For the past 6 winters I have had at least 2-3 Townsend's Warblers
winter at my place. They eat suet and drink from my Perky Pet
Hummingbird Feeder. I have also had Yellow-rumped Warblers,
Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Orange-crowned Warblers do this as well. This
winter, one of the male Townsend's Warblers is eating little pieces of
walnuts that I leave out for the Chestnut-backed Chickadees. During the
spring and summers these birds use my bird baths but during the
winter, I agree, they must need the extra calories from the sugar water
and suet.

On a side note, it has been such a mild winter there have been very
few surprise visitors. Typically I have at least one of two
White-throated Sparrows, this winter I had none up until yesterday morning
when the first one showed up with a flock of Golden-crowned and
White-crowned.

Ruth Mano
Everett, WA


On Jan 8, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Tucker, Trileigh wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello, Tweets,
>
>
>
The balcony off my study has a suet feeder, a sunflower-seed feeder, a
hummingbird feeder, and a birdbath, so I'm used to a steady stream of
customers. But just now I had a surprise visitor: a Townsend's Warbler.
That was exciting enough! I know others have seen them around this
winter, but this is my first that I ever remember seeing this time of
year.
>
>
> But then I was particularly startled
when it began drinking from the feeder. It hopped onto the adjacent
suet, so I thought perhaps it was just checking out this strange device,
but then it went back to the feeder and clearly drank from the tube,
swallowed, drank again.
>
>
> The birdbath 18" away
has fresh, clean, unsugared water in it. I guess the warbler has simply
discovered a new and tasty source of extra calories? Has anyone else
seen this? I had recently noted that the Chestnut-Backed Chickadees were
occasionally hopping to the tube; maybe the warbler had witnessed them
and decided to try for itself?
>
>
> Photos
starting at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/6660948843/in/photostream . Two
photos later you can see the warbler actually drinking.
>
>
>
(By the way, my latest blog entry includes photos of the magnificent
Griffon Vultures I encountered in my recent trip to Andalucía. I'm in
the process of ID'ing and posting more bird photos from that trip; will
let you know when they're up on Flickr.)
>
>
> Happy New Birding Year to all!
> Trileigh
> Lincoln Park, West Seattle
>
>
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Trileigh Tucker
> Natural history blog: Naturalpresence.wordpress.com
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> 1. RE: Owl question (J. Acker)
> 2. RE: Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West Seattle
> (Kelly Cassidy)
> 3. Any possible D90 users still out there? (Caryn Schutzler)
> 4. Wenatchee Yellow-billed Loon (Rick Taylor)
> 5. Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say (Joe Massey)
> 6. Today at Perry Creek (Glaucous Gulls, etc) (bill shelmerdine)
> 7. Re: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say (Marty Kramer)
> 8. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL-Grand Coulee (Doug Schonewald)
> 9. Fwd: [OBOL] tufted duck in Vancouver today (Lyn Topinka)
> 10. Emperor geese in Dungeness Bay (Robert Boekelheide)
> 11. Ridgefield nwr 1/8 (STEVE KOHL M.D.)
> 12. Leucistic Robin at Nisqually (aclark at wamail.net)
> 13. tufted duck in vancouver today 1/8/12 (STEVE KOHL M.D.)
> 14. RE: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say (Don)
> 15. Common Redpolls at Disco Park (Jordan Gunn)
> 16. Where to Stay in Ocean Shores (zuckerbond)
> 17. Re: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say; also the Lacey
> Black Phoebe (wheelermombi at comcast.net)
> 18. Montlake Fill - 1 Common Redpoll (Grace & Ollie)
> 19. Douglas County Gyrfalcon (heapbigdoc at netscape.net)
> 20. West Plains/Mill Canyon (Gina Sheridan)
> 21. interesting loon (Gary Bletsch)
> 22. I Lost a Hoodman magnifying/fousing device for my video
> camera at Damon Point. (notcalm at comcast.net)
> 23. Re: Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West Seattle
> (vogelfreund at comcast.net)
> 24. pt. defiance ravens (Bryan Owens)
> 25. Skagit/Snohomish specialties (Barry Johnson)
> 26. Seattle CBC report 31 December 2011 (Matt Bartels)
> 27. RE: Where to Stay in Ocean Shores (Doug Schurman)
> 28. RE: Where to Stay in Ocean Shores (Louise Rutter)
> 29. Re: Where to Stay in Ocean Shores (Michelle Johnson)
> 30. ID of parrots (Christine Southwick)
> 31. Ducks in the news (zuckerbond)
> 32. Snowy Owl etiquette (Christine Southwick)
> 33. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (Guy McWethy)
> 34. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (Rolan Nelson)
> 35. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (Michael Clawson)
> 36. Where to Find Snowy Owls (Kathie Nesci)
> 37. Snowy Owl-Stanwood and Spruce Grouse- Hwy 20, 1/8/2011
> (amy schillinger)
> 38. Urban Eagles (creinsch at humbirds.org)
> 39. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (Marc Hoffman)
> 40. ID of parrots (Fred Bird)
> 41. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (boomerdenune at aol.com)
> 42. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (Cindy Ashy)
> 43. Re: Snowy Owl etiquette (lee at leerentz.com)
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:35:29 -0800
> From: "J. Acker" <owler at sounddsl.com>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Owl question
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Cc: earthman1950 at comcast.net
> Message-ID: <000001ccce4d$7437f650$5ca7e2f0$ at com>
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> While I am no owl expert, I have extensive field knowledge of Barred Owls.
>
>
>
> The species of owl is not mentioned, but my bet would be that the majority, if not all, these attacks are being done by Barred Owls.
>
>
>
> For whatever reason, Barred Owls in the Pacific Northwest are a bit larger and a whole lot meaner of temperament than their eastern cousins. Most of the attacks on humans that I am informed of occur either during the nesting season or in the fall, particularly October.
>
> The nesting season attacks are more understandable " the defense of the young is instinctive to Barred Owls as it is to us. Barred Owls during nesting season are a bit more aggressive in their defense of young than most other species.
>
>
>
> The fall attacks are a bit more complex to understand. When I first started hearing about reports of attacks in the fall, I suspected it was due to young, inexperienced birds attempting to claim territory, or by adult birds in defense of an established territory. Young Barred Owls disperse in August from the natal site, wander around a bit before setting down in a new territory, or remain as “floaters” loosely using other pairs territory and keeping a low profile.
>
>
>
> I have since come to believe that there is a bit more to them, in that the attacks are related to “The Autumnal Recrudescence of the Amatory Urge” (poem by Susan Stiles) " the re-awakening of hormones perhaps being brought on by the length of daylight being similar to what it was in March. Barred Owls go on eggs in the Puget Sound area the first week in March. That would infer that these attacks are being conducted by adult birds that know what they are doing. Anyone who has been smacked in the head by a Barred Owl knows full well that it wasn’t an accident.
>
>
>
> I am not aware of any fall attacks that took place during daylight. Most of the attacks occur within a few hours of sunrise or sunset, and are targeted against joggers and runners primarily. Wearing head ware doesn’t seem to alter the likelihood of being attacked, but it does prevent talon to skin contact. Attacks are initiated from behind in virtually every instance, unless it is in defense of young. Even then, the first attack is usually from behind.
>
>
>
> While I know the scientific world cringes when we anthropomorphize animals, individual Barred Owls have personalities and behaviors that are both predictable and change with the seasons. I know of individual Barred Owls that are almost hand tamed and docile, but turn into the devil during nesting season. As a species, the are both adaptable and intelligent (hence their ability to overrun the PNW).
>
>
>
> Several years ago a trail and park on Bainbridge was posted with warnings and trail closure due to a particularly aggressive Barred Owl.
>
> The Park District opted as their solution to post the trail as closed so as to remove their liability for anything that happened, and allowed the owl to have its territory. I can also see the possibility of a particular bird being declared a “nuisance” bird, and having it removed (killed or relocated.)
>
>
>
> To answer your friend’s question more directly, I would suggest that if she wanted to avoid an owl encounter, she could change her hours of park visitation- go during daylight hours and avoid dusk/dawn situations.
