Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Women's hats
Date: Feb 18 18:45:31 2006
From: ginger holser - gholser at yahoo.com


You might want to check with US Fish and Wildlife before trying to sell these. Depending on the species, it may be illegal to sell - protected species of the migratory bird act or illegal possession of raptor feathers, etc.. I would suggest donating them to the Burke or some educational program.

Ginger Holser

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1. women's hats (Kathryn Hornbein)
2. Birding by Google Earth (hrudkaj mary)
3. Hermit Thrush at Marymoor (Michael Hobbs)
4. Slaty-backed gull 2.16.06 (Michael Donahue)
5. Yakima County Burrowing Owl (Scott R a y)
6. Anna's Hummingbird And The Cold (Craig Kerns)
7. Re: Slaty-backed gull 2.16.06 (Tina Klein-Lebbink)
8. RE: Anna's Hummingbird And The Cold (Pat Little)
9. Re: Birding by Satellite (Kathryn Hornbein)
10. Re: Euueewww (Deb Hagerty)
11. Let the Games Begin! (FERGUS, Rob)
12. Elma swans (David White)
13. Snowy Owl sex ID (ronpatdexter at msn.com)
14. Re: Elma swans (Tim O'Brien)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:19:30 -0800
From: Kathryn Hornbein
Subject: [Tweeters] women's hats
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Some time ago I put out on tweeters that I have
two bird wings (they're connected at the
shoulder) of the sort that were harvested for
women's hats (preAS, of course). they're really
beautiful, but I cannot figure out what the
species is. Someone suggested I call ELW?S, which
I did. Also the SAS. No one really knows what to
do with them or seemed interested. So, unless
someone wants them or knows someone who wants
them, I thought I'd ebay them. I'm not interested
in money at all--just in someone who might take
good care of and use them.

kathy hornbein
bellevue wa
kurlew at earthlink.net
425-747-4936


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Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:29:03 +0000
From: "hrudkaj mary"
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:23:46 -0800
From: "Michael Hobbs"
Subject: [Tweeters] Hermit Thrush at Marymoor
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Tweets - I had to go down to Marymoor this morning to salvage a Wood Duck
box that was attached to a snag which had fallen in the recent high water.
Plunging my hands into the cold water to pull the nails was less than
pleasant.

But there were some birds to see there too, and that ameliorated the pain.

At the Rowing Club pond there were 6 Ring-necked Duck, 7 American Wigeon, 5
Green-winged Teal, a female Bufflehead, a couple of Mallard, and a Great
Blue Heron. Not bad for one very small pond.

In a flock of CANADA GEESE, there were four CACKLING GEESE - this is kind of
late for sightings of CACG at Marymoor, though the data is sparse because we
haven't been paying attention until the last couple of years.

And in between the 1st and 2nd dog swim areas, I spotted a HERMIT THRUSH.
New for the year.

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.scn.org/fomp/birding.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net




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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:15:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Donahue
Subject: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed gull 2.16.06
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Sorry for the belated report, but I did see the slaty-backed gull at Coulon Park in Renton on Thursday afternoon. I arrived about 4 p.m. and joined Paul and Barbara Webster, Georgia Conti, and Kristen Stewart. The gull flew in about 4:30 or so. I left about 5 p.m. and it was still in view; I'm not sure how much longer it stayed around.

Just to remind folks, the gull has been seen at the north end of the park. Park as far north as you can, then walk north to the turn around. It was windy (and cold!) yesterday afternoon, and the gull could sometimes be hard to spot bouncing around in the waves. There were lots of herring and Thayer's here as well, along with lots of glaucous-wingeds, glaucous-winged x western hybrids, and I saw at least 6 western gulls.

Did anyone see the slaty-backed today? Has anyone been seeing glaucous gulls?

Mike Donahue
Seattle

47.33.08 N
122.13.15 W
441 ft






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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:25:46 -0800
From: "Scott R a y"
Subject: [Tweeters] Yakima County Burrowing Owl
To: BirdYak at yahoogroups.com, Tweeters ,
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There was a Burrowing Owl kiting in the frigid NE wind near mile
marker 32 on the south side of Highway 24 this evening just after
dusk. This is 32 miles east of Yakima, and about 2 miles east of the
Hwy 241 junction.



--
Scott R a y
AFLAC
Moxee, WA
509.961.2625
mryakima at gmail dot com


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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:52:46 -0800
From: Craig Kerns
Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird And The Cold
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I saw a male Anna's hummingbird visit my pond today taking a bath in
the bamboo spout that's out by my pond. I wasn't out there to get
pictures, but did get a few shots at the feeder. Note that the bottle
is about half full of ice. Sugar water on the rocks.

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder3.jpg

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder4.jpg

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder5.jpg


More backyard birding pictures at:

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/birds.html


Craig Kerns
Lake Forest Park, WA



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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 20:58:32 -0800
From: Tina Klein-Lebbink
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed gull 2.16.06
To: Michael Donahue
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Michael Donahue wrote:

>
> Did anyone see the slaty-backed today? Has anyone been seeing glaucous
> gulls?

