Subject: [Tweeters] Local Natural History info
Date: Mar 7 12:16:57 2013
From: Mike Frushour - mf at u.washington.edu


For local natural history...check Arthur Lee Jacobsen at his website,
www.arthurleej.com

He has several books and guides on trees and wild plants of Seattle.

Mike Frushour
Seattle



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> 1. Ediz Hook today (Tammy & Eric)
> 2. Sage Sparrow and Horned Lark (Susan McDougall)
> 3. WOS Vantage trip 6 March 2013 (B&PBell)
> 4. Rock Lake area swans, swallows and sparrows (Mike Clarke)
> 5. Nisqually NWR 3/6/13 (scrubjay323 at aol.com)
> 6. Vancouver Brambling--yes (Dan Logen)
> 7. Video: House Sparrows on Ediz Hook (Hank Karen)
> 8. Looking for a book on Seattle plant history. (jeff gibson)
> 9. Re: Looking for a book on Seattle plant history. (Lorindon)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:14:04 -0800
> From: Tammy & Eric <bjorkmante at iinet.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Ediz Hook today
> To: TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Arden & Sherry Hagen joined Eric & I today for a quick trip up to Ediz
> Hook for recent rarities.
> Thick-billed Murre - yes
> Horned Puffin - no
>
> Also seen Rhino Auklet, Marbled Murrelet, Long-tailed Duck, Harlequin
> Duck, & Black Oystercatcher.
>
> Tammy Bjorkman
> Vancouver, WA
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:27:08 -0800
> From: "Susan McDougall" <podiceps at clearwire.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Sage Sparrow and Horned Lark
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> Hi,
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> I don??Tt know if these species are particularly early or not, but we saw
> both the Sage Sparrow and Horned Lark at Gingko S.P. on Monday.
>
> Susan McDougall
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> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 19:48:27 -0800
> From: "B&PBell" <bellasoc at isomedia.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] WOS Vantage trip 6 March 2013
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Hi Tweets
>
> A group of WOS members ventured out to Vantage today. It was a most
> unusual trip - it was overcast to start with and when we got to Snoqualmie
> Pass it started snowing. The snow lasted until just before the Columbia
> River and the temperature was about 32 to 34 all the way. In addition, all
> of the area from Cle Elum eastward that had been clear on Saturday was
> covered in 1-3 inches of snow.
>
> As we passed Cle Elum we had COMMON MERGANSERs on the ponds, and further
> east we had TUNDRA SWANs.
>
> We had both MOURNING and EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVEs, HOUSE SPARROWs, HOUSE
> FINCHEs and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDs in Kittitas. The snow was just heavy
> enough that we couldn't see more than about 30 feet, so didn't see
> anything going up Caribou Rd.
>
> On the old Vantage Highway we had a couple of pairs of AMERICAN KESTRELs,
> BLACK-BILLED MAGPIEs, and EUROPEAN STARLINGs. Down Parke Creek Rd. we had
> a single COMMON GOLDENEYE. A couple of KILLDEER were in one of the fields
> along the road.
>
> Back on Vantage Highway we had a brief look at a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD before
> it flew off into the sage. When we made our attempt at finding sage birds,
> between the snow, and the cold temps we got no responses.
>
> Scanning the Columbia River we saw COMMON GOLDENEYE, GREATER SCAUP,
> BUFFLEHEAD, HORNED GREBE, and RUDDY DUCK. Below Wanapum Dam we had four
> COMMON LOONs, a bunch of VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWs, on a light pole on the dam
> there was a GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. Down Huntzinger Rd. we had several
> AMERICAN KESTRELs, two SAYS PHOEBEs doing displays, and still more
> goldeneyes.
