Subject: [Tweeters] 2 Marbled Murrelets
Date: Aug 13 21:37:41 2009
From: MILLOW, Christopher - cmillow at audubon.org


While on a paddle (with Alki Kayak) with our summer camp group, we spotted 2 Marbled Murrelets just by the channel marker off Alki Point in Elliot Bay. Also got a great view of an Osprey! (August 14 - 3:00pm)


Chris Millow, Teacher Naturalist & Program Coordinator

Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center
5902 Lake Washington Blvd S.
Seattle, WA 98118

Tel: (206) 652-2444 x105
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Today's Topics:

1. Pelagic pics et al (jeff at jeffboucher.com)
2. Whidbey birding? (AMY DAVIS)
3. green lake pied-billed grebes have new clutch (Fiona Cohen)
4. Fill sublime (Connie Sidles)
5. Nisqually NWR 8/12/09 (Scrubjay323 at aol.com)
6. ID help? Flycatcher and accipiter in Lincoln Park
(Trileigh Tucker)
7. Re: ID help? Flycatcher and accipiter in Lincoln Park
(notcalm at comcast.net)
8. Robin loses her second nest (Rob Sandelin)
9. Rufous Hummingbird (MEYER2J at aol.com)
10. a visit to the Montlake Fill (Byers)
11. Birding Western Washington Aug. 7-12 (Tyler Hicks)
12. invasion of Black-headed Grosbeaks (mj2ephd at myuw.net)
13. RBA: Portland, Or 8-13-09 (Harry Nehls)
14. Green Heron Yard Bird (Wheelan Drew)


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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:43:24 -0700
From: jeff at jeffboucher.com
Subject: [Tweeters] Pelagic pics et al
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Ooops, sorry about the html post, lets try this again.....
Noting recent pelagic reports from the coast, some of you might be
interested in some of my images from past Midway Atoll journeys. Many of
the reported species nest on this tiny remote atoll..in LARGE numbers!
http://www.jeffboucher.com/APortfolios/portmidway.htm
Cheers
Jeff Boucher



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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:19:30 +0000
From: AMY DAVIS <aldavis at q.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Whidbey birding?
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Dear Tweets,

I'll be spending the next two weeks on South Whidbey, and am hoping to go birding while there. I"ve never birded on Whidbey--so if anyone knows of good spots on South Whidbey, I'd be grateful for suggestions. Thanks!

