Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Help! My bird feeder is being ignored! (Carl
Date: Feb 4 14:24:05 2007
From: Filip Tkaczyk - pathwithaheart at hotmail.com


Well, Carl Hendrickson I can understand your frustration and disappointment.
It took over 1 month to get birds to come to my feeder in Issaquah the
first time I put it up. This could be due to a number of factors...

Some possibilities are: The birds may have noticed it but don't feel
comfortable with it yet; the seed you are offering is not a prefered food
and/or there is a predator such as a cat or accipter that likes to hang
around near your feeder. Take some careful observations for an hour
everyday (If you can spare the time) and notice what is going around in the
surrounding area. You might see some thing that can clue you in to why the
birds are nervous and are taking time getting use to your feeder.

Good luck and have patience,

Filip Tkaczyk
Seattle, WA
mailto: pathwithaheart at hotmail.com




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> 1. BirdNote--Week of February 5, 2007 (Ellen Blackstone)
> 2. Rough-legged Hawk at Kent Ponds still there Saturday
> (Matt Bartels)
> 3. Re: Whooping Cranes killed by Florida tornadoes (Wayne C. Weber)
> 4. Help! My bird feeder is being ignored! (Carl Hendrickson)
> 5. pileated woopecker & n. shrike at Nisqually
> (wheelermombi at comcast.net)
> 6. today at Union Bay (carenp)
> 7. Stanwood Great Egret 2/3 (Michael Willison)
> 8. Slaty-backed Gull Saturday (Gary Bletsch)
> 9. River otters (Daniel Fischer)
> 10. Harris' Sparrow at Westport (Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan)
> 11. RE: River otters in the Seattle area (was Lk WA)
> (Stewart Wechsler)
> 12. No Whooper Feb 2 or 3rd (Kris Olson)
> 13. Re: River otters in the Seattle area (was Lk WA) (Dawn Bailey)
> 14. Stanwood swans (with message) (Kris Olson)
> 15. thanks from florida (Ben Thacker)
> 16. River otters (Alex Meilleur)
> 17. Another non-bird (C. Anderson)
> 18. FW: ICF Whooper Reintroduction Updates - Travel Journal Entry
> (Eric Kowalczyk)
> 19. RFI Whooper Swan (Gordon Barnes)
> 20. Lincoln Co. Owls (Ron McCluskey)
>
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:05:02 -0800
>From: Ellen Blackstone <Ellen at 123imagine.net>
>Subject: [Tweeters] BirdNote--Week of February 5, 2007
>To: Tweeters Newsgroup <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>Hello, Tweets!
>
>BirdNote from Seattle Audubon, the week of February 5, 2007
>* Monday, Wrong-way Kingbird, about the Tropical Kingbird that
>visited Magnuson Park last fall
>* Tuesday, the migration of the Sooty Shearwater
>* Wednesday, "You Are What You Eat," about the diet and
>coloration of the male House Finch
>* Thursday, the myth of the Raven and the winding river
>* Friday, the whisper song of the Steller's Jay
>
>Check out next week's schedule and photographs at
>http://tinyurl.com/3a6ckt
>
>BirdNote is a radio series, two minutes per episode, which you
>can hear live on KPLU* or KOHO**, or listen to --or read-- on the
>web site, http://www.BirdNote.org. Also available as a podcast.
>Each is accompanied by a photograph on the web site. All episodes
>are in the archives, both in written transcript and MP3 format.
>Depending on your connection, you may listen on-line or download
>the MP3.
>
>Good birding!
>
>Ellen Blackstone
>Comments? Suggestions? mailto:ellen at 123imagine.net
>Seattle Washington
>=====================================
>* KPLU, http://kplu.org/home2.html
>** KOHO, http://www.kohoradio.com
>(KOHO schedule is slightly different.)
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 12:48:50 -0800
>From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Rough-legged Hawk at Kent Ponds still there
> Saturday
>To: Tweeters email list <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>Hi Tweets -
>The Rough-legged Hawk Rachel reported seeing yesterday at Kent Ponds
>was still present this morning. It was hanging out in the same
>general area she mentioned, best found by hiking the loop trail from
>the parking lot on Russell Rd [the west side of the Kent Ponds area].
