From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Jul 1 09:31:58 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters) Date: Tue Jul 1 09:32:13 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Counting Purple Martins Message-ID: <4A84CA73-EB75-4AC2-A853-C9CC8422AF86@earthlink.net> Hello Tweets, hope everyone is enjoying the weather . There is currently an effort underway to organize and conduct a search, survey, and count of the number of breeding pairs of Purple Martins in Washington State. If you are interested in being involved, please let me know. If you know anyone you think may be interested, please let them know. Martin abundance in any region, is generally (always) defined by the known number of breeding pairs, also known as active nests. British Columbia, Oregon, and California have already done this to some extent, but it?s never been done in Washington. There have been estimates in the past, but the fact is that currently nobody really knows. The earliest nesting Purple Martins in Washington State are now tending to young that are about one week old. Soon, in another couple weeks or so, will be the best time to observe the height of activity at a martin colony, when adults will be busy feeding rapidly growing young, many of which by then will be making an appearance being fed at the nest cavity entrance. Counting breeding pairs involves identifying active nests. Some people will be looking into nest cavities to confirm the presence of eggs or young. However, at most sites, nests will not be accessible, so counting will be done by observing and recording bird behaviours. Birds entering nest holes in July and August, especially when carrying food, and removing fecal sacs, are how we determine an active nest without looking inside. Later when young appear at the entrance, that observation alone confirms an active nest. Later in the season after young are fledging, they are often visible returning to their natal cavities at dusk, for a week or more before they begin migration. Covering all of Western Washington over the next couple seasons is going to be a big project, and so the more eyes in the field the better. So, if you are interested in looking for and counting Purple Martins anywhere in Western Washington, please let me know. Thanks Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Jul 1 12:02:10 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Larry Schwitters via Tweeters) Date: Tue Jul 1 12:02:37 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Project Phoenix Message-ID: <3D9EAFCC-5496-4C1E-ADE3-83F44798FBA3@me.com> Are there any tweeters that were involved with Project Phoenix in the past? Larry Schwitters Issaquah From tweeters at u.washington.edu Tue Jul 1 12:49:33 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Betz via Tweeters) Date: Tue Jul 1 12:49:41 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Martins In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <42db704b-8e0a-44db-91cf-3b90fc90a2a9@jimbetz.com> Stan, ? There is a fairly large "condo village" of Purple Martins at Ship Harbor on Fidalgo Island (Anacortes).? That village was very active a few weeks ago but is now "abandoned" (no activity, what so ever).? My conclusion is that the chicks have fledged.? If I'm correct - then your timeline for nesting has to be modified based upon location, location, location.? *g* This group of nests has been active for a long time. ? I don't know of any other Martin colonies here in Skagit County. ? It also seems to me that several other swallow species (barn and tree) are no longer at their nests ... I can state that the ones at Wylie have all stopped going to cavity nests along the dike (at least 3 weeks ago). ? We have violet greens nesting at our house and they are still coming and going from the nests ... I have not seen the chicks yet.? In past years the chicks would come out of the nest and explore the roof about a week before they fledged. ??????????? - Jim in Skagit From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Jul 2 09:07:14 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Constance Sidles via Tweeters) Date: Wed Jul 2 09:07:28 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? Message-ID: Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Jul 2 10:17:16 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (William Stafford Noble via Tweeters) Date: Wed Jul 2 10:17:35 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My son just got back from a trip to Japan. He said Merlin works there, but the sound ID coverage is ~40 percent, less in some areas. Bill On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 9:07?AM Constance Sidles via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience > with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an > online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - > Connie, Seattle > > constancesidles@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Jul 2 11:45:58 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Elaine Chuang