Hi Yakkers, I have a new e-mail address, so if any of you have my old one book-marked, please change it to: dgranstrand@... Thanks, Denny...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 20, 2003 1:03 am
MORSE CREEK HIKE 17 AUGUST 2003 From the Pacific Crest Trail west of Bear Gap last week I spied a large lingering snowbank east of Sourdough Gap and southwest...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 20, 2003 12:48 pm
Hi all, Shore and other waterbirds will be targets on the annual late summer Wenas Lake fieldtrip. There might be a little mud so bring footwear you can wash ...
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Doris Robinson
laris430
Aug 20, 2003 6:15 pm
See you at the lake at 5:30 Larry and Doris ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design...
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Jeff Swift
swift@...
Aug 20, 2003 8:06 pm
Denny, I love the new site, it looks fantastic. Plus no logon needed. Hope your summer has been a good one, still plenty left. ... From: "Denny Granstrand"...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 21, 2003 4:14 am
WENAS lAKE 20 APRIL 2003 About 10 keen Auduboners and guests enjoyed good birding at Wenas Lake this evening. It was warm and calm and there was perfect...
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Rich712@...
Aug 23, 2003 12:31 am
Peeps, Denny alerted me of 2 or 3 Pectoral Sandpipers in the flooded pasture just south of Randle Park...they were still there at 4:50 when I left. Not really...
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Rich712@...
Aug 23, 2003 5:30 pm
Chirp, I spent a couple hours this morning with John H. at the 48th Avenue shorebird site Denny G. described in BirdYak message #1688. Birds of note: Mallards...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 24, 2003 3:42 am
Hi Yakkers, I was at Wenas Lake this morning from about 8:00 to 10:00. There were lots more shorebirds today than there were Wednesday at the Audubon...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Aug 26, 2003 12:13 am
MCCALL BASIN IN THE GOAT ROCKS 23-24 AUGUST, 2003 It has been nine years since Bob ("Papa") and five year-old Eric ("Trooper";) Boekelheide and I trekked into...
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deborahessman
Aug 26, 2003 3:47 am
Hi Yakkers-- Husband Bill & I left early Sunday AM to bear hunt up our favorite canyon north of Ellensburg. At 5 AM it was 39 degrees F. Only ten minutes from...
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deborahessman
Aug 26, 2003 3:47 am
Hi Yakkers-- Husband Bill & I left early Sunday AM to bear hunt up our favorite canyon north of Ellensburg. At 5 AM it was 39 degrees F. Only ten minutes from...
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Rich712@...
Aug 26, 2003 5:11 pm
Chirp, If you have ever wanted to look a raptor in the eye, Yakima Valley Audubon Society has a program for you. This Thursday evening local falconer and...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 27, 2003 4:13 am
Hi Yakkers, At the 48th Avenue wetland today were one Solitary Sandpiper and one Spotted Sandpiper, several Western and several Least Sandpipers, several ...
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Rich712@...
Aug 28, 2003 3:21 am
Chirp, I arrived at the 48th Ave wetland Wednesday evening as Denny was leaving. Not surprisingly, I found pretty much the same species and numbers as he ...
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mryakima
Aug 29, 2003 5:48 am
Almost invariably I notice that Western and Eastern Kingbirds vacate the upper valley on August 16, plus or minus about one day. This was true this year as...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Aug 30, 2003 12:15 am
Hi Yakkers, I have put some new shorebird photos from a I took the last two days to shorebird areas in Eastern Washington on my website (address listed below)....
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Rich712@...
Aug 30, 2003 6:17 am
Chirp, My sister and I decided to make an evening run out to Wenas Lake in hopes of finding the three Great Egrets that have been hanging out there for the...
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AJBIRDS@...
ajbirds2000
Aug 31, 2003 11:37 am
An unusual siting in West Valley this afternoon......a flock of 15 CHUKAR. I've never seen them here this time of the year before. I've only seen them here a...
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Doris Robinson
laris430
Aug 31, 2003 7:26 pm
Saturday, send brave souls trekked to the Satus WLR under the leadership of Gunter Hadersberg. On the way 53 American Pelicans were seen along the Yakima...
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Kerry Turley
kerryturley
Sep 1, 2003 7:19 am
I spent a few hours today looking for shorebirds along Marion Drain Rd. The only shorebirds I could find were at the Zimmerman Ponds at Marion Dr. and Lateral...
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Sep 1, 2003 2:36 pm
Long time no Ken. A friend who lives out near Cowiche (Jim Landon) found a dead dove in his yard that had a dark collar on it's neck, and was pale, and small....
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Deb Davis & Ken Bevis
baviskd@...
Sep 1, 2003 2:37 pm
Ken here. Screech owls still tooting at 32nd and Summitview. Think they must have fledged a young un and are still hanging about. Hummingbirds visiting our...
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Scott G. Downes
sgd24
Sep 1, 2003 5:23 pm
Went out to Wenas lake this morning, was there from 7:15-9:00. Many good shorebirds and a nice flock of 9 GREAT EGRETS. Also large flocks of Western...
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Denny Granstrand
dennygranstrand
Sep 1, 2003 9:38 pm
Hi Ken, The dove in question is probably a Ringed Turtle-Dove. It would be nice to be able to see it. Does your friend still have it? Great sighting of the...
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Andy Stepniewski
steppie@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:08 am
NORTH OF CHINOOK PASS 31 AUGUST-1 SAEPTEMBER 2003 Ellen and I set off on an overnighter thinking of camping in Big Crow Basin, trying, you guessed it, for...
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John Hebert
jhebert@...
Sep 2, 2003 4:43 am
If the prospect of trying to differentiate pale non-breeding shore birds will not entice you to visit Wenas Lake on a beautiful Summer evening, how about 10...
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Paul Huffman
ph2738
Sep 2, 2003 9:09 pm
I was down on the Naches today, throwing a training dummy for two enthusiastic pups, and observed a kestrel several times leave his station high in a...
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Gaylord Mink
minkgaylord
Sep 2, 2003 10:43 pm
Last year I watched a pair of kestrels catch an assortment of winged creatures on the fly over sagebrush near Dry Creek and feed them to two voracious...
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Sturnella@...
Sep 3, 2003 4:28 am
This evening I walked around the neighborhood orchard/weed field and saw several Lincoln's, White crowned and Song Sparrows, 3 Spotted Towhees and a family of...
