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Hi Tweets,
I saw Steven Mlodinow's BirdBox report re: Skagit Game Range and thought =
I'd chime in with one of my own. I was there yesterday, Sunday, from =
10:30 to 2:30, for what appeared to my intermediate eye to be at least =
some kind of mini-fallout. Highlights: I also found the LEAST FLYCATCHER =
where Steven reported it. Also, a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER on the =
north side road among YELLOW-RUMPED, ORANGE-CROWNED, TOWNSEND'S, =
WILSON'S, and YELLOW WARBLERS in the Willows. Also significant numbers =
of RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, BLACK-CAPPED and CHESTNUT-SIDED CHICKADEES; a =
small flock of VAUX'S SWIFTS among VIOLET-GREEN, BARN, and ROUGH-WINGED =
SWALLOWS; and huge numbers of RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and ROBINS =
apparently staging. Also had a single VARIED THRUSH and TOWNSEND'S =
SOLITAIRE come wheeling out of the sky to perch nearby and look me over =
as I binned them. Raptors included 3 TURKEY VULTURES, 6 REDTAIL HAWKS, =
many NORTHERN HARRIER, an AMERICAN KESTREL on the hunt, and a nice long =
look at a female adult MERLIN perched near the dike intersection. The =
mind boggler of the day was a pair of soaring raptors which were doing =
that corkscrewing thermaling thing at many hundreds of feet. They looked =
alternately buteo and accipiter-like, dark underneath, slightly smaller =
than RTHA, but without the shorter-wing-than-tail profile of a large =
accipiter (NOGO). Plus they were moving (tails fanned with nary a =
wingbeat) to the south. Defintely one of those situations when I could =
have used another brain and set of eyes to sort through possibilities. =
Altogether an exceptional day of fall birding.=20
I also heard from my friend Nancy Taylor that she saw lots of migratory =
movement yesterday up on Cougar Ridge at Mt. Baker in Whatcom County. =
Beki Treat and I were up at Slate Peak weekend before last (9/11-14) and =
things were pretty slow (40+ raptors over two and half days). I intend =
to take another crack at that spot this weekend.=20
Good luck and good birding.
Joe Mackie
Bellingham
jmackie at cc.wwu.edu
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi Tweets,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I saw Steven Mlodinow's BirdBox =
report re:=20
Skagit Game Range and thought I'd chime in with one of my own. I was =
there=20
yesterday, Sunday, from 10:30 to 2:30, for what appeared to my =
intermediate eye=20
to be at least some kind of mini-fallout. Highlights: I also found the =
LEAST=20
FLYCATCHER where Steven reported it. Also, a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER =
on the=20
north side road among YELLOW-RUMPED, ORANGE-CROWNED, TOWNSEND'S, =
WILSON'S, and=20
YELLOW WARBLERS in the Willows. Also significant numbers of RUBY-CROWNED =
KINGLETS, BLACK-CAPPED and CHESTNUT-SIDED CHICKADEES; a small flock of =
VAUX'S=20
SWIFTS among VIOLET-GREEN, BARN, and ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS; and huge =
numbers of=20
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS and ROBINS apparently staging. Also had a single =
VARIED=20
THRUSH and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE come wheeling out of the sky to perch =
nearby and=20
look me over as I binned them. Raptors included 3 TURKEY VULTURES, 6 =
REDTAIL=20
HAWKS, many NORTHERN HARRIER, an AMERICAN KESTREL on the hunt, and a =
nice long=20
look at a female adult MERLIN perched near the dike intersection. The =
mind=20
boggler of the day was a pair of soaring raptors which were doing that=20
corkscrewing thermaling thing at many hundreds of feet. They looked =
alternately=20
buteo and accipiter-like, dark underneath, slightly smaller than RTHA, =
but=20
without the shorter-wing-than-tail profile of a large accipiter (NOGO). =
Plus=20
they were moving (tails fanned with nary a wingbeat) to the south. =
Defintely one=20
of those situations when I could have used another brain and set of eyes =
to sort=20
through possibilities. Altogether an exceptional day of fall=20
birding. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I also heard from my friend Nancy Taylor that she =
saw lots of=20
migratory movement yesterday up on Cougar Ridge at Mt. Baker in Whatcom =
County.=20
Beki Treat and I were up at Slate Peak weekend before last (9/11-14) and =
things=20
were pretty slow (40+ raptors over two and half days). I intend to take =
another=20
crack at that spot this weekend. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Good luck and good birding.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Joe Mackie</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bellingham</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:jmackie at cc.wwu.edu">jmackie at cc.wwu.edu</A></FONT></DIV></B=
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