>
>
>
> J. Acker
>
> Bainbridge Island, WA
>
> owler at sounddsl.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of earthman1950 at comcast.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 6:38 PM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Owl question
>
>
>
>
>
> I have an owl question that I hope someone can help me with. I asked this on the Whatcom Birds listserve, the area where I lived until recently, and I received a number of good replies. It was suggested by one person that I ask the question here too.
>
>
>
> I have a colleague who lives in Kirkland who has become terribly frightened of owls. She lives by a 26 acre "wild area" that the city has purchased and has been adding trails to. She takes her Labrador Retriever on walks in the park, but since September, she has had an owl(s) swoop down very close to her head on 6 occasions. Once recently, when she drove home and got out of her car, an owl came out of a tree in her yard and swooped down on her. The last time she was at the park, there were a number of folks around, but the owl went for her. She is now to the point that she is scared to death of owls, and has found cases on the internet of owls hurting people with their talons when they flew down. She feels as if the owl(s) is targeting her.
>
>
>
> I have had people in Bellingham tell me that has happened to them, both on the trail from 36th St. to Lake Padden, and on the road above the Clayton Beach parking lot at Larrabee State Park, two places where I have walked many times and seen many Barred Owls. I have watched so many owls, including young ones being fed by adults, but have never had that happen to me, even when I have been fairly close and hiking with a dog.
>
> I have tried to reassure my colleague that it is very unlikely that she would get hurt by an owl, but I told her I would put the question out to this listserve because there are a lot of knowledgeable birders here.
>
>
>
> At this point, she is even talking about moving back to California where she came from originally, and she is afraid to go to the park, which was the reason she moved to that area from another part of the Puget Sound in the first place.
>
>
>
> What do you think? Should she be worried that she could be injured? She already is wearing a hood when she walks, and she thought of bringing an umbrella too, but now she just won't go near the place. What do you think I should tell her?
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>
>
> George Heleker
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> Whidbey Island
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> earthman1950 at comcast.net
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:35:20 -0800
> From: "Kelly Cassidy" <lostriver at completebbs.com>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West
> Seattle
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> In early spring as the sap is rising in the Chinese(?) elms (some sort of
> fast-growing landscape tree that was popular around here a few decades ago),
> the trees often have wet places on their trunks where they leak sap.
>
>
>
> I've seen various warblers and sparrows apparently feeding on the sap,
> which isn't all that different from drinking from a hummingbird feeder.
> Birds need a lot of calories when it's cold. Possibly, they are feeding on
> tiny insects attracted to the sap as well.
>
>
>
> Kelly Cassidy
>
> Pullman, WA
>
>
>
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Tucker,
> Trileigh
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 10:39 AM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West Seattle
>
>
>
> Hello, Tweets,
>
>
>
> The balcony off my study has a suet feeder, a sunflower-seed feeder, a
> hummingbird feeder, and a birdbath, so I'm used to a steady stream of
> customers. But just now I had a surprise visitor: a Townsend's Warbler. That
> was exciting enough! I know others have seen them around this winter, but
> this is my first that I ever remember seeing this time of year.
>
>
>
> But then I was particularly startled when it began drinking from the feeder.
> It hopped onto the adjacent suet, so I thought perhaps it was just checking
> out this strange device, but then it went back to the feeder and clearly
> drank from the tube, swallowed, drank again.
>
>
>
> The birdbath 18" away has fresh, clean, unsugared water in it. I guess the
> warbler has simply discovered a new and tasty source of extra calories? Has
> anyone else seen this? I had recently noted that the Chestnut-Backed
> Chickadees were occasionally hopping to the tube; maybe the warbler had
> witnessed them and decided to try for itself?
>
>
>
> Photos starting at
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/6660948843/in/photostream. Two photos
> later you can see the warbler actually drinking.
>
>
>
> (By the way, my latest blog entry includes photos of the magnificent Griffon
> Vultures I encountered in my recent trip to Andaluca. I'm in the process of
> ID'ing and posting more bird photos from that trip; will let you know when
> they're up on Flickr.)
>
>
>
> Happy New Birding Year to all!
>
> Trileigh
>
> Lincoln Park, West Seattle
>
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>
> Trileigh Tucker
>
> Natural history blog: Naturalpresence.wordpress.com
>
> Photos: Flickr.com/photos/trileigh
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:52:57 -0800
> From: Caryn Schutzler <bluedarner1 at seanet.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Any possible D90 users still out there?
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Message-ID: <2519C0DA-0B10-47C1-8337-7C314A9D2842 at seanet.com>
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> Hi Tweeters -
>
> Just wondering if anyone still owns and uses a D90 Nikon DSLR...if so please contact me. Would appreciate asking a few questions.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Caryn / Wedgwood
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:19:16 -0800
> From: "Rick Taylor" <taylorrl at mindspring.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Wenatchee Yellow-billed Loon
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>, "INLAND NW BIRDERS"
> <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
> Message-ID: <001901ccce64$5329c6c0$f97d5440$ at mindspring.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Tina and I spotted the Wenatchee Yellow-billed Loon this morning. For a
> change, I spotted the bird first instead of Tina. It was best viewed today
> from the boat launch at Confluence State Park looking to the north east. It
> appears to be moving up stream. We could not find it yesterday afternoon or
> this morning from Point Walla Walla.
>
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
>
> Rick Taylor
>
> Everett, WA 98208
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
> From: Joe Massey <j.massey at dartmouth.edu>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
> To: tweeters <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <20FEE64F-E3F3-46BF-AE0D-194AA8790243 at dartmouth.edu>
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> I'm a birder from the East who recently retired to the San Juan Islands. I'm planning trip down to Ocean Shores on Tuesday with the aim of seeing the Emperor and Greater White Fronted Geese (as well as Snowy Owls and alcids). Has anyone seen these birds there (or anywhere else in WA or BC) recently? Advice on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Joe Massey
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 01:10:54 +0000
> From: bill shelmerdine <georn1 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Today at Perry Creek (Glaucous Gulls, etc)
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <SNT129-W9539B6E98CE5E5962F0328F980 at phx.gbl>
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>
> Greetings All,
> I stopped by Perry Creek today in the morning (0930) and Afternoon (1530). I also checked it out on the 2nd as there have been good numbers of gulls at the site. This AM, I estimated 450 gulls in the upper area (same as for 1/2/12). More gulls were present in the afternoon and I estimated 590 at that time. There were very few gulls in the lower area, west of Madrona Beach Rd. My best estimate of species break down is as follows (AM/PM): GW 75%; GW x We; 25%; Herring: 10/6+ (ad. 2yr, 1yr); GLAUCOUS 1/2 (1yr); Glacuous x Herring 1PM (1yr); Glaucous X GW 2/2 (1yr, 2yr); THAYERS: 1?/3 (all 1yr); Western: 1/2 (1yr). (Thayers can be harder than one might think at this location). Anyway a nice mix of species and plumages.
> Good luck and good birding...
>
> Bill Shelmerdine, Olympia
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:28:54 -0800
> From: Marty Kramer <namaste at wavecable.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
> To: Joe Massey <j.massey at dartmouth.edu>, tweeters
> <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <CB2F8281.5CD%namaste at wavecable.com>
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> Ditto I am planning the same for Tuesday as well and curious about current
> update.
> Thanks
> Marty at www.martykramerstudio.com <www.martykramerstudio.com>
>
>
> From: Joe Massey <j.massey at dartmouth.edu>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
> To: tweeters <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
>
> I'm a birder from the East who recently retired to the San Juan Islands. I'm
> planning trip down to Ocean Shores on Tuesday with the aim of seeing the
> Emperor and Greater White Fronted Geese (as well as Snowy Owls and alcids).
> Has anyone seen these birds there (or anywhere else in WA or BC) recently?
