Today in midafternoon I took a very nice walk on the Greenway and saw 3 Great Blue Herons, 2 Kingfishers and a fun-to-watch American Dipper in the Naches...
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Indymor@...
Feb 2, 2001 4:57 pm
There were about 4-5 all white geese mixed in with the Canadian Geese on the large pond below Sarg Hubbard park--they congregate along the Arboretum side of...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 2, 2001 9:42 pm
Melinda, Without seeing the geese, I would say they are most likely White Embden or Pilgrim geese, two domestic varieties. These birds look a lot like Snow ...
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osprey@...
Feb 2, 2001 10:30 pm
No to totally contradict Scott, but there was a Snow Goose hanging out with some Canadas at the south end of the arboretum about five or six years ago. It...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 2, 2001 10:32 pm
Tweeters and Yakkers, Bill and Nancy LaFramboise, while doing site guide work for the soon-to-be-published ABA Guide to Washington Birdfinding, located a...
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osprey@...
Feb 4, 2001 5:24 am
Hi members of BirdYak, Yahoo has recently purchased egroups, the company on which BirdYak runs. There have been changes made which I don't like. I hope there...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Feb 5, 2001 1:37 am
Yesterday we watched the male screech owl passionately calling right at dusk in our neighbors cedars, and heard another, higher pitched owl answer! We are...
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osprey@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:24 am
... Hi Ken, Do you think these turkeys are recent releases or have they been out in the Ahtanum for a while? Denny * * * * * * * * * * * * Denny Granstrand * ...
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osprey@...
Feb 5, 2001 4:42 am
There are two books I think every birder in Yakima County must have. These are two books which I have very close to arms-length near my computer. I go to...
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osprey@...
Feb 6, 2001 2:43 am
If you saw any interesting bids in the past week please send me an e-mail this evening. I have very little to write about for the Bird Alert in the newspaper...
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AJBIRDS@...
Feb 6, 2001 4:45 am
Hi Birders, Saturday, we made a round trip from Yakima to CleElum and back through the Yakima river canyon, I-90 and old Hwy. 10. While most of the trip was...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Feb 7, 2001 12:18 am
feb 6 , 01, today i have had my first red winged b bird at the feeder, this usually occurs when the birds are nest building. the other spring sign is - the...
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AJBIRDS@...
Feb 7, 2001 6:36 pm
I went out for a short walk in my West Valley orchard this morning to enjoy the sunshine and found a small flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS enjoying it too while eating...
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Kerry Turley
kdturley@...
Feb 12, 2001 12:58 am
Today I birded the Toppenish Wildlife Refuge and made a quick (30 minute) stop at the Greenway Bird feeding Station. (See the two lists below) Birds seen at...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 12, 2001 1:12 am
Yakkers, There was a male Prairie Falcon at the corner of Bitner and Trail Wagon Drive in Terrace Heights this afternoon. Twenty minutes later when I returned...
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osprey@...
Feb 12, 2001 5:58 am
Yesterday I convinced the four people who showed up for the Winter Walk at the Arboretum (which didn't get any publicity because of bad timing) to go to Priest...
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osprey@...
Feb 13, 2001 4:29 am
Mike Denny, from Walla Walla, called Andy to say that he and Merry Lynne found the Lesser Black-backed Gull again. Mike says they saw the Lesser Black-backed...
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osprey@...
Feb 15, 2001 3:56 am
Tonight the International Space Station, with the Space Shuttle attached, was visible in the north sky from Yakima. It came into view at 6:25 and was visible...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 15, 2001 4:26 am
Denny, Yes, thanks for pointing this out. We saw it too and try to watch for it every time it goes overhead on clear evenings. Lately, that's been hard. But...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 17, 2001 10:42 pm
If you're stuck at home during this holiday weekend, you may report your yard birds to Cornell online. Any birds seen Friday thru Monday need to be reported....
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Feb 18, 2001 6:16 am
On Weds, 2/14, I noticed several great blue herons standing around on the nests at the Selah rookery. Must be staking out their spot. Thurs, 2/15, a pair of...
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steve1545@...
Feb 18, 2001 8:08 pm
Hi group! I need some help in locating a video made by the BBC titled, THE BIRDBRAIN OF ENGLAND. I last saw it about 7 years ago. It deals with intelligence...
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osprey@...
Feb 20, 2001 1:57 am
I hope you all realize how difficult it is to identify a bird from the description given by a non-birder. Since the bird alert has been appearing in the...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 20, 2001 2:40 am
That's a good one Denny. Scott Ray scray@... ... From: osprey@... [mailto:osprey@...] Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 5:56 PM To:...
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BirdAHikes@...
Feb 20, 2001 4:30 am
You've got that right, Denny! What a description!!! Maia...
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SR
scray@...
Feb 21, 2001 2:30 am
I had a large female Prairie Falcon at my place yesterday. A nice bird for the Cornell Backyard Birding event. On Saturday we had 14 Gray Partridge. Scott...
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Laura and Ken Harper
kenh@...
Feb 21, 2001 3:31 am
Hi Denny: My wife and I spent the weekend in Vancouver, where I saw the Crested Myna and Brambling. On the way up, we saw the Northern Hawk-Owl near Blaine. ...
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gunter hadersberger
gunterr@...
Feb 22, 2001 5:53 pm
feb 22, 01 drove from s side up to about 5 miles past cleveland. w blue birds in both yakima and klickitat cos. also red t and rought l hawks, many horned...
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osprey@...
Feb 22, 2001 6:18 pm
Solitary Vireo was separated into three species just a couple of years ago. The new edition of the National Geographic field guide shows the three species that...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Feb 26, 2001 12:00 am
Yakkers and Tweeters, Yesterday (24 Feb), at about 4 pm, a Yakima Valley Audubon Society fieldtrip located ~ 35 Gray-crowned Rosy Finches on Baldy Mtn. in the...
