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3 Jul green lake pied-billed grebe nest [Fiona Cohen ] 3 Jul Purple Finch [David Hutchinson ] 3 Jul Purple Martins [David Hutchinson ] 3 Jul TV's in PA [Demarie Wood ] 3 Jul Re: [Tweeters] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA [Tyler Hicks ] 3 Jul RE: [obol] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA [Tyler Hicks ] 3 Jul Re: More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest ["Martin Muller" ] 3 Jul lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 3 Jul lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 2 Jul King Eider Pics and Semipalm Sandpiper [". KDB ." ] 2 Jul Re: Bald Eagle Depredation of Osprey [] 2 Jul shorebirds are back at Ridgefield, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 2 Jul shorebirds are back at Ridgefield, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 2 Jul more on Ocean Shores King Eider ["Dianna Moore" ] 02 Jul Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2009-07-02 ["Michael Hobbs" ] 2 Jul Lazuli still in Snoqualmie ["debsstuff at comcast.net" ] 2 Jul King Eider in Ocean Shores ["Dianna Moore" ] 2 Jul Nisqually NWR 7/01/09 [] 2 Jul Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter... [] 1 Jul 2009 July Desktop Calendar ["travelGirl" ] 2 Jul Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park [] 1 Jul Black Swifts (Late Report) [Carol Riddell ] 1 Jul More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest [Fiona Cohen ] 1 Jul RFI Peru & Walker's book on Machu Pichu ["Levine, Barron S" ] 1 Jul Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park [Scott Atkinson ] 01 Jul June 2009 TUVU report [Diann MacRae ] 1 Jul Rhinos at Edmonds ["Zuckerbond" ] 1 Jul Hummingbirds Galore ["Nancy Wallwork" ] 1 Jul Port Susan Bay shorebird surveys [] 1 Jul Skamania County Indigo Bunting ["Wilson Cady" ] 30 Jun Westport Seabirds ["Michael Hobbs" ] 30 Jun What equipment? [Jim Greaves ] 30 Jun REPLY TO: June 29 What's this? -- mystery bird (Pterodroma@aol.com) [groovy joker ] 30 Jun Re: FW: Moonwalk ["Penny Koyama" ] 30 Jun Boreal Chickadee RFI [Michael Willison ] 30 Jun Three babies in Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest. [Fiona Cohen ] 30 Jun RE: ratcipiter ["Rob Sandelin" ] 30 Jun ratcipiter ["LINDA PHILLIPS" ] 30 Jun RE: Subject (no subject) Marblemount Indigo Bunting [Scott Atkinson ] 30 Jun Silent Flycatcher [PC Kennedy ] 30 Jun Re: Clallam Co. Eurasian Collared Doves, and alcids ["Ray Gelotte" ] 30 Jun (no subject) [Eric Huston ] 30 Jun Indigo Bunting, Skagit county (refound) [Eric Huston ] 30 Jun FW: Moonwalk ["Eugene and Nancy Hunn" ] 29 Jun Clallam Co. Eurasian Collared Doves, and alcids [Wheelan Drew ] 29 Jun : Discovery Park this morning- Eastern Kingbird [Kevin Mack ] 29 Jun Indiana as well as Goat Lake/Elliott Creek birds [elizabethe brown ] 29 Jun common nighthawk over Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 29 Jun common nighthawk over Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA ["Bob Flores" ] 29 Jun Everett/Snohomish Birds and Orchids ["jeff gibson" ] 29 Jun accipiters do eat birds! [Dennis Paulson ] 29 Jun WHITE-EYED VIREO---Follow-up to earlier post [Michael Marsh ] 29 Jun FW: Caspian Tern [David Hutchinson ] 29 Jun Turkey Vultures near Queen Anne [] 29 Jun Follow-up to ealier post re WHITE-EYED VIREO [Michael Marsh ] 29 Jun Varied Thrush? [] 29 Jun ratcipiter strikes again [Dennis Paulson ] 29 Jun RBA--WHITE-EYED VIREO AT BOWERMAN BASIIN [Michael Marsh ] 29 Jun Spotted Sandpiper on Volunteer Park Reservoir, Seattle [Kevin Purcell ] 29 Jun Re: Photo Equipment [M Brown ] 29 Jun Photo Equipment ["Hugh Jennings" ] 29 Jun Birds in the News, Snowball (dancing cockatoo) in NYC, mystery birds (links) [Devorah Bennu ] 29 Jun n. Lake Stevens summer birds [Scott Atkinson ] 28 Jun Ridgefield NWR "S" Unit & Swainson's Hawk in se. Vancouver (6-28) [Tyler Hicks ] 28 Jun Green Heron in Issaquah [Denny Granstrand ] 28 Jun : Band-tailed family in my yard tonight! [Kevin Mack ] 28 Jun Common Poorwill and Grasshopper Sparrow ["Paul Webster" ] 28 Jun What's this? -- mystery bird [] 28 Jun WOS Conference ["Jack Stephens" ] 28 Jun Nanaimo bird alert ["The Backyard" ] 28 Jun pied-billed grebes hatching at green lake [Fiona Cohen ] 28 Jun Whimbrel at Pt. Wilson [] 27 Jun Kent Least Flycatcher ["Lynn & Carol Schulz" ] 28 Jun Bullock's oriole photo opportunity - anyone? ["Bob Kothenbeutel" ] 27 Jun Ridgefield chat and pelican images ["Marv Breece" ] 27 Jun WOS address change [Brien Meilleur ] Subject: green lake pied-billed grebe nest From: Fiona Cohen <fiona_cohen AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 15:38:08 -0700 (PDT) I stopped by the pied-billed grebe nest this morning and found three babies and one egg. Thanks, Martin, for your point about grebes eating feathers. I got a picture. Here are today's pictures: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/07/green-lake-grebes-eating-feathers.html. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Purple Finch From: David Hutchinson <flora.fauna AT live.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:43:00 -0700 Discovery Park's Bird Checklist describes Purple Finch as Rare in summer and records the species as a non-breeder. Between late May and early July I have heard approx 5 singing male PUFI in the Park. While it might be easy to say:"oh, another case of global warming", one also might consider habit change. I always think of PNW PUFI as being birds of mature coniferous forests or "woodsy" outer suburbs of Greater Seattle. However it is likely that Discovery Park has also become more woodsy. Certainly the conifer forests are more mature and the amount of mixed forest with clearings has also increased due to the activity of park staff and many volunteers. Is anyone else noting PUFI breeding activity? DH -- David Hutchinson, Owner Flora & Fauna: Nature Books Discovery Gardens: Native Plants 3212 W.Government Way Seattle,WA.98199 http://www.ffbooks.net/ 206-623-4727 _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Purple Martins From: David Hutchinson <flora.fauna AT live.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:33:08 -0700 In Discovery Park, June 27 - July 2, two Purple Martins have been calling over the North Forest near Utah St. DH -- David Hutchinson, Owner Flora & Fauna: Nature Books Discovery Gardens: Native Plants 3212 W.Government Way Seattle,WA.98199 http://www.ffbooks.net/ 206-623-4727 _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: TV's in PA From: Demarie Wood <maknati AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:27:28 -0700 Two TV's over our field right now. Demarie Wood Port Angeles, WA maknatiathotmail.com "Things are never so bad but they could be worse." Grandfather winter 1904 Working as a Teacher for Dr. Sheldon Jackson Ikogmute (Russian Mission), AK _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: [Tweeters] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: Tyler Hicks <uplandsandpiper AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:21:08 -0500 Hello,We also have had 2 to 3 Lesser Goldfinch hanging around the garden in Ridgefield the past several days. In addition, we have had 2 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds coming to the feeders most evenings the past few days. Cheers,Tyler HicksRidgefield, WA <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Tyler L. Hicks Ph.D. Candidate Washington State University VancouverE-mail: tyler_hicks AT wsu.eduWeb Page: http://thingswithwings.org<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>"We were certainly uncertain. At least, I'm pretty sure I am." - Modest Mouse From: rflores_2 AT msn.com To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu; obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:21:43 -0700 CC: Subject: [Tweeters] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA Last night and this morning I have 4 lesser goldfinch at the feeders. This is the first I have seen since last fall. If your in the Clark Co area check your feeders. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: RE: [obol] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: Tyler Hicks <uplandsandpiper AT hotmail.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 10:21:08 -0500 Hello,We also have had 2 to 3 Lesser Goldfinch hanging around the garden in Ridgefield the past several days. In addition, we have had 2 male Yellow-headed Blackbirds coming to the feeders most evenings the past few days. Cheers,Tyler HicksRidgefield, WA <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Tyler L. Hicks Ph.D. Candidate Washington State University VancouverE-mail: tyler_hicks AT wsu.eduWeb Page: http://thingswithwings.org<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>"We were certainly uncertain. At least, I'm pretty sure I am." - Modest Mouse From: rflores_2 AT msn.com To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu; obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:21:43 -0700 CC: Subject: [Tweeters] lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA Last night and this morning I have 4 lesser goldfinch at the feeders. This is the first I have seen since last fall. If your in the Clark Co area check your feeders. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest From: "Martin Muller" <martinmuller AT msn.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:37:49 -0700 Fiona, I've been enjoying your great pictures of the Pied-billed Grebe nest at Green Lake. Your final image of the youngster with a feather sticking out of it's bill is a nice documentation of the habit unique to grebes of eating feathers. This, to me, looks like a flank feather of an adult bird. The flanks are in a continual state of molt, specifically to provide feathers for ingestion. All grebes will eat their own feathers as well as some 'found feathers' (for instance when ducks are molting and many small feathers are floating around). Sometimes the very first 'meal' a newly hatched grebe chick receives is a feather the adult provides. Feathers line the inside of grebe stomachs and also provide a 'plug' in the pyloric exit (stomach to small intestines). The feathers are thought to provide protection from sharp fish bones (adult grebes swallow fish whole and they slowly dissolve in the stomach acid, youngsters are proffered smaller pieces of fish but those may contain fish bones too), as well as a 'strainer' to keep the partially digested food inside the stomach long enough to dissolve. A third theory postulates that the feathers provide bulk for pellets (grebes regurgitate pellets containing indigestible matter like chitin shields of insects they eat, or plant material ingested along with animal mater). The pellet is also thought to clean the esophagus of parasites as it works its way up and out (like the sponge that is sent through pipes, using water pressure, to clean the inside of the pipes at dairy farms, hence the name for the theory 'polishing sponge theory' -translated from the original Dutch 'poetsprop theory'-). And all of that from a feather stuck to a chick's bill. I hope you can keep the pictures coming. Martin Muller, Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: Fiona Cohen To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:10 PM Subject: [Tweeters] More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest There are still three babies and two eggs in the Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest. Here are some photos: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/07/still-three-baby-grebes-two-eggs.html _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:21:43 -0700 Last night and this morning I have 4 lesser goldfinch at the feeders. This is the first I have seen since last fall. If your in the Clark Co area check your feeders. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: lesser goldfinch returns, Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:21:43 -0700 Last night and this morning I have 4 lesser goldfinch at the feeders. This is the first I have seen since last fall. If your in the Clark Co area check your feeders. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: King Eider Pics and Semipalm Sandpiper From: ". KDB ." <buhrdz AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:59:53 -0700 Hello, The female KING EIDER was around the pilings as described in the previous post and pictures may be seen in the "recent additions" folder of my website at: http://www.pbase.com/slickslug Shorebird numbers in northern Grays Harbor have begun to obviously increase this week after dropping off to near zero post spring migration (except for as many as 232 MARBLED GODWITS and 32 WHIMBREL around Bill's Spit for much of the last 2 weeks of June). Small numbers of Black-bellied Plovers, Western and Least Sandpipers were evident all this week and a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was on Rainy Island at Hoquiam today. 300 or so medium sized shorebirds (assumed dowitchers) were seen at a great distance coming in from the north early on the morning of 1 July. Thanks, Keith Brady Olympia, WA _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: Bald Eagle Depredation of Osprey From: <willwright26 AT q.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:37:28 -0700 Hi John, Our info from here in Oregon (not a comprehensive search) suggests that there are no records of eagle depredation on Osprey. But let us look into it more thoroughly. ---Will Wright -------------------------------------------------- From: Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:00 PM To: Subject: Tweeters Digest, Vol 59, Issue 2 > Send Tweeters mailing list submissions to > tweeters AT u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tweeters-request AT mailman2.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tweeters-owner AT mailman2.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. Rhinos at Edmonds (Zuckerbond) > 2. June 2009 TUVU report (Diann MacRae) > 3. Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park (Scott Atkinson) > 4. RFI Peru & Walker's book on Machu Pichu (Levine, Barron S) > 5. More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest (Fiona Cohen) > 6. Black Swifts (Late Report) (Carol Riddell) > 7. Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > (johntubbs AT comcast.net) > 8. 2009 July Desktop Calendar (travelGirl) > 9. Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter... (vogelfreund AT comcast.net) > 10. Nisqually NWR 7/01/09 (hannaslagle AT comcast.net) > 11. RBA: Portland, Or 7-2-08 (Harry Nehls) > 12. King Eider in Ocean Shores (Dianna Moore) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:09:46 -0700 > From: "Zuckerbond" > Subject: [Tweeters] Rhinos at Edmonds > To: > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Tweets, > > At Edmonds beach on Tuesday around 2 PM there were seven Rhinoceros > Auklets > in the water about 50 yards west of the fishing pier. 6 were in a tight > pack, one was further ahead. Other birds seen were a Pigeon Guillemot and > a > few Heerman's Gulls. At the marsh, there were Killdeer, a Red-tailed Hawk, > a > Bald Eagle, and Great Blue Herons. > > Ira Zuckerman, Seattle > > Zuckerbond at Comcast dot net > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/3b0c974f/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:09 -0700 > From: Diann MacRae > Subject: [Tweeters] June 2009 TUVU report > To: Tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Message-ID: <6.2.5.6.2.20090701131233.02108790 AT vei.