> Advice on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Joe Massey
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 17:41:04 -0800
> From: "Doug Schonewald" <dschone8 at donobi.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL-Grand Coulee
> To: "Inland-Nw-Birders at Uidaho.Edu" <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Message-ID: <LMEOKEGIHCKCABIHDIONIEJKFLAA.dschone8 at donobi.net>
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> There was a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the orange booms at the north end of
> Banks Lake this afternoon. The bird is an adult with a medium dark back and
> bright yellow legs. With a good scope you may be able to view the bird from
> the North Dam Park, or you can walk across the dam and afford yourself
> closer looks. The birds move around quite a bit, and the primary roosting
> spot is on the booms above Grand Coulee Dam so it might take some looking to
> locate this one.
>
> There were also several Thayer's Gulls (both immature) and a 1w
> Glaucous-winged Gull moving around the north end of the lake near the dam
>
> A Gyrfalcon was on a power pole shortly after the cut-off to Ephrata along
> SR-17
>
> Cheers
>
> Doug Schonewald
> Moses Lake, WA
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:48:17 -0800
> From: Lyn Topinka <pointers at pacifier.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: [OBOL] tufted duck in Vancouver today
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID:
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>
> Forwarded from OBOL ...
>
> >Subject: [OBOL] tufted duck in Vancouver today
> >
> >We looked for the tufted duck where Randy Hill saw it
> >yesterday. Too foggy at 1 PM, but we succeeded at 4 PM. There was
> >a lot of human activity and there were no ducks off of Randy's cove
> >initially, but several flew in before long. The tufted duck's clean
> >white sides and black back were evident. He was feeding actively
> >initially and the tufts were hard to see. When he stopped for a
> >while and perhaps after his head had time to dry a bit, the tufts
> >became more obvious. He was near a male Barrow's and 3-4 female
> >goldeneyes and in the general vicinity of a few scaup.
> >
> >Some additional directions that may help:
> >
> >Turn south off of SE Columbia Way when you see the big post that
> >says Marine Park. Follow the road around toward the boat ramp and
> >park in the lot near the water. The birds were out from the cove
> >where two large white yachts were moored; this must be the cove that
> >Randy mentioned yesterday.
> >
> >There was a red-breasted sapsucker in the trees along the water.
> >
> >We are not signed up to post to Tweeters and so someone might post
> >this for us.
> >
> >Jan and Will Risser, Portland
>
> Lyn Topinka
> http://EnglishRiverWebsite.com
> http://ColumbiaRiverImages.com
> http://RidgefieldBirds.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:15:21 -0800
> From: Robert Boekelheide <bboek at olympus.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Emperor geese in Dungeness Bay
> To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <BCAE846F-51B3-4DB9-8C4E-B4B55D00A51D at olympus.net>
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> You may remember that over one week ago, on 12/31/11, Sue Chickman reported on Teeters that she and Bob Lynette saw two Emperor Geese flying over Dungeness Spit. The geese flew towards Dungeness Bay and no one saw them again, until...
>
> Today I received a completely independent report that two Emperor Geese were seen yesterday (1/7) swimming with Brant on Dungeness Bay. Unfortunately I don't know the observers names, but what an amazing coincidence!
>
> Might they be the same birds? Will wonders never cease?
>
> Bob Boekelheide
> Sequim
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> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:15:52 -0800
> From: "STEVE KOHL M.D." <stkohl at msn.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ridgefield nwr 1/8
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> my portland obal friends will and jan risser asked that i post this for them today:We went to Ridgefield between tries for the tufted duck in vancouver. It was foggy and the best sighting was 3 river otters in the stream along the road past the parking lot for the blind.steve kohl, brush prairie,wa
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> Message: 12
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:01:56 -0800 (PST)
> From: aclark at wamail.net
> Subject: [Tweeters] Leucistic Robin at Nisqually
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> I birded with Ted Werner and we found a nice leucistic Robin Friday
> afternoon about 1pm. It was located near the Visitors Center, right behind
> the gate to the direct road that we used to take to McAllister Creek.
>
> Photo at www.pbase.com/alndonna/lifebirds - then click on the Robin for
> a large picture.
>
> Al Clark
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> Message: 13
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:24:06 -0800
> From: "STEVE KOHL M.D." <stkohl at msn.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] tufted duck in vancouver today 1/8/12
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> sorry, this is will and jan rissers post...more than fog and otters at ridgefield! We looked for the tufted duck where Randy Hill saw it yesterday. Too foggy at 1 PM, but we succeeded at 4 PM. There was a lot of human activity and there were no ducks off of Randy's cove initially, but several flew in before long. The tufted duck's clean white sides and black back were evident. He was feeding actively initially and the tufts were hard to see. When he stopped for a while and perhaps after his head had time to dry a bit, the tufts became more obvious. He was near a male Barrow's and 3-4 female goldeneyes and in the general vicinity of a few scaup. Some additional directions that may help: Turn south off of SE Columbia Way when you see the big post that says Marine Park. Follow the road around toward the boat ramp and park in the lot near the water. The birds were out from the cove where two large white yachts were moored; this must be the cove that Randy mentioned yeste!
> rday. There was a red-breasted sapsucker in the trees along the water. Jan and Will Risser, Portlandforwarded by steve kohl, brush prairie, wa
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> Message: 14
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:35:20 -0800
> From: "Don" <ac7zg at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
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> Emporer Goose was found this morning in Ocean Shores. Check the golf course
> between the fire station and the Big Yellow Hotel visible across the golf
> course from the backside of the fire station In company of Cackling Geese
> (minima and taverners, two White Fronted Geese. )
>
>
>
> We counted nine owls on Saturday on the point. The winter storms have piled
> enough sand up on the connecting area to the island (Damon Point) that 11.2
> tides were not covering it. You shouldn't have any problems but check the
> tides just to be certain.
>
>
> I have stayed in several locations within the past year - Best Western had
> the best views as its close to the beach. Lots of older hotels along the
> main street -- Quality and Comfort Inns are both modern construction. I
> have also stayed in the Gray Gull - not bad but its pretty dated, needs a
> refresh.
>
>
>
> Another Emperor Goose is down in Tualatin River NWR outside Portland,
> Oregon.
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>
>
> Don
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>
>
>
>
> Subject: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
> From: Joe Massey <j.massey AT dartmouth.edu>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
>
> ...snip.
>
> anyone seen these birds there (or anywhere else in WA or BC) recently?
> Advice
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> on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
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> Message: 15
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:45:04 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jordan Gunn <uwjag21 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Common Redpolls at Disco Park
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> Today my wife and I observed prehaps ten or more Common Redpolls associating with many Pine Siskins on the main loop trail in Discovery Park just a hundred or so feet south of the intersection with Utah Ave. They were moving low and slow through the many short deciduous trees, dropping to the ground from time to time and offering killer views of their red foreheads and black goatees. It was awesome to have the flock moving all around us and overall a beautiful day to be at the park.
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> Jordan Gunn
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> Message: 16
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:55:21 -0800
> From: "zuckerbond" <zuckerbond at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Where to Stay in Ocean Shores
> To: <tweeters at washington.edu>
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> We would second the Best Western as our fav, but only when we can get a
> steep discount on the room. Shilo Inn is usually quite a bit cheaper, and
> we've had good stays there. The annoying lights they shine at the ocean
> waves made it easy to watch the shorebirds fly off the beach towards the bay
> at high tide! I agree that the Comfort and Quality Inns are also fine.
> Really curious to hear about where others like to stay! Casino? B&B's? Mary
> Bond & Ira Zuckerman, Seattle
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> Subject: RE: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
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> From: "Don" <ac7zg AT frontier.com>
>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:35:20 -0800
>
> Best Western had the best views as its close to the beach. Lots of older
> hotels along the main street -- Quality and Comfort Inns are both modern
> construction. I have also stayed in the Gray Gull - not bad but its pretty
> dated, needs a refresh.
>
>
>
> Subject: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
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> From: Joe Massey
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> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
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> Advice on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
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> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 02:55:59 +0000 (UTC)
> From: wheelermombi at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say; also
> the Lacey Black Phoebe
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Hi Marty and Joe,
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> I was at Ocean Shores yesterday. See Carol Riddell's excellent post from yesterday concerning the location of the Emperor and G. White-fronted Geese on the golf course as well as other good sightings. In addition to the birds Carol mentioned, I did have a good look at the KING EIDER female at the base of Damon Point (to the right if one is facing the spit). When I first arrived, there was a mixed flock of SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS pretty close to shore. I scanned the raft 5 times and was about to give up when suddenly there she was on the left side of the group. I watched her for a while (she was very actively feeding), then began to scope out other birds farther off shore. When I looked back, she was gone.