Amy Davis, Seattle

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> 1. Pelagic pics (jeff at jeffboucher.com)
> 2. RACING NEWS: will any records fall? (Ed Newbold)
> 3. The Osprey and the Bandit (Hans-Joachim Feddern)
> 4. Skamania County Birding (Wilson Cady)
> 5. Fill update (Connie Sidles)
> 6. Midway Beach, Grayland, WA, August 11 (Marvin S. Hoekstra)
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> Subject: [Tweeters] Pelagic pics
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> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:50:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ed Newbold <ednewbold1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] RACING NEWS: will any records fall?
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Hi all,
>
> Usually the Racing reports this time of year are filled with tales of more smashed records than Chihuly glass at a Belltown Party. But it still could happen:
>
> CAROLYN EAGAN is giving Race officials hope of a new record this year. In early June Eagan was already at 89 with a WESTERN KINGBIRD, and the record she's attacking is "only" 98-- for Port Ludlow.
>
> Slightly closer by percentage to a record are SANDY DANIELS/KEVIN STEINER of Auburn with 83 (record 93), also from early June, who have a tough job cut out for them despite an eye-popping highlights list including YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, LAZULI BUNTING, MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLER & BARN OWL.
>
> Since we love YARDBIRDREPRODUCTION we must note Daniels had a Vaux's Swift nesting in her chimney.
>
> Reporting at the same time was DENIS DESILVIS who oddsmakers might be giving a fighting chance. But it won't be a walk in the park as DeSilvis was at 81 in Roy with EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, NORTHERN SHRIKE, GREAT HORNED OWL, CHIPPING SPARROW & AMERICAN KESTREL, chasing his 08 record also of 98.
>
> Oh wait, now here's a record that should drop this year: Capitol Hill, Seattle. BRETT WOLFE was at 37 in early June with RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER, BROWN CREEPER and VAUX'S SWIFT and needs only three to tie for Capitol Hill and only 9 to tie the all-time overall yard/type Urban record, that could be tough.
>
> And another that might topple: Gray's Harbor and Ocean Shores. DIANNA MOORE has 57 and needed six to tie as of late July. Could be a nail-biter. Moore has BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER, WHIMBREL, EURASIAN COLLARD DOVE, & GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE.
>
> New records are guaranteed, however. One will be a long overdue record from Friday Harbor where MONICA WIELAND had 23 in the spring with RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD & PIED-BILLED GREBE. Catch Wieland's amazing blog with shots of Rhinocerous Auklets flying over Orcas, etc. at http://orcawatcher.blogspot.com
>
> LINDA PHILLIPS, a veteran racer with a new yard to race in, is pretty well guaranteed to be the holder of the town of Kenmore's guaranteed new record. And that will be not less than 57 including BLACK-THROATED GRAY, TOWNSEND'S & MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS as well as WESTERN WOOD PEWEE, CALIFORNIA QUAIL & WHITE-THROATED SPARROW.
>
> Meanwhile, reporting in early June, SCOTT HOSKIN & PENNY ROSE needed 20 to tie the Ballard record despite highlights including MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, SNOW GOOSE, WESTERN SCRUB JAY, GADWALL, TREE SWALLOW, BARRED OWL, B-H & EVE. GROSBEAKS, CHIPPING SPARROW & RED CROSSBILL.
>
> Also down by 20 from massive records set by themselves in glorious past years are KRISTI HEIN and CASEY BAZEWICK in Anacortes. But in spite of adverse conditions, they had 4 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW YARDBIRDFLEDGLINGS which warms the heart of everyone with one.
>
> In Yelm, MICHELLE ZENNER-BERTELS is steadily advancing the new Yelm mark, now at 25 with a PILEATED WOODPECKER, among others.
>
> Meanwhile in Snoqualmie, JOHN TUBBS is only 15 away as of August 11 with 53 including a WILLOW FLYCATCHER which is not a YardLifeBird but is the first of its species to be seen actually in the yard--and everyone agrees, those are the best yardbirds.
>
> Ending this roundup is the Battler from Battleground, amazing R-record holder JIM DANZENBAKER who at the end of June was at 92 and and still needed 24 to tie. Danzenbaker has NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL & BITTERN, birds I don't often get to type in this capacity, and we're wishing him luck smashing the paltry ClarkCo-Battleground-residential record of 116.
>
> Join the YardBirdRace!
>
> Reason: for fun.
>
> Do it by emailing your 2008 Yardbirdlist to yardbirdrace at yahoo.com add in your address (won't be publicized) and whether your yard-type is acreage (over 1.2 acres) , waterfront,
> residential, urban, or greenbelt.
>
> Check the Leaderboard:
>
>
> http://ednewbold.com/ybr_leaderboard.html
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Ed Newbold where our Violet-greens fledged the kid or kids yesterday, we never knew if there was more than one, making this our latest V-g fledging ever. Normally they stick around for a week after fledging and shepherd the kids back into the box at night. Not this time: we're outa here!
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> From: Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] The Osprey and the Bandit
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>, thefedderns at gmail.com, bryan
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> On my walk through the Twin Lakes - Federal Way neighborhood yesterday
> morning, I watched an OSPREY carrying a good sized fish passing over Lake
> Jeane - Treasure Island Park. Suddenly it was ambushed by a scruffy looking
> adult BALD EAGLE, which seemed to appear out of nowhere and the chase was
> on. The OSPREY, even handicapped with its load, was definitely the better
> flyer. It was able to out maneuver the eagle with many twists and turns at
> barely treetop level. This aerial dog fight went on for a few minutes and
