Scott, Nope, but we could have missed 'em as we were mostly away from their open habitat. Andy ... From: Scott Ray <scray@...> To:...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Aug 20, 2002 12:17 am
Andy, 3 - Western Sandpipers at Zimmermans, 1 - Willow Flycatcher, and 1 - Gray Catbird both in the willows at the bridge north of the refuge HQ building. ...
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Kathleen Ross
kaross@...
Aug 20, 2002 6:08 am
Sunday sounded like a good birding day for lots of our "Yakkers" . . . Dee Reeder and I took a mini-birding trip for one hour -- a look-see at the Satus Creek...
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AJBIRDS@...
ajbirds2000
Aug 22, 2002 4:51 pm
To all who attended the Audubon Wenas Shorebird trip: Needless to say, I had a "runaway"good time. Thank you so much to all who helped me with my "rock"...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 22, 2002 8:06 pm
Yakkers, Yakima Valley Audubon met at the inlet of Wenas Lake to search the lakes muddy shores for migrant shorebirds. While en route from their nesting ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 24, 2002 2:09 pm
Yakkers, Calling all birders! Please e-mail this weeks sightings for the Yakima area by 6 pm Sunday August 25. I will be again doing the Bird Alert for Denny ...
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Kathleen Ross
kaross@...
Aug 25, 2002 4:52 am
Not much to help with . . . but if you are desperate for a few added items, these were a few sightings on Saturday Aug. 24 -- one white pelican circling over...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Aug 25, 2002 11:01 pm
Date: August 25, 2002 Location: Yakima County, Washington Yakkers, Today I ran into Rich Repp at the TWR and we birded mostly around the TWR and along Marion...
1029
Rich712@...
Aug 25, 2002 11:25 pm
Chirp, Kerry Turley and I both ended up at the flooded field on Marion Drain near Old Goldendale Road a little past noon today. We thrashed on six Yellowlegs ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 26, 2002 12:11 am
RUSSELL RIDGE 25 AUGUST 2002 Ellen and I hiked up to Russell Ridge north of Rimrock Lake via the Andy (nice of them to think of me) Creek Trail. South-facing...
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g.r.hadersberger
gunterr@...
Aug 28, 2002 6:09 pm
eh all, mosebar p b grebe 2 w pelican 2 d c cormorant many a bittern 2 b c n heron 2 g egret 4 g b heron many c goose app 150 mallard many ruddy...
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Scott Ray
mryakima
Aug 29, 2002 12:46 am
This afternoon I flushed a large, adult, probable female, Sharp-shinned Hawk that had just killed a Sage Thrasher on my property. The sharpie flushed from...
1033
Rich712@...
Aug 29, 2002 9:54 pm
Chirp, Just after noon today 10 Greater White-fronted Geese circled and the landed at the west end of the large pond just east of Lateral A on Marion Drain. ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 30, 2002 12:57 am
Richard, What was the shorbird situation at Zimmerman's today? Was there much shorebird-quality mud around any of the ponds? Denny * * * * * * * * * * * *...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 30, 2002 1:03 am
Hi Yakkers, I have put a few new photos on BirdYak including a mystery fall warbler, though the identification is not too difficult. Check it out and send...
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Rich712@...
Aug 30, 2002 1:16 am
Denny, Other than stray Killdeer, there were no shorebirds at Zimmerman. The big pond is full/high with no shore. The pond directly south of it is shallow ...
Yakkers, Fred Erickson who lives along the Yakima Valley Highway near Sawyer (southeast of Yakima) reported to Denny at least 85 Vaux's Swifts swarming around,...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Sep 2, 2002 5:47 am
Date: September 1, 2002 Yakkers, I birded this morning in the area around the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge. The hot spot was the flooded field South of Marion...
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Rich712@...
Sep 2, 2002 6:23 am
Chirp, Thursday morning I felt compelled to head for the lower valley. I was up at a decent hour and felt I would be able to check the Marion Drain flooded ...
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Rich712@...
Sep 2, 2002 6:32 am
Kerry, Great post! I'm sorry I missed out on the Phalarope but the thought of being confronted with 60 Lesser Yellowlegs boggles my mind. Could there have...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Sep 2, 2002 8:08 pm
Rich, Unfortunately the yellowlegs were all little carbon copies (how's that for dating onself, my grandkids don't know what a carbon copy is) of each other. ...
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Rich712@...
Sep 2, 2002 9:48 pm
Chirp, Bob Morse's presentation based on his book "A Birder's Guide to Coastal Washington" at last month's Audubon meeting inspired me to seek out our county's...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Sep 2, 2002 11:07 pm
Yakkers, Though there didn't seem to be any migrants around our home in Wapato this morning, I took off for Fort Simcoe to see if the situation was different ...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Sep 3, 2002 1:47 am
Rich, Best ask Joyce Lucas about those moved boulders! Luckily it only cost her insurance company $461 to fix my car. <G> We thoroughly enjoy your posts. Keep...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Sep 3, 2002 3:52 am
Hi Sue, I am sure there is a longer story here! Denny ... * * * * * * * * * * * * Denny Granstrand * * Yakima, WA * * osprey@... * * * * * * * *...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Sep 3, 2002 1:41 pm
Yakkers, Ellen and I took a quick tour of the flooded fields along Marion Drain Road, last evening, then walked around the Zimmerman ponds at the south end of ...
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Sue Ericksen
ericksen@...
Sep 5, 2002 2:12 am
Yakkers, We went out birding today and saw practically ZILCH, NADA. What gives? Bad luck (Bill says he's a jinx) or bad Karma? We took these long lists of ...
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Sturnella@...
Sep 9, 2002 3:45 pm
On Sept. 7, 2002, a group of 7 Auduboners went up to the Clear Lake, Rimrock Lake area for a day of birding. Big dark clouds loomed all around the higher hills...
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moonax52
Sep 12, 2002 8:03 pm
Yesterday while up at Bickleton I saw a Scrub Jay, which is a new bird for me. Are they seen often in our area? When checking in my field guides,it says that...