>
> If you walk out to Damon Point, stay on the right side. After less than half a mile, you'll begin to see the SNOWY OWLS in the grassy region, usually hanging out on drift wood. I did have 1 juvenile land on the tip of a dead tree that was maybe 3" in diameter and less than 30' from where I was walking. He looked very goofy up there. I also did some bush whacking and managed to see 1 HORNED LARK in the grassy portion.
>
> Accessing the Game Range near the sewage treatment pond where you walk to the bay passed the tower, all 3 scoter species were present including a nice fairly close male BLACK SCOTER. Finally, there was a striking male EURASIAN WIGEON hanging out with a flock of AMERICAN WIGEONS on the golf course near the library. I didn't see any alcids.
>
> I have never spent the night at Ocean Shores. I'm certain that others out there in Tweeterdom could give you good advice.
>
> The BLACK PHOEBE that has been reported in Lacey at the Hogum Bay water retention ponds was present this morning. I did not look at the time, but it was probably between 10:15-10:30. I watched it with 4 fellow birders while it was flycatching and vocalizing at the far side of the first pond. After just a few minutes, it flew to the parking area and landed in 1 of the Douglas Firs, flew to an adjacent tree, then flew away over the parking lot and was soon gone from view.
>
> Good birding,
>
> Lonnie Somer
> Olympia
> wheelermombi at comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marty Kramer" <namaste at wavecable.com>
> To: "Joe Massey" <j.massey at dartmouth.edu>, "tweeters" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 5:28:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
>
>
>
>
> Ditto " I am planning the same for Tuesday as well and curious about current update.
> Thanks
>
>
> Marty at www.martykramerstudio.com
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>
>
>
> From: Joe Massey < j.massey at dartmouth.edu >
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
> To: tweeters < Tweeters at u.washington.edu >
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm a birder from the East who recently retired to the San Juan Islands. I'm planning trip down to Ocean Shores on Tuesday with the aim of seeing the Emperor and Greater White Fronted Geese (as well as Snowy Owls and alcids). Has anyone seen these birds there (or anywhere else in WA or BC) recently? Advice on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Joe Massey
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> Message: 18
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:10:13 -0800
> From: "Grace & Ollie" <grace.ollie at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Montlake Fill - 1 Common Redpoll
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>, <tweeters-alerts at u.washington.edu>
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> Tweets,
>
> About 9:45 am this morning Ollie and I had killer scoped views of 1 Common
> Redpoll that sat for about 1-2 minutes with a mixed flock (many American
> Goldfinch) of finch near top of small group of Alders near SE corner of West
> Pond at Montlake Fill.
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> Grace Oliver
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> Message: 19
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 22:21:53 -0500 (EST)
> From: heapbigdoc at netscape.net
> Subject: [Tweeters] Douglas County Gyrfalcon
> To: inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu, tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Hi Tweets -
> We drove over to Douglas County today to see what we could see. There were the usuals - a few red-tails, a lot of rough-legs, plus ravens, kestrels, horned larks, and about a million Eurasian collared-doves in Mansfield.
>
> But the highlight of the trip and the year so far was an adult gray-phase Gyrfalcon sitting on the third power pole west of the intersection of Highway 172 (aka Road 14 NE) and road C NE 2 miles west of Mansfield at 1:15 PM. the bird stayed on the pole long enough for very good looks and pictures, then flew north and landed on a post in the half-section line fence. From there it went east across road C.
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> A buteo-sized falcon with mustache, a bluish gray back, white breast with dark gray streaking, pointy wings and direct, powerful flight - a magnificent bird.
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> Message: 20
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:37:59 -0800 (PST)
> From: Gina Sheridan <gsherida8502 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] West Plains/Mill Canyon
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> While viewing the widely reported NORTHERN HAWK OWL eating its breakfast vole this morning on the West Plains (on the Mountain View Estate property), I realized that I hadn't reported the the birding excursion that Jon Isacoff and I made across the West Plains and Mill Canyon on Friday (1/06/11).
>
> On the eastern side of Airway Heights, we saw NORTHERN SHRIKE and a very attractive male MERLIN (with a lovely blue back). While dipping on the Coulee Heights Snowy Owl, we did the circuit south of Hwy. 2 and noted ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, RED-TAILED HAWK, NORTHERN SHRIKE, N. RAVEN, AMERICAN KESTREL,HORNED LARK, WESTERN MEADOWLARK - 6, and AMERICAN TREE SPARROW - 13.
>
> On the Sunset Hwy. (Lincoln County), we saw a nice dark HARLAN'S HAWK, and there were two GREAT HORNED OWLs roosting in the West Reardan thicket.
>
> Mill Canyon was nice and birdy and we found SPOTTED TOWHEE, DARK-EYED JUNCO, all three nuthatches, BROWN CREEPER, N. FLICKER, BELTED KINGFISHER, TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, BALD EAGLE,, and a vociferous NORTHERN PYGMY OWL. At the mouth of Mill Creek, there were CANVASBACK -6, GREATER SCAUP -2, LESSER SCAUP - 11, PIED-BILLED GREBE - 1,AMERICAN WIGEON -1, MALLARD, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 1, COMMON MERGANSER -6, and AMERICAN COOT.
>
> For Stevens County listers, duck hunters flushed most of the waterfowl flock from the Lincoln County side and the Canvasbacks and Lesser Scaup landed on the Stevens County side of Long Lake.
>
> Climbing out of Green Canyon, we heard a GREAT HORNED OWL hooting in the sunny (but cold) afternoon. Back up on the plateau and heading south on Level Road, we were pleased to find two GRAY-CROWNED ROSY FINCHes on a roadside powerline. The rosy finches then landed in an adjacent field. They were clearly of the Rocky Mt. subspecies, and it was the first time that I have ever seen any Rosy Finch species on snowless terrain. Farther along, there were a mated pair of GOLDEN EAGLES cruising and softly calling together.
>
> In Davenport, there was a COOPER'S HAWK, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVEs - 40+, and a couple of AMERICAN ROBINs. On Gravelle Road, we found a lonely SONG SPARROW and flushed out a GREAT HORNED OWL. On the rolling CRP land to the east, we saw two SHORT-EARED OWLs.
> Our last notable bird of the day, was a PRAIRIE FALCON on the eastern end of Detour Road.
>
> Gina Sheridan
> Spokane, WA
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> Message: 21
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:50:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] interesting loon
> To: tweeters tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Dear Tweeters,
>
> Today (8 January 2012) I struck out on a search for various special birds in Skagit County. However, I did manage to take some horrid photos of an interesting loon at Washington Park in Anacortes.
>
> The photos can be viewed on my Flickr page, which now has close to twenty photos on it!
>
> The link is:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gary_bletsch/6664239457/
>
> The loon was trying hard to look like a Yellow-billed Loon, but I am not at all sure what it was. As it was, there were a few each of the Common, Red-throated, and Pacific Loons out there.
>
> My camera battery went kaputt during the attempt to upload the photos, so I will probably add a few more photos to the Flickr page when I figure out how to proceed.
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Gary Bletsch
>
>
>
> Gary Bletsch Near Lyman, Washington (Skagit County), USA garybletsch at yahoo.com "Nun," sagte ich, "wenn ich ein Taugenichts bin, so ist's gut, so will ich in die Welt gehen, und mein Glueck machen." Und eigentlich war mir das recht lieb, denn es war mir kurz vorher selber eingefallen, auf Reisen zu gehen, da ich die Goldammer, welche im Herbst und Winter immer betruebt an unserm Fenster sang: "Bauer, miet' mich, Bauer, miet' mich!" nun in der schoenen Fruehlingszeit wieder ganz stolz und lustig vom Baume rufen hoerte: "Bauer, behalt' deinen Dienst!"