>
>It was a nice consolation bird for a day that got off to a less than
>ideal start: I got up early planning to try for owls around the Kent
>area - then, from 5:30 am- 7:00 am I sat in the parking lot called
>I-5 South, waiting for a bad accident to clear. No owls for me.
>
>Other than the Rough-legged Hawk, there were also 7 Western
>Meadowlarks and 9 Canvasbacks hanging out at Kent Ponds.
>
>Good birding,
>
>Matt Bartels
>Seattle, WA
>
>
> >Tweets,
> >Yesterday (Fri) Steve Dang and I were birding in the Kent/Renton
> >area and saw a good bird for King Co--a Rough-legged Hawk (light) at
> >Kent Ponds. It sat for over an hour on a tree at the south west
> >(center) of the preserve. Steve first spotted if from the grassy
> >knoll, but a positive id was not possible from that point. It was
> >best viewed from the parking area of the south west tower, the one
> >closest to the park on Russell.
> >Penny Koyama, Bothell
> ><mailto:plkoyama at verizon.net>plkoyama at verizon.net
> >
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>Message: 3
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:01:09 -0800
>From: "Wayne C. Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Whooping Cranes killed by Florida tornadoes
>To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <095901c747de$d0783880$6700a8c0 at bc.hsia.telus.net>
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>Tweeters,
>
>One reader has asked a very good question-- why the young
>Whooping Cranes that followed an ultralight plane from Wisconsin
>to Florida are kept in outdoor enclosures on their Florida
>wintering grounds, rather than being allowed to roam free.
>
>The objectives and methods of the Whooping Crane Eastern
>Partnership are explained on their website at the following URL:
>http://www.bringbackthecranes.org/ .
>
>More information on the efforts to establish an eastern migratory
>flock, including further details on the recent disaster, can be read
>at the Operation Migration website:
>http://operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html .
>
>Wayne C. Weber
>Delta, BC
>contopus at telus.net
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wayne C. Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
>To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; "BCBIRDS"
><bcbirds at yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:51 AM
>Subject: [Tweeters] Whooping Cranes killed by Florida tornadoes
>
>
>Birders,
>
>The Whooping Crane recovery program has suffered a serious
>setback. 18 young cranes were killed by the recent Florida
>tornadoes, as described below in an Associated Press
>news story.
>
>Wayne C. Weber
>Delta, BC
>contopus at telus.net
>
>
>___________________________________________________________
>
>
>Endangered cranes killed in Fla. storms
>
>By JAMES A. CARLSON, Associated Press
>Last updated: 10:03 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2007
>
>MILWAUKEE -- All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were led south
>from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create a second migratory
>flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida, a spokesman said.
>The cranes were being kept in an enclosure at the Chassahowitzka National
>Wildlife Refuge near Crystal River, Fla., when violent storms moved in
>Thursday night, said Joe Duff, co-founder of Operation Migration, the
>organization coordinating the project.
>
>"The birds were checked in late afternoon the day before, and they were
>fine," he said Friday.
>
>The area of the enclosure was unreachable by workers at night, and all the
>birds were found dead, Duff said. He speculated that a strong storm surge
>drew the tide in and overwhelmed the birds. The official cause of the
>deaths
>was not immediately known, but he said it may have been drowning.
>
>The thunderstorms and at least one tornado that hit central Florida caused
>widespread damage and killed at least 19 people.
>
>For the past six years, whooping cranes hatched in captivity have been
>raised at the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in central Wisconsin by
>workers who wear crane-like costumes to keep the birds wary of humans.
>
>Ultralight aircraft are used to teach new groups of young cranes the
>migration route to Florida. From then on, the birds migrate north in the
>spring and south in the fall on their own.
>
>Duff described the loss as an "unavoidable disaster" for the whooping
>cranes
>project that ironically followed a milestone.
>
>For the first time in six years, an entire group of young birds reared at
>the Necedah refuge had made it to the Florida refuge without the loss of a
>single crane.
