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? 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Any tips on some of the best places to see them in the > southern part of the park, such as around Lake Quinault Lodge, without > extensive hiking? > > Thanks in advance, > Cindy > _______________________________________________ > 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 dougsantoni at gmail.com Mon Jul 31 09:00:47 2023 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yet another great resource is the Birder?s Dashboard created by the Washington Ornithological Society, which has a ?Look for a Species? feature that pulls up recent sightings. https://www.birddash.net/us/wa/. It uses distilled eBird data, Doug Santoni Seattle, WA > On Jul 31, 2023, at 6:34 AM, Steve Hampton wrote: > > eBird is a great resource for this kind of question -- where species have been seen recently or this time of year, etc. > > Go to eBird > Explore and type Canada Jay. That gets you here: https://ebird.org/species/gryjay > > Then click on 'large map' on the lower right. On the large map, you can set it to the current year, month, etc. and you can zoom in until you see the blue and red pins. On the right, you can click "show points sooner" to see more of them. Red pins mean the last 30 days, though this is less important for Canada Jays, as they are fairly regular, at least seasonally. > > good birding, > > > > On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 10:16?PM Cindy Marzolf > wrote: >> Hi, >> I just learned we have Canada (formerly known as gray) jays in Olympic National Park. Any tips on some of the best places to see them in the southern part of the park, such as around Lake Quinault Lodge, without extensive hiking? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Cindy >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 r_craik at shaw.ca Mon Jul 31 10:36:21 2023 From: r_craik at shaw.ca (Roger Craik) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2e926472-8c44-f5d1-fb77-e551857f52c8@shaw.ca> Hi Cindy As the birds are usually people friendly moochers try any place that you have access to that is at a higher elevation where people might congregate. Roger Craik Maple Ridge BC On 2023-07-30 10:15 p.m., Cindy Marzolf wrote: > Hi, > I just learned we have Canada (formerly known as gray) jays in Olympic > National Park. Any tips on some of the best places to see them in the > southern part of the park, such as around Lake Quinault Lodge, without > extensive hiking? > > Thanks in advance, > Cindy > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Roger Craik Cell: 604-970-2322 Home: 604-467-5412 From steveloitz at gmail.com Mon Jul 31 10:43:53 2023 From: steveloitz at gmail.com (Steve Loitz) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:56 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Canada (gray) jays in Olympic National Park? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hurricane Ridge would offer the shortest (possibly zero) walk to montane and subalpine zones, where Canada Jays hang out. Note that the Hurricane Ridge lodge recently burned down, resulting in metering vehicles and closing gates when the parking lots fill up. Check out the ONP website for further details. 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