Chirp, I made a brief stop at Myron Lake this morning. A male Osprey (no dark necklace or breast band visible) flew from the nest located there and returned a...
Rich712@...
Apr 2, 2003 12:59 am
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This afternoon I passed the Selah ponds on my way in to Yakima. There were hundreds of swallows in silhouette and a lone Osprey. """""""""""""""""""""" "...
Hi Yakkers, I got a call last evening from a woman who lives in the Nile who is convinced that an immature California Condor landed in the top of a tree about...
Denny, Curious Condor query. Are not all the released Condors fitted with radio transmitters and marked with large number patches on their wings? I suppose a...
Rich712@...
Apr 4, 2003 4:01 am
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Yakkers, On March 11, 2003 Denny Granstrand wrote "Sunday at the Terrace Heights landfill there were about 40 Ring-billed and 20 California Gulls with one of ...
Chirp, This afternoon, Alice C. took me on a whirlwind version of the TNWR Turley Tour. And believe me, the winds were whirling out there this afternoon. ...
Rich712@...
Apr 4, 2003 6:12 am
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Rich and Yakkers, I have not seen the nesting Great Horned Owl on Old Godendale Rd. before, but will keep an eye on it. As far as the stick nest on the rocky...
Unfortunately, I often see evidence of persecution of Ravens whose nests are built within sight of highways. On I-82 between Ellensburg and Selah there have...
Denny, FYI, from Bill Tweit. Andy ... From: <Sebnabgill@...> To: <steppie@...> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: Toppenish valley...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 5, 2003 3:31 pm
1414
While toiling in the vineyard this afternoon, I saw two light adult Swainson's Hawks circling together near the Hoeger Preserve east of Yakima. Scott ...
BLACK CANYON 5 APRIL 2003 Ellen and I hiked up Black Canyon (north of Hardy Canyon in the lower Wenas) today. It was coolish and overcast. On the approach,...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 6, 2003 11:50 pm
1416
Hi Yakkers, If you have been taking photos of birds and would like to see them on the BirdYak website, please send them to me. You can attach them to an...
Hi Yakkers, At 5 pm this afternoon, Ellen and I saw a Ferruginous Hawk flapping west several hundred feet over Rattlesnake Ridge, north of Parker Heights. It ...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 7, 2003 1:21 am
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Hi Yakkers--Just checking in from Ellensburg. We got up early this morning to do some fencing while the ground was still "diggable" and were surprised to see...
Date: April 6, 2003 Yakkers, A small group of Yakima Audubon Members spent some time at the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge today to do some spring cleaning around...
The quarter section of land at the SE corner of Coombs and Mieras Roads in Yakima's east valley is swarming with Red-tailed Hawks today. I counted 14 ...
Yakkers, Denny Granstrand has just observed (1:30 pm, 8 April) a "Common Teal," the Eurasian form of Green-winged Teal in the slough along Birchfield Road, ...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 8, 2003 8:35 pm
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Our first white-crowned sparrow of the year showed up this AM. It's all by itself, but a very confident fellow under the feeders and in the bird bath. (Last...
Hey y'all, This Birdyak thing really works...someone sees a new county bird and puts it on Birdyak and I leave work early from Sunnyside (4:30pm) and find it...
Hi Yakkers, I spent nearly two hours on Birchfield Road this afternoon trying to get photos of the Common Teal. It was sitting on the bank of the ditch close...
Hello, old and new YV Audubon friends, We need your help! My name is Rita Pilgrim and I will be the new director of the Yakima Valley Visitor Information...
I was out on the Yakama Indian Reservation today and spotted a Red-breasted Sapsucker working on holes in a very large ponderosa pine. I know that the...
Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
Apr 10, 2003 6:58 pm
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Rita, Attached is the chapter on where to find birds in Yakima County. Yo're free to adapt from this file. If you use any of this, would it be possible to ...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 11, 2003 1:53 pm
1429
Yakkers, Ooops! I just sent out to bird yak private mail. Sorry... Andy...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 11, 2003 2:09 pm
1430
Every time that I think I've seen all that I'm going to see in my yard (West Valley), something new shows up! This morning, a LESSER GOLDFINCH came to my finch...
I wasn't going to post on this due it not being chasable, but this sighting made mine at least needed for mention. I had an immature male Lesser Goldfinch out...
Chirp, Yakima Valley Audubon Society had a booth at today's Arborfest at the Arboretum. It was a hands on project for children...making a bird feeder out of a...
Rich712@...
Apr 13, 2003 2:24 am
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Yakkers, Denny, Ellen and I birded the Toppenish NWR area this morning, then headed east to Fort Simcoe. The weather was warmish, with light winds, and a...
Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Apr 13, 2003 5:10 am
1434
Has anyone seen any Hummingbirds yet? Yesterday while working in the yard I thought I heard one, then today I glanced out the window just in time to see a...
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