> had the big bully's golden beak white open, gasping for air. The eagle's
> persistence finally paid off when the OSPREY dropped the fish and the BALD
> EAGLE caught it in mid-air and flying off with it.
>
> Hans Feddern
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> From: "Wilson Cady" <gorgebirds at juno.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Skamania County Birding
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> Today, August 11, Eric Bjorkman, Barry Woodruff and I headed for the Skamania County high elevation lakes on the northwest side of Mt. Adams in search of Spruce Grouse and any other birds. We dipped on the grouse but did have a few good finds including RED CROSSBILLS and EVENING GROSBEAKS at nearly every stop. At Takhlakh Lake we had a pair of PINE GROSBEAKS near the boat ramp and the first of the probably 50 NASHVILLE WARBLERS that we saw during the day.
> At Horseshoe Lake we found 4 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS but no sign of any grouse. On the way back to check Ollalie Lake we stopped after hearing a few calls and located a scruffy HERMIT WARBLER and more NASHVILLE WARBLERS. Olallie Lake was swarming with birds, we stood in the middle of a mixed flock that had to number over a hundred individuals consisting of RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES, GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARBLERS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, TOWNSEND'S WARBLERS, HERMIT WARBLERS, WILSON'S WARBLERS and a few GRAY JAYS attracted by the commotion.
> We thought that we would check Horseshoe Lake one more time for the Spruce Grouse and were treated to a NORTHERN GOSHAWK flying down the road in front of the vehicle, the bird would fly ahead of us and
> perch in the roadside trees allowing us to flush it two more times before heading into the forest. At the lake we had amazing views of a bright male WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL at eye level. While enjoying this view a COMMON LOON surfaced just yards offshore of us.
> At the south end of Takh Takh Meadows a PINE MARTEN ran across the road and up into a fir tree where we had close views of it for several minutes and the opportunity for Eric to get some photos of this gorgeous mammal.
> The only grouse we saw all day was a single SOOTY GROUSE that was calling near Council Lake.
> Wilson Cady
> Washougal, WA
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> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:17:44 -0700
> From: Connie Sidles <constancesidles at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Fill update
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> Hey tweets, yesterday we experienced the biggest fallout I've seen at
> the Fill in years. I got down there just after the rain stopped,
> around 9:30 a.m., and found the alder grove just south of the signage
> on Wahkiakum Lane almost dripping with passerines. From the top of the
> highest branches to the grass below there were birds in every leaf
> cluster. Among my favorites:
> Warbling Vireos (among which, one baby rattling its wings and crying
> for food, indicating breeding at the Fill)
> Orange-crowned Warblers
> Yellow Warblers (too many to count)
> Black-throated Gray Warblers (note the plural)
> Vaux's Swifts coming through
> Tree, Violet-green, and Barn Swallows
> empid flycatchers - not vocalizing, so I can't be sure; I think one
> was a Willow Flycatcher, another a Western Wood-pewee, and maybe a
> Gray - it was flicking its tail downward but I couldn't see a very
> prominent eye-ring.
>
> On the Main Pond were 21 Least Sandpipers (!), one very vocal Long-
> billed Dowitcher, and the resident Spotted Sandpipers.
>
> Today may see a similar phenomenon. It rained in the night, and it's
> still showery now. If you can catch a break in the weather, I urge you
> to get out into the field and see what turns up. -
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:10:17 -0700
> From: "Marvin S. Hoekstra" <marvin.hoekstra at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Midway Beach, Grayland, WA, August 11
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Arriving at noon, I observed in the freshwater pond near the two track to
> the beach:
>
>
>
> Long-billed Dowitcher (20), identified by vocalization as well as plumage
>
> Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
>
> Least Sandpiper
>
> Western Sandpiper
>
> Snowy Plover (1), gray band on left leg
>
> Unidentified dark-winged raptor flying low over dune grass
>
>
>
> Near the water were:
>
>
>
> Brown Pelican (maybe a hundred)
>
> California Gull (hundreds)
>
> Heerman's Gull (hundreds)
>
> Herring Gull (hundreds)
>
> Caspian Tern (twenty)
>
> Sanderling (one hundred, perhaps more, immobile well above waterline)
>
>
>
> Out on the water were what looked to me to be:
>
>
>
> Sooty Shearwaters (hundreds)
>
>
>
> They were at the limit of scope range and disappearing and reappearing
> behind waves, so the identification is not certain.
>
>
>
> Also seen on the beach were several dead birds. The weather was mostly
> sunny and comfortable. We were surrounded by birds. I counted only small
> pockets of birds, which were multiplied many times over up and down the
> beach. The addition of a life bird (Snowy Plover) which I had, two days
> before, searched for unsuccessfully in several places at the Great Salt
> Lake, made for a really enjoyable day.
>
>
>
> Marvin S. Hoekstra
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> Sammamish, WA
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> marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net
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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:27:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Fiona Cohen <fiona_cohen at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] green lake pied-billed grebes have new clutch
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Here are photos and details: http://naturegeeknw.blogspot.com/2009/08/green-lake-grebes-have-more-eggs.html.







