Hi Yakkers, Bill & I saw about 24 American White Pelicans flying over I-82 just north of the Wapato exit yesterday. What a gorgeous sighting. As Andy noted,...
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CMCYAKIMA@...
cmcyakima
May 1, 2003 2:06 pm
Have had a pair of Rufous hummers into both feeder. The male is like a small flame sitting in the elderberry bushes. Magnificent! Also spotted several...
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Michael J Roper
nefspop
May 1, 2003 3:24 pm
I was passing over the Terrace Heights bridge yesterday morning when I noticed 20-30 birds soaring in the distance to the south east. I pulled off by N C...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 1, 2003 3:36 pm
Mike, I have seen them as far as the Wapato exit off of I-82, but late in the summer (July I believe). I have never seen them up as far as you either. Nice...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
May 1, 2003 8:11 pm
Hi Yakkers, I put up two hummingbird feeders Sunday. While I was eating lunch today, a male Calliope showed up and a few minutes later, a female Rufous....
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John Hebert
jhebert@...
May 1, 2003 9:28 pm
If Denny's mail encouraged you to put up your feeder, as it did me, but you don't have a feeder, then I have a solution. PetsMart in Union Gap had a number of...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
May 1, 2003 10:46 pm
Hi Yakkers, Put your phone number in the newspaper and see how many oddball calls you can get. I did that today in the Bird Alert. It seems like the only ...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 2, 2003 12:13 am
Yakkers, Ellen and I birded the Wenas Valley up to the campground from 10 am -1:30 pm, finding lots of birds. A beautiful day, warm and with lots of ...
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moonax52
May 2, 2003 2:13 am
Enjoyed the antics of two Nashville Warblers all day today. They would go out to the very end of the branch, then it would tip down and they'ed hang upside...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 2, 2003 3:18 am
Yakkers, Fred Erickson phoned me at 7 pm this evening (1 May), saying Vaux's Swifts had returned to his chimney tonight. Ellen and I dashed over there but the ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
May 2, 2003 3:40 am
Hi Yakkers, BirdYak now has 94 subscribers. The BirdYak territory seems to go from about Prosser north to Ellensburg. There are a number of subscribers from ...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2003 3:59 pm
Well, like Andy, I was up in the Wenas area yesterday as well. I was on the Wenas-Ellensburg road and saw almost all the same birds as Andy. Here is my list....
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2003 4:06 pm
Yesterday, I saw what I think were about 5-10 White Pelicans along the Yakima River just before the HWY 12/Naches Exit while heading North on I-82. They were ...
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Rich712@...
May 2, 2003 5:09 pm
Chirp, WARNING: Shorebird identifications presented herein are solely the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect or conform to taxonomy...
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ted1191
May 2, 2003 5:19 pm
Is the Ellensburg Pass road (UmptanumRoad) from Ellensburg to Wenas passible by passenger car? What about the road to the Wenas camp site? We are coming from...
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Michael J Roper
nefspop
May 2, 2003 8:32 pm
I went in search of the elusive Terrace Heights Condor by bicycle. No luck on the Condor :o) but it's a beautiful day and saw a few birds. The water fowl were...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2003 11:13 pm
Ted, As far as I know, they are both passable by passenger car. They are dirt and gravel. Jeff ... -- Jeff Kozma TFW Wildlife Biologist Yakama Nation ...
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Rob McNair-Huff
rob@...
May 2, 2003 11:18 pm
Ted, I haven't driven these roads yet this year, but they were quite passable in a passenger car last year. The only places you may need to take it slow and...
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2003 11:20 pm
I was up the Cowiche Canyon area today and heard the first Cassin's Vireo of the year singing where Rock Creek comes down to meet the South Fork Cowiche Creek....
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 2, 2003 11:35 pm
Denny, I am jealous of the Calliope! I still have not seen one and have been searching ever since I moved to WA 6 years ago. Anyone know a reliable place to...
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Scott R
mryakima
May 2, 2003 11:40 pm
A reliable local for Calliope Humming bird the and brushy hillside west of the Wenas Campground where the Seattle Audubon camps each Memorial Day weekend. ...
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Kathleen Ross
rosswilburn
May 3, 2003 4:57 am
I saw my first Western Kingbird of the year flying across the road about a mile from Heritage College on the way to work this morning. (Heritage is at Fort...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
May 3, 2003 7:44 pm
Yakkers, I walked many of the dike trails around the many refuge pools this morning, netting 63 species. Notable was one Black Tern in the pool north of the ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
May 3, 2003 8:21 pm
Jeff and Yakkers, A good spot to find Calliope Hummingbirds in on the hillside at the south end of the Wenas Boise Cascase campground. A dependable feeder...
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Michael J Roper
nefspop
May 4, 2003 7:29 am
I saw the Pelicans Jeff saw, Saturday at aprox 8:45 in the same spot he did and this evening we saw 20-30 more on the banks of the river from I-82. They were...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
May 4, 2003 9:33 pm
Question for Sue Sawyer - does Sunnyside Irrigation allow the swallows to nest each year? What sort of structure are the nests on? Why did they destroy the...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
May 4, 2003 9:40 pm
Yakkers: Sightings of note: Hiking in lower Teanaway valley on May 3, saw my first Western tanager of the year. Saw a Rufous hummer at Trout Lodge along Hwy ...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
May 5, 2003 3:57 am
Hi Yakkers, I spent most of today working in the garden. Throughout the day I saw all six of Washington's swallow species from my yard. Actually, perched on...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
May 5, 2003 6:49 am
Yakkers, My Sunday tour of the lower Yakima Valley turned up a few new migrants. No Bobolinks yet on Lateral "C" Rd. and couldn't find any Wilson's Phalaropes....
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Jeff Kozma
jeffk@...
May 5, 2003 10:28 pm
Thanks, Denny. I will check it out this summer. J ... -- Jeff Kozma TFW Wildlife Biologist Yakama Nation 509-865-6262 ext. 6657 [Non-text portions of this...
