From gjpluth at gmail.com Sun Oct 1 00:29:24 2023 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Painted Bunting at Cape Disappointment In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <011556F8-EAE2-4F6E-A10C-33423334BF82@gmail.com> Hi Ryan - I?m hoping you will share more about your observation. Were you able to view the bird for any length of time? Quality of light, your distance, the bird?s activity if any, observable coloration/markings? Do you think adult or juvenile? I am very intrigued with your sighting of one of my favorite species! Thx, Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2023, at 12:35 PM, Ryan Merrill wrote: > > ?Liam Hutcheson and I just found a Painted Bunting at Cape Disappointment about 100 yards before the boat launch. > > (46.2855196, -124.0525934) > > Good birding, > Ryan Merrill > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From rondastark18 at gmail.com Sun Oct 1 09:33:54 2023 From: rondastark18 at gmail.com (Ronda Stark) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] trip thru oregon In-Reply-To: <109721CD-73A0-422A-B440-164F83A4C44A@hxcore.ol> References: <109721CD-73A0-422A-B440-164F83A4C44A@hxcore.ol> Message-ID: Hi, Can you tell us more about your sightings at Malheur or did you post that somewhere else? Thanks, Ronda On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 2:09?PM wrote: > My friend Bill and I drove over to Pendleton last Monday and on Tuesday > visited McKay Creek Refuge, driving all the way to its south end where we > spent an hour or so watching two young golden eagles, likely siblings, > tearing apart something resembling a long snake, and also turning our scope > to the nearby three dozen white pelicans. Then we headed to Burns and the > Malheur for two more nights and days. The Steens Mountain area was pretty > windy but the lowlands ? though a bit dry ? produced good birding. On the > way back thru western Oregon we visited the Fern Ridge wildlife area where > we watched more than one family of Clark?s grebe, and parts of the > Willamette Wildlife Refuge Complex, parts of which were closed for trail > maintenance... I will be going back to these areas in the springtime, for > sure! > > Ron Post > > > > Sent from Mail for > Windows > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From generevelas at gmail.com Sun Oct 1 15:15:46 2023 From: generevelas at gmail.com (Eugene Revelas) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] September 30, 2023 Westport Seabirds Trip - Nazca Booby! Message-ID: Hi Tweets ? A group of 16 birders from Washington and Vancouver, B.C. joined us for the last Westport Seabirds pelagic trip of 2023 on Saturday, September 30th. A messy forecast of strong northwest winds turned out to be mistaken, and we enjoyed a wonderful, mostly sunny day offshore with temperatures in the 60?s, a gentle 4-6 ft swell, no spray, and minimal wind waves. Once on the outer shelf and in deep water, we had good looks at the expected tubenoses for this time of year, including Black-footed Albatross, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, Northern Fulmar, and Pink-footed, Sooty, Buller?s, and Short-tailed Shearwaters. Gulls observed both inshore and offshore included Glaucous-winged/Western Gull hybrids, Heerman?s, Herring, California, and small numbers of Short-billed, Sabine?s, and Black-legged Kittiwakes. The Jaeger species seen included Pomarine and South Polar Skuas, great looks at both. A few Red and Red-necked Phalaropes were also seen, as well as a single Common Tern. We ran into one fishing boat (a shrimper) on the shelf edge and waited around for them to the pull their net. This turned out to be a good decision as birds (mostly California Gulls and a mix of shearwaters) streamed into the vessel from all directions. We worked this scene for a good 45 minutes, when Spotter Scott Mills announced it was time to move on. Immediately thereafter, a call of ?Laysan Albatross? was heard as a distant, large, bright white bird with dark wingtips flashed by the shrimper. This was soon corrected by a shout of ?NAZCA BOOBY!?. This was the first sighting of this species on a Westport Seabirds trip. The three previous Washington state records, all within the past few years, have all been in Puget Sound. The Nazca Booby was incredibly cooperative, flying and landing within feet of Monte Carlo for 15-20 minutes before we motored away from it. The crisp, adult bird was well photographed (see the Westport Seabirds ebird checklist for photos). This booby sighting seemed like a fitting end to our 2023 season. Highlights of which included: Parakeet Auklets in March (3/18); a Manx Shearwater in May (5/13); Laysan Albatrosses in April (4/22), July (7/26 and 7/29), and August (8/12); Short-tailed Albatrosses in July (7/26) and September (9/5); a Wilson?s Storm-Petrel in July (7/29); and a Nazca Booby in September (9/30). On the mammal front, an amazing 59 Orca were counted on August 23rd. The September 30th trip was crewed captain Chris Sabin and first mate Chris Anderson. Spotters were Scott Mills, Gene Revelas, and Ryan Merrill. Finally, Westport Seabirds would like to thank everyone you joined us this year to make these trips possible and so enjoyable. Our local customer base, as well as folks far afar, are a joy to share the ocean with. Happy pelagic birding to all. Gene Revelas Olympia, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Sun Oct 1 15:43:20 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 2 million swifts Message-ID: This spring our Vaux?s Happening numbers were the lowest ever. (almost) The southbound migration, that?s still going on, is already Vaux?s Happenings best with big numbers last night at Rainier, Eugene, and San Francisco. We've documented over two million swifts going into a roost since mid August. Any yes, most of them get counted more than once. More like ten times. Are there more swifts? Are we getting better at finding them? Or something else? Let me know if you would like to be involved next spring. Our Monroe Wagner live cams have been put to sleep until next April. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sun Oct 1 18:32:29 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution | ScienceDaily Message-ID: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230929171007.htm Sent from my iPhone From eliz.mcmanus at gmail.com Mon Oct 2 09:15:41 2023 From: eliz.mcmanus at gmail.com (Elizabeth McManus) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] NAZCA BOOBY South Sound Message-ID: Hey Tweeters, This morning from Luhr Beach a few of us observed for around an hour a adult NAZCA BOOBY, circling the Nisqually river mouth and then heading up the Tacoma Narrows. Liam Hutcheson Olympia October 2 2023 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blabar at harbornet.com Mon Oct 2 16:14:02 2023 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Westport Pelagic, Sept.29,2023 Message-ID: <5EEBD665FE754FEE842B0AAFA6069625@DESKTOPC93UPS5> A re-scheduled trip from Wednesday the 27th, was greeted by a full moon and a great sunrise with Mt. Rainier?s top showing in the distance. Several birders from New Jersey, one from Canada and the rest from Washington completed a full boat. The ocean was a little lumpy going out but visibility was great! We were able to find two shrimp boats by the continental self, which added several sought after pelagic birds. Our chum spot attracted a few birds with great looks at Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels and Black-footed Albatross. On our way back, we had the waves behind us which made for good viewing. This was our next to last trip of the year and provided many exciting moments. One was a bird soaring and banking like a Shearwater or a Petrel at a good distance. Several opinions were made, one which we all wanted, was a Wedge-tailed Shearwater! Yelling to get all photographers to start clicking madly, provided some photos to be looked at later. Alas! The next day clearly showed the bird to be a Long-tailed Jaeger, which is a pretty good sighting but not the rarity. Another memorable sighting was when one of the spotters had not seen a whale or a spout all day. We had encountered a few, often at a distance. So, as we got closer to shore, a huge Gray Whale popped up right in front of the boat, eye spotting us with half of it?s body out of the water. I think everyone, including the teased spotter, saw the whale after many gasps at the spectacle. Highlights include the following: Black-footed Albatross-22, Northern Fulmar-182, Buller?s Shearwater-24, Short-tailed Shearwater-11, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel-106, Marbled Godwits-1000 and Willet-4(in the harbor), Red Phalarope-20, all the jaegers plus 10 South Polar Skuas, Black-legged Kittiwake-1, Sabine?s Gull-4 and 2 lost Golden-crowned Kinglets and 1 Varied Thrush out at sea. For a full list of our sightings and other information, please visit www.westportseabirds.com. Many thanks to all who came aboard from near and far all year. Spotters were Scott Mills, Bill Shelmerdine and myself. Captain was Chris Savin (filling in for Phil) and first mate Chris Anderson. Bruce LaBar Tacoma, WA. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com Mon Oct 2 16:39:34 2023 From: raptorrunner97321 at yahoo.com (Jeff Fleischer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] WinterRaptorSurvey Project References: <4105DE30-EA04-406F-B574-1F669F03B668.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <4105DE30-EA04-406F-B574-1F669F03B668@yahoo.com> Hi Everyone, My name is Jeff Fleischer and I am project developer / coordinator for the Winter Raptor Survey Project sponsored by the East Cascades Audubon Society based in Bend, OR. Last winter we wound up surveying 551 routes covering more than 32,000 miles of transects throughout all of OR, ID, WA, the northern portions of CA and UT, and western MT. A total of 450+ volunteers survey these routes once a month during December thru February with additional optional survey months available for November and March. We are about to enter our 20th survey season and I have several routes in your state that need a volunteer to do surveys and I would be grateful if some of you would like to take on a route or two this winter :) I have done these route advertisements on Tweeters in the recent past and have been successful in securing help, hopefully some of you will keep that success going:) Here is the list of routes with their corresponding lengths: Brush Prairie - Battle Ground 55 miles Washougal - Fern Prairie 42 Raymond - Holcomb 53 Aberdeen 37 Oakville 56 Centralia East 58 Centralia West 62 Winlock 59 Boistfort - Pe Ell 64 Kingston - Marrowstone 104 White Swan East 73 Wapato 67 Toppenish West 76 Deer Park 75 Wilbur 96 Almira North 60 Almira South 85 Odessa SW 91 Prosser South 91 Prosser West 91 Touchet North 62 Walla Walla East 53 Pullman SW 73 There are only a few requirements to participate: 1. I ask that volunteers commit to doing one survey per month for the three primary months of December thru February, surveys can also be done in November and March but these are optional months. More than one survey can also be done for any given month as an additional option 2. Volunteers should be comfortable with IDing the common species of raptors in your chosen area and be willing to increase your knowledge of these regal birds 3. You should have at least a pair of binoculars to help you spot and ID birds, a spotting scope would be nice to have but not a requirement 4. Survey dates are determined by each volunteer based on their monthly life schedules and hopefully to skirt inclement weather when birds can be sheltered and out of view If this sounds like something you would like to do, please email me as soon as you can with your choice of route(s), to be fair I will fill the routes on a first come first served basis. I will then provide you with the necessary material to get you properly prepared for what you will be doing:) I would really like to make this 20th season something special and filling these routes will be a big part of that effort, looking forward to hearing from you soon, thank you :) Jeff Fleischer Project Developer / Coordinator Winter Raptor Survey Project East Cascades Audubon Society - Bend, OR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sallya at scattercreek.com Tue Oct 3 08:26:32 2023 From: sallya at scattercreek.com (Sally Alhadeff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Leica scope case Message-ID: <53EF6A94-77B2-4B00-95D3-B49AA6F5918E@scattercreek.com> Good morning, My late husband, Bob Sundstrom had 2 Leica spotting scope cases. The extra one needs a new home. It?s a black cordura Leica-branded ?Ever Ready Case? 42-311 and fits an angled Leica scope. Please let me know if you could use it. I?d like to give it a new home. Thank you, Sally Alhadeff Tenino, WA From blabar at harbornet.com Tue Oct 3 08:52:11 2023 From: blabar at harbornet.com (Bruce LaBar) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby Message-ID: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> Still being seen by many at Luhr Beach by Nisqually From robertgary02 at aol.com Tue Oct 3 10:13:45 2023 From: robertgary02 at aol.com (Robert Gray) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] White-tailed Kite References: <1104834414.1893995.1696353225536.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1104834414.1893995.1696353225536@mail.yahoo.com> White-tailed Kite observed near Hat Slough North of Warm Beach. 10/01/23 and 10/02/23. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Tue Oct 3 11:24:52 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby In-Reply-To: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> References: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> Message-ID: Is it still being seen? Bob Flores Duluth, WA > On Oct 3, 2023, at 08:52, Bruce LaBar wrote: > > ?Still being seen by many at Luhr Beach by Nisqually > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Tue Oct 3 11:55:08 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nuthatches? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231003115508.Horde.ZrGJC-pEUgQU_nFfedl6Qw-@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, I visited friends in Issaquah Sunday and she was feeding a Nuthatch from her hand. I'd like to try that ... but they are very infrequent visitors to our yard. Is there any particular thing I can do that would improve the chance they visit our yard/feeder? Suet? More readily available/heavier amounts of sunflower seeds? A particular kind of tree or bush? The one I saw recently (week before last) seemed to behave "similar to the chickadees". - Jim in Burlington From drisseq.n at gmail.com Tue Oct 3 18:17:53 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby In-Reply-To: References: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> Message-ID: we have it in view on a post from luhr beach but it's on the du pont side just south of the pipe. On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:25 Bob Flores wrote: > Is it still being seen? > > Bob Flores > Duluth, WA > > > On Oct 3, 2023, at 08:52, Bruce LaBar wrote: > > > > ?Still being seen by many at Luhr Beach by Nisqually > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 drisseq.n at gmail.com Tue Oct 3 20:18:55 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] tripod left at Luhr beach In-Reply-To: References: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> Message-ID: I debated whether to hide it somewhere or bring it home and decided it would be safer in my trunk. Presumably a photographer left it behind. Just email me and we'll figure something out. Btw Heidi and I left at sunset and the NABO was still perched on a v tall piling to the right of the du pont pipe. Nadine On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 18:23 Julia Dolan wrote: > I'm on the DuPont side and looking! Can you clarify what you mean by the > pipe? > > Thank you, > Julia > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2023, 18:18 N D wrote: > >> we have it in view on a post from luhr beach but it's on the du pont side >> just south of the pipe. >> >> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:25 Bob Flores wrote: >> >>> Is it still being seen? >>> >>> Bob Flores >>> Duluth, WA >>> >>> > On Oct 3, 2023, at 08:52, Bruce LaBar wrote: >>> > >>> > ?Still being seen by many at Luhr Beach by Nisqually >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 drisseq.n at gmail.com Tue Oct 3 20:23:44 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby In-Reply-To: References: <56712FB8-088C-4363-8FD8-68ECCAB1D6D4@harbornet.com> Message-ID: there's some kind of white chute that everyone calls a pipe. it must be for loading and unloading for dupont, by their dock next to solo point. it's massive. sorry didn't see this till i got home just now. its probably not visible from the cliffs on the dupont side because trees. nadine On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 18:22 Julia Dolan wrote: > I'm on the DuPont side and looking! Can you clarify what you mean by the > pipe? > > Thank you, > Julia > > > On Tue, Oct 3, 2023, 18:18 N D wrote: > >> we have it in view on a post from luhr beach but it's on the du pont side >> just south of the pipe. >> >> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 11:25 Bob Flores wrote: >> >>> Is it still being seen? >>> >>> Bob Flores >>> Duluth, WA >>> >>> > On Oct 3, 2023, at 08:52, Bruce LaBar wrote: >>> > >>> > ?Still being seen by many at Luhr Beach by Nisqually >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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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Mason Maron On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 9:57 AM louiserutter1000 wrote: > > > So far no nisqually booby, from luhr beach, people have been looking since > 7.15 > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jdanzenbaker at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 11:55:27 2023 From: jdanzenbaker at gmail.com (Jim Danzenbaker) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, Nazca Booby spotted at Luhr Beach, Lacy, Thurston County at 11:40 north of boat launch on the water. It then flew west over Nisqually Reach and is now circling in that direction possibly foraging. Keep your eyes and ears skyward. 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I just went out to replenish the hummer jooze - and discovered that the seed feeder had not been depleted since I refilled it yesterday late afternoon. That's a much longer time for the seed feeder to see no (just very light) activity. We get lots of sparrows, finches, and other birds at this feeder and as I said above it is usually Active. I've been able to count as many as 20+ birds at once on this feeder or under it or around it. ... any body have any ideas? From dennispaulson at comcast.net Wed Oct 4 13:07:06 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] No Birds - Why? In-Reply-To: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <9BD62BB8-4899-4AD1-9920-A6FEB033F25F@comcast.net> Hawk perched on your roof? Whenever a Cooper?s Hawk comes into our yard, the birds are quiet and our of sight for some time thereafter. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Oct 4, 2023, at 12:58 PM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > All summer long - and recently - we've had lots of birds at our feeder. > Pretty much all day long with a reduction during the mid-day doldrums. > > I just went out to replenish the hummer jooze - and discovered that the > seed feeder had not been depleted since I refilled it yesterday late > afternoon. That's a much longer time for the seed feeder to see no > (just very light) activity. We get lots of sparrows, finches, and > other birds at this feeder and as I said above it is usually Active. > I've been able to count as many as 20+ birds at once on this feeder or > under it or around it. > > ... any body have any ideas? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From gjpluth at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 14:12:47 2023 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] No nazca In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <736AF2C8-4749-473C-A078-91001016D6A6@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA From rondastark18 at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 15:04:01 2023 From: rondastark18 at gmail.com (Ronda Stark) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Over Burien Flying North? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: They probably just stopped for lunch. Ronda On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 2:58?PM Tom Benedict wrote: > Just now, 2:50pm, October 3, 2023, I heard some squawking overhead and > looked up to see 19 Snow Geese in ?V" formation, headed _north_. That seems > odd, for geese to fly north in the fall. Perhaps they were repositioning > for later flight south? > > This was over the Seahurst neighborhood in Burien, WA. The were flying > parallel to the Puget Sound shoreline, a few hundred yards inland. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wohlers13 at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 15:18:30 2023 From: wohlers13 at gmail.com (Lynn Wohlers) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Over Burien Flying North? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A large flock of Snow geese is south of Hwy 20, just east of the bridge at the Swinomish Casino. It?s good to see them - didn?t someone say the other day that they arrived in Skagit on 10/4 last year? On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 3:04 PM Ronda Stark wrote: > They probably just stopped for lunch. > > Ronda > > On Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 2:58?PM Tom Benedict > wrote: > >> Just now, 2:50pm, October 3, 2023, I heard some squawking overhead and >> looked up to see 19 Snow Geese in ?V" formation, headed _north_. That seems >> odd, for geese to fly north in the fall. Perhaps they were repositioning >> for later flight south? >> >> This was over the Seahurst neighborhood in Burien, WA. The were flying >> parallel to the Puget Sound shoreline, a few hundred yards inland. >> >> Tom Benedict >> Seahurst, WA >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 thass at uw.edu Wed Oct 4 16:08:46 2023 From: thass at uw.edu (Todd S Hass) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nazca Booby off Luhr now Message-ID: Perched at 4pm on a piling offshore. Todd Hass -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Oct 4 16:29:29 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Over Burien Flying North? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6886D41D-F185-4F16-90A1-6BFCC362B7A9@comcast.net> I found an interesting article which describes how most of the Snow Geese around here breed on Wrangell Island in the Russian Far East. Evidently about 40% of the Snow Geese we see in Puget Sound in fall are on their way further south to the California Central Valley and the remaining 60% remain for the winter, mainly in the Skagit and Fraser Valleys. I?m guessing that the small flock I saw today is eventually destined for California. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Oct 4, 2023, at 14:57, Tom Benedict wrote: > > Just now, 2:50pm, October 3, 2023, I heard some squawking overhead and looked up to see 19 Snow Geese in ?V" formation, headed _north_. That seems odd, for geese to fly north in the fall. 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In-Reply-To: <6886D41D-F185-4F16-90A1-6BFCC362B7A9@comcast.net> References: <6886D41D-F185-4F16-90A1-6BFCC362B7A9@comcast.net> Message-ID: Many of them winter on Sauvie Island near Portland, and I wouldn?t be surprised if there were other wintering groups between here and the Central Valley. In fact, large numbers now winter in eastern Washington, something unheard of not that many years ago. The population seems to be growing all the time. We seem to be creating a world that is very good for geese. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Oct 4, 2023, at 4:29 PM, Tom Benedict wrote: > > I found an interesting article which describes how most of the Snow Geese around here breed on Wrangell Island in the Russian Far East. Evidently about 40% of the Snow Geese we see in Puget Sound in fall are on their way further south to the California Central Valley and the remaining 60% remain for the winter, mainly in the Skagit and Fraser Valleys. > > I?m guessing that the small flock I saw today is eventually destined for California. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > >> On Oct 4, 2023, at 14:57, Tom Benedict wrote: >> >> Just now, 2:50pm, October 3, 2023, I heard some squawking overhead and looked up to see 19 Snow Geese in ?V" formation, headed _north_. That seems odd, for geese to fly north in the fall. Perhaps they were repositioning for later flight south? >> >> This was over the Seahurst neighborhood in Burien, WA. The were flying parallel to the Puget Sound shoreline, a few hundred yards inland. >> >> Tom Benedict >> Seahurst, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Oct 4 16:29:29 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Over Burien Flying North? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6886D41D-F185-4F16-90A1-6BFCC362B7A9@comcast.net> I found an interesting article which describes how most of the Snow Geese around here breed on Wrangell Island in the Russian Far East. Evidently about 40% of the Snow Geese we see in Puget Sound in fall are on their way further south to the California Central Valley and the remaining 60% remain for the winter, mainly in the Skagit and Fraser Valleys. I?m guessing that the small flock I saw today is eventually destined for California. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA > On Oct 4, 2023, at 14:57, Tom Benedict wrote: > > Just now, 2:50pm, October 3, 2023, I heard some squawking overhead and looked up to see 19 Snow Geese in ?V" formation, headed _north_. That seems odd, for geese to fly north in the fall. Perhaps they were repositioning for later flight south? > > This was over the Seahurst neighborhood in Burien, WA. The were flying parallel to the Puget Sound shoreline, a few hundred yards inland. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 19:26:46 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] BBC NEWS: Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 19:36:45 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Stars and inner compass guide moths and birds, say researchers Message-ID: <9F860DE5-74F5-4614-8FC4-FCED0A6BF51D@gmail.com> https://phys.org/news/2023-10-stars-compass-moths-birds.html Sent from my iPhone From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Oct 4 20:54:32 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snows!!! In-Reply-To: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <20231004205432.Horde.wMnYVFaZ8O-QwXyBZhxWNTH@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, I went out to Hayton tonight - got there about 5:15. The Snow Geese are back - in great numbers. Saw them at Hayton and also the Jensen Access. Pictures available with the checklist ... https://ebird.org/checklist/S151448442 From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Wed Oct 4 20:56:06 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] No Birds - Why? In-Reply-To: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231004125830.Horde.DboJS7PYLSYvJ6-dWO1HUHl@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <20231004205606.Horde.a8RjtSVz4en3BU-GmDcQaof@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, Just as mysteriously as the birds 'disappeared' - they have come back. Someone suggested "possibly a hawk" and that seems unlikely since they were not in our backyard for almost 24 hours. - Jim Quoting jimbetz@jimbetz.com: > Hi all, > > All summer long - and recently - we've had lots of birds at our feeder. > Pretty much all day long with a reduction during the mid-day doldrums. > > I just went out to replenish the hummer jooze - and discovered that the > seed feeder had not been depleted since I refilled it yesterday late > afternoon. That's a much longer time for the seed feeder to see no > (just very light) activity. We get lots of sparrows, finches, and > other birds at this feeder and as I said above it is usually Active. > I've been able to count as many as 20+ birds at once on this feeder or > under it or around it. > > ... any body have any ideas? From drisseq.n at gmail.com Wed Oct 4 21:59:41 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] rio grande environmental destruction Message-ID: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-administration-waives-26-federal-laws-border-wall-103738662 *Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction* The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas ByVALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press October 4, 2023, 3:47 PM McALLEN, Texas -- The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration?s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Department of Homeland Security posted the announcement on the U.S. Federal Registry with few details outlining the construction in Starr County, Texas, which is part of a busy Border Patrol sector seeing ?high illegal entry.? According to government data, about 245,000 illegal entries have been recorded so far this fiscal year in the Rio Grande Valley Sector which contains 21 counties. ?There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas,? Alejandro Mayorkas, the DHS secretary, stated in the notice. The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction. The waivers avoid time-consuming reviews and lawsuits challenging violation of environmental laws. Starr County's hilly ranchlands, sitting between Zapata and McAllen, Texas, is home to about 65,000 residents sparsely populating about 1,200 square miles (3,108 square kilometers) that form part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. continued in the link -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Wed Oct 4 23:24:24 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Eagle Pairing Time? Message-ID: It?s been a birdy day for me.. Two mature Bald Eagles were vocalizing a lot this evening about an hour before sunset. They were sitting high in a very tall fir tree overlooking Puget Sound calling back and forth for a minute or two then take a break for 5-10 minutes then do it again. Could they have been pair bonding in preparation for mating this winter? Eventually one took off and soared out to near the middle of the sound where it was followed/harassed by a couple of Caspian Terns. I was surprised to see CATE around here in October. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA From shepthorp at gmail.com Thu Oct 5 06:35:36 2023 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR, 10/4/2023 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Approximately 25 of us enjoyed a beautiful Autumn day at the Refuge with overcast skies in the morning transitioning to sunny skies in the late morning. Temperature was in the 50's to 60's degrees Fahrenheit. There was a High 12'10" Tide at 10:52am. Highlights included brief looks at the continuing NAZCA BOOBY from the Puget Sound Viewing Platform around 11am. The Booby seems to be feeding from Solo Point north to Tolmie State Park south and west. Best views were in the late afternoon on a low tide from Lhur Beach as the bird perched on a piling. We also enjoyed First Of Year HUTTON'S VIREO at the Twin Barns cut-off, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER foraging with Black-bellied Plover west of Leschi Slough, brief sightings of SHORT-EARED OWL from Leschi Slough to the north east corner of the Surge Plain, and SNOW GEESE at the mouth of Nisqually River. There are two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS at the Refuge, an immature along the old McAllister Creek Access Road and a red adult north of the Nisqually River Observation Platform. For the day we observed 89 species, with 7 FOY's (including PINE SISKIN and WESTERN GREBE) bumping us up to 169 species for the year. Until next week when we meet again at 8am at the Visitor Center, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Oct 4, 2023 7:34 AM - 5:19 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.227 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Overcast skies in the morning, sunny skies in the late morning. High 12?10? Tide at 10:52am. Mammals seen Eastern Gray Squirrel, Harbor Seal, Coyote, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit. Pacific Tree Frog, Red-legged Frog, Garter Snake. 89 species (+6 other taxa) Snow Goose 10 Greater White-fronted Goose (Western) 14 Cackling Goose (minima) 300 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 4 Northern Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 American Wigeon 400 Mallard 50 Northern Pintail 800 Green-winged Teal (American) 1200 Greater Scaup 20 Surf Scoter 50 White-winged Scoter 2 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 1 Horned Grebe 15 Western Grebe 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 23 Mourning Dove 1 Anna's Hummingbird 1 Virginia Rail 1 Black-bellied Plover 7 Killdeer 3 Dunlin 1 Least Sandpiper 75 Western Sandpiper 100 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Long-billed Dowitcher 12 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 20 Rhinoceros Auklet 6 Short-billed Gull 3 Ring-billed Gull 450 California Gull 15 Glaucous-winged Gull 5 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 8 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 12 Larus sp. 150 Caspian Tern 1 Common Loon 12 Nazca Booby 1 Previously reported rarity. Spotted by Jason, seen by several in our group flying west beyond Luhr?s Beach. Large white bird with black flight feathers and pointed wings. Black on sides of tail. Observed around 11:15am from the Puget Sound Observation Platform. Brandt's Cormorant 11 Pelagic Cormorant 1 Double-crested Cormorant 100 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 40 Turkey Vulture 2 Northern Harrier 2 Cooper's Hawk 3 Bald Eagle 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Subadult spotted by Steve, flying and perched along the tree line that crosses the old McAllister Creek Access Road. Clear white crescents in flight feathers. Second bird red bodied adult spotted by Lin along the Nisqually River tree line north of the dike. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Great Horned Owl 1 Short-eared Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 4 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 4 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Hutton's Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Observed in mixed flock foraging in Willow adjacent to Visitor Center Observation Platform. Larger than area chickadees, plain vireo type bird with light supercillium, no wing bars. Light yellow on sides. Observed at 20-30 feet. Steller's Jay 1 American Crow 9 Common Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 25 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15 Violet-green Swallow 75 Barn Swallow (American) 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5 Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 Brown Creeper 6 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 10 European Starling 400 American Robin 30 Cedar Waxwing 15 American Pipit 10 House Finch 8 Purple Finch 1 Pine Siskin 1 American Goldfinch 40 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 4 White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 30 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 8 Song Sparrow 25 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 5 Red-winged Blackbird 60 Orange-crowned Warbler (lutescens) 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) 4 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S151450186 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BTW-BTW ... all those pics in that checklist I provided yesterday were done with my iPhone 13. I had my camera with me but didn't take it out because I wanted the wide angle view. - Jim From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Oct 5 12:39:26 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Movements In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231005123926.Horde.shotcMmkxGXzAs0dYp5gY6E@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi, I am by no means an expert in all things Snow Geese - so use this info with that in mind ... having said that Snow Geese are one of my most favorite subjects so I end up paying quite a bit of attention to them. **** My observation is that there are both "local movements" and "migration". And that one way to notice the difference between the two is by paying attention to how high they are flying. I'm saying that if they are low then the movement should be considered "local" and the direction they are flying is related to where there is food, a good place to spend the night, etc. It's how they are moving today and should not be used to make statements about whether those birds are migrating or not. But just because a particular movement is local - doesn't mean that the geese you are seeing aren't "migrating" (as opposed to wintering). I think lots of them "stop over" here in Washington. Some stay the winter (someone quoted 40%) and some move on further South before they decide "that's enough for this year". Those stop overs can be days or even a week or two (more?). I have not seen any study that established whether or not an individual bird is likely to winter in the same location/area for several years. We -do- know this ... Snow Geese don't breed here in Washington (are there some exceptions?) ... they go North to and even beyond the Arctic Circle. Many of them go to Wrangell Island. **** BTW - I found another capability of eBird this morning. You can get "all the photos for a particular area for a particular species". I was using Snow Geese in Skagit County. And when you click on any individual photo it tells you where it was taken (from the checklist location). I have always known I could get info for an area ... just didn't know it was possible to do that just for the pictures attached to the submitters' checklists. **** I can't tell you how it made me feel seeing all of those flocks (flights?) of Snow Geese at Fir Island yesterday. There were literally thousands of birds in just that short amount of time. It was exhilarating (but that word doesn't express all of what I felt). My wife and I say "this was a GOOD move" whenever we talk about coming here from California. - Jim From kersti.e.muul at gmail.com Thu Oct 5 12:55:15 2023 From: kersti.e.muul at gmail.com (Kersti Muul) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Over Burien Flying North? Message-ID: We have snow geese flying north over West Seattle in the hundreds this time of year ... Lots of cacklers too, in a myriad of directions Kersti E. Muul Urban Conservation & Wildlife Biologist/Specialist - Response and Rescue Wildlife Field Biologist IV Marbled murrelet forest certified Neighborhood Bird Project Site Leader, Lincoln Park Climate Watch Coordinator, West Seattle Animal Care Specialist/Animal & Off the Grid First Aid Certified -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leschwitters at me.com Thu Oct 5 14:18:57 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Where's that Booby? Message-ID: Anyone seen it today? Anyone not seen it today? Larry Schwitters Issaquah From dougsantoni at gmail.com Thu Oct 5 14:39:27 2023 From: dougsantoni at gmail.com (Doug Santoni) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] No booby since 715 this morning Message-ID: <024C2A3C-6A11-455F-A7EB-0DA15066090D@gmail.com> It was seen earlier today at about 7:15 AM by at least one observer. There are 20 or more people standing out here right now, as has been the case for several hours, and no one has seen it since the early morning report. Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Oct 5, 2023, at 2:19 PM, Larry Schwitters wrote: > > ?Anyone seen it today? > > Anyone not seen it today? > > Larry Schwitters > Issaquah > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From elstonh at yahoo.com Thu Oct 5 14:51:02 2023 From: elstonh at yahoo.com (Elston Hill) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wrangle Island Snow Geese References: <29C86449-BA33-4A22-A370-E5FFFA30F8DE.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <29C86449-BA33-4A22-A370-E5FFFA30F8DE@yahoo.com> My wife and I went to Wrangel Island a few years ago and spent eleven days crossing the island in a tundra buggy in August with the superintendent of the reserve and three friends. The rangers told us that the snow geese from Wrangel Island migrate sooner than the snow geese from the North American continent. Arriving in California at the beginning of hunting season but before other snow geese, they took the brunt of the hunting season. Accordingly, California was persuaded to delay the start of hunting season until both the Russian and North American snow geese arrived. The trip to Wrangel Island was awesome with very close encounters with snowy owl chicks, polar bears, foxes and musk oxen. Toward the end of our trip across the island in late August, we encountered a large flock of snow geese getting ready for the trip south. We tried very hard to get close enough to take pictures but to no avail. Later that fall we went to the Skagit Valley. We were stunned when we encountered a very large flock of snow geese right along the road. They were not the least bit intimidated when we got out of the car. And even more ironic was the fact that there were hunters close by and the air echoed with gun shots! Elston From rich at rjassociates.ca Thu Oct 5 16:41:19 2023 From: rich at rjassociates.ca (Richard James) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Out-of-Area -RBA Pallas's bunting Message-ID: <18096071-c6ee-4da3-a505-a55c40231e00@rjassociates.ca> From BC Rare Bird Alert: bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/2023/10/rba-probable-pallass-bunting-in.html RBA: PALLAS'S BUNTING in Victoria - Oct 4th At 8:35am on Oct 4-2023, a Pallas's Bunting was photographed by Les Peterson at Clover Point in Victoria. The bird was seen with Savannah Sparrows in the fenced off area near the main parking lot. He last viewed the bird flying off to the west of the point at 8:45 am. A blurry shot of the spread wing seems to appear to show the lesser coverts being sandy brown and not chestnut, as it would be in a Reed Bunting. Also, it has a pale lower mandible. Relocated later on Oct 4, but not yet reported Oct 5. If confirmed this seems to be the first record in North America outside of Western Alaska. A bird not positively identified but likely either a Reed or Pallas's Bunting was seen recently in Squamish, BC but could not be positively id'ed (Sept 23). -- From an Island in the Pacific, Richard James, Victoria, BC From mattxyz at earthlink.net Thu Oct 5 18:04:32 2023 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-10-05 Message-ID: Hi Tweets - Michael was away this week, so the rest of us combined forces to cover the weekly Marymoor walk. It was foggy to begin with and remained a bit overcast almost all morning - but the temps were mild and the birds seemed more active than they?ve been for many weeks at Marymoor. Although we turned up no rarities today and only about 47 species, it was a nice change to have great looks at so many birds this week. Highlights: Cackling Goose - small flocks heard several times - hard to know how many in total. American Wigeon - one in the slough Green-winged Teal - one in the slough our First of Fall, I believe Virginia Rail - Tony spotted one below the weir that stayed out in the open along the edge of the slough for quite long views Wilson?s Snipe - 6 + hanging out below the weir , some of them bobbing away Ruby-crowned Kinglet - seen and heard several times, back in numbers this week Varied Thrush - one heard near where the first ones were heard last week Fox Sparrows - lots of singing, it seemed, this week Misses: other than Northern Flickers and a heard-only Downy, we had no other Woodpeckers Hooded Merganser, Bushtit, Rock Pigeon also all eluded us Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From waltom at uw.edu Fri Oct 6 03:30:17 2023 From: waltom at uw.edu (Mark M. Walton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] No booby since 715 this morning In-Reply-To: <024C2A3C-6A11-455F-A7EB-0DA15066090D@gmail.com> References: <024C2A3C-6A11-455F-A7EB-0DA15066090D@gmail.com> Message-ID: There were a bunch of people seawatching at Alki for most of the morning yesterday and, to the best of my knowledge, none of them saw the booby. I was seawatching at Marina Beach Park in Edmonds (where the Puget Sound is relatively narrow) from 7:30 until almost noon and I never saw it either. I can't imagine that it would have gotten past all of us without being seen, and that's the only sea-based way out of the Puget Sound. So maybe it's still around somewhere? Mark Walton -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Doug Santoni Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2023 2:39 PM To: Larry Schwitters Cc: Tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] No booby since 715 this morning It was seen earlier today at about 7:15 AM by at least one observer. There are 20 or more people standing out here right now, as has been the case for several hours, and no one has seen it since the early morning report. Doug Santoni Ph 305-962-4226 DougSantoni@gmail.com > On Oct 5, 2023, at 2:19 PM, Larry Schwitters wrote: > > ?Anyone seen it today? > > Anyone not seen it today? > > Larry Schwitters > Issaquah > _______________________________________________ > 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 From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Fri Oct 6 16:52:49 2023 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese info Message-ID: It has been interesting reading all the comments and observations regarding snow geese the past week. There is a lot to know about these white geese of winter here in WA, OR and CA. I am presenting a program on Snow Geese, Wrangel Island population, new places they are breeding, and much more. It is a comprehensive program including the pathways they travel from the north to the main wintering areas south and the new paths they have taken in the past several years that takes them east of the Cascades. Why did that happen, and so much more. Lots of info that will have you looking at snow geese with a different, new or more comprehensive perspective. The program will be on Dec. 2, Saturday at Christianson's Nursery in the Skagit Valley. Please call them directly to register. I think the fee is $5. 