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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:12:20 -0700
From: Connie Sidles <constancesidles at gmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Fill sublime
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Hey tweets, Star Trek's de-Borgified character Seven of Nine was
always searching for perfection. Too bad she didn't know enough to
come out to the Fill day, for she would have found it, as I did
birding with friends on a great fall day.

First, the warblers. Yellow Warblers were everywhere, foraging and
fighting with other birds. I saw a Bushtit go after one of them.
Evidently, the Yellow Warbler had offended in some way. The two birds
burst forth from the alders at Leaky Pond, wrapped in a gray/yellow
ball of beating wings. The Yellow Warbler was definitely getting the
worst of it. I don't ever recall seeing a bully Bushtit before.
Further down the trail, a Black-throated Gray Warbler came winging
into the scrubby treeline near the big cottonwood grove at East Point,
posed for admirers, then went on about its business. Other birders
(not I) found Orange-crowned, and of course the resident Common
Yellowthroats are still ubiquitous.

Shorebirds were great, too. Western Sandpipers were abundant (one
flock numbered twelve or more), mixed with a Least or two. A lone Long-
billed Dowitcher was on the Main Pond, and we think we might have had
a Semipalmated Sandpiper. We're going to consult Dennis for his
opinion. Good plumage, bad beak. We shall see.

A Rufous Hummingbird at the north end of Main Pond whirled around in
the air, showing off his rufousity so plainly I didn't even need
binoculars. What I needed was someone to appreciate him with, and
luckily I found friends in abundance today too. Evan Houston and Gregg
Thompson were sharing this particular wonder of nature - I think I
shall always remember how Evan turned around to smile at us after the
hummingbird had fled. Such happiness.

Best of all, as I was sitting beside the pond wrapped up in the visual
beauty around me, Evan noticed a hulking big swallow dip out of the
sky, skim the water, and take a drink. When it got up in the air
again, it chortled - at least, that's what Gregg and Evan said. All
lost in the surrounding symphony to me - I couldn't pick out one song
from the others. But Purple Martin it was, as we confirmed when it
circled back over our heads again, chortling so loudly that even I
could hear it.

It feels like the whole world of birds is on the move now. Anything
could come through. What possibilities await us! Tomorrow we're
supposed to get more rain, with the potential for more fallouts. I can
hardly wait. - Connie


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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:44:48 EDT
From: Scrubjay323 at aol.com
Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR 8/12/09
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Tweets,

Today 9 of us braved light rain and cool temperatures to walk Nisqually.
After all the hot, dry weather we've had I won't complain.

It really was a pretty good day with 5 swallows and all three wading birds
at the visitor center. Between the trees and the roof we had BARN. CLIFF,
TREE, VIOLET-GREEN, and NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS. A GREAT BLUE HERON
flew over the parking lot as we arrived and we had two flybys by a GREEN
HERON over the pond behind the visitor center. After the second flyby it
landed along the edge of the cattails and provided excellent views.

The second flyby interrupted our viewing of an AMERICAN BITTERN that moved
in and out of cover near the viewing platform. Funny how we can be
distracted.

The next best bird of the day was a male TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in the riparian
area near the Nisqually River overlook. It was in a mixed flock of
BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE, BROWN CREEPER, WILSON'S WARBLERS, and YELLOW WARBLERS.

Waterfowl and raptors were very scarce and shorebirds were non-existent.

The only mammals we saw were a doe and fawn BLACK-TAILED DEER near the
visitor center as we were leaving.

All told we saw 36 species for the day with the TOWNSEND'S WARBLER being
new for the year.

Until next week....

Phil Kelley
scrubjay323 at aol.com
Lacey, WA
360-459-1499

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:40:40 -0700
From: Trileigh Tucker <tri at seattleu.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] ID help? Flycatcher and accipiter in Lincoln Park
To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Hello Tweets,

Once the sun finally came out I had the luxury of spending quite a while in
Lincoln Park (West Seattle) this afternoon. Although I was initially headed
for the "Wolery" (owl hangout area), I was only a few feet into the park
when I heard a ruckus of crows and jays. As I walked over, I saw a bird
flying low through the woods, and heard what sounded like a terrified
unusual jay-like squawk--perhaps from its prey.

I tried to follow that bird, at which the crows were successful, but I think
there must have been two hawks, because the crows went to a more distant
tree on the bluff and continued to mob loudly, and a separate bird landed
above me, with only minor jay accompaniment. I thought the bird might be a
juvenile from its behavior; it seemed kind of uncertain and a bit nervous.