>
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> Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:58:08 +0000 (UTC)
> From: notcalm at comcast.net
> Subject: [Tweeters] I Lost a Hoodman magnifying/fousing device for my
> video camera at Damon Point.
> To: Tweeters <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Hello all,
>
>
> I lost a Hoodman magnifying/ focusing device (HoodLoupe) for my video camera screen, at Damon Point three weeks ago. It has a thin strap that pulled free. If anyone finds and returns it, I would really appreciative it.
>
>
> It is black with a plastic rubbereyepiece.
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>
> Thanks,
> Dan Reiff
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> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:59:30 +0000 (UTC)
> From: vogelfreund at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West
> Seattle
> To: Barry Ulman <ubarry at qwest.net>
> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu, Trileigh Tucker <TRI at seattleu.edu>
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> That reminds me of my duplex quarters at Fort Huachuca, back in 1969-71. We had two small hummingbird feeders under the eaves in the shade. Hooded and Bullock's Orioles, House Finches, and various hummingbirds (mostly Black-chinned) raided those feeders. And at least one Acorn Woodpecker was seen different times clinging to someone's hummingbird feeder near the base of Huachuca Canyon.
>
> Phil Hotlen
> Bellingham, WA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Ulman" <ubarry at qwest.net>
> To: "Trileigh Tucker" <TRI at seattleu.edu>
> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 11:58:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Townsend's Warbler - unusual behavior? - West Seattle
>
> Once a Bullock's Oriole landed on my hummingbird feeder and tried to feed. At Barranca del Cobre in Mexico, Acorn Woodpeckers fed from the hummingbird feeders at the hotel.
>
>
> Barry Ulman
> Bellingham, WA.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2012, at 10:38 AM, Tucker, Trileigh wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hello, Tweets,
>
>
> The balcony off my study has a suet feeder, a sunflower-seed feeder, a hummingbird feeder, and a birdbath, so I'm used to a steady stream of customers. But just now I had a surprise visitor: a Townsend's Warbler. That was exciting enough! I know others have seen them around this winter, but this is my first that I ever remember seeing this time of year.
>
>
> But then I was particularly startled when it began drinking from the feeder. It hopped onto the adjacent suet, so I thought perhaps it was just checking out this strange device, but then it went back to the feeder and clearly drank from the tube, swallowed, drank again.
>
>
> The birdbath 18" away has fresh, clean, unsugared water in it. I guess the warbler has simply discovered a new and tasty source of extra calories? Has anyone else seen this? I had recently noted that the Chestnut-Backed Chickadees were occasionally hopping to the tube; maybe the warbler had witnessed them and decided to try for itself?
>
>
> Photos starting at http://www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/6660948843/in/photostream . Two photos later you can see the warbler actually drinking.
>
>
> (By the way, my latest blog entry includes photos of the magnificent Griffon Vultures I encountered in my recent trip to Andalucía. I'm in the process of ID'ing and posting more bird photos from that trip; will let you know when they're up on Flickr.)
>
>
> Happy New Birding Year to all!
> Trileigh
> Lincoln Park, West Seattle
>
>
>
>
> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> Trileigh Tucker
> Natural history blog: Naturalpresence.wordpress.com
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> Message: 24
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:18:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Bryan Owens <obryan214 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] pt. defiance ravens
> To: "Tweeters at u.washington.edu" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> For a couple months now their has been a raven usually along the walkway from the boathouse and Owen Beach. A couple days ago a second showed up.
> Bryan O.
> Tacoma Wa.
> obryan214 at yahoo.com
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> Message: 25
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:37:32 -0800
> From: "Barry Johnson" <barrydjohnson55 at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit/Snohomish specialties
> To: "'Tweeters Reports'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Birded Skagit and Snohomish today to try for some of the specialties seen
> over the past week or so.
>
>
>
> First stop was at 8:00am on Smaish Island to find the Redpolls. Found a
> flock of 30+. This flock showed up at 8:15 at the bottom of the hill on
> Blue Heron Dr. I got good enough views to id them as Common Redpolls and
> they flew off over the hill to the west. About 30 minutes this flock showed
> up again and came very close to my eye level further up the hill. I had 8
> birds on one branch, one was a male Horary Redpoll. Less pink as compared
> to a male Common right next to it, also had fine streaking. Great views of
> a life bird for me.
>
>
>
> Next stop was March Point for the buntings. No luck for me, but met someone
> that had seen a few earlier in the morning.
>
>
>
> Birded Washington Park , La Conner and Skagit Game Range - nothing of note.
>
>
>
> Off to Stanwood for the Black Phoebe - still present and Black-crowned
> Night-heron's - at least three seen at Josephine's.
>
>
>
> Check Warm Beach for a Great Egret - none present.
>
>
>
> Great day - got three of my targets and many other birds.
>
>
>
> Barry Johnson
>
> Lynnwood, WA
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> Message: 26
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:51:49 -0800
> From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Seattle CBC report 31 December 2011
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Hi Tweeters
>
> I've compiled the raw data from the Seattle CBC and wanted to share some results. Look for complete details to be posted on the Seattle Audubon website in the coming days.
>
> Seattle 2011 Christmas Bird Count
> December 31, 2011
>
> Count day: 129 species
> Count week: additional 3 species
> Individual birds: 48273 birds
> Observers: 187
>
> Overall, the 2011 count tied the record for Seattle CBC species count and was well above average for the circle. That said, the total number of birds tallied was our second lowest in the past 15 years (only 2010 tallied fewer birds). In addition to the 129 species seen on count day, Ruddy Duck, Mourning Dove and Nashville Warbler were all seen during count-week. Nashville Warbler is new for the Seattle Audubon CBC.
>
> Highlight birds of the day include Common Redpolls (8), Western Tanagers (2) and Townsend Solitaires (2) amazingly, each of those species were seen in two different sectors!. Other notables include a Long-tailed Duck (downtown sector) and Red-breasted Mergansers observed by four different groups on fresh-water.
>
> Notable misses for the day include: Western Screech-Owl, Bonaparte's Gull, Slate-colored Junco, and Brewer's Blackbird.
>
> Record high counts for the 'modern period' (1973-present) were recorded for 16 species:
>
> Snow Goose (450); Cackling Goose (33); Pacific Loon (85); Peregrine Falcon (11); Common Murre (318); Pileated Woodpecker (25); Common Raven (3) [tied w/ 2009]; Townsend's Solitaire (2) [tied w/ 2001]; Orange-crowned Warbler (8) Nashville Warbler (Count week) [first time on Seattle CBC]; Townsend's Warbler (60); Western Tanager (3); Song Sparrow (992); White-throated Sparrow (5) [tied w/ 2010]; Golden-crowned Sparrow (309); American Goldfinch (788) [though in 1921 over 1000 were tallied]
>
> Trends:
> Ducks & Geese: Mostly seen in good numbers exceptions include the same species as in recent years: Northern Pintail (23) & Ruddy Duck [count week only] are almost gone from the count area, and White-winged (34) & Black Scoters(27) continued to be low
>
> Loons were reported in higher than usual numbers
>
> Western Grebes below the long term average, but as with the previous two years seems to no longer be in rapid decline.
>
> Raptors were all above average except for Sharp-shinned Hawks. Nice to have 74 Bald Eagles and 11 Peregrines present. Those numbers really stand out when looking back and seeing that from up until 1990, double-digit eagle numbers were never recorded, and Peregrine was noted only once.
>
> American Coots, with 2528 counted, were well below average, but up significantly from the previous 3 years' totals.
>
> Alcids were seen in higher numbers than average, a trend matched in the Vashon CBC results this year as well.
>
> American Crows continuing the trend noted last year when the relocation of the roost site shrunk totals from what once reached almost 20000 to this year's 7031.
>
> All warbler, sparrow and finch species seen were noted in above average numbers except Pine Siskin (a little below average) and Evening Grosbeak (continuing a long decline we haven't seen double-digit Evening Grosbeaks on the CBC in 15 years)
>
> Thanks to all the participants who made the it a great count.