via Tweeters) Date: Wed Jul 2 11:46:02 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Counting and Enjoying Purple Martins Message-ID: <006D7AB0-3D5A-4ACE-B606-D6470A72EFBF@uw.edu> Appreciation to Stan and the larger group for this call to organize those interested in Purple Martins (PUMA)! Many of you know that for the last 20 years, there has been a core group of Purple Martin supporters who have carried on the pivotal work of Kevin Li, the individual who essentially brought martins back to the Puget Sound area. These dedicated folks from the King County Environmental Lab Department and volunteers such as Carl Bevis, Michael Hobbs, Larry Hubbell and Martin Muller among others, have worked closely with WDFW to maintain existing ones as well as to install new PUMA housing in the Seattle region. These current local sites range from long-standing collections of gourds that hang along Shilshole Bay and the Duwamish Waterway/Kellogg Island (these birds do like to socialize) to more isolated gourds, gourd racks and wooden homes at sites such as Lake Sammamish, Union Bay Natural Area, Green Lake and the Myrtle Edward fishing pier. And most recently, there are now two racks of gourds on the Expedia Group property near Terminal 91 (thank you, Expedia). Be there early (best vocalization is their Dawn Song) and you might be lucky enough to enjoy the sound of purple at some of these locations! So many more Purple Martins make their homes around the state - join in on this effort by contacting Stan! Elaine Chuang Seattle elc@uw,edu Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 09:31:58 -0700 From: Stan Kostka lynn Schmidt To: tweeters@u.washington.edu Subject: [Tweeters] Counting Purple Martins Hello Tweets, hope everyone is enjoying the weather . There is currently an effort underway to organize and conduct a search, survey, and count of the number of breeding pairs of Purple Martins in Washington State. If you are interested in being involved, please let me know. If you know anyone you think may be interested, please let them know. Martin abundance in any region, is generally (always) defined by the known number of breeding pairs, also known as active nests. British Columbia, Oregon, and California have already done this to some extent, but it?s never been done in Washington. There have been estimates in the past, but the fact is that currently nobody really knows. The earliest nesting Purple Martins in Washington State are now tending to young that are about one week old. Soon, in another couple weeks or so, will be the best time to observe the height of activity at a martin colony, when adults will be busy feeding rapidly growing young, many of which by then will be making an appearance being fed at the nest cavity entrance. Counting breeding pairs involves identifying active nests. Some people will be looking into nest cavities to confirm the presence of eggs or young. However, at most sites, nests will not be accessible, so counting will be done by observing and recording bird behaviours. Birds entering nest holes in July and August, especially when carrying food, and removing fecal sacs, are how we determine an active nest without looking inside. Later when young appear at the entrance, that observation alone confirms an active nest. Later in the season after young are fledging, they are often visible returning to their natal cavities at dusk, for a week or more before they begin migration. Covering all of Western Washington over the next couple seasons is going to be a big project, and so the more eyes in the field the better. So, if you are interested in looking for and counting Purple Martins anywhere in Western Washington, please let me know. Thanks Stan Kostka lynnandstan at earthlink.net From tweeters at u.washington.edu Wed Jul 2 12:08:08 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Jim Forrester via Tweeters) Date: Wed Jul 2 12:10:17 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? References: <1330615234.2003242.1751483288666.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1330615234.2003242.1751483288666@mail.yahoo.com> Outside the U.S., we've found that the BirdNET app is usually better than Merlin at recognizing birdsong.? The drawback is that you need an internet connection to submit your recordings.? However, it does tell you its level of confidence in its identification, something I wish Merlin did.? 