I took a number of photos of this bird, and would really appreciate your ID
help; hawks aren't my specialty. I'm trying to choose between juveniles of
Cooper's and Sharp-Shinned, and I'm leaning toward the latter. But I could
be completely off:

www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/3815362127/ (and three others, including a
"charming" one of the bird in flagrante delicto)

Then a bit later I spent time at a group of fireweeds and encountered two
flycatchers, which may or may not have been the same bird. (I feel less
embarrassed about not being able to properly ID them...but still slightly
chagrined.) Would anyone care to help?

Flycatcher(s): www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/3816163634/ and two others

Thanks so much for any ideas...

Good birding,
Trileigh

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Trileigh Tucker
Lincoln Park, West Seattle



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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:22:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: notcalm at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] ID help? Flycatcher and accipiter in Lincoln
Park
To: Trileigh Tucker <tri at seattleu.edu>
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Hello Trileigh,


Appears to be a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Also the best "stop action" poop shot that I have seen.


Dan Reiff
Mercer Island



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From: "Trileigh Tucker" <tri at seattleu.edu>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:40:40 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [Tweeters] ID help? Flycatcher and accipiter in Lincoln Park

Hello Tweets,

Once the sun finally came out I had the luxury of spending quite a while in
Lincoln Park (West Seattle) this afternoon. Although I was initially headed
for the "Wolery" (owl hangout area), I was only a few feet into the park
when I heard a ruckus of crows and jays. As I walked over, I saw a bird
flying low through the woods, and heard what sounded like a terrified
unusual jay-like squawk--perhaps from its prey.

I tried to follow that bird, at which the crows were successful, but I think
there must have been two hawks, because the crows went to a more distant
tree on the bluff and continued to mob loudly, and a separate bird landed
above me, with only minor jay accompaniment. I thought the bird might be a
juvenile from its behavior; it seemed kind of uncertain and a bit nervous.

I took a number of photos of this bird, and would really appreciate your ID
help; hawks aren't my specialty. I'm trying to choose between juveniles of
Cooper's and Sharp-Shinned, and I'm leaning toward the latter. But I could
be completely off:

www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/3815362127/ (and three others, including a
"charming" one of the bird in flagrante delicto)

Then a bit later I spent time at a group of fireweeds and encountered two
flycatchers, which may or may not have been the same bird. (I feel less
embarrassed about not being able to properly ID them...but still slightly
chagrined.) Would anyone care to help?

Flycatcher(s): www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/3816163634/ and two others

Thanks so much for any ideas...

Good birding,
Trileigh

*********************
Trileigh Tucker
Lincoln Park, West Seattle

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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:00:37 -0700
From: "Rob Sandelin" <floriferous at msn.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Robin loses her second nest
To: "'Tweeters'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Yesterday morning I was awakened by a continuous Robin alarm call. Ok, Ok,
I'm getting up. After five non-stop minutes of alarms I became curious (in a
foggy, up at 6am with a hangover, sort of way) and gingerly made my way
outside. I wandered over to the sound, tripping over the %$#$^^! Box I left
by the backdoor and now limping made it to the edge of the woods. As I
arrived a large winged shape took off from the ground and startled me mostly
awake. It was a Coopers hawk. On the ground where the hawk rose up was a
broken nest, inside were two dead robinlets. The adult Robin had finally
shut up so I went back inside for coffee. A bit later the Robin started up
again, and I went out into the back porch where I could see the nest and
sure enough the Coop was in process of eating the remainders. I made the
mistake of having my bins and the rather gory scene up close made me lose my
appetite for breakfast.

Later in the afternoon (after a nap) I was talking with a neighbor when a
robin went zooming around us, followed in pursuit by a Coop. I guess Robins
were on the menu yesterday.

Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer, Teacher
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:59:43 EDT
From: MEYER2J at aol.com
Subject: [Tweeters] Rufous Hummingbird
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Hi Tweets:

Thought I'd mention that I've had an immature male Rufous Hummingbird
coming to my feeders since August 5th. I'll keep an eye him to see how long
he stays. A few Anna's also frequent the feeders.