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > June 2009 Report to Tweeters > > By now, perhaps some turkey vultures have > fledged, if not it won't be long. Keep a lookout > for dark-headed vultures - no red. Following is > the report for Washington, British Columbia, Montana, and Oregon for June > 2009: > > 06 - 2 south of Wilsonville; 2 east of Albany; 3 > east of Shedd; 4 east of Junction City; 1 on UO > campus (all in Oregon); 1 at Fort Peck, Montana > 07 - 1 in Cowiche Canyon; 1 at Elk Heights Burn; 1 circling low south of > Allyn > 09 - 1 working a large carcass near Snoqualmie; 1 > at American Camp; 1 at the McLane Creek Nature > Trail, Capitol Forest; 2 gliding and rocking near Mud Bay > 10 - 1 feasting on an unidentifiable item of road kill near Carnation > 11 - 1 at Colony Farm, B.C.; 2 over Littlerock > 12 - 1 near Cle Elum > 13 - 2 soaring over Stillwater > 14 - 1 over Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, B.C. > 15 - 1 at Discovery Bay; between the 15th-20th > numerous above the Deschutes River in Oregon > 16 - 3 near Discovery Bay; 4 or 5 near > Snoqualmie; 1 at Top Bridge Trail, Parksville, B.C. > 21 - 1 at Linley Valley, Nanaimo, B.C. > 22 - 2 at Three Forks NA > 23 - 1 at South Elma/Black River; 1 riding > thermals near Port Townsend; 1 over Hurricane Ridge; 1 at Parksville, B.C. > 24 - 3 west of the Hood Canal Bridge > 25 - 10 along with 6 ravens enjoying a coyote > repast in eastern Grays Harbor County; 1 south of > Lake Union; 1 west of Millersburg; 3 around > Albany; 1 near Tangent; 2 near Shedd, 1 near Harrisburg (all Oregon) > 26 - 7 at Fern Ridge Reservoir; 2 at Veneta; 2 in Eugene (all Oregon) > 27 - 4 west of the Hood Canal Bridge; 2 at > Steigerwald NWR; 1 over Queen Ann; 2 in Eugene; 4 > near Albany; 2 west of Halsey; 1 south of Salem > (all Oregon); 1 south of Kalama; 2 others south of Kalama > 28 - 1 at McGregor Marsh, Nanaimo, B.C.; 1 north of Lake Stevens > 29 - 4 soaring over the Burlington Mall > > My thanks as always for your reports. Have a happy and safe Fourth of > July! > > Cheers, Diann > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/7fb1f01a/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:07:29 -0700 > From: Scott Atkinson > Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > To: > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > Tweeters: > > > > Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow. > The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better > maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the > Osprey did not disgorge food either. They both seemed tired because there > wasn't much velocity involved here. Also in the Seattle raptor category, > had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery Park about 5 > pm yesterday. > > > > Scott Atkinson > > Lake Stevens > > mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that's right for you. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/317b2641/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:52:30 -0700 > From: "Levine, Barron S" > Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Peru & Walker's book on Machu Pichu > To: > Message-ID: > <6DBC43F3282C054B9DD8458F4F050A5A1AA7421E AT PEACH.it.bsd405.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Tweeters, > I'm trying to piece together a trip to Peru either in July or early August > 2009. My intent would be to bird the Cusco-Manu Road with a car and driver > who is knowledgeable about birds and the spots to hit along the road. Then > head out to an Amazon Lodge for 7 or so days. Has anyone hired someone for > this type of trip (Cusco-Manu Road). If so would you be willing to forward > that person's name to me. > Also does anyone have a copy of Barry Walker's book on the birds of Machu > Pichu? If so could I borrow it for a few days to help map out the trip? > Finally any thoughts on the different lodges in the Manu area? I might be > out of the Wildlife Center due to it being full, but I'd be interested in > other lodges people have visited. > Thanks for any and all help. > > Barry Levine > Seattle > Levineb AT bsd405.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:10:45 -0700 (PDT) > From: Fiona Cohen > Subject: [Tweeters] More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest > To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Message-ID: <127646.58804.qm AT web39105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > There are still three babies and two eggs in the Green Lake pied-billed > grebe nest. Here are some photos: > http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/07/still-three-baby-grebes-two-eggs.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/a25f2d45/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:35:54 -0700 > From: Carol Riddell > Subject: [Tweeters] Black Swifts (Late Report) > To: Tweeters > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Hi Tweets, > > Ruth Sullivan and I were leaving Barnaby Slough (Skagit County) on > our way back to Highway 20 on Sunday around noon or 1 p.m. As we > approached the Rockport-Cascade Rd. from Martin Ranch Road we saw two > loose groupings of BLACK SWIFTS, totaling approximately 30 birds. > They were swirling around, apparently feeding on insects and they > weren't terribly high. > > Carol Riddell > Edmonds > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:13:38 +0000 (UTC) > From: johntubbs AT comcast.net > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > To: Scott Atkinson > Cc: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Message-ID: > <452544079.297661246497218097.JavaMail.root AT sz0078a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi Scott and Tweets, > > > > I have seen the opposite behavior regularly on the Deschutes River in > central Oregon, which hosts a very large Osprey population and several > adult Bald Eagles. Anytime an eagle comes within sight of an active > Osprey nest, it is set upon immediately and fiercely by the Osprey. I > have also seen a pair of Osprey that I have watched successfully fledge > birds for at least the last four years attack a Golden Eagle that was on > the ground consuming prey. The Golden was so bothered that it dragged > its meal into the sage to keep the Osprey away. In the case of the > Golden Eagle, the Osprey were coming extremely close to its head on their > dives and it was flinching and ducking as if quite concerned. > > > > Judging from my observations of the ongoing success of the Osprey on the > Deschutes, it doesn't seem likely that the eagles on the river do much if > any predation on the Osprey nests, which are highly visible and > accessible - most of the Osprey nest either on poles along the railroad > tracks or artificial nesting platforms (most of which don't have the > vertical perch feature which I'm told is partly to prevent the > possibility of eagles swooping on the nests). Of course, this is only > empirical observation, not a scientific study - and there are only a few > Bald Eagles on the river. Perhaps if the resident eagle population were > higher it would be a different situation.  > > > > Raptor experts out there - I'm curious if eagles are known to > successfully predate Osprey nests. > > > > > > John Tubbs > > Snoqualmie, WA > > johntubbs AT comcast.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Atkinson" > To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:07:29 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > > Tweeters: >  > Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow. > The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better > maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the > Osprey did not disgorge food either. They both seemed tired because > there wasn't much velocity involved here. Also in the Seattle raptor > category, had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery > Park about 5 pm yesterday. >  > Scott Atkinson > Lake Stevens > mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com > > > > > > > Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC thatâ?Ts right for you. > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters AT u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/b3e8a122/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:27:13 -0700 > From: "travelGirl" > Subject: [Tweeters] 2009 July Desktop Calendar > To: "tweets" > Message-ID: <762D48A7BD6F41199FEBE9E49787A80E AT chirp> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ahoy, it's that time of the month again. This month's desktop calendar is > a photo taken at the Woodland Park Zoo's "Butterflies in Bloom" exhibit a > few years back, of a Queen butterfly nectaring on a purple flower (that I > admit I have no clue what it is)... The direct link is > http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/07/200907-desktop-calendar.html, > but you can easily locate it at http://RealistAtLarge.Blogspot.com as > well... > > In addition if you are interested, the latest 2006 blog remembrance ( > http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/07/2006-les-sept-iles-trestaou.html ) > talks about a pelagic trip taken to Les Sept-Iles, off the Bretagne coast > of France. Gannets, Puffins, and a cast of avian characters abound... > There are a whole series of entries about that 2006 summer season, and you > can read them all by just clicking on "2006" in the labels at the bottom > of this blog entry. This series has been running for two months now, and > will last another 40 days; entries appear in real-time, three years > later. > > I hope you all enjoy :) > > 00 caren > http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/ > george davis creek, north fork > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/d41c26fc/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:36:39 +0000 (UTC) > From: vogelfreund AT comcast.net > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter... > To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Message-ID: > <1492573198.1503651246498599384.JavaMail.root AT sz0158a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I saw the same behavior many years ago on a visit to the Miami, Florida > area (Gables-by-the-Sea). There was an Osprey nest out of sight in the > canopy to the south, and whenever a Bald Eagle was just passing by along > the shore, an Osprey would immediately spring up to challenge the poor > eagle. > > > Phil Hotlen; Bellingham, WA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: johntubbs AT comcast.net > To: "Scott Atkinson" > Cc: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:13:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > > > > > Hi Scott and Tweets, > >  > > I have seen the opposite behavior regularly on the Deschutes River in > central Oregon, which hosts a very large Osprey population and several > adult Bald Eagles. Anytime an eagle comes within sight of an active > Osprey nest, it is set upon immediately and fiercely by the Osprey... > >  > > John Tubbs > > Snoqualmie, WA > > johntubbs AT comcast.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Atkinson" > To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:07:29 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park > > Tweeters: >  > Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow. > The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better > maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the > Osprey did not disgorge food either. They both seemed tired because > there wasn't much velocity involved here. Also in the Seattle raptor > category, had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery > Park about 5 pm yesterday. >  > Scott Atkinson > Lake Stevens > mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC thatâ?Ts right for you. > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters AT u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters AT u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/5999f7db/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > >Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:31:42 +0000 (UTC) > From: hannaslagle AT comcast.net > Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR 7/01/09 > To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu > Cc: "Weeks, Dennis" > Message-ID: > <657006411.1388461246501902862.JavaMail.root AT sz0069a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > > Tweeters: > > > > Another beautiful day at the refuge.  Twenty of us enjoyed a morning > of sunshine and perfect temperature. We had a couple new sightings, but > mostly the usual suspects. > > > > Highlights from the visitor center and along the parking lot included > CLIFF, BARN and TREE SWALLOWS, several COMMON YELLOW THROAT, YELLOW > WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and SAVANNAH SPARROW. > > > > There were several female WOOD DUCKS with young along the boardwalk to > the twin barns. The  NORTHERN SHOVELER with young that we saw a couple > weeks ago was also sighted. She still had all of her ducklings. A > highlight at the last bench on this leg of the walk was a pair of > MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS. > > > > There was lots of construction activity at the twin barns and not a lot of > birds. There were several KILLDEER in the few remaining wet areas and > a WILLOW FLYCATCHER. A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was also seen. > > > > We saw a couple female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS on the way back. The nests > with that we have enjoyed over the past weeks were all empty. > PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE and RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER > were also seen on the return along the boardwalk. A highlight was the > sighting of a CASSIN'S VIREO at the riparian overlook. > > > > And as often happens, a couple new sightings for the day from the parking > lot included a pair of OSPREY and a RED-TAILED HAWK. > > > > Total species for the day: 38 > >  > > The only mammal seen was an E. gray Squirrel. > > > > Eric Slagle, Olympia > > hannaslagle AT comcast.net > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090701/34dea0f5/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:36:47 -0700 > From: Harry Nehls > Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, Or 7-2-08 > To: RBA > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > - RBA > * Oregon > * Portland > * July 2, 2009 > * ORPO0907.02 > > - birds mentioned > > Clark¹s Grebe > Sooty Shearwater > Am. White Pelican > Am. Avocet > Semipalmated Sandpiper > Western Sandpiper > LEAST TERN > Least Flycatcher > ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK > GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE > > - transcript > > hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly) > number: 503-292-6855 > To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 > compiler: Harry Nehls > coverage: entire state > > Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This > report > was made Thursday July 2. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at > 503-233-3976. > > On June 29 an adult LEAST TERN was at Ankeny NWR. It could not be > relocated > the next day. The GREAT-TAILED GRACKLES near Langlois and at Fern Ridge > Reservoir continue to be seen. On June 24 a male ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK > was > in Bend. > > The fall adult shorebird migration is now moving through the state. On > July > 1 a SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER was among WESTERN SANDPIPERS on the North Spit > of > Coos Bay. SOOTY SHEARWATERS are also arriving just offshore. > > Two AVOCETS and a CLARK¹S GREBE are still being seen at Baskett Slough > NWR. > Up to 44 WHITE PELICANS continue at Ankeny NWR. Up to 130 WHITE PELICANS > are > now at Ochoco Reservoir near Prineville. On June 26 a LEAST FLYCATCHER was > calling at the Fort Klamath Cemetary. > > That¹s it for this week. > > - end transcript > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/private/tweeters/attachments/20090702/272d7cca/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:39:35 -0700 > From: "Dianna Moore" > Subject: [Tweeters] King Eider in Ocean Shores > To: > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Tweets...hot off the press...a female King Eider in breeding plumage > has > been spotted off the south end of the Oyehut Game Range in Ocean Shores. > It > was seen this morning by Hank Vail (he called to ask me to post it > here)...in the vicinity of the old pilings west of the base of Damon > Point. > It is in with a group of scoters. > > Dianna Moore > Ocean Shores, Wa. > dlmoor2 AT coastaccess.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters AT mailman2.u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > > End of Tweeters Digest, Vol 59, Issue 2 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: shorebirds are back at Ridgefield, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:00:02 -0700 Just wanted to post for the last several days I have seen shorebirds around Ridgefield NWR. Today I had a chance to ID some I found 2 dunlin, 48 least sandpiper, 3 lesser and 6 greater yellowlegs. If you have a favorite shorebird spot around Vancouver-Portland area get out and look. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: shorebirds are back at Ridgefield, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:00:02 -0700 Just wanted to post for the last several days I have seen shorebirds around Ridgefield NWR. Today I had a chance to ID some I found 2 dunlin, 48 least sandpiper, 3 lesser and 6 greater yellowlegs. If you have a favorite shorebird spot around Vancouver-Portland area get out and look. Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: more on Ocean Shores King Eider From: "Dianna Moore" <dlmoor2 AT coastaccess.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:09:18 -0700 Hi Tweets...After I posted the eider sighting, I called Ruth Sullivan and she said she would come out to see it. I waited an hour then went out there and watched the bird for about an hour before Ruth showed up and confirmed the I.D. The eider is still there as of 2:30PM, still hanging with about 12 Surf Scoters in and around the pilings. To find it take Point Brown Ave through O.S. to the end and bear right past Damon Point (where it becomes Marine View Dr.) The beach access is across from the big water storage tower on Marine View Dr...just west of the base of Damon Point. Walk out onto the beach and to the right is a string of old pilings; the bird was there. If you are coming out...new speed laws in effect and being enforced...4th of July traffic is a bear. But this bird is definitely a female breeding-plumaged King Eider, and hats off to Hank Vail for finding it! Ruth will be taking photos. Dianna Moore Ocean Shores, Wa. dlmoor2 AT coastaccess.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2009-07-02 From: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:57:25 -0700 Tweets - It went from chilly (46 degrees) to hot (okay - only in the 70's). Not a cloud in the sky, and no breeze. A really nice summer day. 10 of us strolled around slowly, trying to locate the birds - a difficult task, as most weren't just out there on display like they are earlier in the breeding season. It seemed pretty quiet overall, though we managed to have some good sightings. Highlights: The RING-NECKED PHEASANT was heard near the Community Gardens, maybe hidden in Snag Row The OSPREY have at least one young on the nest. One CASPIAN TERN was seen flying very high down the river The concert venue closures meant we couldn't get a good look into the BARN OWL nest box, but we were barely able to see there was at least 1 owl inside the box A HAIRY WOODPECKER female was excavating a nest hole in a snag near the start of the boardwalk. We also saw adult and juvenile DOWNY WOODPECKERS. Lots of WILLOW FLYCATCHERS and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE, with one of the latter possibly building a nest Many baby birds were about; we got to watch a BUSHTIT bang a caterpillar against a branch to kill it, and then feed it to a baby. We had a great deal of fun seeing a male YELLOW WARBLER feeding both a baby YEWA and a baby BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, and then later a female feeding two young. My guess is this was two separate families. The second group was also along the west edge of the Dog Meadow, and we spent about a half hour watching them. We had a juvenile YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER along the west edge of the Dog Meadow - all streaky with no yellow at all The male LAZULI BUNTING was again singing near the Compost Piles We had great looks at a male BULLOCK'S ORIOLE at the south end of the Dog Meadow, and a female a bit further north, as well as great looks at BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK. For the day, 56 species. == Michael Hobbs == Kirkland, WA == http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm == http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm == birdmarymoor AT verizon.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Lazuli still in Snoqualmie From: "debsstuff at comcast.net" <debsstuff AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:03:07 +0000 (UTC) Good afternoon I made another trip to see if I could still find the indigo bunting  in Snoqualmie (I didn't by the way) but I found the lazuli bunting instead.  He was sitting in a tree calling to another lazuli whi ch I couldn't see- perhaps his mate.  It sure looks like he's bringing food to a nest.  I hate to assume things like that but he was taking lunch someplace.  They were in the same field as the indigo but not all the way to the back.  They were about 30 yards from the back of the field in the trees on the west side along the trail.  I was there this afternoon and I didn't see any mosquitos.  Here's a picture him and his lunch! DLewis North Bend, WA Debsstuffatcomcast.net PS - Peter I lost your business card if you email me I'll send you a couple of pictures. http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh152/DDLewis1/lazuli2.jpg_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: King Eider in Ocean Shores From: "Dianna Moore" <dlmoor2 AT coastaccess.com> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:39:35 -0700 Hi Tweets...hot off the press...a female King Eider in breeding plumage has been spotted off the south end of the Oyehut Game Range in Ocean Shores. It was seen this morning by Hank Vail (he called to ask me to post it here)...in the vicinity of the old pilings west of the base of Damon Point. It is in with a group of scoters. Dianna Moore Ocean Shores, Wa. dlmoor2 AT coastaccess.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Nisqually NWR 7/01/09 From: hannaslagle AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:31:42 +0000 (UTC) Tweeters: Another beautiful day at the refuge.   Twenty of us enjoyed a morning of sunshine and perfect temperature.  We had a couple new sightings, but mostly the usual suspects. Highlights from the visitor center and along the parking lot included CLIFF, BARN and TREE SWALLOWS, several COMMON YELLOW THROAT, YELLOW WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH and SAVANNAH SPARROW. There were several female WOOD DUCKS with young along the boardwalk to the twin barns.  The  NORTHERN SHOVELER with young that we saw a couple weeks ago was also sighted.  She still had all of her ducklings.  A highlight at the last bench on this leg of the walk was a pair of MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS.  There was lots of construction activity at the twin barns and not a lot of birds.  There were several KILLDEER in the few remaining wet areas and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER.  A BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK was also seen. We saw a couple female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS on the way back.  The nests with that we have enjoyed over the past weeks were all empty.  PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHER and WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE and RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER were also seen on the return along the boardwalk.  A highlight was the sighting of a CASSIN'S VIREO at the riparian overlook.  And as often happens, a couple new sightings for the day from the parking lot included a pair of OSPREY and a RED-TAILED HAWK. Total species for the day:  38   The only mammal seen was an E. gray Squirrel. Eric Slagle, Olympia hannaslagle AT comcast.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter... From: vogelfreund AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:36:39 +0000 (UTC) I saw the same behavior many years ago on a visit to the Miami, Florida area (Gables-by-the-Sea). There was an Osprey nest out of sight in the canopy to the south, and whenever a Bald Eagle was just passing by along the shore, an Osprey would immediately spring up to challenge the poor eagle. Phil Hotlen; Bellingham, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: johntubbs AT comcast.net To: "Scott Atkinson" Cc: tweeters AT u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:13:38 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park Hi Scott and Tweets,   I have seen the opposite behavior regularly on the Deschutes River in central Oregon, which hosts a very large Osprey population and several adult Bald Eagles.  Anytime an eagle comes within sight of an active Osprey nest, it is set upon immediately and fiercely by the Osprey...   John Tubbs Snoqualmie, WA johntubbs AT comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Atkinson" To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:07:29 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park Tweeters:   Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow.  The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the Osprey did not disgorge food either.  They both seemed tired because there wasn't much velocity involved here.  Also in the Seattle raptor category, had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery Park about 5 pm yesterday.   Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens mail to:  scottratkinson AT hotmail.com Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: 2009 July Desktop Calendar From: "travelGirl" <travelgirl.fics AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:27:13 -0700 Ahoy, it's that time of the month again. This month's desktop calendar is a photo taken at the Woodland Park Zoo's "Butterflies in Bloom" exhibit a few years back, of a Queen butterfly nectaring on a purple flower (that I admit I have no clue what it is)... The direct link is http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/07/200907-desktop-calendar.html, but you can easily locate it at http://RealistAtLarge.Blogspot.com as well... In addition if you are interested, the latest 2006 blog remembrance ( http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/07/2006-les-sept-iles-trestaou.html ) talks about a pelagic trip taken to Les Sept-Iles, off the Bretagne coast of France. Gannets, Puffins, and a cast of avian characters abound... There are a whole series of entries about that 2006 summer season, and you can read them all by just clicking on "2006" in the labels at the bottom of this blog entry. This series has been running for two months now, and will last another 40 days; entries appear in real-time, three years later. I hope you all enjoy :) 00 caren http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/ george davis creek, north fork_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park From: johntubbs AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:13:38 +0000 (UTC) Hi Scott and Tweets, I have seen the opposite behavior regularly on the Deschutes River in central Oregon, which hosts a very large Osprey population and several adult Bald Eagles.  Anytime an eagle comes within sight of an active Osprey nest, it is set upon immediately and fiercely by the Osprey.  I have also seen a pair of Osprey that I have watched successfully fledge birds for at least the last four years attack a Golden Eagle that was on the ground consuming prey.  The Golden was so bothered that it dragged its meal into the sage to keep the Osprey away.  In the case of the Golden Eagle, the Osprey were coming extremely close to its head on their dives and it was flinching and ducking as if quite concerned. Judging from my observations of the ongoing success of the Osprey on the Deschutes, it doesn't seem likely that the eagles on the river do much if any predation on the Osprey nests, which are highly visible and accessible - most of the Osprey nest either on poles along the railroad tracks or artificial nesting platforms (most of which don't have the vertical perch feature which I'm told is partly to prevent the possibility of eagles swooping on the nests).  Of course, this is only empirical observation, not a scientific study - and there are only a few Bald Eagles on the river.  Perhaps if the resident eagle population were higher it would be a different situation.    Raptor experts out there - I'm curious if eagles are known to successfully predate Osprey nests. John Tubbs Snoqualmie, WA johntubbs AT comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Atkinson" To: tweeters AT u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 2:07:29 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park Tweeters:   Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow.  The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the Osprey did not disgorge food either.  They both seemed tired because there wasn't much velocity involved here.  Also in the Seattle raptor category, had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery Park about 5 pm yesterday.   Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens mail to:  scottratkinson AT hotmail.com Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Black Swifts (Late Report) From: Carol Riddell <cariddell AT earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:35:54 -0700 Hi Tweets, Ruth Sullivan and I were leaving Barnaby Slough (Skagit County) on our way back to Highway 20 on Sunday around noon or 1 p.m. As we approached the Rockport-Cascade Rd. from Martin Ranch Road we saw two loose groupings of BLACK SWIFTS, totaling approximately 30 birds. They were swirling around, apparently feeding on insects and they weren't terribly high. Carol Riddell Edmonds _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: More pictures of Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest From: Fiona Cohen <fiona_cohen AT yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:10:45 -0700 (PDT) There are still three babies and two eggs in the Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest. Here are some photos: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/07/still-three-baby-grebes-two-eggs.html _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: RFI Peru & Walker's book on Machu Pichu From: "Levine, Barron S" <LevineB AT bsd405.org> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:52:30 -0700 Tweeters, I'm trying to piece together a trip to Peru either in July or early August 2009. My intent would be to bird the Cusco-Manu Road with a car and driver who is knowledgeable about birds and the spots to hit along the road. Then head out to an Amazon Lodge for 7 or so days. Has anyone hired someone for this type of trip (Cusco-Manu Road). If so would you be willing to forward that person's name to me. Also does anyone have a copy of Barry Walker's book on the birds of Machu Pichu? If so could I borrow it for a few days to help map out the trip? Finally any thoughts on the different lodges in the Manu area? I might be out of the Wildlife Center due to it being full, but I'd be interested in other lodges people have visited. Thanks for any and all help. Barry Levine Seattle Levineb AT bsd405.org _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Bald Eagle-Osprey encounter Discovery Park From: Scott Atkinson <scottratkinson AT hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 14:07:29 -0700 Tweeters: Moments ago I saw a BALD EAGLE chasing an OSPREY over the South Meadow. The latter was giving a distressed high-pitched cry, but owing to better maneuverability seemed to be staying just ahead of the eagle, and the Osprey did not disgorge food either. They both seemed tired because there wasn't much velocity involved here. Also in the Seattle raptor category, had a PEREGRINE over Gilman Ave on the approach to Discovery Park about 5 pm yesterday. Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: June 2009 TUVU report From: Diann MacRae <tvulture AT vei.net> Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:09 -0700 June 2009 Report to Tweeters By now, perhaps some turkey vultures have fledged, if not it won’t be long. Keep a lookout for dark-headed vultures – no red. Following is the report for Washington, British Columbia, Montana, and Oregon for June 2009: 06 – 2 south of Wilsonville; 2 east of Albany; 3 east of Shedd; 4 east of Junction City; 1 on UO campus (all in Oregon); 1 at Fort Peck, Montana 07 – 1 in Cowiche Canyon; 1 at Elk Heights Burn; 1 circling low south of Allyn 09 – 1 working a large carcass near Snoqualmie; 1 at American Camp; 1 at the McLane Creek Nature Trail, Capitol Forest; 2 gliding and rocking near Mud Bay 10 – 1 feasting on an unidentifiable item of road kill near Carnation 11 – 1 at Colony Farm, B.C.; 2 over Littlerock 12 – 1 near Cle Elum 13 – 2 soaring over Stillwater 14 – 1 over Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, B.C. 15 – 1 at Discovery Bay; between the 15th-20th numerous above the Deschutes River in Oregon 16 – 3 near Discovery Bay; 4 or 5 near Snoqualmie; 1 at Top Bridge Trail, Parksville, B.C. 21 – 1 at Linley Valley, Nanaimo, B.C. 22 – 2 at Three Forks NA 23 – 1 at South Elma/Black River; 1 riding thermals near Port Townsend; 1 over Hurricane Ridge; 1 at Parksville, B.C. 24 – 3 west of the Hood Canal Bridge 25 – 10 along with 6 ravens enjoying a coyote repast in eastern Grays Harbor County; 1 south of Lake Union; 1 west of Millersburg; 3 around Albany; 1 near Tangent; 2 near Shedd, 1 near Harrisburg (all Oregon) 26 – 7 at Fern Ridge Reservoir; 2 at Veneta; 2 in Eugene (all Oregon) 27 – 4 west of the Hood Canal Bridge; 2 at Steigerwald NWR; 1 over Queen Ann; 2 in Eugene; 4 near Albany; 2 west of Halsey; 1 south of Salem (all Oregon); 1 south of Kalama; 2 others south of Kalama 28 – 1 at McGregor Marsh, Nanaimo, B.C.; 1 north of Lake Stevens 29 – 4 soaring over the Burlington Mall My thanks as always for your reports. Have a happy and safe Fourth of July! Cheers, Diann_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Rhinos at Edmonds From: "Zuckerbond" <Zuckerbond AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:09:46 -0700 Tweets, At Edmonds beach on Tuesday around 2 PM there were seven Rhinoceros Auklets in the water about 50 yards west of the fishing pier. 6 were in a tight pack, one was further ahead. Other birds seen were a Pigeon Guillemot and a few Heerman's Gulls. At the marsh, there were Killdeer, a Red-tailed Hawk, a Bald Eagle, and Great Blue Herons. Ira Zuckerman, Seattle Zuckerbond at Comcast dot net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Hummingbirds Galore From: "Nancy Wallwork" <nancywallwork AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:26:01 -0700 Good morning everyone, Just had to report the activities at Brooks. Among the many fledglings that have recently appeared, the little hummingbirds have been the most entertaining. The host at camp site #1 placed about 8 hummingbird feeders up to accommodate all the hummingbirds. Lu (camp host) has reported up to 10 hummingbirds at the feeders at once; I personally have counted up to seven. It is a feeding frenzy during the day and would almost seem dangerous to replenish any of the feeders. You won't be disappointed if you stop by to observe the activity. Nancy Wallwork WCC Specialist Brooks Memorial State Park Klickitat County, 12 miles North of Goldendale, WA Hwy 97 My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Port Susan Bay shorebird surveys From: kerryneijstrom AT yahoo.com Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:18:15 -0700 (PDT) Hi Tweets, Are you ploving around the house and looking for something you can get dunlin? On a whimbrel, why not go out looking for shorebirds? I'm looking for more volunteers who would like to participate in the fall shorebird surveys at the Port Susan Bay Important Bird Area (PSB-IBA). The sites are around the Camano Island/Stanwood area. We're starting at the beginning of July and going until around the beginning of September. Volunteer commitment is a maximum of 2 hours at a site (plus whatever time it takes you to get there). Days are flexible and times vary depending on the tides. Some experience and a spotting scope are helpful, but anyone who is interested in learning is welcome to participate. Please contact me at the phone or email address listed below for more information. Thanks! And I apologize for any corny grammer or spelling "mistakes." Happy Birding, Kerry Kerry Marl Port Susan Bay IBA Coordinator Pilchuck Audubon Society www.pilchuckaudubon.org (425) 252-5243 kerrymarl AT yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Skamania County Indigo Bunting From: "Wilson Cady" <gorgebirds AT juno.com> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 06:27:17 GMT I ran into Allan Richards today at the Steigerwald Lake NWR today. He mentioned that he had just come from Meadow Glade Road in Skamania County where he re-found the male INDIGO BUNTING that was last reported being seen on June 21. That now makes six people who have this species on their Skamania County list. Wilson Cady Washougal, WA ____________________________________________________________ Click to learn about options trading and get the latest information. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTIzQZiNJQ9XPT4xWRVzvopIUPNLpbFc02YdNc5dRzFwHAJ6H1Loys/ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Westport Seabirds From: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:25:37 -0700 Tweets - Feeling the need to go on a pelagic trip this summer, I visited the Westport Seabirds website, http://www.westportseabirds.com While they have a chart of bird occurrance covering 1990-2004, and individual tables for the 4 years following, I was frustrated by the lack of a combined table that would help me to decide which trip to go on to maximize my chances at my target birds. So being the Excel geek that I am, I manually combined them. I almost certainly made a few errors, here and there, but that couldn't be helped... Caveats asside, I have a PDF file of the resulting table that I can email to anyone who is interested. Just let me know. Westport Seabirds runs pelagic birding trips out of Westport. They have 10 trips scheduled for 2009 over July (2), August (5), and September (3). I have no connection to them except as a three-time passenger. == Michael Hobbs == Kirkland, WA == http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm == http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm == birdmarymoor AT verizon.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: What equipment? From: Jim Greaves <lbviman AT blackfoot.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:36:58 -0600 I made comparison of straight (400mm) versus mirror (500mm) on Chestnut-collared Longspur, and of hawks using scope+digital SLR (DSLR) versus straight lens (lower power)+DSLR. Sometimes the donuts are "interesting" if not pleasing, other times...who knows? I liked straight lens results of the longspur "foray" [a relatively sedate bird which cooperated when I left to get the mirror for "closer" looks], but for some subjects I've found the mirror did better on contrast, when feather detail (for instance) was not important; others might not like mirror for any subjects due to those issues Kevin Purcell mentioned; diversity in results is what keeps photography interesting and fun! Personally, I do NOT recommend scope+point and shoot OR DSLR (I have used the latter, with mixed results, some excellent, others not worth the time), and I don't recommend point-shoot umpteen-x power because they are generally too small to see the subject sharply (having to wait for CPU analysis later = just like film!), and they tend to focus where THEY want to rather than where the shooter is interested... that, and they're just too slow in response time (advantage of ALL digital is the ability to keep shooting, before the subject does something "exciting" right on through that "instant" sometimes to even better than anticipated, like taking off after feeding, wings spread, water dripping from feet -- hard to anticipate with any set-up). Here are links to my comparisons: http://blackfoot.net/~larkwick/ChestnutcollaredLongspur.html http://blackfoot.net/~larkwick/Merlins.html http://blackfoot.net/~larkwick/MoreMerlins.html [first shot of comparison - the scope on tripod+SLR plus greater power obviously wins!] [but that is due to a dining, relaxed individual, who might not have spent as long in such repose otherwise] and, for "proof" of mirror lens' versatility, notice the results on Red-naped sapsucker, a very cooperative and approachable individual owing to having been looked at by many people while wintering in that tree -- second of the 3 species posted below [not much donut to worry about once one gets that close, and especially if clear sky behind]. Most if not all 400mm to 600mm straight lenses cannot close focus to 12-20 feet [though I did not do that with RNSA - BUT, it's great for butterflies, snakes, lizards, flowers, spiders, and other crawly things], but Tamron is STILL known for doing what others don't, won't or can't -- though Sigma seems to be trying): http://blackfoot.net/~larkwick/Sapsuckers_Woodpeckers.html Jim Greaves, Montana -- I hope this is useful to someone out there [I have no financial interest - other than $$ out and copyrights - in products named above, or on above-mentioned web pages] _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: REPLY TO: June 29 What's this? -- mystery bird (Pterodroma@aol.com) From: groovy joker <groovyjoker AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:10:27 -0700 Could these be stray Bullock's Orioles? They search for nesting areas in the western U.S. and Mexico in June and July (right time of year). You mention orange - that is a good color for a summer oriole. You mention the size of a robin...yes, orioles are a tad larger. You mention the crest - although not as conspicuous as the waxwing, the Bullock does have a nice black cap. They are insect eaters, and will flycatch. They also travel in groups. The song is described as " a short series of nasal whistled notes ". What I am not clear about is the yellow band. Bullock Oriole's have orange/yellow tail feathers - The male does have a yellow rump, and his tail is described as: "Rump orange-yellow to yellow. Middle tail feather black, the rest yellow, tipped with dusky or black." See pictures: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bullocks_Oriole/id Liz Ellis Shelton, WA -- GroovyJoker AT gmail.com ***************************** This email does not necessarily reflect nor endorse the opinion of my employer._______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: FW: Moonwalk From: "Penny Koyama" <plkoyama AT verizon.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:42:35 -0700 Gene and Tweets; My family was in Costa Rica in 1999 at a fabulous place called the Tiskita Jungle Lodge. The guide there introduced the lovely red-capped Manakin to us by referring to it as "The Michael Jackson Bird" and explaining this behavior. We saw plenty of these birds, but no moonwalk, darn it! Penny Koyama, Bothell plkoyama AT verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Eugene and Nancy Hunn To: 'Tweeters' Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:51 AM Subject: [Tweeters] FW: Moonwalk Tweets, A neighbor sent me this link. In memory of Michael Jackson. Gene Hunn 18476 47th Pl NE Lake Forest Park, WA enhunn322 AT comcast.net From: Doug Gochanour [mailto:dgochan AT yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 11:16 AM To: Doug Gochanour Subject: Moonwalk Check out this bird moonwalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wtO7pjJKk&feature=player_embedded ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Boreal Chickadee RFI From: Michael Willison <sendtomichael AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:58 -0700 Hi Tweeters, I will be spending the weekend in the Electric City area. I would be interested in searching for Boreal Chickadee and am looking for any suggestions on where best to go, and where might be more reliable. Roger Lake area in Okanagon?, or are there just as good places possibly closer, in Ferry County? Any suggestions, directions, tips, would be appreciated including the Roger Lake location too. I have passenger vechicle that does have AWD and normal to good clearance, but not driving a truck or anything with high suspension. Feel free to reply off-line and thanks! Michael Willison Stanwood sendtomichael AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Three babies in Green Lake pied-billed grebe nest. From: Fiona Cohen <fiona_cohen AT yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:10 -0700 (PDT) The pictures are at this link: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/06/three-fluffy-baby-grebes.html. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: RE: ratcipiter From: "Rob Sandelin" <floriferous AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:47:13 -0700 I have wondered how transferable rat poison is to birds of prey? I once watched a rat as it staggered alongside the road. It was clearly ill, I assume it had been poisoned. Just as I was about to go get my bug net to haul the rodent away a Red-tail swooped down and grabbed it and carried it off. Rob Sandelin Naturalist, Writer, Teacher Snohomish County_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: ratcipiter From: "LINDA PHILLIPS" <linda_phillips1252 AT msn.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:26:10 -0700 Dennis and All, For three years I was blessed with a front row seat as a pair of Cooper's Hawks nested in Wallace Swamp Creek Park. This year I don't know where their nest is, although I do see them from time to time. My story will only provide circumstantial evidence that Cooper's eat rats, because I never actually saw one eaten. It was quite comical to watch as the young hawks practiced their hunting skills. I frequently found them perched over the paved trail that runs through the park waiting for a rat to cross to the other side. Timing is everything when you are hunting and these youngsters didn't have it down quite right. A rat would run across the trail, jr. would launch out after it, landing clumsily in the middle of the trail. By then the rat was well out of harms way, the poor hawklets didn't know quite what to do. they would just stand there with an odd look on their face as if to say, "UH, which way did he go? which way did he go?" in a second or two one of the parents who had been watching the whole thing from afar would give a call and the youngster would join them high in the fir trees. On another occasion I was walking through the woods on a winter day and heard something crashing through the undergrowth. pointing my binoculars that way I saw a Coop jumping from branch to branch and diving down to the ground every once in a while. It eventually came up with some kind of prey although it flew away from me so I couldn't see what it had. I suspect it was a rat because any birds in the area would have been out of there when they heard the thrashing noise this hawk was making. Linda Phillips linda underscore phillips 1252 AT MSN dot com Kenmore 98028-2616_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: RE: Subject (no subject) Marblemount Indigo Bunting From: Scott Atkinson <scottratkinson AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:06:11 -0700 Eric: Glad you relocated it since I missed the photo op. This is right where I had it at first and then it flew in closer to Hwy 20 into the farm opposite Ponder Roses Lane (this lane is right on Hwy 20, south side, just east of Corkindale Creek). This is a great area in June and has produced a surprising number of good birds over the years. Seems we've had Indigo Buntings in 3-4 westwide locations this last month, definitely a good flight. Best Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com Subject: (no subject) From: Eric Huston Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:29:12 -0400 All, This morning, (6/30) I relocated the Indigo Bunting that was reported a couple weeks ago at Corkindale Creek, near Marblemount. From highway 20, walk in on the two track all the way until another path splits off to the left and goes through the creek. The bunting was seen and heard in that area. There are lots of Lazuli Buntings in the area also, as well as both Eastern and Western Kingbirds. -Eric Huston _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Silent Flycatcher From: PC Kennedy <pcflyer AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:51:23 -0700 Hi Tweeters, Early Sunday morning, I saw a new bird for my Gig Harbor backyard - small, greenish-gray, lighter below, yellow eye-ring and tiny pointed beak. It looks like a photo I found online of a Pacific Slope flycatcher except that the eye-ring was a definite yellow. I assume it must be a Pacific Slope flycatcher because of its location and its tiny bill being a juvenile characteristic as it wouldn't likely be a Least flycatcher here in Puget Sound. Also, its behavior seemed strange. First, it was not afraid of me. I was filling the lower bowl of a water fountain when I saw there was a bird in the upper bowl at about kitchen table height. I would never have approached the fountain if a bird were there so I was the more surprised of the two of us. I stood quietly, continuing to allow water to flow from the hose so as not to startle the bird, which didn't seem at all startled. Instead, it stood at the edge of the water and took several long drinks. Second strange behavior: it seemed to be calling in threes, beak open, open, open... but no sound came out. Then it would "call" again - open, open, open - however, it was totally silent. Was it posturing for food from a non-existent parent (or me?), or could its pitch be above normal human hearing? Other than it sipped water tipping its head carefully sideways from the very edge of the pool, and it wasn't afraid, AND it didn't make a noise when apparently calling, it seemed "fine." The bird continued to sip water for several minutes, with the beak- opening behavior in between sips... then flew into the lower branches of a crabapple and disappeared. Had to laugh at myself when I learned the definitive identification of flycatchers is mainly the sound of its call and "mine" is silent. (See note below for one reference.) I have to wonder... is not being able to sing fatal for birds? Patty Kennedy Gig Harbor, WA > Western Flycatcher Vocalizations A COMPARISON OF MAJOR SOUNDS OF THE > WESTERN FLYCATCHER COMPLEX IN NORTH AMERICA Arch McCallum, Ph.D. > Applied Bioacoustics P. O. Box 51063. Eugene, OR 97405 ...www.appliedbioacoustics.com/research/wefl/ > > The Cordilleran Flycatcher (Empidonax occidentalis) and the Pacific- > slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) are sibling species that are > extremely difficult to distinguish in the field. Vocalizations are > the only consistent means of distinguishing the two forms out of the > hand, and even they are problematic. Since the two species were > split from the former Western Flycatcher (E. difficilis) (American > Ornithologists' Union 1989), many birders have complained that the > purportedly diagnostic sounds are not distinguishable, and others > have reported bilingual birds, i.e., single individual birds giving > sounds these observers took to represent the vocal repertoires of > both species. Intermediacy of songs in the Pacific Northwest is also > mentioned often. > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: Clallam Co. Eurasian Collared Doves, and alcids From: "Ray Gelotte" <Raygel AT olypen.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35:17 -0700 Wheelan Drew is right. They seem to be popping up all over. I saw a pair of them in my neighbor's tree recently at S. Lincoln and Whidby, just below the High School in Port Angeles. Ray Gelotte raygel AT olypen.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: (no subject) From: Eric Huston <amdipper AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:29:12 -0400 All, This morning, (6/30) I relocated the Indigo Bunting that was reported a couple weeks ago at Corkindale Creek, near Marblemount. From highway 20, walk in on the two track all the way until another path splits off to the left and goes through the creek. The bunting was seen and heard in that area. There are lots of Lazuli Buntings in the area also, as well as both Eastern and Western Kingbirds. -Eric Huston _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Indigo Bunting, Skagit county (refound) From: Eric Huston <amdipper AT hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:28:50 -0400 All, This morning, (6/30) I relocated the Indigo Bunting that was reported a couple weeks ago at Corkindale Creek, near Marblemount. From highway 20, walk in on the two track all the way until another path splits off to the left and goes through the creek. The bunting was seen and heard in that area. There are lots of Lazuli Buntings in the area also, as well as both Eastern and Western Kingbirds. -Eric Huston Olympia/Marblemount, temporarily _________________________________________________________________ Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: FW: Moonwalk From: "Eugene and Nancy Hunn" <enhunn323 AT comcast.net> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:51:21 -0700 Tweets, A neighbor sent me this link. In memory of Michael Jackson. Gene Hunn 18476 47th Pl NE Lake Forest Park, WA enhunn322 AT comcast.net From: Doug Gochanour [mailto:dgochan AT yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 11:16 AM To: Doug Gochanour Subject: Moonwalk Check out this bird moonwalk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wtO7pjJKk &feature=player_embedded _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Clallam Co. Eurasian Collared Doves, and alcids From: Wheelan Drew <amazilia55 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:48:51 -0700 (PDT) I imagine they must be everywhere, and I just hadn't noticed them until I re- familiarized myself with their chunky shape and call, but it seems like they're popping out of the woodwork. I had a pair fly in from the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Sekiu about a monthe ago, just after seeing my first one in the county at Dungeness Spit, and finally got my yard Collared Dove this weekend with a flyover bird accompanying 2 Mourning Doves. Is this the pattern everywhere?? Also, I haven't tallied the numbers from our Port Angeles survey yet, but we had at least 150 Marbled Murrelets, 2,500 Rhinos, around 100 Cassin's Auklets and 10 or so Ancient Murrelets, many of these birds within scoping distance of Ediz Hook. Our Sequim/ protection Island survey today contrastingly had only a fraction of these birds, but did include my first Cassin's Auklet in this area, since I see my lifer From the Dungeness Spit park in 1997. Good Birding, Drew Wheelan Port Angeles, WA Check out my Mt Baker Banked Slalom Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PggfAB1d2o and, stay tuned for www.soccerzulu.org and www.drewtube.net it's gonna be off the hook! _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: : Discovery Park this morning- Eastern Kingbird From: Kevin Mack <kevin_mack AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:13:34 -0700 Hi All, My wife and I took a walk at Discovery Park this morning at around 6:30 am. We didn¹t have a lot of time, so we made a fairly quick tour of the loop trail starting and ending at the south parking lot. There were a number of passerines (CB Chickadees, Bushtits, Song and White-crowned Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, Cedar Waxwings, etc.) along the short stretch of trail between the parking lot and the south meadow. When we arrived at the meadow, it was full of Rufous and Anna¹s Hummingbirds fighting over the first of the fireweed blooms. We had to pause for a moment in the meadow just to take it all in. While we were watching the tiny combatants, three Great Blue Herons cruised by heading west. We continued on down to the beach spotting Brown-headed Cowbirds, House Finches, European Starlings and more along the way. Both Pacific-slope and Willow Flycatchers were heard calling in the trees. The beach north of the lighthouse was crawling with juvenile starlings, but as a small flock of them took flight I caught sight of a slightly larger bird with a white terminal band on the tail mixed in with all of the plain brownish-gray starlings. It landed briefly in a tree by the pond near the beach and both my wife and I exclaimed together, ³Eastern Kingbird!² The kingbird then took flight once more and disappeared to the north. We continued along the beach spotting a couple River Otters just offshore and a Great Blue Heron hunting in the shallows. We quickly finished our loop adding a couple more species to the days list and wishing that we had more time to spend at the park. The complete list from today is below. I have uploaded 9 photos from this mornings trip (including flight shots of Rufous Hummingbirds) to my website. They can be found in the ³*NEW*² gallery on my galleries page here: http://www.goatislandimages.com/photogalleries/photogalleries.html Also, if you are up for a little levity, I have added two new species to the ³Imaginary² gallery. The ³Blird² you are likely already familiar with, but you may have never heard of the ³Rufous-sided Crowhee.² :o) Discovery Park- 06/29/09 American Crow American Robin Swainson¹s Thrush Black-capped Chickadee Bushtit Wilson¹s Warbler Song Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Spotted Towhee Cedar Waxwing Willow Flycatcher Pacific-slope Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird House Finch American Goldfinch Brown-headed Cowbird European Starling Rufous Hummingbird Anna¹s Hummingbird Great Blue Heron Western Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Happy Birding! Kevin Mack Edmonds, WA www.goatislandimages.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Indiana as well as Goat Lake/Elliott Creek birds From: elizabethe brown <lizisunion AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:53:58 -0700 (PDT) Hi Tweets: I just returned from a 10-day trip to my native Indiana, and the Skamania County INDIGO BUNTING seems far afield. Perhaps he's a Hoosier?   In and around Terre Haute, Ind., without visiting anything but city parks and cemeteries, I was able to see and/or hear 38 species, including (highlights in no particular order):   INDIGO BUNTING E. MEADOWLARK GRAY CATBIRD NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD NORTHERN CARDINAL BROWN THRASHER EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE WOOD THRUSH BLUE JAY EASTERN KINGBIRD   and five woodpeckers: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, FLICKER, DOWNY AND HAIRY WOODPECKER.   On Saturday and Sunday, my husband (a Forest Service volunteer) and I backpacked up the Elliott Creek Trail to Goat Lake, off the Mountain Loop Highway in Snohomish County. We saw/heard 21 species, including WILSON'S, YELLOW, TOWNSEND'S AND MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS. Although we heard and saw VARIED and SWAINSON'S THRUSH, we did not see nor hear any HERMIT THRUSH. That seemed unusual, as they usually serenade us to sleep in the mountains. Lots of flowers out, and on a high alpine meadow we spotted a black bear grazing in what appeared by binocular to be yellow fawn lilies. It's good to be back in the Northwest. Liz Brown Edmonds, Wash.    _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: common nighthawk over Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:22:30 -0700 Just had a common nighthawk fly over the house. This is a county first for me! Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ obol mailing list obol AT oregonbirdwatch.org http://oregonbirdwatch.org/mailman/listinfo/obol Subject: common nighthawk over Ridgefield, Clark Co, WA From: "Bob Flores" <rflores_2 AT msn.