>
>The project's previous losses all involved individual birds killed by
>predators or fatally injured in accidents.
>
>"It's a fluke. It's an unforeseen thing," Duff said. "So many birds and
>they
>were such good birds. It was our hardest migration and our most difficult
>one to fund."
>
>The various groups and agencies working on the project had seen the size of
>the flock grow to 81 birds with the latest arrivals, but the loss of the
>young cranes drops the total back to 63, and there may have been additional
>losses.
>
>Duff said there was no way of knowing whether other whooping cranes that
>winter in the area had survived the storm.
>
>Operation Migration is part of the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership.
>Partnership officials and Duff said the work would continue.
>
>Members of the whooping crane recovery team were meeting in Louisiana when
>the Florida storm occurred, going over the past year's progress and setting
>goals for this year, when they learned what had happened, Duff said.
>
>After the initial shock, "it just reinforced the support and determination
>to get this done," he said.
>
>The whooping crane, the tallest bird in North America, was near extinction
>in 1941, with only about 20 left.
>
>The other wild whooping crane flock in North America has about 200 birds
>and
>migrates from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. A non-migratory flock in
>Florida has about 60 birds.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:14:05 -0800
>From: "Carl Hendrickson" <carl.hendrickson at comcast.net>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Help! My bird feeder is being ignored!
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>
>Recently moved from the Bay Area to Laurelhurst and immediately hung my
>bird
>feeder. It's been up for 3 weeks now without a single visit. NOT EVEN
>FROM
>A SQUIRELL!
>
>What? Birds don't eat seeds up here?
>
>Please, I need advise.
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>Message: 5
>Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:26:57 +0000
>From: wheelermombi at comcast.net
>Subject: [Tweeters] pileated woopecker & n. shrike at Nisqually
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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>Hi Tweeters,
>
>I went on a short walk early this afternoon in the riparian portion of
>Nisqually NWR along the river, just to watch some of more common winter
>birds that I've been neglecting this season. The highlight for me was a
>male Pileated Woodpecker on the right side of the trail, working on various
>holes in the cottonwood trees about 100 hundred before the area opens up
>near the ring dike trail. At one point, it let out its wild call that
>always reminds me of my son Deyland beating my wife and I at Carcassonne.
>Just after the trees end on the left side a little farther up the path, a
>Northern Shrike was sitting on the top of one of the distant bushes. Some
>of the other species spotted were four Bald Eagles, seven or so Red-tailed
>Hawks, a couple of N. Harriers, Brown Creepers, both kinglet species,
>several Marsh Wrens, and the typical waterfowl for the refuge at this time
>of year.
>
>Good birding,
>
>Lonnie Somer
>Olympia, WA
>wheelermombi at comcast.net
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>Message: 6
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:01:27 -0800
>From: "carenp" <carenp at totalise.co.uk>
>Subject: [Tweeters] today at Union Bay
>To: "tweets" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <GCEFIMEAFJOACGBCELFDEEEFEBAA.carenp at totalise.co.uk>
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>ginger holser and i found ourselves at the union bay nature area early this
>morning, hoping for sunshine (and warmth) that never came... however, we
>did find several dozen northern shovelers (shoveler pond, main pond, slough
>near boathouse); hooded mergansers, green-winged teals, and gadwall (main
>and slough); bufflehead, northern pintails, pied-billed grebes, and seven
>or eight greater white-fronted geese (slough)... coots were plentiful
>everywhere...
>
>with the exception of one male shoveler and a few canada geese (at least
>one
>of which was cackler-tiny), everything stayed well-away from us...
>probably
>just as well; lighting was wretched, but at least the rain held off until
>we actually left the area...
>
>00 caren
>http://www.parkgallery.org
>george davis creek, north fork
>
>
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>Message: 7
>Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:11:01 -0800
>From: "Michael Willison" <sendtomichael at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Stanwood Great Egret 2/3
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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>Message: 8
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 18:46:40 -0800 (PST)
>From: Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Slaty-backed Gull Saturday
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Message-ID: <334890.62426.qm at web51312.mail.yahoo.com>
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>Dear Tweeters,
>
>Today I finally got to see the Slaty-backed Gull. I
>pulled up to the parking lot at 12:30, walked out to
>the kayak place, and there it was. The bird bathed
>vigorously, and fairly close in, for 20 minutes, then
>limped onto the sandbar. Unfortunately, a Bald Eagle
>flew in shortly after one o'clock, and all the gulls
>scattered.