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jul 3 11:20:33 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Shep Thorp via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jul 3 11:20:49 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Wednesday Walk at Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR for July 2nd, 2025 Message-ID: Hi Tweets, Approximately 35 of us had a nice Summer's Day at the Refuge with cool temperatures in the 50's to 70's degrees Fahrenheit and a low High 8'7" Tide at 11:54am. Highlights included WOOD DUCK ducklings in the Visitor Center Pond, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE feeding young along the Twin Barns Loop Trail between the Twin Barns cut-off and the twin bench overlook south of cut-off, quick looks of both WILSON'S SNIPE and SORA in the freshwater marsh along the Nisqually Estuary Trail or dike, and first of autumnal migration LEAST SANDPIPER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS and WHIMBREL. There were numerous babies being fed including swallows, SWAINSON THRUSH, chickadees, and AMERICAN GOLDFINCH. The morning chorus of YELLOW WARBLER, SWAINSON THRUSH, and BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was lovely, although much quieter then in June. We also had very nice looks at Satyr Anglewing Butterfly and a red variety of Meadowhawk. For the day we observed 61 species. A First of Year distant RHINOCEROS AUKLET on the Nisqually Reach has raised our annual count to 159 species. See our eBird report pasted below with details and photos being added. Until we meet again next week at the Visitor Center Pond Overlook at 8am, happy birding! Shep -- Shep Thorp Browns Point 253-370-3742 Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Thurston, Washington, US Jul 2, 2025 7:11 AM - 4:41 PM Protocol: Traveling 3.094 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Wednesday Walk. Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 50?s to 70?s degrees Fahrenheit. A High 8?7? Tide at 11:54am. Mammals seen Townsend?s Chipmunk, Eastern Cotton-tailed Rabbit, Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Muskrat, Harbor Seal, Long-tailed Weasel, American Bullfrog. 61 species (+3 other taxa) Canada Goose (moffitti/maxima) 15 Wood Duck 15 Mallard 25 Hooded Merganser 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3 Band-tailed Pigeon (Northern) 10 Mourning Dove 2 hummingbird sp. 1 Sora 2 Freshwater marsh. Killdeer 2 Whimbrel 1 Seen from Observation Tower on Nisqually Estuary Boardwalk Trail just south is Shannon Slough on mudflats. Photos. Wilson's Snipe 2 Freshwater marsh. Greater Yellowlegs 2 Least Sandpiper 5 Rhinoceros Auklet 1 Nisqually Reach. Ring-billed Gull 100 California Gull 150 Glaucous-winged Gull 2 Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (hybrid) 1 Western/Glaucous-winged Gull 10 Caspian Tern 70 Brandt's Cormorant 4 Double-crested Cormorant 40 Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 60 Bald Eagle 7 Belted Kingfisher 3 Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 4 Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2 Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 3 Merlin 1 Western Wood-Pewee 4 Willow Flycatcher 6 Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope) 2 Warbling Vireo (Western) 4 American Crow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 10 Chestnut-backed Chickadee 9 Bank Swallow 4 Tree Swallow 30 Violet-green Swallow 5 Purple Martin 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow (American) 36 Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 62 Bushtit (Pacific) 22 Brown Creeper 3 Marsh Wren 4 Bewick's Wren (spilurus Group) 2 European Starling 100 Swainson's Thrush 36 American Robin (migratorius Group) 24 Cedar Waxwing 20 Purple Finch 6 Pine Siskin 5 American Goldfinch 30 Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 2 Song Sparrow (rufina Group) 28 Spotted Towhee (oregonus Group) 4 Bullock's Oriole 2 Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 100 Brown-headed Cowbird 25 Common Yellowthroat 4 Yellow Warbler 16 Black-headed Grosbeak 4 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S256377475 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jul 3 12:04:44 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tim Brennan via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jul 3 12:04:49 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Columbia County birding 7/1-2 Message-ID: Howdy! I got back yesterday from a nice birding trip in Columbia County. I had a dozen or so species I was hoping to find for my year list, and found ten, pushing the year list total to 155. Looking for 12 and finding 5 is much more my speed, so this felt like an embarrassment of riches! 96 species total for the trip, and many other notable wildlife sightings. Bird-wise, one of the most productive stretches was FR 6436, which loops around from North Touchet Road to meet up with Kendall Skyline Road. I got buzzed by a Rufous Hummingbird off on a spur - 6437, where there were also many Western Tanagers, MacGillivray Warblers, and a distantly calling Pileated Woodpecker. Back on 6436, some tooting for Northern Pygmy Owl got responses from one such owl, and some Canada Jays. Starting here, and for much of the rest of the morning I was treated to amazing views of the blues, wildflowers galore, and a massive movement of California Tortoiseshell butterflies. It had to be thousands of them over the course of the morning - nothing I'd experienced before. Shortly after meeting up with Kendall Skyline Road, I flushed a Dusky Grouse from the roadside, and a second within the next mile or so. There