360-466-3821 If you want more info on snow geese, feel free to contact me directly. Happy fall and white bird migration. Martha Jordan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I just don't recall having heard them making even partial song-like noises in the fall and winter, at least around here, although by late winter into early spring before departure it is not unusual to hear them then in full song as was especially the case this past late winter/spring when I had up to three WTSPs hanging around, both tan and white-stripe forms. Pterodroma (retired)Bellevue/Eastgate, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From loblollyboy at gmail.com Sat Oct 7 02:11:14 2023 From: loblollyboy at gmail.com (Michael Price) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese Movements Message-ID: Hey tweets In Vancouver BC there's a similar question about goose movements, not just Snow Geese, but also Canada Geese (*Branta canadensis*), complicated by the addition of three non-migratory CAGO races intentionally imported from southern Ontario and Alberta by hunting groups into the Fraser Valley in the 1950's and 1960's (*B.c. moffitti, B.c. maximus, *and* B.c. interior*). Moved right in and overstayed their welcome. Good paper on this, Introduced Canada Geese in the Fraser Estuary, by Dominic Janus, 2022. Reason I bring this up and why it may shed some light on local northbound SNGO movements is that we have the problem of local resident movements vs. those of the original Pacific Flyway birds (*B.c fulva, taverneri, minima* etc.) I suggest the key difference is altitude. Our local residents, whether on their way to a forage site or molt-lake/pond rarely move above 100m/238 ft. Migrants come in *high*, about 300m/1000 ft to 600m/2000 ft. in the direction of migration. So I suggest, as a very rough rule-of-thumb, low altitude indicates a local intention; high altitude, a migrational one. best, m -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nreiferb at gmail.com Sat Oct 7 08:48:14 2023 From: nreiferb at gmail.com (Nelson Briefer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Raptor migration Message-ID: Dear birders and hawk watchers. I have observed the goshawk in five counties, all west of the Cascades. Four factors determine if a raptor is in migration: The direction of the hawk. The altitude of the hawk. The speed and determination of the hawk. And the season. You will probably never observe a Cooper?s Hawk or a Goshawk in migration unless you live in a major or secondary migration route. 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First State record, spotted by Jason Zolle. > > Liam Hutcheson > Olympia > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elc at uw.edu Sat Oct 7 10:52:28 2023 From: elc at uw.edu (Elaine Chuang) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] The Big Sit, Oct 9, 2023 (Discovery Park, Seattle) Message-ID: <8C7BCFBE-0A06-4E17-AB63-549661E4D101@uw.edu> If you?re casting about for something birdy to do tomorrow, come take part in The Big Sit , birding?s most sedentary activity. Join our intrepid team at Discovery Park where we will be stationed in our 17 foot circle at the Sand Dunes (47?39'25.2"N 122?25'17.8?W). We will take up our post there at 6:00AM and persevere for as long as we can manage. Come for as short or as long a visit as you wish! We would welcome your eyes and ears, encouragement, snacks, etc. For inspiration, our team, the South Meadowlarks, identified 52 species last year (all from within that 17 foot circle), including the fabulous first sighting of that Broad-winged Hawk. The question is, how many will we identify this year? Who knows what we might ?bird-dog? together? See ya! Elaine elc at uw dot edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 7 14:05:18 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] YIKES!!: THE GUARDIAN: At least 1, 000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day Message-ID: <00B05446-0E3B-43CD-ADE6-EB40154082C9@gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 7 14:17:51 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Spotted_Owls=3A_THE_GUARDIAN=3A_=E2=80=98No_?= =?utf-8?q?easy_answer=E2=80=99=3A_the_endangered_owls_that_can_only_be_sa?= =?utf-8?q?ved_by_killing_other_owls?= Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From benedict.t at comcast.net Sat Oct 7 18:54:52 2023 From: benedict.t at comcast.net (Tom Benedict) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Large Flock of Bonaparte's Gulls at Dumas Bay Sanctuary Message-ID: There were 200-300 winter plumage Bonaparte?s Gulls on the far north shore of Dumas Bay Sanctuary. I?ve never seen so many BOGU at one time. From time to time they would rise from the shore in waves, not unlike shorebirds, flashing their white underwings. It was quite a show. Tom Benedict Seahurst, WA From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sat Oct 7 20:22:35 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the Goldfinch id. Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the leaves". *G* - Jim From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sat Oct 7 23:03:41 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Yet Another Snow Goose Report ... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231007230341.Horde.3sBaV-ssHFMh9362ZQ2oB_y@webmail.jimbetz.com> Tweet! Tweet! Actually it was more like Honk! Honk! Honk! ... ad infinitum. Rhetorical Question - do snows ever get truly quiet? My answer - NOPE! We went to the Jensen Access (Maupin Rd.) and Hayton Reserve today. There were snows everywhere. We also saw a large flock near the Swinomish Slough bridge. We were there between about 2 and 4. We saw them flying, landing, taking off, feeding on grasses, squabling over feeding locations, droppings falling into the water at Hayton just in front of where we were standing on the dike. We saw them get stirred up because a couple of GBHs flew over them - and saw them ignore a Bald Eagle flying over them also. We saw them sharing a field with several hundred Cackling Geese (there are more Cacklings than I've ever seen at one time this year). We did not see them on the Samish Flats or the Butler Flats or the Skagit Flats. There were thousands and thousands on Fir Island ... all concentrated near the South end of Fir (Skagit Bay and the fields along it). Snow Geese literally everywhere in that area. When I was there just before Sunset on Tuesday you could see them "getting up and swirling around and settling back down" from Stanwood to La Conner. And then doing it all over again. The two eagles around the nest at Hayton seemed pretty bored with the whole show. "Would you guys please tone it down a couple notches so we can take a nap?" We still haven't figured out how to have ice cream from Snow Goose Produce -and- Turkey with Brie and Cranberries at The Rex. It's one or the other but not both. One of Life's most confusing trade offs! - Jim From ucd880 at comcast.net Sun Oct 8 08:53:56 2023 From: ucd880 at comcast.net (HAL MICHAEL) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You In-Reply-To: <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <226817655.141650.1696780436942@connect.xfinity.com> Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate both the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. Hal Michael Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the Goldfinch id. > Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not > know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock > into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the > leaves". *G* > - Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sun Oct 8 09:37:58 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You In-Reply-To: <226817655.141650.1696780436942@connect.xfinity.com> References: <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> <226817655.141650.1696780436942@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <20231008093758.Horde.8xhQIFLrHhdphHDiVvjQq_e@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hal, Thanks for your help! I consider myself to be "a better than beginner" (on bird id) but also "struggling". *** Yes, I have both Petersen's and the latest Sibley. But checking both of those, and using Merlin online ... you do not find the coloring of that Goldfinch that I asked about. There are some that are close ... however, none of the sources I checked mention a complete lack of any yellow. I had already guessed it was an adult American Goldfinch based upon the patterns of the wings and back ... but wanted confirmation. What I didn't know about was the Fall and Winter change and how drastically some inviduals will drop the yellow. And therein lies my challenge. There are several bird species here (I bird mostly where I live - in Skagit County) that have significant variations in color and color patterns. Actually the Goldfinch is one of the least problematic - aside from the ones that have no yellow anywhere (not even a 'blush'). A couple of standouts (for me) are the RTH, and gulls in general (a lot of gull species have significant variations). And there are all those shorebirds that look alike! (At first glance.) And I have the additional tendency to group all of the shorebirds into "that's a sandpiper" ... because when I grew up here in Anacortes (before being 'away from home' for 4+ decades) that's what we called them - all of them that were anywhere close to being a small to medium-sized shorebird that was primarily black and white or grey and white. My best chances at a successful bird id for a problem bird are when I can get a photo and then compare it against Merlin, the Sibley App, my books, and when I have enough to go on to start guessing ... doing a Google search for photos. Luckily I have an excellent birding camera and it is almost always with me. A LOT of the time the bird is easy to id - but I get confused by some individual birds (I said "struggling"). - thanks again, Jim Quoting HAL MICHAEL : > Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate > both the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. > > > Hal Michael > Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) > Olympia WA > 360-459-4005 > 360-791-7702 (C) > ucd880@comcast.net > >> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the >> Goldfinch id. >> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not >> know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock >> into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the >> leaves". *G* >> >> - Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tcstonefam at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 10:45:22 2023 From: tcstonefam at gmail.com (Tom and Carol Stoner) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Two Questions Message-ID: I found a dozen feathers that had been "taken" from a bird. The gray and white cluster with dime-sized black spots suggested gull to me. 1. Is there any other bird in the Seattle area that would have a similar color pattern? 2. What would go after a gull? Bald Eagle was my best guess. Any other candidates? Thanks for your good insights-- Carol Stoner West Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From vikingcove at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 12:29:49 2023 From: vikingcove at gmail.com (Kevin Lucas) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] mystery bird by Mt Rainier In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <18b10c467c8.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> Distant male Northern Harrier I just saw from our yard fit that description, including the lack of markings with my first views. After a few seconds I got good views and the markings became evident. I'd spotted it as I was watching a Turkey Vulture thermalling and gliding, working its way southward. I'd kept watching the TUVU for a few minutes, hoping some other birds would join it. The harrier was my reward. Good Birding, https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On October 8, 2023 12:20:27 PM Elaine Thomas wrote: > Hiking Burroughs trail by Sunrise yesterday afternoon, I was watching > several ravens and a red-tailed hawk high over the bare hills when I got a > frustratingly brief look at a bird joining them - soaring, lazily chased by > ravens, made a twisty dodging maneuver and disappeared from my binoc view. > Quite pale (I saw all underside, maybe a bit of upper wing), but not bright > white, maybe cream/beige, slender build, smaller than the redtail, maybe > smaller than the ravens. It made me think of something like a prairie > falcon, but I didn't see any dark markings. Any guesses? Thanks! > Elaine Thomas > West Seattle > > > > ---------- > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbtbclimbers at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 12:34:25 2023 From: jbtbclimbers at gmail.com (jt bell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] mystery bird by Mt Rainier In-Reply-To: <18b10c467c8.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> References: <18b10c467c8.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> Message-ID: Agree, we saw a male and female Northern Harrier there yesterday. John/Tracy Bell On Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 12:30 PM Kevin Lucas wrote: > Distant male Northern Harrier I just saw from our yard fit that > description, including the lack of markings with my first views. After a > few seconds I got good views and the markings became evident. > I'd spotted it as I was watching a Turkey Vulture thermalling and gliding, > working its way southward. I'd kept watching the TUVU for a few minutes, > hoping some other birds would join it. The harrier was my reward. > > Good Birding, > https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ > Kevin Lucas > Yakima County, WA > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > On October 8, 2023 12:20:27 PM Elaine Thomas > wrote: > >> Hiking Burroughs trail by Sunrise yesterday afternoon, I was watching >> several ravens and a red-tailed hawk high over the bare hills when I got a >> frustratingly brief look at a bird joining them - soaring, lazily chased by >> ravens, made a twisty dodging maneuver and disappeared from my binoc view. >> Quite pale (I saw all underside, maybe a bit of upper wing), but not bright >> white, maybe cream/beige, slender build, smaller than the redtail, maybe >> smaller than the ravens. It made me think of something like a prairie >> falcon, but I didn't see any dark markings. Any guesses? Thanks! >> Elaine Thomas >> West Seattle >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 tvulture at gmx.com Sun Oct 8 13:02:09 2023 From: tvulture at gmx.com (Diann MacRae) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] September 2023 TUVU report Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ethomas at salud.unm.edu Sun Oct 8 13:20:55 2023 From: ethomas at salud.unm.edu (Elaine Thomas) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] mystery bird by Mt Rainier In-Reply-To: <18b10c467c8.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> References: <18b10c467c8.28de.72de57011b8194b7f6cd87b3d7546c36@gmail.com> Message-ID: Male harrier also crossed my mind and that's the perfect answer - especially as we saw a female there not long after. Thanks! Elaine ________________________________ From: Kevin Lucas Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2023 7:29 PM To: Elaine Thomas ; Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] mystery bird by Mt Rainier [[-- External - this message has been sent from outside the University --]] Distant male Northern Harrier I just saw from our yard fit that description, including the lack of markings with my first views. After a few seconds I got good views and the markings became evident. I'd spotted it as I was watching a Turkey Vulture thermalling and gliding, working its way southward. I'd kept watching the TUVU for a few minutes, hoping some other birds would join it. The harrier was my reward. Good Birding, https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/ Kevin Lucas Yakima County, WA Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On October 8, 2023 12:20:27 PM Elaine Thomas wrote: Hiking Burroughs trail by Sunrise yesterday afternoon, I was watching several ravens and a red-tailed hawk high over the bare hills when I got a frustratingly brief look at a bird joining them - soaring, lazily chased by ravens, made a twisty dodging maneuver and disappeared from my binoc view. Quite pale (I saw all underside, maybe a bit of upper wing), but not bright white, maybe cream/beige, slender build, smaller than the redtail, maybe smaller than the ravens. It made me think of something like a prairie falcon, but I didn't see any dark markings. Any guesses? Thanks! 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I have not requested removal from the list and want very much for the responsible party to be sanctioned appropriately. Can you help with this? Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From markbordenmd at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 14:44:17 2023 From: markbordenmd at gmail.com (Mark Borden) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Spotted Owls and Barred Owls In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3AE74344-2F89-4CDD-B1F2-71530E49C623@gmail.com> Certainly the idea of shooting Barred owls has never appealed to me as a birder/falconer. It has even less appeal to me as a ?realist.? Possibly, if the species had a limited range on the open tundra, a meaningful change in population balance might be achievable, but as anyone that has visited Spotted Owl habitat knows, shooting is not a useful or practical solution. The original and most revered expert on the Spotted Owl, Dr. Eric Forsman stated: "You could shoot barred owls until you're blue in the face," he said. "But unless you're willing to do it forever, it's just not going to work." Forsman supported the shooting of Barred Owls on a limited basis only to determine if there is a cause-effect relationship between the two species. Not only can we not ?do it forever ? but I submit that we can not effectively do it at all. Eliminating and continuing to exclude Barred Owls from even a small area will prove unbelievably difficult and expensive. Nature is full of surprises, and often beyond our control. No one likes to see a bird decline, but the Barred Owl is a beautiful and amazing species in its own right. Mark Borden Coupeville, WA. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 8, 2023, at 12:02 PM, tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu wrote: > > ?Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner@mailman11.