[Tweeters] Question for Bob O'Brien (was RE: Northern Hawk Owls)

[Robert O'Brien via Tweeters]

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Bob OBrien  Portland

On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:


> I replied to Rob and Jim offline.  As they surmised, my presence at Kelly

> Bar  on the Noatak was indeed to find and photograph the Siberian Tit. (I

> don't accept the name change to Gray-headed Chickadee).   The trip was

> successful and quite adventurous. My Tot photo appeared in the hard copy

> version of North American birds but has been replaced in the current World

> Birds online.

> If anyone is interested in these details drop me an email separately

> baro at pdx.edu and I'll send what I set separately.

> The sad upshot is that soon after my trip, the birds disappeared from that

> site and soon the entire Noatak Drainage.

> eBird shows a few scattered reports from Northern Alaska in 2016-17.  But

> no reports at all in  the last 5 years.  Puzzling.  My trip was in about

> 1980-85.

> I don't believe there are any theories to explain their disappearance.  If

> anyone knows of such theories let us know.

> Bob OBrien  Portland.

>

>

>

> On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM Rob Faucett via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>> I’ve been up there 2-3 times in the past year and seen nothing close. And

>> I’m familiar with the bird.

>>

>> rcf

>> —

>> Rob Faucett

>> +1(206) 619-5569

>> robfaucett at mac.com

>> Seattle, WA  98105

>>

>> > On Feb 20, 2025, at 1:24 PM, Jim Elder via Tweeters <

>> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>> >

>> > This post from Bob O'Brien caught my attention (I would have responded

>> directly but Tweeters digest doesn't show email addresses any more).

>> > You've been to the Kelley River? Do tell. Some years ago there were

>> reports of Siberian Tits (aka Gray-headed Chickadees) in that area. Were

>> you looking for them? Did you see them? Anyone have any idea if they are

>> still there? I'd love to hear more about your experience there. Considered

>> trying to go there a few years ago but was overruled by other members of

>> the party but still would like to go there some day.

>> >

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

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>> > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:15:32 -0800

>> > From: Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

>> > To: Thomas Einberger <teinberger at gmail.com>

>> > Cc: TWEETERS tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

>> > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Northern Hawk Owls

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>> > I don't have a lot of experience with them.  But I have seen them

>> hovering like a kestrel, when searching for prey at dusk, but still quite

>> light.

>> > This was at the Kelley River mouth on the  Noatak River, north of

>> Kotzebue, Alaska.  One hovered, moved a short distance and  then  hovered

>> again.

>> > Quite spectacular.  Bob OBrien   Portland

>> >

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