are some nice open spaces for them up there, so this code 4 bird wasn't really a surprise, but still a very welcome find. Up on that stretch I also got my FOY (and only) Turkey Vulture. Approaching Godman CG, there is a hillside view with lots of snags on one side, and brush on the other. I had two Brewer's Sparrows here - a species I have always associated with sagebrush. They've been seen by several observers up in the Blues this year (and, upon research, in other years) on the Kendall Skyline Road. Nice to have this change my picture of their preferred habitat! I heard more, lower down below Godman, and also heard more singing Green-tailed Towhees, not quite in the same spot where I'd had them before. I'd wager that they are not difficult to find annually along Kendall Skyline Road with some understanding of habitat, familiarity with the song, and a little bit of timing. The focus yesterday was Tucannon Road. Lower on the road, I finally got an Eastern Kingbird, in addition to several Westerns. I went to Rainbow Lake, where my target species was Red-eyed Vireo. I didn't find any, but got to enjoy great views of a Striped Skunk, and equally great views of Gray Catbirds. There were so many of them all around the lake. It's a species that I've almost always experienced calling from deep cover, but there were lots of them out in the open, including on the trail I walked around the lake. Spotted Sandpipers are breeding up there, and I even got a look at another bird I don't often see - a Veery! Driving slow as I left Rainbow Lake, with windows down, I did finally come across a Red-eyed Vireo. There are likely quite a few on this little stretch of the Tucannon. I continued to Panjab campground, following up on a Black-backed Woodpecker sighting in the last month or so. I walked 50-60 yards along the road when I saw a bear and cub crossing the road back by my car. This put a damper on any thoughts of doing more hiking in this area for me. I do have bear spray on hand, but didn't have it with me, and there was a lot to explore along the road without venturing far from my car. Inspections of further snag forests got me nothing more exciting than a Lewis' Woodpecker. On the way back down Tucannon Road, I finally found a Swainson's Hawk, having an in-flight conversation with a Red-tailed Hawk. It eventually moved to a nearby ridge and dropped into some tall grass and out of sight. Wonderful trip! I tried to be a little smarter about rattlesnakes this time around, but still got a decent picture of one - unfortunately in the clutches of a Red-tailed Hawk! Lots of insect pictures, including moths, bees, and butterflies. Should be a few days to get pictures sorted, checklists entered, and then I'll get the whole business up in my blog. Cheers, Tim Brennan Renton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jul 3 12:13:43 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jul 3 12:14:20 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <182401dbec4e$989cf8f0$c9d6ead0$@comcast.net> I would agree with Bill?s comment, as we have been to Japan 5 times now and the sound ID is sketchy at best. The other identifier with the size, color and sighting specifics works much better. Make sure to download the different packs for Japan for your ebird and Merlin app. Ron From: William Stafford Noble via Tweeters Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 10:17 AM To: Constance Sidles Cc: stan Kostka lynn Schmidt via Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Merlin app in Japan? My son just got back from a trip to Japan. He said Merlin works there, but the sound ID coverage is ~40 percent, less in some areas. Bill On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 9:07?AM Constance Sidles via Tweeters > wrote: Hey tweets, I wonder if anyone out there in tweeterdom has had experience with the Merlin app in Japan? Does it work? I tried finding out by doing an online search and got mixed messages. Thanks for any help you can give. - Connie, Seattle constancesidles@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I much appreciate the time and trouble you took to share what you learned about the app. A big thank-you also to Stan (as well as previous stewards of Tweeters) for keeping this resource alive for the birding community. It certainly is great to learn about rare bird sightings from Tweeters, but even more wonderful to know that we have a whole bunch of people who care about birds, the environment, and each other. - Connie From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jul 3 18:08:21 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Matt Bartels via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jul 3 18:08:37 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2025-07-03 Message-ID: <531C45CD-3C86-4F92-9B8E-AE01A3A11DA0@earthlink.net> Tweets - 5 of us filled in for an out-of-town Michael today for the weekly Marymoor walk. It was a comfortable dry day - a bit of cloud cover, but not bad ? It did definitely feel like we?ve entered the