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Tweeters digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. YIKES!!: THE GUARDIAN: At least 1, 000 birds died from > colliding with one Chicago building in one day (Dan Reiff) > 2. Spotted Owls: THE GUARDIAN: ?No easy answer?: the endangered > owls that can only be saved by killing other owls (Dan Reiff) > 3. Large Flock of Bonaparte's Gulls at Dumas Bay Sanctuary > (Tom Benedict) > 4. Bird ID Help - Thank You (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) > 5. Yet Another Snow Goose Report ... (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) > 6. Re: Bird ID Help - Thank You (HAL MICHAEL) > 7. Re: Bird ID Help - Thank You (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) > 8. Two Questions (Tom and Carol Stoner) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 14:05:18 -0700 > From: Dan Reiff > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] YIKES!!: THE GUARDIAN: At least 1, 000 birds died > from colliding with one Chicago building in one day > Message-ID: <00B05446-0E3B-43CD-ADE6-EB40154082C9@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 14:17:51 -0700 > From: Dan Reiff > To: Tweeters > Subject: [Tweeters] Spotted Owls: THE GUARDIAN: ?No easy answer?: the > endangered owls that can only be saved by killing other owls > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 18:54:52 -0700 > From: Tom Benedict > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu tweeters" > Subject: [Tweeters] Large Flock of Bonaparte's Gulls at Dumas Bay > Sanctuary > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > There were 200-300 winter plumage Bonaparte?s Gulls on the far north shore of Dumas Bay Sanctuary. I?ve never seen so many BOGU at one time. From time to time they would rise from the shore in waves, not unlike shorebirds, flashing their white underwings. It was quite a show. > > Tom Benedict > Seahurst, WA > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2023 20:22:35 -0700 > From: jimbetz@jimbetz.com > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You > Message-ID: > <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes > > > Hi all, > > I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the Goldfinch id. > Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not > know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock > into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the > leaves". *G* > - Jim > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2023 23:03:41 -0700 > From: jimbetz@jimbetz.com > To: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Yet Another Snow Goose Report ... > Message-ID: > <20231007230341.Horde.3sBaV-ssHFMh9362ZQ2oB_y@webmail.jimbetz.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes > > Tweet! Tweet! > > Actually it was more like Honk! Honk! Honk! ... ad infinitum. > > Rhetorical Question - do snows ever get truly quiet? My answer - NOPE! > > We went to the Jensen Access (Maupin Rd.) and Hayton Reserve today. > There were snows everywhere. We also saw a large flock near the > Swinomish Slough bridge. We were there between about 2 and 4. > > We saw them flying, landing, taking off, feeding on grasses, squabling > over feeding locations, droppings falling into the water at Hayton just in > front of where we were standing on the dike. We saw them get stirred up > because a couple of GBHs flew over them - and saw them ignore a Bald > Eagle flying over them also. We saw them sharing a field with several > hundred Cackling Geese (there are more Cacklings than I've ever seen at > one time this year). We did not see them on the Samish Flats or the > Butler Flats or the Skagit Flats. There were thousands and thousands > on Fir Island ... all concentrated near the South end of Fir (Skagit Bay > and the fields along it). Snow Geese literally everywhere in that area. > When I was there just before Sunset on Tuesday you could see them > "getting up and swirling around and settling back down" from Stanwood > to La Conner. And then doing it all over again. > The two eagles around the nest at Hayton seemed pretty bored with > the whole show. "Would you guys please tone it down a couple notches > so we can take a nap?" > > We still haven't figured out how to have ice cream from Snow Goose > Produce -and- Turkey with Brie and Cranberries at The Rex. It's one > or the other but not both. One of Life's most confusing trade offs! > > - Jim > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2023 08:53:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: HAL MICHAEL > To: jimbetz@jimbetz.com, tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You > Message-ID: <226817655.141650.1696780436942@connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate both the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. > > > Hal Michael > Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) > Olympia WA > 360-459-4005 > 360-791-7702 (C) > ucd880@comcast.net > >> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the Goldfinch id. >> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not >> know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock >> into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the >> leaves". *G* >> - Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2023 09:37:58 -0700 > From: jimbetz@jimbetz.com > To: HAL MICHAEL > Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You > Message-ID: > <20231008093758.Horde.8xhQIFLrHhdphHDiVvjQq_e@webmail.jimbetz.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes > > Hal, > > Thanks for your help! > > I consider myself to be "a better than beginner" (on bird id) but > also "struggling". > > *** > > Yes, I have both Petersen's and the latest Sibley. But checking > both of those, and using Merlin online ... you do not find the > coloring of that Goldfinch that I asked about. There are some > that are close ... however, none of the sources I checked mention a > complete lack of any yellow. I had already guessed it was an > adult American Goldfinch based upon the patterns of the wings and > back ... but wanted confirmation. What I didn't know about was > the Fall and Winter change and how drastically some inviduals > will drop the yellow. > > And therein lies my challenge. There are several bird species > here (I bird mostly where I live - in Skagit County) that have > significant variations in color and color patterns. > Actually the Goldfinch is one of the least problematic - aside > from the ones that have no yellow anywhere (not even a 'blush'). > A couple of standouts (for me) are the RTH, and gulls in general > (a lot of gull species have significant variations). And there > are all those shorebirds that look alike! (At first glance.) > And I have the additional tendency to group all of the shorebirds > into "that's a sandpiper" ... because when I grew up here in > Anacortes (before being 'away from home' for 4+ decades) that's > what we called them - all of them that were anywhere close to > being a small to medium-sized shorebird that was primarily > black and white or grey and white. > > My best chances at a successful bird id for a problem bird are > when I can get a photo and then compare it against Merlin, the > Sibley App, my books, and when I have enough to go on to start > guessing ... doing a Google search for photos. Luckily I have > an excellent birding camera and it is almost always with me. > > A LOT of the time the bird is easy to id - but I get > confused by some individual birds (I said "struggling"). > > - thanks again, Jim > > Quoting HAL MICHAEL : > >> Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate >> both the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. >> >> >> Hal Michael >> Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/) >> Olympia WA >> 360-459-4005 >> 360-791-7702 (C) >> ucd880@comcast.net >> >>>> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the >>> Goldfinch id. >>> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I did not >>> know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I hope I can lock >>> into the concept of "they change color in the fall - just like the >>> leaves". *G* >>> >>> - Jim >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tweeters mailing list >>> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2023 10:45:22 -0700 > From: Tom and Carol Stoner > To: Tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Tweeters] Two Questions > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I found a dozen feathers that had been "taken" from a bird. The gray and > white cluster with dime-sized black spots suggested gull to me. > > 1. Is there any other bird in the Seattle area that would have a similar > color pattern? > 2. What would go after a gull? Bald Eagle was my best guess. 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URL: From pdickins at gmail.com Sun Oct 8 16:08:04 2023 From: pdickins at gmail.com (Philip Dickinson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wylie Slough Message-ID: A sign at the entrance to Wylie Slough, Skagit County, says scheduled reopening is 11/27 Phil Dickinson Sent from my iPhone From panmail at mailfence.com Sun Oct 8 20:11:16 2023 From: panmail at mailfence.com (pan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] King Cty. poorwill Message-ID: <878844345.124571.1696821076842@ichabod.co-bxl> Tweets, A poorwill found this morning by Kathy S. and Elaine C. at the start of the big sit in Seattle's Discovery Park reappeared this evening around 7 (first seen then by Matt D., I think), and was still performing along the main trail through the south meadow for a half dozen observers when I left a half hour later. Also seen just prior:? 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I can remember when in the late 1960's during the the north- and southbound migrations through Toronto, as a result of corporate policy to avoid bad press, it was part of a night-maintenance workers' nightly duties in the downtown area to collect the hundreds of dead and injured migrants littered around the bases of each of the office buildings before those snoopy bird-nuts showed up to stir up trouble. In vain, the story broke anyway and the large corporations bought themselves a peck of bad press. And the 'Lights Out' movement was born. best, m -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waltom at uw.edu Mon Oct 9 03:51:19 2023 From: waltom at uw.edu (Mark M. Walton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You In-Reply-To: <20231008093758.Horde.8xhQIFLrHhdphHDiVvjQq_e@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231007202235.Horde.7sAjnVnL8mbzaVwxoTxWplN@webmail.jimbetz.com> <226817655.141650.1696780436942@connect.xfinity.com> <20231008093758.Horde.8xhQIFLrHhdphHDiVvjQq_e@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: My own ID skills are intermediate level but I am familiar with the problem of individual variability far exceeding the number of photos that are practical in a field guide. For the past couple of months I've been spending a LOT of time studying photos and videos on the Macaulay Library. I usually sort by photo quality, so that the very best photos are listed first. The advantage of this is that you can, within an hour or two, see images of hundreds of individuals of the species you are interested in. I have found that this is really helping me to get a more complete sense of the range of individual variability in species for which my ID skills are weak. Mark Walton -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of jimbetz@jimbetz.com Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2023 9:38 AM To: HAL MICHAEL Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You Hal, Thanks for your help! I consider myself to be "a better than beginner" (on bird id) but also "struggling". *** Yes, I have both Petersen's and the latest Sibley. But checking both of those, and using Merlin online ... you do not find the coloring of that Goldfinch that I asked about. There are some that are close ... however, none of the sources I checked mention a complete lack of any yellow. I had already guessed it was an adult American Goldfinch based upon the patterns of the wings and back ... but wanted confirmation. What I didn't know about was the Fall and Winter change and how drastically some inviduals will drop the yellow. And therein lies my challenge. There are several bird species here (I bird mostly where I live - in Skagit County) that have significant variations in color and color patterns. Actually the Goldfinch is one of the least problematic - aside from the ones that have no yellow anywhere (not even a 'blush'). A couple of standouts (for me) are the RTH, and gulls in general (a lot of gull species have significant variations). And there are all those shorebirds that look alike! (At first glance.) And I have the additional tendency to group all of the shorebirds into "that's a sandpiper" ... because when I grew up here in Anacortes (before being 'away from home' for 4+ decades) that's what we called them - all of them that were anywhere close to being a small to medium-sized shorebird that was primarily black and white or grey and white. My best chances at a successful bird id for a problem bird are when I can get a photo and then compare it against Merlin, the Sibley App, my books, and when I have enough to go on to start guessing ... doing a Google search for photos. Luckily I have an excellent birding camera and it is almost always with me. A LOT of the time the bird is easy to id - but I get confused by some individual birds (I said "struggling"). - thanks again, Jim Quoting HAL MICHAEL : > Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate both > the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. > > > Hal Michael > Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders > (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://ecowb.org/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lh0Zs2k > 3EPUeQdCTwGROpMl8aSqBzg7gjb2NzhbqY4LQAeQOH5nTVeJMSu4eZEqewwyjS_VJcyeHr > LwsTiG-IbY$ ) Olympia WA > 360-459-4005 > 360-791-7702 (C) > ucd880@comcast.net > >> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the >> Goldfinch id. >> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I >> did not know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I >> hope I can lock into the concept of "they change color in the fall - >> just like the leaves". *G* >> >> - Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 From ksnyder75 at gmail.com Mon Oct 9 05:51:45 2023 From: ksnyder75 at gmail.com (Kathleen Snyder) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Restoration_of_an_Extinct_Eastern_Grassland_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=93_Thursday_Oct_12_7_pm_via_Zoom_or_in-person?= Message-ID: Native prairie (warm season grassland) is in great peril, along with the birds that it supports. Douglas Gill, PhD, has been involved in the restoration of 227 acres of this habitat for over 20 years and will discuss the lessons learned and especially the response of the Grasshopper Sparrow. This is a free program from Black Hills Audubon. Registration for Zoom is at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcuqorDwrGN3khOFl-31W9e8Hw-8hipq- You can also join us in person at Temple Beth Hatfiloh at 201 8th Ave SE, Olympia where there will be refreshments and a big screen for viewing the presentation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen.w.mobile at gmail.com Mon Oct 9 08:11:07 2023 From: karen.w.mobile at gmail.com (Karen Wosilait) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: With the photos and videos on eBird/Macauley Library, you can filter for time period and location, which can be especially helpful knowing what to expect. I also like that it gives me an idea of the microhabitat where a species has been seen Karen Wosilait (she/her) Seattle, WA karen.w.mobile@gmail.com > On Oct 9, 2023, at 3:51?AM, Mark M. Walton wrote: > > ?My own ID skills are intermediate level but I am familiar with the problem of individual variability far exceeding the number of photos that are practical in a field guide. For the past couple of months I've been spending a LOT of time studying photos and videos on the Macaulay Library. I usually sort by photo quality, so that the very best photos are listed first. The advantage of this is that you can, within an hour or two, see images of hundreds of individuals of the species you are interested in. I have found that this is really helping me to get a more complete sense of the range of individual variability in species for which my ID skills are weak. > > Mark Walton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tweeters On Behalf Of jimbetz@jimbetz.com > Sent: Sunday, October 8, 2023 9:38 AM > To: HAL MICHAEL > Cc: tweeters@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bird ID Help - Thank You > > Hal, > > Thanks for your help! > > I consider myself to be "a better than beginner" (on bird id) but also "struggling". > > *** > > Yes, I have both Petersen's and the latest Sibley. But checking both of those, and using Merlin online ... you do not find the coloring of that Goldfinch that I asked about. There are some that are close ... however, none of the sources I checked mention a complete lack of any yellow. I had already guessed it was an adult American Goldfinch based upon the patterns of the wings and back ... but wanted confirmation. What I didn't know about was the Fall and Winter change and how drastically some inviduals will drop the yellow. > > And therein lies my challenge. There are several bird species here (I bird mostly where I live - in Skagit County) that have significant variations in color and color patterns. > Actually the Goldfinch is one of the least problematic - aside from the ones that have no yellow anywhere (not even a 'blush'). > A couple of standouts (for me) are the RTH, and gulls in general (a lot of gull species have significant variations). And there are all those shorebirds that look alike! (At first glance.) And I have the additional tendency to group all of the shorebirds into "that's a sandpiper" ... because when I grew up here in Anacortes (before being 'away from home' for 4+ decades) that's what we called them - all of them that were anywhere close to being a small to medium-sized shorebird that was primarily black and white or grey and white. > > My best chances at a successful bird id for a problem bird are when I can get a photo and then compare it against Merlin, the Sibley App, my books, and when I have enough to go on to start guessing ... doing a Google search for photos. Luckily I have an excellent birding camera and it is almost always with me. > > A LOT of the time the bird is easy to id - but I get confused by some individual birds (I said "struggling"). > > - thanks again, Jim > > Quoting HAL MICHAEL : > >> Books. A good field guide like Peterson or Sibley will illustrate both >> the breeding and winter plumages so prevalent in many species. >> >> >> Hal Michael >> Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders >> (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://ecowb.org/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!lh0Zs2k >> 3EPUeQdCTwGROpMl8aSqBzg7gjb2NzhbqY4LQAeQOH5nTVeJMSu4eZEqewwyjS_VJcyeHr >> LwsTiG-IbY$ ) Olympia WA >> 360-459-4005 >> 360-791-7702 (C) >> ucd880@comcast.net >> >>>> On 10/07/2023 8:22 PM PDT jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have received at least a half dozen private emails about the >>> Goldfinch id. >>> Thanks to all for that help. It is a "fall plumage Goldfinch". I >>> did not know that Goldfinches loose their yellow in the fall ... I >>> hope I can lock into the concept of "they change color in the fall - >>> just like the leaves". *G* >>> >>> - Jim >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 From ednewbold1 at yahoo.com Mon Oct 9 14:03:28 2023 From: ednewbold1 at yahoo.com (Ed Newbold) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Prairie Falcon is also likely References: <1825850895.3694404.1696885408895.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1825850895.3694404.1696885408895@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Elaine and Tweeters, We don't go up to Sunrise or Paradise in the fall that often but we are surprised by how regularly we see Prairie Falcons when we do.? Prairie Falcons are Ground-Squirrel specialists of a sort and there are many many Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels in that habitat.? I have thought all the Prairie Falcons I've seen up there were female-sized but a male Prairie Falcon would fit your size description perfectly Elaine, and if it were happily soaring in an updraft, it seems like that behavior could fit a Prairie Falcon also.?? Thanks Elaine and thanks Dan Reiff for the horrible building-fatality report from Chicago, sad as it was Best wishes, Ed Newbold? ?ednewbold1@yahoo.com Beacon Hill, Seattle -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Oct 10 21:52:07 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Home | Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Natural History Museum Message-ID: <0D988E68-A722-4E7F-B166-039AF6EF4220@gmail.com> https://wwww.nhm.ac.uk/wpy Sent from my iPhone From thefedderns at gmail.com Tue Oct 10 23:00:33 2023 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Levee Pond Great Egret Message-ID: We took a walk around Levee Pond in Fife (I believe) this afternoon and found a Great Egret instead of the hoped for Green Heron. It stood in the middle of the pond and was concentrating on fishing and would not be disturbed, but some ducks took flight. Ducks present: Mallard, Gadwall, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler. Also a few American Coots and a single Killdeer and a pair of Bald Eagles flying over., Good Birding! 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URL: From florafaunabooks at hotmail.com Wed Oct 11 12:30:07 2023 From: florafaunabooks at hotmail.com (David Hutchinson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese and Swans Message-ID: Wow, news of FIR ISLAND. Having done the CBC for the island for some decades, I am thinking in my old age of visiting the site again. But when might be a good date to visit and see Geese & Swans there on the island together with a good crop of raptors? Hutch -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wohlers13 at gmail.com Wed Oct 11 14:47:29 2023 From: wohlers13 at gmail.com (Lynn Wohlers) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Great egret, Skagit County Message-ID: Driving south on Bayview-Edison Rd. from Edison to Anacortes today I had nice views of a Great egret on Indian Slough. It's the closest slough to the intersection of Bayview-Edison Rd. & Rt. 20 - just north of where Bayview-Edison turns west. It was 12:30pm, about 2 hrs after low tide so the tide was still out. A single Great Blue heron was nearby. Also, this morning and at mid-day, Snow geese in large numbers were on both sides of Rt. 20 east of the Swinomish Channel. Lynn Wohlers Virus-free.www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Thu Oct 12 12:20:46 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese and Swans and Raptors - Oh My! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231012122046.Horde.3rE-Nr9RhYdhBkqKdO31jPv@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hutch, I haven't seen any swans yet and I haven't seen any reports of them. The Snows are on Fir Island in large numbers - and growing. As to raptors - there has been a slight uptick in the counts - mostly RTH - but the big increase hasn't happened yet. I'm guessing that won't happen until the ducks start coming in in large numbers. We just had a Skagit Audubon Society meeting Tuesday and the speaker was Sue Cottrell ... she mentioned a few raptors that some of us haven't seen yet this fall ... so I think that means "any day now". I've been seeing a few more Harriers at the East 90 and RTHs on the wires in the Samish and Skagit Flats. Several of the Bald Eagle nests are "being worked on" with pairs prepping for the season. Overall - good indications ... but still Promises, Promises. When you come up here to Skagit - be sure to include the Samish Flats area. - Jim > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:30:07 +0000 > From: David Hutchinson > To: "tweeters@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese and Swans > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Wow, news of FIR ISLAND. Having done the CBC > for the island for some decades, I am thinking in my old > age of visiting the site again. But when might be > a good date to visit and see Geese & Swans there on > the island together with a good crop of raptors? > > Hutch From mattxyz at earthlink.net Thu Oct 12 16:05:41 2023 From: mattxyz at earthlink.net (Matt Bartels) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-10-12 Message-ID: Hi Tweets - With Michael still away, the rest of us combined forces to cover the weekly Marymoor walk today. As with last week, there was quite a bit of fog, and it remained overcast for the first half of the walk - later in the morning things cleared up and we even got to see our shadows for a bit [gasp]. Birds were pretty active and vocal today, even if sometimes hard to see in the early hours- no big rarities popped out, but it was an enjoyable day, Highlights: * Greater Yellowlegs - 1 heard flying around over the lake * Ruby-crowned Kinglets - definitely back and active now * Varied Thrush - at least 3 heard, including one in roughly the same spot for 3 weeks running, at the s end of the dog park. * Evening Grosbeak - fly-by heard only group was our first in quite some time * Pine Siskin - also heard only, but another finch species that has been absent for quite a while * add in House Finch, American Goldfinch and Purple Finch and we had a 5 finch day - not common lately at Marymoor. Misses included Bald Eagle & Lincoln?s Sparrow - and our Osprey finally seem to have departed for the winter. Also on the mammal front we only had E. Gray Squirrel for our mammal list today. For the day, about 51 species Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From stevechampton at gmail.com Thu Oct 12 23:04:07 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gull identification in Puget Sound Message-ID: I've just finished the post I've been thinking about for several years. Whether you want to nerd out on gull molt or argue over Olympic vs Glaucous-winged Gull criteria, this is your one-stop shop -- my primer on gull identification in Puget Sound (from the perspective of Port Townsend). Enjoy! https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2023/10/12/gull-identification-in-puget-sound/ -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From waltom at uw.edu Fri Oct 13 08:12:30 2023 From: waltom at uw.edu (Mark M. Walton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Gull identification in Puget Sound In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Wow! You did an incredible job putting that together. It?s exactly what I desperately need to improve my own skills. I confess that there are at least three Olympics in your photos that I would have mis-identified as glaucous winged. The question of where to draw the line between ?Olympic with relatively little western influence? and a glaucous winged gull -- or ?Olympic with a lot of western influence? versus ?western gull? is daunting enough for me at this point that, when I go seawatching, I tend to dump the majority into ?glaucous winged/western? just to make sure I don?t screw it up. ? Fantastic job, Steve! Thank you so much for doing this. Mark Walton From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Steve Hampton Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2023 11:04 PM To: TWEETERS tweeters Subject: [Tweeters] Gull identification in Puget Sound I've just finished the post I've been thinking about for several years. Whether you want to nerd out on gull molt or argue over Olympic vs Glaucous-winged Gull criteria, this is your one-stop shop -- my primer on gull identification in Puget Sound (from the perspective of Port Townsend). Enjoy! https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2023/10/12/gull-identification-in-puget-sound/ -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shepthorp at gmail.com Fri Oct 13 10:18:21 2023 From: shepthorp at gmail.com (Shep Thorp) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk for Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR, 10/11/2023. Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Twenty plus intrepid birders endured another wet Wednesday that was very productive. Temperatures were in the 50's to 60's degrees Fahrenheit and we had intermittent rain with a couple of sun breaks. There was a Low 2'0" Tide at 10;21am and a High 12'11" Tide at 5:04pm, so we did our regular route. Highlights included First Of Year WHITE-THROATED SPARROW x 3 in the Orchard and HEERMANN'S GULL roosting on the mud next to the confluence between Shannon Slough and McAllister Creek. The Orchard was very birdy in the morning with high numbers of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET/GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET and sparrows. BLUE-WINGED TEAL was briefly seen from the first twin bench overlook on the west side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Nice looks of a continuing first year RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, perched and hunting the freshwater marsh. Good numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds with the tidal push and up close views of EURASIAN WIGEON, SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and PECTORAL SANDPIPER. The back end of the group located the GREAT HORNED OWL perched in a Red Alder on the inside of the Twin Barns Loop Trail just north of the east side twin bench overlook. We observed 82 species for the day and our year list bumped up 2 to 171 species. Sadly there were no additional reports of the Nazca Boody after last Wednesday. I'm headed off to Thailand for a month and will be back on November 15th. Ken Brown (Olympia Ken), Rob Chrisler, Jim Pruske, Bill and Carol Langford, and a strong group of regulars will continue to lead the walk in my absence. I'm certain they will have additional fun finds while I'm away. Until next week, when the group meets again at 8am at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook. Happy birding, Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Oct 11, 2023 7:36 AM - 5:13 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.05 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Intermittent rain with temperatures in the 50?s and 60?s. A Low 2?0? Tide at 10:21am and a High 12?11? Tide at 5:04. Mammals seen Columbian Black-tailed Deer, and Harbor Seal. Pacific Tree Frog. 82 species (+4 other taxa) Snow Goose 5 Mouth of Nisqually River, seen from Puget Sound Observation Platform. Greater White-fronted Goose 30 Cackling Goose (minima) 3000 Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 2 Blue-winged Teal 1 Spotted by Elijah and Lin at the first Twin Bench Overlook on the West side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail. Compared to area AGWT, larger bird, bigger bill, powder blue on wing coverts, dark and light contrasting pattern on face. Observed with spotting scopes at 50-75 feet. Northern Shoveler 30 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Shannon Slough. Molting adult male. American Wigeon 750 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 2000 Photos of odd looking molting Drake. Steep forebrow with left lateral deviation of bill. Interesting coloration. Possible hybridization with other species? Green-winged Teal 3000 Observed over 1 thousand in the surge plain, over 1 thousand in the tidal estuary, and over 1 thousand on Nisqually Reach. Surf Scoter 40 McAllister Creek and Nisqually Reach White-winged Scoter 6 Off Luhr Beach Hooded Merganser 12 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Nisqually Reach. Horned Grebe 12 Western Grebe 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 9 Mourning Dove 1 Orchard. Anna's Hummingbird 3 Black-bellied Plover 2 Killdeer 3 Dunlin 100 Least Sandpiper 150 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Spotted by Heather on incoming tide at 2pm, losely foraging with Long-billed Dowitchers. Western Sandpiper 75 Short-billed Dowitcher 1 Seen from start of Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail, foraging alone along Shannon Slough. Long-billed Dowitcher 75 Wilson's Snipe 3 Visitor Center Pond and Freshwater Marsh. Spotted Sandpiper 2 West bank of McAllister Creek. Greater Yellowlegs 20 Rhinoceros Auklet 5 Heermann's Gull 1 Observed from McAllister Creek Viewing Platform. Second year bird. Photo. Short-billed Gull 2 Ring-billed Gull 200 California Gull 25 Glaucous-winged Gull 3 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 6 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 25 Larus sp. 100 Common Loon 10 Brandt's Cormorant 9 Nisqually River channel marker. Double-crested Cormorant 200 Great Blue Heron 25 Turkey Vulture 2 Seen from Parking Lot Northern Harrier 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 Bald Eagle 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Continuing first year bird seen perched from Nisqually Estuary Trail or Dike in the freshwater marsh south of the green gate. Small buteo with prominent banded tail and white spots on mantle. Red-tailed Hawk 2 Great Horned Owl 1 Seen perched 20-30 feet high in a Red Alder in the Riparian Forest along the East side of the Twin Barns Loop Trail just north of the twin bench overlook. Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Northern Flicker 3 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2 Peregrine Falcon 2 Hunting tidal estuary and surg plain. Steller's Jay (Coastal) 1 West bank of McAllister Creek. American Crow 75 Common Raven 6 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 15 Violet-green Swallow 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 20 Golden-crowned Kinglet 15 Brown Creeper 4 Pacific Wren 1 Marsh Wren 1 Bewick's Wren 3 European Starling 500 Varied Thrush 2 American Robin 15 Cedar Waxwing 12 American Pipit 8 Pine Siskin 50 American Goldfinch 2 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 4 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1 White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) 3 Golden-crowned Sparrow 30 White-throated Sparrow 3 Orchard. Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 8 Song Sparrow 34 Lincoln's Sparrow 3 North of dike between dike and surg plain. Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 5 Red-winged Blackbird 40 Common Yellowthroat 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S151991619 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 14 13:34:20 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?About_time=3A_=E2=80=9CWill_the_World_Unite_?= =?utf-8?q?to_Curb_the_Global_Disaster_That_Is_Plastic_Pollution=3F_=7C_Au?= =?utf-8?b?ZHVib27igJ0=?= Message-ID: <66373E54-D484-4783-BAB8-8BB7516ED31E@gmail.com> https://www.audubon.org/news/will-world-unite-curb-global-disaster-plastic-pollution Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 14 13:42:00 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Social_Dilemma=3A_What=E2=80=99s_at_Stake_Wh?= =?utf-8?q?en_We_Propel_Wild_Birds_to_Stardom=3F_=7C_Audubon?= Message-ID: https://www.audubon.org/news/social-dilemma-whats-stake-when-we-propel-wild-birds-stardom Sent from my iPhone From hank.heiberg at gmail.com Sat Oct 14 21:08:12 2023 From: hank.heiberg at gmail.com (Hank Heiberg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Semiahmoo In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This past week we headed north to Whatcom County to go on an artist?s studio tour and bird at Semiahmoo, one of our favorite birding locations. The weather was excellent https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53259064395/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53249443648/in/dateposted/ and so was the birding. Large flock of Black-bellied Plovers https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53246987926/in/dateposted/ (Video) https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53252499865/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53247481010/in/dateposted/ Silly Great Blue Heron https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53248273232/in/dateposted/ Red-necked Grebe https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53248273167/in/dateposted/ Harlequin Duck https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53243802817/in/dateposted/ White-winged Scoter https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53247480625/in/dateposted/ Common Loon https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53252360499/in/dateposted/ Photo album for the trip https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/albums/72177720311798208 eBird Trip Report https://ebird.org/tripreport/162200 Hank & Karen Heiberg Issaquah, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know Oregon has each county's Big Year number posted online but I can't seem to find anything similar. Lin "Caspian" Stern Olympia, WA From peterolsoy at gmail.com Sun Oct 15 15:24:30 2023 From: peterolsoy at gmail.com (Peter Olsoy) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] County Big Year Records In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Lin - This might be what you are looking for: http://www.wabirder.com/online.html It has both end of year county lists and big day reports. Peter On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 10:44?AM Lin Stern wrote: > Hello All, > > Does Washington have anything set up that shows County Big Year and Big > Day records or is that something that is spread via word of mouth or even > not followed? I know Oregon has each county's Big Year number posted online > but I can't seem to find anything similar. > > Lin "Caspian" Stern > Olympia, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stevechampton at gmail.com Mon Oct 16 14:17:35 2023 From: stevechampton at gmail.com (Steve Hampton) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Pygmy Nuthatch in Port Townsend Message-ID: Today I was fortunate that a Pygmy Nuthatch was calling vociferously as I was biking past in North Beach, Port Townsend, Jefferson County. Ended up with audio and pics. This is a potential first record for Jefferson Co. and maybe the first on the Olympic Pen away from Neah Bay, and adds another data point to this fall's irruption of species from the interior. Details here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152418632 I suspect this bird will stay a bit, as there are several feeders in the area that were attracting chickadees and Red-br Nuthatches, as well as a good group of Doug-fir and cedars. good birding, -- Steve Hampton Port Townsend, WA (qat?y) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Mon Oct 16 14:28:09 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] BLM Eagles Pride Golf Course Monthly Birdwalk - Thursday, October 19 Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC) birdwalk is scheduled for Thursday, October 19. The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. (>From November 2023 to February 2024, we'll be starting at 9AM instead of 8AM. I'll ensure my monthly reminder has this information.) Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. When you turn into the course entrance, take an immediate left onto the road to the driving range - that's where we meet. Also, to remind folks that haven't been here before, you don't need any ID to attend these birdwalks. Hope you're able to make it! Weatherwise, looks like a nice day: it should be dry with temperature cool at the start but trending toward the low 60s when we finish about 3-4 hours later. May all your birds be identified, Denis Denis DeSilvis Avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Mon Oct 16 18:03:17 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually on Friday Afternoon? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231016180317.Horde.vglyb6Wj5g1b4TM0FiOqX_n@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, I'm going to be in Olympia on Friday and am intending to do some birding at Nisqually. I've never been there. Anybody have info on walking routes, must visit locations, whatever? Anyone planning to be there Friday Afternoon? - Jim in Burlington From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Tue Oct 17 08:19:20 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (Jim Betz) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] A FIVE Flicker day! Message-ID: Hi all, I went downstairs a few minutes to check on a bird I had seen fly off the deck. It was as I suspected a Flicker. And then just 2 or 3 minutes later there were 5 Flickers all in view at the same time! I?ve never seen more than 2 before. One was making that ?chirping? call they do. All 5 were searching for insects and once or twice one got on the hanging seed feeder but didn?t stay long. - Jim From 41cdcook at gmail.com Tue Oct 17 09:51:36 2023 From: 41cdcook at gmail.com (David Cook) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] trip opportunity for one man to Ecuador early 2024 Message-ID: I am organizing a 11 day trip that includes time in the Amazon at Sacha Lodge, then the eastern slope of the Andes visiting Wild Sumaco Lodge and San Isidro lodge, then going over the Andes crest to the Mindo area. The travel window is January 26 - February 5. I have room to add 1 man to our group. If you are interested in getting more information please contact me offline at 41cdcook@gmail.com or 206-725-6886. I organize at least one trip a year to Latin America destinations. I am not a business. I do this as a hobby. If you want to be on my trip alert email list please contact me offline. 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Andrew, Jake Bonello and myself paddled out from Altoona with hopes of getting to Rice Island. Early winds kept us closer to the shore for some beautiful kayaking, and it was not until we hit 1-2 o'clock before it really calmed down. We had Surf Scoters on the Columbia, but none of the other exciting species we may have hoped for on the river. Plenty of American White Pelicans could be seen on the Wahkiakum end of Rice Island, and thousands of pintails flew by over the course of one 20-minute stretch. We took Barr Road on the way back from the paddle, picking up a dozen Greater White-fronted Geese, some still showing extensive black on the belly. At Julia Butler we had a couple of Red-shouldered Hawks, Black Phoebes, and GREAT EGRETS. At the White-tail Trail, we had many vocal Virginia Rails, and flushed quite a few Wilson's Snipe as we walked. Puddle ducks seemed scarce everywhere through the weekend. An Oh-dark thirty Sunday morning drive along West Valley Road pulled up two, possibly three Northern Saw-whet Owls under calm clear skies, as well as a distant Barred Owl. I met up with Russ Koppendrayer, Becky Kent, and Randy Hill to bird Puget Island, where I added two more year-birds: Cooper's Hawk, and Western Meadowlark. We left Wahkiakum with my year list at 147. I'm hoping that put me close enough to 150 to close it out in December when some other birds (Dunlin, Rough-legged Hawk, Snow Goose) might be a little easier to find! We continued to Cowlitz, doing a quick look at the Mint Farm in Longview, where I picked up Lincoln's Sparrow. At Woodland Bottoms, I was able to add Western Meadowlark and Greater White-fronted Goose to close out Cowlitz at 150 species for the year. It'll likely be a few days before I can update the blog, but wanted to share the basics of the trip, and say thanks to all of the birders who helped me get within spitting distance of the goal! 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The hawk was at > about 100 feet altitude and was attacked by a Crow. The hawk was identified > by the size, shape, proportions and wing beats. Nelson Briefer? Anacortes. > _______________________________________________ > 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 dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 18 15:56:31 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Goshawk- Down Town Anacortes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Larry Schwitters Issaquah > On Oct 18, 2023, at 3:56 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > Hello Nelson, > As I have suggested to you in the past, > It would be helpful to everyone, if you would take a few photos or video of your Goshawk sightings, so they are available to other?s on request. > Or you could post the photos on eBird. > Even your cell phone camera would provide the necessary detail for ID. > This would help your efforts to educate others about Goshawks. > I hope you will consider this request. > Dan Reiff > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 18, 2023, at 2:08 PM, Michael Fleming wrote: >> >> ? >> Of course! >> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:43?PM Nelson Briefer > wrote: >> Goshawk male- At Seafarers Park, very near Cap Sante. The hawk was at about 100 feet altitude and was attacked by a Crow. The hawk was identified by the size, shape, proportions and wing beats. Nelson Briefer? Anacortes. _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> >> >> -- >> Michael Fleming >> Ballard, Washington >> MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 5:33 PM Larry Schwitters wrote: > I think Dan has a great idea there. > > You should take some photos. > > Larry Schwitters > Issaquah > > On Oct 18, 2023, at 3:56 PM, Dan Reiff wrote: > > Hello Nelson, > As I have suggested to you in the past, > It would be helpful to everyone, if you would take a few photos or video > of your Goshawk sightings, so they are available to other?s on request. > Or you could post the photos on eBird. > Even your cell phone camera would provide the necessary detail for ID. > This would help your efforts to educate others about Goshawks. > I hope you will consider this request. > Dan Reiff > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 18, 2023, at 2:08 PM, Michael Fleming > wrote: > > ? > Of course! > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 12:43?PM Nelson Briefer > wrote: > >> Goshawk male- At Seafarers Park, very near Cap Sante. The hawk was at >> about 100 feet altitude and was attacked by a Crow. The hawk was identified >> by the size, shape, proportions and wing beats. Nelson Briefer? Anacortes. >> _______________________________________________ >> Tweeters mailing list >> Tweeters@u.washington.edu >> http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters >> > > > -- > Michael Fleming > Ballard, Washington > MichaelFleming0607 AT gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Message-ID: <31A813CE-E399-4483-93C9-8FEB2696B347@gmail.com> Hello Tweeters, Teresa Descher, an avid birder, found, photographed and sent me an email with the photo of the female King Eider at Tokeland on October 10th. She asked me for confirmation. She is not on eBird or Tweeters. Unfortunately, I was traveling during that time. I have filmed several species of eiders in both Alaska and Iceland. I apologize to the Tweeters community for not having posted her great finding at that time. If the state records committee would like me or her to send them the dated email and photo for their records please let me know. Again, my apologies for not posting this great find on the 10th. I am happy to hear that it is still there. Best regards, Dan Reiff, PhD Sent from my iPhone From dschone8 at donobi.net Thu Oct 19 10:10:54 2023 From: dschone8 at donobi.net (dschone8@donobi.