I work over at Seward Park in Seattle and recently observed 8 eagles soaring together over Lake Washington - what looked to be 4 adults and 4 juveniles. Any ideas why they might group up like this at this time of year? Thanks!
Chris Millow
Teacher Naturalist & Program Coordinator
(206) 652-2444 x 105
cmillow at audubon.org
Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center
5902 Lake Washington Blvd S
Seattle, WA 98118
http://sewardpark.audubon.org
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1. Re: Snoqualmie INDIGO BUNTING and LEAST FLYCATCHER - Thursday
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2. Methow Birds and Roads--L. Flycatcher Yes (Penny Koyama)
3. Re: Photo help needed (Dennis Paulson)
4. Black Headed Grossbeak, Renton (Nancy)
5. Scatter Creek W.A., Thurston Co. (Douglas Canning)
6. Re: Photo help needed (rockchuck)
7. Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA) 2009-06-11
(Michael Hobbs)
8. Re: Photo help needed (Charlie Wright)
9. question re eaglets west of conway (dave templeton)
10. South Sound Anna's H-birds (Joe Dlugo)
11. RE: Re: Photo help needed (John Puschock)
12. Re: Re: Photo help needed (Michael Hobbs)
13. Crossbills continue in North Seattle (John Puschock)
14. The Mystery Flycatcher (Lydia Bishop)
15. Re: South Sound Anna's H-birds (Scrubjay323 at aol.com)
16. Ballard Peregrine fledglings (Mark Oberle)
17. American Redstart - adult male - Stillwater WMU
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18. mystery birds (link) (Devorah Bennu)
19. Nesting Vaux's Swifts-Renton (amy schillinger)
20. King, Co., Friday, Indigo Bunting 7:15AM & Least Flycatcher
7:25AM (Grace and Ollie Oliver)
21. RFI Panama birding (laterallus at aol.com)
22. juvie song sparrow or cowbird? (Brenda Burnett)
23. Indigo Bunting, Least Flycatcher - Yes (Rick Hibpshman)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:11:28 -0700
From: "Mansfield, Tom" <tom.mansfield at klgates.com>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snoqualmie INDIGO BUNTING and LEAST FLYCATCHER
- Thursday morning - YES
To: <johntubbs at comcast.net>, <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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The INBU is still visible as of the time of this post.
Tom Mansfield in Snoqualmie.
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Subject: [Tweeters] Snoqualmie INDIGO BUNTING and LEAST FLYCATCHER - Thursday morning - YES
Hi everyone,
Evan Houston and I arrived at the Indigo Bunting (INBU) location at Three Forks Natural Area this morning around 7:00 and had both birds vocally within a couple of minutes and visually within five minutes. We stayed for at least an hour watching the INBU and Least Flycatcher (LEFL), and in the process also saw at least two Lazuli Buntings (LABU - probably three, as we saw one a significant distance away later). While we were there we were joined by Gregg Thompson, Charlie Wright and Jordan (didn't get a last name, sorry) who also had good looks. Other birders showed up later as well.
The INBU was very active and ranged over a surprisingly large area - mostly it appeared to be doing a clockwise loop that included the corner of the large field where initially reported and the blackberry thicket/row along the east edge of that field. It often perched very visibly on the blackberries, but also seemed to prefer a relatively young cottonwood tree near the trail and behind the blackberries. If you chase this bird, don't give up too early, because it was also flying almost to the far side of the large field to an 'island' of trees some distance away, only to return to the area where first reported. It (and the LABU's) was quite vocal and should be able to be isolated to a certain area by sound alone. Charlie Wright judged the bird to be a full adult, rather than a younger bird. Its behavior certainly seemed territorial - reminiscent of the Baltimore Oriole at Marymoor several years ago - raising the possibility of a breeding attempt (there apparently is documented hybridization with LABU). Very interestingly, Evan and I ran into a local birder who birds that area daily (walking a good five miles in the process) who said she had seen an INBU last year in the same area as this year's bird. Interesting report. (That person is not on Tweeters, so did not report her sighting last year).
Evan got good digiscope images of the INBU (as I'm sure Gregg did as well after we left).
The LEFL was vocalizing loudly and virtually constantly and was working a limited area only twenty yards past the small, almost-dry creeklet at the corner of the field. We had very good looks periodically but many times the bird was clearly heard but tough to find in the foliage.