>
> Matt Bartels
> Seattle, WA
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 27
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 22:16:59 -0800
> From: "Doug Schurman" <doug at bodyresults.com>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Where to Stay in Ocean Shores
> To: "'zuckerbond'" <zuckerbond at comcast.net>, <tweeters at washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <00ba01ccce96$4db8ba70$e92a2f50$ at com>
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> I have stayed at Shilo Inn a couple times.
>
>
>
> A couple factors make it ideal for me. My wife and I both bird but our 7
> year old daughter is sometimes not as excited. We also have a 90 pound dog.
> Shilo Inn has a indoor Pool that my daughter loves and they take dogs in
> several of their first floor rooms. It works well for us.
>
>
>
> Doug Schurman
>
> NE Seattle
>
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> Message: 28
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 06:21:49 -0800
> From: "Louise Rutter" <louise.rutter at eelpi.gotdns.org>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Where to Stay in Ocean Shores
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> I stayed in the Canterbury Inn for the Ocean Shores CBC, which nobody seems
> to have mentioned yet. This is a privately owned condominium, not a hotel
> chain, with each room individually decorated. My room was spacious, and the
> bed very comfortable, with mini kitchen facilities, and a balcony
> overlooking the ocean, which would have been delightful if it hadn't been
> December! There's also an indoor pool, for those who like that sort of
> thing. The only downside was they had technical issues with the wireless
> internet while I was there.
>
>
>
> Louise Rutter
>
> Kirkland
>
>
>
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of zuckerbond
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:55 PM
> To: tweeters at washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Where to Stay in Ocean Shores
>
>
>
> We would second the Best Western as our fav, but only when we can get a
> steep discount on the room. Shilo Inn is usually quite a bit cheaper, and
> we've had good stays there. The annoying lights they shine at the ocean
> waves made it easy to watch the shorebirds fly off the beach towards the bay
> at high tide! I agree that the Comfort and Quality Inns are also fine.
> Really curious to hear about where others like to stay! Casino? B&B's? Mary
> Bond & Ira Zuckerman, Seattle
>
>
>
> Subject: RE: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
>
> From: "Don" <ac7zg AT frontier.com>
>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:35:20 -0800
>
> Best Western had the best views as its close to the beach. Lots of older
> hotels along the main street -- Quality and Comfort Inns are both modern
> construction. I have also stayed in the Gray Gull - not bad but its pretty
> dated, needs a refresh.
>
>
>
> Subject: Ocean Shores Geese, Owls, Places to Say
>
> From: Joe Massey
>
> Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:33:27 -0800
>
> Advice on where to stay in Ocean Shores would also be most welcome.
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> Message: 29
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:29:44 -0800
> From: Michelle Johnson <asmalllife at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where to Stay in Ocean Shores
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Message-ID:
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> I often go to Grayland/Westport which is the tip of the southern penninsula
> (? isthmus? promontory?) that's just across the inlet from Ocean Shores.
> Same beaches, much fewer people. I would imagine there's the same birds
> there, since birds don't know one tourist town from another, but I can't
> say that for sure. I usually stay at one of the many rental houses managed
> by beachyday.com. They are actual houses, for the most part, and I
> really enjoy having a stand-alone unit to myself, a full kitchen, etc etc.
>
> Michelle Johnson
> Oak Harbor, WA
>
> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Doug Schurman <doug at bodyresults.com> wrote:
>
> > I have stayed at Shilo Inn a couple times.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > A couple factors make it ideal for me. My wife and I both bird but our 7
> > year old daughter is sometimes not as excited. We also have a 90 pound dog.
> > Shilo Inn has a indoor Pool that my daughter loves and they take dogs in
> > several of their first floor rooms. It works well for us.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Doug Schurman****
> >
> > NE Seattle****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> Message: 30
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:38:33 -0800 (PST)
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: [Tweeters] ID of parrots
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
> Message-ID:
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> Shoreline has some parrots (group of three) that are moving around in the neighborhoods near Hamlin Park. I don't know parrot ID, so I thought that I would go to the sources the would.
> I can send you three pictures.
>
> Thanking you in advance for your help,
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 31
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:08:33 -0800
> From: "zuckerbond" <zuckerbond at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ducks in the news
> To: <tweeters at washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <000d01cccee8$efe70110$cfb50330$ at comcast.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/01/08/Boreal-ducks-said-hurt-by-global-
> warming/UPI-57981326083826/?spt=hs
> <http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/01/08/Boreal-ducks-said-hurt-by-global
> -warming/UPI-57981326083826/?spt=hs&or=sn> &or=sn
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> Mary Bond, Seattle
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> Message: 32
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:14:07 -0800 (PST)
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
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> Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about two miles each way to where the owls were.
> We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that morning.
>
> Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
>
> It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best possible photo and crowding these owls.
>
> As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they settled. One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
>
> The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer. Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
>
> If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
>
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 33
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:43:06 -0800 (PST)
> From: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, "tweeters at uw.edu"
> <tweeters at uw.edu>
> Message-ID:
> <1326130986.79800.YahooMailNeo at web39301.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of things for the rest of us.
> And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
> If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even manage to police ourselves ....
>
> Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point?
> All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and would notice a big sign:
>
> "Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
> Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
> Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
> If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of starvation.
> Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
>
> I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a sign made up quickly.
> I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
>
> Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
>
> Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission to post a sign? Do we need any?
> Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on that edge. They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
>
> Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
>
> Guy McWethy
> Renton, WA
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
> Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about two miles each way to where the owls were.
> We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that morning.
>
> Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
>
> It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best possible photo and crowding these owls.
>
> As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they settled. One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
>
> The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer. Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
>
> If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
>
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
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> Message: 34
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:53:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: Rolan Nelson <rnbuffle at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, "tweeters at uw.edu"
> <tweeters at uw.edu>, Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
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> Guy, Put me down for $10.
>
> Tweets, PEOPLE!! How many times do we need to go over this? If, as I suspect, those crowding the owls are not Tweeter Readers, then perhaps we all need to take it upon ourselves to speak to those violators, in the field, at the time.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -Rolan
>
> Rolan Nelson
> Fircrest, WA
> rnbuffle at yahoo.com
>
> --- On Mon, 1/9/12, Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: "Christine Southwick" <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, "tweeters at uw.edu" <tweeters at uw.edu>
> Date: Monday, January 9, 2012, 9:43 AM
>
>
>
>
>
> Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of things for the rest of us.
> And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
> If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even manage to police ourselves ....
>
> Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point?
> All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and would notice a big sign:
>
> "Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
> Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
> Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
> If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of starvation.
> Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
>
> I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a sign made up quickly.
> I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
>
> Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
>
> Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission to post a sign? Do we need any?
> Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on that edge. They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
>
> Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
>
>
> Guy McWethy
> Renton, WA
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
>
>
>
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
> Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about two miles each way to where the owls were.
> We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that morning.
>
> Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
>
> It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best possible photo and crowding these owls.
>
> As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they settled. One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
>
> The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer. Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
>
> If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
>
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
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> Message: 35
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:00:54 -0800
> From: Michael Clawson <michael.v.clawson at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: Rolan Nelson <rnbuffle at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "tweeters at uw.edu" <tweeters at uw.edu>
> Message-ID:
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> Seems reasonable to politely inform people about how and why to observe
> birds safely. I would simply caution success would hinge far more on how
> its said, than what is said.
>
> -Mike Clawson
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Rolan Nelson <rnbuffle at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Guy, Put me down for $10.
> >
> > Tweets, PEOPLE!! How many times do we need to go over this? If, as I
> > suspect, those crowding the owls are not Tweeter Readers, then perhaps we
> > all need to take it upon ourselves to speak to those violators, in the
> > field, at the time.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > -Rolan
> >
> > Rolan Nelson
> > Fircrest, WA
> > rnbuffle at yahoo.com
> >
> > --- On *Mon, 1/9/12, Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> > To: "Christine Southwick" <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, "tweeters at uw.edu" <
> > tweeters at uw.edu>
> > Date: Monday, January 9, 2012, 9:43 AM
> >
> > Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of
> > things for the rest of us.