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Boat-tailed Grackle? Message-ID: <1697735454.xkycgfuqog8k8ggw@webmail.sitestar.net> I just read a report of a 'boat-tailed grackle' at the Mose Lake Walmart parking lot. The birder is unknown to me. I rather think it is likely a 'great-tailed grackle'? or a 'common grackle' but I am off to see for myself. Better to report this than wait. Others may be in the vicinity and wish to try the chase as well. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dschone8 at donobi.net Thu Oct 19 10:20:09 2023 From: dschone8 at donobi.net (dschone8@donobi.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Boat-tailed Grackle? Message-ID: <1697736009.bdph1zu8e8gc8g84@webmail.sitestar.net> I just read a report of a 'boat-tailed grackle' at the Mose Lake Walmart parking lot. The birder is unknown to me. I rather think it is likely a 'great-tailed grackle'? or a 'common grackle' but I am off to see for myself. Better to report this than wait. 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Better to report this than wait. Others may be in the vicinity and > wish to try the chase as well. > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Kevin Black Vancouver, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dschone8 at donobi.net Thu Oct 19 11:46:48 2023 From: dschone8 at donobi.net (dschone8@donobi.net) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Boat-tailed Grackle? In-Reply-To: References: <1697735454.xkycgfuqog8k8ggw@webmail.sitestar.net> Message-ID: <1697741208.5ohiox0ujo8so8wg@webmail.sitestar.net> That is typical for inexperienced birders. We will see soon enough as I am headed that way in the next hour. Doug ? On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:18:47 -0700, Kevin Black wrote: ? More likely a buff or larger brewers blackbird without knowing the birder and/or seeing photos or having detailed notes why it?s not a brewers blackbird.? ? Not that it isn?t a grackle, but brewers blackbirds can be confused for grackles. ? Thanks? ? Kevin? Vancouver, WA? ? On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 10:12 AM wrote: I just read a report of a 'boat-tailed grackle' at the Mose Lake Walmart parking lot. The birder is unknown to me. I rather think it is likely a 'great-tailed grackle'? or a 'common grackle' but I am off to see for myself. Better to report this than wait. Others may be in the vicinity and wish to try the chase as well. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -- Kevin Black Vancouver, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cariddellwa at gmail.com Thu Oct 19 15:07:16 2023 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Kenmore_Harris=E2=80=99s_Sparrow?= Message-ID: I have been watching one at the new park along the Sammamish River with the indigenous name that I can?t replication on this keyboard. It is next to the Squire?s Landing eBird public hotspot. Appears to be an immature bird transitioning to adult non breeding plumage. At the traffic signal on Bothell Way and 73rd NE, turn south. At the stop sign at NE 175th St, turn east. The park is on the south side of the street a couple of blocks east. The sparrow has been foraging on both sides of the metal walkway, pretty much staying along the first blue section of the walkway. It?s skittish and might take some patience to see it. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From cariddellwa at gmail.com Thu Oct 19 17:02:28 2023 From: cariddellwa at gmail.com (Carol Riddell) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_Kenmore_Harris=E2=80=99s_Sparrow?= References: Message-ID: <1CDD33F0-F2B7-4E10-AE57-3E10121F415A@gmail.com> Photos of the Harris?s Sparrow are in an eBird checklist. The link is https://ebird.org/checklist/S152639365 If the link doesn?t work, you can use the checklist number, S152639365, to find it in eBird. Sparrow activity quieted down quite a bit by the time I left the park at 3:30. Since Harris?s Sparrows tend to stick around for a while, it might be worthwhile looking for it tomorrow morning before weekend activity picks up in the park. Carol Riddell > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Carol Riddell > Subject: Kenmore Harris?s Sparrow > Date: October 19, 2023 at 3:07:16 PM PDT > To: Tweeters > > I have been watching one at the new park along the Sammamish River with the indigenous name that I can?t replication on this keyboard. It is next to the Squire?s Landing eBird public hotspot. Appears to be an immature bird transitioning to adult non breeding plumage. > > At the traffic signal on Bothell Way and 73rd NE, turn south. At the stop sign at NE 175th St, turn east. The park is on the south side of the street a couple of blocks east. > > The sparrow has been foraging on both sides of the metal walkway, pretty much staying along the first blue section of the walkway. It?s skittish and might take some patience to see it. > > Carol Riddell > Edmonds, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Highlights: Cackling Goose - Perhaps 1200 in many small flocks flying past at sunrise; a very few landed in the park Mourning Dove - Two near the start of the boardwalk American Coot - Some in the NW corner of the lake, First of Fall (FOF) Ring-billed Gull - At least one on the grass soccer field flock of gulls at dawn (FOF) California Gull - Ditto, including the (FOF) Glaucous-winged Gull - Most of the flock was "Olympic" gulls, with a few seemingly pure GWGU Double-crested Cormorant - Two flying down the slough (FOF) Cooper's Hawk - Several sightings. Possible Sharp-shinned too Pacific Wren - Three, heard-only, as were all of our three species of wren. (FOF) Orange-crowned Warbler - One along the slough just downstream of the boardwalk Yellow-rumped Warbler - Several Townsend's Warbler - One or two in the Dog Meadow, for a 3-warbler day in late October Misses today included Hooded Merganser, Western Grebe, Virginia Rail, Merlin, Purple Finch, Savannah Sparrow, and Lincoln's Sparrow. 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Peggy MundyBothell, WA peggy_busby@yahoo.com@scenebypeggy on Instagram On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 05:03:01 p.m. PDT, Carol Riddell wrote: Photos of the Harris?s Sparrow are in an eBird checklist. The link is https://ebird.org/checklist/S152639365 If the link doesn?t work, you can use the checklist number, S152639365, to find it in eBird. Sparrow activity quieted down quite a bit by the time I left the park at 3:30. Since Harris?s Sparrows tend to stick around for a while, it might be worthwhile looking for it tomorrow morning before weekend activity picks up in the park. Carol Riddell Begin forwarded message: From: Carol Riddell Subject: Kenmore Harris?s Sparrow Date: October 19, 2023 at 3:07:16 PM PDT To: Tweeters I have been watching one at the new park along the Sammamish River with the indigenous name that I can?t replication on this keyboard. It is next to the Squire?s Landing eBird public hotspot. Appears to be an immature bird transitioning to adult non breeding plumage. At the traffic signal on Bothell Way and 73rd NE, turn south. At the stop sign at NE 175th St, turn east. The park is on the south side of the street a couple of blocks east. The sparrow has been foraging on both sides of the metal walkway, pretty much staying along the first blue section of the walkway. ?It?s skittish and might take some patience to see it. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peggy_busby at yahoo.com Thu Oct 19 20:52:30 2023 From: peggy_busby at yahoo.com (Peggy Mundy) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Fwd=3A_Kenmore_Harris=E2=80=99s_Sparrow?= In-Reply-To: <50CF5C1E-9EFB-4D30-8802-32BA81B486E1@gmail.com> References: <247302897.185883.1697772329632@mail.yahoo.com> <50CF5C1E-9EFB-4D30-8802-32BA81B486E1@gmail.com> Message-ID: <2009828381.183562.1697773950841@mail.yahoo.com> Well, dang.? I was there from 3:40 TO 4:3O.? Bird just have showed up right after I left.? Might go back in the morning.? As to the location/hotspot, I just meant to point out that this park is the same as Squires Landing, in terms of location. Happy birding!Peggy Mundy peggy_busby@yahoo.com@scenebypeggy on Instagram On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 08:40:48 p.m. PDT, Carol Riddell wrote: Hi Peggy, Someone else reported the bird around 4:30 pm. No photo though. I know the park has been renamed but I?m not sure it is wise to try to change it in eBird. Even if they can figure out how to incorporate the nonEnglish characters, I don?t think anyone would be able to pull it up by entering that name in the hotspot feature under the explore tab. Most, if not all, of our keyboards lack those characters. But if you want to suggest the updated name, send it to Ryan Merrill.? Carol? On Oct 19, 2023, at 8:25?PM, Peggy Mundy wrote: ?Thanks Carol.I headed down there after your first email.? Met another birder who was already there.? We did not see the Harris' sparrow, but I might try again. FYI, Squires Park has been renamed????ax??adis Park by the city of Kenmore.? I don't know how to update the eBird Hotspot. Peggy MundyBothell, WA peggy_busby@yahoo.com@scenebypeggy on Instagram On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 05:03:01 p.m. PDT, Carol Riddell wrote: Photos of the Harris?s Sparrow are in an eBird checklist. The link is https://ebird.org/checklist/S152639365 If the link doesn?t work, you can use the checklist number, S152639365, to find it in eBird. Sparrow activity quieted down quite a bit by the time I left the park at 3:30. Since Harris?s Sparrows tend to stick around for a while, it might be worthwhile looking for it tomorrow morning before weekend activity picks up in the park. Carol Riddell Begin forwarded message: From: Carol Riddell Subject: Kenmore Harris?s Sparrow Date: October 19, 2023 at 3:07:16 PM PDT To: Tweeters I have been watching one at the new park along the Sammamish River with the indigenous name that I can?t replication on this keyboard. It is next to the Squire?s Landing eBird public hotspot. Appears to be an immature bird transitioning to adult non breeding plumage. At the traffic signal on Bothell Way and 73rd NE, turn south. At the stop sign at NE 175th St, turn east. The park is on the south side of the street a couple of blocks east. The sparrow has been foraging on both sides of the metal walkway, pretty much staying along the first blue section of the walkway. ?It?s skittish and might take some patience to see it. Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Fri Oct 20 00:03:07 2023 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Commence Bay Jaegers Message-ID: After getting nice looks at the continuing Black-legged Kittiwake at Browns Point yesterday (Thanks again Marcus!) and an added juvenile Heermann's Gull, my wife Carole drew our attention to a large dark bird harassing Bonaparte's Gulls - a dark phase Parasitic Jaeger! Once in It was in binocular view, the faint white in the center of the wing primaries confirmed the identification. What a great bird! Today we took a walk at Dune Peninsula Park at Point Ruston and spotted another dark phased Parasitic Jaeger - possibly the same bird as yesterday. Interestingly this jaeger had a 2nd year Glaucous-winged Gull turn tables on it! It was funny to see the bully being chased by the larger gull and trying to evade it. The jaeger finally landed on the water to rest and the gull gave up the pursuit. When I looked for it a little later, I was able to relocate it and I noticed it was a little lighter under the chin and may have been a intermediate phase bird. Suddenly a second dark jaeger appeared and landed next to the first. but it took off again within a short time and singled out one of the Bonaparte's Gull and the aerial duel was on! It is amazing how agile the Bonaparte's Gull is. It was twisting and turning, spiraling upward and back down towards the water, however the larger jaeger stayed right with it! What a show! We watched this from the top - northern part of Dune Peninsula Park and the action took place about 300 yards southeast of the Vashon Ferry Terminal. Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This was a conservative count, however, and the actual count was likely closer to 30 individuals. After 38 years this unexpected sighting is now the new WTPT high count for Washington State! The previous WTPT high count was set by Richard Cannings on September 14th, 1985 at Mt. Baker, and was among the longest standing high count records in the state. It's refreshing to know that these elegant birds appear to be thriving in our protected lands. For those interested our checklist and photos can be found on eBird at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S152257610 Nathan Wall & Melinda Milner Seattle, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Fri Oct 20 11:27:12 2023 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:58 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually on Wednesday. Message-ID: <1217525881.410328.1697826432868@connect.xfinity.com> A different experience from last week. It was unseasonably warm, sunny and not very windy. The only environmental distraction was the presence of strands of spider web drifting in the air, catching on clothes, hair and equipment, seemingly everywhere but especially noticeable out on the McCallister Creek boardwalk. Apparently this is how young recently hatched spiders like to travel this time of year. A highlight was a FOY Northern Shrike hunting the freshwater marsh. Biggest miss was dipping on Red-shouldered Hawk. The complete list is as follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Oct 18, 2023 7:57 AM - 4:13 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.32 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. 28 birders. The morning started as partly cloudy, calm and 55? F, clearing and warming to a clear and sunny 70? F afternoon. There was a +13.3-foot high tide at 9:15 a.m., ebbing to a +7.4-foot low water at 2:46 p.m. Mammals seen included Columbian black-tailed deer, Eastern grey squirrel, as well as a feral house cat near the visitors' center parking lot. It was warm, so had many dragonflies and a yellow Sulphur butterfly. 67 species (+4 other taxa) Snow Goose 1 Greater White-fronted Goose 68 Cackling Goose (minima) 900 Northern Shoveler 2 Estuary restoration area Gadwall 12 American Wigeon 900 Mallard 155 Northern Pintail 1125 Green-winged Teal 550 Surf Scoter 18 Nisqually Reach Hooded Merganser 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 28 Anna's Hummingbird 3 Black-bellied Plover 4 Dunlin 24 Least Sandpiper 2 Western Sandpiper 22 Long-billed Dowitcher 125 Wilson's Snipe 6 Spotted Sandpiper 1 McAllister Creek west shore Greater Yellowlegs 32 Short-billed Gull 7 Ring-billed Gull 185 California Gull 3 Glaucous-winged Gull 1 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 3 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 4 gull sp. 250 Common Loon 2 Brandt's Cormorant 7 Nisqually Reach channel marker Double-crested Cormorant 50 Great Blue Heron 24 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Bald Eagle 8 Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 2 Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 3 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 1 Merlin 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Northern Shrike 1 Cattail marsh American Crow 75 Common Raven 4 Black-capped Chickadee 22 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 7 Bushtit (Pacific) 38 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6 Golden-crowned Kinglet 5 Brown Creeper 2 Pacific Wren 7 Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren 11 European Starling 285 American Robin 46 Cedar Waxwing 16 American Pipit 6 House Finch 2 Purple Finch (Western) 1 Pine Siskin 25 American Goldfinch 2 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 6 Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1 Golden-crowned Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 1 Orchard Song Sparrow 34 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 10 Western Meadowlark 1 Red-winged Blackbird 75 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S152642913 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Carol Riddell Edmonds, WA From avnacrs4birds at outlook.com Fri Oct 20 12:43:12 2023 From: avnacrs4birds at outlook.com (Denis DeSilvis) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagle's Pride Golf Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 10-19-2023 Message-ID: Tweeters, What a fine birding day on Thursday for the 14 of us that started out at the JBLM Eagle's Pride GC with cool weather (45degF) gear but had to shed most of it by the time we finished in the warm (68degF) sunshine. Highlights included the following: - CALIFORNIA SCRUB-JAY: 4 seen; a new site number record - STELLER'S JAY: 20 - a near-record number - GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 2 - last record was in 2015 (Nice spotting Jon A!) - RING-NECKED DUCK - 50 at Hodge Lake. And lots of other ducks seen as well at Hodge Lake. Mammals include cottontail rabbit, raccoon (a first), Douglas squirrel, and a single black-tailed deer. The JBLM Eagle's Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM except for November to February, when the start time changes to 9:00AM. Starting point is the Driving Range building, Eagle's Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. (Turn left immediately after entering the parking lot to take the road leading to the driving range building.) Upcoming walks include the following: * November 16 (start time - 9AM) * December 21 (start time - 9AM) * January 18 (start time - 9AM) Everyone is welcome to join us! >From the eBird PNW report: 41 species Cackling Goose 30 American Wigeon 14 At Hodge Lake. Mallard 25 At Hodge Lake. Green-winged Teal 2 At Hodge Lake - a first sighting of this species since 2015. Ring-necked Duck 50 At Hodge Lake. Hooded Merganser 3 One at the maintenance pond and two at Hodge Lake. Pied-billed Grebe 3 One at the maintenance pond and two at Hodge Lake. Band-tailed Pigeon 6 Anna's Hummingbird 4 Great Blue Heron 1 At Hodge Lake. Red-tailed Hawk 1 Red-breasted Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 4 Hutton's Vireo 1 Steller's Jay 20 California Scrub-Jay 4 American Crow 13 Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 25 Bushtit 12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8 Golden-crowned Kinglet 16 Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 Brown Creeper 2 Pacific Wren 10 Bewick's Wren 2 European Starling 3 Varied Thrush 2 American Robin 12 House Finch 7 Purple Finch 1 Red Crossbill 1 Fox Sparrow 4 Dark-eyed Junco 37 Golden-crowned Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 10 Spotted Towhee 10 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Townsend's Warbler 2 View this checklist online at https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS152688331&data=05%7C01%7C%7C815943fc21f74836ba3d08dbd1a36272%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638334271894711259%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5RH9K21NNkX16WfDO87GOe9qfDiKLilFj%2Fz%2BCNIhUk8%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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Californias would be the best bet, just on size. ?So we?re looking for a BOGU with a yellow bill?, said he. There were very few gulls at all. Then he saw it by the lighthouse. ?Yellow bill!?, said he. I?m not on it, said I. ?Well at least I saw it for 15 seconds?, said he. Well I guess I?ll be here a while or just go home, said I. ?Maybe we could get some cover up there by the shed, from the wind?, said he. And we did, basically scope to scope. For an hour and half plus we traded stories and helped each other ID whatever we could find. Turns out we?ve been a number of the same spots, though I have 50 years more having at least tried to do it. He seemed to know all the local birder names of recognition . I told him I was trying to be away from a problem back home with a roofing contractor. He told me he was trying to be distracted from his daughter?s breast cancer treatment, and was staying quite near me. Kind of put my concerns in perspective. ?Well I?m about ready to call it?, said he. ?Yellow bill Yellow bill!? ,said I. And there it was, for a much longer look and maybe 50 yards out. We high-fived so hard it stung. Lifer for both of us. ?There is always someone worse off than you. Keep on birding?. Said he. True that. Marty, if you see this, Would love to meet up Mark Tomboulian, Shoreline, WA tomboulian@comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From russkope at gmail.com Sat Oct 21 10:32:54 2023 From: russkope at gmail.com (Russ Koppendrayer) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tokeland Message-ID: Hi Tweeters, The King Eider just flew into the marina here. As a bonus there was just a Tropical Kingbird at the Kindred/Emerson intersection. Russ Koppendrayer Longview, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Sat Oct 21 13:39:02 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Wild_birds_gain_immunity_to_avian_flu_in_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=98encouraging_sign=E2=80=99_amid_deadly_outbreak_=7C_Bir?