A benefit of going out this morning was that the mosquito population was lower by at least an order of magnitude than it was last night.
Hopefully both birds will stick around to allow more folks to see them.
John Tubbs
Snoqualmie, WA
johntubbs at comcast.net
www.tubbsphoto.com
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:13:06 -0700
From: "Penny Koyama" <plkoyama at verizon.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Methow Birds and Roads--L. Flycatcher Yes
To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Tweets,
David and I spent Mon-Wed birding through Gary Bletsch's eastern Skagit County (wow--didn't know there were so many nice areas there until paying closer attention to his postings) to Winthrop,Twisp, Conconully, and the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area.
I won't list all of the wonderful birds, as we were basically poaching off earlier Tweeters info. But we did find Matt Bartel's chat at Dead Horse Lake and Gene Hunn's & George Gertz's Least Flycatcher in Pipestone Canyon. The flycatcher, though, was located further in the canyon past the 2 large cliffs to the left (where the Prairie Falcon was screeching away!) It made one chi-bek but wouldn't come out until the i-pod. After that, it sang repeatedly, and I swear it followed us down the trail. David said it thought "his princess was in my pocket and was being kidnapped."
One other notable sighting was a displaying Dusky Grouse on the road just down from Sun Mountain Lodge. This may be a reliable Dusky site, as we saw a pair on the grounds at 6:30 a.m., and a male on the left side of the road both mornings as we drove down. Yesterday's male did a hilarious display, much of it walking along the top of the guard rail, hopping to the ground and stomping for a while, then more nail-clicking stomps clinging to the guard rail. And all the while he was undeterred by truck traffic and David's noisy camera.
Note on roads--we found FR 4200 too difficult for our Prius and had a nail-biting ride from Loup Loup to Conconully, where we then experienced a 1-hr downpour. We revised our plan to head back to Winthrop via Baldy Pass, and drove the long way through Sinlahekin instead. There were only a few ducks (mostly RN Ducks and female Barrow's Goldeneyes) on the various lakes, though there were many nice passerines at Blue Lake. The area was beautiful, but not "birdy" on Tues. On Wed, we were able to get to Sullivan Pond (nighthawks) and Pipestem Canyon ok with our 6" clearance. But we were surprised to be unable to look for Matt B's White-headed Woodpecker and Am Dipper at the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery--Hwy 2 is closed overnights through Tumwater Canyon (10 mi.) for repaving. We had to hustle through and abandon those potential birds to make it out by the 7:30 p.m. closure.
Penny Koyama, Bothell
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:56:42 -0700
From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Photo help needed
To: debsstuff at comcast.net
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D., it looks like an Eastern Phoebe to me. Quite a rare bird in
Washington. But I just get the digest, so you may have lots of
responses already.
Was it pumping its tail?
Dennis
On Jun 11, 2009, at 12:00 PM, tweeters-
request at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:55:23 +0000 (UTC)
> From: "debsstuff at comcast.net" <debsstuff at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Photo help needed
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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>
> We're debating this bird on a forum - we just can't seem to come up
> with a definite ID.? So I thought I would seek some more local
> help.? We saw this litle bird along the Snoqualmie River near
> Carnation this afternoon.? We've eliminated an olive sided and a
> Pacific-slope flycatcher and a western wood pewee.? Someone from
> the east coast said it looked like an eastern phoebe but I doubt
> that.? So what the heck it is?
>
>
>
> http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh152/DDLewis1/?
> action=view¤t=unknown.jpg
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
>
> D. Lewis
>
> North Bend, WA
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1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:15:54 -0700
From: Nancy <sday13 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Black Headed Grossbeak, Renton
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Yesterday I had a new pair to my suet feeder. Thanks to Amy, I was
able to identify them as Black Headed Grossbeak. They returned this
morning.
As far as I know, the first Grossbeaks to my East Renton Highlands yard.
Sent from my iPod,
Nancy Day
Renton, WA
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:35:50 -0800
From: "Douglas Canning" <dcanning at igc.org>
Subject: [Tweeters] Scatter Creek W.A., Thurston Co.
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Tweets -
This afternoon, I walked around the WDFW's Scatter Creek Wildlife Area
for the first time. Should have done this years ago. Hal Opperman's
recommendation in his guidebook is well-placed.