>
>I also saw an unidentified warbler, but before I could
>get on it, a Cooper's Hawk came in and perched,
>scaring off the passerines. I figure the warbler might
>have been the Palm, but there might also be some
>Yellow-rumped Warblers around there....
>
>Earlier in the day, I made my long-delayed first visit
>to the Kent Ponds, hoping in vain for the
>Red-shouldered Hawk. It was nowhere in sight, but I
>got to see the Rough-legged Hawk, two Northern Shrikes
>chattering at each other, and a Savannah Sparrow.
>
>For 4-letter-code enthusiasts, I have to mention a
>silly coincidence. First, three Northern Shovellers
>flew by, and while I was writing "3 NOSH" in my
>notebook, along come two more NOSH--the shrikes! I can
>never remember what the code-collision convention is
>for these two species, but I am sure that I have never
>had both noshes turn up in succession, much less both
>as year birds!
>
>
>Yours truly,
>
>Gary Bletsch
>
>near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington
>
>garybletsch at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>____________________________________________________________________________________
>Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast
>with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut.
>http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather
>
>
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>Message: 9
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 19:40:18 -0800
>From: "Daniel Fischer" <dhfischer46 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] River otters
>To: <Tweeters at mailman1.u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <BAY117-DAV10BEC551B7488287C5DDF1A1990 at phx.gbl>
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>We walk the trail at Larsen Lake (Lake Hills greenbelt) fairly regularly
>and we've seen two river otters there. It's a great sight.
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>Message: 10
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:16:37 -0800
>From: "Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan" <godwit513 at msn.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Harris' Sparrow at Westport
>To: <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>Hello Tweets,
>
>Today Dennis Murphy joined us again on his last day of birding of his
>week's trip to Washington,where we birded from Bottle Beach to the Raymond
>Airport. We began the day during the early morning,where we treated Dennis
>to great views of Band-tailed Pigeon, Anna's Hummingbird and Townsend's
>Warbler from our Fircrest residence. Overall Dennis's week trip to our
>state was a success with 49 new years birds along wit 4 life birds and a
>fair number of species added to his Washington State list. After a nice
>start of the day for Dennis we all decided in the last minute to head to
>the Bottle Beach-Westport area and what a good choice we made! The weather
>remained quite wet all day especially at Westport,but we all managed with
>great birds!
>
>Our main highlight of the day was a winter adult HARRIS' SPARROW amongst a
>flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows between 2pm-2:30pm in a brushy area
>accessed from the end of East Elizabeth Street in Westport. This location
>is accessed east of Montesano Street then following this street to it's
>east end and walking along a leveled dirt area past several barricades
>beyond homes. The Harris' Sparrow allowed great views in the rain,as it
>associated with the Golden-crowned Sparrows along with several "Sooty"Fox
>Sparrows,Song Sparrows and at least 1 White-crowned Sparrow. It was a very
>unexpected sighting to see the Harris' Sparrow considering the weather,but
>it was well worth trying for it since we knew that Bill Shelmerdine and
>other counters had most likely this same bird during the Grays Harbor CBC
>back on the 23rd of December,2006. It is an excellent Grays Harbor Co.
>bird,which will go nicely on our Grays Harbor Co. year list! Thanks to Bill
>for letting us know where the bird basi!
> cally was since we figured the bird initially may move around.