= =?utf-8?q?d_flu_=7C_The_Guardian?= Message-ID: <9A2A4883-F913-4C87-B3C5-804AD8B6D19C@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/wild-birds-gain-immunity-to-avian-flu-in-encouraging-sign-amid-deadly-outbreak Sent from my iPhone From davearm at uw.edu Sat Oct 21 16:50:17 2023 From: davearm at uw.edu (David A. Armstrong) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Deer Lagoon Highlights and Oddity In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > Calm day at Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island. Among highlights were 12 while > pelicans; seems late that they're still in the area. 100s of wigeons, > pintails, green-wing teals. A few dunlin and killdeer, usual gulls > (short-billed, ring-billed, glaucous-winged), and some brant added to the > mix. But an oddity: > > RED-TAILED HAWK with BLUE WING TAG: The hawk flew low over part of the > lagoon and a bright blue circular tag/patch on the shoulder (at about the > humerous) was very conspicuous. It landed in a willow and I was able to get > close for a view with 10x binos. The "tag" was about 3" in diameter and had > a bold, black double pointed arrow drawn across the diameter; no numbering > was evident. The blue circle was attached to the hawk's shoulder with a > circular two-piece snap-through about 1" in diameter. > I read online a 2016 story about hawks tagged at Seatac > airport...juveniles with blue that are released in Bow, Skagit county. Does > anyone know if that program continue?s > thanks > david armstrong > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It landed in a willow and I was able to get >> close for a view with 10x binos. The "tag" was about 3" in diameter and had >> a bold, black double pointed arrow drawn across the diameter; no numbering >> was evident. The blue circle was attached to the hawk's shoulder with a >> circular two-piece snap-through about 1" in diameter. >> I read online a 2016 story about hawks tagged at Seatac >> airport...juveniles with blue that are released in Bow, Skagit county. Does >> anyone know if that program continue?s >> thanks >> david armstrong >> >> _______________________________________________ > 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 jimbetz at jimbetz.com Sun Oct 22 11:12:15 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually - Oct 20 2023 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231022111215.Horde.0jIFi-Px-eRbfj1NKMsZRgW@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, I finally got to the Billy Frank NWR (Friday). The sun was out, the winds were light ... and I was there during the afternoon (1-4) doldrums. But it was still good and I intend to go back. I knew there would be that boardwalk - and I was still impressed. It was great to be able to get that far out into the tide lands. I also went to the river overlook (not many birds) and the Twin Barns. The fields in the area of the Twin Barns has geese in many areas - several large flocks of about 200-500 individuals. I did not ID them but I think they were Canada, Cackling, and maybe White-Fronted. I did not get to see/id the Red Shouldered Hawk - I did see one raptor but it was gliding/soaring away from me and I didn't get a long, good look. It was large - but could have been an RTH or even a young Bald. There were lots of birds in the tide lands. Gulls, Yellowlegs (both), GBH, and ducks ... but no Eagles or Osprey that I saw. I made it about 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the way out the boardwalk before I turned back. And one crow near the start of the long boardwalk. I did not see any identifiable RWB - but there were some blackbirds too far away for me to ID. Also missing were passerines. I saw a few but no where near as many as I expected/hoped for ... and no Merlin, Dunlin, Kestrel or any of the other birds I've become accustomed to seeing here in Skagit County. I've uploaded a few pictures https://eamon.smugmug.com/Family-pics-from-jim/Birds-and-Stuff-from-Jim/n-4Cw3NF/Birds-Web/i-krxsFzH/A there are nine new pictures there. If you see any incorrect IDs please let me know! - Jim From marcus at rainierconnect.com Sun Oct 22 13:03:11 2023 From: marcus at rainierconnect.com (Marcus Roening) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Black-legged Kittiwake continues at Browns Point Lighthouse Message-ID: Hi Tweets, The Black-legged Kittiwake continues at Brown?s Point Lighthouse in NE Tacoma. It is remarkably cooperative and will feed and rest within 200 yds on both sides of the point and viewable with binoculars. The individual we saw today has a very dark charcoal smudge behind and extending below the level of the eye. A nice treat to have this ocean going bird in Puget Sound Parking is limited to 8 spots, but it is possible to park in the neighborhood or to the side of the gates on the Improvement Club and walk in. There is a handicap accessible path winding down from the parking lot. Other birds of interest seen today, and most likely requiring a scope: Leach?s Storm-Petrel, Ancient & Marbled Murrelets, small groups of Red-throated Loons, groups of migrating ducks including Canvasbacks and a flock of almost a 1000 Bonaparte?s Gulls - which often have a Parasitic Jaeger in attendance. Good birding, Marcus Roening Tacoma WA Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From meetings at wos.org Sun Oct 22 13:23:13 2023 From: meetings at wos.org (meetings@wos.org) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?WOS_Monthly_Meeting=2C_November_6=2C_2023?= Message-ID: <20231022202313.36053.qmail@s401.sureserver.com> The Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) is pleased to announce our next Monthly Meeting. On Monday Nov 6, our speaker will be Madilyn Odiorne, a graduate of Eastern Washington University. Madilyn has been investigating the decline in prairies and other grassland ecosystems, as it impacts the abundance and diversity of birds inhabiting those grasslands. In particular, she has focused on comparing sites in the Palouse region of our state in her research. This meeting will be conducted virtually, via Zoom (no in-person attendance). Sign-in will begin at 7:15 pm, and the meeting commences at 7:30 pm. Please go to the WOS Monthly Meetings page https://wos.org/monthly-meetings/ for instructions on participation and to get the Zoom link. When joining the meeting, we ask that you mute your device and make certain that your camera is turned off. This meeting is open to all as WOS invites everyone in the wider birding community to attend. Thanks to the generosity of our presenters, recordings of past programs are available at the following link to the WOS YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonornithologicalso7839/videos If you are not yet a member of WOS, we hope you will consider becoming one at https://wos.org Please join us! Elaine Chuang WOS Program Support From thefedderns at gmail.com Sun Oct 22 14:29:27 2023 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Twin Lakes Snow - and White Fronted Geese Message-ID: As of 12;30 PM today, the large Cackling Goose flock (300 -400) at Treasure Island Park, Twin Lakes in Federal Way included a single Snow Goose and a single White-fronted Goose. The White-front appears to be a juvenile without "speckles". The Snow Goose of course sticks out and even though associating with the other geese, seems to maintain a little distance. Including the resident Canadian Geese, there are 4 goose species in the park Also at Treasure Island on Lake Lorene are two male Eurasian Wigeons, possible hybrids without clean plumage. In addition there is a Gadwall/Mallard (?) hybrid on the lake. Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ronda On Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 4:27?PM Hank Heiberg wrote: > While we were on the ramp to the Edmonds fishing pier watching Surfbirds > feed > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53273286216/in/dateposted/ (video) > > a Harbor Seal pup hauled out on the jetty close to us. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/53282762118/in/dateposted/ (video) > > The second video has the familiar sounds of a train passing through > Edmonds and of people talking on the pier. > > > > Hank & Karen Heiberg > Issaquah, WA > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rflores_2 at msn.com Wed Oct 25 10:17:13 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] WA rare bird alerts? Message-ID: I have not received any rare bird alerts for WA since yesterday are others experiencing the same? Bob Flores Duluth, WA From mmaron101 at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 10:18:40 2023 From: mmaron101 at gmail.com (Mason Maron) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] WA rare bird alerts? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Bob, This is because eBird is still updating for the annual taxonomy update. Things should return to normal soon. Mason On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 10:17 AM Bob Flores wrote: > I have not received any rare bird alerts for WA since yesterday are others > experiencing the same? > > Bob Flores > Duluth, 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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Any day now! - Jim From lindseysarahstern at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 13:10:02 2023 From: lindseysarahstern at gmail.com (Lin Stern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Canon R5 vs Canon R6 Message-ID: <691FEEDF-A5AC-4706-8825-AF53917ACFB0@gmail.com> I've been saving up for a new camera and have been set on the R5 for a while, mostly because I've spent some time using a friend's. However, I've lately been considering the R6 as an option. The internet seems to say the R6 is better for bird photography but I'd like to hear opinions from anyone who has used these cameras so I can make the best decision. Thanks! Lin "Caspian" Stern Olympia, WA From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 18:21:50 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Finding the genes that help kingfishers dive without hurting their brains Message-ID: https://phys.org/news/2023-10-genes-kingfishers-brains.html Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 20:58:18 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?b?4oCYSXTigJlzIG5vdCByb2NrZXQgc2NpZW5jZeKAmTog?= =?utf-8?q?how_the_world=E2=80=99s_fastest_parrot_could_be_saved_=7C_Birds?= =?utf-8?q?_=7C_The_Guardian?= Message-ID: <413B0627-3E3F-465D-9759-681FE2D3F4E0@gmail.com> https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/27/swift-parrot-its-not-rocket-science-how-we-could-save-the-worlds-fastest-parrot Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 21:02:52 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Roosters may be able to recognise their reflection, study finds | Birds | The Guardian Message-ID: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/25/roosters-recognise-reflection-study Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 21:09:39 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Neat_bird=3A_=E2=80=9CResearchers_tracking_e?= =?utf-8?q?ndangered_Australian_painted-snipe_for_first_time_after_sightin?= =?utf-8?q?g_at_Balranald_-_ABC_News=E2=80=9D?= Message-ID: <595DF556-3C0A-41A1-96F3-9A45FC66357A@gmail.com> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/australian-painted-snipe-tracked-first-time-balranald-sighting/103010914 Sent from my iPhone From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Wed Oct 25 21:18:33 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?An_Incredible_Dedication_to_he_Cause?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=94=E2=80=9CBiologist_Sacha_Dench_wins_International_Fund?= =?utf-8?q?_for_Animal_Welfare_award_for_work_to_save_migratory_birds_-_AB?= =?utf-8?b?QyBOZXdz4oCd?= Message-ID: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/biologist-sacha-dench-awarded-for-work-with-migrating-birds/103010978 Sent from my iPhone From kenbrownpls at comcast.net Wed Oct 25 21:23:22 2023 From: kenbrownpls at comcast.net (Kenneth Brown) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday @ Nisqually Message-ID: <58451403.73893.1698294202609@connect.xfinity.com> Prospects looked gray and gloomy when the walk began. Steady rain and cooler temperatures dampened clothes and optimism. The trees seemed silent. But not for long. Birds began to appear, Robins, Towhees and Kinglets, then the first of several Varied Thrush. The rain slackened and then stopped. It never got very warm but we were treated to sun breaks occasionally. First of season birds (for the Wednesday Walk) included Bufflehead and a fly-over of 18 Trumpeter Swans. Varied Thrush and Pine Siskins were seen in greater numbers. We dipped on the Red-shouldered Hawk again but found a Great-horned Owl. As the walk concluded back at the Visitor's Center we watched a Mink conclude a successful hunt with a Bullfrog in his mouth. The complete list follows: Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Oct 25, 2023 7:55 AM - 4:22 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.03 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. The morning began in the 45? rain, but the precipitation diminished by 9:30 a.m. to a partly sunny day with a 3-to-8-knot northerly breeze. There was a Low +1.0-foot tide at 9:11 a.m., flooding to a +14.0-foot high water at 3:56 p.m., allowing for a push of waterfowl and some shorebirds in from the mudflats along Nisqually Reach. Mammals seen included Columbian Black-tailed deer, Eastern Grey Squirrel, Harbour Seals and - at the Visitors? Center Pond - a Mink that caught a Bullfrog. 73 species (+6 other taxa) Snow Goose 2 Greater White-fronted Goose 27 Cackling Goose (minima) 4500 Cackling Goose (Taverner's) 12 Canada Goose 22 Trumpeter Swan 18 Flyover the WDFW Marsh Northern Shoveler 15 Gadwall 22 Eurasian Wigeon 1 Drake in estuary restoration area American Wigeon 825 Mallard 195 Northern Pintail 1125 Green-winged Teal 2450 Estimated by 10x Ring-necked Duck 1 Surf Scoter 85 Most in Nisqually Reach; one in McAllister Creek Bufflehead 6 First of Season for Wednesday Walk Hooded Merganser 8 Common Merganser 6 Common/Red-breasted Merganser 1 Horned Grebe 3 Near and seaward of Luhr Beach Western Grebe 1 Nisqually Reach Mourning Dove 1 Orchard Anna's Hummingbird 1 Orchard Black-bellied Plover 2 Long-billed Dowitcher 8 Wilson's Snipe 6 Spotted Sandpiper 1 West bank of McAllister Creek Greater Yellowlegs 25 Dunlin 115 Least Sandpiper 95 Western Sandpiper 75 Short-billed Gull 7 Ring-billed Gull 115 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 36 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 14 Common Loon 3 Nisqually Reach Brandt's Cormorant 9 Nisqually Reach Channel Marker Double-crested Cormorant 35 Great Blue Heron 33 Northern Harrier 4 Bald Eagle 30 Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 1 Great Horned Owl 1 East side of the boardwalk loop near the double benches Belted Kingfisher 2 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 3 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 1 Female Northern Flicker 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 5 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted) 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Hutton's Vireo 3 Orchard, North Dike willows, and east side boardwalk loop American Crow 115 Common Raven 5 Black-capped Chickadee 20 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 12 Bushtit (Pacific) 30 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 30 Golden-crowned Kinglet 32 Brown Creeper 4 Pacific Wren 9 Several singing Marsh Wren 3 Bewick's Wren 6 European Starling 50 Varied Thrush 6 American Robin 75 American Pipit 6 Pine Siskin 185 Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 7 A couple were in full song! Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 1 White-crowned Sparrow (pugetensis) 2 Golden-crowned Sparrow 30 White-throated Sparrow 2 Orchard Song Sparrow 29 Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 12 Western Meadowlark 2 Red-winged Blackbird 22 Orange-crowned Warbler 2 Wilson's Warbler 1 * Yellow warbler with faint but distinct black cap ; cf immature female (?) Seen in willows between the Twin Barns overlook and the North Dike. View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S https://ebird.org/checklist/S153074941 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thefedderns at gmail.com Thu Oct 26 00:17:17 2023 From: thefedderns at gmail.com (Hans-Joachim Feddern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Browns Point Common Murre Message-ID: I did not find the Black-legged Kittiwake at Browns Point this morning, however a Common Murre was bobbing on the waves caused by a cold north wind. 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Currently at Lake Jeane there are large numbers of American Wigeons, and in order of abundance Mallards. Ring-necked Ducks, Gadwalls, Northern Shoveler, Bufflehead and a few American Coots and Pied-billed Grebes. There are Eurasian Wigeon hybrids in the mcrowd. Have fun sorting them out! Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beckyg.sea at gmail.com Thu Oct 26 07:28:27 2023 From: beckyg.sea at gmail.com (Becky Galloway) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] FOF In-Reply-To: <20231025122532.Horde.KDqzETmnYKZ4dfejhKNWrJD@webmail.jimbetz.com> References: <20231025122532.Horde.KDqzETmnYKZ4dfejhKNWrJD@webmail.jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <760EEAF1-48CE-4317-AEF1-B3B2A59FCD78@gmail.com> Hi Jim Yesterday we had about 15 Trumpeters flying over Fir island Road headed south. No snow geese, our target species -Becky Galloway Shoreline Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 25, 2023, at 12:26 PM, jimbetz@jimbetz.com wrote: > > ?Hi all, > > This morning we had our FOF sightings of Trumpeter Swans! We are seeing > them in the Butler Flats area, flying around the valley, etc. > > This morning was also the FOF -snow- on the peaks - and on both sides of the > Skagit Valley. Related to the first paragraph? > > Have not seen a lot of ducks yet - which seem to be the pre-requisite > change related to the numbers of raptors. Any day now! > - Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Thu Oct 26 17:30:17 2023 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Biologist Sacha Dench Message-ID: A hearty congratulations to her and the work she does. The film that was referred to: using an ultralight aircraft to follow the migration of Bewick's swans: when I was at the International Swan Symposium held in Jackson, WY last fall, the international group that made the film was there. They gave us a special showing of it as it was not yet ready for release. And it is outstanding. There is amazing footage from the air and ground, but the storytelling is both accurate and graphic at times. The perils these swans face are captured from power line collisions, lead poisoning, and more. I am hoping it gets released to the world very soon. It was also a reminder that while it may be half a world away, the same thing is happening here with our swans and waterbirds. 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On Field Road, Edison. Near the Irshig intersection. At 3:30 pm. Near- by was a patch of Fly Agaric mushrooms. I no touch. Nelson- goshawk specialist. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gjpluth at gmail.com Thu Oct 26 21:37:53 2023 From: gjpluth at gmail.com (Greg) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Biologist Sacha Dench In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0D1DA08D-C3A3-423B-860E-1192AC4B2561@gmail.com> I missed the title of this film. I?m very interested and will watch for any showing. Greg Pluth University Place Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2023, at 5:30 PM, Martha Jordan wrote: > > ? > A hearty congratulations to her and the work she does. > The film that was referred to: using an ultralight aircraft to follow the migration of Bewick's swans: when I was at the International Swan Symposium held in Jackson, WY last fall, the international group that made the film was there. They gave us a special showing of it as it was not yet ready for release. And it is outstanding. There is amazing footage from the air and ground, but the storytelling is both accurate and graphic at times. The perils these swans face are captured from power line collisions, lead poisoning, and more. I am hoping it gets released to the world very soon. It was also a reminder that while it may be half a world away, the same thing is happening here with our swans and waterbirds. > If anyone knows where it might be shown in the near future, please share the info. > > Martha Jordan > Everett, WA > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Thu Oct 26 22:23:02 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?This_is_extraordinary!!=3A_=E2=80=9CCrows_ar?= =?utf-8?q?e_among_the_most_intelligent_birds_on_our_planet!_=F0=9F=A7=A0_?= =?utf-8?q?Not_only_have_they_been_observed_using_tools=2C_like_twigs_or_l?= =?utf-8?b?ZWF2ZXMsIHRvIGZldGNo4oCmIHwgSW5zdGFncmFt4oCd?= Message-ID: <9C9B1A68-6E4A-420A-A150-EF360927BD2F@gmail.com> If someone has John Marzluff?s e-mail address, please forward this to him. Just in case he hasn?t already seen it. Thank you, Dan Reiff, PhD: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CygX4kPsJHJ/ Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birdmarymoor at frontier.com Fri Oct 27 11:20:14 2023 From: birdmarymoor at frontier.com (birdmarymoor) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-10-26 References: <21948324.1867153.1698430814861.