My big surprise was the number of Common Yellowthroat I heard and saw.
I customarily associate them with marshy areas, so hearing them on
prairie edges was a different experience. The same for Spotted Towhee.
Complete list:
This report was mailed for Doug Canning by http://birdnotes.net
Date: June 11, 2009
Location: Scatter Creek Wildlife Area, Thurston County, Washington
At the south unit, walked the 1.4-mile "short loop" around the edges
of the oak forest, walking into the forest short distances in places,
and also to the little pool in Scatter Creek, 1330 to 1530. Much bird
song and call heard which I'm unfamiliar with.
Birds seen (in taxonomic order):
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 [1]
Rock Dove (Columba livia) 1 [2]
Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) 1
Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) 8 [3]
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 9
Common Raven (Corvus corax) 1 [4]
Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 2
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 2 [5]
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 18 [6]
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) 1 [7]
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 15 [8]
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) 1 [9]
Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) 4 [10]
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 1 [11]
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) 1 [12]
Footnotes:
[1] Adult.
[2] At barn.
[3] Singing.
[4] Being harassed by 3 American Crow.
[5] One calling, 1 singing.
[6] Calling, singing, carrying food.
[7] Female.
[8] Pair seen; others heard.
[9] Male.
[10] Singing.
[11] At barn.
[12] Male.
Total number of species seen: 16
***************
Douglas Canning
Olympia, Wash.
***************
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:33:20 -0700
From: rockchuck <rockchuck at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Photo help needed
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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I have a very similar bird photo (at least to my untrained eye) that
I've been uncertain on the identification. Any suggestions and
rationale would be appreciated.
I've posted it to FlickR at http://www.flickr.com/photos/runhills/3618597456/
rockchuck at verizon dot net
Dave Larson
On Jun 10, 2009, at 8:55 PM, debsstuff at comcast.net wrote:
> We're debating this bird on a forum - we just can't seem to come up
> with a definite ID. So I thought I would seek some more local
> help. We saw this litle bird along the Snoqualmie River near
> Carnation this afternoon. We've eliminated an olive sided and a
> Pacific-slope flycatcher and a western wood pewee. Someone from the
> east coast said it looked like an eastern phoebe but I doubt that.
> So what the heck it is?
>
> http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh152/DDLewis1/?action=view¤t=unknown.jpg
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> D. Lewis
> North Bend, WA
> Debsstuffat comcast.net
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:15:04 -0700
From: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor at verizon.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park Report (Redmond, King Co., WA)
2009-06-11
To: "Tweeters \(E-mail\)" <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
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Tweets - Another summer day at Marymoor, though thankfully it was a bit
overcast at the start, and the heat didn't get troublesome until we were
nearly done. The birds were mostly too busy, I think, to be posing for us,
so there was a bit of frustration with the quick views we had of birds. We
had quite a few heard-only, several flybys, and a number of glimpses.
We were also, I'm afraid, rushing the walk just a bit, as several of us were
eager to get to Snoqualmie to find the Indigo Bunting and Least Flycatcher.
We shouldn't have worried, since those birds proved relatively easy to find.
:)
Marymoor Highlights:
Wood Duck 4 or 5 females with young, several sizes
Hooded Merganser 2+ unsupervised ducklings
Green Heron At least 4 chicks being fed at the nest
Bald Eagle 3 newly fledged birds east of the boardwalk
Western Screech-Owl Scott had one early near the windmill
R.-breasted Sapsucker 1 flew past Compost Piles, 1 at Rowing Club
Belted Kingfisher Several sightings - we haven't had many in 2009
Black Swift One appeared briefly over the slough
American Crow Two dead babies under the nest tree :(
Bushtit Parent(s) feeding young near RC nest
Lazuli Bunting 2-4 males, 1 female, lots of bad looks
Bullock's Oriole Male in Big Cottonwood Forest
CEDAR WAXWINGS were everywhere.
The LAZULI BUNTINGS were singing, but mostly posing only when entirely
back-lit. This was actually pretty typical for the day - birds popping up
backlit or at distance or both. We had YELLOW WARBLER on a birch far across
the river, for example. And a TOWNSEND'S WARBLER hid amongst the
CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEES above the Barn Owl nest box, and only 2 people
managed to glimpse the bird before it flew away.
