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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:20:32 -0700 "Mike Wile" <mikewile at comcast.net>
writes:
> Hi-
>
> Three times in the last month or so, my feeders (4 of them) have
> been destroyed ( or, at least, severely beaten up) during the night
with
> the feeder poles bent/broken. I assume this is the work of a bear, as
I
> know they are quite fond of bird seed. Each time, all seed from the
> feeders disappears.

My feeders have also attracted bears and the only answer I came
up with was to take the feeders down every night at dusk. Bears are
smarter than squirrels and one heck of a lot bigger so discouraging them
is going to be much harder - feed them and they will come.

Wilson Cady
N45 35.618' W122 13.738'
Washougal, Skamania County, WA
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From: Brett Wolfe <m_lincolnii at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Kent Ponds, 23 October 2005
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Hiya tweets!

While Charlie mentioned a couple of the better birds seen yesterday at Kent Ponds, I was more impressed with the fact that we saw 66 species on such a cool, wet day (67 when the Bobolink is counted, but Charlie was the only one of 6 birders who threw an ID out there on it - none of the rest of us got it. We saw the bird, but could not ID due to poor light and the fact that all we could see was it's butt flying away!).

We had 14 total duck species: Green-winged Teal; Mallard; Northern Pintail; Gadwall; American Wigeon; Eurasian Wigeon; Northern Shoveler; Wood Duck; Canvasback; Redhead; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Duck; Hooded Merganser; Bufflehead. Pretty sure one bird was a Blue-winged Teal, but Charlie claimed the bird with the odd face crescent was an aberrant Wigeon (??).

We also had good sparrow representation with 5 species: Song Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Lincoln's Sparrow; Fox Sparrow; Golden-crowned Sparrow (the lack of White-crowns was noted by more than one of us).

In addition, we also had 3 Violet-green Swallows that made numerous passes over us at the east end of the ponds. But the two birds that got the most excitement were the American Bittern and the Green Heron, both of which were nice sightings. All in all, a good day at the Kent Ponds!

Brett A. Wolfe
Seattle, WA
m_lincolnii at yahoo.com

Charlie Wright <c.wright7 at comcast.net> wrote:
Greetings All:
Today on a Kent Ponds census I flushed a Bobolink. This bird is not
chaseable, as it was simply flushed from the site and kept flying as far as
the eye could see (which, given the mist, was not all that far). The shape
in flight is distinctive, as is the call which it gave one time. This is a
slightly late record as well as a very rare migrant on the westside.
Other good birds included 3 Redheads, 2 Canvasback, a Eurasian Wigeon, a
late Common Yellowthroat, and a Merlin. Waterfowl were indeed well
represented with 15 species.
At the Boeing Ponds was a color-banded adult Cooper's Hawk (left leg, blue,
2 over C). In south Auburn at a tiny flood control pond along Ellingston
Ave, a Snow Goose was hanging out with some Mallards.
Charlie Wright
Bonney Lake, Washington

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<DIV>Hiya tweets!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>While Charlie mentioned a couple of the better birds seen yesterday at Kent Ponds, I was more impressed with the fact that we saw 66 species on such a cool, wet day (67 when the Bobolink is counted, but Charlie was the only one of 6 birders who threw an ID out there on it - none of the rest of us got it. We saw the bird, but could not ID due to poor light and the fact that all we could see was it's butt flying away!). </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We had 14 total duck species: Green-winged Teal; Mallard; Northern Pintail; Gadwall; American Wigeon; Eurasian Wigeon; Northern Shoveler; Wood Duck; Canvasback; Redhead; Ring-necked Duck; Ruddy Duck; Hooded Merganser; Bufflehead. Pretty sure one bird was a Blue-winged Teal, but Charlie claimed the bird with the odd face crescent was an aberrant Wigeon (??).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We also had good sparrow representation with 5 species: Song Sparrow; Savannah Sparrow; Lincoln's Sparrow; Fox Sparrow; Golden-crowned Sparrow (the lack of White-crowns was noted by more than one of us).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In addition, we also had 3 Violet-green Swallows that made numerous passes over us at the east end of the ponds. But the two birds that got the most excitement were the American Bittern and the Green Heron, both of which were nice sightings. All in all, a good day at the Kent Ponds!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Brett A. Wolfe</DIV>
<DIV>Seattle, WA</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:m_lincolnii at yahoo.com">m_lincolnii at yahoo.com</A></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Charlie Wright <c.wright7 at comcast.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Greetings All:<BR>Today on a Kent Ponds census I flushed a Bobolink. This bird is not<BR>chaseable, as it was simply flushed from the site and kept flying as far as<BR>the eye could see (which, given the mist, was not all that far). The shape<BR>in flight is distinctive, as is the call which it gave one time. This is a<BR>slightly late record as well as a very rare migrant on the westside.<BR>Other good birds included 3 Redheads, 2 Canvasback, a Eurasian Wigeon, a<BR>late Common Yellowthroat, and a Merlin. Waterfowl were indeed well<BR>represented with 15 species.<BR>At the Boeing Ponds was a color-banded adult Cooper's Hawk (left leg, blue,<BR>2 over C). In south Auburn at a tiny flood control pond along Ellingston<BR>Ave, a Snow Goose was hanging out with some Mallards.<BR>Charlie Wright<BR>Bonney Lake, Washington <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>T!
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