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <21948324.1867153.1698430814861@mail.yahoo.com> Tweets - Yesterday was one of our better days in recent weeks.? It was also our first frosty start of the fall, with a starting temperature of 32 degrees.? It slowly warmed to 48, though, under partly sunny skies, with no wind at all.? So quite pleasant, and a great reminder to have gloves, hats, hotties, etc., put back into the birding gear bag.? Birds are definitely changing over; we had 9 species of ducks for instance. Highlights: ? ? Cackling Goose - A flock of hundreds landed near the concert venue.? More in flybys ? ? Ring-necked Duck - A late scan of the lake showed one male near the long dock.? First of Fall (FOF) ? ? Lesser Scaup - The late scan of the lake confirmed Lesser; we'd had 6 scaup sp. fly past earlier ? ? Bufflehead - About 15 seen from the Lake Platform (FOF) ? ? Hooded Merganser - Four at the Rowing Club pond.? Earlier had two probable flybys of four ducks each ? ? Western Screech-Owl - Heard one or two from the east end of the boardwalk (FOF) ? ? Northern Flicker - The first one we saw was eating Madrone berries off of a tree ? ? Merlin - Streaked past the Pea Patch heading south ? ? Varied Thrush - Nice look at a male near Dog Central ? ? American Pipit - At least one flew over the Viewing Mound at 7:45 a.m. ? ? Pine Siskin - Heard, and finally one seen.? I saw about 8 on Wednesday ? ? Townsend's Warbler - Several glimpsed at different locations.? At least three birds We also had a probable GREAT HORNED OWL near the mansion, but our view was too brief to be 100% sure.?? I was also at Marymoor on Wednesday, and had RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER (first since August), two DOWNY WOODPECKER, and at least one ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, all in a fabulous mixed flock just south of the Dog Area. Misses yesterday included Western Grebe, Virginia Rail, Short-billed Gull, California Gull (though there were many gulls in the pre-dawn fog), Red-tailed Hawk, Downy Woodpecker (but seen Wednesday), Northern Shrike (seen 15 of previous 29 years), Purple Finch (did they all transmogrify into Pine Siskin?), Savannah Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, and Western Meadowlark. Yesterday, we had 59 species identified, with many ducks and gulls seen but not identified to species, and the probable Great Horned Owl.? With the additional 3 species Wednesday, that's 62+ in 24 hours. = Michael Hobbs = BirdMarymoor@gmail.com = www.marymoor.org/birding.htm From rflores_2 at msn.com Fri Oct 27 12:02:16 2023 From: rflores_2 at msn.com (Bob Flores) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] NoGo Ritzville Adams Co WA Message-ID: Had a first year goshawk at 508 E 4th Ave about 10 ago. Sent from my iPhone From mj.cygnus at gmail.com Fri Oct 27 15:47:13 2023 From: mj.cygnus at gmail.com (Martha Jordan) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Bewick's Swan film Message-ID: When we viewed the film it was called: Flight of the Swans. What the final name will be, I do not yet know. I will inquire about the status and let people know when it might be ready for release to the public. Martha Jordan Everett, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have to think this is still a left over from the recent fires. I stayed on the road and all the action was where the line of junipers are along the road. Sent from my iPhone From jackstephens.edmonds at gmail.com Sat Oct 28 20:21:05 2023 From: jackstephens.edmonds at gmail.com (Jack Stephens) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit/Samish Message-ID: I made a run up to the Skagit/Samish flats today, my first for the season. In general it seemed quiet. Highlights included: A distant large flock of Snow Geese and swans at the intersection of La Conner/Whitney Road and Rt. 20 A single Short-eared Owl at the Rawlin Road Dike walk A female Rough-legged Hawk at the East 90 As I was headed home, I stumbled upon a massive Snow Goose flock off of Brewster Road, just east of The Rex deli. I have no idea how to count the number of birds, but it was in the thousands. Jack Stephens Edmonds, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This morning I had a single Mourning Dove under a feeder in our backyard. They are very rare in this neighborhood. Fortunately we have not been discovered by Eurasian collared-Doves! Good Birding! Hans -- *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drisseq.n at gmail.com Sun Oct 29 06:29:42 2023 From: drisseq.n at gmail.com (N D) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Cicadas_Are_=E2=80=98Little_Hamburgers_Falli?= =?utf-8?q?ng_From_The_Sky=2C=E2=80=99_Disrupting_The_Food_Web_Ever?= =?utf-8?q?y_17_Years?= Message-ID: ?When the cicadas emerge, they create this absolutely massive pulse of delicious and easily accessible food for all the birds and many other species in the ecosystem,? says Zoe Getman-Pickering, lead author on the study, and a postdoctoral researcher at George Washington University while conducting the research. ?We were really curious how that would affect all of the other organisms that were tied into this complex food web.? The researchers spent many hours in the woods with binoculars, watching birds and documenting what they ate. ?What we found was that everybody eats cicadas,? says Weiss. ?From tiny gnatcatchers to giant swans.? They documented nearly 1,000 birds of more than 80 species gorging on cicadas ? in fact, one family of purple martins devoured 27 cicadas in just three hours. They were surprised to find that birds appeared equally interested in eating cicadas, regardless of the size of the bird. They had expected larger birds would eat cicadas more often, because the bugs themselves are so big. Instead, they ?observed varied prey-processing behaviors that allowed birds of all sizes to feed successfully on cicadas,? according to the study. Next, they wanted to find out ? if the birds are filling up on cicadas, are they ignoring caterpillars, one of their usual favorite foods? To answer that question, they made fake, bright green, caterpillars out of modeling clay. Each week, they glued 80 of these fake caterpillars to oak trees. At the end of the week, they counted beak strikes on the fake caterpillars, as a way to track how often birds are seeking out caterpillar meals. ?As soon as the cicadas started to emerge, the numbers dropped from about 25% or 30% of our clay caterpillars having beak marks on them, to down below 10%,? Weiss says. As soon as the cicadas were gone, the rate shot back up to around 30%. The next step was to look at how the caterpillars themselves were faring, with one of their main predators busy eating someone else. As expected, the caterpillars were thriving! The researchers surveyed oak trees, inspecting more than 40,000 leaves, and found twice as many caterpillars during the cicada year, compared to the non-cicada control years before and after. And, the caterpillars were fat and happy. The research team documented a fourfold to 50-fold increase in the number of large caterpillars during the emergence year. The final step was to look at how the booming caterpillar population impacted the trees caterpillars munch on. With twice as many caterpillars, researchers found, unsurprisingly, twice as many oak leaves getting eaten. Researchers say the study shows how periodical cicada emergences can ?rewire? food webs, dramatically altering how energy flows through the system. Just how far these impacts reverberate is unknown. Separate recent research has shown that the occurrence of mast years, when oak trees produce bumper crops of acorns, are closely tied to cicada emergences. The research found that in a cicada emergence year, and the year following, acorn production is low. But two years after a cicada emergence, oak trees consistently produce copious amounts of acorns. Indeed, that seems to be the case this year ? two years after the 2021 Brood X emergence, oaks in many places appear to be having a mast year . ?Most researchers, in a research career, you get two, maybe three emergences in your local area, if you?re lucky, to get to observe. It really does constrain your local ability to do your research,? says Lill. The next emergence is next year, in Illinois. It?s a big one, and that occurs only every 221 years, when a brood of 17-year cicadas overlaps with a brood of 13-year cicadas." from https://dcist.com/story/23/10/27/dc-cicadas-disrupting-food-web/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dennispaulson at comcast.net Sun Oct 29 09:16:26 2023 From: dennispaulson at comcast.net (Dennis Paulson) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?Cicadas_Are_=E2=80=98Little_Hamburgers_Falli?= =?utf-8?q?ng_From_The_Sky=2C=E2=80=99_Disrupting_The_Food_Web_Every_17_Ye?= =?utf-8?q?ars?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48FB5B16-FD76-428D-9929-F8492F4F0387@comcast.net> Nadine, thanks for that interesting information. Too bad we don?t have cicada extravaganzas to watch in the West. Dennis Paulson Seattle > On Oct 29, 2023, at 6:29 AM, N D wrote: > > ?When the cicadas emerge, they create this absolutely massive pulse of delicious and easily accessible food for all the birds and many other species in the ecosystem,? says Zoe Getman-Pickering, lead author on the study, and a postdoctoral researcher at George Washington University while conducting the research. ?We were really curious how that would affect all of the other organisms that were tied into this complex food web.? > The researchers spent many hours in the woods with binoculars, watching birds and documenting what they ate. > > ?What we found was that everybody eats cicadas,? says Weiss. ?From tiny gnatcatchers to giant swans.? > > They documented nearly 1,000 birds of more than 80 species gorging on cicadas ? in fact, one family of purple martins devoured 27 cicadas in just three hours. > > They were surprised to find that birds appeared equally interested in eating cicadas, regardless of the size of the bird. They had expected larger birds would eat cicadas more often, because the bugs themselves are so big. Instead, they ?observed varied prey-processing behaviors that allowed birds of all sizes to feed successfully on cicadas,? according to the study. > > Next, they wanted to find out ? if the birds are filling up on cicadas, are they ignoring caterpillars, one of their usual favorite foods? To answer that question, they made fake, bright green, caterpillars out of modeling clay. Each week, they glued 80 of these fake caterpillars to oak trees. At the end of the week, they counted beak strikes on the fake caterpillars, as a way to track how often birds are seeking out caterpillar meals. > > ?As soon as the cicadas started to emerge, the numbers dropped from about 25% or 30% of our clay caterpillars having beak marks on them, to down below 10%,? Weiss says. As soon as the cicadas were gone, the rate shot back up to around 30%. > > The next step was to look at how the caterpillars themselves were faring, with one of their main predators busy eating someone else. As expected, the caterpillars were thriving! > > The researchers surveyed oak trees, inspecting more than 40,000 leaves, and found twice as many caterpillars during the cicada year, compared to the non-cicada control years before and after. And, the caterpillars were fat and happy. The research team documented a fourfold to 50-fold increase in the number of large caterpillars during the emergence year. > The final step was to look at how the booming caterpillar population impacted the trees caterpillars munch on. With twice as many caterpillars, researchers found, unsurprisingly, twice as many oak leaves getting eaten. > > Researchers say the study shows how periodical cicada emergences can ?rewire? food webs, dramatically altering how energy flows through the system. Just how far these impacts reverberate is unknown. Separate recent research has shown that the occurrence of mast years, when oak trees produce bumper crops of acorns, are closely tied to cicada emergences. The research found that in a cicada emergence year, and the year following, acorn production is low. But two years after a cicada emergence, oak trees consistently produce copious amounts of acorns. > > Indeed, that seems to be the case this year ? two years after the 2021 Brood X emergence, oaks in many places appear to be having a mast year . > > ?Most researchers, in a research career, you get two, maybe three emergences in your local area, if you?re lucky, to get to observe. It really does constrain your local ability to do your research,? says Lill. > > The next emergence is next year, in Illinois. It?s a big one, and that occurs only every 221 years, when a brood of 17-year cicadas overlaps with a brood of 13-year cicadas." > > from > https://dcist.com/story/23/10/27/dc-cicadas-disrupting-food-web/ > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecrockett0 at gmail.com Sun Oct 29 11:04:00 2023 From: ecrockett0 at gmail.com (Eric Crockett) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Snow bunting continues at Magnuson Park, Seattle Message-ID: Great looks at the snow bunting in Magnuson Park around 8am on 10/29. By the swimming beach. Eric Crockett -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lindseysarahstern at gmail.com Mon Oct 30 00:02:16 2023 From: lindseysarahstern at gmail.com (Lin Stern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Washington Statewide RBA Whatsapp Message-ID: <68E07950-58BA-4392-811F-E6332F1C4741@gmail.com> Hello all! I've just launched a new Whatsapp group dedicated to sharing statewide rarities instantaneously. If you are interested, please reply to me individually and I will give you the link to join. I'd post it here but don't want this message to get scrubbed. Please note that I do not seek to replace the Facebook RBA group or Tweeters. This group is merely another option for birders gather information from. Additionally, I've also created a statewide Open Birding group to connect birders across the state and promote birdy discussions. Hope to see you there! Happy birding, Lin "Caspian" Stern lindseysarahstern@gmail.com Olympia, WA From louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Mon Oct 30 10:47:06 2023 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (louiserutter1000) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Scissor tail Message-ID: <653fec1e.050a0220.a82eb.0d2e@mx.google.com> Continues at Tokeland, flycatching from posts and wires by houses north of north st.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimbetz at jimbetz.com Mon Oct 30 12:28:17 2023 From: jimbetz at jimbetz.com (jimbetz@jimbetz.com) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Mini Trip Report - Lincoln, Ca. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20231030122817.Horde.dZnqK0lfg4AUajYl0kG_WQs@webmail.jimbetz.com> Hi all, We're in Lincoln, Ca for a family event. I went out and walked the "Ferrari Ponds" (an eBird hot spot) and it seems to me that the migration hasn't gotten this far South ... yet. There were some Canada Geese but not enough to say "not locals", 3 buffleheads, a couple dozen mallards (both male and female and paired up, so probably locals), a Snowy Egret, and a few passerines. No finches of any kind - no other species of ducks - no GBH today. So nothing of particular interest - but still good to get out and walk the ponds again. Weather 48 when I went out, low 60's before I got back just 90 minutes later. - Jim From deedeeknit at yahoo.com Mon Oct 30 13:01:52 2023 From: deedeeknit at yahoo.com (Dee Dee) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] FOS Varied Thrush References: <087CD920-EF4F-41D4-8F9E-C79D82C7F4FB.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <087CD920-EF4F-41D4-8F9E-C79D82C7F4FB@yahoo.com> Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to see a beautiful male Varied Thrush foraging on our lawn about 8 feet away from the house. My surprise is because last winter (male in mid-December, female later in February) was the first time we had one as a (current home) yard bird. It checked out several areas of the yard, giving me time to get a few photos before it went on its way. Dee W Edmonds From lindseysarahstern at gmail.com Mon Oct 30 13:25:15 2023 From: lindseysarahstern at gmail.com (Lin Stern) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Regional/county RBA chats Message-ID: Does anyone know what WA counties/regions have RBA WhatsApp chats?? I'd love for the whole state to be covered on a more local level. If folks in those regions don't have a chat, it'd be great to make one (I'd also be happy to as well). Please share here if you do! I'm already aware of Thurston/Mason, Gray's Harbor/Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Neah Bay, and King. Hope to hear back from you all! Lin "Caspian" Stern Olympia, WA lindseysarahstern at gmail dot com From paq at olypen.com Mon Oct 30 14:01:48 2023 From: paq at olypen.com (Patricia Quyle Grainger) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] FOS Varied Thrush In-Reply-To: <087CD920-EF4F-41D4-8F9E-C79D82C7F4FB@yahoo.com> References: <087CD920-EF4F-41D4-8F9E-C79D82C7F4FB@yahoo.com> Message-ID: We, too, had our first Varied Thrush in the yard yesterday. Last winter, we had an unusual number of them, and some stayed well into spring. It?s always a treat to see them foraging on the lawn, and flitting about in the trees. Pat Grainger Port Townsend Sent from my iPad > On Oct 30, 2023, at 1:03 PM, Dee Dee wrote: > > ?Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to see a beautiful male Varied Thrush foraging on our lawn about 8 feet away from the house. > My surprise is because last winter (male in mid-December, female later in February) was the first time we had one as a (current home) yard bird. > It checked out several areas of the yard, giving me time to get a few photos before it went on its way. > > Dee W > Edmonds > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From kevblack787 at gmail.com Mon Oct 30 16:26:48 2023 From: kevblack787 at gmail.com (Kevin Black) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Regional/county RBA chats In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have one for Clark but it?s not what?s app On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 1:27 PM Lin Stern wrote: > Does anyone know what WA counties/regions have RBA WhatsApp chats?? I'd > love for the whole state to be covered on a more local level. If folks in > those regions don't have a chat, it'd be great to make one (I'd also be > happy to as well). Please share here if you do! > > I'm already aware of Thurston/Mason, Gray's Harbor/Pacific, Pierce, > Snohomish, Neah Bay, and King. > > Hope to hear back from you all! > > > Lin "Caspian" Stern > Olympia, WA > lindseysarahstern at gmail dot com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -- Kevin Black Vancouver, WA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From louiserutter1000 at gmail.com Mon Oct 30 16:54:18 2023 From: louiserutter1000 at gmail.com (Louise) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Tokeland today Message-ID: I went out to Tokeland last week for the king eider, dodging rain showers, and I didn't find it. I did spot a long-tailed duck, which was a good county bird. I went back today in considerably nicer conditions, and as I drove towards the marina, I saw a man standing in the middle of the road with a large camera. He was on the scissor-tailed flycatcher reported yesterday, so that one was easy! I found a number of people duck-watching at the marina and alerted them to the flycatcher. I spent about an hour at the marina before someone spotted the eider out near the buoys, scope range only. She was actually very cooperative - she was diving when I first got on her, but stopped after a few minutes to spend a long period preening on the surface, giving good views from all angles. There was a single surfbird hanging out with the godwit and willet flock. As I drove out of Tokeland, I spotted the flycatcher again on a roadside fence. I stopped the car and walked back, and it's not a terribly flighty bird. I was able to take photos from about 15 feet without it showing any concern. 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It?s > always a treat to see them foraging on the lawn, and flitting about in the > trees. > > Pat Grainger > Port Townsend > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Oct 30, 2023, at 1:03 PM, Dee Dee wrote: > > > > ?Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to see a > beautiful male Varied Thrush foraging on our lawn about 8 feet away from > the house. > > My surprise is because last winter (male in mid-December, female later > in February) was the first time we had one as a (current home) yard bird. > > It checked out several areas of the yard, giving me time to get a few > photos before it went on its way. > > > > Dee W > > Edmonds > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Lynn Wohlers Blogging at Bluebrightly Photography on Flickr And at Lynn Wohlers.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From leschwitters at me.com Tue Oct 31 12:44:46 2023 From: leschwitters at me.com (Larry Schwitters) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] Was hoping for a Bunting Message-ID: White Pelican off the point at Issaquah Lake Sammamish State Park. Knew that wasn?t a Bunting but what about that sparrow thing on the main beach near the dozen gulls. Not like any sparrow normally seen around King County. Very tame. Got to within 15 feet and didn?t spook it. Was still there when we left 20 minutes ago. Not a Bunting. 90% sure it?s a Clay-colored. Larry Schwitters Issaquah From dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com Tue Oct 31 17:30:23 2023 From: dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com (Dan Reiff) Date: Fri Mar 22 11:41:59 2024 Subject: [Tweeters] 1st-known 'highly pathogenic' bird flu cases in Antarctic could threaten penguins | Live Science Message-ID: <2B4B0405-3EA6-4099-BD5E-36C61A1DEE38@gmail.com> https://www.livescience.com/animals/birds/1st-known-highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-cases-in-antarctic-could-threaten-penguins Sent from my iPhone