>
>Additional highlights encountered at Westport included a nice 1st winter
>plumaged GLAUCOUS GULL along the boardwalk at Float 20. The bird was
>observed at very close range on the boardwalk itself,as it intermingled
>with other gulls and we had some thoughts of this bird being possibly the
>same bird that we saw yesterday at the Oyhut Wildlife Area. Dennis was able
>to get some great photos with his 500mm camera since we didn't have our
>camera handy. Whatever the bird's status it was nice to see it,especially
>at such close range! Nearby, in the inner bay of the marina itself viewed
>from Float 20 was an EARED GREBE that stayed close to a small flock of Surf
>Scoters. Good numbers of "pure" Western Gulls congregated from seafood
>areas along the western edge of the marina,where a single second winter
>plumaged Herring Gull was also noted. On the breakwater just west of the
>marina a flock of "rockbirds" consisted of 15 ROCK SANDPIPERS, 10 Surfbirds
>and 6 Black Turnstones,which all flew!
> towards Westhaven State Park.
>
>Before arriving to Westport we made a few stops beginning at the Johns
>River WRA,where 3 Greater Yellowlegs were among the main highlights that
>were observed flying along the immediate Johns River towards wet fields.
>Continuing on we made a thorough visit to Bottle Beach despite the constant
>rain,where we walked the shoreline during high tide eastward. Here,we
>located a flock of 200+ Dunlin with a very few Sanderlings and 13
>Black-bellied Plovers that shifted around several times. 2 Northern
>Harriers hunted over overgrown fields immediately south of Bottle Beach and
>a nearby visit along Ocosta Third Street produced very brief,but good views
>of a calling Virginia Rail. 4 Long-billed Dowitchers were also observed
>flying over field just south of Bottle Beach,as well as a few Wilson's
>Snipes. Further west of Bottle Beach a single Peregrine Falcon was observed
>flying off of a set of poles along the Bay City bridge along S.R.105.
>
>At the Tokeland Marina we located a flock of 200+ Marbled Godwits and 11
>Willets with a small scattering of Dunlin that all rested on one of two
>docks within the marina. This flock shuffled around alot and flew back and
>portion of the flock flew back and forth from the docks to the shoreline. A
>generous scoping of nearby Willapa Bay produced a scattering of
>"Black"Brant foraging in the open water along on the edge of the fog line.
>Before leaving Tokeland we made a short stop to check Graveyard Spit,where
>an additional flock of 250+ Marbled Godwits was encountered.
>
>After leaving Tokeland we worked our way homeward,as lighting conditions
>greatly decreased. 8 Trumpeter Swans were observed along S.R.105 at MP 16
>near the mouth of the Cedar River then just east near MP 17 a gathering of
>200 Marbled Godwits foraged on a small portion of exposed shoreline. Our
>last stop of the day was made at the Raymond Airport(accessed south of
>S.R.105 west of the city of Raymond). Here,we ended the day nicely at 4pm
>with an adult WHITE-TAILED KITE that was observed atop one of two trees
>immediately northeast of the runway. A single adult "Harlan's"Red-tailed
>Hawk and a Slate-colored Junco were also encountered from this
>location.Nearby in open fields immediately north of the Raymond Airport
>were good numbers of Cackling Geese along with smaller numbers of
>"Dusky"Canada Geese.
>
>
>Good birding,
>
>Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
>Fircrest,WA
>godwit513 at .msn.com
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>Message: 11
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:44:52 -0800
>From: "Stewart Wechsler" <ecostewart at quidnunc.net>
>Subject: RE: [Tweeters] River otters in the Seattle area (was Lk WA)
>To: "Alex Meilleur" <alexskichambe at hotmail.com>
>Cc: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <AGEIJPEMDDOJMBMMOILKCEDKEFAA.ecostewart at quidnunc.net>
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>Alex,
>
>While I always consider it a treat to see river otters in the Seattle area,
>I do see them now and again in the lake at Seward Park, in the Duwamish
>River and sometimes in the Puget Sound. One person reports them denning
>behind their house in the rock outcrop at Alki point. If you keep an eye
>out for them (but do keep it in the socket) you should see them here and
>there now and again along the shores of the sound, our lakes and rivers.
