In the Tiger Mountain area south of Issaquah, there have been reports of barred owls dive bombing hikers on trails and in one case, a woman going to her mailbox in Mirrormont. There have been no reports of talon contact but most incidents describe the owl flying barely over the head of a hiker. There have been a few feather contact reports. These reports started appearing in June 2021, but the incidents have occurred also in every month since then in a several square mile area, and yesterday, to me. It was dark and I was wearing a headlamp. Following one incident I turned the headlamp on high and was able to spot the bird on a branch overhead. I put the headlamp in my hand and moved it back and forth, side to side. The owl's head turned to track the light instead of staying fixed on me. However, many reports of similar incident involve no lights at all and some are in daytime. A birding friend suggested this was perhaps the behavior of young owls establishing and defending a new territory. I would appreciate any insights regarding this behavior.
Wren Hudgins
Tiger Mountain
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5. Swainson's Thrush calls now (Michael Hobbs)
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 12:50:07 -0700
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From: Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>
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To: Tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Plover yes
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After quite a while with no birders having success, the Ed Newbold and
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Delia spotted the SNOWY PLOVER at West Point, Discovery Park, this time on
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the North Beach. It's loosely associating with a small flock of a dozen
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SANDERLINGS and two WESTERN SANDPIPERS, but it tends to stay higher up on
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the beach. It's not staying *with* the flock, but seems to hang out within
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100 ft. of them. Currently, it's a little east of the radar tower.
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 21:30:51 GMT
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From: "Wilson Cady" <gorgebirds at juno.com>
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To: tweeters at washington.edu
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This afternoon I had two Gray Catbirds on the west Strawberry Island loop trail, my first in Skamania County. They were in the willows along the north side of the loop going clockwise they were about halfway between the small wetland in a hole and the first right turn in the trail. I put a small tripod of sticks tied together with a plant stock to mark the spot
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 18:11:54 -0700
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From: "B P Bell" <bellasoc at isomedia.com>
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To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Skagit & Whidbey 5 Sep 2021
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Hi Ho Tweets
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Made my way north early today toward Whidbey. The usual Rock Pigeon on the
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light pole at the LaConner turnoff. A quick stop at Wylie Rd Game Range had
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no birds. At Fir Island Preserve (Hayton) there was a distant Peregrine
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Falcon, Savannah Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Killdeer, a
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bunch of American Goldfinch, Northern Harrier, Mallard, Gadwall, American
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Robin, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Brewer's Blackbird and Eurasian
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Collared-Dove. On Downey Rd. I picked up much of the same plus Northern
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Pintail, Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs and Bairds Sandpiper.
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On to Whidbey - at Rosario Beach I had 9 Turkey Vultures perched on one of
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the rocky islands, a single Black Oystercatcher on another (the area they
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are usually seen on the north side was crowded with people tide-pooling),
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California and Ring-billed Gull and Belted Kingfisher. At Deception Pass
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S.P. West Beach a distant flock of gulls included a Western Gull. Cornet Bay
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added Osprey and Purple Martin (heard).
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Dugualla Bay had many of the same ducks plus Northern Shoveler, Common
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Raven, Greater Yellowlegs (several) and the Black-necked Stilt was still
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Turnstones and at least two Surfbirds. I picked up some lunch in Oak Harbor
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and went out to Bos Lake. Had a perched Northern Harrier (imm. or female),
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Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs ( nice comparison) finally the Ruff (glad it
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stuck around - a County Bird). At the Hastie Lake Rd. access there was a
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Duck, Horned Grebe, Bufflehead and a flock of Dunlin flew by.
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At Keystone (now called Coupeville Ferry Terminal) there were all three
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Guillemot. Across the road Crockett Lake had gulls (distant), Dunlin,
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Headed for home - a nice (if slow) day with 48 species including 13 species
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Subject: [Tweeters] Three Timely Announcements from WOS
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1. Thanks to a partnership with Cornell Lab of Ornithology, WOS is pleased to announce a terrific new benefit for its
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members: free online access to ?Birds of the World? beginning in October 2021.??Birds of the World ? the world?s largest
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online encyclopedia of birds -- allows you to enjoy the breathtaking diversity of the world?s birds and helps you decode their
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fascinating behaviors.??Inside its 10,700+ scholarly, in-depth species accounts you?ll find expertly curated media galleries
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with photos, videos, and sound recordings, dynamic range maps, breeding calendars, and other life history details. Soak up
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detailed accounts of every species and every family and use the Taxonomy Explorer to explore the birds in your own county.
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To learn more about WOS and how to join, go to wos.org.
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2. One of the highlights of the now-canceled Oregon Birding Association-Washington Ornithological Society?s Conference
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in September was to have been a keynote presentation by Cornell Lab of Ornithology?s Dr. John Fitzpatrick.??Conference
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sponsors are currently making arrangements to have Dr. Fitzpatrick give his keynote presentation -- ?Wild Birds Are Now the
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Canaries, and Our Planet Is the Coal Mine? ? on Saturday, September 18.??The presentation will be open to all via Zoom.??
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wos.org.??
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3. WOS Monthly meetings will resume on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 7:30 pm.??This and the remaining meetings in
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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2021 23:25:21 -0700
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From: Michael Hobbs <birdmarymoor at gmail.com>
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To: Tweeters <tweeters at uw.edu>
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Subject: [Tweeters] Swainson's Thrush calls now
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We're hearing many Swainson's Thrush nocturnal calls right now, outside our
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Subject: [Tweeters] Great Horned Owl, North Seattle
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There is a day roosting Great Horned Owl at N 122nd and Dayton Avenue North just a few feet east of Dayton in the driveway, second house from the corner on the SE side of the intersection. The nice homeowner will let you walk up the driveway to take photos. She says it has been there since 6:30am. If it remains there just look for the mobbing crows, jays, and hummingbirds. You can get very close to the owl.
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North Park/South Bitter Lake neighborhood
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The 56th St SE storm water ponds that recently hosted the Ruff has a
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Seen the last 20 minutes from 56th St.
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Adam Sedgley
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Browns Point, Tacoma
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