Looking for who to send dead birds to be tested to. More than 3 die-off
(probably 30-40 Anna's). Not window strikes or dirty feeders (I'm
educated). Skagit County Health Dept. website refers to Fish & Wildlife
phone number that is no longer monitored. I called county and they refuse
to help - says isn't their responsibility and they didn't seem to care that
their phone number wasn't good. I have 2 in the freezer. I've looked on US
Fish & Wildlife and sent them an email; sent local audobon an email, etc.
Just looking for a definite contact.


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> 3. Samish Flats Falco (B B)
> 4. Skagit Blue Jay (Charles Desilets)
> 5. Rockpipers at Ocean Shores (Kenneth Trease)
> 6. Magnuson Park, 8 December 2017 (Scott Ramos)
> 7. RFI from the Netherlands: winter birds in WA
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 20:03:07 +0000
> From: Eric Ellingson <abriteway at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Red Crossbills around Blaine WA
> To: Whatcom Bird List <whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu>, tweeters
> <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> It seems to be a good year for crossbills.
>
>
> A bird I seldom get to see I've found in three different locations in the
> last month (Semiahmoo Spit, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve and now five at
> my home in Blaine.
>
>
> I was under the impression the feed mostly on Spruce cones. I've been
> checking some of the heavily coned Spruce nearby the past few weeks with no
> sightings of them. Where I have found them is in Pine, Alder, and Western
> Cedar foraging.
>
>
> https://flic.kr/p/EanXqs
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> [cid:2f52cba2-94ca-4444-a9fe-9fb764ffc1c9]Red Crossbill<https://flic.kr/p/
> EanXqs>
> Morning light. A flock of five, three male, two female feeding high in a
> cedar tree, briefly came down lower to pose.
>
> [https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4556/25047689438_d6be4d7ac8_b.jpg] <
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericellingson/25047689438/>
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> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 22:09:24 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Eric Carlson <ericallencarlson at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Western Screech Owl Nest Boxes
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Hello Fellow Birders-
>
> I am interested in hearing from anyone who has had success with nest
> boxes for W. Screech Owls. I have had good success attracting Eastern
> Screech Owls (using nest boxes back East), but only for roosting during the
> day. According to Birdweb, W. Screech Owls are listed as a species of
> concern ( Red List) by Audubon and American Bird Conservancy and I'm also
> curious to what factors might be involved in their decline. I suspect loss
> of appropriate nest sites (especially in urban and suburban areas) i.e.
> lack of snags. Additionally, I have heard mention that Barred Owls are
> preying on them...
>
> In my personal experience, nest boxes should be pole mounted with a
> squirrel guard, otherwise you will attract squirrels. Also, nest boxes
> should have about 4" of wood shavings in the bottom. In the meantime, my W.
> Seattle Screech Owl box is being used as a nighttime roost for a Flicker,
> so I put up another box.
>
> Thanks for any information you have to share.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric Carlson
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>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 23:08:32 +0000 (UTC)
> From: B B <birder4184 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Samish Flats Falco
> To: "tweeters at uw.edu" <tweeters at uw.edu>
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> Steve and Connie Pink and I birded the Samish flats this afternoon quite
> thoroughly after the fog lifted. We had dozens of Bald Eagles, 20+ Red
> Tails, 6+ Rough Legged Hawks, 10+ Northern Harriers, 6 Short Eared Owls and
> more than a dozen falcons. Sadly no Gyrfalcon in spite of diligent
> searching but we had a Merlin in Edison, at least 4 Peregrines, maybe as
> many as 8 Kestrels and a Prairie Falcon perhaps 3/8 of a mile south of
> Sullivan Road viewed from Bayview Edison Road. Also some mighty fine
> pastries at the Breadfarm.
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 16:45:11 -0800
> From: "Charles Desilets" <csdesilets at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Blue Jay
> To: "'Tweeters'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Previously reported Blue Jay relocated 12/8 at 11:30 under feeder on
> private property in vicinity of towns of Bow & Edison. Exact location not
> detailed at behest of property owner.