We did manage 56 species for the day, though.
== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:55:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: Charlie Wright <c.wright7 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Photo help needed
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Hello All,
My first thought on Deb's flycatcher was the same as Dennis', that this looks a lot like an Eastern Phoebe. However, on closer inspection, I'm pretty sure it is a Willow Flycatcher.
The lighting is pretty awful here, so that has to be kept in mind with every feature. The face pattern is what really threw me off, but there is definitely a shadow over the face so this is really hard to evaluate. There does appear to be a pale loral patch like many Empidonax.
Given the backlighting and lack of contrast, one must compare the wingbars with the tertial edges to get a feel for how prominent they are. Here, the (two) wingbars are more prominent than the tertial edges, where the opposite would likely be true on a phoebe. Also, even in this lighting, the upperparts are greener than I've ever seen on Eastern Phoebe. The throat is not obviously white and the back is green instead of dark like the cap.
Re: Dave Larson's bird, it appears to be an Olive-sided Flycatcher with a hefty body shape, large bill, gray tones, streaky vest, and very long wing extension.
Re: The Indigo Bunting at Snoqualmie, I think it is an SY bird (hatched last summer). I was first thinking it was an older bird from a distant scope view, but on my way out I had better views and saw brown edges to several tertials and an apparent molt limit in the secondaries.
Cheers,
Charlie Wright
Bonney Lake, Washington
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:43:11 -0700
From: dave templeton <crazydave65 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] question re eaglets west of conway
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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hi all:
does anyone know if the two eaglets in the nest west of conway near the dnr
parking lot have fledged yet, or are they still in the house?
have been meaning to get up there early in the day when the light isn't so
harsh, but good intentions and all that . . ..
tks and regards,
t
--
dave templeton
fall city, wa
crazydave65atgmaildaughtcom
"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today; it's already tomorrow
in Australia." Charles Schultz
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:14:12 -0700
From: Joe Dlugo <browncreeper99 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] South Sound Anna's H-birds
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Hi Tweets,
In four years I haven't found an Anna's Hummingbird anywhere near the South
Sound. Found 2 this week--one in west Olympia, another in Shelton. Perhaps
something's up because they are very rare in these parts...anyone else
finding Anna's around the South Sound?
Joe Dlugo
Olympia
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:19:14 +0000
From: John Puschock <g_g_allin at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Re: Photo help needed
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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I'll second Charlie Wright's ID of Willow Flycatcher. The apparent pale loral area doesn't look right for Eastern Phoebe. It appears that the bird is tilting its head toward the camera, creating a shadow that's obscuring the facial pattern. A case could be made (and perhaps Photoshop or a similar program may help determine the color values) that the underside of the bill is orange near the base, but I've learned to stay away from arguments over a few pixels.
John Puschock
Wedgwood, Seattle
g_g_allin at hotmail.com
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:27:01 -0700
From: "Michael Hobbs" <birdmarymoor at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Re: Photo help needed
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Brian Bell, Bob Schmidt, and I went out to Chinook Bend this afternoon. We were able to find a couple of Willow Flycatchers in the exact area (maybe even the same tree) as the photo.
There may have been another, different, flycatcher in the area, but views were not conclusive.
I think it's likely the photographed bird was a Willow Flycatcher. There's a possibility there was something more interesing there too. But we saw no evidence for Eastern Phoebe...
== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland, WA
== http://www.marymoor.org/birding.htm
== http://www.marymoor.org/BirdBlog.htm
== birdmarymoor at verizon.net
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Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Re: Photo help needed
I'll second Charlie Wright's ID of Willow Flycatcher. The apparent pale loral area doesn't look right for Eastern Phoebe. It appears that the bird is tilting its head toward the camera, creating a shadow that's obscuring the facial pattern. A case could be made (and perhaps Photoshop or a similar program may help determine the color values) that the underside of the bill is orange near the base, but I've learned to stay away from arguments over a few pixels.
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Wedgwood, Seattle
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:28:44 +0000
From: John Puschock <g_g_allin at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Crossbills continue in North Seattle
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Howdy all,
I've been continuing to hear and occasionally see the Red Crossbills in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Seattle, which I first mentioned in April or thereabouts. Now that the weather is nice and I'm outside more, I've been having more or less daily encounters with them. Normally when I see them, it's only a few, one to three or so, but today during an afternoon run, I saw over 20 fly north over the intersection of N. 75th St. and 31st Ave. NE. I apparently caught up with them around 87th St. and 32nd Ave. (yes, I'm that fast), though it could have been another flock.