> > And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
> > If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even manage to
> > police ourselves ....
> >
> > Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point?
> > All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and would
> > notice a big sign:
> >
> > "Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
> > Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
> > Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
> > If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of
> > starvation.
> > Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
> >
> > I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a sign
> > made up quickly.
> > I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
> >
> > Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
> >
> > Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission to
> > post a sign? Do we need any?
> > Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on that
> > edge. They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
> >
> > Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
> >
> > Guy McWethy
> > Renton, WA
> > mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
> > *From:* Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> > *To:* tweeters at uw.edu
> > *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
> > *Subject:* [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> >
> > Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores
> > --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about two
> > miles each way to where the owls were.
> > We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that
> > morning.
> >
> > Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But was
> > hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
> >
> > It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> > it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best
> > possible photo and crowding these owls.
> >
> > As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls
> > who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away
> > from people, who then moved toward where they settled. One of these owls
> > flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
> >
> > The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer. Since
> > I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only
> > guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with
> > three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the
> > owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
> >
> > If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by
> > example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their
> > normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition
> > of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
> >
> >
> > Christine Southwick
> > N Seattle/Shoreline
> > clsouthwick at q.com<http://us.mc1215.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=clsouthwick at q.com>
> >
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> Message: 36
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:02:15 +0000
> From: Kathie Nesci <Kathie.Nesci at Zoo.org>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Where to Find Snowy Owls
> To: "'tweeters at u.washington.edu'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Hello Birders!
> I would really like to see some of the Snowy's coming down but don't have a passport. Is there a great spot in Washington that I can see them?
> Thanks for the advise!
>
> Kathie N.
>
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> Message: 37
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:03:38 -0800
> From: amy schillinger <schillingera at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl-Stanwood and Spruce Grouse- Hwy 20,
> 1/8/2011
> To: tweet ters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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>
> Tweeters, My husband and I wanted to see the Bald Eagles along the Skagit River yesterday along Highway 20 and decided to take advantage of rare calm day up north. I convinced him to stop at Eide Road near Stanwood (he's not a birder, but most men won't turn down a chance to view a bird of prey) to view the Snowy Owls seen at the end of the road. Just past the berms at the parking lot was a Short-eared Owl that flushed while walking. Two Snowy Owls were seen amongst the dead wood on the left (east) side of the walking path. On our way out, I noticed a small freshly dead Accipiter in the ditch. Could not tell the cause of death, but appeared to be a Sharp-shinned Hawk. On our drive out, we observed a Kestrel on the wire at the beginning of Eide Road. We drove up to Highway 20 and stopped occasionally to park along the river to view the Bald Eagles. In all, we counted 17, with 2 being sub-adults. Not the huge numbers we'd hoped for, but next time we'll do a rafting trip instea!
> d. At nearly dusk, between mileposts 110 and 111, there were 3 Sooty Grouse in the road. I stopped the car while one walked off and the other 2 flew off the highway. We turned around at Newhalem and headed back home at dark. Beautiful day! Cheers, Amy SchillingerRenton, WAschillingera at hotmail.com
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> Message: 38
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:37:08 -0800
> From: <creinsch at humbirds.org>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Urban Eagles
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> I can't find where this has been reported, so here goes. Anyone interested in seeing Bald eagles in the city (Seattle) can find one, sometimes more, on the light standards in the Pier 91 parking lot South of the Magnolia Bridge. On the rare occasion when they are not there, they are hunting along Magnolia Bluff. There seems to be limited access to the parking lots, but there is a park with a lot at the top (West side of the bridge), and it is an easy walk to the middle of the bridge for viewing.
>
> chuck reinsch
> seattle, wa
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> Message: 39
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:37:51 -0800
> From: Marc Hoffman <tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>, Christine Southwick
> <clsouth at u.washington.edu>, "tweeters at uw.edu" <tweeters at uw.edu>
> Message-ID: <201201091838.q09Ic6QJ020048 at windowdogs.com>
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> Tweets,
>
> Is there law protecting these birds against harrassment? I think
> there is. In that case, my suggestion is to include on the
> otherwise-very-friendly-and-informative sign "Report violators by
> calling (XXX) XXX-XXXX." I know this sounds harsh, but a lot of
> people who already know better will still do whatever the heck they
> feel like doing (this is based on my experience of trying all sorts
> of approaches to get folks to leash their dogs on on-leash areas
> including Marymoor Park; over 50% refuse). And so it might be
> necessary to remind them that they will be seen by everyone else as
> "the bad guys," and that there are consequences.
>
> Marc Hoffman
> Kirkland, WA
> http://www.SongbirdPhoto.com
>
>
> At 09:43 AM 1/9/2012, Guy McWethy wrote:
> >Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of
> >things for the rest of us.
> >And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
> >If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even
> >manage to police ourselves ....
> >
> >Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point?
> >All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and
> >would notice a big sign:
> >
> >"Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
> >Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
> >Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
> >If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of starvation.
> >Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
> >
> >I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a
> >sign made up quickly.
> >I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
> >
> >Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
> >
> >Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission
> >to post a sign? Do we need any?
> >Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on
> >that edge. They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
> >
> >Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
> >
> >Guy McWethy
> >Renton, WA
> >mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
> >From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
> >To: tweeters at uw.edu
> >Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
> >Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> >
> >Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores
> >--(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about
> >two miles each way to where the owls were.
> >We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen
> >that morning.
> >
> >Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But
> >was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
> >
> >It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> >it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the
> >best possible photo and crowding these owls.
> >
> >As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two
> >different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable
> >calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they
> >settled. One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
> >
> > The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving
> > closer. Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for
> > the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I
> > stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet)
> > couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even
> > closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
> >
> >If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by
> >example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of
> >their normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by
> >competition of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
> >
> >
> >Christine Southwick
> >N Seattle/Shoreline
> ><mailto:clsouthwick at q.com>clsouthwick at q.com
> >
> >_______________________________________________
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> Message: 40
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:03:52 -0800
> From: Fred Bird <fredbird46 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] ID of parrots
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Your parrots are likely the remnants of a small flock (about a dozen) of
> "Aratinga* parakeets that bred (perhaps still breed) in Seward Park and
> spent the off season banging around North Seattle, particularly Maple Leaf.
> Three birds is what I occasionally still see here.
> *As I recall, most called them Mitred Parakeets, but that debate may still
> simmer.
>
>
>
> Fred Bird
> 1249 NE 92nd Street
> Seattle, Washington
> fredbird46 at gmail.com
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> Message: 41
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:14:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: boomerdenune at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com, lguy_mcw at yahoo.com,
> clsouth at u.washington.edu, tweeters at uw.edu
> Message-ID: <8CE9D1A157DA96E-1EAC-7F63B at webmail-d096.sysops.aol.com>
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> ? Marc, for federally protected species covered under the FMSA, I was directed to call the USFS number in the link below for violations. -A sign is not a bad idea, the USFS may be able to assist with that.
>
> ?http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/
>
>
> ?Darrel
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Hoffman &lt;tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com&gt;
> To: Guy McWethy &lt;lguy_mcw at yahoo.com&gt;; Christine Southwick &lt;clsouth at u.washington.edu&gt;; tweeters &lt;tweeters at uw.edu&gt;
> Sent: Mon, Jan 9, 2012 10:39 am
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
> Tweets,
>
> Is there law protecting these birds against harrassment? I think there is. In that case, my suggestion is to include on the otherwise-very-friendly-and-informative sign "Report violators by calling (XXX) XXX-XXXX." I know this sounds harsh, but a lot of people who already know better will still do whatever the heck they feel like doing (this is based on my experience of trying all sorts of approaches to get folks to leash their dogs on on-leash areas including Marymoor Park; over 50% refuse). And so it might be necessary to remind them that they will be seen by everyone else as "the bad guys," and that there are consequences.
>
> Marc Hoffman
> Kirkland, WA
> http://www.SongbirdPhoto.com
>
>
> At 09:43 AM 1/9/2012, Guy McWethy wrote:
> Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of things for the rest of us.
> And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
> If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even manage to police ourselves ....
> ?
> Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point??