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:22:30 -0700 Just had a common nighthawk fly over the house. This is a county first for me! Bob Flores Ridgefield, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Everett/Snohomish Birds and Orchids From: "jeff gibson" <gibsondesign AT msn.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:52:12 -0700 The seasonal ponds on Smith Island (on 12th st NE just north of Everett Sewage Ponds) continue to be interesting for shorebirds. On Sunday saw both Yellowlegs again, along with Spotted Sandpipers, Killdeer, and 3 or 4 peeps with black legs - Westerns I would guess by bill length - just out of bino range. Seems like a pretty good shorebird count for June. Today stopped off briefly at the Ebey Slough Dike off the end of Fobes Road. This remains a great place to see Eastern Kingbirds- saw four again today. I must have been near the nest of one pair as they were very agitated. One of them seemed sorely tempted to put a dent in my furry head, but changed it's mind at the last minute. An interesting juxtaposition of birds perched in a 5 foot diameter space in a Elderberry snag- an Eastern Kingbird, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Cedar Waxwing. The freshwater ponds out here are drying up rapidly, exposing lots more mud, but Killdeers and Spotted Sandpiper (heard) the only shorebirds so far that I've seen. Driving home to Everett on the Hwy 2 trestle, I was rewarded with the sight of one of my favorite seasonal Rites, the blooming of the White Bog Orchids, the showy white spires of which are now sticking up out of the dense 'hardhack' (Spirea dougalsii, ect) swamps north of the westbound lanes. The trestle gives a nice 'aerial view'. Close inspection of these vegetables would require a serious expedition at ground level due to the brush. Of course botanizing from a moving vehicle is risky too - best have a designated driver, or manage to get stuck in the morning westbound commute for best views. Jeff Gibson, Everett Wa _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: accipiters do eat birds! From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:30 -0700 Well, I was premature in an earlier post saying "even when we get regular visits by accipiters, I see no decline in bird populations." I just found a big pile of flicker feathers in the back yard, and it dawned on me we hadn't seen for a few days the pair of flickers that usually frequents our yard, giving us pleasure when they spend time at the feeders and on the lawn while we are eating dinner. I know everybody has to eat, but the feeling of sadness and disappointment when a predator takes an individual animal that you have grown to like is inescapable. When I think of it, a pair of Cooper's Hawks feeding perhaps four young would have to have an effect on the bird populations in the neighborhood. On further thought, I can imagine that our local Steller's Jays and robins may also end up in the hawk nest, and from previous observations in our yard I know they take Band-tailed Pigeons. Breeding hawks have a smaller home range than wintering birds, as they are tied to the area around their nest, so I guess they would have a greater effect. This pair of flickers probably had young in the nest, so predation on them effectively rids the immediate neighborhood of flickers. I suppose we should have the same feeling of sadness about the rat, but the rats for some reason haven't worked their way into our sympathies. ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: WHITE-EYED VIREO---Follow-up to earlier post From: Michael Marsh <pygowl AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:27:22 -0700 My earlier follow-up post made thru to the Tweeters archives, but not to Siler's listserv????? I'll try again. The White-eyed Vireo from yesterday sang one complete song from very close to me (it's still ringing in my ears!). It then sang about 1/2 a song from so far away that I could barely hear it. It is a very nervous, twitchy bird, and about the only looks I had were several fleeting blurs as it moved from tree to tree. I did get on it for about 5 secs, but except for the bill (a definite Vireo bill) I did not see it perched. The one time it did perch some distance away, the entire bird except for the bill was hidden by leaves!!! The location was along Airport Way about .3 mi. from Paulson Rd. I was parked right at a "No Hunting" sign. Good luck to anyone who tries for this bird. More on the Broad-wing and the Fly later. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Marsh Tacoma, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: FW: Caspian Tern From: David Hutchinson <flora.fauna AT live.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:50:18 -0700 FYI. Hopefully more to come from Dan Roby. DH -- David Hutchinson, Owner Flora & Fauna: Nature Books Discovery Gardens: Native Plants 3212 W.Government Way Seattle,WA.98199 http://www.ffbooks.net/ 206-623-4727 Subject: RE: Caspian Tern Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:54:57 -0700 From: Jessica.Adkins AT oregonstate.edu To: flora.fauna AT live.com CC: daniel.roby AT oregonstate.edu FW: Caspian Tern Hi David, Dan asked me to respond at least in part to your email by summarizing what we know about CATE nesting in Puget Sound, as he has been out of the office quite a bit and I happen to be conducting an aerial survey of the Puget Sound region next week. Our survey is primarily for breeding Double-crested Cormorants, but we will also be keeping our eyes out for Caspian Tern colonies as well. The Dungeness Spit CATE colony formed in 2003 and we have monitored the colony since 2004. In 2004 we estimated that 233-293 pairs nested at the colony, ~680 pairs in 2005, ~795 pairs in 2006, 1,150 pairs in 2007, and 880 pairs in 2008. Successful nesting was reported in all years, although early season attempts failed in 2004 and 2006 due to coyote disturbance (late season attempts were successful in both years). This season it appeared that the colony size would be somewhere in the range of 2007-2008, however the colony began experiencing major disturbance events by Bald Eagles right around the time we were to take the aerial photo from which we estimate colony size (about a week ago). Bald Eagle presence on and near the colony has continued and it is difficult to estimate what the 2009 colony size or nesting success will be. CATE also nested on buildings at the Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton from 2003-2007. No colony size estimate is available for 2003, however we estimated 130 pairs in 2005, up to 500 pairs in 2006, and 117 pairs in 2007. CATE were successful in fledging young in all years at this site. CATE have been prevented from nesting on the buildings at Naval Base Kitsap since 2008. We have received reports of CATE nesting on or near Jetty Island in Everett, on buildings in the Bellingham waterfront area, and on buildings in Commencement Bay over the last few years, however we have not been able to confirm nesting at any of these sites during the aerial surveys that we flew from 2006-2008. We plan to conduct our 2009 aerial survey of the Puget Sound area on Wednesday, July 1st. I will add the locations you mention to our sites to survey next week. Do you know if it is possible to get more specific locations on the potential Harbor Island, downtown Bellingham, and Everett nesting sites? It would increase our chances of confirming nesting from the air if we could narrow our search area. I would be happy to pursue this if you have contact information for individuals who might have this information. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any additional questions regarding CATE nesting in the Puget Sound area. I will let Dan respond to your remaining questions/observations. Additionally, you can find season summaries with more detailed information on the Dungeness Spit colony at our website: http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/publications-reports/unpublished-reports/default.aspx. By the way, I love your store and try to get there whenever I am in Seattle! Best, Jessica Jessica Adkins Faculty Research Assistant Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Oregon State University 104 Nash Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 (541) 737-1957 jessica.adkins AT oregonstate.edu www.birdresearchnw.org From: Roby, Daniel Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:37 PM To: Adkins, Jessica Subject: FW: Caspian Tern Hi Jessica, Can I ask you to respond to David and let him know what we know about CATE nesting in Puget Sound? It sounds like he may have some good leads on new CATE colonies that we aren’t aware of. Thanks, Dan ------ Forwarded Message From: David Hutchinson Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:58:42 -0700 To: Subject: Caspian Tern Hi Dan, I am sure that we have met when I haul my bookshop to P.S.G. mtgs. I am actually a member of PSG and the Cooper, though I tend to work on bird questions of local interest. I am the land steward at Discovery Park(DP) in Seattle, which has a long beachfront on south Puget Sound in Seattle. I am trying to summarise and comprehend recent changes in CATE for our local area. I would be most grateful if you could find time to comment on the following observations and questions. 1) Traditionally Caspians arrived here in early to mid-July, loafing, built to a peak and dwindled, departing through the Fall. 2) In the last two to four years, birds in the Olympia to Bellingham region, have been arriving late March/early April, then disappearing at the beginning of June (DP). Fall cycle unchanged. Have confirmed this by email with a number of observers. 3)This year, I and several others noticed groups of 5-25 birds flying SE across Elliott Bay with small fish (young salmon) across their beaks. 4) There is a strong possibility that they might be breeding on warehouse roofs in the Harbor Island area among Glaucous-winged Gulls. There was a report suggesting this from last year. About 150-200 birds were seen in this area in early May.There is a possibility of them nesting on a gravel covered site in Everett. And there is a confirmed report of numerous birds (100 pairs?) with eggs on a fenced in gravelled site in downtown Bellingam, where an office bldg was removed. A)I know that there has been intentional disturbance and relocation of colonies in the Columbia river. Has this resulted in much displacement of breeding activity? B)I know that there has been a colony of sveral hundred pairs(?) at the end of Dungeness Spit in Juan de Fuca Strait. Have heard conflicting reports as to the success of this location, one that it was successful a second that it fails due to visits from coyotes and rats. Can you comment? C)Are there other reports of confirmed breeding by CATEs in Puget Sound or the Seattle area in particular? D)Can terns carrying fish be merely courtship feeding or displacement activity or does this generally mean confirmed breeding attempts? Dan, any comments you can make to sift these pieces so they produce a more accurate picture would be appreciated. Are there any questions that a chain of long-term coastal observers on Puget Sound could help to answer. Best wishes,David -- David Hutchinson, Owner Flora & Fauna: Nature Books Discovery Gardens: Native Plants 3212 W.Government Way Seattle,WA.98199 http://www.ffbooks.net/ 206-623-4727 Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. Check it out. ------ End of Forwarded Message _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that’s right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Turkey Vultures near Queen Anne From: conyerst AT u.washington.edu Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:43:55 -0700 (PDT) In a 9 day period I've seen 2 in Seattle (I know that they migrate through, but this is different). Instead of flying extremely high, both were flying lower than I've seen in previous years. Also, they were staying over a specific area instead of circling slowly either north or south (depending on the time of year). The first one was a week ago last Thursday late morning just south of Lake Union, it was flying about 1/2 the height I usually see them flying. The other was last Saturday mid-afternoon and it was circling over (seemed to be Parsons Garden on QA) and flying very low and circling for a long time in that area, and my postal carrier saw it also. T. Conyers Queen Anne, Seattle, WA mailto: conyerst AT u.washington.edu _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Follow-up to ealier post re WHITE-EYED VIREO From: Michael Marsh <pygowl AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:27:00 -0700 The White-eyed Vireo sang one complete song from very close to me (it's still ringing in my ears!). It then sang about 1/2 a song from so far away that I could barely hear it. It is a very nervous, twitchy bird, and about the only looks I had were several fleeting blurs as it moved from tree to tree. I did get on it for about secs, but except for the bill (a definite Vireo bill) I did not see it perched. One time it did perch some distance away, but the entire bird except for the bill was hidden by leaves!!! The location was along Airport Way about .3 mi. from Paulson Rd. I was parked right at a "No Hunting" sign. Good luck to anyone who tries for this bird. More on the Broad-wing and the Fly later. Good birding, Mike -- Mike Marsh Tacoma, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Varied Thrush? From: itomas AT onebox.com Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:13:27 -0400 Once again, being a rank amateur, I don't know what bird just flew past me on my back porch (observation deck overlooking the Rutherford slough) in Fall City. The closest thing I can find in the books and on line is a Varied Thrush. Could that be the bird I saw today? It flew in a bobbing, dipping motion and had varying brownish, yellowish horizontal stripes.Thanks,Tom WalshFall Cityitomas AT onebox.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: ratcipiter strikes again From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:01:10 -0700 I assume everyone in this area knows that if you feed birds, you feed rats. An hour ago I saw a male Cooper's Hawk dive into the shrubbery in the back yard. It came out with an immature rat (almost surely a Roof Rat, Rattus rattus frugivorus, because of its white belly) and killed it in plain sight, then flew away with it. I got dark photos of it in the deep shade. I have read that Cooper's eat mammals, but this is the first time I've seen it. I'm fairly sure a pair is nesting in the Thornton Creek ravine behind our house. The same bird was in our yard repeatedly a few days ago, with flickers and jays making quite a fuss about it. I suppose it would eat whatever it could catch, but as I've written before, even when we get regular visits by accipiters, I see no decline in bird populations. ----- Dennis Paulson 1724 NE 98 St. Seattle, WA 98115 206-528-1382 dennispaulson AT comcast.net _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: RBA--WHITE-EYED VIREO AT BOWERMAN BASIIN From: Michael Marsh <pygowl AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:29:41 -0700 Yesterday I managed to find the "Dusky" Fly that Ruth and I had on Wed and was able to obtain diagnostic photos, which I'll send off to the experts. While I was looking at the Fly, a BROAD-WINGED HAWK flew over!!! Hot Damn! My second in the PNW--Henry Gilmore and I had one at Malheur in '05 or '06. And if that weren't enough, at Bowerman Basin I was parked next to some Russion olive trees that are known to attract birds. I was sitting in my car with the windows down making some notes when a bird sang a very distinctive song from maybe six feet away! I mean it was loud! I didn't know the song right away, but knew that I had heard it in Texas, so I started playing Tex birds songs and the 4th one I played was the bird I had just heard--a WHITE-EYED VIREO. More details later. Best, Mike -- Mike Marsh Tacoma, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Spotted Sandpiper on Volunteer Park Reservoir, Seattle From: Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell AT pobox.