Joyce Meyer
East of Redmond, WA
_meyer at aol.com_ (mailto:meyer at aol.com)
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:44:14 -0700
From: "Byers" <byers345 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] a visit to the Montlake Fill
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Hi, Tweeters,

Attempting to see some of the birds Connie Sidles described
yesterday at the Montlake Fill, Bill and I headed there this afternoon and
spent two hours between 3 and 5 pm wandering around. It's always
interesting to me how much the bird population changes at the Fill from one
day to the next. Most of the birds Connie mentioned yesterday-the Least
Sandpipers, the Spotted Sandpipers, which have been at the Main Pond for
weeds, the vireos, empids and warblers-were no where to be seen. However,
we had an enjoyable outing, because there were other birds to amuse us.

At the Main Pond we did see the Long-billed Dowitcher and, in
addition, there were two beautiful juvenile Western Sandpipers. We also saw
a Northern Harrier (sorry, I couldn't tell if it was a juvenile or adult)
and a very impressive Osprey. In the Southwest Pond there was an adult
Cinnamon Teal, and as we pondered this bird several of what we assume were
juvenile Cinnamon Teal flew in and landed nearby. We did see quite a few
swallows and at one point Vaux's swifts in among them. Oh, and we saw one
garter snake. And quite a few green things are sprouting up through the
burned area. All in all a pleasant way to spend two hours.

Charlotte Byers, Seattle

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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:02:56 -0500
From: Tyler Hicks <uplandsandpiper at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Birding Western Washington Aug. 7-12
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Tweeters,



My father flew in from Kansas for some Pacific Northwest birding. Him, Sidra Blake, and I hit several locations in western Washington over the past few days. The highlights are listed below.



August 7 - Steigerwald Lake NWR "new trail"



American Bittern - 1

Red-shouldered Hawk - 1



August 8 - Ridgefield NWR River "S" & Carty Units



Green Heron - 1 (Carty Unit)

Western Sandpiper - ~10

Least Sandpiper - ~10

Long-billed Dowitcher - 4

Barred Owl - 1 (Carty Unit)

Red-breasted Sapsucker - 4



August 9 - Olympic National Park Kalaloch, 4th, & Ruby Beach & Hoh Rainforest



Pacific Loon - 15

Red-throated Loon - 2

Common Loon - 40

Red-necked Grebe - 2

Horned Grebe - 2

Western Grebe - 4

Sooty Shearwater - 3

Pelagic Cormorant - 50

Brandt's Cormorant - 40

Surf & White-winged Scoters - 100's of both

Semipalmated Plover - 50

Western Sandpiper - 25

Black Turnstone - 1

Gulls - Heerman's, Herring, Ring-billed, Glaucous-winged, Western, & California - A lot

Common Murres - 1000's

Pigeon Guillemot - 40

Marbled Murrelet - 20 (some already in basic plumage others not)
Cassin's Auklet- 2

Rhinoceros Auklet - 80

Tufted Puffin - 2

Red Crossbills - many

Gray Whale - 2 at 4th Beach

Sea Otter - 1 at 4th Beach



August 10 - Olympic NP Hoh Rainforest (very rainy)



Band-tailed Pigeon - 2

Pileated Woodpecker - 5 (they don't look as big when they are on a massive Doug Fir)

Warbling Vireo - 1

Varied Thrush - 2

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco - nesting! (late)



August 11 - Olympic NP Hoh Rainforest, Ruby, 4th, & Kalaloch Beach, Quinalt Lake, Campbell Tree Grove USFS (foggy)



Wood Duck - 20

Sooty Grouse - 4

Black Oystercatcher - 2

Barred Owl - 2 (in old-growth forest - seem more like Spotted Owl country)

Common Nighthawk - 4



August 12 - Campbell Tree Grove USFS, Ocean Shores



Loons (All three flavors) - many of each

Northern Fulmar - 1 dead on beach at Damon Pt.

Pink-footed Shearwater - 1 at OS jetty

Sooty Shearwater - 2000-4000 off OS jetty

Brown Pelican - 140

"Queen" Eider - still in her usual spot

Scoters (Surf & White-winged) - 40-50 of each

C. Merganser - 2

Semipalmated Plover - 10

Western Sandpiper - 50

Ruddy Turnstone - 3

Black Turnstone - 15

Surfbirds - 20

Dunlin - 4

Gulls - same as on the 9th

Caspian Tern - 30

Alcids - Common Murre, Marbled Murrelet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Pigeon Guillemot, & Tufted Puffin



We ended up with ~ 125 species for the trip.