Two days ago it was the 'Afternoon of the _Contopus_' with a Western Wood-Pewee singing from my yard around noon and then an Olive-sided Flycatcher heard singing and then seen while running (me, not the flycatcher).
John Puschock
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:30:32 -0700
From: Lydia Bishop <gizacat at mac.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] The Mystery Flycatcher
To: debsstuff at comcast.net
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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From the angle of your photo, the little bird looks like Black
Phoebe. I used to live in Bakersfield, CA and every summer a couple
of them flycatch over the swamp that used to be my mother's swimming
pool.
Lydia Gaebe Bishop
gizacat at mac.com
Somewhere near Snohomish, WA
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:39:40 EDT
From: Scrubjay323 at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] South Sound Anna's H-birds
To: browncreeper99 at gmail.com, tweeters at u.washington.edu
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Joe,
I've had ANNA'S overwinter in my yard the last 2 years but this is the
first year they stuck around once the RUFOUS arrived. Its been a few day
since I last saw one at my feeders but I suspect they are still here somewhere.
Phil Kelley
Lacey, WA
In a message dated 6/11/2009 10:14:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
browncreeper99 at gmail.com writes:
Hi Tweets,
In four years I haven't found an Anna's Hummingbird anywhere near the
South Sound. Found 2 this week--one in west Olympia, another in Shelton.
Perhaps something's up because they are very rare in these parts...anyone else
finding Anna's around the South Sound?
Joe Dlugo
Olympia
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:57 -0700
From: Mark Oberle <oberle at mindspring.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Ballard Peregrine fledglings
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The Ballard Bridge Peregrine nest had 3 chicks as far as I could see
from the water below.
On Wed. there were two chicks screaming for food, one clearly close
to fledging. Not sure if the third chick was hidden, dead or had left
the nest. Given the vertical surfaces of the bridge pilings, there is
a pretty good chance that the fledglings might drown on their first flight
Mark Oberle
Seattle, WA
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:14:02 +0000
From: christopher anderson <cdanders at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] American Redstart - adult male - Stillwater WMU
To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Hi Tweets,
This morning I had at least one, possibly two, American Redstarts while out at Stillwater WMU near Duvall. I first heard one in some willows along the south side of Harris Creek, just upstream of the little wood foot bridge that takes you over the creek. This is by the cut bank that has the bank swallows nesting, with a large sandbar out in the river, if that helps for reference. The layout of this area makes cardinal directions a bit of an interpretation, but from the main/southeasterly parking lot, head over the Snoqualmie Trail directly and just follow that trail down toward the river. About 75 ft away from the river there is another foot trail to the wood bridge. I did not get a visual on this particular individual.
However, I later got a visual on another individual, I assume, a bit later; at another location on Stillwater. This bird was very actively singing, flashing his tail and showing nice orange patches. At one point he was about 10 feet from me on an open branch.
This location is best reached from the smaller parking lot/northwest. Head over the Snoqualmie Trail and follow this path, keeping on the main drag. You'll come to a Y where you can either head left, meeting a nice new metal foot bridge with rails, or go straight - heading down into a low area of a no name creek/draw area. There is a grated foot bridge here as well, but no railings. The bird was in the willow/cottonwood stand on your right (North/Northwest). It was all over that particular edge of the woods, but mostly further through the reed canary field, towards the far end. You'll notice on your right, as you walk through the grass field, some of the vegetation cleared and some stream bed work is occurring. There are noticeable boulders and rock, some flagging. This open area is where I saw the bird first and for the longest, and got the best looks.
Also had a Common Merganser pair with at least 8 very new (within last 2 days) chicks out on the river at the cut bank just to the northwest of the above site. The hen was brooding the young and keeping them hunkered under some overhanging willows and rootwads on the far side of the river, and the male was patrolling. Occasionally, a few of the little ones took a ride on her back. Doh - where's the camera! at # at at # at # Likely this is the same pair I saw out here a bit back, on 5/31 that were loafing quite a bit in the area.