> All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and would notice a big sign:
> ?
> "Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
> Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
> Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
> If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of starvation.
> Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
> ?
> I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a sign made up quickly.
> I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
> ?
> Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
> ?
> Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission to post a sign?? Do we need any?
> Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on that edge.? They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
> ?
> Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
> ?
> Guy McWethy
> Renton, WA
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
> From: Christine Southwick &lt;clsouth at u.washington.edu&gt;
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
> Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage).? Walk was about two miles each way to where the owls were.
> We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that morning.
>
> Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult?? But was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
>
> It was great to see these beautiful birds;
> it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best possible photo and crowding these owls.
>
> As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they settled.? One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
>
> ? The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer.? Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
>
> If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their normal habitat?? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition of who has the best picture?? Loving them to death is still death.
>
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
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> Message: 42
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:39:51 -0800 (PST)
> From: Cindy Ashy <tunicate89 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com, lguy_mcw at yahoo.com,
> clsouth at u.washington.edu, tweeters at uw.edu, boomerdenune at aol.com
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> Yes, laws exist but enforcement is the real issue.
> Remember 2-3 years back the guy who was INTENTIONALLY using his vehicle to run over gulls on the beach on the south coast of Washington. He killed several and injured more. He also did this more than once. As a sidenote, I was told that "intent" was not technically part of the law but in my mind it matters.
> I personally spoke with someone in enforcement at the federal level and they were intent on letting the state handle it....seemed to be mostly because they simply don't have enough people/time/money for enforcement. It also seems to matter a lot which region the offense takes place in as different people have different priorities/attitudes. I also talked with people in fish and wildlife (I was told the investigation was in their hands) and frankly came away without much hope that appropriate action would be taken.
> Cindy Ashy
>
> --- On Mon, 1/9/12, boomerdenune at aol.com <boomerdenune at aol.com> wrote:
>
> From: boomerdenune at aol.com <boomerdenune at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
> To: tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com, lguy_mcw at yahoo.com, clsouth at u.washington.edu, tweeters at uw.edu
> Date: Monday, January 9, 2012, 1:14 PM
>
>
> Marc, for federally protected species covered under the FMSA, I was directed to call the USFS number in the link below for violations. -A sign is not a bad idea, the USFS may be able to assist with that.
>
>
>
> http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/
>
>
>
>
>
> Darrel
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Marc Hoffman <tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com>
>
> To: Guy McWethy <lguy_mcw at yahoo.com>; Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>; tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>
>
> Sent: Mon, Jan 9, 2012 10:39 am
>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
>
>
>
> Tweets,
>
>
>
> Is there law protecting these birds against harrassment? I think there is. In that case, my suggestion is to include on the otherwise-very-friendly-and-informative sign "Report violators by calling (XXX) XXX-XXXX." I know this sounds harsh, but a lot of people who already know better will still do whatever the heck they feel like doing (this is based on my experience of trying all sorts of approaches to get folks to leash their dogs on on-leash areas including Marymoor Park; over 50% refuse). And so it might be necessary to remind them that they will be seen by everyone else as "the bad guys," and that there are consequences.
>
>
>
> Marc Hoffman
>
> Kirkland, WA
>
> http://www.SongbirdPhoto.com
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:43 AM 1/9/2012, Guy McWethy wrote:
>
> Well, as always, it only takes a few individuals to make a mess of things for the rest of us.
>
> And many of these problems are due to simple ignorance.
>
> If everyone going out there is aware of the issue, we may even manage to police ourselves ....
>
>
>
> Any thoughts about placing a sign out on Damon Point?
>
> All the folks viewing the owls have to walk out thru there, and would notice a big sign:
>
>
>
> "Snowy Owls Present on Damon Point.
>
> Please do not approach within 100 feet of the owls.
>
> Please do not disturb or flush the owls.
>
> If they are flushed, they burn extra energy, and can easily die of starvation.
>
> Please allow the rest of us to enjoy the owls as well"
>
>
>
> I bet we could get the folks on Tweeters to chip in some $$ to get a sign made up quickly.
>
> I'll pledge $20 as a start ...
>
>
>
> Heck, a sheet of plywood and some paint would be enough to start ....
>
>
>
> Anyone out there have any ideas about who to contact for permission to post a sign? Do we need any?
>
> Heck, talk to the owners of the campground there, to place it on that edge. They might be amenable to some good publicity ..
>
>
>
> Instead of just complaining, lets do something.
>
>
>
> Guy McWethy
>
> Renton, WA
>
> mailto: lguy_mcw at yahoo.com
>
> From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
>
> To: tweeters at uw.edu
>
> Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 9:14 AM
>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
>
>
>
> Saturday, I and some friends went to Damon Point at Ocean Shores --(parking is along a curve--with no good signage). Walk was about two miles each way to where the owls were.
>
> We saw three, but had been told that there were at least six seen that morning.
>
>
>
> Two were heavily marked, one was almost white--maybe an adult? But was hard to see because of all the people crowding around it.
>
>
>
> It was great to see these beautiful birds;
>
> it was not great to see the over-eager people who were vying for the best possible photo and crowding these owls.
>
>
>
> As we were walking toward the area of these owls, I saw two different owls who had been pressured into flying, wasting valuable calories, to get away from people, who then moved toward where they settled. One of these owls flew again, so it was obviously disturbed.
>
>
>
> The third owl decided not to move, so people kept moving closer. Since I wouldn't go any closer because of my concern for the owls, I could only guess at the distance, but from where I stood, they (at least four, with three others about 100 feet) couldn't have been more than 50 feet from the owl, and maybe even closer. One of my friends said 25 feet...
>
>
>
> If we, as the birding community don't monitor ourselves, and show by example, who will be loooking out for the welfare of birds out of their normal habitat? Must we diminish their chances of survival by competition of who has the best picture? Loving them to death is still death.
>
>
>
>
>
> Christine Southwick
>
> N Seattle/Shoreline
>
> clsouthwick at q.com
>
>
>
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> Message: 43
> Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:44:28 -0500
> From: lee at leerentz.com
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl etiquette
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> I spent a long day at Damon Point on Sunday, and simply didn't see the
> Snowy Owl harassment that some are reporting. Yes, there were perhaps 25
> photographers on a beautiful day, and nearly all were using long lenses
> and keeping a respectful distance. Yes, there were times when a birder or
> photographer or dog walker got too close, and an owl took flight and flew
> 100 yards or so. This is unfortunate, but for a bird that has flown 2,000
> miles and is happily feeding on ducks and rats at Damon Point, I'm not
> convinced that this is a crisis. Yes, the very act of birding changes bird
> behavior, but probably not that significantly in a world where huge
> habitat changes and population growth have had tremendous effects on
> birds.
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> The Snowy Owls have different individual tolerances toward people. If, in
> the middle of the day, an owl has its eyes wide and is constantly looking
> around and seems agitated, people are probably too close and it is
> probably getting ready to fly. That's a time to back off. But if the bird
> just looks sleepy and is staying in one place, it is probably okay to stay
> about 75 to 100 feet away.
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> At the end of a day, when the sun is sinking low, the birds do become more
> active and there is more flying up to taller perches. But most of this is
> natural behavior as the birds get ready for hunting.
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> By the way, we counted over ten owls near the point at the end of the day
> yesterday, and suspect there were more in the area of Damon Point with
> trees. It was spectacular, and my high point in this young year. If you
> haven't been out there yet, be sure to go! And, yes, the photography is
> wonderful and is a great means of celebrating the magnificence of these
> birds.
>
> There is a Great Gray Owl visiting the area of Kingsville, Ontario, and
> some birders in the Great Lakes region are upset about the "circus"
> atmosphere of so many long lenses and binoculars pointed at the bird. But
> it doesn't seem to faze the bird, which recently swooped down from a perch
> to snag some prey within ten feet of some of the 75-100 people watching it
> at that moment. Perhaps it seems kind of silly for all these people to
> join in such a circus atmosphere, but the experience is something that
> most will never forget, and it helps forge a connection with nature. That
> is good.
>
> Lee Rentz
> Shelton, WA
> lee at leerentz.com
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