>
>Stewart Wechsler
>Ecological Consulting
>West Seattle
>206 932-7225
>ecostewart at quidnunc.net
>
>-Advice on the most site-appropriate native plants
> and how to enhance habitat for the maximum diversity
> of plants and animals
>-Educational programs, nature walks and field trips
>-Botanical Surveys
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Meilleur [mailto:alexskichambe at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:18 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] River otters in Lake Washington
>
>
> Dear All,
> I hope you'll forgive me for talking about otters and not birds, but
>I've
>seen three River otters in Lake Washington in the last week (two off
>Juanita
>Beach park in Juanita/Kirkland and another today off the Cedar River mouth.
>Admittedly, I've been away from Seattle for many years, but the last time I
>saw River otters in the watershed was over 25 years ago in Issaquah Creek.
>Gene Hunn tells me that he sees them regularly now, but I've been birding
>in
>the area for the last couple of years and this is the first time I've seen
>them. What a great sight! Does anyone have up-to-date info on their status
>in the area? Thanks,
> Brien Meilleur
> PS the immature Glaucous gull was also at the mouth of the Cedar River
>around 3:30 pm today.
> alexskichambe at hotmail.com
>
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>Message: 12
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:04:59 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kris Olson <kristenolson at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] No Whooper Feb 2 or 3rd
>To: Tweeters Birdlist <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <610455.17971.qm at web58709.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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>I birded most of yesterday Feb 2 and today Feb 3,
>looking for the Whopper Swan, as did many others. No
>luck. The areas around Conway NSE and W of the
>intersection with I5 were thoroughly searched from 7
>or 7:30am today. I am sure each swan present was
>scoped at least 20 times!
>
>Yesterday afternoon I looked for the swan with Ryan
>Merrill. We finally took a break in the afternoon,
>went to the game refuge on Fir Island (off Wiley?).
>There Ryan found 3 White-throated Sparrows, one
>American Tree Sparrow (terrific looks!), 1 Lincoln's
>amid 100 sparrows (crowned and song) and juncos. As it
>got dark Ryan found a Great-horned Owl. We also found
>a Rough-legged Hawk on fir island right as we started
>out on the west side of I5 mid-day, but I foget
>exactly where, I think on Dike. I any event i did not
>see it again today. We also saw 3 American Kestrels
>yesteray (none today).
>
>My only interesting swan-break was today about 1pm. I
>found 2 or 3 small flocks of swans up toward the hills
>about as far as they could go in farmland on the east
>side of I5, north of the Conway exit. At Stackpole and
>a private lane called Kanako, right where the road
>curves, I found a Red-breasted Sapsucker and 2
>Golden-crowned Kinglets. There is a confir in the
>front yard of the house at the curve that is full of
>sapsucker holes. A flock of Western Meadowlarks was
>nearby.
>
>Good luck to everyone looking for the Whooper! please
>keep the great reports for those of us still looking.
>
>thanks,
>
>Kris Olson, Menlo Park CA
>
>
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>
>Message: 13
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:05:08 -0800
>From: "Dawn Bailey" <dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com>
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] River otters in the Seattle area (was Lk WA)
>Cc: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <004201c7481a$0a66d750$6500a8c0 at dawnstoy>
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>
>My sister and husband live right behind sea-tac airport. Their pond was
>being ripped apart nightly, not to mention the loss of the koi. thinking it
>was a raccoon, they set up a motion sensitive buzzer. It went off the next
>night, my sister rushed out to the pond and seeing nothing waited for a few
>more seconds when an otter head broke the surface, just as surprised as she
>was. It loped off and they have not had anymore trouble with river otters
>since. But still I was jealous, you can live in the city and have otters in
>your back yard. Way cool!
>
>
>Dawn Bailey
>Eatonville, WA
>dawnsdog at rainierconnect.com
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>Message: 14
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:21:50 -0800 (PST)
>From: Kris Olson <kristenolson at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Stanwood swans (with message)
>To: Tweeters Birdlist <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>After leaving the Conway/Fir Island area today about
>2pm to catch a plane, I took the Stanwood exit that
>some had mentioned. I found Pioneer Highway south and
>sa 6 or so flocks of swans, starting at Miller road
>south to Stubb (?) Road.
>
>No Whooper apparent, though I was scoping fairly
>quickly at this point.