>
> We were running ahead of schedule, so had an opportunity to drive some of
> the back roads around Ellensburg - Fairview, Rader, Wilson Creek, Brick
> Mill, Look and Hungry Junction Roads. We hit the jackpot on raptors with
> probably 20-25 RED-TAILED HAWKs (including one very dark morph), 6-7
> ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKs (including a dark morph), a bunch of BALD EAGLEs, an
> AMERICAN KESTREL, and in a nest south of Hungry Junction Rd. a GREAT
> HORNED OWL. Along Fairview we had several hundred MALLARDs and a huge
> (several hundred) flock of blackbirds including RED-WINGED and BREWER'S.
>
> We pushed on to Red Bridge Rd, outside of Cle Elum, and while we dipped on
> the dipper we did have several BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEEs.
>
> Other birds we saw included CANADA GOOSE, CALIFORNIA QUAIL, RING-NECKED
> PHEASANT, PIED-BILLED GREBE, GREAT BLUE HERON, ROCK PIGEON, BELTED
> KINGFISHER, NORTHERN FLICKER, AMERICAN CROW, COMMON RAVEN, PACIFIC WREN
> (in the parking lot where we met), AMERICAN ROBIN, VARIED THRUSH (also at
> the parking lot), SPOTTED TOWHEE, SONG SPARROW, DARK-EYED JUNCO.
>
> A good group of folks, and in spite of the weather it was a good day.
>
> Brian H. Bell
> Woodinville WA
> mail to bell asoc at iso media dot com
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 20:36:03 -0800
> From: Mike Clarke <redeyegravy at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Rock Lake area swans, swallows and sparrows
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> This morning, I made a brief trip to the Rock Lake area in Whitman County.
> Had a number of notable birds
> and several firsts for the year. Just north of Ewan, a PRAIRIE FALCON
> was
> circling a flooded field that was filled
> with wigeon and Mallards. At Rock Lake, there were about 7 or 8 TREE
> SWALLOWS and a single VIOLET-GREEN
> SWALLOW as well as dozens of Mallards, Northern Pintails, Green-winged
> Teal
> and American Wigeon.
> I ran into a small flock of 8 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS along Rock Lake Rd.
> about 1/4 mile south of Glorfield Rd.
> Along Glorfield Rd., there was a mixed flock of swans consisting of 16
> TRUMPETER SWANS and 10 TUNDRA SWANS.
> Amongst the hundreds of American Wigeon, Mallard and Northern Pintails on
> Glorfield Rd., I found 3 male EURASIAN WIGEON.
>
> Wish I had more time to bird the area this morning. It is quickly
> becoming
> my favorite spot in Whitman County.
>
> -Mike Clarke
> Pullman
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 00:25:18 -0500 (EST)
> From: scrubjay323 at aol.com
> Subject: [Tweeters] Nisqually NWR 3/6/13
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
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> Tweets,
>
> Today 20 of us walked Nisqually in cool, drizzly conditions. We had a
> 12.2 ft high tide at 11:50 so there was a good bit of water at the estuary
> boardwalk,
>
> Highlights included the GREAT HORNED OWL family, 2 EURASIAN WIGEON and a
> hybrid AMERICAN/EURASIAN WIGEON.
>
> We were fortunate to see the OWLS from both sided of the twin barns
> boardwalk. Eric spotted the 2 juveniles from the last overlook before the
> twin barns and JC picked out the adult nearby. The adult was below the
> juveniles in the same tree. On the way back along the Nisqually River side
> we got better views of them, but this time the adult was perched between
> the 2 young. Never did find the other adult.
>
> Both EURASIAN WIGEON and the hybrid were in the interior pond along the
> new dike. One was first seen from the twin barns overlook and later seen
> from the dike. Closed to the new dike was the second EURASIAN WIGEON and
> the hybrid that showed a rusty head with the eye patch of an AMERICAN
> WIGEON. The cream colored top patch was much paler than on a normal
> EURASIAN WIGEON.
>
> There was many YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS on the refuge for the first time
> this year and had 3 woodpecker species: FLICKER, HAIRY WOODPECKER and
> DOWNEY WOODPECKER. At the visitor center at 1:00 there was a nice male
> WOOD DUCK, the first of this year for me.