summer doldrums though, with lower numbers and few surprises. Highlights today included: Green Heron - at the Rowing Club Virginia Rail - heard only, and our first in many weeks Hairy Woodpecker - a pair, our first as well in several weeks Among the species with young spotted today included Canada Goose Wood Duck, Mallard, Great Blue Heron, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee and Common Yellowthroat. The Lake platform gourds continue to be interesting - today we had Tree Swallow in one gourd, Purple Martin in another ? we are still waiting to see if we ever learn which species hatches from each of the 4 gourds. Misses today included Gadwall, Hooded and Common Mergansers, Rock Pigeon, Red-tailed Hawk, Bullock?s Oriole & Lazuli Bunting. For the day, 51 species [including gull sp.] Matt Bartels Seattle, WA From tweeters at u.washington.edu Thu Jul 3 19:42:17 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (HAL MICHAEL via Tweeters) Date: Thu Jul 3 19:42:21 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Costa Rica Kid-Friendly In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <504465177.498860.1751596937116@connect.xfinity.com> Might suggest Peace Lodge. Lots for kids to do and still stuff for adults. Hal Michael Board of Directors, Ecologists Without Borders http://ecowb.org/ Olympia WA 360-459-4005 360-791-7702 (C) ucd880@comcast.net > On 07/03/2025 3:46 PM PDT rjayrabin via Tweeters wrote: > > > Hi Tweeters, > We're looking to go to Costa Rica early next year, February or March, and are looking for an excellent Eco-Lodge that happens to also be kid-friendly. 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Hans Feddern Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 4:53?PM Roger Moyer via Tweeters > wrote: To the keeper of the Turkey Vulture report. There was a kettle of 30+ TVs near the truck stop off I5 at exit 99 in south Olympia today. That's one of the largest kettles I've ever seen in this part of the state. Regards Roger Moyer Chehalis, 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 tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Jul 4 06:45:06 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Diann MacRae via Tweeters) Date: Fri Jul 4 06:45:12 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] TUVU's Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And they seem to be pretty much resident here in the area each year since we moved here and for the months from late April thru September (and a few earlier in the year and later in the year). - Jim in Skagit From tweeters at u.washington.edu Fri Jul 4 17:05:00 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Fri Jul 4 17:05:09 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] TV In-Reply-To: <0f385def-23db-48ec-9c5d-61e66f378a58@jimbetz.com> References: <0f385def-23db-48ec-9c5d-61e66f378a58@jimbetz.com> Message-ID: <000001dbed40$74bf1010$5e3d3030$@olympus.net> I have seen 3 'early scouts' this week. Jan Jan Stewart 922 E Spruce Street Sequim, WA 98382-3518 jstewart@olympus.net -----Original Message----- From: Tweeters On Behalf Of Jim Betz via Tweeters Sent: Friday, July 4, 2025 1:42 PM To: via Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] TuVus in Skagit County Hi, We've lived in this house in Skagit since late 2018/early 2019. I've seen TuVu here, soaring around the hill, and elsewhere in Skagit County. And pretty much about half a year at a time (at least late April to late September). I'm new to the area but, from my observations here from our house looking East over the valley and out on the Skagit flats and on Fidalgo Island ... they've "always been here". I'm not saying "always" with respect to the time before we moved here - I'm talking about "since we've been here". And they seem to be pretty much resident here in the area each year since we moved here and for the months from late April thru September (and a few earlier in the year and later in the year). - Jim in Skagit _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 03:25:02 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Dan Reiff via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 03:25:08 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] =?utf-8?q?So_a_salmon_fell_from_the_sky_before_the_Mar?= =?utf-8?q?iners=E2=80=99_4th_of_July_game?= Message-ID: Tweeters, Likely a fish was dropped by an Osprey being chased for a food drop by a Bald eagle. What?s your speculation? Dan Reiff https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/so-salmon-fell-sky-before-mariners-4th-july-game/EIW5QT5KJNAAVGYWI4CEVD4B7M/ Sent from my iPhone From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 05:56:44 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Gary Bletsch via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 05:56:50 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] gull ID question References: <806699499.212264.1751720204638.