>
>At Stubb Rd there was a large flock of American
>Wigeons in with the swans. I found one male Eurasian
>Wigeon. I assume that is not unusual but don't have
>county lists for Washington, so thought I would
>mention it in case someone were interested.
>
>Kris Olson, Menlo Park, CA
>
>
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>Message: 15
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:41:33 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ben Thacker <ben_tha5 at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] thanks from florida
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Message-ID: <20070204054133.54272.qmail at web55209.mail.re4.yahoo.com>
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>Hello Tweeters,
>
> Just wanted to say thanks for all of the responses, and ideas for
>locations. My wife and i just got home and we saw some great birds at
>discovery park as well as the montlake fill area. if you're ever coming
>towards florida, send me an e-mail. i look forward to returning your
>hospitality.
>
> Ben Thacker
> Orlando, Florida
> ben_tha5 at yahoo.com
>
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>Message: 16
>Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 05:51:11 +0000
>From: Alex Meilleur <alexskichambe at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] River otters
>To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <BAY106-W3DAAC3D632144E7A15EA2AE990 at phx.gbl>
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>Dear everyone who responded about River otters,
>Thanks a lot to all of you who provided such neat input on Lake Washington
>and Puget Sound area otters. It's encouraging to see such a charismatic
>species like this apparently increasing in our part of the world. When I
>left Seattle 25 years ago, my sense was they were rare then and declining.
>Before coming back to the region a couple of years ago, I lived for many
>years in Europe and it was sad to find otters widely extirpated there.
>By the way, this is Brien writing; Alex is my son. We use the same email
>address for tweeters. Thanks again.
>Brien Meilleur
>alexskichambe at hotmail.com
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>Message: 17
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:03:01 -0800
>From: "C. Anderson" <christyrae at hotmail.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Another non-bird
>To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <BAY120-DAV6884AED13D0CA7A6019C5D7990 at phx.gbl>
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>I live in the Eastgate area of Bellevue, just off a ravine, and imagine my
>surprise when I looked out my window last week and saw a bobcat in the
>backyard!! I got a pretty good look, but it went over the edge of the
>ravine
>out of sight. I thought I would never be able to get closer, but I went
>outside to try. As I carefully approached the edge to look over, there it
>was, about 20 feet away, looking right back at me. We had a stare down for
>about a full minute, then it seemed to sink down, turned to the side
>(giving
>another great look at a different angle) and deliberately moved off,
>disappearing into the shrubs. Absolutely no doubt in my mind. The stripy
>face, tufted ears, short tail - right out of the field guide! What a
>beautiful and thrilling sight!
>
>Christy Anderson
>Bellevue WA
>
> _____
>
>From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
>[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Alex
>Meilleur
>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 9:51 PM
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: [Tweeters] River otters
>
>
>Dear everyone who responded about River otters,
>Thanks a lot to all of you who provided such neat input on Lake Washington
>and Puget Sound area otters. It's encouraging to see such a charismatic
>species like this apparently increasing in our part of the world. When I
>left Seattle 25 years ago, my sense was they were rare then and declining.
>Before coming back to the region a couple of years ago, I lived for many
>years in Europe and it was sad to find otters widely extirpated there.
>By the way, this is Brien writing; Alex is my son. We use the same email
>address for tweeters. Thanks again.
>Brien Meilleur
>alexskichambe at hotmail.com
>
>
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>Message: 18
>Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 07:35:33 -0800
>From: "Eric Kowalczyk" <aceros at mindspring.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] FW: ICF Whooper Reintroduction Updates - Travel
> Journal Entry
>To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <410-22007204153533390 at mindspring.com>
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>
>
>
> >
> >
> > <http://www.savingcranes.org/index.cfm>
> >
> > Travels Journals
> >
> > Whooper Reintroduction Updates
> >
> >
> > Current Trip: Winter 2007: Monitoring the Whooping Cranes
> > Entry February 2
> >
> > Devastating Loss, February 2, 2007
> >
> > We regretfully announces the loss of the 18 juvenile whooping cranes at
>the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge. The cranes died as a result of
>the storms that swept through central Florida during the evening and early
>morning of February 1 and 2. It was the second-deadliest combination of
>thunderstorms and tornados in Florida history.
