Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Six-warbler day in Edmonds yesterday
Date: May 6 09:26:20 2017
From: Karl Neice - krneice at gmail.com


Jon, Laura and all: I never got the ebird list from last Sunday's great
Edmonds trip. Could it be resent? Thanks again, Karl.

On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 2:12 PM, Jon Houghton <jon.houghton at hartcrowser.com>
wrote:

> Hi Tweets ? Yesterday, Renee Koval-Huenuqueo and I led a group of
> enthusiastic birders on a half-day, SAS fieldtrip, ?North of the Border?,
> i.e., just north of the King Co. border. Highlights of the day (for me, at
> least) were good looks at six species of warblers, missing only Yellow and
> MacGillivray?s from those expected in the area this time of year. We began
> our morning in Edmonds, at the Willow Creek hatchery on Pine Street where
> light rain seemed to dampen the dawn chorus, but we did manage to see pairs
> of Downy Woodpeckers and Red-breasted Sapsuckers. Rain was occasionally
> heavier while we spent an hour and a half on the trails in Yost Park. Here
> we picked up three more woodpeckers (Am. Flicker, Hairy and Pileated), and
> our first four warblers (Black-throated Gray, Wilson?s, Townsends, and
> Orange-crowned). As usual, Yost was good for a variety of typical lowland
> woods birds, including Hermit Thrush and Pacific-slope Flycatchers.
> Band-tailed Pigeons were heard but not seen. The rain ended by the time we
> got to Schreiber Lake Park in Lynnwood, enabling us to make a leisurely
> circuit of the lake and some side trails. Here, we found several
> Yellow-rumped Warblers (including at least one very bright Myrtle) and
> Common Yellowthroat, and had better looks at Townsend?s and BT-gray. We
> had fly-overs by Great-blue Heron and Osprey and saw a couple of remarkably
> small Mallard broods: a mama Mallard with only one chick, and, in a
> different pond two chicks with no apparent mama. We then went down to the
> Edmonds waterfront on Sunset to scope for some cool marine birds. A moored
> log in the underwater park area provided a roost for a nice pair of
> Harlequin Ducks (interesting in that I had just seen a pair in the Cle Elum
> River last Thursday!?) and about 30 Sanderlings. About 300 ? 500 Brant
> were hanging out and feeding on eelgrass along the low tide shoreline to
> the north and there were substantial numbers of Horned Grebes and a pair of
> Rhinoceros Auklets in nice breeding plumage. Surprisingly, only a single
> Pelagic Cormorant was seen, where through the winter there had been
> substantial numbers of all three species. Also, no loons or mergansers
> remained in the area but a substantial mixed flock of Barrow?s and Common
> Goldeneye were feeding on the pilings at the ferry slip. Our last stop was
> the Edmonds Marsh where we found no shorebirds, a few ducks (GW Teal,
> Gadwall, Mallard), Marsh Wren, and Red-winged Blackbirds. In all, a total
> of 61 species were seen and several in the group picked up multiple life
> birds; all in all, a pleasant trip with a good bunch of people, making
> for: Happy Birding!! ? Jon Houghton, Edmonds
>
>
>
> *From:* Jon Houghton
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 30, 2017 6:48 PM
> *To:* 'rkovalh' <rkovalh at gmail.com>; boundva at gmail.com; lmbrou at gmail.com;
> Darcy Thomas <darcy424 at gmail.com>; tmwagner at comcast.net; krneice at gmail.com;
> Tom Merritt <tom at mateds.net>
> *Cc:* Shop <shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> *Subject:* RE: Edmonds this Sunday!
>
>
>
> OK ? all this praise could clearly go to my head, so, you?re all most
> welcome! Can?t beat getting praise for doing what one loves to do. Here?s
> a couple of the quick shots I managed of the COYE (Common Yellowthroat) and
> even one of the BTGW (Black-throated Gray Warbler). Note that this female
> lacks the black under her chin!! I didn?t know about that until this
> moment. So much to learn. Anyway, enjoy the pix, and feel free to use as
> you choose. Laura is doing ebird checklists that she will share with those
> who are ?in the system?. Ooops, while I was loading photos, she already
> told you that. - Jon
>
>
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> *From:* rkovalh [mailto:rkovalh at gmail.com <rkovalh at gmail.com>]
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 30, 2017 5:42 PM
> *To:* Jon Houghton <jon.houghton at hartcrowser.com>; boundva at gmail.com;
> lmbrou at gmail.com; Darcy Thomas <darcy424 at gmail.com>; tmwagner at comcast.net;
> krneice at gmail.com; Tom Merritt <tom at mateds.net>
> *Cc:* Shop <shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> *Subject:* RE: Edmonds this Sunday!
>
>
>
> I'd also like to chip in my appreciation to Jon, for leading this trip to
> such birdy areas, and to everyone else for making this trip so enjoyable.
> It's why I joined Audubon in the first place; for great places, great
> birds, and great people
>
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>
> Renee
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> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S?4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
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>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jon Houghton <jon.houghton at hartcrowser.com>