Cheers,



Tyler Hicks

Ridgefield, WA


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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:31:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: mj2ephd at myuw.net
Subject: [Tweeters] invasion of Black-headed Grosbeaks
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Folks,
Today had 7 simultaneous Black-headed Grosbeaks pigging-out at my condo deck feeders. There was 1 adult male and 1 adult female and the other 5 were this year's fat and noisy fledglings. I've had 1 nesting pair visiting the feeders most of this summer as is typical at my location for the past 10 years on the NE edge of Seahurst Park forest in Burien. Clutch size for this species is generally 3-4 eggs; 3 eggs is most common. "Bent's Life Histories" reports that 5 eggs would be quite rare, especially surviving to obviously healthy fledgling stage. So, I would suspect that these 5 fledglings are from 2 different families. Seahurst Park and surrounding treed yards likely support several pairs of nesting Black-headed Grosbeaks every season. And, it is surprising that an adult male is still around; they usually migrate by the middle of July. Females and juveniles migrate later in August according to more recent local records.
Quite a spirited show from these striking black and orange and brown and white grosbeaks!

Bird well and intelligently (please,)
Maureen E Ellis
Burien, WA








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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:35:23 -0700
From: Harry Nehls <hnehls6 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] RBA: Portland, Or 8-13-09
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- RBA
* Oregon
* Portland
* August 13, 2009
* ORPO0908.13

- birds mentioned

Black-footed Albatross
Pink-footed Shearwater
Buller?s Shearwater
MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
Am. White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Prairie Falcon
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Sabine?s Gull
Heermann?s Gull
Arctic Tern
Elegant Tern
South Polar Skua
Long-tailed Jaeger
XANTUS?S MURRELET
Black Phoebe
GREAT-TAILED JAEGER

- transcript

hotline: Portland Oregon Audubon RBA (weekly)
number: 503-292-6855
To report: Harry Nehls 503-233-3976 <hnehls6 at comcast.net>
compiler: Harry Nehls
coverage: entire state

Hello, this is the Audubon Society of Portland Rare Bird Report. This report
was made Thursday August 13. If you have anything to add call Harry Nehls at
503-233-3976.

On August 7 a MANX-TYPE SHEARWATER was off Boiler Bay. A GREAT-TAILED
GRACKLE was seen during the week near the Cow Lakes in Malheur County.

Warblers and other woodland birds are now gathering into flocks and moving
southward. Many are showing up in unexpected places.

On the August 8 offshore boat trip out of Newport about 500 BLACK-FOOTED
ALBATROSS, 700 FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS, ten BULLER?S SHEARWATERS, nine
SKUAS, and three LONG-TAILED JAEGERS were seen. The next day a trip out of
Charleston found four XANTUS?S MURRELETS, 118 ALBATROSS, 16 LONG-TAILED
JAEGERS, 20 PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS, 200 SABINE?S GULLS and three ARCTIC
TERNS.

On August 10 a PRAIRIE FALCON was at Bandon. Two ELEGANT TERNS were at the
mouth of the Siuslaw River August 6. Another was heard at the mouth of the
Necanicum River in Seaside the next day. A possible SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER
was reported August 9 at Yaquina Bay. During the week about 1200 BROWN
PELICANS and 1500 HEERMANN?S GULLS were at the South Jetty of the Columbia
River.

An immature BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at Ridgefield NWR August 8. Up to
112 WHITE PELICANS were on Sauvie Island during the week. On August 8 an
adult BLACK PHOEBE was seen feeding two fledglings in Springfield.

The tremendous bird concentrations on Lake Abert is coming to a peak about
now. A trip to the lake is highly recommended.

That?s it for this week.

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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:36:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Wheelan Drew <amazilia55 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Green Heron Yard Bird
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Shortly after posting the RFI for North Peninsula Green Heron information I ruptured my achilles, which left me highly immobile and unable to drive to bird, so even though I live only 4 miles from the Elwha fish hatchery I was unable to go on a search.
While talking on the phone yesterday, sitting on my deck, a Green Heron flew right over the yard!!! Yard bird number 85 for me. I live near a series of small ponds on Cameron Rd. in Port Angeles, all of which are on private property, but they are highly productive and draw quite a few ducks. I would not be surprised if these birds are regular here. Good birding, and if anyone wants to drag along an invalid birding on the peninsula, please feel free to email me.
Drew Wheelan
Port Angeles, WA


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