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:07:48 -0700 At 10:40am Monday I noticed a Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage (all the others I've seen in this location have been on non-breeding/ winter plumage) doing its teetery bobble feeding around the edges of the water of the reservoir in Volunteer Park, Seattle. There are enough crows in the day roost bathing and drinking to get him to fly too. Not very vocal though (which is a little different from other times). Always a fun bird to see in Seattle (and in VP). -- Kevin Purcell kevinpurcell AT pobox.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Re: Photo Equipment From: M Brown <borealis AT seanet.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:44:58 -0700 Since about 2004 I've owned the Panasonic FZ-10, which is a 12X, 4MP. I've had good results considering the relatively low megapixel count, so I imagine the newer ones are even better. I have recently invested in a Canon 40D and a Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 optically stabilized lens. I'm still getting used to the lens, but so far I'm impressed by the results. I bought the lens after reading many reviews with high ratings. It is currently going for about $1000 on Amazon, which is quite a deal when looking at the focal length. Yeah, it's a little slow aperture-wise, but I'm happy... at least until the lure of something faster and pricier overpowers me, or I can convince my wife of the altruistic nature of owning high-priced optics. :-} Hugh Jennings wrote: > There has recently been a number of responses to a question about what > photo equiment to use for taking photos of birds. All the responses > have been about digiscoping with a spotting scope or buying an > expensive DSLR setup with large lenses. One alternative that hasn't > been mentioned is a Super Zoom digital camera. I earlier did > digiscoping with a Nikon Coolpix 4600 and got some fairly good photos > using a home made adapter. However, when I was going on a trip to > Zambia last year, I did not want to carry my scope with me. > > So I investigated the super zoom digital cameras, i.e., those with > optical zooms of 18x or higher. A couple of friends had the Panasonic > FZ-18 cameras which they like very much and it produced quite good > photos, even at 18x zoom while handheld. There are other super zooms > also, but after looking at reviews on the web I bought the FZ-18 and I > haven't been disappointed. It is an 8 megapixel camera which gets 18x > optical zoom, if you go to 5 megapixels you can get 23x and at 3 > megapixels you get 28.7x optical zoom. It also has a 4x digital zoom > which I seldom use. I only use the 8 mp setting if I take a photo I > might want to print. I usually use 5mp setting and take a lot of > photos at the 23x zoom and then successfully crop them further in the > camera. Of course, you could even get sharper results if you mounted > the camera on a tripod. However, the camera has a very effective > jitter compensation setting. This camera weighs less than one pound > and will fit in my jacket pocket even with the sun shade attached. I > got my camera for about $350 last August. Panasonic has since come out > with a 10 megapixel version, FZ-28. After seeing what my camera could > do, a friend was convinced to buy one. He got one at a Costco in CA > for less than $300. > > The following web site has a detailed review from last year on the > FZ-18. I also have many photos available I could send if anyone wants > to see some of the results. Most of my bird photos are taken with > extended zoom. > > http://www.digicamhelp.com/topics/camera-logs/panasonic-fz18/ > > Hugh Jennings > Bellevue, WA > h2ouzel AT comcast.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tweeters mailing list > Tweeters AT u.washington.edu > http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters > _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Photo Equipment From: "Hugh Jennings" <h2ouzel AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:10:33 -0700 There has recently been a number of responses to a question about what photo equiment to use for taking photos of birds. All the responses have been about digiscoping with a spotting scope or buying an expensive DSLR setup with large lenses. One alternative that hasn't been mentioned is a Super Zoom digital camera. I earlier did digiscoping with a Nikon Coolpix 4600 and got some fairly good photos using a home made adapter. However, when I was going on a trip to Zambia last year, I did not want to carry my scope with me. So I investigated the super zoom digital cameras, i.e., those with optical zooms of 18x or higher. A couple of friends had the Panasonic FZ-18 cameras which they like very much and it produced quite good photos, even at 18x zoom while handheld. There are other super zooms also, but after looking at reviews on the web I bought the FZ-18 and I haven't been disappointed. It is an 8 megapixel camera which gets 18x optical zoom, if you go to 5 megapixels you can get 23x and at 3 megapixels you get 28.7x optical zoom. It also has a 4x digital zoom which I seldom use. I only use the 8 mp setting if I take a photo I might want to print. I usually use 5mp setting and take a lot of photos at the 23x zoom and then successfully crop them further in the camera. Of course, you could even get sharper results if you mounted the camera on a tripod. However, the camera has a very effective jitter compensation setting. This camera weighs less than one pound and will fit in my jacket pocket even with the sun shade attached. I got my camera for about $350 last August. Panasonic has since come out with a 10 megapixel version, FZ-28. After seeing what my camera could do, a friend was convinced to buy one. He got one at a Costco in CA for less than $300. The following web site has a detailed review from last year on the FZ-18. I also have many photos available I could send if anyone wants to see some of the results. Most of my bird photos are taken with extended zoom. http://www.digicamhelp.com/topics/camera-logs/panasonic-fz18/ Hugh Jennings Bellevue, WA h2ouzel AT comcast.net_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Birds in the News, Snowball (dancing cockatoo) in NYC, mystery birds (links) From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:07:25 -0700 (PDT) hello everyone, this week's edition of Birds in the News is now available. This issue features an image of the critically endangered Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone corvina, sitting on her nest; http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/birds_in_the_news_177.php Snowball, the dancing cockatoo, visited NYC's World Science Festival last weekend, and here's some charming video of him teaching the audience how to dance; http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/bird_boogie.php this video of Antarctica is mostly footage of animals; penguins, gulls, seals and breaching humpback whales; http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/antarctica_in_five_minutes.php today's mystery bird was photographed at Cannon Beach, Oregon; http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_303.php You also might be interested to notice that an avian DNA sexing lab is advertising with ScienceBlogs (check the banner at the top of the page, or reload the page if the banner is showing a different advertiser). I think this is wonderful! cheers, GrrlScientist Devorah http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/ http://twitter.com/GrrlScientist Vote to make me official Antarctica blogger: http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/152 Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: n. Lake Stevens summer birds From: Scott Atkinson <scottratkinson AT hotmail.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:01:53 -0700 Tweeters: While busy with yard projects, I encountered 29 species (seen/heard) yesterday, June 28 at Tiny's Land, our place in n. Lake Stevens. The highlight was a long-anticipated, yard-first BULLOCK'S ORIOLE that sang from a tall maple before flying over the house northward, still vocalizing. Our neighbors, just three drives down, reported one at their feeder last year. Also of note, there were four singing W. WOOD-PEWEES on territory at various places at the yard forest edge and along the entrance drive; it's clear to me these are nesting locally and that is a first also for our 14 years here. In the past, we've had them as May-July single migrants and visitors only, uncommonly at best. Also of note, a TURKEY VULTURE was just over the treetops at lunchtime, looking like it wanted to land in the yard. We've only had a few sightings over the years. For the first time since 1996 summer, we seem to have a pair of TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS nesting in tall conifers, and yesterday visits came from single ORANGE-CROWNED and YELLOW-RUMPED (AUDOBON'S) WARBLERS, which have been solely migrants here thus far. BLACK-THROATED GRAY and WILSON'S nest here each year. Feeder and behavioral highlights--following our best spring for RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, we have up to three female/imm birds regularly visiting the hanging basket and feeder at the front porch. Perhaps the most humorous encounter I've ever had with a fearless hummer was last weekend. I was using a pressure washer (think a few out in Tweeterland have used this equipment) when a female hummer buzzed in and landed (!) on the running motor, perhaps a mere five feet from my face at the time. No problem! Sat there observing me for about five seconds and then flew off. Had another 18 inches from my head yesterday near the front. Scott Atkinson Lake Stevens mail to: scottratkinson AT hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_SD_25GB_062009_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Ridgefield NWR "S" Unit & Swainson's Hawk in se. Vancouver (6-28) From: Tyler Hicks <uplandsandpiper AT hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:12:34 -0500 Tweeters,Hello. I am new to the listserv and the Pacific Northwest. Sidra Blake and I birded the Ridgefield NWR. It was a beautiful day weather wise. The American White Pelicans that have present the past few weeks appear to have moved on. Our rental cottage is on the ridge overlooking the "S" unit and I often fall asleep to the sounds of Pied-billed Grebes and American Bitterns. Here is a list of the birding highlights for the day.Ridgefield NWR S Unit:Pied-billed Grebe - 1 pair with striped youngWood Duck - some males transitioning into eclipseGadwallBlue-winged Teal - 2 pairsCinnamon Teal - many Am. WigeonN. ShovelerRuddy DuckN. Harrier - 1 femaleSoraWilson's Snipe - manyPileated WoodpeckerWillow FlycatcherMarsh WrenYellow Warbler - only 1 pairBrewer's Blackbird - with heavy pox infection on right legYellow-headed Blackbird - 3The Cottage:Bald Eagle - 2 adultsRed-tailed Hawk - 2 pairs (4 adults) in mid-air territorial dispute (very noisy)Pileated WoodpeckerYellow-headed Blackbird - 2 Eurasian Collared Dove - 1 heard yesterday but not present todayWe also had a SWAINSON'S HAWK soaring over southeast Vancouver at the corner of 34th St. and SE 192nd Ave. This was the first one I've seen on this side of the Cascades. Cheers and Good Birding,Tyler HicksRidgefield, WA <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Tyler L. Hicks Ph.D. Candidate Washington State University VancouverE-mail: tyler_hicks AT wsu.eduWeb Page: http://thingswithwings.org<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>"We were certainly uncertain. At least, I'm pretty sure I am." - Modest Mouse _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Green Heron in Issaquah From: Denny Granstrand <dgranstrand AT charter.net> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:05:30 -0700 Hi Tweeters, Friday afternoon my wife and I were walking around old downtown Issaquah. There is a fish hatchery on the south side of W. Sunset Way just west of the Rogue Brewery pub. There is fencing around and above all of the concrete ponds. Trapped inside the fencing was a Green Heron. It flew around the enclosure four or five times and couldn't find its way out. A crow went it and came back out with no trouble but corvids are smart. Denny Granstrand Yakima * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Denny Granstrand * * Yakima, WA * * dgranstrand AT charter.net * * Denny's bird photos can be seen online at: * http://granstrand.net/gallery/ _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: : Band-tailed family in my yard tonight! From: Kevin Mack <kevin_mack AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:48:03 -0700 Hey All, My wife just called me outside to take a look at the fine looking family that was visiting the cedar tree in our front yard. About 15 feet up a fledgling Band-tailed Pigeon was perched on a branch flanked on both sides by his or her parents. We didn¹t watch them too long as the parents were clearly not happy to see us. The fledgling seemed indifferent...he still has a lot to learn about the world :o). We frequently hear, and occasionally see band-taileds around the neighborhood, but it is nice to know that they are also successfully producing young right here in Edmonds. Kevin Mack Edmonds, WA www.goatislandimages.