> Date: 04/30/2017 2:11 PM (GMT-08:00)
> To: boundva at gmail.com, lmbrou at gmail.com, Darcy Thomas <darcy424 at gmail.com>,
> tmwagner at comcast.net, krneice at gmail.com, Tom Merritt <tom at mateds.net>
> Cc: Renee Koval-Huenuqueo <rkovalh at gmail.com>, Shop <
> shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> Subject: RE: Edmonds this Sunday!
>
> Hi All ? Nice trip today! Hope you all enjoyed the festivities, despite
> the somewhat slow and soggy start. By my preliminary count, we had 60 or
> so spp. (not counting GC Kinglet or BT Pigeon) that were (maybe?) heard
> only. I did include WC Sparrow and Purple Finch that were unmistakably
> heard. Once I get Laura?s shared ebird lists, I?ll update this and write up
> a trip report for tweeters. Thanks for being an enthusiastic and fun
> group!! - Jon
>
>
>
> *From:* Jon Houghton
> *Sent:* Friday, April 28, 2017 8:59 PM
> *To:* 'boundva at gmail.com' <boundva at gmail.com>; 'lmbrou at gmail.com' <
> lmbrou at gmail.com>; 'Darcy Thomas' <darcy424 at gmail.com>; '
> tmwagner at comcast.net' <tmwagner at comcast.net>; 'krneice at gmail.com' <
> krneice at gmail.com>; 'Tom Merritt' <tom at mateds.net>
> *Cc:* 'Renee Koval-Huenuqueo' <rkovalh at gmail.com>; 'Shop' <
> shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> *Subject:* RE: Edmonds this Sunday!
>
>
>
> OK Gang ? Renee and I did a nice scout trip on our route today with bright
> sunshine that followed a 7am deluge in Edmonds that left some of the trails
> a bit muddy. Based on this, and unless it stays nice and dry all day
> tomorrow (fat chance!), I?m recommending cleated hiking boots for Sunday,
> although tennies would still work for those who are sure footed and ready
> to jump a couple of muddy places. Today was a pretty glorious spring day
> here! Lots of singing in all the woodsy places and a total of at least 52
> species seen/heard. Not too bad for the midst of megalopolis NW.
> Highlights for me were first of the year Pac slope Flycatcher, Wilson?s,
> Orange-crowned, and Black-throated Gray warblers, and Warbling Vireo. I
> expect you all may see some migrants that you haven?t encountered this
> year. We?ll see. I?m betting that Teresa will get at least 10 life
> birds!! Looking forward to seeing you all 0630 (!) Sunday morning. - Jon
>
>
>
> *From:* Jon Houghton
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:57 PM
> *To:* 'boundva at gmail.com' <boundva at gmail.com>; 'lmbrou at gmail.com' <
> lmbrou at gmail.com>; 'Darcy Thomas' <darcy424 at gmail.com>; '
> tmwagner at comcast.net' <tmwagner at comcast.net>; 'krneice at gmail.com' <
> krneice at gmail.com>; 'Tom Merritt' <tom at mateds.net>
> *Cc:* 'Renee Koval-Huenuqueo' <rkovalh at gmail.com>; 'Shop' <
> shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> *Subject:* RE: Edmonds this Sunday!
>
>
>
> Hi Again ? excellent! Everybody got my email ? perhaps a first. Karl,
> however, pointed out to me that I neglected to re-enforce the start time
> which is 0630. Also, we have one probable substitution of Tom Merritt to
> the group, so Tom, welcome, and please let the Shop and me know if you?re
> still interested in this one! - Jon
>
>
>
> *From:* Jon Houghton
> *Sent:* Monday, April 24, 2017 9:17 PM
> *To:* 'boundva at gmail.com' <boundva at gmail.com>; 'lmbrou at gmail.com' <
> lmbrou at gmail.com>; 'Darcy Thomas' <darcy424 at gmail.com>; '
> tmwagner at comcast.net' <tmwagner at comcast.net>; 'cerebrum at uw.edu' <
> cerebrum at uw.edu>; 'krneice at gmail.com' <krneice at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* 'Renee Koval-Huenuqueo' <rkovalh at gmail.com>; 'Shop' <
> shop at seattleaudubon.org>
> *Subject:* Edmonds this Sunday!
>
>
>
> Hi Gang ? Just wanted to touch base and make sure you are all still up for
> some ?north of the (King Co.) border birding this Sunday! The plan remains
> as advertised: We?ll meet at the Willow Creek Salmon Hatchery at 95 Pine
> Street in Edmonds. If you?re coming from the south up I-5, pretend you?re
> going to the Kingston Ferry and head down Edmonds Way (SR 104) towards the
> ferry ticket booth BUT, as you come down the hill, just before you can
> actually see the ticket booths, take a left (west) onto Pine Street. The
> hatchery is the first thing you?ll encounter on this road (out of sight on
> the right). Just pull up to the cars that will likely be there and park
> before you head up the hill. We?ll bird that area first so if you arrive
> and see no one, don?t despair, this likely just means we?ve headed down the
> driveway a bit, toward the hatchery in pursuit of some bird. The current
> forecast for Sunday is for some rain later so we might luck out! Might
> want to bring some raingear, along with snacks and water, just in case.
> We?ll take two cars on our route and I?m thinking we?ll be back at the
> hatchery by around noon. Scopes will be useful for our last stops along
> the waterfront and at the Edmonds Marsh. I?ve been scouting the various
> parks and destinations over the last couple of weeks and Renee and I will
> do the whole route later this week. I think there will be some good birds
> to find! Please let me know that you?ve received this email and if you have
> any questions. ? Jon Houghton (My cell is (206) 601-0773)
>
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