Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese over Edmonds/Shoreline!
Date: Sun Oct 18 12:12:10 PDT 2020
From: Chandira Hensey - chandirah at gmail.com

We heard what I was sure was snow geese flying over Shoreline around 145th the other night about 1am! Heard a lot of talking... Of course no visuals. Thanks for the confirmation Charlotte!

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> 1. BirdNote - Last week & the week of Oct. 18, 2020

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> 2. Snow geese over Edmonds (byers345 at comcast.net)

> 3. Klickitat co scoters (Matt Bartels)

> 4. still more Snow Geese--and other large white birds

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> 5. Re: Snow geese over Edmonds (Philip Dickinson)

> 6. Re: Little Gull at Point no Point (Brad Waggoner)

> 7. Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf Course (GC)

> monthly bird walk - 10-15-2020 (Denis DeSilvis)

> 8. Bald Eagle takes a Cormorant (Hank Heiberg)

> 9. Snow Geese (Diane Doles)

> 10. Snow Geese over Eide Rd (LARRY BAXTER)

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 12:43:48 -0700

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Snow geese over Edmonds

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> Hi Tweeters,

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> Following on Mason Flint's Snow Geese observation last night

> at Lake Sammamish, I saw two different batches of Snow Geese this morning in

> Edmonds. One was at the Edmonds marsh, about 8:30 am. One group of geese

> flew over the marsh while I was under some of the trees, so I could only

> hear the geese, then I walked quickly back to where I could see and observed

> another large skein flying over the marina. Oddly, these were flying south

> to north. Later in the morning at home, near Pine Ridge Park, we observed

> two more largish groups of Snow Geese heading east.

>

> Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:01:50 -0700

> From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>

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> Subject: [Tweeters] Klickitat co scoters

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> For anyone birding in the gorge this weekend, Horsethief Lake has four surf scoters and a black scorer as of noon? they were hanging near a scaup flock on the south side of the lake

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> Matt bartels

> Seattle wa

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:12:11 -0700

> From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>

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

> Subject: [Tweeters] still more Snow Geese--and other large white birds

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> Hello tweets,

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> Just to keep the Snow Goose thread going, Netta Smith and I saw about 100 flying east over Possession Point State Park at the south end of Whidbey Island just after 10 am this morning, heading toward Snohomish County. Later in the morning, from 11:30-12:15, we encountered many more of them at Deer Lagoon on Whidbey. Flocks would come in from the northwest and land near a sheet of white geese resting at the west end of the lagoon. Then a flock would take off from that sheet and come right over us, heading east. Flock after flock went over, certainly totaling 500 birds, and there could well have been more.

>

> More surprising, we saw a flock of about 25 American White Pelicans feeding in a channel in Useless Bay over to the west. I thought they had all gone. And an amazing total of about 1,000 American Wigeons were feeding on the mudflats in Useless Bay at a very low tide. They were constantly flying back and forth from Deer Lagoon into the bay.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:52:50 -0700

> From: Philip Dickinson <pdickins at gmail.com>

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> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Snow geese over Edmonds

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> I saw about 135 fly over the Everett Sewage Lagoons today in 3 groups, but then saw about 750 in the area of north Jetty Island in Everett-one small group, then another 700 flew in from Whidbey and landed on the west side of Jetty. Also saw a similar number of Cackling Geese in multiple groups over the sewage lagoons

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> Phil Dickinson

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>> On Oct 17, 2020, at 12:44 PM, byers345 at comcast.net wrote:

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>> ?

>> Hi Tweeters,

>> Following on Mason Flint?s Snow Geese observation last night at Lake Sammamish, I saw two different batches of Snow Geese this morning in Edmonds. One was at the Edmonds marsh, about 8:30 am. One group of geese flew over the marsh while I was under some of the trees, so I could only hear the geese, then I walked quickly back to where I could see and observed another large skein flying over the marina. Oddly, these were flying south to north. Later in the morning at home, near Pine Ridge Park, we observed two more largish groups of Snow Geese heading east.

>> Charlotte Byers, Edmonds

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 15:59:34 -0700

> From: Brad Waggoner <wagtail24 at gmail.com>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Little Gull at Point no Point

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> Hi All,

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> I did not see an earlier note, but the adult Little Gull was seen again mid morning. I am not sure about afternoon sightings.

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> Waterfowl movement was impressive there this morning including several hundred Snow Geese (one flock of about 400), one Redhead in with some scaup ducks, and a lone phalarope.

>

> Good birding,

> Brad Waggoner

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> Sent from my iPhone

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>> On Oct 16, 2020, at 8:21 AM, Brad Waggoner <wagtail24 at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> ?Hi all,

>>

>> Currently looking at an adult Little Gull among bonies at PNP lighthouse.

>>

>> Brad Waggoner

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>> Sent from my iPhone

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> Message: 7

> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 01:51:37 +0000

> From: Denis DeSilvis <avnacrs4birds at outlook.com>

> To: "Tweeters (tweeters at u.washington.edu)" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Tweeters] Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Eagles Pride Golf

> Course (GC) monthly bird walk - 10-15-2020

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> Tweeters,

> I apologize for the late report, but here it is for last Thursday's outing....