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <806699499.212264.1751720204638@mail.yahoo.com> Dear Tweeters, A relatively new birder, a friend of mine, just sent me a photo that he had taken in March in the Great Lakes region. I am puzzled. The bird looks like it could be a cross between a Herring Gull and a Lesser Black-backed Gull, with the dark (but not black) mantle of a LBBG, but pink legs and baleful eye of an American Herring Gull. It sort of looks like it could have been a Slaty-backed Gull, which would be quite a rare find on the shores of Lake Erie. 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I have observed eagles getting ospreys drop their fish, but the eagles always caught the fish before it hit the ground! *Hans Feddern* Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA thefedderns@gmail.com On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 3:25?AM Dan Reiff via Tweeters < tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Tweeters, > Likely a fish was dropped by an Osprey being chased for a food drop by a > Bald eagle. > What?s your speculation? > Dan Reiff > > > https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/so-salmon-fell-sky-before-mariners-4th-july-game/EIW5QT5KJNAAVGYWI4CEVD4B7M/ > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 07:35:08 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (pan via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 12:26:42 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] fish drop Message-ID: <447620480.139469.1751726108433@fidget.co-bxl> I agree the most probable explanation is an Osprey harangued by an eagle dropping that fish, given the observer saw it as something different, presumably smaller, than the eagle.? (Not surprising but unfortunate that a town with Seahawks is unfamiliar with Osprey.)? I once watched a fight over a fish between two Bald Eagles who eventually dropped the fish over West Seattle, another spot where retrieval could be difficult.? I imagined some kid picking up the still live fish in the yard and yelling to unbelieving parents, who demanded to know where the kid got it.? "I told you.? It fell from the sky!"? 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URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 20:57:23 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Rachel Lawson via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 20:57:28 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America In-Reply-To: <54887EF7-DD58-4B7E-8B94-96A78E333974@mac.com> References: <54887EF7-DD58-4B7E-8B94-96A78E333974@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Rob, I would love to have it go to you. Let's discuss. Have you recovered from your dire health problems? I hope so. Do you remember years ago when Joseph's sister visited Seattle and you took us into the back of the Burke? I very often have occasion to repeat what you told us about the value of museum collections for research, changes in Marbled Murrelet diet bring the example you gave. Rachel Rachel Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Rob Faucett Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 8:31:00 PM To: Rachel Lawson Cc: Bruce LaBar via Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America Very interested. ? Rob Faucett +1(206) 619-5569 robfaucett@mac.com Seattle, WA 98105 On Jul 5, 2025, at 4:40?PM, Rachel Lawson via Tweeters wrote: ? Hello Tweets, I am relocating and have decided I don't want to bring my complete boxed set of The Birds of North America with me. Is anyone out there interested in this? If so, please contact me directly. Complete information: The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century. 18 Volume Set Alan F. Poole; Peter Stettenheim and Frank B. Gill [eds] Published by American Ornithologists' Union / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology / Academy of Natural Sciences, 2003 (It may be the earlier 1992 edition) Rachel Lawson Seattle rwlawson5593@outlook.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 20:58:53 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Rachel Lawson via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 20:58:57 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America In-Reply-To: <6602E795-6CDD-4107-B08C-77DB9D6E970E@gmail.com> References: <6602E795-6CDD-4107-B08C-77DB9D6E970E@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Dan, You are the third person to express interest. Let?s discuss. Rachel Get Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Dan Reiff Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 7:41:23 PM To: Rachel Lawson Cc: Bruce LaBar via Tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Getting rid of boxed set of The Birds of North America Hello Rachel, I am interested. Thank you, Dan Sent from my iPhone On Jul 5, 2025, at 4:40?PM, Rachel Lawson via Tweeters wrote: ? Hello Tweets, I am relocating and have decided I don't want to bring my complete boxed set of The Birds of North America with me. Is anyone out there interested in this? If so, please contact me directly. Complete information: The Birds of North America. Life Histories for the 21st Century. 