Subject: [Tweeters] Harlequin ducks
Date: Sat Mar 21 21:07:19 PDT 2020
From: John R. Yearsley - jyearsle at uw.edu

Drayton Harbor is a good place.

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> 1. American Dipper enters nest (Hank H)

> 2. Looking for birding opportunities (Christina)

> 3. Eastern Washington and the Washington Coast Instead of

> Florida, Cuba and Arizona (B B)

> 4. Marbled Murrelets out from Birch Bay (Eric Ellingson)

> 5. Orcas Island 3/19-3/20 (Xander Sowers)

> 6. RFI Harlequin Ducks? (Paul Bannick)

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> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:07:32 -0700

> From: Hank H <hank.heiberg at yahoo.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] American Dipper enters nest

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> > Today while continuing to social distance & bird we took the following

> very short video of an American Dipper entering its nest above the Tolt

> River with what looks like a leaf.

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> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/49680942853/

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> > While at home we have engaged in Bird Charades to pass time during our

> self-imposed isolation that started on 2/29/20. One of us physically

> mimics a bird and the other attempts to ID the bird. No sounds are

> allowed. We were successful with Cormorant, Hummingbird, Fox Sparrow,

> Red-breasted Sapsucker, American Dipper, American Crow & Northern

> Shoveler. However, when I imitated the flight of a swallow, Karen said

> that I was a Turkey Vulture! When I told her that I was a swallow, she

> said that she had never seen a 6' 2" 230 pound swallow. Ok, I can see

> that, but think that she should have guessed my near perfect imitation of

> an American Bittern in its classic pose.

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> > Hank & Karen Heiberg

> > Issaquah, WA

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> > Sent from my iPad

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> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:57:30 -0700

> From: Christina <joannabird413 at gmail.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Looking for birding opportunities

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> Hi fellow birders,

> I would like to tag along with anyone who takes Wa trips this season. Its

> not very fun to bird alone.

> Hope all your birds are identified!

> Christina Woodinville

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> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:28:36 +0000 (UTC)

> From: B B <birder4184 at yahoo.com>

> To: Tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Eastern Washington and the Washington Coast

> Instead of Florida, Cuba and Arizona

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> As a result of COVID-19 restrictions and precautions, the birding trip to

> Florida and then Cuba which was to start on March 19th and a trip to

> Southeast Arizona that was scheduled next month have been canceled.? I

> drowned my sorrow by birding trips to Eastern Washington with Jon Houghton

> and Deb Essman in the snow and then another a few days later in bright

> sunshine alone.? Guess which one had better birds and birding...

> Then in what hopefully is not a last trip before we are all locked down,

> Cindy and I went to the Coast on Thursday (when we were supposed to be

> flying to Florida).

> Stories and photos

> https://blairbirding.com/2020/03/21/weather-or-not/

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> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:36:13 +0000

> From: Eric Ellingson <abriteway at hotmail.com>

> To: 'Birds Whatcom' <whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu>,

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Marbled Murrelets out from Birch Bay

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> Distancing my self about 5 miles from most humans I found some good birds

> out on the water between Point Whitehorn, Ferndale and Sucia Islands.

> Good numbers of : Long-tailed Ducks (18), Western Grebes (20-30),

> Rhinoceros Auklets (20), and Marbled Murrelets (2) - possibly 4. I did see

> two fly by after seeing the first two.

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> https://flic.kr/p/2iGd36X - photo of Marbled Murrelet in nonbreeding

> plumage and other shots from the outing.

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> Eric Ellingson

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> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:27:06 -0700

> From: Xander Sowers <sowersalexander1 at gmail.com>

> To: "tweeters at u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Orcas Island 3/19-3/20

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> Hey Tweets, here are a couple notable birds i?ve gotten while spending time

> up on Orcas trying to avoid the virus :/

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> 3/19, Turtleback Mt.

> - 1 Adult Golden Eagle, my second one here in about 3 years. Surprisingly

> flew over chased by some ravens during our decent from the West Overlook.

>

> 3/19, Wildwood Loop

> - 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl tooting non-stop from behind our cabin.

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> 3/20, Coho Preserve

> - 1 American Dipper foraging in the creek in the Coho Preserve. Dippers

> are very rare in the San Juan?s except at a few spots around Moran State

> Park.

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> 3/20, Turtleback Mt: Hike up to the West Overlook with my dad looking for

> owls.

> - 1 Western Screech-Owl constantly singing from forest below Ship Peak.

> Certainly unexpected given that Turtleback is made up of relatively thick

> coniferous forest.

> - 1 Northern Saw-whet Owl tooting a couple times down by the screech-owl.

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> 3/21, Wildwood Loop

> - Singing Savannah Sparrows!

> - and plenty of Violet-green Swallows.

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> Good birding, Alex Sowers

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> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:38:39 -0700

> From: Paul Bannick <paul.bannick at gmail.com>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] RFI Harlequin Ducks?

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> Dear Tweeters,

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> Does anyone have any currently reliable places to see Harlequin Ducks in

> the Puget Sound area?

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> Thanks,

>

> Paul

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John Yearsley
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UW-Hydro|Computational Hydrology
University of Washington

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