>
> After the walk I took a quick run to Luhr Beach and saw BRANT, COMMON and
> RED-THROATED LOONS, SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, COMMON GOLDENEYE and
> both COMMON and RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS.
>
> For the day we had 59 species so things are looking better. the only
> mammal seen was an EASTERN GRAY SQUIRREL near the twin barns.
>
> Until next week...
>
>
> Phil Kelley
> scrubjay323 at aol.com
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 22:45:32 -0800
> From: "Dan Logen" <d.logen at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver Brambling--yes
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> Hi Tweeters
>
> We picked up our son at the Vancouver airport today, so I finally drove to
> the Brambling address and had no troubles finding this beautiful bird.
>
> We spent almost 2 hours at the address, seeing it first after 20-30
> minutes, then repeatedly for the rest of the time, after we learned his
> habits. Only one other couple was there, and they stayed for only 5
> minutes--saw the bird and left!
>
> Just Google Vancouver Brambling if you need directions.
>
> Also singing Golden-crowned and Fox Sparrows at the same yard.
>
> Dan Logen
> Stanwood WA
> d.logen at frontier.com
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> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 08:29:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: Hank Karen <karenhank at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Video: House Sparrows on Ediz Hook
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/8464473368/
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> Hank Heiberg
> Lake Joy
> Carnation, WA
> karenhankatyahoodotcom
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> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 08:42:17 -0800
> From: jeff gibson <gibsondesign at msn.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Looking for a book on Seattle plant history.
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Dear Tweeters
>
> Being interested in finding out more about our local natural "history", I
> was intrigued a few years ago when listening to our local NPR station and
> there was an interview with this fellow who, I think, wrote a book on
> Seattle plants, with a historical perspective. A perspective of what was
> growing here before being folded spindled and mutilated, i.e. "developed"
> by our "settler's". As I was driving at the time, I never got the dudes
> name.
>
> I think this guy, out of the UW I think, wrote an actual book, although it
> may have been a research paper, or maybe only a lecture. I've googled etc
> everywhichway and can't find any leads online. If anyone out there in
> Tweeterland knows anything about what I'm referring to, could you drop me
> an email? I'd really appreciate it!
>
> Thank You
> Jeff Gibson
> Everett Wa
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:54:04 -0800
> From: Lorindon <lorindon at nwlink.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Looking for a book on Seattle plant history.
> To: jeff gibson <gibsondesign at msn.com>, tweeters
> <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <CD5E05BC.1952F%lorindon at nwlink.com>
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> Could it have been:
>
> Eugene N. Kozloff (born 1920) is an American marine biologist and botanist
> at Shannon Point Marine Center on Fidalgo Island, Washington. He is an
> emeritus professor of the Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of
> Washington, and is best known for writing field guides for the Pacific
> Northwest Region of the United States.
>
> He's written several books on natural history
> http://www.amazon.com/Eugene-N.-Kozloff/e/B001ITX9AA
>
> Lori Christopher
> Bothell, WA
>
> From: jeff gibson <gibsondesign at msn.com>
> Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013 8:42 AM
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Looking for a book on Seattle plant history.
>
> Dear Tweeters
>
> Being interested in finding out more about our local natural "history", I
> was intrigued a few years ago when listening to our local NPR station and
> there was an interview with this fellow who, I think, wrote a book on
> Seattle plants, with a historical perspective. A perspective of what was
> growing here before being folded spindled and mutilated, i.e. "developed"
> by
> our "settler's". As I was driving at the time, I never got the dudes name.
>
> I think this guy, out of the UW I think, wrote an actual book, although it
> may have been a research paper, or maybe only a lecture. I've googled etc
> everywhichway and can't find any leads online. If anyone out there in
> Tweeterland knows anything about what I'm referring to, could you drop me
> an
> email? I'd really appreciate it!
>
> Thank You
> Jeff Gibson
> Everett Wa
>
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