Had a few Mourning Doves, nice looks at a buck and doe, sapsuckers and downys feeding young at nests, as well as many of the other often found species there. Birds were very active, even into the later morning.
Cheers,
Chris Anderson
North Seattle
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Message: 18
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:37:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Devorah Bennu <birdologist at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] mystery birds (link)
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hello everyone,
today's mystery bird is another African species, kindly shared with us by Dan Logen, who is a talented and generous photographer!
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/06/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_295.php
If any of you have images of birds -- weird pictures, roadkill or windowkill images, or species that are endemic to places other than North America, my readers would love to take a peek at them. Incidentally, my readers range from people who love looking at bird pictures while at work to those who are "listers" and "extreme birders." I am also trying to get birdsongs as a birding-by-ear challenge for you, so stay tuned for that (and o course, if you are a recordist who would like to share your birdsong recordings with my readers, feel free to contact me about this). As always, I am proud to provide credits and links back to where ever you wish in exchange for bringing a little joy into my readers' lives.
cheers,
GrrlScientist
Devorah
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Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC
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Message: 19
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:19:14 -0700
From: amy schillinger <schillingera at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Nesting Vaux's Swifts-Renton
To: tweet ters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Tweeters,
I noticed a pair of Vaux's Swifts drop into my neighbors chimney a couple of evenings ago. They have been regular "yard" birds since a couple of months ago. Unfortunately, many people are capping their chimneys so there are not as many nesting as in previous years. To my dismay my mother capped their chimney a couple of years ago. They had nesting Swift's in their chimney and she couldn't stand the horrible noises that the young made in the nest as well as being fearful that the left over nesting material could become a fire hazard. I told her to have it cleaned each fall....I am still trying to convince her to un-cap it.
On another note, there have been many babies out and about. Black-capped Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, and a female Hairy Woodpecker still feeding a very large baby who was flying with her to the suet feeder. We laughed when on the first day we saw the Nuthatches. The parent was still feeding them but by the next day the babies came solo. I joked to my mom that all of these parents are bringing their kids to the feeder, showing them where it is and saying so long kids! You're on your own.
Amy Schillinger
Renton, WA
schillingera at hotmail.com
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Message: 20
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:27:23 -0700
From: "Grace and Ollie Oliver" <grace.ollie at verizon.net>
Subject: [Tweeters] King, Co., Friday, Indigo Bunting 7:15AM & Least
Flycatcher 7:25AM
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On June 12,'09, we located these birds by their vocalizations, then after
less work than expected, we were fortunate in getting views of both of them.
They were active in the upper third of trees and flying between trees, as
kindly reported, by others, to tweeters, complete with directions to their
location, on June 10 & 11. Thank you to everyone and to the birds.
Grace & Ollie Oliver
Redmond, Wa.
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Message: 21
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:54:48 -0400
From: laterallus at aol.com
Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Panama birding
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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We're planning a trip to Panama in late January-early February 2010. I'd appreciate any insights into good birding areas, lodging, and guides.
Please e-mail me directly?- laterallus at aol.com? with Panama in the subject line.
Thanks in advance!
Scott Morrison
Lacey, WA
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Message: 22
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:04:10 -0700
From: Brenda Burnett <beaknbird at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] juvie song sparrow or cowbird?
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I watched a female song sparrow feed a fledged youngster this a.m., but I'm not sure the fledgling was a song sparrow. It was exactly the same size as the mother, maybe a little larger, overall grayish brown with some light streaking on the breast and belly. No brown streaks on the head like an adult song sparrow. The lower mandible was yellowish, top was shiny gray. The begging call sounded like a junco's trill.
If it was a cowbird juvenile, then some cowbirds have been busy around here, because there was an identical juvenile in a shrub nearby, maybe "belonging" to another sparrow family.
Brenda Burnett
Seattle
beaknbird at hotmail dot com
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Message: 23
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:52:39 -0700
From: Rick Hibpshman <hibpshman at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Indigo Bunting, Least Flycatcher - Yes
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I was able to re-locate both the least flycatcher and the Indigo Bunting at the previously reported locations at the Three Forks Park in Snoqualmie. Both birds were active and vocal. A distant photograph of the Indigo Bunting can be viewed here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crappywildlifephotography/3620294328/
Rick Hibpshman
Issaquah, WA
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