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Common Poorwill and Grasshopper Sparrow From: "Paul Webster" <paul.webster AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:14:39 -0700 Hi Tweets, Barbara and I joined Penny and David Koyama for a two-day trip last Tuesday and Wednesday to Kittitas and Grant Counties. We birded Zrebiec Rd (Exit 76 from I-90 -- West Nelson Siding Rd -- check Google Maps for directions), a very birdy spot that morning, turning up 45 species in 2.5 hours. After a brief stop at Ringer Loop Rd we birded Colockum Canyon,and finished the day at dusk in Robinson Canyon where we watched two dozen Common Nighthawks, some making display dives, and a half-dozen Black Swifts hawk insects above us. We then found with the help of a flashlight two Common Poorwills on the road inside the fence. Thanks to Michael Fleming for the tip on the COPOs! On Wednesday we birded along Huntzinger Rd, dipping on the Black-throated Sparrow, but turning up Lark Sparrows, and Rock and Canyon Wrens instead. Then we went to Grant County where we found a Grasshopper Sparrow. After trying five different places on Road 20 NE (east of Soap Lake) finding only a Burrowing Owl (south side of 20 NE, west of the irrigation canal). We found the GRSP at the south extreme of Road B 5 NE just before the road drops down to the Rocky Ford Hatchery. (See the 2008 DeLorme p. 65.) The bird always stayed close to sagebrush, hopping up once for good views. Then we birded the rookery at Potholes NWR and in a shoreline willow found an unfortunate Northern Flicker tangled in monofilament line. David tried to push the tree down for us to free the bird but it proved impossible. Double-crested Cormorants were almost constantly overhead, single birds, pairs, groups of up to 20. It's hard to believe that before 1950 this species was a breeder only on the outer coast. At the rookery we saw Great Egrets, Great Blues, and a single Black-crowned Night Heron. Far out over the water we spotted a single Forster's Tern. We finished up our trip with a stop in Schnebley Coulee, for Mountain Bluebird, Sage Thrasher, and Brewer's Sparrow. We had 117 total species for the trip. Great birding! Paul Webster Seattle paul.websterATcomcast.net_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: What's this? -- mystery bird From: Pterodroma AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:48:52 EDT It's always fun and a challenge to try and figure out some 'usually' common bird based on a novice's verbal description. In this case the person isn't a complete novice and I am fresh out of ideas and at a complete loss at the moment. There are photos but I haven't seen them yet although anything no matter how bad as they are expected to be might still be just enough and reveal the obvious missing clues and I hope to see them eventually. The topic came up over breakfast at Lowell's at the Pike Place Market this morning with a friend visiting from San Diego. The bird, birds actually, 5 of them, were seen in Victoria on Vancouver Island yesterday or the day before and yard birds at the home of where she was visiting. Most striking features were the yellow terminal tail band and a definite crest. Ah Ha! Cedar Waxwing of course! ...or maybe even a Bohemian. Nope. The bird was robin-sized, 9" or so, with an orange breast, blue back, and a darker head with the already mentioned striking crest. Well, maybe they were just American Robins. Nope; everyone knows a Robin but I'm not 100% convinced that they weren't. Varied Thrush? Nope. Dark-eyed Junco, Spotted Towhee, Steller's Jay? Nope, apparently not. The mystery bird was also fly-catching, perching atop a tall evergreen and quickly flying out, snapping up insects and flying back to the same perch. Flycatcher of some kind? Nothing particular about the bill size or shape were noted. Also, the bird regularly made single loud "chirps" which brings American Robin to mind again, and since there were apparently FIVE of them, that's a little easier to swallow. But if so, what would account for the most notable features mentioned leaping to the forefront first in the verbal description like the YELLOW TERMINAL TAIL BAND and a CREST? Apparently the owner and resident of the property in Victoria and fairly familiar with the local avifauna was sufficiently startled and curious to exclaim "What's that?!?" when they were first seen. Some anomaly of lighting which might turn an ordinary American Robin into looking like something completely different doesn't seem to be an issue of concern. Any thoughts or ideas? Richard Rowlett Bellevue (Eastgate), WA **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: WOS Conference From: "Jack Stephens" <jstephens62 AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:38:39 -0700 I want to second Michael Hobb's recent post about the WOS conference: Registration is now open for the 2009 WOS conference in Kelso/Longview. If you get your registration in before July 3rd, you will receive priority status for the field trips of your choice. Highlights of the conference include: Over 40 field trips to choose from. We will cover a wide swath of southwest Washington, from the ocean to the Columbia Gorge to Mt St Helens. We will have owling trips and birding by kayak. Some of the premier birders in the state will be leading the trips, including several who live in this corner of the state An evening presentation for the Washington Rare Birds committee A banquet with special speaker Robert Michael Pyle, noted author and naturalist Register now at http://www.wos.org/2009conference.htm Jack Stephens, WOS Jstephens62 AT comcast.net Edmonds, WA_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Nanaimo bird alert From: "The Backyard" <thebackyard AT shaw.ca> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:00:03 -0700 The Backyard Wildbird & Nature Store Nanaimo Bird Alert To report your sightings phone the Store at 250-390-3669 e-mail us at thebackyard AT shaw.ca call the Bird Alert at 250-390-3029 Also check the birdstore blog for the latest bird alerts and updates: www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com Post your sightings on this site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bcbirdingvanisland/messages Birds of British Columbia: http://www.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/SpeciesChecklists.html International Birdwatching Guides http://www.guidedbirdwatching.com Birdwatching contacts and information find a local birder to go birdwatching with: http://www.birdingpal.org/ Please remember, when reporting a sighting, to leave your name and phone number, along with the date, name and location of your sighting. Sunday June 28, 2009: The Sunday Bird Walk went to McGregor Marsh in Nanaimo. The morning was sunny but cool. The highlights included seeing two Belted Kingfishers at the first marsh at the start of the walk. We saw and heard Willow Flycatchers and a Black-headed Grosbeak singing. Cedar Waxwings were perched on snags above a marsh. A Merlin flew in above the marsh to end the walk. Seventeen birders saw and heard the following thirty-six species of birds: Turkey Vulture, Mallard, Wood Duck, Hooded Merganser, Bald Eagle, Merlin, California Quail, Band-tailed Pigeon, Anna's Hummingbird, Rufous Hummingbird, Northern Flicker, Pileated Woodpecker, Willow Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Belted Kingfisher, Warbling Vireo, Violet-green Swallow, Northwestern Crow, Common Raven ,Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Bushtit, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Bewick's Wren, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Townsend's Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, Purple Finch, House Finch and American Goldfinch. The male American Kestrel was seen again on the hydro lines overlooking the Ugly Dwarf Meadows at Nanoose Bay. Evening Grosbeaks have been visiting feeders in the 100 block of Meridian Way in Parksville. Saturday June 27: An American Kestrel was seen on the hydro lines overlooking the Ugly Dwarf Meadows at Nanoose Bay. Six Caspian Terns and two Osprey were seen on the flats at the Nanaimo River Estuary near the Living Forest Campground in south Nanaimo. Thursday June 25: A aberrant brown Pileated Woodpecker was seen in the Departure Bay area of Nanaimo. Wednesday June 24: Two Vesper Sparrows were seen along the fields at the Nanaimo Airport in south Nanaimo. Tuesday June 23: The Tuesday Bird Walk went to the Shelly Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. The morning was pleasant with periods of sunshine and was filled with bird songs. The highlights of the morning was seeing and hearing Willow Flycatchers and a Yellow Warbler singing. We saw a family of five Belted Kingfishers perched on a snag just above the River giving us close views as the young were being fed. Sixteen birders saw and heard the following thirty-two species of birds. Canada Goose, Common Merganser, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Glaucous-winged Gull, Rock Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Rufous Hummingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Northern Flicker, Willow Flycatcher, Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Northwestern Crow, Common Raven, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Winter Wren, Swainson's Thrush, American Robin, European Starling, Cedar Waxwing, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Towhee, Song Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Brewer's Blackbird, Purple Finch and House Finch. An Evening Grosbeak was spotted near Dawkins Lane in Nanaimo. Monday June 22: A Great Horned Owl was seen perched by the north side trail about 150 meters east of the deep bay, at the western side of Neck Point Park in Nanaimo. A Ring-necked Pheasant was seen in the Chase River area near Beck Creek in south Nanaimo. Sunday June 21: Over ten Cedar Waxwings were seen near the Beaver Ponds at Morrell Wildlife Sanctuary in Nanaimo. Black-headed Grosbeaks are visiting feeders along Extension Road in south Nanaimo. A male and female California Quail with fourteen puffball chicks were seen in a yard in Fairwinds in Nanoose Bay. Saturday June 20: An adult female Lark Bunting was seen in the parking lot at Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew. Wednesday June 10: An Eastern Kingbird was spotted perching and flycatching on Mittlenatch Island. For further information on these sightings or for help in identifying a bird please call The Backyard Wildbird and Nature Store AT (250) 390-3669 Toll Free AT 1-888-249-4145 e-mail: thebackyard AT shaw.ca ********************************** The Nanoose Naturalists Thursday September 10, 2009 AT 7:00 pm Nanoose Library, Nanoose Bay ********************************** Arrowsmith Naturalists Monday September 28, 2009 AT 7:30 pm. Springwood School Parksville ******************************** Everyone is welcome to join us for a 2-3 hour bird walk on the Sunday and Tuesday mornings. We leave from the Store at 9 A.M. Sunday Mornings and go to a different location in and around Nanaimo and from the Parksville Beach Community Park at 9 A.M. on Tuesdays and go to different areas in and around the Oceanside area. ************************************************************** The Tuesday Bird Walk on June 30, 2009 will be going to the Plummer Road side of the Englishman River Estuary in Parksville. Meet at the Parksville Beach Community Park near the parking area at the Lion's Playground at 9:00 A.M. or at the corner of Plummer Road and Shorewood Drive at about 9:20 a.m. ******************************************************* The Sunday Bird Walk on July 05 will be going to the Beaver Ponds in Nanoose Bay. Meet at the Bird store at 9:00 a.m. or at the parking area about 100 yards past the fourway stop along Powerpoint Road at about 9:20 a.m. ******************************************************* Good birding Neil Robins Nanaimo British Columbia _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: pied-billed grebes hatching at green lake From: Fiona Cohen <fiona_cohen AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:57:22 -0700 (PDT) The pied-billed grebes nesting at Green Lake have hatched two babies so far. I have pictures at this link: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/06/grebe-hatchling-number-2.html. _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Whimbrel at Pt. Wilson From: cgluckman AT aol.com Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:50:34 -0400 On an Admiralty Audubon Field trip this morning we saw a Whimbrel sitting on a rock at Pt. Wilson here in Port Townsend. Seems mighty late.? David Gluckman 811 22nd St. Pt. Townsend, WA 98368 360 379-0360_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Kent Least Flycatcher From: "Lynn & Carol Schulz" <linusq AT worldnet.att.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:55:11 -0700 Hi Murray & all: Yes, on Thurs, mid-day we heard the Kent Least Flycatcher, but did not see it. It called a couple of times in the tall cottonwoods. Each time it called che-bek for about 5 minutes. The wind was blowing the cottonwoods, and the trucks were roaring on the nearby valley freeway, so it was hard to hear the birds. You folks had mentioned the insect hatch down there on the Green River, and when I walked out we had a real show of Tree, V-g, Barn, and Cliff Swallows, plus several Vaux's Swifts swooping around us almost at eye level. Several Bullock's Orioles were seen. Today, Saturday, at mid-day we could not hear the Least Flycatcher. But there were 4 to 6 adult Bullock's Orioles which would fly quickly up from the river and into the woods. It looked like they were bathing and preening in the warm weather. We saw a Warbling Vireo, and heard a Western Wood-Pewee there in the cottonwoods. Many thanks to Kathy A for finding this spot which was new to me. Early this Sat morning, June 27 at 1:30am, I heard a Western Screech-Owl trill just once right outside the bedroom window. Yours, Carol Schulz Des Moines, WA linusq at att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 7:46 PM Subject: [Tweeters] an address? This is to Carol Schulz--I've lost your address and would like to know if you found the Least Flycatcher in Kent? (Apologies to Tweeters .. . . ) Sincerely yours, Murray (Mrs.) Murray Hansen Graham, WA MurrayH AT aol.com _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Bullock's oriole photo opportunity - anyone? From: "Bob Kothenbeutel" <viper.bob AT verizon.net> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:00:57 -0700 This site has been very helpful to me in locating subjects to photograph and I greatly appreciate all of the help you folks have provided. I have been unable to get any photos of Bullock's orioles. The only ones I have found have been high up in cottonwoods. If anyone could point me in the direction of a nest site or another location where they are lower down in the trees I would appreciate it. I have long lenses but still need to get reasonably close for quality photos. Please contact me privately. Thanks Bob Kothenbeutel Woodinville vIiperDOTbobATverizonDOTnet _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: Ridgefield chat and pelican images From: "Marv Breece" <mbreece AT earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:37:32 -0700 Uploaded images of the Ridgefield Yellow-breasted Chat and American White Pelicans. Also the Smakania County Indigo Bunting. Link below. http://www.pbase.com/marvbreece/new_images_of_washington_birds Marv Breece Seattle, WA mbreece AT earthlink.net_______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters Subject: WOS address change From: Brien Meilleur <brienm AT live.com> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:26:29 -0700 Hello Tweets, This is a second reminder that the Washington Ornithological Society (WOS) has changed its address to 12345 Lake City Way NE #215 Seattle, WA 98125. Mail sent to the old WOS address, PO Box 31783 Seattle, WA 98103 as published in the last WOS newsletter, will be forwarded to the new address until the end of September. 2009 conference registration materials sent directly to the new WOS address will be received more quickly by conference organizers. Brien Meilleur WOS Treasurer Lake Forest Park, WA brienm AT live.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage_062009 _______________________________________________ Tweeters mailing list Tweeters AT u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/tweeters