>

>

> Monthly walk. Morning light fog burned off, then light clouds moved in just at noon, 39-57? F, light north breeze at 3-5 knots. Gorgeous morning for the 8 of us at JBLM Eagles Pride GC. Highlights included the following:

>

> 32 (!) WOOD DUCKS at the 9th hole pond. At first, we thought maybe 6, then 16, then 27, and then Bruce captured a final count of 32. eBird didn't like that number, but it was really-o, truly-o the number of that species. It was the most we've had at any time over the past 7 years of this ongoing count.

>

> 1 MERLIN, chasing a flock of Red Crossbills was a first for a couple of years

>

> 1 BAND-TAILED PIGEON was later than usual First of season included the following:

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> 8 AMERICAN WIGEON

>

> 7 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET

>

> 6 VARIED THRUSH

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> 6 FOX SPARROW

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> Among the mammals, we saw 5 black-tailed deer and many Douglas squirrels.

>

>

>

> Thanks to Jon A and friends for tallying and continuing the walk after I had to head out!

>

>

>

> The JBLM Eagles Pride GC birders meet the third Thursday of each month at 8:00AM. Starting point is Bldg # 1514, Driving Range Tee, Eagles Pride Golf Course, I-5 Exit 116, Mounts Road Exit. Upcoming walks include the following:

>

> * November 19

>

> * December 17

>

> * January 21

>

> Anyone is welcome to join us! (Currently, wear a mask and maintain social distancing.)

>

>

>

>> From the eBird PNW report:

>

> 42 species (+2 other taxa)

>

>

>

> Cackling Goose (minima) 55

>

> Wood Duck 32 Flagged for high count: counted in 9th hole pond

>

> American Wigeon 8

>

> Mallard 34

>

> Hooded Merganser 2

>

> Pied-billed Grebe 3 Two adults and a young

>

> Band-tailed Pigeon 1

>

> Anna's Hummingbird 5

>

> Great Blue Heron 1

>

> Red-tailed Hawk (calurus/alascensis) 1 (see the eBird report for photos)

>

> Red-breasted Sapsucker 1

>

> Downy Woodpecker (Pacific) 4

>

> Hairy Woodpecker (Pacific) 2

>

> Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 1

>

> Northern Flicker 7

>

> Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) 2

>

> Merlin 1 Chased a flock of Crossbills

>

> Hutton's Vireo 1

>

> Steller's Jay (Coastal) 17

>

> California Scrub-Jay 1

>

> American Crow 11

>

> Common Raven 1 Heard Only

>

> Black-capped Chickadee 20

>

> Chestnut-backed Chickadee 7

>

> Bushtit (Pacific) 26

>

> Golden-crowned Kinglet 24

>

> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7

>

> Red-breasted Nuthatch 38

>

> Brown Creeper 1

>

> Pacific Wren 6

>

> Bewick's Wren 5

>

> European Starling 16

>

> Varied Thrush 6

>

> American Robin 47

>

> Cedar Waxwing 5

>

> House Finch 6

>

> Red Crossbill 20

>

> Pine Siskin 48

>

> Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 6

>

> Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon) 68

>

> Golden-crowned Sparrow 24

>

> Song Sparrow 28

>

> Spotted Towhee 9

>

> Red-winged Blackbird 10

>

>

> View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S75004573

>

> May all your birds be identified,

>

> Denis DeSilvis

> avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com

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> Message: 8

> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 20:00:52 -0700

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

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

> Subject: [Tweeters] Bald Eagle takes a Cormorant

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>> ?Today we saw a Bald Eagle land in Lake Sammamish. At first we didn?t know what was happening. As the situation progressed we realized that the Eagle had landed on a Double-crested Cormorant (we think) as the Cormorant surfaced. The Eagle drowned the Cormorant by staying on top of it. Eventually the Eagle flew off carrying the Cormorant. Here is a video of the last half of this encounter.

>>

>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ljcouple/50499941306/in/dateposted/

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>> The prey was a large dark bird and there were Double-crested Cormorants on the lake.

>>

>> Hank & Karen Heiberg

>> Issaquah, WA

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> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 21:15:41 -0700

> From: Diane Doles <ddoles3 at gmail.com>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese

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> My husband and I were hiking today at Thorp Mountain just west of Lake Cle Elum and we?re surprised to see a small flock of 20-30 snow geese flying above us (we were at 5200 ft elevation). We wondered whether they?d taken a wrong turn or overshot the Skagit delta on their way to winter grounds. Does anyone know whether they have winter grounds in this area?

>

> Diane Doles

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> Sent from my iPad

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> Message: 10

> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:08:54 -0700

> From: LARRY BAXTER <natural.world.explorer at gmail.com>

> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] Snow Geese over Eide Rd

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> Multiple chevrons of Snow Geese flying south over Eide Rd this afternoon

> about 4 PM.

>

> Larry Baxter

> Camano Island

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> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:13:12 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Ian Paulsen <birdbooker at zipcon.net>

> To: birdbooklist at yahoogroups.com

> Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu

> Subject: [Tweeters] The Birdbooker Report

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> HI ALL:

> This week's titles are:

>

> 1) Ageing and Sexing of Migratory East Asian Passerines

>

> 2) Book of Birds

>

> 3) A Manual of the Mammalia

>

> https://medium.com/ at bazaandphoenix/new-titles-370453277101

>

> sincerely

> Ian Paulsen

> Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

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