> >
> > We are in the initial stages of determining the cause of death of the 18
>whooping cranes, which comprised the ultralight-led "Class of 2006" and
>arrived at the Chassahowitzka NWR in mid January. Following standard
>protocol, WCEP personnel checked on the cranes the evening of February 1.
>Due to the magnitude of the storm and the location of the pensite,
>personnel were unable to safely check on the cranes until this afternoon,
>at which time the birds were discovered dead in their enclosure.
> >
> > While this is a setback for the whooping crane reintroduction project,
>WCEP has faced challenges in the past and we plan to move forward with our
>effort to return this highly imperiled species to its historic range in
>eastern North America.
> >
> > "My heart is aching both for the young birds we lost and for the
>dedicated people who devote so much of themselves to this project, only to
>see the cranes' lives end in this devastating manner. These birds were the
>start of a new generation of life for the species, but we will recover and
>continue our work," said John Christian, co-chair of the Whooping Crane
>Eastern Partnership.
> >
> > Our thoughts are with the people of central Florida affected by this
>tragic disaster.
> >
> > Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership founding members are the
>International
>Crane Foundation, Operation Migration Inc., Wisconsin Department of Natural
>Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey's
>Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and National Wildlife Health Center, the
>National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Natural Resources Foundation of
>Wisconsin, and the International Whooping Crane Recovery Team.
>
>
>
>
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>Message: 19
>Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:20:51 -0700
>From: Gordon Barnes <barne31 at attglobal.net>
>Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Whooper Swan
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Message-ID: <45C607E3.9090709 at attglobal.net>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>
>We plan on being in the area on Wednesday 02/07 through Saturday 02/10.
>The Whooper Swan is our primary target bird ... we monitor the list
>daily for any
>and all reports of the movement .. we have been to the area on previous
>visits.
>Feel free to respond privately with any suggestions or recommendations.
>Thanks .. good birding.
>Sally & Gordon Barnes
>Phoenix AZ
>mailto: barne31 at attglobal.net
>
>
>
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>Message: 20
>Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:44:01 -0800
>From: "Ron McCluskey" <rmcclsky at mindspring.com>
>Subject: [Tweeters] Lincoln Co. Owls
>To: "Inland NW Birds" <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>, "Tweeters"
> <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
>Message-ID: <016901c7488d$4ccdc1d0$f548ff04 at toshibauser>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
>I finally saw my second Snowy owl of the year late Friday. It was flying
>low over the road on Hwy 174 about mp 33 - about halfway between Wilbur and
>Grand Coulee.
>
>Yesterday about 4 pm there were 2 short eared owls along Waukon Rd. about
>half way between Waukon and Hwy 2. One was sitting on a post near the road
>and the other flying nearby.
>
>My first snowy owl of the year was the first week of January 4 miles east
>of Davenport. It was sitting on the ground about 30 feet from the road. I
>watched it as I slowly drove past. It was a beautiful owl. There was just
>one problem. While it was a beautiful snowy owl, it was actually a topiary
>of a snowy owl made from a tumbleweed and snow.
>
>It reminded me of an incident when my wife's family were out one afternoon.
>Her father spotted a small passeriform on an old telephone pole. It
>cooperated by holding perfectly still. In fact, after 20 minutes it still
>had not moved. While it had the perfect shape for a passeriform, the
>coloration was very indistinct making actual identification very difficult.
>He finally decided to drive closer.
>
>When he got closer and at a slightly different angle, he could easily see
>that what was a beautiful small bird at one angle was actually an insulator
>that had been used for target practice. Ever since then, a non-viable bird
>has always been an insulator bird to us.
>
>I have an aunt that is particularly adept at seeing rarities. She would
>often tell my mother what she was hoping to see. Before the end of the day,
>she would almost always see that bird. Although none of the rest of us
>actually saw those birds, we could never convince her that those rarities
>might not have actually been there.
>
>Hopefully, all your rarities will actually be alive.
>
>Best wishes,
>Ron McCluskey
>Cheney
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