I arrived about 4:30 and there were any number of birders there, but
alas no Slaty-backed gull. We did however have some Eagle fly throughs,
which put up all the gulls, it looked like a snow globe. One of the
Eagles caught a gull and proceeded to eat it (while it was still alive)
on one of the closer in posts. I know that there are many birders,
including myself that enjoy seeing bird behavior as much as the birds,
but all I can say is Euueeww!

Tina Klein-Lebbink
Bellevue Wa



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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:09:02 -0800
From: "Pat Little"
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird And The Cold
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Today I found an Anna's HB sitting on its nest. It was still there a few
minutes ago (8 pm) so I think it must be on eggs. I hope it's still alive
in the morning. Does anyone else have nesting hummingbirds right now?

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[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Craig
Kerns
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:53 PM
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Anna's Hummingbird And The Cold


I saw a male Anna's hummingbird visit my pond today taking a bath in
the bamboo spout that's out by my pond. I wasn't out there to get
pictures, but did get a few shots at the feeder. Note that the bottle
is about half full of ice. Sugar water on the rocks.

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder3.jpg

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder4.jpg

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/images/birds/annas_feeder5.jpg


More backyard birding pictures at:

http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/birds.html


Craig Kerns
Lake Forest Park, WA

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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:16:30 -0800
From: Kathryn Hornbein
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Birding by Satellite
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
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A robin sitting on a nest in N.J. in FEBRUARY? I
don't think so. Sounds like the gov't saying it
didn't know New Orleans levies had breached until
the next day.

kathy hornbein
bellevue wa


>In regards to Google earth and its marvelous
>abilities. Once upon a time I worked for a large
>software company and I was in a meeting with
>government folks regarding computer imaging from
>satellites. Atmospheric conditions determine the
>resolution but one of the examples that was
>demonstrated was a Robin sitting in a nest in a
>yard in New Jersey. This was not a live feed at
>that time, but a static photo of a previous live
>feed taken during a clear air event in
>Februrary. So birding by Satellite is certainly
>possible if you have the government clearances,
>and the right atmospheric conditions. I would be
>willing to bet somewhere in the NSA is a tech
>with a bird list from satellite.
>
>Rob Sandelin
>Naturalist, Writer
>The Environmental Science School
>http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:01:20 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
From: "Deb Hagerty" <42psalm01 at foxinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Euueewww
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Yuck. Seagulls have rather nasty beaks themselves, your report surprised me.




Deb of Ray & Deb Fame

Robe Valley in Washington

42psalm01 at foxinternet.com



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From: Tina Klein-Lebbink

Date: 02/17/06 20:54:22

To: Michael Donahue

Cc: Tweeters

Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed gull 2.16.06



Michael Donahue wrote:



>

> Did anyone see the slaty-backed today? Has anyone been seeing glaucous

> gulls?



I arrived about 4:30 and there were any number of birders there, but

alas no Slaty-backed gull. We did however have some Eagle fly throughs,

which put up all the gulls, it looked like a snow globe. One of the

Eagles caught a gull and proceeded to eat it (while it was still alive)

on one of the closer in posts. I know that there are many birders,

including myself that enjoy seeing bird behavior as much as the birds,

but all I can say is Euueeww!



Tina Klein-Lebbink

Bellevue Wa



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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:43:04 -0500
From: "FERGUS, Rob"
Subject: [Tweeters] Let the Games Begin!
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The 2006 Great Backyard Bird Count has begun. Report all your bird sightings this weekend (Fri-Mon) online at www.birdsource.org/gbbc.

Rob Fergus
Science Coordinator | Audubon at Home
National Audubon Science Office
545 Almshouse Road, Ivyland PA 18974-1119
Phone: 215 355 9588 x17
www.audubonathome.org




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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 07:18:25 -0800
From: "David White"
Subject: [Tweeters] Elma swans
To: "Tweeters"
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Yesterday about 3:30pm, when driving back from Ocean Shores, I saw a couple of dozen swans with a few Canada Geese in a pasture on the south side of hwy. 12 just west of Elma.

At 60mph with a 16-wheeler breathing down my rear bumper, I couldn't tell whether the swans were Tundras or Trumpeters. Does anyone out there know?

David White
Bellevue WA
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:48:41 -0800
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Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl sex ID
To: "Inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu Univ"
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Snowy Owl sex ID made easier by the following Cornell web page.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/snowy.htm

Ron & Pat Dexter
Spokane, Wa.
Email: (Ronpatdexter at msn.com)
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:43:07 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tim O'Brien"
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Elma swans
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Hi David,

The swans you saw along Highway 12 yesterday are mainly Trumpeters. I myself don't like stopping along the highway at that spot either. Occassionally, there are a few Tundras mixed in as well. That field seems to be a favorite of the swans.

Tim O'Brien
Elma, WA
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