18 Volume Set Alan F. Poole; Peter Stettenheim and Frank B. Gill [eds] Published by American Ornithologists' Union / Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology / Academy of Natural Sciences, 2003 (It may be the earlier 1992 edition) Rachel Lawson Seattle rwlawson5593@outlook.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters@u.washington.edu http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sat Jul 5 21:03:33 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Greg via Tweeters) Date: Sat Jul 5 21:03:47 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] fish drop In-Reply-To: <447620480.139469.1751726108433@fidget.co-bxl> References: <447620480.139469.1751726108433@fidget.co-bxl> Message-ID: <37D1E3B8-0DC4-4419-BA9E-793159BF5834@gmail.com> The misidentification of the probable osprey makes me wonder if the fish was properly identified. I have come to know Angie Mentink as someone who prides herself as a keen observer. I think she would appreciate being informed about Ospreys but I?m not sure how I would accomplish that. Greg Pluth Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2025, at 12:26?PM, pan via Tweeters wrote: > > ? > I agree the most probable explanation is an Osprey harangued by an eagle dropping that fish, given the observer saw it as something different, presumably smaller, than the eagle. (Not surprising but unfortunate that a town with Seahawks is unfamiliar with Osprey.) I once watched a fight over a fish between two Bald Eagles who eventually dropped the fish over West Seattle, another spot where retrieval could be difficult. I imagined some kid picking up the still live fish in the yard and yelling to unbelieving parents, who demanded to know where the kid got it. "I told you. It fell from the sky!" > > Alan Grenon > Seattle > panmail AT mailfence PERIOD com > > > -- > Sent with https://mailfence.com > Secure and private email > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Jul 6 08:57:20 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (via Tweeters) Date: Sun Jul 6 08:57:35 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] People say the darnedest things Message-ID: <7505C3CE-5253-4CA2-8896-CEEB5D5E4E38@gmail.com> Overheard yesterday at Point Robinson Park: (Swainson?s Thrush singing) Man 1: ?Rewoo-rewoo-rewoo (imitation of SWTH) I really like that bird song. What bird is that?? Man 2: ?I think it?s a Whip-poor-will.? (Pause) Man 2: ?No, I don?t actually know.? Woman: ?I think it was a crow.? Man 2: ?What? A crow??? Man 1: ?A crow says ?Caw caw?.? Woman: ?Well, that?s what I heard, ?Caw caw?.? (Thrush sings) Man 1: ?No, that song.? Woman: ?Oh, I don?t know what that is. I wish I hadn?t lost my phone, I could do bird ID.? Man 1: ?Well, I like it. I wish I knew what it was.? From tweeters at u.washington.edu Sun Jul 6 09:37:04 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Robert O'Brien via Tweeters) Date: Sun Jul 6 09:37:08 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] People say the darnedest things In-Reply-To: <7505C3CE-5253-4CA2-8896-CEEB5D5E4E38@gmail.com> References: <7505C3CE-5253-4CA2-8896-CEEB5D5E4E38@gmail.com> Message-ID: That really cracked me up. I hope you recorded it with Merlin Will Merlin identify birders? Bob Obrien portland. On Sunday, July 6, 2025, via Tweeters wrote: > Overheard yesterday at Point Robinson Park: > > (Swainson?s Thrush singing) > > Man 1: ?Rewoo-rewoo-rewoo (imitation of SWTH) I really like that bird > song. What bird is that?? > > Man 2: ?I think it?s a Whip-poor-will.? > > (Pause) > > Man 2: ?No, I don?t actually know.? > > Woman: ?I think it was a crow.? > > Man 2: ?What? A crow??? > > Man 1: ?A crow says ?Caw caw?.? > > Woman: ?Well, that?s what I heard, ?Caw caw?.? > > (Thrush sings) > > Man 1: ?No, that song.? > > Woman: ?Oh, I don?t know what that is. I wish I hadn?t lost my phone, I > could do bird ID.? > > Man 1: ?Well, I like it. I wish I knew what it was.? > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters@u.washington.edu > http://mailman11.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tweeters at u.washington.edu Mon Jul 7 06:14:47 2025 From: tweeters at u.washington.edu (Tim Brennan via Tweeters) Date: Mon Jul 7 06:14:53 2025 Subject: [Tweeters] Walla Walla and Columbia County Birding blog updated Message-ID: Howdy! I've put two new posts up at "Walla Walla and Columbia County Birding": https://wwccountybirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-1-getting-loopy-in-blues.html - Covering a loop that I did including North Touchet Road, NF-64, and Kendall Skyline Road. Lots of views, wildflowers, and butterflies in here from high in the Blue Mountains. https://wwccountybirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2-birding-from-catbird-seat-in.html - Covering the last day of the trip, with a focus on Tucannon Road and a few offshoots. Cheers! Tim Brennan Renton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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