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> Charles Desilets
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 20:34:17 -0800
> From: Kenneth Trease <krtrease at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Rockpipers at Ocean Shores
> To: Tweeters Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Today at about 11:00 AM there were good numbers of Rock Sandpipers,
> Surfbirds, and Black Turnstones feeding in the rocks at the Point Brown
> jetty in Ocean Shores. It was a very nice day with sun and a stiff breeze
> blowing out to sea. Photos on my eBird checklist or at
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 21:43:50 -0800
> From: Scott Ramos <lsr at ramoslink.info>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Magnuson Park, 8 December 2017
> To: Tweeters Newsgroup <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Now that most wetlands ponds are full of water, there should be wintering
> duck action. Not. Particularly now that all but Promontory Pond are frozen,
> hardly any water birds were in the mitigation habitat. But, there were
> plenty on the lake. Scaup are back in increasing numbers, but grebes are
> hard to come by. Except for Western.
>
> It was an interesting day because of the frozen ground: less than 30 F to
> start, clear and just a slight breeze, then warming up to 40. The warm-up
> took its time though and the passerine activity seemed quite delayed. Some
> notables:
>
> Eurasian Wigeon - back for the winter, presumably, with the 100+ American
> Wigeon flock
> Canvasback - one male hanging out with the scaup (most of them are at the
> north end of the lake)
> Western Grebe - ?exact? count of 485 birds, all but 20 or so in the
> typical large raft in the middle of the lake
> Sharp-shinned Hawk - adult male on Kite hill
> Cooper?s Hawk - immature female in the wetlands
> Herring Gull - one on the swim platform with the other 4 species
> Belted Kingfisher - as it has been doing all fall, flew out of its night
> roost in the meadows before dawn
> Northern Shrike - south fence line, eventually chased off by a pair of
> Anna?s; first of year?its been 4 years since I have seen one in the park!
> American Robin - tons! today?s feasting was mostly on pyracantha berries
> plus some ground feeding:
> https://youtu.be/8W-K2_ze6iw
>
> For the day, 57 species.
> Checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40977255 <
> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40977255>
> Scott Ramos
> Seattle
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 14:09:06 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Roland van der Vliet <rollie_nl at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] RFI from the Netherlands: winter birds in WA
> To: "Tweeters at u.washington.edu" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Tweeters,I will be visiting my family in Washington state again (after a
> previous visit in July-August 2016). They now live in Spanaway, south of
> Tacoma, and we will be visiting for X-mas (between 20 and 27 December).
> As a birder there are still several species that I would very much like to
> see. Last time, I received a lot of info on how and where I could find info
> on the web and also info on the 'Where to watch' book (that is now also on
> the web). So, I am now only soliciting for very recent info on the
> wintering specialities of WA state in the Tacoma area east to the Cascades
> (east of the Cascades is not doable this time unfortunately). So does
> anyone have recent info where, between Seattle, Olympia and the Cascades,
> it is possible to find:- Rusty Blackbird. I am aware of the Nisqually
> record earlier this autumn but it seems to have gone. I also read about a
> record east of the Cascades but that is really too far away. Any other
> birds around?- Ancient Murrelet. Until mid November regularly reported off
> Dash Point, but there are no recent reports on ebird or tweeters. Are they
> still around?- Northern Shrike. The bird at Nisqually seems to be
> infrequently seen (or reported?). What are its!
> regular spots? I read the North Dike but I cannot find this location on
> the Nisqually map: is this the Estuary Trail? Are there perhaps other
> reliable sites where it perhaps has not been reported as it has not been
> looked for (yet)? Like the restricted areas of Joint Base Lewis-McChord?
> Would the authorities allow me access to this site as a foreigner?-
> Northern Saw-whet Owl: the bird(s) in Nisqually have not been reported this
> month. Are they still being seen?- grouse (Sooty), other owls (Northern
> Pygmy, Western Screech), woodpeckers (Am. Three-toed) and rosy-finch: which
> trails at Paradise (Mt. rainier) would be best during winter to try for
> these? Or indeed elsewhere around Tacoma?
>
> A lot of questions (again, like last time). If you do not want to share
> info publicly, please respond in private.I hope you will be as helpful as
> last time!All the best, Roland van der Vliet, the Netherlands
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 19:07:43 +0000
> From: Tom Mansfield <birds at t-mansfield.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Gyrfalcon (GYRF)
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Message-ID: <2A84A97C-C9F4-4A53-A990-A57D218D7395 at t-mansfield.com>
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> As of the time of this post (11:05 on Sat) the juvenile GYRF is sitting on
> a pole watching ducks in the first slough on Bayview Edison Rd just north
> of the highway to Anacortes. Tom Mansfield watching
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 19:38:41 +0000
> From: Tom Mansfield <birds at t-mansfield.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit Gyrfalcon
> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> Just flew west over dike toward Padilla Bay.
>
> Tom Mansfield moving on
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